Negros Oriental Vice Governor Carlo Jorge Joan Reyes has been sworn into office on Saturday as the province's new governor following the killing of Governor Roel Degamo earlier in the day.
Negros Oriental Vice Governor Carlo Jorge Joan Reyes takes his oath of office as governor before Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Saturday, March 4, 2023, following the killing of Gov. Roel Degamo. Benhur Abalos FB
Negros Oriental Vice Governor Carlo Jorge Joan Reyes has been sworn into office on Saturday as the province's new governor following the killing of Governor Roel Degamo earlier in the day.
"Sa pinagsanib na pwersa ng kapulisyahan at militar, asahan niyong hindi tayo titigil hanggang sa makamit ang hustisya sa mga biktima ng karahasang ito," Abalos said. Degamo was at his residence in Pamplona, Negros Oriental on Saturday morning distributing aid to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program when armed men barged in and
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