Tag: Albuera Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa

Cop who led raiding team vs drug suspects in Leyte in 2016, reinstated

(Eagle News) — The police official who led a raid against drug suspects in a Leyte jail in 2016 but who faced criminal charges after they were killed during the operation has been reinstated. Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa confirmed in a radio interview that Supt. Marvin Marcos was “back to full duty status.” This means, he said, that he could be “utilized again by the PNP for whatever assignment na […]

Albuera, Leyte mayor Espinosa killed in alleged shootout inside jail cell; PNP orders probe

        (Eagle News) — Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa, who had earlier surrendered to the police for fear for his life, was killed early Saturday morning (November 5) inside his cell at the Baybay City Provincial Jail, in an alleged shootout with police operatives. Mayor Espinosa was killed, along with drug suspect, Raul Yap, when policemen were about to serve a search warrant on the mayor for violation of Republic Act No. […]