JUSTICE Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II shrugged off the recent remarks of Senator Leila de Lima accusing him of being a "master of fakery."
In a press conference on Wednesday, Aguirre said, "I might be losing my hair but she is losing her mind."
In a statement after the filing of the complaints against her and seven others before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday, De Lima criticized once again the Justice Secretary.
She said the complaints should have been filed in the Ombudsman, as it is has the primary jurisdiction on cases involving government officials.
De Lima also said she does not trust the secretary anymore, as he is the master of fakery.
"Pag wala siyang makatuwiran, puro mga general statement, denials, nagpepersonal. Di man lang sinabi kung ano yung finake ko," Aguirre said.
Aguirre challenged de Lima to answer the allegations against her that she had coddled drug lords during her tenure as the DOJ chief.
"Senator de Lima ayusin mo pagdepensa mo, Hindi yang lahat na lang ng testigo, paid, tortured, pressured. Hindi ganyan ang pagdepensa... Ang sagutin mo 'yung mga alegasyon sayo," Aguirre said.
De Lima and seven others are now facing drug trafficking charges before the DOJ for their alleged involvement in illegal drugs.
The seven others were former Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III, former Bureau of Corrections chief Franklin Bucayu, De Lima's former security aides Ronnie Dayan, Joenel Sanchez and Jose Adrian Dera, Bucayu's alleged bagman Colonel Wilfredo Ely and Bilibid top inmate Jaybee Sebastian.
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