Officials from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Dumaguete City and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in NegOr agreed to a moratorium on the implementation of Republic Act 10054 or the Mandatory Helmet Act of 2009 in the city. This came after Gov. Roel Degamo today met with officials from LTO and PNP to request for a continue reading : LTO, PNP agree helmet law implementation moratorium in Dumaguete

Some 335 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers who were affected by Tropical storm Sendong received Thursday, hygiene kits from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo led the distribution of the kits held at the Dumaguete City Session Hall today together with UNFPA Program Officer Dyezebel Dado and Dumaguete City Vice Mayor Alan Gel Cordova. continue reading : UN distributes hygiene kits for storm-hit lactating, pregnant mothers in Negros Oriental

A task force will soon be formed to devise ways to rehabilitate major rivers in Negros Oriental that were affected by Typhoon Sendong. Gov. Roel Degamo is expected to issue an executive order this week formally creating Task Force Kinabuhi, said Capitol Information Officer Adrian Sedillo.

Families, who were displaced by Typhoon Sendong in Negros Oriental, can expect more financial aid this time from the provincial government here. Governor Roel Degamo disclosed that the provincial government is set to extend P5,000 to families whose houses were totally damaged by the typhoon and P2,500 for those with partially damaged houses. The provincial continue reading : Additional monetary aid await storm-hit families in Negros Oriental

Normal 0 false false false EN-PH X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Amidst the woes and still feeling the devastation brought about by the onslaught of Tropical Storm Sendong, came good news for the people of the Province of Negros Oriental—in the form of another award for exemplary governance.   While personally attending to the needs of the continue reading : NegOr cited again for good governance

After barely a year in office as Governor of the Province, I am proud to report to the people of Negros Oriental, who I consider my bosses, that we have immediately gained grounds in the various aspects of governance under my administration; so that as the year comes to a close, the Provincial Government was continue reading : Gov. Degamo’s first year-end presscon

DATE           :        DECEMBER 23, 2011 No changes as to the number of dead (37) and missing (6). Damaged to Infrastructure:  PhP 694.45 Million

DATE           :        DECEMBER 23, 2011

The Negros Oriental provincial government has set aside funds to equip the Bayawan City District Hospital with a Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (CEMONC).

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has re-issued his marching orders to the Philippine National Police and all law enforcement agencies in the province to run after illegal gambling, illegal drugs and to prosecute their operators in court, whoever they may be.