e-sabong<\/a> operators, continue to back \u201cmayors, local officials [and] police\u201d through financial support designed to help them gain office or stay in power.<\/p>\nAccording to Beltran, one of these illegal operators \u201cis in cahoots with several mayors\u201d to keep the illegal numbers racket \u2013 jeuteng, as it\u2019s known locally \u2013 alive and well. Those politicians who aren\u2019t willing to play ball pay the price. That could be what happened to now-former Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Assailants shot and killed him at his home on March 4.<\/p>\n
Degamo only recently became governor, finally taking over after the former governor, Pryde Henry Teves, refused to leave office. Armed men reportedly took positions around Negros Oriental to support Teves following his loss to force Degamo out.<\/p>\n
Investigation Ongoing<\/h2>\n The police are still looking for the assassin in Ycot\u2019s death. In the meantime, Matabalao is cutting off all lottery sales, even legal ones. He’s asked police to arrest anyone selling any numbers lottery until the authorities can figure out how to proceed.<\/p>\n
Authorities are still investigating and gathering clues but have said they have no solid motive in that case.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, police raided five provinces’ houses, seizing pistols, ammunition, and at least one grenade. It was the house of Arnolfo Teves, Pryde\u2019s older brother, himself a Philippine congressman.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe younger Teves has denied any wrongdoing but remains under investigation following the murder of three people in 2019. As of Monday morning, the older Teves hadn\u2019t given a statement. He\u2019s currently in the US undergoing medical treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Local lotteries have been banned in the Philippines after a lottery vendor was murdered last month and other lottery vendors continue to face threats. On Monday, the mayor of Cotabato City, Bruce Matabalao, ordered the immediate halt of Small-Time Lotteries (STLs), according to local media outlets. This comes on the heels of concerns over increasing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":263939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069,13699],"tags":[81913,13701,13520],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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