Tag: Leyte

150 CAFGU nagsipagtapos sa Ormoc City

ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na natapos ng 150 kalalakihan ang disiplinadong pagsasanay sa pagiging Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU). Isinagawa ang seremonya ng kanilang pagtatapos noong Sabado, November 19, sa Campsite ng Brgy. Tongonan, Ormoc City, Leyte. Ang CAFGU ay isang irregular auxiliary force ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Ayon kay Lt. Col. Nedy Espulgar, Battalion Commander ng Alpha Company ng 52nd Infantry Battalion, itinuturing nilang isang malaking tagumpay sa panig […]

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“Premeditated,” senators says of CIDG action vs Espinosa; lapses, violations noted

  (Eagle News) — “Premeditated.” That was how Senator Panfilo Lacson described the operation of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CODG) region 8 where Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa was killed in an alleged shootout after he allegedly resisted the police search Lacson, head of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, and the other senators who questioned the CIDG officials during the senate hearing on Thursday said there seemed to have […]

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Espinosa affidavit tells of P8 million given by son to De Lima, says Albuera police chief

    (Eagle News) —  The chief of police of Albuera, Leyte admitted upon questioning by Senator Leila De Lima that the former justice secretary herself was on the top of the list of personalities connected to illegal drugs, based on the latest affidavit of slain mayor Rolando Espinosa. During the senate hearing investigating the mayor’s killing, Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido, also disclosed that Mayor Espinosa had told them that De Lima was given P8 million by his […]

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CIDG-8 admits they ordered jail guards to “face the wall,” as Senate probes Espinosa killing

  (Eagle News) – The Senate started on Thursday morning, November 10, its investigation on the circumstances of the mysterious killing while under detention of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa, with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group operatives admitting that they have indeed ordered jail guards to “face the wall” when they proceeded to the mayor’s jail cell. During the hearing, CIDG operatives tried to justify the service of their search warrant and the killing […]

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SC to probe issuance of search warrant vs Mayor Espinosa

  (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into the circumstances of the issuance of a search warrant that led to the death of detained Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa at the Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail. SC spokesperson Atty. Theodore Te said that the high court would want to know more about the issuance of the search warrant that was used by the operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to […]

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Police CIDG-8 head relieved as PNP probes Espinosa killing

  THE Philippine National Police relieved on Monday (November 7) the head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) as the national police investigated the death of detained Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr inside his jail cell. Supt. Marvin Marcos was relieved as CIDG-Region 8 head on Monday upon orders of the CIDG headquarters, according to an Inquirer report that quoted Chief Inspector Ma. Bella Rentuaya, Police Regional Office […]

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Albuera, Leyte Mayor Espinosa, nakakulong na sa Baybay City Sub-Provincial Jail

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 […]

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Leyte town mayor surrenders, admits son is a drug lord

(Eagle News) — Albuera Leyte town Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., suspected of involvement in the illegal drug trade, has surrendered to Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa, beating the 24-hour deadline issued to him by the President.  He also confirmed that his son, Kerwin, who remains at large, is a drug lord. Mayor Espinosa surrendered after President Duterte issued a “shoot on sight” order if he and his son would resist arrest. On Monday (Aug […]

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Paper jam ballot naranasan sa isang presinto sa Hindang, Leyte

    Ayon kay Dindo Cabaltera, Chairman ng Board of Election Inspector (BEI) ng Hindang National High School,Hindang Leyte, nagkaroon ng Paper Jam Ballot sa isang Vote Counting Machine sa Precint 0012A, 0013A, 0013B at 0014A ng nasabing paaralan. Nangyari ito pagkatapos lang na makaboto ang mga naunang grupo ng mga botante,  

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President Aquino inaugurates Baybay Diversion Road in Leyte

(BAYBAY CITY, Leyte) President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday led the inauguration of the five-kilometer two-lane Baybay Diversion Road that will ease traffic congestion and will cut by half an hour the travel time to and from nearby cities. The P374.63-million project, which began in February 2013, had a soft opening last January. Slope protection works are expected to be completed in August. “Simpleng-simple lang po ang pangarap ko bilang inyong Pangulo — ang […]

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Featured photo: Biliran bridge

        (Eagle News) — This photo by Eagle News correspondent Erdz Nolasco shows the 150-meter long Biliran bridge which connects the province of Leyte and Biliran.  Built in 1975, it is a favorite tourist spot in the Leyte-Samar region. Biliran is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region.  It is one of the country’s smallest and newest provinces.  Biliran was previously a sub-province of Leyte.  It became an […]

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