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Kerwin Espinosa faces new drug raps over Eastern Visayas illegal drug trade

(Eagle News)–Kerwin Espinosa is facing  new charges over the illegal drug trading in Eastern Visayas. The charges filed against several others were recently filed by the National Bureau of Investigation-Task Force Against Illegal Drugs before the Department of Justice. Espinosa was particularly charged for violation of Section 5 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act or for the illegal sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of dangerous drugs. The same charges were filed against […]

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Espenido reassigned to Ozamiz following Duterte directive

(Eagle News) — Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido has been officially assigned to Ozamiz City, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte gave the directive. According to the assignment order released by the Philippine National Police, Espenido will replace the chief of police of the Ozamiz police in Region 10. Espenido has been assigned in Samar since Nov. 21. In a speech at the groundbreaking of the Ozamiz Airport Modernization Project, President Duterte made the directive to reinstate […]

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Espinosa aide shot dead in Ormoc, Leyte

(Eagle News)—An aide of self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa was shot dead early Wednesday, Sept. 26. Police said Joel Aberilla was shot while he was drinking with his friends at 12:50 a.m. in Barangay Alta Vista, Ormoc, Leyte. The gunman, according to the police, had alighted from a white vehicle that stopped in front of Aberilla’s group. Aberilla was dead on the spot. The police Aberilla acted as Espinosa’s financier.

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UPDATED: DOJ finds probable cause to file homicide raps vs Espenido, several of his men

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has dismissed murder and arbitrary detention charges against Ozamiz police chief Jovie Espenido and several of his men, but  found probable cause for the filing of a homicide complaint against them. In its resolution penned by Loverhette Jeffrey Villordon, assistant state prosecutor, and approved by acting prosecutor general Richard Fadullon, the DOJ said there was basis for the homicide charges filed by Carmelita Manzano against Espenido, Senior Police […]

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DOJ findings vs Espinosa, others affirmed

(Eagle News) — The Manila Regional Trial Court has found probable cause for the drug charges filed by the Department of Justice against alleged drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa. The Manila RTC Branch 51 said there was also probable cause for the same charges against Peter Co, Lovely Impal, Marcelo Adorco and Ruel Malindangan. It issued a warrant for the arrest of the accused, even if all, except Malindangan, are already in custody. No bail was […]

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Guevarra: Authorities “exerting all efforts” to locate Peter Lim

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday, Aug. 23, said authorities were exerting all efforts to locate Peter Lim and arrest him. “The police, the NBI, and other law enforcement agencies are exerting all efforts..,” Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, based on Bureau of Immigration records, Lim has not left the country since March. On Aug. 14, Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 65 Acting Presiding Judge Gina Bibat-Palamos issued a warrant for the […]

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Palace to Peter Lim: Surrender or else

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Aug. 23, urged Peter Lim to surrender. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the pronouncement days after Judge Gina Bibat-Palamos of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 65 ordered his arrest on charges of conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading. Lim’s co-accused are self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa, Lovely Impal and Marcelo Adorco, among others. The charges against the group had been junked by a first panel of Department of Justice […]

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Makati court to immigration department: Issue hold departure order vs Peter Lim

(Eagle News) — The Makati Regional Trial Court has granted the Department of Justice’s request for a hold departure order to be issued against alleged drug lord Peter Lim. Acting Branch 65 Presiding Judge Gina Bibat-Palamos directed the Bureau of Immigration to issue the HDO, as requested by the DOJ in an ex-parte motion,  noting that Lim was a flight risk. Only State Prosecutor Herbert Calvin Abugan was present at the hearing on the ex-parte […]

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Makati court urged to order immigration bureau to issue HDO vs Peter Lim, others

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has asked a Makati court to direct the Bureau of Immigration to issue a hold departure order against  Peter Go Lim and several others recently indicted for drug trade conspiracy. In an urgent ex-parte motion, the DOJ panel of prosecutors composed of Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera, Assistant State Prosecutor Ana Noreen Devanadera, and Prosecution Attorney Herbert Calvin Abugan asked the Makati RTC Branch 67 to issue the […]

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Arraignment of Espinosa, others over drug case reset to Aug. 29

(Eagle News) — The Makati City Regional Trial Court has reset the arraignment of self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa and his co-accused. Instead of Thursday, Aug. 2, Branch 64 Judge Gina M. Bibat-Palamos scheduled the arraignment of Espinosa, Peter Co, Lovely Impal, Marcelo Adorco and Ruel Malindangan to Aug. 29, after their lawyers said they would file a motion for reconsideration of the second Department of Justice panel that found probable cause for the filing of a conspiracy […]

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Palace “very pleased” with DOJ decision to file charges vs Espinosa, others

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, July 19, said it was “very pleased” with the Department of Justice’s decision to indict Kerwin Espinosa and others. “The Palace is very pleased that the wheels of justice are turning to hold [them] accountable,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. In reversing the decision of a previous panel, the panel composed of Senior Assistant State Prosecutors Juan Pedro Navera, Anna Noreen Devanadera and Prosecution Attorney Herbert Calvin Abugan […]

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DOJ reverses earlier decision; finds probable cause for charges vs Espinosa, others

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Thursday, July 19, found probable cause for the drug charges against Kerwin Espinosa and others. In reversing the decision of a previous panel, the panel composed of Senior Assistant State Prosecutors Juan Pedro Navera, Anna Noreen Devanadera and Prosecution Attorney Herbert Calvin Abugan said the “positive allegations of Marcelo Adorco identifying” Espinosa, Peter Co, Lovely Impal and Ruel Malindagan as his cohorts were “sufficient” to charge them […]

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