President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called for the reinstatement of Supt. Marvin Marcos, the leader of the regional police unit that killed Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. in a jail raid.

The Department of Justice downgraded the cases filed against the police officers from murder to homicide, a move that was widely criticized by senators who also held hearings on the killing.

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