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Son of slain mayor Parojinog gets life term for drug possession
Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 79 Judge Nadine Jessica Corazon Fama also orders Reynaldo Parojinog Jr to pay a P500,000-fine
Duterte orders return of 'drug war' cop Espenido to Ozamiz
(UPDATED) Jovie Espenido, who faces homicide charges over the killing of 6 people during an Ozamiz police operation, is going back to the city
Parojinogs now persons of interest in Ozamiz City judge slay
Cops suspect that Judge Edmundo Pintac's rejection of their plea to attend the wake and burial of their parents did not sit well with the Parojinog siblings
Judge handling Parojinog cases shot dead in Ozamiz City
(3rd UPDATE) Judge Pintac denied last year the petition of the arrested Parojinog siblings to attend the wake of their parents and relatives killed in a police raid
DOJ indicts Jovie Espenido for homicide over bloody Ozamiz raid
The justice department junks the complaints of murder and arbitrary detention against the celebrated cop and members of his team
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Fugitive Councilor Ardot Parojinog nabbed in Taiwan
Ricardo 'Ardot' Parojinog is the brother of Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr, who was shot dead in a police operation last year
P50-M shabu, firearms seized from Parojinog-linked homes in Ozamiz
Police say the shabu and the firearms were seized from 4 houses owned by supporters of the late Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr, who was killed in a bloody drug raid
Duterte raises bounty for 'ninja cops' to P3 million
The President, unsatisfied with the hunt for policemen who served as gunmen for the Parojinogs, decides to up the ante
Duterte himself cancelled Espenido’s Iloilo assignment – Dela Rosa
PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa says President Rodrigo Duterte himself revoked his own order assigning Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido to Iloilo City
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Dela Rosa: Espenido should be in Ozamiz, not Iloilo
Top cop Ronald dela Rosa says Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido has not finished his job in Ozamiz City
Aguirre wants Parojinogs drugs cases transferred to QC
The fact that they have been in power in Ozamiz City for so long is a clear indication that they have the capacity to influence says Justice Secretary Aguirre
Lanao del Norte mayor arrested over unlicensed firearms
Ozamiz City police confiscate two 9mm pistols two 45 pistols and 3 hand grenades
PNP tries to file drug charges vs slain Parojinog couple
The Department of Justice rejects the criminal complaint filed by police against Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr and his wife Susan who were killed in a police raid on July 30
Parojinog siblings test negative for drugs
The siblings are detained at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame upon their request as they await their arraignment
Ozamiz court won't allow Nova Parojinog, brother to attend parents' burial
Presiding Judge Edmundo Pintac says the Parojinog siblings who are facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and drugs are high risk suspects
P2-M reward for arrest of cops in cahoots with Parojinogs – Duterte
President Duterte warns the policemen shortlisted in the killing of so many civilians buried in the back of the barangay hall
Ozamiz police chief to get ‘special award,’ new assignment after Parojinog raid
Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido was the chief of police in Albuera Leyte and in Ozamiz City Misamis Occidental when their mayors were killed in the drug war
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Ozamiz City officials surrender firearms given by Parojinog family
The 42 loose firearms are surrendered to Chief Inspector Joven Espinido who is Ozamiz City s police chief
PNP to Parojinog witnesses: Bring your claims to court
PNP spokesperson Dionardo Carlos says it is the only way that erring cops can be penalized
Mayor Parojinog's brother on immigration lookout
There is a strong possibility that the foregoing personality may attempt to place himself beyond the reach of the legal processes Aguirre says
Parojinogs charged with illegal possession of firearms, drugs
UPDATED The Department of Justice also rules that the detention of the Parojinog siblings is valid even if the 36 hour prescribed period already lapsed
Autopsy reports point to Parojinogs fighting back – PNP
The PNP also clarifies that the white object that Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Parojinog refused to give to cops was a piece of paper containing names
Duterte on Parojinog slay: Police had to shoot
UPDATED The President says the Parojinogs of Ozamiz City got what they deserved
Robredo trusts gov't to thoroughly probe Parojinog slay
Vice President Leni Robredo says the deaths bring into question the method used in the police raid in Ozamiz City
DOJ panel: Parojinog siblings' arrest, inquest valid
A resolution recommending that charges be filed against Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Parojinog and her brother Reynaldo Parojinog Jr has yet to be released
Without charges, Parojinogs should already be released – Topacio
Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio says police should have freed Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Parojinog and her brother Reynaldo Parojinog Jr at 6 pm of Monday July 31
TIMELINE: Parojinog, from Duterte's narco list to a bloody raid
UPDATED The raid where members of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr s family die comes almost a year after President Rodrigo Duterte tagged them as narcopoliticians
CHR investigates raid that led to Parojinog death
The Commission on Human Rights probes into whether protocols were followed in the raid that led to the death of 15 people including the Ozamiz City mayor
Ferdinand Topacio to lead Parojinog legal team
Pati mga babae pati ina namatay? I think the magnitude of the killings is grossly disproportionate to a legitimate operation Topacio says
'You're not protected for life,' Escudero tells cops amid killings
The term of the incumbent administration is only for 6 years so whatever it is they re enjoying right now if they violate any of our existing laws they would have to face it anyway says the senator
From Kuratong Baleleng to elected gov't: The rise of the Parojinogs
The Parojinog patriarch Octavio Sr headed the military backed vigilante group in Misamis Occidental in the 1980s It splintered into crime syndicates
Malacañang 'presumes regularity' in Ozamiz police raid
The Palace also says President Rodrigo Duterte was not involved in a specific way in the raid that led to the death of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog
Parojinog siblings' lawyer questions detention in Crame
Lawyer Lawrence Carin says Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Parojinog and her brother Reynaldo Jr should not have been brought to Camp Crame adding that he was barred from entering their detention facility
Dela Rosa: 'Paralyzed' CCTVs during Parojinog raid 'wrong'
At the same time the PNP chief recalls the tragic fate of a police team that once attempted to arrest the Parojinog patriarch
Parojinog death a warning to other mayors – Dela Rosa
Mayors are warned not to fight back should police come knocking at their door
Ozamiz mayor Parojinog 'knew he would be killed'
UPDATED Slain Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog was aware of the threat to his life since President Duterte named him a narcopolitician a relative says
Ozamiz mayor wanted to surrender before raid – police
The police chief of Ozamiz City says Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog who was killed in a raid had expressed willingness to turn himself in
Deaths after nighttime warrants suspicious – Drilon
Both [Parojinog and Espinosa] are tagged as drug lords Too much of a coincidence? says Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon
Ozamiz mayor Parojinog killed in police raid
4th UPDATE The Parojinogs are among those included in President Rodrigo Duterte s drug list but they deny the allegations
Graft case vs Ozamiz City mayor, daughter junked with finality
The Sandiganbayan affirms its earlier decision on the case against Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr and his daughter Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog Echavez
9 killed in Ozamiz City police operation
3rd UPDATE Region 10 Police Spokesperson Superintendent Lemuel Gonda says 6 were arrested in the operation including a policeman
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Arrest orders vs Ozamiz City mayor, daughter over graft case
President Rodrigo Duterte previously linked the father and daughter tandem to the illegal drugs trade The vice mayor has a relationship with alleged drug lord and Bilibid inmate Herbert Colanggo
Ozamiz City raids target home of councilor, 10 others
11 houses across Ozamiz City including the home of a city councilor are raided by police personnel in search of firearms and illegal drugs
