A Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has acquitted expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. and two others, Richard Namoco Cuadra and Rolando Pinili, of the 2019 murder of board member Miguel Dungog due to insufficient evidence.
While Cuadra and Pinili were ordered released, Teves remains in jail facing other non-bailable charges, including murder, frustrated murder, and illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
The acquittal came after the RTC granted a demurrer to evidence filed by the three, effectively clearing them of the specific case.
The Department of Justice has yet to receive the official court order confirming the acquittal.
Teves continues to face high-profile cases, including accusations of masterminding the 2023 assassination of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and others.
Source: PhilNews24 | January 17, 2026
