THE Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd, despite efforts by Senator Antonio Trillanes 4th to block the appointment of one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s top aides.

“Happy I hurdled the Commission on Appointments, but there is still much work to do,” Aguirre told reporters after getting the powerful body’s nod.

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