MANILA, Philippines---Leila de Lima, who was elected as senator in 2016, was ridiculed and maligned, with no less than Rodrigo Duterte saying she was "immoral" and linking her to the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison. The tirades against her were so relentless that even on Facebook, De Lima, who was chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights and secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ), had to endure countless indignities. She said she believed, however, that she would be vindicated. "I will shoulder on," she said. READ: Leila de Lima marks 6 long years in detention: 'I will soldier on', 'my vindication is at hand'   De Lima was arrested on Feb. ...Keep on reading: De Lima ordeal on social media losing toxicity, gaining ‘reason’