Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Thursday, May 11, directed the Senate security to investigate a near physical clash between supporters of two Negros Oriental political titans - slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and suspended Negros Oriental Congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. Dela Rosa,...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has lifted the contempt order against a police officer who was linked to an assassination attempt in Dumaguete City. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who made a motion to lift the contempt order against PS/Sgt Noel Alabata at the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Speaker's office, Facebook) The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges may move to impose a new disciplinary action against Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. if he fails...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold public hearings in the towns of violence-hit Negros Oriental before it would decide whether or not to postpone the scheduled Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections in that province. Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson...
Suspended Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has apparently no intention to come home and might just wait for the next administration before surfacing. "Wala (none). Wala talaga siguro (there could be no intention of coming back). Just like mga previous people in the same...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – New witnesses are set to testify during the resumption of the Senate hearings on the assassination of Gov. Roel Degamo last March and various other killings in Negros Oriental over the past several years. MAYOR Janice Degamo (FB) This comes after additional cases of killings...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, May 9 disclosed that suspended Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves continually tries to reach out to him, but he refuses to answer his phone calls. Dela Rosa said he doesn’t want to entertain his calls to avoid the perception he...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Thursday, April 27, that he is keen on recommending amendments to the country's Firearms Law or Republic Act No. 10591, following the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs' hearing on the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Dela...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) assured on Friday, April 21, the safety of witnesses in the Senate hearing on the assassination of Gov. Roel Degamo and other killings in the province. MAYOR Janice Degamo “Regardless of their political affiliation or...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) Controversial Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has mentioned a scenario as well as a condition for him to come back home to the Philippines. Teves, who is tagged as the mastermind behind the...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Screenshot from Zoom) Suspended congressman, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. continues to make his exact whereabouts a mystery. In a press briefing via Zoom on Monday afternoon, April 17--his first since the...
(Unsplash) Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla pushed on Monday, April 17, for the imposition of the death penalty on security personnel who are involved in cases of murder. This, after he learned that such security personnel trained in the use of high-powered firearms took part in the killing of...
