Aguirre unaware Bohol murder suspect’s indictment voided

Inquirer.net 03/27/2018

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Monday claimed he was unaware that one of his deputies had voided the indictment of Bohol Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel for the murder of his wife, Gisela, the mayor…

AGUIRRE: TOMAS GOT P7M FROM JAGUAR

Marlon Ramos, Morexette Erram 03/26/2018

Mayor tells DOJ secretary to prove allegation He earlier dangled a cash incentive for every dead drug suspect. Now, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña found himself on the other end of the spectrum after he was tagged…

Aguirre apologizes in Espinosa, Lim case dismissal

Inquirer.net 03/26/2018

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Monday said that it was “not correct” to investigate prosecutors who dismissed the case against drug personalities led by Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa and Peter Co but “extraordinary times need…

Duterte on Napoles case: It’s up to Aguirre

Inquirer.net 03/22/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has distanced himself from the decision of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place alleged pork barrel mastermind Janet-Lim Napoles under the government’s witness protection program (WPP). Duterte said he would let Justice Secretary…

DISMISSAL ‘VACATED’

Leila B. Salaverria and Jeannette I. Andrade 03/21/2018

Duterte among those unhappy with dismissal of drug cases vs Lim, Espinosa; asks Aguirre to consider pulse of people Because of public outrage, and it seems, also the President’s dismay, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II issued an…

Aguirre: Drug case vs alleged drug lords not ‘back to zero’

Inquirer.net 03/20/2018

Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Tuesday that he has issued an order “vacating the dismissal” of the drug case against Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim, and several others. “The effect of dismissing the…

Tomas eyes disbarment of Aguirre

Morexette B. Erram 03/20/2018

Aside from filing formal complaints, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is eyeing to disbar Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. Osmeña made this announcement barely a day after published reports stated that he will file complaints against Aguirre…

Aguirre spells ‘doom’ for Duterte administration

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2018

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre’s dismissal of the drug cases against Cebuano businessman Peter Lim and self confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is a disservice to the Duterte administration. “I think he’s just going to bring down the…

Aguirre stands by order to probe opposition; ready for Senate grilling

Inquirer.net 06/11/2017

IT’S my responsibility. Undismayed by criticisms, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Sunday stood firm on his order to investigate the purported role of opposition lawmakers in the terrorist attack in Marawi City in a bid to…

Rule of men corrupted by law?

03/04/2017

As was the protocol in La Salle, the high school principal called into his office every member of the graduating class for counseling. When I told him I was planning to take up law, he advised me…

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