A YOUTH group on Wednesday filed an ethics complaint against Justice Secretary Vitaiano Aguirre and called for his ouster for “repeatedly making false accusations and allegations” and for his “refusal to take responsibility for his actions.”
“Aguirre is a factory of fake news,” said Millennials Against Dictators officer Shamah Bulangis.
According to the complaint, Aguirre on June 7 said Senators Bam Aquino, Antonio Trillanes and Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano and former Aquino administration political adviser Ronald Llamas went to Marawi City on April 24 and 28 to take part in the siege of the city.
But the four officials denied they went to Marawi in connection with the planned Marawi siege.
He also alleged on Feb. 23 that some embassy officials were compromised when he said Kang Tae Sik, a legitimate businessman, was a member of the Korean mafia.
He also said the Korean mafia operating in the country was behind the killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo.
In both cases, Aguirre refused to take responsibility for his false statements despite being called out in public, Bulangis said.
“Aguirre lies through gritted teeth. He knows that. We want to send a message that this government must stop lying,” Karla Yu, a youth group official, said.
The complaint was also filed by Andrei Buendia of the Ateneo Debate Society, Anna Mercaldi of the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines, Fatima Tolentino and Nikki Nicolas of the San Beda College of Law Student Government, Julie Corridor of UP Diliman University Student Council, sociology student Rae Emmanuel Echaveria and Jonna Roldan of the De La Salle University-Manila.
