Hontiveros said the body will recommend a lifestyle check for Immigration officials, as she pointed out that some of the accused have assets beyond what their salaries were in the bureau. The Senate will invite Aguirre to air his side on the issue, she added. House panel OKs bill suspending, reducing fuel excise tax.
Drilon: PNP spending for 13M activities in 'difficult to believe'. Published Mar 2, PM. Aguirre showed to the media a photo of the supposed meeting. However, Aguirre was apparently unaware that the photo of the alleged meeting in Marawi was posted on a Facebook fan page created by the President's supporters on May 13, or more than a week before terrorists mounted the attack.
This accusation drew flak from the public especially those he named due to the lack of credibility of his claims and the fact that he picked the image which was first shared and posted on several pro-Duterte blogs and known sources of fake news, including dugongmaharlika. After the incident, Aguirre was labelled as the King of the Fake News from the citizens and other lawmakers.
Aguirre was criticized for the act saying that Aguirre himself "willingly" amplified fake news "like a troll" against political opponents. In September , senator Risa Hontiveros caught justice secretary Aguirre drafting fabricated charges against her through text messages during a hearing on the deaths of minors caused by the Philippine Drug War, notably the brutal murder of Kian delos Santos.
Aguirre's text messages instructed former Negros Oriental representative Jacinto Paras, a member of controversial group VACC, to 'expedite' cases against Hontiveros, a sitting senator who was seeking justice for the minors killed. The same tactic was used by Aguirre against senator Leila de Lima , which led to de Lima's arrest a few months past.
Despite being caught and the evidences presented in halls of Senate, Aguirre still filed cases against Hontiveros in October. On November 22, , Aguirre cleared former commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, a government ally, and other former officials of the Bureau of Customs in the charges drug and criminal filed against them by the country's drug agency over the smuggling of a whopping P6.
On March 13, , Aguirre cleared various drug offenders, including Cebu-based businessman Peter Lim, kumpare and campaign supporter of President Duterte.
Lim was tagged by Kerwin Espinosa, a self-confessed drug offender who was also cleared by Aguirre on the same day. The complaint to re-open the case was filed by staunch Duterte supporter and ally Greco Belgica. However, the Philippine National Police has disapproved the tagging as there were no concrete evidences found. After continuous protests for his resignation, Aguirre resigned from his post on April 5, His resignation was accepted by president Rodrigo Duterte.
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