'Sinabi ko lang sa kanila na makakaasa sila na magkakaroon ng hustisya dito sa inyong probinsya na naging masyadong magulo,' says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after meeting the family of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.
Negros Oriental Governor Roel DegamoMarcos arrived at Degamo’s home, where the wake was being held, past 6 pm on Wednesday night. He met with members of Degamo’s family, including the governor’s wife, Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo.Sinabi ko lang sa kanila na makakaasa sila na magkakaroon ng hustisya dito sa inyong probinsya na naging masyadong maguloMarcos said he also offered to provide assistance to other victims who were hospitalized and recovering after the incident.
Degamo was earlier killed by heavily armed men – among them former soldiers dishonorably discharged from the Philippine Army – who barged into an aid distribution activity outside his residential compound in Pamplona town, Negros Oriental. The Department of Justice earlier said all four suspects in Degamo’s killing, along with eight others, had offered to cooperate with the government in its investigation. Of the four suspects, two were being evaluated for enrollment in the DOJ’s witness protection program .
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