A P5 million bounty for anyone who can give information behind the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo has been offered by the justice department through Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.
Remulla said he also ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the incident.
“The department, together with all the other law enforcement agencies, will not rest until justice is met. The killers as well as the mastermind/s will be uncovered and will be held accountable for the incident,” Remulla said in a statement.
“The violent and senseless manner by which the perpetrators carried out their plan cannot and will not be tolerated. Not only did they kill their target, but they killed innocent civilians along the way. There is absolutely no room for such evil doings in this country,” he added.
Degamo was killed by at least 10 gunmen while attending to his constituents in front of his house in Pamplona, Negros Oriental on Saturday morning. Nine others were injured when armed men opened fire at Degamo.
Initial investigation revealed that six suspects wearing pixelized uniforms and carrying long firearms shot Degamo, who was entertaining beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) program at his residence in Barangay San Isidro.
