Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV on Wednesday belied the “outrageous” allegations of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II more than his intended hyperlink to the assaults perpetrated by the Maute team in Marawi City.
Aquino, a member of the former ruling Liberal Party (LP), lamented how the Marawi tragedy is “being used to further political interests and divide the country” instead of using it being an chance to unite the Philippines “against a common enemy.”
Aquino said no such assembly occurred.
He said he was the graduation speaker of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines at the Philippine Worldwide Conference Center in Manila, and also attended the Senate session thereafter, on May 2.
Aquino stated he went to Marawi on May 19 to start the very first Negosyo Middle within the Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which even Trade Secretary Mon Lopez has currently clarified.
“I had with me an AFP escort all through my trip, which may easily be verified through the AFP. Vice Gov. [Mamintal] Adiong, Gen. [Rolando] Bautista and Gen. [Nixon] Fortes had been also with me during the occasion,” Aquino added.
“These are effortlessly verifiable for any person who cares to locate the reality. It would be prudent for Sec. Aguirre to make clear dates, seek proof and ask for for formal statements from legitimate government agencies before he makes yet another untrue accusation,” the senator stated.
Aquino said Aguirre fell target to “fake news.”
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