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Teves enters ‘not guilty’ plea in Degamo slay case
A Manila court entered a not guilty plea for expelled Negros Oriental lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. after he refused to enter a plea himself.
Teves invoked his right to remain silent during his arraignment via video teleconference.
He is facing 10 counts of murder, 13 counts of frustrated murder, and five counts of attempted murder for the March 2023 attack that killed Governor Roel Degamo and ten others.
The court has set the pre-marking of evidence for August 4 and the pre-trial proper for August 20.
Teves was recently deported from Timor-Leste and arrived in the Philippines on May 29.
He was initially detained at the NBI's detention facility but has since been ordered transferred to the Manila City Jail.
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Former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives before Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 12.
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Former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. is set to be arraigned on Thursday before Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 12 for murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges.
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