Only a few came to Espinosa’s wake

Joey Gabieta 11/13/2016

IT doesn’t look like a wake of a municipal mayor. Only about 10 wreaths surround the white coffin displayed at the sprawling mansion’s porch that faced the gate of the 5,000-square-meter property in Sitio Tinago, Barangay Benolho,…

PALMA WANTS ANSWERS

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/13/2016

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has joined the growing call for an impartial investigation into the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. which a number of senators have described to be a premeditated killing by a…

Keeping Kerwin safe

Editorial 11/13/2016

With President Rodrigo Duterte publicly assuring the protection of suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, we hope that everyone assigned to securing the late mayor’s son will make sure he stays alive at least long enough for him…

IT WAS MURDER

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/12/2016

Sen. Richard Gordon to recommend the filing of appropriate charges against policemen involved in the killing of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr.  Without a doubt, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. of Albuera town in Leyte was killed to…

Bato: Richard Gomez now a ‘person of interest’

Inquirer.net 11/12/2016

Ormoc City Mayor and actor Richard Gomez is now being investigated by the Philippine National Police (PNP) over his alleged involvement to illegal drugs, police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has said. Speaking to reporters…

PROBE LAUNCHED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/11/2016

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has constituted a panel to investigate the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., on the heels of a Senate investigation that called the killing a premeditated act of the police. “We, in…

Ombudsman exempts Pacquiao from probe on PNP chief’s Vegas trip

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/11/2016

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has exempted Sen. Manny Pacquiao from the investigation being initiated by her office pertaining to the lawmaker’s giving of an all-expense paid Las Vegas trip to PNP Chief Director General Bato dela Rosa. Earlier…

‘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…

Mayor Espinosa, a vital witness, is dead

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 11/10/2016

Surrender or die.” No less than President Rodrigo Duterte gave the late Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa, Sr. such choices with the grace period of 24 hours from his announcement. Duterte did not say “Surrender and die.”…

‘2 cops talked to mayor inside his cell before he was killed’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Robert Dejon 11/09/2016

Palo, Leyte — Minutes before Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. of Albuera town, Leyte was killed, two members of the raiding team went inside his cell and talked to him. Inmates in the adjacent cell were transferred to…

Journalist urges Ombud: Probe Albuera police chief

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/09/2016

A JOURNALIST based in Ormoc City, Leyte has filed a string of complaints against the police chief of Albuera town for allegedly coddling a drug suspect connected to Eastern Visayas’ top drug personality Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr.…

Journalist fights back, sues cop who tags her under Kerwin’s payroll

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/08/2016

CEBU CITY–A journalist based in Ormoc City, Leyte, has filed a string of complaints against the police chief of Albuera town for allegedly coddling a drug suspect connected to Eastern Visayas’ top drug personality Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa…

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