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House
condemns
ambush try
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By Maricel V. Cruz
THE House of Representatives
has denounced the arirbush of
former governor who also served as
legislator.
In House Resolution 330 authored
by Deputy Speaker and Camarines
Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte,
the chamber condemned ,.in the
strongest possiblc terms" the ambush
oJ of Pangasinan Rep.
-former
4mado_ Espino Jr. in San Carlos City,
Pangasinan. Espino also served as a
three-term govemor of the orovince
before reclaimiog his seat in the
House il the lTth Congress.
Espino was the police commander
in the llocos Region when he retircd
from the uniformed services. He
immediately joined politics.
.
In the resolution, the congessmen
urged the Philippine National Police
to immediately arrest the assailants
as they called for a speedy legislative
investigation, in aid of legislation,
to prevent similar attaclc against
govemment leaders, past and present.
Espino's two-vehicle convoy was
qaylaided in San Carlos City on Sept.
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One of his bodyguards, police
Staff Sergeant Richard Esguera, was
killed in the ambush while the others
are still recovering.
The assailants left their getaway
vehicle in Barangay Cubol in the
same city.
Found in the vebiclc werc two
M-16 riffes, a lace maslc clothes and
a baseball cap,
"Such a murderous act has no place
in this society especially under the
administration of Pr€sid€nt Duterte,
who has won bmad and deep popular
support for his tough stance agaiNt
crime," the resolution read.
Espino is still recovering from a
wound suffered in the ambush.
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