DOJ chief hospitalized, takes one-week leave

Department of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was brought to a hospital and was advised to take a one-week leave starting on Monday. Her subordinate, Assistant Secretary Geronimo Sy, said De Lima is confined at the University of Santo Tomas hospital in Manila and is suffering from pneumonia and fatigue. "Secretary De lima has been advised by the doctor to take a leave for one week after being diagnosed of community-acquired pneumonia," Sy told reporters. De Lima tasked DOJ Undersecretary Jose Vicente Salazar to be her officer-in-charge while she is on leave. The DOJ's prosecutors are currently handling several high-profile cases pending in courts including the Salvador Dacer-Emmanuel Corbito double murder case implicating Sen. Panfilo Lacson, the Ruby Rose Barrameda murder case, tax evasion and smuggling cases, and hundreds of human trafficking cases, among others. –VVP, GMANews.TV