FEELING THE HEAT, TOO Then Negros Oriental Gov. Pryde Henry Teves speaks to reporters in this file photo taken in October 2022, after the Commission on Elections nullified his proclamation in June 2022. —Denniz Futalan / CONTRIBUTOR
MANILA, Philippines — “He said he just wants to live in peace,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said, confirming his meeting with former Negros Oriental Gov. Pryde Henry Teves. Although Remulla did not say when the meeting took place, he said it was witnessed by Teves’ lawyer and “many of our DOJ staff before the [Holy Week] break.”During the meeting, Remulla said Teves reiterated his public statements he made related to the waiver he signed.
The former governor is the younger brother of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who is tagged as mastermind in the assassination of Gov. Roel Degamo and the killing of eight others last March 4.