GUNMEN opened fire at Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo in front of his house in Pamplona town Saturday morning, killing him and five others in the latest attack against local officials.
Roel Degamo in front of his house in Pamplona town Saturday morning, killing him and five others in the latest attack against local officials.Authorities reported that three suspects were arrested by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office in Sitio Punong, Barangay Cansumalig, Bayawan, Saturday afternoon.
Degamo was slain just weeks after the Supreme Court en banc dismissed the petitions of his political rival, former Bayawan City mayor Pryde Henry Teves, whose victory in the gubernatorial race in Negros Oriental in the 2022 elections was nullified by the Commission on Elections in favor of Degamo.The League of Provinces of the Philippines on Saturday deplored the killing of Degamo. It also offered its 'heartfelt condolences' to Degamo's family.
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