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(Eagle News) — Malacañang has denied it had a hand in the sudden cancellation of Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido’s reassignment to Iloilo. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the move to cancel was done by the “leadership of the Philippine National Police following the established policies and procedures in the transfer, reassignment and designation of their personnel.” The PNP said a provincial police force should be led by a police official with the […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido will no longer be reassigned to Iloilo. Chief Supt. Cesar Binag, Police Regional Office 6 director, said this in a radio interview on Saturday, after receiving what he said was an official document from the Philippine National Police higher-ups “that cancels the reassignment” of Espenido in Iloilo City. President Duterte had called Iloilo the “bedrock of drugs” in the Visayas, and had tagged its mayor, Jed Mabilog, […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.1 quake shook Albuera, Leyte, with a depth of only five kilometers and with its epicenter five kilometers northeast of this Leyte town. The strong shallow quake occurred at 6:26 a.m. on Wednesday, August 23, and was felt at intensity 5 in Ormoc City and in Albuera. Leyte; at intensity 4 in Pastrana, Leyte; and at intensity 3 in Tacloban City and Palo, Leyte. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Director Ronald dela Rosa denied President Rodrigo Duterte had a hand in the reinstatement of Supt. Marvin Marcos and 18 of his men, saying the chief executive’s public pronouncements did not have an effect on his decision. “Your Honor, kung basehan natin yung pinagsasabi ni Presidente, your Honor, it has not affected our decision. Because for the record your honor, he (the President) did not call me up to […]
Eagle News — The 18 policemen who were tagged in the killing of former Albuera, Leyte mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., have all been released on bail. The policemen led by Supt. Marvin Marcos of the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Grouo (PNP-CIDG) Region 8 had been released from the Leyte Sub Provincial Jail last Saturday, June 17 after having been detained for more than two months. They were arrested on March 20, 2017. Judge Carlos Arguelles of […]
(Eagle News) — The 19 policemen tagged in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. have surrendered to authorities. In a statement on Monday, the Philippine National Police said those who “voluntarily submitted themselves for accounting and investigation” were Supt. Marvin Marcos, Supt. Santi Noel Matira, Chief Insp. Leo Laraga, SP04 Melvin Cayobit, P03 Johnny Ibanez, Chief Insp. Calixto Canillas Jr., and SP04 Juanito Duarte. Also included were P01 Lloyd Ortigueza, Senior Insp. Fritz […]
(Eagle News)– Twenty-four police officers involved in operation which led to the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa have been relieved from their posts. This was directed by Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Dir. Gen. Ronald dela Rosa. The decision follows the investigation on the mayor’s death early Saturday morning, when officers from Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Region 8 came to serve a search warrant to Espinosa at the Baybay City Provincial Jail. In a […]
(Eagle News) — The hard disk drive of the CCTV cameras inside the Leyte Sub-provincial Jail in Baybay City where Albuera,Leyte Mayor Rolando had been detained, is now missing, including the video recording of the CCTV pointed at the jail cell of the slain mayor, according to the administrator of the Leyte Provincial Jail. In an interview recorded by Eagle News Service, Atty. Ed Cordeno, administrator of the Leyte Provincial Jail, said he and the […]
(Eagle News)– Albuera town Mayor Rolando Espinosa on Wednesday (October 12) pleaded not guilty for his case of illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives. Espinosa was charged with the case following the recovered firearms and ammunition found in his ancestral home in August. Some P90 million worth of shabu and ingredients for making of bombs were also found. His son, Kerwin, is also charged with the same offense but still remains at large. The […]
ALBUERA, Leyte (Eagle News) – Pagkatapos na mabasahan nitong Miyerkules, October 5, 2016 ng sakdal na illegal possession of firearms and illegal drug possession, ikinulong na si Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinos sad Baybay City Sub-Provincial Jail sa Barangay Hipusngo, Baybay City, Leyte. Kinasuhan ng awtoridad si Mayor Espinosa ng kasong violation of Sec.28 of R.A. 10591 with criminal case no. B-16-10-154 para sa illegal possession of firearms at violation of Sec.11 art. 2 of R.A. 9165 with criminal case […]
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday said that Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. has yet to apply for state protection in exchange for spilling the drug connections of his son, alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. According to Aguirre, Espinosa have not filed for a formal request to be admitted to Witness Protection Program (WPP) of the Department of Justice (DOJ). If Espinosa applies for state protection, his statements would go under […]
