Senator Leila de Lima

WHILE Vice President Leni Robredo insisted that slut-shaming is intrinsically wrong, she also maintained that Senator Leila de Lima should answer the accusations that she received drug money and used her power as justice secretary to condone the drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison. “I think she still needs to answer what needs to be answered,” Robredo said, adding that she has yet to talk to De Lima personally. On Friday, Robredo expressed disappointment with some members of the House of Representatives who she said pried too much into the personal life of De Lima.“That’s slut-shaming. First of all, they are demeaning not only Senator De Lima, but all us women,” she added.In last Thursday’s hearing, lawmakers took turns prying into the past romantic relationship between De Lima and her driver-lover Ronnie Dayan. They asked questions like how the relationship started, the intensity of their love for each other, what they did, where they went, and how they called each other when they were alone, and if they had ever made a sex video. Dayan had earlier alleged that he received money from suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa on behalf of De Lima at least five times in 2014. De Lima, however, denied receiving drug money, saying she has not met Espinosa, despite an alleged photo of them together.