Officials in the Philippines confirmed Thursday that Sen. Ed Markey Edward (Ed) John MarkeyMassachusetts town clerk resigns after delays to primary vote count Bogeymen of the far left deserve a place in any Biden administration Senate Democrats urge Amazon to recall, stop sales of explosive products MORE (D-Mass.) has been banned from entering the country, the third U.S. senator to be banned over support for a critic of the country’s government, CNN Philippines reported.

Salvador Panelo, a spokesperson for President Rodrigo Duterte, told reporters at a Thursday press briefing that Markey will be blocked from entering the country. He cited the senator’s support for a resolution in the 2020 budget from Sens. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks GOP ramps up attacks on Democrats over talk of nixing filibuster MORE (D-Ill.) and Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph LeahyBattle over timing complicates Democratic shutdown strategy Hillicon Valley: Russia 'amplifying' concerns around mail-in voting to undermine election | Facebook and Twitter take steps to limit Trump remarks on voting | Facebook to block political ads ahead of election Top Democrats press Trump to sanction Russian individuals over 2020 election interference efforts MORE (D-Vt.) that sought to deny any Philippine official involved in the jailing of Sen. Leila de Lima from entering the U.S.

Markey hit back after the announcement Thursday, tweeting “President Duterte is sorely mistaken if he thinks he can silence my voice. He has already failed to silence @SenLeiladeLima and others who have spoken truth to power. I stand with the people of the Philippines in fighting against his strongman tactics.”

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President Duterte is sorely mistaken if he thinks he can silence my voice. He has already failed to silence @SenLeiladeLima and others who have spoken truth to power. I stand with the people of the Philippines in fighting against his strongman tactics.https://t.co/IZ5udRHZgu — Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) January 2, 2020

De Lima was charged with drug offenses in 2017 after leading an investigation into mass killings amid Duterte’s anti-drug attacks.

Duterte ordered the country’s Bureau of Immigration to immediately refuse entry to Durbin and Leahy last week. Panelo told reporters at the time that “we will not sit idly if they continue to interfere with our processes as a sovereign state.”

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Markey has been a vocal supporter of de Lima. He shared on Twitter last year “Sen. de Lima has been the target of very troubling partisan persecution. In an attempt to intimidate and silence voices critical of the government, de Lima has been jailed and not given the opportunity to defend herself. The Duterte administration should release her immediately.”

Sen. de Lima has been the target of very troubling partisan persecution. In an attempt to intimidate and silence voices critical of the government, de Lima has been jailed and not given the opportunity to defend herself. The Duterte administration should release her immediately. — Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) October 3, 2019

In November, he tweeted “A sad, shocking milestone: today marks 1,000 days in jail for Senator Leila de Lima – a sitting senator in the Philippines who dared to shine a light on Duterte's abuses. I introduced S.Res.142 because the government must release @SenLeiladeLima & halt its persecution of critics.”

A sad, shocking milestone: today marks 1,000 days in jail for Senator Leila de Lima – a sitting senator in the Philippines who dared to shine a light on Duterte's abuses. I introduced S.Res.142 because the government must release @SenLeiladeLima & halt its persecution of critics. — Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) November 20, 2019

American citizens can currently enter the Philippines without a visa for up to 30 days, although the government threatened to tighten requirements last week amid the tensions with Leahy and Durbin.