2023 Negros Oriental's 3rd congressional district special election

7166, supposedly amended the procedure, bypassing the need for official communication from the relevant chamber of the vacancy.

The COMELEC has always waited on official communication from the relevant chamber before scheduling a special election.

His brother, then Bayawan mayor Pryde Henry Teves, defeated incumbent Roel Degamo for governor of Negros Oriental.

[15] Arnolfo Teves Jr. said that he could not be the mastermind, as he was undergoing stem cell treatments in the United States when the attack took place.

[16] Teves was previously cleared to travel abroad for a "personal trip", and it was set to expire on March 9, 2023.

[17] On March 22, Teves was then unanimously suspended by the House of Representatives for 60 days;[18] then he refused to return to the Philippines, citing threats to his life.

[20] Speaker Martin Romualdez urged Teves to come home, threatening additional disciplinary action if he doesn't do so.

[28] Later that month, the Department of Justice announced that they will file murder charges against Teves in a Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) in relation to the Pamplona attack.

[34] A week later, COMELEC announced that the special election would be on December 9, 2023, with the filing of candidacies from November 6 to 8.

The Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division, whose command area includes Negros Oriental, is ready to add more troops to the province if necessary.

Other potential candidates include Siaton mayor Fritz Diaz, and retired Philippine Navy colonel Reynaldo Lopez.

[44] On the next day, Pryde Henry Teves and Bacong mayor Lenin Aviola filed their candidacies.

Aside from the House resolution, the COMELEC cited an ongoing case filed by Arnolfo Teves Jr. to the Supreme Court questioning his expulsion.