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Kerwin starts learning the ropes of being mayor
Manila Bulletin
|May 17, 2025
It seems like Kerwin Espinosa has buckled down to serious business after he was elected mayor of Albuera, a town in Leyte province once considered as the "drug capital in Eastern Visayas.
Espinosa, who once confessed to being a drug lord, posted a photo on Facebook showing him reading a book on the Local Government Code.
"No time wasted for the new challenges of my life. You'll learn how to manage all your obligations when you have the perseverance to do so," the caption of the post read.
The photo has garnered hundreds of reactions, comments, and shares after it was posted around 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 15.
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