Tag: Amado Espino Jr.

Police identify owners of 2 alleged getaway vehicles of suspects in Espino ambush

(Eagle News)–The police on Friday, Sept. 13, said they have identified the owners of two  getaway vehicles used by those behind the ambush of former Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. The names of the  owners  of the red Hyundai Elantra and the grey Ford Everest  according to the police, however, have been withheld in light of the police probe. Police Lieutenant Colonel Crystal Peralta, chief of the Police Regional Office 1, clarified the owners are […]

Police probing driver of back-up vehicle in Espino convoy over ambush

(Eagle News)–The police are investigating the driver of the back-up vehicle of former Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. in connection with Wednesday’s ambush that led to the deaths of two people. In a press briefing on Thursday, Sept. 12, Col. Redrico Maranan, Pangasinan provincial director and head of the  Special Investigation Task Group tasked to look into the incident, said Anthony Columbino, a retired policeman, is being probed after police, who initially thought he had […]

Police recover alleged getaway vehicle of suspects in Espino ambush

(Eagle News)–Police have found the alleged getaway vehicle of the suspects in the ambush of former Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. The discovery of the vehicle, which contained  two M-16 rifles, a face mask, clothes, and a cap, among others, took place only minutes after Wednesday’s attack that left, according to the police, one dead and several injured, including Espino. Senator Richard Gordon earlier said five of Espino’s bodyguards had been killed. Police identified the […]

Former Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. ambushed

Gordon says Espino “fighting for his life” (Eagle News)–Former Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. is “fighting for his life” after his vehicle was ambushed in San Carlos, Pangasinan on Wednesday, Sept. 11. In a Tweet, Senator Richard Gordon said all five of Espino’s bodyguards “perished” as they shielded him from the attack made by a still-unidentified assailant at 4:30 p.m. Police Colonel Red Maranan, director of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office, said, however, that two […]