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45 caliber pistol inside his cell at the Leyte SubProvincial Jail in Baybay City, while inmate, Raul
Yap, was involved in illegal drug transactions.
Laraga then went to a judge to apply for the
search warrants, which were released Friday
afternoon and were carried out at around 4 a.m.
Saturday.
Marcos said jail guards resisted and blocked the
15 CIDG operatives from carrying out the search
warrants. It took them 15 minutes to enter the jail
cells, which he said gave Espinosa and Yap time
to prepare for the search.
The officer said a shootout ensued during the
operation.
"Pagpasok pa
lang ng operatiba natin,
pinaputukan na po sila. Dun po nagkaron po ng
desisyon yung mga kapulisan natin na gumanti
ng putok. Na resulta po ng ikinamatay ni Mayor
Espinosa at Raul Yap," Marcos said.
[Translation: When our operatives entered, they
were fired at. That was when our police decided
to retaliate. This led to the deaths of Espinosa
and Raul Yap.]
Sueno said that while Espinosa and Yap are highprofile inmates, the police still need to stick to
operation protocol and respect the rights of
suspects, unless their lives are in danger.
CHR to look into incident
The Commission on Human Rights will conduct an
independent investigation to look into the death
of Mayor Espinosa.
"The Commission assures the public that it will
remain faithful to its constitutional duty
to uphold the rights of all, without distinction," it
said in a statement on Saturday.
Who is Rolando Espinosa
Police arrested Espinosa on October 5 and
charged him with illegal possession of dangerous
drugs and firearms, following a warrant for his
arrest issued by the Baybay City Regional Trial
Court Branch 14.
The arrest came almost two months after
authorities seized 11 kilograms of shabu worth ?
88-million (USD 1.8 million) and ingredients used
for making bombs in a raid on Espinosa's house
last August 10.
On August 2, Espinosa turned himself in to police
at
the
Philippine
National
Police
(PNP)
headquarters in Camp Crame, fearing for his life
as Duterte announced a 24-hour ultimatum for
him and his son to surrender or be shot.
Pending arrest warrant, Espinosa returned to his
hometown in Leyte on August 16, closely
monitored by police.
His son, Kerwin was arrested in Abu Dhabi on
October 27. He is now under the custody of
authorities in Abu Dhabi, and they are processing
his return to Manila to face charges of drug
trafficking.
Twenty-seven years after his death, and twentythree years after his remains were flown in to the
Philippines from Guam, Ferdinand Marcos will
finally be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Voting 9-5 with one inhibition, the Supreme Court
junked seven consolidated petitions, led by Bayan
Muna Representative Satur Ocampo, that sought
to block the Duterte administration's move to
allow the burial of the late strongman at the
heroes' cemetery.
The high court said the petitions had no merit.
Marcos died on September 28, 1989 in Honolulu,
Hawaii, where he was exiled, after being ousted
via the 1986 People Power Revolution at the age
of 72. He died due to kidney, heart, and lung
complications.
Those who filed the petitions argued that Marcos'
burial at the Libingan violates Republic Act (RA)
No. 289, "An Act Providing for the Construction of
a National Pantheon for Presidents of the
Philippines, National Heroes and Patriots of the
Country," tantamount to condonation of "abuses
committed by the Marcos regime" and human
rights violations during Martial Law; and a
violation of a written agreement between the
Philippine government, through former President