Department of Tourism officials from Manila and Region 7 are in Negros Oriental to help craft its Tourism Roadmap with industry stakeholders and align the various programs of the government.

Responding to the clamor of the public, Governor Roel Degamo has approved theproposal to establish Buglasan booths at the Freedom Park, as has been practiced in the past, but only five local government units have, so far, pledged to build their booths in the Capitol grounds.

A total of 13 major infrastructures damaged by Tropical Storm Sendong in Negros Oriental will soon be repaired at a cost of P480 million.  These include rehabilitation and river control and deepening of Okoy River of Sibulan with P200 million; rehabilitation, improvement of river control, rechanelling and deepening of Tanjay and Banica Rivers with P200 continue reading : NegOr sets to repair 13 infra damaged by Sendong

Gov. Roel Degamo has rebuffed the Provincial Board for encroaching on executive functions with their insistence on reviewing contracts, and even qualifications, of personnel hired by the Province.  In a letter to the provincial legislature, the Governor reminded the Board Members of his right to hire personnel, and enter into contracts of services without being continue reading : Degamo rebuffs SP over hiring powers

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo is asking government agencies to make good the promises they made to Negrenses when their top officials visited the province recently. These include the P145 million farm-to-market roads promised by Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, and the P100 million funding for the Central Block building of the provincial hospital continue reading : ‘Make good on promises’

Six city and town mayors in the second district of Negros Oriental signed a manifesto addressed to President Benigno Aquino III, asking for the immediate release of P480 million in calamity funds to repair and improve infrastructure damaged by tropical storm “Sendong”.

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) fever will once again engulf Negros Oriental as two of the frontrunner teams in the current Governor’s Cup will face each other on the evening of June 23  at the Congressman Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, which as of press times totes a continue reading : Gov Degamo lauds PBA for another game

  The activities of the Buglasan Festival this year will be brought back to the capitol grounds fronting the capitol building– the venue of the first wave of the Buglasan Festival after it was revived by the Provincial Government in 2002. This decision was reached during the meeting with the different local government units, called continue reading : Gov. Degamo listens to mayors

Provincial Gov. Roel Degamo has released P32 million worth of projects for 26 barangays in Dumaguete City. This followed a meeting between Degamo and the barangay captains last June 14 to discuss the projects. Association of Barangay Councils President Bert Aquino said his fellow barangay captains were able to identify the problems of their community continue reading : Degamo gives P32M for projects

The proposal of the Negros Oriental Tourism Council to transfer the venue for the Buglasan Festival 2012 to the Capitol grounds was rejected by several local government officials, citing impracticality and budgetary constraints. Gov. Roel Degamo, NOTC chair Nichole Elman, and Provincial Tourism officer Myla Abellana discussed the proposal with the mayors and tourism officers continue reading : Buglasan venue still Sidlakang