
WATCH | Remulla: Teves eyed among masterminds in Degamo murder
Sec. Remulla claimed that it is possible there are at least two or three masterminds in the Degamo case.
Sec. Remulla claimed that it is possible there are at least two or three masterminds in the Degamo case.
The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges will review the petition letter filed by the wife of assassinated Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo seeking the expulsion of Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.
The camp of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Monday urged the House of Representatives to lift the 60-day suspension order it issued last week. The lawyers of Teves claimed that except for his inability to appear personally, he has not committed any act that would impair the dignity, integrity, and reputation of the House.
Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio, the lawyer of Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., has dared investigators to file charges against the lawmaker over his alleged involvement in the murder of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla admitted Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is being considered as a possible mastermind in the killing of provincial governor Roel Degamo.
Policemen seized several high powered firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition inside the residential compound owned by Pryde Henry Teves, the younger brother of beleaguered Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., Politiko has learned.
Former chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo said the 60-day suspension imposed by the House against Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves was “transgression of due process of law.”
Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. cannot appeal his suspension based on the Rules of the House of Representatives.
“Under my leadership, the House of Representatives will never ever countenance any conduct unbecoming of a House member,” Romualdez stressed.
The wife of assassinated Negros Gov. Roel Degamo has enumerated the reasons why the House of Representatives should expel Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.