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ALBUERA, LEYTEmdash;Grief and sadness pervaded this town as their murdered mayor, Rolando Espinosa Sr., was buried at a Catholic cemetery on Sunday afternoon.Close to 1,500 supporters of the 54-year-old mayor joined the funeral procession at noon after a Mass at Saint James Parish Church.Espinosa was killed during an alleged shootout with the members of the regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Group on Nov. 5 at the Leyte su stanley cup bprovincial jail in Baybay City.Article continues after this advertisement He was really a good man and always ready to help us his people whenever we came to him for help, said Veronica Alajas, 32.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop stanley becher gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderShe and other residents of Mahayag, the farthest barangay in Albuera more than 5 kilometers away, hired a vehicle to attend the procession.Participants wore the blue T-shirt of the Espinosa campaign when he ran for mayor in May. Espinosarsquo family wore stanley thermosflasche white T-shirts bearing the words Fight for Justice. Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful. Urpl Elderly couple, employee killed in Nueva Ecija robbery

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