Gov. Roel Degamo,  of the PDP-Laban has hinted his desire to be with a political party that can provide Negrenses with projects and development to uplift their living condition.

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday questioned the legality and rejected the Joint Administrative Order 2014-01 of the Department of Transportation and Communication/Land Transportation Office and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, that he called “stupid”.

The provincial government of Negros Oriental, represented by Gov. Roel Degamo, the Department of Health and local health officials yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the TB-DOTS, or Tuberculosis Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Course, program.

DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug 14 (PIA) — Some 54 parishes in eight vicariates of the Diocese of Dumaguete participated in a three-day trainers’ training on disaster preparedness in response to the growing concerns on climate change and natural disasters.

DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug 12 (PIA)–The Municipality of Zamboanguita and Federation of Daruhan sa Matag Mag-uuma Program got the P200,000 worth of project as first prize winner of the Timbayayong Award for Outstanding Local Government Unit & Non-Government Organization/People’s Organization (LGU-NGO/PO) Partnership.

Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office OIC director, Senior Supt. Mariano Natuel Jr., announced a slight decrease in the average monthly crime rate and index crime in the province for the first two quarters of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013.

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo on Friday lauded the 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion for having done an excellent job in fighting the insurgency in Negros Oriental and helping the province in attaining real peace and order.

The Department of Health has allotted P36 million more for the acquisition of an oxygen generating plant for the Central Block building of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital.

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo said yesterday that he will create a council to reach out to the barangays, cities and towns to get the pulse of the people on the proposed one-Negros Island region.

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday pledged more road improvement projects in the outskirts barangays of Dumaguete City, as he led the inauguration of a P2.4-million concreting project in the BaBaJuBa area.