Panayam kay Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo ng Negros Oriental hinggil sa pagpapa-deport pabalik ng Plipinas kay dating Cong. Arnie Teves
Panayam kay Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo ng Negros Oriental hinggil sa pagpapa-deport pabalik ng Plipinas kay dating Cong. Arnie Teves. Napagusapan din ang plano nito sa darating na eleksyon sa susunod na taon
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00:00 We will now interview the Pamplona Mayor of Negros, Janice Digamo.
00:06 We will be talking to her first about what is happening with the cases.
00:12 We know that she is a victim of violent acts.
00:15 She is a victim of massacres and chaos in Negros.
00:19 We will find out what happened to Tevez.
00:23 Mayor, this is Mike Abbey. Mike Abbey Live. Good morning.
00:27 Yes. Good morning, Sir Mike and to all the listeners.
00:34 Thank you for your time.
00:35 I know that we have been interviewing you for a few times, even in the past.
00:39 Thank you for the opportunity.
00:41 Now, we want to know what you see and feel here in the development.
00:47 Until now, Tevez is still abroad but he is now under control.
00:53 What is the latest news? Will he be able to return home? What are you expecting?
00:59 Like the news reports of DOJ, their announcements,
01:07 we also hear that the chances of him being brought back to the Philippines is very big.
01:16 There is a big possibility that he will be able to return home and will be held accountable.
01:21 However, they try to avail of all legal remedies available to them in Timor-Leste.
01:30 While the president of Timor has a pronouncement and the DOJ has their beliefs and what should be done to Tevez,
01:42 but their camp has a legal remedy.
01:48 I think right now, we are waiting for the result of their appeal,
01:57 when he will be able to return home and the possibility of how he can return home,
02:05 whether it is extradition or other choices that the court will make.
02:10 But like what Sec. Nico is saying, that is also what we believe.
02:16 All the government's approved requests, all the documentary requirements that come from the side of the victims and the witnesses,
02:28 were passed on to their judges.
02:32 So maybe more than what man can do,
02:38 the prayer of the entire people is that we need to give wisdom to the people who will make the decision on what should be done to Tevez.
02:50 Well, as of now, there is no trial. The court is not moving yet. Is that right?
02:56 In the murder case, we already have a schedule.
03:00 June until October, the schedule is already planned for the perpetrators, the gunmen.
03:08 So every month starting June, there will be a hearing for them.
03:14 But for Arnie, the moment he will return home, we will go back to the process that we went through before we reach the point of hearing.
03:27 Because we're done with the pre-trial, so it's really a hearing.
03:31 We expect that when he returns home, the steps we took going and leading to the direction of finally being able to meet in court,
03:41 it will really start.
03:44 We talked together with our legal counsel, the private counterpart of our government prosecutor, that we will request a marathon hearing.
03:56 Is this in Meto Manila? There are cases that have been transferred to Meto Manila, right?
04:02 Yes, that's right. The case is in Manila.
04:05 And in our opinion, it's really just right.
04:10 Considering what they can do and what their connections are, it should be there so the media can see.
04:21 We are grateful to you, Sir Mike, because you really didn't leave this case.
04:27 There is a need for the public to be aware of what's happening.
04:32 Because the power of money is very powerful, which we believe until now they still have.
04:39 That's true. And Mayor, there are so many lives that were lost there.
04:44 It's not common for that to happen to you, so justice should be given.
04:49 If you were able to control former Congressman Tevez, there is a big chance that things will be clear.
04:55 I'm not saying he's guilty, but at least he faced the charges and was given a punishment by people who are possibly behind this,
05:03 and have connections to this, especially to what happened to you.
05:06 It's painful because what happened to you is not common, Mayor.
05:08 Yes, that's right.
05:10 That's why, thank you very much for doing the role of the media in society.
05:16 We really need to stand up because it is through you that we will be heard.
05:21 What's happening, how it's happening, and what's happening to us.
05:24 That's why, thank you.
05:25 Mayor, I'll just go ahead.
05:27 We all know that next year, it's the election, so it's a local-national.
05:31 What is your plan, Mayor, in your place?
05:34 Will you be the Governor? Will you remain as Mayor? What can we learn?
05:38 I am on my last term as Mayor. There are different local parties right now in Negros Oriental that we were advised to meet and discuss
05:52 if we could come up with a unity team, which is in the process of...
05:56 It's a good suggestion that you are making in the name of peace. We in Negros, even though we have different parties,
06:08 I can honestly say this, except for the Trevises in the South, Arnie and Henry,
06:14 we face each election as enemies, but no one dies.
06:20 But dealing with these kind of people is a different story.
06:24 So, in the position I'm running in, I'm also challenging the people who took away what was Ruel's.
06:33 We would like to take away what they took away from Ruel, in a manner different from what they did.
06:38 Because what they did was not a joke.
06:42 But what we will do, a democratic way of taking away the power, God willing, will be given by the Lord.
06:49 What is your plan in Negros regarding your local positions?
06:53 You have the right to do so if you want to be a governor or whatever.
06:57 Good luck. The challenge will be overcome.
07:00 Yes, that's right.
07:02 Thank you, Mayor.
07:03 I don't want to waste my husband's death.
07:05 We want to see lasting peace happening in Negros Oriental because Negros is the only place we will ever call home.
07:13 Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Good morning, Ma'am.
07:15 Thank you, Sir Mike.
07:17 My friends, this is Mayor Janice Digamo.
07:20 She is the wife of the late governor.
07:23 So, it's almost due. This is just the beginning.
07:26 Three months of trial.
07:28 Hopefully, justice will be served for her.
07:32 Former Congressman Tevez is still abroad.
07:34 But let's see when he will be allowed to return home.
07:36 It's up to our government to government.
07:39 How will Tevez be able to return home to the Philippines to face the many cases that were filed against him
07:45 about what happened in their province and political issues.