Murder mastermind named


A Philippine lawmaker has been accused of organising the murder of a provincial governor last month, officials said, after an investigation into one of the country’s deadliest political attacks in years.

Gunmen wearing military-style uniforms shot and killed Roel Degamo, governor of the central province of Negros Oriental, and eight others in Degamo’s home.

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