Pryde Henry Teves

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Alipitand the surname or paternal family name is Teves.

I feel all the senses in my body that I don't want to feel, all the unwanted pain. I really got depressed. And my (burned) skin (including face) is extra sensitive. When it's hot I feel the heat and when it's cold I also feel very cold. My left foot was shattered in 10 places. It's all held together by screws. Hopefully, after 20 weeks (since Nov. 13) the bones will heal; I’m still under heavy medication. And I still take pain relievers. The pain is terrible. Three days ago (Jan. 26), I had two shrapnels removed from my body. They were all concrete nails.

As provincial governor

In 2022, Teves, ran under Nationalist People's Coalition, defeated incumbent Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo with a winning margin of almost twenty thousand votes. ^[5]

On June 30, 2022, Teves took his oath of office replacing Degamo who had stepped down following a brief standoff as the latter refused to vacate the office. ^{[6] [7]}

Pryde Henry Teves
21st Governor of Negros Oriental
In office June 30, 2022 –October 11, 2022

Negros Oriental gubernatorial election, 2022

Candidates	Party	Votes
		Final and official result [lower-alpha 1]	Updated canvass, Oct. 2022 [lower-alpha 2]
Pryde Henry Teves	NPC	301,319	301,319
Roel Degamo (Incumbent)	Nacionalista	281,773	331,726 [lower-alpha 3]
Ruel Degamo [lower-alpha 3]	Independent	49,953	0 [lower-alpha 3]
Edward Mark Macias	Liberal	45,454	N/A
Notes: Representing 100% Certificates of Canvass received from Boards of Canvassers, as per COMELEC. As per COMELEC special provincial board of canvassers, applying the commission's en banc resolution, Sept. 2022. Ruel Degamo, Grego Gaudia in real life, was declared nuisance candidate; votes obtained by him were later credited to Roel Degamo.

Roel Degamo, who ran for his fourth yet final term after a controversial Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ruling (Degamo had completed three consecutive terms already), ^{[8] [9] [10]} had filed a petition before the COMELEC to declare another gubernatorial candidate, a certain Ruel Degamo, whose real name is Grego Gaudia, a nuisance and to cancel the latter's candidacy, which had later decided. He appealed that the votes for Gaudia should be credited to him. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Gaudia filed a motion for reconsideration to contest the ruling of the COMELEC. Pending the commission's ruling by the day of election, his name (Ruel Degamo) remained on the official ballot. On September 1, 2022, his appeal was denied. ^[7]

The COMELEC en banc, in its ruling with finality dated September 27, credited Gaudia's almost fifty thousand obtained votes to Degamo, thus surpassing that of Teves by almost thirty thousand, which also made the proclamation of Teves to be nullified. ^{[7] [11]} Prior to the proclamation of Degamo on October 3, Teves said in his weekend radio program that while respecting whatever decision by either the COMELEC, Supreme Court (SC), or the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on his election victory, he would not stay further if the ruling in favor of Degamo is enforced. ^[12]

However, Teves had been refusing to step down despite Degamo's inauguration on October 5 and a DILG order on the same day asking him to vacate the office, saying that the COMELEC decision is final and executory. Teves had filed a quo warranto petition before the SC contesting the said COMELEC ruling, which was expected to be decided by October 11. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Later, on that day, Teves voluntarily relinquished the governorship as the SC, in a media statement, said that they had not act yet on the appeal. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

On February 14, 2023, the SC en banc dismissed Teves' petition, thus, affirming the COMELEC's declaration of Degamo's victory. ^[19]

Accusations of terrorism

On July 26, 2023, the Anti-Terrorism Council designated Teves, his brother, suspended Congressman for the 3rd district of Negros Occidental Arnolfo Teves Jr. and eleven other associates as terrorists acting under what it called the "Teves Terrorist Group", in connection with the assassination of Governor Degamo on March 4. ^[20]

Following his brother's expulsion from Congress for his continued absence, Pryde Henry filed a certificate of candidacy to replace him in special elections for the 3rd district scheduled on December 9, 2023. However, his candidacy was invalidated hours after filing it on November 8 after COMELEC cancelled the elections following a resolution from the House of Representatives. ^[21]

References

1. "HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY Governor Henry Teves". Tambayan ni Jack Teves Raymond (Official facebook page of HON. JOHN "JACK" T. RAYMOND, JR. – City Mayor of Bayawan.). December 17, 2022. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023 – via Facebook.
2. "HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY Governor Henry Teves". Mayor Peve Obaniana Ligan (Official facebook page of Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental mayor Peve O. Ligan). December 17, 2022. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023 – via Facebook.
3. ABS-CBN News, by Atom Araullo. "Teves tags ex-Basilan congressman in Batasan bombing". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
4. "Negros solon recovers weeks after Batasan blast". December 22, 2007.
5. Marchel Espina (May 10, 2022). "Negros Oriental elects Pryde Henry Teves as new governor". Rappler . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
6. Mary Judaline Partlow (July 1, 2022). "NegOr guv gives dep't heads time to prove 'worth'". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
7. Karlowe Brier; Ador Vincent Mayol; Carla Gomez (October 1, 2022). "Comelec calls for calm as it invalidates win of Negros Oriental governor". Inquirer.net . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
8. Partlow, Mary Judaline (March 14, 2022). "Dismissal of COC cancellation case vs. NegOr guv not final". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved March 14, 2022.
9. Villaruel, Jauhn Etienne (November 4, 2021). "Comelec asked to block 4th term bid of Negros Oriental gov". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved November 4, 2021.
10. "Degamo can run; rivals appeal DQ". The Negros Chronicle. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
11. William Depasupil (September 30, 2022). "Comelec unseats Teves as Negros Oriental governor". The Manila Times . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
12. Cabristante, Raffy (October 3, 2022). "Degamo proclaimed winner in Negros Oriental gubernatorial race". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved October 3, 2022.
13. Mary Judaline Partlow (October 5, 2022). "Teves continues as guv, tells DILG to wait for SC order". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved October 7, 2022.
14. "2 governors fighting over Negros Oriental seat". Inquirer.net . October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
15. Gilbert Bayoran (October 7, 2022). "DILG affirms Comelec ruling on Degamo win". Philstar.com . Retrieved October 7, 2022.
16. Michelle Abad (October 12, 2022). "Teves steps down as Negros Oriental governor, gives way to Degamo". Rappler . Retrieved October 12, 2022.
17. Mary Judaline Partlow (October 11, 2022). "Teves steps down as 'governor' of Negros Oriental". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved October 12, 2022.
18. "Press briefer". Supreme Court . October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
19. Panaligan, Rey (February 14, 2023). "SC affirms Comelec's order: Roel R. Degamo is duly-elected governor of Negros Oriental". Manila Bulletin . Retrieved February 14, 2023.
20. "Anti-Terrorism Council defends tagging Teves as terrorist". Rappler. August 1, 2023.
21. "Before Comelec cancels special polls, 3 contenders emerge for Arnie Teves' seat". Rappler. November 8, 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Roel Degamo	Governor of Negros Oriental 2022	Succeeded by Roel Degamo
Preceded by Ismael Martinez	Mayor of Bayawan 2016–2022	Succeeded by John T. Raymond Jr.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Herminio Teves	Member of the House of Representatives from Negros Oriental's 3rd district 2007–2016	Succeeded by Arnolfo Teves Jr.