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Controversial cop Espenido to run for mayor of Ozamiz City

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Dynah Diestro, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/09/03/20180903-jovie-espenido.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div>OZAMIZ — A controversial police officer has announced that he will run for mayor of this city in 2019.Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido, this city&#x27;s police chief, said he is set to transfer his voter&#x27;s registration here from Leyte, where he also served as police chief before being assigned in Ozamiz.&quot;Ma-implement mo kasi kung anong dapat na i-implement kung mayor ka na. Ang sa atin, kung ano ang ginagawa natin bilang pulis ‘yon din ang gagawin ko kung sakaling papalarin,&quot; he said.Espenido was the chief of police in Albuera, Leyte when the town&#x27;s then-mayor Rolando Espinosa, who was a drug suspect, was shot dead inside his jail in the Baybay City Provincial Jail in 2016.When he was transferred to this city in 2017, then-Mayor Reynaldo &quot;Aldong&quot; Parojinog and 14 others linked to illegal drugs were killed in a series of raids. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/04/16/albuera-mayor-espinosa-shot-dead-inside-jail-cell">Albuera Mayor Espinosa shot dead inside jail cell</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/30/17/ozamiz-mayor-14-others-killed-in-police-raid">Ozamiz mayor, 14 others killed in police raid</a></li></ul>Last year, Espenido was supposed to be transferred to Iloilo City, where Jed Mabilog, another official on President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s list of alleged narco-politicians, is incumbent mayor.There were speculations that Espenido was assigned to Iloilo to hound Mabilog but Malacañang denied these pronouncements without giving clear reasons about the transfer. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/29/17/palace-denies-espenido-out-to-hound-iloilo-mayor-mabilog">Palace denies Espenido out to hound Iloilo Mayor Mabilog</a></li></ul>President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled the transfer. Then-Philippine National Police chief Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; dela Rosa claimed they got information that people in Ozamiz wanted Espenido to stay.Duterte had given Espenido an award for &quot;outstanding performance in anti-illegal drug operations that led to the eradication of illegal drug activities in Eastern Visayas and Ozamiz City.&quot; <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/09/17/duterte-awards-top-cop-from-alleged-narco-politicians-towns">Duterte awards top cop from alleged narco-politicians&#x27; towns</a></li></ul>

A controversial police officer has announced that he will run for mayor of this city in 2019.

A controversial police officer has announced that he will run for mayor of this city in 2019.

Controversial cop Espenido to run for mayor of Ozamiz City

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Controversial cop Espenido to run for mayor of Ozamiz City

Dynah Diestro,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 03, 2018 03:16 PM PHT

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