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TESTIFY. Kerwin Espinosa, son of slain Albuera, Leyte mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. who was killed at the height of the drug war of the Duterte administration, testifies during the Congress quad comm hearing on extrajudicial killings, on October 11, 2024.
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Kerwin Espinosa reclaims his late father’s title as mayor of Albuera town in Leyte
CEBU, Philippines – Kerwin Espinosa, a self-confessed drug lord and son of slain Albuera mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., won the mayoral race in Albuera town, Leyte, on Monday, May 12.
Espinosa secured 10,939 votes, defeating incumbent Mayor Sixto dela Victoria and Leyte provincial board member Vincent Rama, brother-in-law of Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez. This is based on partial, unofficial results with 71.79% precincts reporting as of 9:02 am on Tuesday, May 13.
Espinosa survived a gun attack on April 10 during a campaign sortie in Barangay Tinag-an, sustaining a gunshot wound to the chest. He later accused a “big” politician of orchestrating the attack.
On April 24, he filed a frustrated murder complaint against seven police officers allegedly involved in the shooting.
Espinosa was tagged by former president Rodrigo Duterte as Eastern Visayas’ top drug lord. Duterte also accused his father of involvement in the drug trade following a police operation near their home. – Rappler.com
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