Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
WITH all eyes on the Percy Lapid murder case, it's easy to forget the pile of unsolved murder cases from the past six years. For instance, a week from now will be three years since radio broadcaster Dindo Generoso was gunned down in Dumaguete City. Initially, the progress of the case was fast. Two of the suspects were arrested, the suspected triggerman surrendered, and the owner of the backup vehicle was identified. Murder charges were filed against the four. Alas, three years later and all is quiet on that front. Then Negros Oriental Provincial Police Director Julian Entoma didn't live to see the killers brought to justice. He passed away in August 2021, at 57 years.
However, the case was suddenly back in the limelight after Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo claimed that the alleged triggerman and one of the accomplices are among the 100 plus persons whose applications for quarry operations were cleared by Pryde Henry Teves and endorsed to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). Mr. Teves, the brother of Negros Oriental Third District Rep. Arnie Teves, served as governor from June 30 until the special provincial board of canvassers in Negros Oriental on October 3 canceled his certificate of proclamation and proclaimed Degamo the rightful winner of the May 9, 2022 elections.
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