QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino is considering filing a case against Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre after the latter claimed he was somehow connected to the Marawi crisis.
Aquino made the announcement even if the justice chief had already apologized to him personally.
“There are some groups, who have come to me and said na we should file cases para talagang klaro na mali itong nangyari at nagawa n’ya ‘yan. We’re still looking (into) that. Tinitingnan din natin kung magandang course of action ‘yun,” Aquino said.
Aquino said that an apology was not enough due to the seriousness of the allegations made by Aguirre.
“Hindi lang kasi ito personal. ‘Yung apology kasi is personal. But this is also institutional because he represents the DOJ (Department of Justice), so hindi lang po ito basta-basta,” he said.
“You’re the Secretary of Justice. We expect more from you. So ito pong style na magsasabi kunwari sa media at babawiin na lang, we all know that’s not enough na magbawi lang. You need to acknowledge it, apologize for it, at huwag nyo nang ulitin,” said the senator.
Aquino is also considering asking for a Senate investigation into the irresponsible accusation of Aguirre against him.
“Kasi obviously wala naman po kaming tinatago, magandang ipaimbestiga natin ito sa majority para talagang malaman ‘yung katotohanan,” Aquino said.
“Pero kung may iba pa pong course of action especially dito sa Senado, pag-uusapan pa po natin,” the senator added.
Aguirre on Wednesday said that Aquino and Antonio Trillanes IV, along with Magdalo party-list Representative Gary Alejano and Ronald Llamas attended a meeting in Marawi on May 2, which the Justice Secretary said could have “sparked terrorist acts” in the city.
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