Negros Oriental mourns its former governor on Thursday, March 16, as he is laid to rest in his hometown of Siaton. Malacañang has declared a special nonworking holiday in the province.
Roel Degamo was gunned down on March 4 outside his family’s compound, and was pronounced dead at around 11:41 am on the same day. The suspects behind his killing – said to be former military members – are now facing charges.
Rappler sent a team of journalists to Negros Oriental to cover Degamo’s burial on Thursday.
Here are the live updates.
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Degamo’s remains enter St. Vincent Parish for requiem mass
Rappler.com
Police carry the coffin carrying the remains of slain Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo inside the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Barangay Bonawon, Siaton town, for the 2 pm requiem Mass. Screenshot from Negros Oriental provincial government's FB page https://t.co/KDcxHbrhs8pic.twitter.com/wtiGTaoB5n
The funeral procession carrying the remains of Degamo has left the family compound in Bayawon, Siaton town, for the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish, where a requiem Mass will be held at 2 pm. Thousands have joined the two-kilometer journey on foot. 📷 Negros Oriental provincial gov't pic.twitter.com/yU2EGFNglT
WATCH: Degamo’s supporters at Negros Oriental provincial capitol before his burial
Supporters of slain Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo are at the provincial capitol on Thursday morning, March 16, as they wait on buses to take them to Siaton town for the burial. Ryan Macasero reports:
Tight security in Siaton where mass for Degamo will be held
Rappler.com
TIGHT SECURITY. Lawmen with sniffer dogs patrol the surroundings of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Barangay Bonawon, Siaton town, for the requiem Mass of slain Governor Roel Degamo at 2 pm on Thursday, March 16. 📷 Negros Oriental provincial government pic.twitter.com/3mzGOxGWH6
Negros Oriental province sets up Capitol big screen for Degamo funeral
Rappler.com
The Negros Oriental provincial government on Thursday, March 16 set up a big screen on the grounds of the Capitol for the thousands of residents who were not able to get on buses ferrying mourners to slain governor Roel Degamo’s funeral mass and burial in Brgy Bayawon, Sitaton town.
The government also started a live stream on the province’s page.
Supporters jostle for space in free rides to burial
Rappler.com
Supporters rush into private van. Thousands of other supporters are lined up, waiting for buses that were previously announced that would take residents from the Negros Oriental provincial capitol in Dumaguete to the burial site in Siaton town about one hour away. | @ryanmacaseropic.twitter.com/Row0VNKIyp
WATCH: A fleet of buses are commissioned for the public who want to pay their last respects to slain Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo on Thursday, March 16.
