BALITANG INTERNASYONAL: From Online Raffle Game Show Charity Host to Suspected Mastermind - Former Negros Oriental 3rd District and Congressman 'Arnie Teves' was arrested in Timor-Leste, yet deported back in jail to the PH
DILI, TIMOR -- From 'Teves Cares' to political genocide! The former, expelled Congressman, along the Negros Oriental (3rd District), and also a former online personality, once prominent figure known for his charitable initiatives & a raffle game show host of "Teves Cares: Aksyon, Tulong, Solusyon" named Arnulfo Alipit "Arnie" Teves was arrested this week in Timor-Leste.
The journey from a beloved online personality alleged to be a newly suspected mastermind of murder, was how the question, such transformation could happen. Teves' online raffle game show gained popularity with a large following because it claimed to be for a cause and to help people in need in Negros Oriental. Now, the bright spotlight that once shone so bright on Mr. Teves has been replaced by the harsh glare of suspicion and intrigue.
For those don't know about before the political massacre (behind his murderous mastermind himself), the independent online raffle game show of "Teves Cares: Aksyon, Tulong, Solusyon" is a charitable initiative organized by the said former Congressman and Negros Oriental (3rd District) himself in Bayawan City. Started in August 10th, 2024 on Monday afternoon (Bayawan local time)… It is designed to support various causes and provide assistance for the Filipinos. The show features a raffle draw where participants in Negros Oriental and around the Philippines can win prizes, and the proceeds from the raffle are used to fund community projects and aid programs.
It was streamed LIVE nationwide on Facebook (owned by Meta Platforms Inc. [MPi]), allowing a wide audience to participate and contribute to the cause. While in mid-December 2022, as due to insisted public demand, DZRH-AM 666khz in Metro Manila (under MBC Media Group, formerly Manila Broadcasting Company) inks the deal to launch new radio and televised programme under the same name.
Things have changed in a sinister side. Almost 9 hours after last year's Pamplona massacre in a first weekend of March 2023, who completely assasinating the late-Negros Oriental governor 'Roel Ragay Degamo' and among others… The pre-recorded telecast of 'Teves Cares: Aksyon, Tulong, Solusyon' at 6pm, aired each week on Saturday nights on 'DZRH Television' and DZRH-AM 666khz will be its final new episode on TV and radio nationwide when the horrific event took place-its natural ending, when the exposés on Teves' alleged criminal activities began to explode like a bombshell in Negros Oriental, and the whole world is at large.
The downfall of Mr. Teves was swift and decisive. The Teves Cares Foundation (TCF), a local non-profit organization in Dumaguete City, formerly a beacon of hope to many are forced to cease its operations after the murderous mastermind scandal. The radio broadcast contract for the program with DZRH-AM in Manila reportedly banned & terminated (following after the pre-recorded last new episode), and the 'Teves Cares' website closes down forever that uses for registering raffle codes for new and returning players online..
The House of Representatives expelled for public absence and attempts to evade justice by seeking asylum in various countries, ultimately led him to Timor-Leste, where he was apprehended while playing golf. He did enjoy brief release for over 30 minutes, but was rearrested in no time. The drama shows this man's time in court is far from over. Court hearings of Timor-Leste will now decide on the fortunes of Mr. Teves, and whether he would be deported back to the Philippines to face crimes against him and putting into its maximium security jail.
For many, the precipitous fall of 'Arnulfo Alipit "Arnie" Teves' is a lesson worth learning about how power could suddenly come unglued in the face of developing scandals and criminal accusations. From charismatic personality in the online game show host, to a fugitive on the run, Mr. Teves' story of exposition but no less ill-fated than the thin line separating fame and infamy in the political cosmos of criminal raffle game show of entertainment.
As the legal drama continues to unfold in Timor-Leste, the public gaze is very much glued on the plight of Mr. Arnulfo Alipit "Arnie" Teves as a long-forgotten beacon of hope, now half the man he used to be as he awaits the law's retribution for his supposed transgressions.
The former Negros Oriental 3rd district & congressman, and the now-murderous mastermind is facing several charges in court, once later deported back in his own country to jail.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO COURTESY: Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste
BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna
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-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team