CITING double standard, Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday rejected the call of current and former senators to allow detained Sen. Leila de Lima to participate in Senate proceedings through video conferencing.

The senator expressed his objection to the joint statement of former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino 3rd and seven former senators to allow de Lima to participate in Senate debates through teleconferencing.

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