Mukhang minalas si BMW Aguirre dahil he was appointed DoJ Sec noong June 2016 kung saan miembro pa ng Rome Statute (crimes vs humanity treaty) ang ‘Pinas. Sinipa sya noong April 2018 dahil sa pangongotong sa mga STL franchisees at high rollers tulad ni Jack Lam sa local casinos. By May-June 2016 sumipa na ang Tokhang Pogrom. Libo agad ang dedo. Style ni Digong gulatin ang nababaliw na bansa sa pagkain ng pangulong ala Dirty Harry. Dinala nya sa mga 5-star hotel ang kanyang mga testigo vs Leila de Lima, arch enemy ni Rody. Acting super lawyer sa Kongres na puro bahag ang bayag sa bagong presidente. Tawanan. Hagalpakan. Kapag sumasagot ang testigo sa mga tanong ni Vit Aguirre. “Panu tinatawag ka ni Sec de Lima, Joniel?” Sagot ng testigo, “sir…Joooonnnielllll…!” At “Kung bagyo ang pagtatalik nyo ni Sec Leila, anung signal ito?” Sagot ng testigo, “signal number 5 po!”

During the 2016 House of Representatives congressional inquiry into allegations against then-Justice Secretary Leila de Lima involving the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) drug trade, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II announced that a group of high-profile Bilibid inmates were brought (and later presented) under oath to testify before the House Justice Committee against De Lima.

According to contemporaneous reports and the New Bilibid Prison drug trafficking scandal summary, the inmates who were presented or identified as testifying during the hearings included:

Inmates Brought/Testifying Against De Lima
• Herbert “Ampang” Colangco – Convicted drug lord and robbery gang leader.
• Noel Martinez – High-profile inmate.
• Rodolfo Magleo – High-profile inmate.
• Jaime Patcho – High-profile inmate.
• Jojo Baligad – High-profile inmate.
• Froilan Trestiza – High-profile inmate.
• Hans Anthony Tan – High-profile inmate.
• Peter Co – High-profile inmate.
• Jaybee Sebastian – Noted gang leader and convicted inmate included among witnesses/testifiers.

These figures were identified in press coverage and documented summaries of the House proceedings as the inmates whose testimonies or statements were used by Aguirre’s DOJ team to allege De Lima’s involvement in coddling or benefiting from drug trafficking inside the NBP during her tenure.

Note: Some news reports also listed alternative names in smaller batches (e.g., Engelberto Durano, Nonilo Arile, Vicente Sy, Jojo Baligad, Jaime Patio), but the fuller compilation from the New Bilibid Prison drug trafficking scandal account represents the broader set of inmates linked with presenting testimony during the formal House Justice Committee inquiry.

Aguirre was animated by the 100% cooperation of the House Committee on Justice where his cumprovinciano Danilo Suarez was a member of. For 20 months he was the sitting DoJ Secretary with full sway of the NBI, PDEA and the Bureau of Immigration. Any independent initiative to investigate salvaging was botched, thanks to the classmate of the president at San Beda Law. But Aguirre wanted to surpass in terms of wealth his kababayan businessman DC Garcia who is a Mulanay native. His son Aris Aguirre, now mayor of Mulanay, was routinely heard bragging in all Barangay celebrations, “mas mayaman na kami kesa kay Ka Doming!” The Aguirres flaunted their wealth during the 2022 local elections where ?5k per voter’s budget was openly distributed.

Kung mamalasin nga naman

Vit Aguirre, fresh from removal of his prostate, settled in Mulanay, his Kamhantik Hotel finally operational after his mayor-son swiftly issued occupation permit despite encroachment of a riverbank.

Upon his dismissal from the DoJ, he still cozied up to Digong begging for replacement position. Then the unexpected happened: A lawyer backstopped by Sonny Trillanes filed a case before the ICC invoking the Rome Statute indicting Duterte of crimes against humanity. [The first lawyer who filed a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleging crimes against humanity was Filipino attorney Jude Josue Sabio. He submitted the initial communication to the ICC on April 24, 2017 on behalf of his client, self-confessed former hitman Edgar Matobato, accusing Duterte and several senior officials of involvement in extrajudicial killings linked to the Philippine “war on drugs.”]

The patakbuhing lawyers of Duterte, the likes of Marcoleta Medialdea and Panelo prevailed upon Duterte to withdraw from the treaty. They were rebuffed by the SC. Notwithstanding withdrawal, the effects of the treaty remain outstanding while RP was a member: until date of withdrawal. From withdrawal, Vit Aguirre was the Justice Secretary from July 2016-April 2018.

Sapol ang Bopol!

Here’s a more complete list of the Philippine House of Representatives members involved in the 2016 congressional inquiry tied to allegations of drug proliferation at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) — the inquiry often associated with criticisms and accusations against then-Justice Secretary Leila de Lima (later senator). The investigation, initiated under House Resolution No. 105 in the 17th Congress, was handled by the House Committee on Justice, led by its chair, and supported by several House leaders who filed and backed the resolution.

Committee Leadership
• Reynaldo Umali – Chairman, House Committee on Justice, who presided over the hearings into the NBP drug syndicate issue.

Authors and Supporters of House Resolution No. 105 (Probe Initiators)

These members authored or co-authored the resolution that led the House Justice Committee to conduct the inquiry (passage in August 2016):
• Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez – House Speaker and principal author of HR 105.
• Rodolfo “Rudy” Fariñas – House Majority Leader.
• Raneo Abu – House Deputy Speaker/author.
• Eric Singson – Deputy Speaker/author.
• Karlo Alexei Nograles – Committee member/author.
• Romeo Acop – Committee member/author.
• Michael John Duavit – Committee member/author.
• Jerry Treñas – Committee member/author.
• Abraham Tolentino – Committee member/author.
• Paulino Salvador Leachon – Committee member/author.
• Danilo Suarez – Committee member/author.
• Eric Martinez – Committee member/author.

Notes on Committee Participation
• Some of these members were part of the House Committee on Justice or participated in related hearings and proceedings concerning the inquiry into the NBP drug trade and oversight of the Department of Justice.
• While these names were tied to the resolution’s filing and early stages of the investigation, not all may have sat on every hearing as active questioning members; a few were supporting sponsors of the directive that triggered the full committee to act.