Headstart: A lawyer for expelled congressman and fugitive Arnolfo Teves Jr. said Tuesday he was /”hopeful/” that his client would be granted political asylum or refugee status in Timor-Leste, as the Philippine government pushes for his deportation. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio cited the Philippine government’s supposed political persecution of Teves, who faces criminal charges in the country in connection with the murder of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and 9 others in March 2023.

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