One of the 'masterminds' in the March 4 killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel R. Degamo and eight other persons has been arrested by the NBI, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Friday, March 31. ManilaBulletin
One of the "masterminds" in the March 4 killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel R. Degamo and eight other persons has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation , Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Friday, March 31.
While Remulla did not reveal the name of the arrested person, he said: “Siya ‘yung pinaghahanap namin talaga .”The arrest of one of the suspected masterminds “is a breakthrough,” he said as he noted that “the Degamo case is 99 percent solved.”“We want to get the details first. We want to see the attitude and we have to take a break kasi this has been very intense and now we can heave a sigh for a few days while we are still getting more details,” he pointed out.
Teves is still abroad. He refused to return to the Philippines after his official travel ended last March 9. He claimed “security reasons” for his continued stay abroad.
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