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• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Justice has been served to the people of Negros Oriental. This was the reaction of Roel Ragay Degamo after the Supreme Court upheld
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, Feb. 14, finally resolved the controversy involving the gubernatorial post in Negros Oriental as it affirmed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling that Roel R. Degamo is the duly-elected governor.
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Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo (Facebook) MANILA - The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions questioning the result of the Negros Oriental gubernatorial race between Pryde Henry Teves and Roel Degamo. In a statement, the high tribunal said it upheld the win of Roel Degamo and has junked the petitions filed by Teves and Grego "Ruel" Degamo against the Commission on Elections (Comelec). "The Court found that the Commission on Elections en banc did not commit grave abuse of discretion in issuing its Resolution in SPA No. 21-085 (DC) dated September 1, 2022 in favor of Roel Degamo," the SC said. The Comelec en banc affirmed the resolution of the Second Division, which ruled Grego "Ruel" Degamo as a nuisance candidate and annulled Teves' proclamation as the provincial governor. The votes obtained by Grego Degamo was credited in favor of Roel Degamo. The final recount showed Roel Degamo got 331,726 votes while Teves had 301,319. Teves relinq