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Episodic violence in Negros Oriental continues despite increased police presence in the aftermath of the assassination of governor Roel Degamo, prompting senators to call on the Commission on Elections to place the province under its control and postpone the holding of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections there this October.

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN It has been almost a month after the killing of Gov. Roel Degamo and eight others in Negros Oriental, but the Joint Task Force Negros

Police operatives recover belongings reportedly owned by suspects in the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo during a raid at a sugar mill in

Remulla claims Degamo slay '99% solved,' says Teves in midst of it all The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A CIDG operative recovers more ammunition and a high powered firearm from the compound owned by former Negros Oriental Gov. Pryde

Killed suspect in Degamos assassination identified

Charges of illegal possession of firearms were filed by the police yesterday against Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. and his two sons, Kurt Matthew and Axel, in connection with three murder cases in the province in 2019.

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Army chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (left) visits 11th Infantry Battalion soldiers in Negros Oriental, a day before the scheduled

Under Duterte, red-tagging is used as a weapon to silence dissent and as justification for human rights abuses.