The arrested gunmen in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo have started revealing vital information that could lead to the solution of the case, including the identification of the mastermind. Col. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said that once all the pieces of evidence is collated, justice will be served to Degamo, the eight other people who died in the attack and the more than 16 people who were wounded during the incident. “The information shared by the suspects are very important. They have already executed extra-judicial confession and what they revealed has probative value, especially the video call between the suspects and the mastermind,” said Fajardo. “The PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation believe that after we collate all the pieces of evidence, this case would be nearing its solution,” she added. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla earlier revealed that the suspects in the March 4 brazen attack on Degamo and the alleged mastermind had a video call prior to the gun attack. Remulla did not disclose the information on the topic of the video call. He added that there was also no motive mentioned. On Monday, PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. disclosed that the four suspects arrested by the local police and military, including former soldiers, in pursuit operations have already started cooperating with the investigators. All of the four suspects are now under the custody of the Department of Justice. Asked of the motive behind the killing as disclosed by the suspects, Fajardo said there is no exact motive yet. “But we are not discounting the political aspect in this case considering that Governor Degamo was an elected official,” said Fajardo. Meanwhile, the PNP is continuously conducting an internal investigation to determine the possible lapses that led to the death of Degamo. Azurin earlier said that among the issues being looked into is the failure to comply on his order last month to al chiefs of police to conduct threat assessment on all elected and appointed public officials in their areas, the failure to conduct checkpoint that may have foiled the movement of Degamo killers and how the gunmen easily entered the compound were the killing occurred. Fajardo said both the entire police force of Bayawan City and the Sta. Catalina town was already sacked and replaced.