“Absolutely untrue,” was Senator Leila de Lima’s reaction on Wednesday on her former driver and bodyguard’s allegation that she had received money from alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. De Lima said Ronnie Dayan was just forced to lie against her. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Dayan: Kerwin Espinosa gave ‘drug’ cash to De Lima 5 times in 2014The senator said Dayan was no longer employed with her during the time she had supposedly received the money from the suspected drug lord. READ: De Lima finally admits romance with Dayan“So how could I have ordered him to get money from Kerwin? I received money as instructed by Ma’am.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 23, 2016 00:16 UTC