Pacquiao lectures CIDG on issuance of search warrant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday lectured the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) during the Senate committee hearing on the death of albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Expinosa. Current top breaking Philippine..

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Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday lectured the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 

during the Senate committee hearing on the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa. 

Pacquiao questioned why the CIDG issued a search warrant on Espinosa, noting that the local official was 

already detained at the Baybay Sub-Provincial Jail on drug-related charges. 

“Ginagamit itong search warrant because of the right of the people to be secured in right to privacy, property, and persons,” Pacquiao explained. 

“Wala na’tong right to privacy kasi nakakulong siya. Hindi na niya kailangan mag-apply ng search 

warrant. No need kasi nakakulong na siya ... nasa government facility na siya,” Pacquiao said. 

The search warrant was issued on Espinosa around 4 a.m. Saturday, November 5. 

Pacquiao said it was suspicious that the CIDG had to even request for a search warrant. 

“Kahit simpleng tao, maiisip niya, mahirap. Ako suportado ko kayo sa fight against illegal drugs pero 

kung may pinoprotektahan kayo o involved kayo sa droga, pasensyahan tayo, hindi ninyo ako kasama,” the senator said. 

“Kasi kahinahinala. First time, ngayon ko lang narinig na kukuha ng warrant sa kulungan [para] sa nakakulong eh anytime pwede kausapin yung warden,” Pacquiao added. 

Chief Inspector Leo Laraga, the police officer who led the CIDG team that raided the cell of Espinosa, said the jail guards were “uncooperative.”

Homobono Bardillon, the provincial jail warden, however, said the CIDG team did not coordinate with them. 

Pacquiao said he finds it hard to believe the CIDG’s testimony. 

“‘Yung mga paliwanag ninyo, napakababaw para paniwalaan. Can you imagine yung parang natatakot 

magsalita yung kapwa niyong pulis, mga jail guards, pati provincial warden, parang may tinatago na gustong sabihin, sabihin ang katotohanan,” Pacquiao said. 

“Tumataas yung blood pressure ko…Ayoko naman atakihin lahat ng PNP,” he added. 

Espinosa and drug suspect Raul Yap were killed in an alleged shootout inside the provincial jail.

According to operatives of the CIDG who killed Espinosa inside his jail cell, the mayor fired at them first.

The CIDG claims the shootout happened when it tried to serve a search warrant on the mayor for possession of drugs and a firearm inside the jail.