Degamo laid to rest amid cries for justice
March 17, 2023
Family, friends, colleagues and constituents of the late Gov. Roel Degamo pay their last respects to the departed governor of Negros Oriental.*
Family, friends, colleagues and constituents of the late Gov. Roel Degamo pay their last respects to the departed governor of Negros Oriental.*
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Senator Francis Tolentino (2nd from right) being welcomed by Rep. Alfredo Marañon III and Mayor Narwin Javelosa at the Sagay City public plaza, during the opening ceremony of the 27th Sinigayan Festival.* GPB photo
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