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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The House of Representatives鈥� Quad Committee has summoned Irmina Espino, a trusted aide of Sen. Christopher Lawrence 鈥淏ong鈥� Go and an alleged accomplice in the financial operations related to the Duterte administration鈥檚 drug war.

During the hearing on Friday, Oct. 11, retired police colonel Royina Garma said Go was working with Espino, who is also known as 鈥淢uking.鈥�

Garma also implicated Espino in 鈥渟ensitive communications and financial dealings鈥� related to the drug war.

She testified that in 2016, Espino reached out to her to obtain then-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 11 Chief Col. Edilberto Leonardo鈥檚 contact information at then-President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 request.

鈥淎 certain individual named Muking contacted me by phone to request Leonardo鈥檚 contact details, which I promptly provided,鈥� Garma noted in her affidavit to the Quad Committee.

According to Garma, Espina was a staff member in Go鈥檚 office at the Davao City Hall during Duterte鈥檚 time as mayor.

Espina continued to work with Go when he became Special Assistant to then-President Duterte, serving as assistant secretary in his office, Garma added.

Quad Committee overall chair Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers emphasized the urgency of investigating Espino鈥檚 involvement in the financial transactions related to the drug war.

鈥淐omsec (Committee Secretariat), please coordinate with the PMS (Presidential Management Staff) and invite the name Muking,鈥� Barbers ordered during the quad hearing.

In her affidavit submitted to the Quad Committee on Friday, Garma implicated Duterte and Go in orchestrating a nationwide campaign that led to the extrajudicial killings of drug suspects during the Duterte administration.

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Go denied the allegations against him on Saturday, saying he has 鈥渘o participation whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in the operational requirements of the war on drugs.鈥�