Espinosa lawyer seeks police protection, fears for life

The lawyer of slain Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. has sought security protection from the government following the death of her client.

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 “Due to the gravity and seriousness of the allegations of my client in his sworn statements implicating top politicians, police officials and other notable individuals, I fear that I will suffer the same fate with Atty. Bato,” Atty. Leilani Trinidad Villarino said in a letter to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa coursed through the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption. Villarino also cited in her letter that Espinosa’s former lawyer, Atty. Rogelio Bato Jr., was ambushed last August.

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She also asked the PNP to provide security personnel to the children of the late mayor. “As of now, there are no policemen detailed at the wake of my client,” she lamented. RAM/rga RELATED VIDEO