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Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo ( in green jacket) arrives at the Manila Regional Trial Court at the Manila City Hall on June 26, 2024 for the arraignment of the accused in the 2023 assassination of her husband, Governor Roel Degamo. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo ( in green jacket) arrives at the Manila Regional Trial Court at the Manila City Hall on June 26, 2024 for the arraignment of the accused in the 2023 assassination of her husband, Governor Roel Degamo. The governor was gunned down inside his residence in Pamplona on March 4, 2023 while distributing aid to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Janice Degamo

Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171939376703320240626-degamo-janice-manila-rtc-JC-4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo ( in green jacket) arrives at the Manila Regional Trial Court at the Manila City Hall on June 26, 2024 for the arraignment of the accused in the 2023 assassination of her husband, Governor Roel Degamo. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN NewsPamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo ( in green jacket) arrives at the Manila Regional Trial Court at the Manila City Hall on June 26, 2024 for the arraignment of the accused in the 2023 assassination of her husband, Governor Roel Degamo. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo ( in green jacket) arrives at the Manila Regional Trial Court at the Manila City Hall on June 26, 2024 for the arraignment of the accused in the 2023 assassination of her husband, Governor Roel Degamo. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Government prosecutors presented their first witness on the first day of trial for the multiple murder cases of former Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr.</p><p>Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, widow of governor Roel Degamo, attended the trial while Teves remains in Timor Leste where extradition proceedings against him are on-going.</p><p>Before the trial proper, accused Marvin Miranda was arraigned and did not enter a plea, prompting the court to enter a not guilty plea.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/26/court-issues-gag-order-on-degamo-case-doj-1642">READ: Court issues gag order on Degamo case: DOJ</a></div><p>Siblings Angelo and Jay Ann Palagtiw entered not guilty pleas. </p><p>Lawyers from the prosecution and defense, as well as Degamo refused to grant interviews with the media after the hearing. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/29/23/teves-co-accused-in-degamo-slay-plead-not-guilty"></a><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(29, 29, 29);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><a class="fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/29/23/teves-co-accused-in-degamo-slay-plead-not-guilty">Teves&#x27; co-accused in Degamo murder cases plead not guilty</a></span></div><p><span id="isPasted"></span>Degamo said there is a supposed gag order from Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 51 Presiding Judge Merianthe Pacita Zuraek.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Government prosecutors presented their first witness on the first day of trial for the multiple murder cases of former Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr.</p>

Government prosecutors presented their first witness on the first day of trial for the multiple murder cases of former Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr.

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Degamo murder trial starts; judge issues gag order

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published Jun 26, 2024 05:31 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 27, 2024 01:09 AM PHT

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