Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 7) – The number of casualties from the brutal assassination of Gov. Roel Degamo has risen to 10 after a victim on Sunday died of gunshot wounds he sustained in the massacre.
On March 4, gunmen entered the home compound of Degamo while he was meeting with constituents and opened fire. The governor and eight others were killed, while 17 were wounded.
Fredilino Cafe Jr. became the 10th fatality as a result of the so-called Pamplona Massacre.
“We mourn the passing of Fredilino Cafe Jr., also known as ‘Putok,’ from the Provincial Engineering Office of Umanod, Santa Catalina,” a statement from the late governor’s official Facebook page read.
“His death marks the tenth victim of the Negros Oriental massacre that occurred two months and three days ago in the residence of Governor Degamo,” it added.
The statement said that Cafe had been in and out of the hospital due to injuries from the shooting over two months ago.
Pamplona town Mayor Janice Degamo, widow of the slain governor, mourned Cafe’s passing.
“Magkita na mo ni Roel ‘Putok’ ug sa mga kaubanan nato nga kuyog na sa Ginoo karong mga taknaa. Rest in peace ‘Putok.’ Si Lord na bahala ninyo ni nong Roel nimo,” she said on Facebook.
[Translation: You will see Roel and our other friends who are with God now. Rest in peace, Putok. The Lord will take care of you and Roel now.]
