Bato: I’ll punch Kerwin in the face for lying about implicating de Lima

Charie Abarca 10/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said he would punch Kerwin Espinosa in the face if he saw the self-confessed drug lord in person and called him a liar following Espinosa’s allegations before the House…

Kerwin Espinosa acquitted by Makati court in drug case due to insufficient evidence

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 06/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines – Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa was acquitted of another drug charge by the Makati City Regional Trial Court. In a 21-page ruling, Makati RTC Branch 65 granted the demurrer to evidence filed by Espinosa and former driver-bodyguard…

Kerwin Espinosa recants drug trade accusations vs Sen. Leila de Lima

Tetch Torres-Tupas - Reporter / @T2TupasINQ 04/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines —  Self-confessed drug trader Kerwin Espinosa has taken back his allegations that connected Senator Leila De Lima in the business of illegal drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison. His retraction was contained in a counter-affidavit…

Drug lord Espinosa tried to escape through air vent at detention facility – NBI

Marlon Ramos 01/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation on Monday said it had foiled an escape attempt last week by confessed drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa. NBI officer in charge Eric Distor said Espinosa and two other…

Makati court dismisses drug case vs Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Co, 2 others

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 12/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 64 has dismissed the drug trafficking case against Kerwin Espinosa, Wu Tuan Yuan a.k.a. Peter Co, and two others. In a 13-page order dated Dec. 17,…

Cops probe if HVT arrested with P1.1 M shabu has Espinosa drug group links

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are checking if a high-value target (HVT), who was caught with P1.1 million worth of suspected shabu during an anti-illegal drug operation at past noon on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Clavano…

SC dismisses Peter Lim’s TRO petition

Inquirer.net 09/27/2018

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by Cebu-based businessman Peter Go Lim to stop the drug probe being conducted anew by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against him. Lim, in his petition, asked the high court…

DOJ: 2 respondents in Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa drug case killed

Julius N. Leonen and Ador Vincent Mayol 04/03/2018

Two respondents in the illegal drug trading charges that included alleged drug lords Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa were killed in separate incidents, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has learned. Max Miro, right-hand man of self-confessed drug…

DOJ clears Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa, 6 others for drug trafficking charges

Ador Vincent Mayol 03/12/2018

Cebuano businessman Peter Lim can heave a sigh of relief. The Depatment of Justice’s (DOJ) Task Force on Illegal Drugs has dismissed the drug charges filed against Lim and at least seven others for failure of the…

MORBID ELATION

Ador Vincent Mayol 02/20/2018

Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido happy over the death of lawyer Jonnah John Ungab and accused him of being Kerwin Espinosa’s partner in illegal drugs. As cries for justice reverberate, one man openly expressed elation over the slay…

AMBUSHED

Ador Vincent Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette B. Erram 02/19/2018

KERWIN ESPINOSA LAWYER WAYLAID, KILLED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Less than two hours after accompanying self-confessed drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. in the courtroom, his lawyer was killed in an ambush in broad daylight on Monday along…

Slain Mayor’s brother reiterates call for justice

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/13/2017

CEBU CITY–The brother of slain Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. welcomed the request of the two Senate committees for the Department of Justice to expedite its preliminary investigation on the criminal case filed against operatives of the…

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