No retraction from Kerwin

Joey Gabieta 12/01/2016

ALBUERA, Leyte — Self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa will reaffirm his earlier statements that Senator Leila de Lima received drug money from him through Ronnie Dayan in 2015 when he appears again during the resumption of the…

Villarino: There is nothing to retract or backtrack

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/29/2016

CEBU CITY–The lawyer of confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa clarified that her client never linked Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido, police chief of Albuera town in Leyte, to the illegal drugs trade. Cebu-based lawyer Leilani Villarino was surprised…

Kerwin told: Stay put in Crame

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/24/2016

Arrested drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. may not be able to see his father for the last time after his lawyer discouraged him from attending the burial of slain Albuera mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. on December…

Staying alive

Editorial 11/24/2016

A detained female drug suspect perhaps encapsulated what is one of many reasons why the illegal drug trade continues unabated despite the hammer-and-tongs approach used by the Duterte administration in hopes of permanently shutting it down. Interviewed…

Kerwin reveals distributing drugs in Cebu City barangays; Tomas ‘not surprised’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/23/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he was not surprised by the statements of suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa that he was supplying illegal drugs in some of the barangays in Cebu City. In fact, the mayor…

Nearly 300 drug users, pushers yield to police

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Rene F. Alima 11/21/2016

About 291 drug users and pushers surrendered to the police in the four towns of Camotes Islands two weeks after the police chiefs in these areas were replaced due to their mediocre performance in the campaign against…

Forgive and forget

Ricky Poca 11/21/2016

The “secret” burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani pushed through last Friday in order to prevent it from being stopped by demonstrations and rallies. There are those who are professing…

Family decides on Leyte burial for slain mayor, tells Kerwin: Stay in Crame

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/19/2016

WITH the family of the slain mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. deciding to have the mayor’s burial in Albuera town in Leyte province instead of Cebu City, a family member also expressed her desire for the mayor’s son,…

Kerwin Espinosa to arrive in Manila early Friday

11/17/2016

Kerwin Espinosa, son of slain Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., will arrive in the Philippines early morning Friday from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa…

Kerwin’s men accuse cop chief of fabricating affidavits

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer 11/16/2016

Albuera, Leyte — Three alleged trusted men of suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa retracted their statements that identified the local and police officials who protected the illegal operations of their boss. Galo Bobares, Max Miro and Brian…

The Emirates is no haven for Kerwin

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/14/2016

Less than a month after he was arrested in Abu Dhabi, Kerwin Espinosa, the alleged biggest drug lord of Eastern Visayas, is expected to arrive in Manila on Thursday to face charges linking him to the illegal…

Goma hits back at ‘ninja cops’

Connie E. Fernandez 11/13/2016

ACTOR turned Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez is fighting back, saying he is also going to expose “ninja cops” involved in the illegal drugs trade. In a statement sent to Inquirer on Sunday, Gomez welcomed the move…

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