ɪɾ ɪz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ mˈɔɪzᵻz ˈɑːɹ. ɛspɪnˈoʊsə ˌɛsˈɑːɹ., ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌv mˈæsbeɪt hˌuː wʌz ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
It is named for Moises R. Espinosa Sr., a former Representative of Masbate who was assassinated at the airport on March 17, 1989.