Prosecution asks new judge in Calbayog mayor slay trial to allow witness substitution

TACLOBAN, Philippines – The private prosecutor for the family of Calbayog Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and the security escorts slain with him on March 8, 2021 filed a motion for reconsideration following the court’s denial of the motion to hear the testimonies of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent and the leader of the scenes of crime officers (SOCO) that investigated the killing.

Alma Uy, counsel for the Aquino camp, said Calbayog RTC Judge Reynaldo Clemens of Branch 31 on November...