A police spokesperson describes the attack as a strafing incident during a town meeting.
In a separate statement, Pelare said six suspects with “long firearms” perpetuated the shooting and fled onboard two SUVs. Several other civilians were wounded in the attack. There were five others who died with him who were there to ask for help,” the mayor said, calling on the national government to bring justice to their family. [Henry Teves](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/explainers/how-roel-degamo-unseated-henry-teves-governor-negros-oriental-after-elections-may-2022/) stepping down from the governor’s post, Negros Oriental has been in the news for issues related to escalating political conflict. He was serving his constituents on a Saturday along with his department heads. [Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo](https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/supreme-court-degamo-remains-negros-oriental-governor/) on Saturday morning, March 4, just outside Barangay 9 in Pamplona town, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Negros Oriental office said.
NEGROS Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo was ambushed at his residence in the town of Pamplona Saturday morning, according to the regional police office in Central ...
Degamo was attending to 4Ps beneficiaries at the entrance of his residence when still unidentified men who were wearing "pixelized uniform and in full battle gear" shot the governor several times, hitting him and some civilians," said Police Lt. Authorities have yet to confirm degamo's condition but reports reaching The Manila Times at noon said he was killed in the shooting that transpired at 9:36 a.m. at his residence in Barangay San Isidro, Sto.
Police confirmed that Negros Or. Governor Roel Degamo was among the wounded victims of the shooting incident on Saturday morning, March 4.
Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. Nuebe, in Pamplona town, in Negros Oriental on Saturday morning, March 4. As of this posting, Pelare said that the provincial director of Negros Oriental Police Office (NOPPO), Police Colonel Reynaldo Lizardo, is currently in the area conducting investigation.
Negros Oriental Roel Degamo was shot by armed men “in full battle gear” at his residence in Sto. Nuebe, Pamplona Saturday morning (March 4).
Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo had died following an armed attack inside his home in Pamplona town Saturday morning, his ally Siaton Mayor Fritz Diaz ...
The high court junked former Gov. Saturday's violence is the latest attack on local officials. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Region VII police.
Negros Oriental Governor Roel Ragay Degamo was shot inside his home compound in Barangay Nueve, in Pamplona town, Negros Oriental, on Saturday morning, ...
Upon entry, the gunmen opened fire on Degamo who was in the middle of a meeting with some of his constituents. Degamo, his bodyguards, and some civilians were also wounded in the shooting. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 4) — Negros Oriental Governor Roel Ragay Degamo was shot inside his home compound in Barangay Nueve, in Pamplona town, Negros Oriental, on Saturday morning, police said.
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Roel Ragay Degamo of Negros Oriental province was wounded in an ambush on Saturday, March 4. According to a spot report from the Negros ...
We will quickly get to the bottom of this. Degamo was talking to some of his constituents who are 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) beneficiaries in front of his house when a group of individuals clad in Army and Navy uniforms in full battle gear and were riding two SUVs shot the governor several times, victimizing other civilians as well. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless assassination of Gov. “Nagbigay na ako ng direktiba sa Philippine National Police (PNP) na magsagawa ng hot pursuit operations para agad na mahuli ang mga suspek na responsable sa krimeng ito. Lord, help the governor to be ok).” Tabange si Gov ma OK (I thought I was going to die.
Filipino Governor Roel Degamo has been assassinated by gunmen disguised as security forces outside his home in Negros Oriental province, officials and ...
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A provincial governor in the central Philippines was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday in the latest attack against local officials, police said.
Mamintal Adiong, governor of the southern province of Lanao del Sur, was shot and wounded in February in an attack that killed his driver and three police escorts. Degamo, 56, is the latest to be targeted in the Philippines' long history of attacks on politicians, and is at least the third to be shot since local elections just last year. MANILA, Philippines — A provincial governor in the central Philippines was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday in the latest attack against local officials, police said.
Janice, in a Facebook livestream, confirmed that her husband was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m. by the attending physician of the Negros Polymedic Hospital.
Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. by the attending physician of the Negros Polymedic Hospital. Janice, in a Facebook livestream, confirmed that her husband was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m.
In a Facebook post, Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo said her husband was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m., saying, "The governor does not deserve that kind of death.".
We will quickly get to the bottom of this," he added. condemned in the strongest possible terms the "senseless assassination" of Gov. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr.
NEGROS Oriental Governor Roel Degamo was shot and killed outside his home in Barangay San Isidro, Sto. Nuebe, Pamplona town on Saturday, March 4, 2023
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MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday vowed justice for the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.Marcos condemned “in the ...
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Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo was killed and nine others were injured when armed men fired shots while the official was distributing aid at his ...
We will quickly get to the bottom of this.) —Jamil Santos and Richa Noriega/KG/VBL, GMA Integrated News Adiong survived, but four of his companions were killed. "The investigation into this murder is developing rapidly. "I am warning all those involved in this killing: you can run but you cannot hide. [denounced](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/862797/marcos-condemns-negros-oriental-gov-degamo-assassination/story/?just_in) the killing and said the investigation is “developing rapidly."
Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo died after being shot at home by still unidentified suspects, Saturday, an attack that also killed five others.
Roel Degamo." More or less, 10 suspects were seen fleeing from the scene and are now being pursued by joint security forces." "Governor Degamo did not deserve that kind of death. "Give the governor the justice he deserves." "There were five others who died with him who were there to ask for help," according to the mayor of Pamplona. The provincial official was said to be "entertaining 4Ps beneficiaries at the entrance of his residence when suddenly a group of persons wearing pixelized uniform and in full battle gear shot the governor several times hitting the latter and some civilians."
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen in military uniforms fatally shot a governor and five civilians on Saturday while the provincial leader was meeting ...
According to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Negros Oriental, the killing happened in Barangay 9, in Pamplona town. He was pronounced dead at around 11:41 ...
[ran for the fourth time](https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/list-names-candidates-negros-oriental-province-philippines-2022/) despite having completed his three terms. The slain governor entered politics in 1998 after he was elected councilor of the town of Siatown, and served in the same position until 2007. Nineteen days before Degamo was slain, on February 14, the Henry Teves, Degamo’s competitor, was first declared winner in the gubernatorial poll in 2022. Since the decision was only made at the division level, Ruel Degamo appealed it to the Comelec’s en banc. The High Court compelled the Comelec en banc to act on the pending petition. In 2010, he was elected provincial member of Negros Oriental – garnering the highest votes in his province’s third legislative district. He was later elected chairperson of the PCL Central Visayas. He finished his primary education at Pio Macahig Memorial School, and his secondary at the St. At that time, his party, PDP-Laban, was neither as powerful nor influential as it is today – but Degamo He was pronounced dead at around 11:41 am, as confirmed by his wife Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo in a Degamo was shot dead when he was attending an event for 4Ps beneficiaries.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Saturday denounced the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.
"Every single incident like this ambush puts a dent in our people’s trust in the government. Degamo, who has served his constituents well," the governors' league said. We cannot keep on letting these go on, especially when it puts innocent civilians in the crossfire," Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said in a statement. Roel Degamo of Negros Oriental," Marcos said in a "The investigation into this murder is developing rapidly. "I am warning all those involved in this killing: you can run but you cannot hide.
THREE alleged suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo were arrested by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office in Sitio Punong, ...
As to the condition of the victims, the statement said that the police "will await the updates to be given by the families and hospital authorities as we hope that the victims are safe from danger." The Bayawan police station, together with the the Philippine Army and Special Action Force, launched a hot-pursuit operation that resulted in the arrest of the three. THREE alleged suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo were arrested by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office in Sitio Punong, Barangay Cansumalig, Bayawan around 4:20 p.m.
The Philippine National Police and Philippine Army arrested three suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo during a hot pursuit ...
"As a highly professional organization, the Philippine Army does not condone the unauthorized use of uniforms, firearms, or insignia by any group or individual. — with Richa Noriega/DVM/VBL, GMA Integrated News "I am warning all those involved in this killing: you can run but you cannot hide. [ordered the Philippine National Police to conduct manhunt operations](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/862802/dilg-orders-manhunt-for-killers-of-negros-oriental-gov-degamo/story/) for the gunmen, the Department of Justice had [offered a P5 million reward](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/862810/doj-offers-p5-million-reward-for-information-on-negros-oriental-governor-s-killers/story/) for anyone who could provide information on who was behind the killings. [denounced the "assassination of a sitting governor,"](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/862797/marcos-condemns-negros-oriental-gov-degamo-assassination/story/) and said his government would not rest until the perpetrators were brought to justice. The Philippine National Police and Philippine Army arrested three suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo during a hot pursuit operation in Bayawan City.
The DSWD-7 said that none of the 4Ps beneficiaries were harmed when armed men attacked Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on Saturday.
Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. At the same time, they also condemn Governor Degamo’s killing. MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) said that none of the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) were harmed when armed men attacked Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo outside of his home on Saturday morning.
Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos has sworn in Negros Oriental Vice Governor Carlo Jorge Joan Reyes as the new governor of the province.
He is at least the third to be shot since last year's general election. President Ferdinand Marcos condemned what he described as the "assassination" of his political ally and warned the perpetrators to "surrender now it will be your best option". “As the police and military join forces, expect that we will not stop until justice is secured for the victims of this violence,” he added in Filipino.
Money, a lot of money, played a key role in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo who was killed along with eight other people in a brazen ...
near the boundary of Lanao del Sur and Bukidnon; the attack that killed Aparri, Cagayan Mayor Rommel Alameda and five others in Nueva Vizcaya; and the failed ambush on Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur Mayor Ohto Montawal in Pasay City. The first was the ambush which was survived by Lanao del Sur Gov. “Money played a major role in this kind of incident. Edmar Sayon, also from Army’s 11th IB; and civilians Lestor Chris Arnold, Marlo Quilnet, Fredilito Café, Chyrell Garpen, Rosa Banquerigo, Vickmar G Rayoso, Mayben Jun Torremocha, Nikki Espinas and Pedro Flores. Pueblo in Pamplona town at 9:45 a.m. Money, a lot of money, played a key role in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo who was killed along with eight other people in a brazen attack in his residence in Pamplona town, a police official said .
Gunmen in military uniforms fatally shot Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and five civilians while the provincial leader was meeting villagers at his home ...
Police said they killed one of the suspects in a clash. of southern Lanao del Sur province was wounded and four of his bodyguards killed in an attack on their convoy. Police set up security checkpoints and launched a province-wide search for the suspects.