December 11, 2020 De Lima slams Plantation Bay owner, pushes anew for creation of multi-sectoral agency for developmental disabilities Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has slammed the owner of the Plantation Bay resort in Cebu for shaming a mother of a child with autism and issuing a non-apology after the latter's complaint went viral. De Lima, both a parent and a grandparent to children born with autism, said she hopes the incident would remind her colleagues of the urgency of passing measures that could improve the living conditions of persons with autism and raise awareness about their conditions. "Talagang nakadidismaya at nakakagalit ang mga insidenteng ito ng diskriminasyon laban sa may autism at sa kanilang pamilya. Pagpapakita lamang ito sa kawalan pa rin ng sapat at hustong kaalaman ng marami ukol sa autism, at sa pangangailangan ng batas na tunay na mangangalaga at magtataguyod sa karapatan ng mga kababayan nating may ganitong kondisyon," she said.