Ranhilio Aquino, dean of the San Beda Graduate School of Law, made a number of observations on the probe into the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison, conducted by the House justice committee. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd, a San Beda law alumnus like Duterte and de Lima, presented convicts Herbert Colanggo and Rodolfo Magleo on Tuesday and Noel Martinez, Jaime Patcho and Jojo Baligad on Wednesday. Aguirre presented Magleo to much fanfare thinking that his witness was a bombshell on de Lima? In his surfeit of confidence, he (Magleo) sounded every inch a coached and rehearsed witness,” Aquino said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. Casiple likewise said the House witnesses were not able to give strong evidence that would link de Lima to the supposed drug operations at the national penitentiary.

Source: Manila Times September 21, 2016 17:15 UTC