Senate report affirms family’s belief that slain Leyte Mayor was ‘silenced’

Joey Gabieta 03/13/2017

TACLOBAN CITY-The family of slain Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. of Albuera town in Leyte felt vindicated by the Senate report that his killing was meant to “silence” him. Speaking on behalf of the family, lawyer Jonah John…

Witness in Kerwin Espinosa’s case shot dead

Robert Dejon 01/06/2017

ORMOC CITY—A witness in the cases filed against policemen accused of protecting suspected drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. was shot by still unidentified armed men on Juan Luna Street, Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday night. Ferdinand…

NO JAIL TIME FOR ESPINOSA KILLERS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Joey Gabieta 12/07/2016

Just as the wheels of justice started moving, President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would not allow the policemen who allegedly killed Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. to go to jail. The statement from the country’s…

‘DEFENSELESS’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer.net 12/06/2016

NBI investigation says Espinosa Sr. was murdered; raiding team charged with multiple murder This is a premeditated killing, superiority of force and defenseless. Helpless ’yong victims dito (The victims here are helpless).” This was the statement of…

Taliño says Camp Crame handling Peter Lim probe

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/06/2016

AMID President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to conduct a thorough probe on Cebuano businessman Peter Lim, both the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) have kept their hands off the…

BUILD UP CASE VS PETER LIM

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/05/2016

“They were misled,” said Cebu businessman Peter Lim about an hour after Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa disclosed before a Senate hearing that the President had ordered police to “build up” a…

Espinosa ‘drug source’ surrenders to Dela Rosa

Inquirer.net 12/05/2016

LOVELY Adam Impal, tagged as the “drug queen of the south” and the alleged biggest shabu (methamphetamine) source of Kerwin Espinosa, surrendered to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa Monday morning. Impal…

Loot answers Kerwin’s claim during Senate investigation

Dominic D. Yasay, Rosemarie H. Borromeo 12/05/2016

Allegations that Daanbantayan Mayor, retired Chief Supt. Vicente Loot, received money from suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa surfaced again during yesterday’s Senate hearing into the death of Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. In answer to a…

Robredo’s logical decision

Ricky Poca 12/05/2016

Vice President Leni Robredo’s resignation from the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte due to differences of principles was a logical decision given that he didn’t show any support to her programs as housing chief. That plus the…

Death threats keep Kerwin away from father’s funeral

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Joey Gabieta 12/03/2016

  Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Jr. will be laid to rest today, a month after he was shot dead inside his cell at the sub-provincial jail in Baybay City, Leyte. His son Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr.…

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…

About Ronnie and Kerwin

Ricky Poca 11/28/2016

Last week my good friend and kumpare Arleigh Sitoy succumbed to embolism after his kidney transplant. I knew for a fact that the kidney transplant operation was not easy on Sitoy’s part because a day before the…

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