Such is a welcome development for the senator, who has been the subject of attacks from no less than the President and his men. In the Senate, she has only a few allies, as shown by her "unprecedented" ouster as chairperson of the committee on justice and human rights, which had led the probe into the extrajudicial killings under Duterte. (READ: Senators: De Lima ousted for being 'biased,' anti-Duterte)