De Lima stayed by mother's side during emotional reunion back home

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'The humanity that she has, she got from our mother. So it was really a very moving moment,' says Senator Leila de Lima's brother Vicboy

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. Vicboy said that their mother was brought to the hospital two weeks ago because of very low sodium and potassium levels, so all of the De Lima siblings had to go home to Iriga to take care of her."Tinanong ni Leila 'yung mother namin, 'Sisay ako?' or in Tagalog, 'Sino ako?' No'ng una, hindi kaagad nakasagot 'yung mother namin dahil mahina na 'yung pandinig.

Vicboy described the Thursday's reunion as a"happy" one, as De Lima, he said, didn't want their family members to cry, although some of them still did. "Ako po naiyak pero siyempre ayokong ipakita sa kapatid ko. Kasi 'yung kapatid namin, sinasabi niya, 'Maging malakas tayo.' Mukhang nakita ko mukhang umiyak si Leila, malakas siya. Of course, kilala n'yo naman siya. Malakas, pero siyempre tao,""As she wrote in her piece, the humanity that she has, she got from our mother. So it was really a very moving moment," he added.A mass was celebrated at their home before noon on Thursday.

 

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