Former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Henry Teves was released from police custody after posting bail in connection with terrorism financing cases filed against him. Teves spent approximately seven hours in detention before being released on Thursday at around 3:17 p.m., according to Philippine National Police public information officer Col. Jean Fajardo. Fajardo stated that Teves posted P600,000 bail for his temporary freedom. Dumaguete Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Gerardo Paguio Jr. issued an order for Teves’ release. Teves, the younger brother of expelled congressman Arnolfo Jr., was apprehended by Criminal Investigation and Detection Group operatives in Barangay Taclobo on Thursday at around 8:15 a.m. In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Teves expressed his intention to confront the charges against him rather than go into hiding. Teves’ arrest was based on a warrant issued on May 13 by the Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 74 for alleged violation of Republic Act 10168, also known as the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act. Last July, the Anti-Terrorism Council designated the Teves brothers and 11 others as terrorists.
