Teves discharged from PGH, returns to jail

Former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr., who underwent emergency surgery for an appendectomy on June 18, was discharged from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and returned to his detention cell at Annex 2 of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Camp Bagong Diwa on Tuesday evening.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla assured the public that no hospital arrest will be implemented for Teves, who remains under medical watch but has been cleared by his doctor as fit for incarceration without preferential treatment.

Teves is facing multiple murder charges over the alleged killing of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and others in a 2023 attack, as well as an illegal possession of firearms and explosives case before a Manila court.

Due to the surgery, his arraignment for one of his murder cases before a Manila court was rescheduled to July 14.