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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Napeñas and the surname or paternal family name is Aguirre.
The Honorable
Vitaliano Aguirre II
Vice-Chairman of the National Police Commission
In office January 11, 2021 – June 30, 2022
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
Rogelio T. Casurao
Succeeded by
Atty. Alberto A. Bernardo
Secretary of Justice
In office July 1, 2016 – April 5, 2018
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
Emmanuel Caparas
Succeeded by
Menardo Guevarra
Vice President for Legal Affairs of Clark Development Corporation
In office March 16, 2013 – June 30, 2016
President
Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by
Perlita M. Sagmit
Personal details
Born
Vitaliano Napeñas Aguirre II
(1946-10-16) October 16, 1946 (age 77) Mulanay, Quezon, Philippines
Political party
PDP–Laban (2016–present)
Other political affiliations
Liberal (1987–2016)
Alma mater
San Beda College
Profession
Lawyer
Vitaliano "Vit" Napeñas Aguirre II (Tagalog:[vitɐˈʎanonaˈpɛɲasaˈɡirɛ]; born October 16, 1946)[1] is a Filipino lawyer serving as a commissioner of the National Police Commission from January 11, 2021 to June 30, 2022. He previously served as Secretary of Justice under the Duterte administration from 2016[2] until his resignation in 2018,[3] and vice president and chief legal counsel of Clark Development Corporation under former President Benigno Aquino III.[4] He gained wide public attention in 2012 during the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona when he was cited for contempt after he was caught covering his ears while being lectured by the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.[5]
^"Maikling Sariling Talambuhay ni Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre II". Balitang Kamhantik. August 30, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
^"Vitaliano Aguirre is Duterte's secretary of justice". GMA News. May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
^Ranada, Pia (April 5, 2018). "Menardo Guevarra named new justice secretary". Rappler. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
^"The Duterte Cabinet". Interaksyon. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
^Dalangin-Fernandez, L. (February 29, 2012). "Lawyer who dared cross Miriam no stranger to controversy". Interaksyon. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
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