CIDG-8 Chief Marvin Marcos is related to late former president Ferdinand Marcos

Joey Gabieta, Vicky Arnaiz 12/11/2016

Tacloban City — He got his mestizo looks from his paternal grandfather who was an American. But it was from his grandmother who gave him a more famous family name. Supt. Marvin Marcos, the controversial chief of…

Breaking and bending the law

Stephen D. Capillas 12/08/2016

On hearing President Rodrigo Duterte talk about not allowing the Albuera police officers to land in jail for the death of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., I was reminded about the confession scene in the 1989 action…

The Visayan Sea is off-limits anew to commercial fishers until February 2017

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

It’s a close season for fishing again in the Visayan Sea. Allan Poquita, assistant regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7), announced yesterday during the 888 News Forum at Marco…

Cheers greet exoneration of Leyte officials

Joey Gabieta 11/24/2016

TACLOBAN CITY — While Leyte officials applauded Kerwin Espinosa for clearing their names of any involvement in his drug trade, a police general was left shocked that the drug lord would accuse him of receiving payola. Chief…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

‘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…

‘WHY DADDY?’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/07/2016

Kerwin Espinosa wants to know why his dad was killed in prison While government authorities want to get to the bottom of what really happened Saturday dawn in the killing of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. inside…

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