THE Manila Times has not always supported the frequent moves within the Senate to conduct an investigation every time something untoward happens in our public life. Not every incident is worth the expense of time and resources that an inquiry entails. The determining factor should always be whether the public interest will be served.

Now, as we consider the clamor of the Senate minority for the chamber to investigate the decision by the Department of Justice to downgrade the charges against police officials and operatives involved in the killing of former Albuera, Leyte mayor Rolando Espinosa inside a jail cell in Baybay, Leyte, we find ourselves in the position of urging the Senate to investigate this matter.

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