TACLOBAN CITY – An absent without official leave (AWOL) police officer was shot dead on Sunday in Sitio Gungab, Barangay Poblacion, Albuera, Leyte. The victim was identified as Dexter Patun-og, 47, who had been AWOL since 2007 and a resident of Bliss Bagong Buhay, Ormoc City, Leyte. The victim...
TACLOBAN CITY - A barangay chairman and a driver were shot and wounded on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Barangay Tagbas, Albuera, Leyte. The victims were identified as Barangay Captain Enrico Barcelona of Barangay Tinag-an, Albuera and his driver Sabel Gubalane. Initial investigation revealed that the...
CEBU CITY – It seems like Kerwin Espinosa has buckled down to serious business after he was elected mayor of Albuera, a town in Leyte province once considered as the “drug capital in Eastern Visayas.” ALBUERA, Leyte Mayor-elect Kerwin Espinosa reads a book about the Local Government Code as...
CEBU CITY – From a self-confessed drug lord to a town mayor. Kerwin Espinosa won the mayoral race in Albuera, Leyte and vowed to fight illegal drugs in the town. After his victory, Espinosa was quick to make peace with his adversaries. "Thank you very much and I hope people will forgive me for...
CEBU CITY – Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez has filed a disqualification case against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, who is running for mayor in Albuera town, Leyte province. Mayor Gomez filed the complaint on Wednesday, May 6, before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The...
CEBU CITY – With the midterm elections just a few days away, a former police officer, who was considered the “poster boy” in the illegal drugs war of the previous administration, appealed to voters in Albuera town in Leyte province to vote wisely. RETIRED Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido has...
TACLOBAN CITY – Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa has filed frustrated murder charges against seven Ormoc City policemen allegedly involved in the recent attempt against his life. ESPINOSA Charged were former Ormoc City police director Police Col. Reydante...
CEBU CITY – Are the civilians belonging to the team of self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa allowed to carry firearms? A SCREENSHOT of a video footage showing some members of Kerwin Espinosa’s team carrying firearms when the self-confessed drug lord was shot during a campaign sortie in...
TACLOBAN CITY – Despite the recent shooting of Albuera, Leyte mayoral bet Kerwin Espinosa, the province is generally peaceful, the Philippine National Police (PNP) assured the public. APAS (FB) Based on the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), there is no need to place Albuera town...
TACLOBAN CITY – Charges for violating Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act and the Omnibus Election Code were filed against the seven Ormoc City policemen tagged by Albuera, Leyte mayoral bet Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa in a slay try last...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO) called on the public to avoid speculations on the recent shooting of self-confessed drug lord and Albuera, Leyte mayoral bet Kerwin Espinosa. APAS (FB) In a statement Monday, LPPO director Police Col. Dionisio Apas Jr. said they are...
CEBU CITY – Rolan Kerwin Espinosa has pointed to politics as the motive behind the recent attempt on his life. REP. Richard Gomez The self-confessed drug lord has also seemingly implicated Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez and wife Ormoc City, Leyte Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez in the...
