About 174 barangays in the second district of Negros Oriental will receive three radio handsets and one 950-watt generator set each, from Board Member Erwin Michael Macias, to help in their disaster preparedness programs and other emergencies.

The Negros Oriental Joint Task Force has been created to beef up peace and security to maintain the well-being of Negrenses and ensure economic development.

The Department of Education Negros Oriental Division launched recently the division-initiated “K to 12 Localized Instructional Materials” or “Big Books”, where stories and legends of all the barangays within the district are printed for school children to read and understand.

Resigned Negros Oriental provincial administrator Richard Enojo, who was also the provincial legal officer, yesterday clarified unpleasant innuendos from critics of the provincial government regarding his resignation.

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has called on his political opponents and other civil officials to set aside politics and work together for the good of the province in order to achieve peace in all aspects.

Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo said yesterday that he is opposed to the eventual creation of the Negros Island regional center at the boundary of Kabankalan City and Mabinay town.

The leaders of the Visayas Regional Development Committee (RDCom), composed of the Central, Eastern and Western Visayas regions, yesterday welcomed the Negros Island Region into their circle and vowed to give it their all out support.

Negros Oriental is awaiting the release of P60.5 million to fund proposed projects under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan, or Pamana, program of the national government, as part of the peace agreement with the Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade-Tabara Paduano Group.

A quarry operator may face criminal charges for allegedly using a tampered permit, that bears the signatures of Gov. Roel Degamo and provincial administrator Richard Enojo, to transport quarry materials outside Negros Oriental.

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has criticized the order of the Department of Interior and Local Government that asks him to explain his recall of the provincial government-owned vehicles assigned to members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.