Cong Teves admits being tagged as the ‘mastermind’ in the murder of Degamo

BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor

NEGROS ORIENTAL -

Congressman Arnie Teves admitted of being tagged by other people as the alleged mastermind into the killing of Governor Roel Degamo. The slain governor and 8 other civilians were among those who were killed during the attack on March 4, while distributing the 4Ps subsidy inside his residence in Pamplona town, this province.

"Ito ang matagal ko nang kinakatakot na mangyari.

Bakit? Expected ko na, na ako na naman ang pagbibintangan," apparently referring to the killing of Degamo.

Teves also questioned the fast arrest of the alleged suspects several hours after the Governor was gunned down while in the distribution of 4Ps assistance to qualified poor and deserving residents.

"Bakit nakapasok o pinapasok ng ganun lamang ang mga tao na sa aking pag aanalisa ay parang magkakilala sila ng nasa gate. At hindi lang yun, siguro nakapasok na wala man lang resistance," Teves said.

It can be recalled that the Teves and Degamo family are political rivals during the 2022 national and local elections.

The congressman's brother, Henry Teves, was Degamo's top opponent in the 2022 gubernatorial elections in Negros Oriental.

After the counting in May 2022, Henry was proclaimed winner by the Comelec but Degamo contested the result, and instead appealed to the Comelec enbanc to declare as nuisance candidate a certain Greco "Ruel Degamo" in