Philippine court grants bail to top critic of ex-president

A Philippine court on Monday granted bail to a former senator and staunch critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, the defendant's lawyer said, adding he hoped she could be released soon.

The bail was granted over a drug charge that accused De Lima of conspiring to support the illegal narcotics trade in a prison, which she has denied. De Lima, a former justice minister, has been in detention since 2017 over what she says is a political vendetta by Duterte.