Mayor Rolando Espinosa Reveals Ex-DOJ Chief As One Of His Son’s Contacts In Drug Trade

Yesterday during the Senate probe in ‘extra-judicial killings’, Senator Leila De Lima denies that she’s one of the contacts of Kerwin Espinosa in illegal drug trades, the son of Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa.

According to De Lima, she cannot remember when the photo was taken and maybe it was during the campaign last May 2016.

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"Hindi ko kilala, hindi ko maalala yan. Nung eleksyon siguro yan. I don’t know Espinosa, even the father. Ang galing galing talaga nila, nagkal-kalkal sila. Nagpa-picture lang yan. Hindi yan one of those arranged meetings." - Senator De Lima 

On the contrary to the senator’s statement yesterday, through Espinosa’s affidavit, Albuera Chief of Police Inspector Jovie Espenido identifies PNP and Congress people involved in illegal drug trades. In fact, even senators and ex-DOJ chief are also part of the trade, he said:

“May mga members sa PNP, members ng Kongreso, senador nga, may senador na isa nakita ko. Dating secretary ng DOJ siguro yun nakita ko lang." - Espenido 

In the news conference reported by Jay Sabale on “24 Oras”, Espinosa is requesting to his son to show up.

“Ang buhay ko ngayon ay kumbaga maliit na lang. Nanganganib na ang buhay ko. Ako po ay nananawagan sa aking anak na si Roland “Kerwin” Espinosa n asana po ay mag-surrender na siya dito.”- Mayor Espinosa