Qualla: Pamplona Massacre https://qualla.com/pamplona-massacre en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/9/x/m/pamplona-massacre-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Pamplona Massacre https://qualla.com/pamplona-massacre Pamplona Massacre: Introduction https://qualla.com/pamplona-massacre/ Photo credit Philippine National Police (PNP), Public domain. On a Saturday morning in March 2023, Governor Roel Degamo stood in the yard of his Pamplona residence handing out government aid to local families. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program brought beneficiaries from across the community, and Degamo moved among them in the routine rhythm of constituency work. At approximately 9:36 a.m., a group of armed men stormed the property and opened fire. Degamo and nine other people died that day in what became one of the most brazen political killings in recent Philippine history.

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/9/x/m/pamplona-massacre-wp/w9xm-pamplona-massacre-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Pamplona Massacre: A Governor Contested https://qualla.com/pamplona-massacre/ Photo credit Philippine National Police (PNP), Public domain. The violence had roots in the contested 2022 gubernatorial election. Degamo, running for a fourth term, initially lost to Pryde Henry Teves, who was proclaimed governor. But Degamo filed an electoral protest before the Commission on Elections, and a recount followed. During the r...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/9/x/m/pamplona-massacre-wp/w9xm-pamplona-massacre-a-governor-contested.mp3 0:06 2 full Pamplona Massacre: The Morning Everything Changed https://qualla.com/pamplona-massacre/ Photo credit Philippine National Police (PNP), Public domain. The attackers struck without warning. Degamo was shot multiple times and rushed to Negros Polymedic Hospital in Sibulan, where he was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m. Among the other victims were a barangay councilor and a civilian mistaken for one of the governor's bodyguards -- pe...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/9/x/m/pamplona-massacre-wp/w9xm-pamplona-massacre-the-morning-everything-changed.mp3 0:06 3 full Pamplona Massacre: The Hunt for a Congressman https://qualla.com/pamplona-massacre/ Photo credit Philippine National Police (PNP), Public domain. Eleven suspects, all former military personnel, were taken into custody. Two of them named a certain "Cong Teves" as the mastermind, testifying that they had been told the governor was a drug lord. Arnie Teves, the representative of Negros Oriental's 3rd district, was abroad at t...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/9/x/m/pamplona-massacre-wp/w9xm-pamplona-massacre-the-hunt-for-a-congressman.mp3 0:06 4 full Pamplona Massacre: Justice Across Borders https://qualla.com/pamplona-massacre/ Photo credit Philippine National Police (PNP), Public domain. Teves was arrested in Dili, Timor-Leste, in March 2024. Because the Philippines has no extradition treaty with the small Southeast Asian nation, his case became a diplomatic puzzle. An initial extradition approval was overturned by a Timorese appellate court in March 2025. But on...

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