Gun-for-hire, companion shot dead inside bus in Samar

Robert Dejon 01/19/2017

CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar—The police are looking for two men who shot dead an alleged gun-for-hire, who had just been released from jail, and his companion inside a passenger bus in Tarangan town, Samar, Tuesday morning. Alex Regulacion,…

‘Monster waves’ blamed for cargo ship’s sinking

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan, Robert Dejon 01/18/2017

CEBU CITY–The winds were strong but the water at the Mactan Channel was calm when MV Meridian Tres left Pier 5 in Cebu City at 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday. Seven hours later, the vessel was battered by…

One of 29 crew members of MV Meridian Tres remains missing

Leo Udtohan, Robert Dejon 01/18/2017

BATO, Leyte-One crew member remained missing while 28 others were rescued when a cargo vessel sank in the waters near Dawahon Island between the provinces of Bohol and Leyte on Tuesday night. The survivors were rescued from…

Duterte admin has bred ‘culture of hate, violence’

Robert Dejon, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/14/2017

Vice President Leni Robredo expressed alarm over recent reported killings in the country amid the administration’s bloody war on illegal drugs. Robredo said the administration’s war on illegal drugs has bred a culture of hate and violence,…

HOW SAFE IS KERWIN?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Robert Dejon 01/07/2017

“Ambot uy. Naglibog pud mi (I don’t know. We also do not understand what is going on),” said Kerwin’s aunt Emma Espinosa in a phone interview yesterday. She said the Espinosa family would want to live a…

Kerwin henchmen fall

Robert Dejon 01/07/2017

ALBUERA, Leyte –Two trusted henchmen of suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa were arrested by the police in separate operations in nearby Ormoc City on Saturday morning. First to fall was Brian Anthony Zaldivar who was cornered by…

Kin fear Kerwin might be killed, too

Joey Gabieta, Robert Dejon 11/18/2016

NOW that the alleged biggest drug lord in Eastern Visayas is back in the country, the family of Kerwin Espinosa fears that he will follow the fate of his father, slain Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. of Albuera…

‘PREMEDITATED’

Inquirer.net, Robert Dejon 11/10/2016

The likelihood that the killing of Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. was a case of a rubout grew stronger yesterday, even as names of prominent personalities tagged as drug protectors of the Espinosas also emerged, including…

ONE MORE DEATH

Robert Dejon 11/06/2016

A day before Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. was killed, a former policeman who served as a security aide and alleged drug protector of the mayor’s son Kerwin was also slain by policemen. The ex-cop, P02…

Mayor’s death has chilling effect on other anti-drug witnesses

Joey Gabieta, Robert Dejon 11/06/2016

THE killing of Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. will have a chilling effect on other witnesses against police and government officials charged for allegedly providing protection to the illegal drugs operation ran by his son, Kerwin. “It can…

Autopsy report on Mayor Espinosa shows ‘overkill’

Robert Dejon 11/06/2016

RESULTS of an autopsy on the body of slain Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. showed an “overkill,” according to his lawyer, Leilani Villarino, yesterday. Villarino said that based on the autopsy conducted by Cebu-based members of the…

Police chief saddened by death, says all efforts gone to waste

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Robert Dejon 11/05/2016

BAYBAY, Leyte — Letting out a deep sigh, Albuera police chief Jovie Espenido expressed dismay over the death of Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. inside the provincial jail in Baybay City. Espenido admitted that Espinosa’s death may weaken…

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