Noynoy, other LP execs visit De Lima as supporters hold activities to mark her 1-year detention

Colleagues, family members and supporters of detained senator Leila de Lima mark the first year of her detention on Saturday morning, GMA News' Katrina Son reported.

Among those who visited the lawmaker were ranking members of the Liberal Party, of which she is a member, including former President Benigno Aquino III, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, former Budget Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad, and Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon.

Also paying her a visit were Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas.

365 roses, (symbolizing each day of Sen. De Lima’s detention) will be given to the Senator by her family members and supporters. pic.twitter.com/2bw3zds4ZS

— Katrina Son (@iamKatrinaSon) February 24, 2018

Several activities are scheduled today including a mass at her detention cell at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City and a motorcade.

After a year of detention, colleagues and supporters of Senator Leila M. de Lima gathered in a series of events to renew their call for her immediate release. pic.twitter.com/na1CVsqyO3

— Katrina Son (@iamKatrinaSon) February 24, 2018

Family members and supporters are also set to give De Lima 365 roses, symbolizing each day that she spent in detention on drug-related charges. — BAP/MDM, GMA News