Duterte critic arrested on drug charges

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine opposition senator and leading critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly anti-drug crackdown was arrested today on drug charges but professed her innocence and vowed she would not be intimidated by a leader she called a “serial killer.”

Sen. Leila de Lima’s arrest came a day after the Regional Trial Court in Muntinlupa city in the Manila metropolis issued the warrant for her arrest along with other officials who have been charged by state prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes from detained drug lords.