Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, an ally of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was the third politician killed since the 2022 general election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA – A provincial governor in central Philippines and five others were shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday, in the latest attack against politicians in this violence-plagued nation.
Mr Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental province, and five others were killed in the shooting, his widow said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned what he described as the “assassination” of his political ally and warned the perpetrators to “surrender now”. “My government will not rest until we have brought the perpetrators of this dastardly and heinous crime to justice,” he said.She said investigators should “start looking at the political feud that has gripped Negros Oriental and has taken so many lives”.Mr Degamo was distributing aid inside his compound at around 9.30am when he was shot, provincial police spokesman Kym Lopez said.
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