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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF A WITNESS
|, ROLANDO ESPINOSA y ROSAL, 54 years old, married,
currently the Municipal Mayor of Albuera, Leyte and a resident of
Sitio Tinago Bray. Benolho, Albuera, Leyte, state under oath as
follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The person examining me is PO1 Harold Giganto who
conducted the examination inside the Albuera Police Station, Albuera,
Leyte. Iam answering his questions fully conscious that I do so under
‘oath and may face criminal liability for false testimony and perjury.
The questions asked of me and my corresponding answers are as
follows:
1: Please state your name and other personal
circumstances for the record?
‘Answer: I am Ronaldo Espinosa y Rosal, 54 years old, currently
the Municipal Mayor of Albuera, Leyte and a resident of Sitio Tinago
Brgy. Benolho, Albuera, Leyte;
Question 2: Why did you come here before the office of the
Albuera Municipal Police Station?
Answer: I personally came here, sir, to disclose voluntarily what
I know about the illegal drug activities of my son, Rolan “Kerwin”
Espinosa.
3: You mean to say you came here of your own free
will and volition and that no one forced or threatened you to appear
before this office and make a statement relative to what you know
about your son Kerwin’s involvement in illegal drug activities?
‘Answer: Yes, sir.
Question 4: What made you decide to disclose what you know
about the illegal drug activities of your son, Rolan “Kerwin® Espinosa?
‘Answer: This is to fulfill my promise to PNP Director-General
Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa when I “surrendered” to him at Camp Crame
on August 2, 2016 that I will cooperate in the investigation of the
illegal drug activities of my son, Rolan *Kerwin" Espinosa.
Question 5: What do you know about in’
im illegal i 9 activit your son Kerwin’s:
Answer: As far as I know he is a big time eg
eae i a big time drug lord operating in‘Question 6: Are you sure of that?
Answer: Yes, sir. lam very sure. That is why I called upon him
to stop engaging in that illegal drug activities and just surrender to
Gen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa,
Question 7: How did you come to know that your son Rolan
“Kerwin” Espinosa is a drug lord operating in Eastern Visayas?
Answer: We are residing in the same Sitio in Brgy. Binolho,
Albuera and he is open to me relative to his said illegal drug activities.
He actually tells me about his illegal drug dealings.
You mean to say you are freely talking about it?
Answer: Yes. Sir.
Question 8: What vital information if any did your son tell you
relative to his involvement in the illegal drug trade?
‘Answer: My son Kerwin once told me that his supplier of
shabu is a certain @ “Lovely”, a Muslim, and the supplier of the latter
is certain Peter Co and Peter Lim.
Question 9: Have you ever personally met these persons
mentioned by your son as his supplier of shabu?
Answer: With respect to “Lovely,” yes sir. My son introduced
her personally to me as one of his suppliers sometime in the year
November 2015.
Question 10: Where did you personally meet this “Lovely”?
Answer: At Zellan Hotel Reef and Spa, sir, here in Albuera. My
son owns the hotel,
Question 11: What about this “Peter Co" and “Peter Lim”?
Answer: I haven't met them personally but I have heard their
names being mentioned by my son. Our personal driver and
bodyguard, Marcelo Adorco y Labay, once told me that he had
personally met this “Peter Lim” in Thailand together with my son
‘sometime in the year 2014 and he confirmed to me that indeed Petar
Lim is an illegal drug supplier of Kerwin.
Question 12: What other information did your son confide to
you relative to his involvement in the drug trade?
‘Answer: My son, who was in jail at that time, informed me that
the reason why he was introduced by “Lovely” to this “Peter Co” was
because “Lovely” could not pay already her outstanding balance of
10M Pesos to Peter Co.
Question 13: So what could be your son's Participation
regarding that problem of Lovely to Peter Co?
‘Answer: According to set off Lovely’s debt to Peter Co, Kerwin
will take over the illegal drug trade in Eastern Visayas as Peter Co'sf-
Question 14: By the way, is this “Peter Co” and “Peter Lim” one
and the same person?
‘Answer: No, sir. They are different.
Question 15: What else did your son confide to you relative to
his involvement in the illegal drug trade?
Answer: He often tells me, sir, that the drugs are being
transported through an airplane from Hongkong or Thailand to
ila.
Question 16; From whom does he get his supply of drugs
which you said are being transported from Hongkong or Thailand?
Answer: According to my son, he gets his supply of drugs from
this "Peter Lim” and "Peter Co” from NAIA Manila.
17 : You mean to say that your son is getting supply
from Peter Lim at NAIA Manila?
Answer: Yes, as to Peter Lim but as to Peter Co it was not the
case because since Peter Co was detained at Bilibid, Kerwin was
Getting supply from Peter Co's trustee.
18: You said the drugs are being transported from
kong oF Thailand to Manila. What happens to the drugs once
they arrive in Manila?
‘Answer: From Manila, the drugs are brought by the personnel
of either Peter Lim or Peter Co to a place in Bulacan and said items
are then exchanged/switched along the “Skyway” of the said place
between the “biyahedor” (Marcelo Adorco y Labay, who is the close-
in bodyguard of my son) and a personnel of either Peter Lim or Peter
Coon beard a private vehicle.
Question 19: What happens next after the ‘biyahedor’ gets
‘the drugs in Bulacan?
From Bulacan, the “biyahedor” then brings the said
items on board a private vehicle to the residence of my son at
“Makati Dela Rosa* situated in Makati City, Metro Manila.
Question 20: After that, what happens next?
Answer: From the “Makati Dela Rosa” residence of my son, the
“biyahedor” will then bring the items to Ormoe City by land trip either
through a private vehicle or sometimes through public transportation
via the DLTB bus.
Question 21: Are you sure of that, Mayor Espinosa?
Answer: Yes, sir. My statements can be corroborated in
material respects by the “biyahedor” himself, Marcelo Adorco y Labay
who is with my son most of the time and who has been entrusted
with the transportation/delivery of the drugs to Ormoc City.fk FS
Question 22: Did your son, Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa ever
inform you how many kilos of shabu are being brought to Ormoc City
on a regular basis?
Answer: Yes, sir, more or less thirty (30) to fifty (50) kilos a
Month are brought to Ormoc City and these thirty (30) to fifty (50)
kilos are then distributed throughout Eastern Visayas.
Question 23: How often is this procurement and delivery of
thirty BO) to fifty (50) kilos of shabu being done?
Answer: This is done on a monthly basis, sir.
Question 24: You mentioned about the “biyahedor who
procures the drugs from Bulacan with the end in view of transporting
them to Ormoc City for purposes of distribution throughout Eastern
Visayas, does your son only have one “biyahedor"?
‘Answer: No, Sir. My son has several “biyahedors” and Marcelo
Adorco y Labay is one of them.
Question 25: Do you them personally?
Answer: Yes, Sir. 1 know some of them through their aiyases
and their faces.
Question 26: Can you name them?
Answer: Yes, Sir. They are Marcelo Adorco, Ben Gonsaga, Ervin
Querubin, Warren, @ Sope, @ Tibo, @ Betong, @ Koykoy, @ Royroy,
@ Marlon, @ Jaime, Jnun Pepito, @ Jojo, @ Ricky and @ Amang.
Question27: Do you remember when this monthly
procurement and delivery of thirty (30) to fifty (50) kilos of shabu
started?
Answer: I could no longer remember the exact date sir.
Question28: Now, Mayor Roland, your son Kerwin’s illegal
drug activities in the region proliferated. Do you know if there are
certain persons and officials of government who are protecting these
illegal drug activities of your son?
‘Answer: Yes sir there are some government officials who are
protecting these illegal drug activities,
‘Question 29: Do you know who are these government officials
and persons serving as protectors of this illegal drug activity of your
son Kerwin?
Yes.>
Question 30: Can you name them?
Answer: Yes. Based on the pocket notebook in my possession,
and based on my own personal knowledge, the protectors are DO/
SEC LEILA DE LIMA, GEN. DOLINA GEN. LOOT, GEN ESPINA, PSSUPT
‘MACANAS, PSI MAGAMAY, SPO1 BLANCO, PCI CAMACHO, PSUPT
‘MASAUDING CIDG, PSUPT JAMBIRAN, PSUPT ELMER CINCO, FISCAL
ONATE, PCI ABORDO, POI ARAFOL SPO1 TORREFIEL CIDG PSI
JAVINES, PCI LANDIA PDEA- L GAVALES, WENNIE CODILLA, PSI
CARTALA T., PST RIO TAN, MAT TORRES, B/MP-FERNANDEZ B/MP-
NUNEZ, GOV. PETILLA V-GOV. LORETO, SIXTO DELA VICTORIA, PSI
PARDINAS, V-MAYOR BAYBAY, MIKE CARRY, CAPT. ALBOR ARMY,
BRGY. CAPT. MARJUN MAGNO, MAYOR MONCHING TAN, CAPT.
NORMAN STA IGLESIACAPT. ANDRES CRUZ, CAPT. ALBERTO
SUMAUIAG, CAPT. ELEONOR BACUSMO, CAPT. DELIA BATISTIS, ATTY.
BATO, ATTY. UNGAB, CHING VELOSO, PCI DIAZ M, TONY SANTIAGO,
PAUL TAN, JOJO DOYON, JOHN PILAPIL (MEDIA) KAG. JANET
PULIDO, LINAQ (MEDIA) YUDZ-(MEDIA), LALAINE JIMENIA (MEDIA),
Question 31: Now Mayor Roland, aside from these protectors
of your son Kerwin's illegal drug activities, are there others who are
protecting him and his drug trade?
Answer: Yes sir. My son Kerwin has an armed group that
protects his illegal drug act
Question 32: How does this armed group of your son protects
his Wegel drug activities?
‘Answer: They are the ones who kill those pushers with whom
he delivered the shabu for sale that cannot remit to Kerwin their sales
of illegal drugs.
Question 33: Do you know the names comprising this armed
group of your son Kerwin?
n Yes sir. I can name some. They are @ Warren Ben
Gonzaga, @ Ricky, @ Loloy Tolin, @ Arman, @ Edgar, @ Tatay, @
Roy.
Question 34: Being an armed group, where did your son get
the firearms that were given to these persons?
‘Answer: Actually I was the one who procured long firearms and
short firearms from Victor Espina,
‘Question 35: Who is Victor Espina?
Answer: Victor Espina is the brother-in-law of General Espina.
‘Question 36: Is Victor Espina an authorized dealer of firearms?
Answer: I don't know Sir.ft FBY
_ Question 37 ; You made mentioned earlier that DOJ Sec. Leila
De Lima is one of the protectors of your son Kerwin's illegal drug
activities, what made you say so?
{ Answer: Aside from the fact that my son Kerwin told me about
it, | personally witnessed my son and Sec. De Lima met and talked
regarding Kerwin illegal drug trade in Baguio City sometime on
la
Question 38 : Are you with your son Kerwin when he and Sec.
De Lima met in Baguio City?
Answer: Yes. I was with my son Kerwin.
* en 39: Aside from you and Kerwin who was with you that
ime’
; Answer: Kerwin’s common law wife Hazel Mago was with us
also.
Question 40: Do you have any proof of this meeting of Kerwin
with Sec. De Lima?
Answer: Yes, | have a photo of their said meeting.
Question 41: Can we attach a copy of said photo in this
Affidavit of yours so that same could form part in this Affidavit?
2 Yes sit.
1am attaching hereto as Annex A a printed copy of said photo
showing Sec. De Lima, Kerwin and Hazel,
Question 42: Do you have any other information to share aside
from the foregoing information you shared?
Answer: No more for the moment sir,
Question 43: What made you decide to reveal these
information to this office ?
Answer: Sir | have decided to reveal these information to your
office because as of the moment it is only PCI JOVIE R ESPENIDO
whom I can trust relative to these matter sir. I have seen PCL
ESPENIDO's sincerity in this campaign against illegal drugs and | am
convinced that your office can help me on this matter sir.
Question 44: Below this Judicial Affidavit is your printed name,
are you willing to sign voluntarily this document?
= Yes, sir. I am willing to sign this document freely and
voluntarily,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on this _
day of 116 at
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