Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has urged the chiefs of government hospitals in Negros Oriental to strengthen the referral system to address the growing congestion problem at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) in Dumaguete City.  In a meeting with the hospital chiefs held Sept. 20, the governor instructed the chiefs of the seven district continue reading : NegOr Gov moves to decongest provincial hospital

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 17 (PIA) — The preparations for the Negros Oriental’s Buglasan Festival of festivals this year, are underway with more than 50 events calendared for a two-week long celebration from October 14 to 23.   Former Provincial Board Member Mariant Escaño-Villegas, this year’s Buglasan director today briefed local tourism coordinators from different continue reading : Negros Oriental’s Buglasan Festival of festivals preps underway

The Lutong Garbo Committee of Negros Oriental’s Buglasan Festival 2011 has set to hold the 6th cook fest on October 15 at the Provincial Agriculturist Office, along the North National Highway, this city.   Committee chair Sylvia Uy of the Lutong Garbo has announced that the Provincial Tourism Office is still accepting entries from different continue reading : 6th Buglasan Festival cook fest slated on Oct 15

  Negros Oriental landed in the fourth place in the search of the Department of Interior and Local Government for the best provincial government in the country for 2010. A report posted in the DILG website last Sept. 5 showed Negros Oriental with 4.8331 points out of a highest possible score of five points. The continue reading : NegOr is 4th best province

Negros Oriental was among the top 10 local government units in the country chosen for management performance, Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said. Robredo made the announcement during the visit of President Benigno Aquino III to Bais City, in Dumaguete and in Negros Oriental, recently. Robredo said the DILG salutes the continue reading : NegOr is ‘top mgm’t performer’

  The Provincial Agriculture Office in Negros Oriental is organizing pest monitoring brigades in 13 towns and cities in the province with histories of rice pest and diseases, a Philippine Information Agency press release said. Selected farmers from these areas will undergo a two-day training after which they will be organized into pest scout brigades. continue reading : Pest monitoring brigades creation eyed

  Changing of the guards is expected at the provincial police office in Negros Oriental with the assignment of PNP provincial director, Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, as regional intelligence chief of the Philippine National Police in Region 7 this week. However, there is no official pronouncement from Camp Crame yet. Lawas said he has continue reading : Relief of Lawas looms

  President Benigno S. Aquino III today led the inauguration of the mall-like P265 million public market in Poblacion I, Bais City, Negros Oriental.   The President arrived in Bais City this morning with Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas, and Felipe continue reading : P-Noy opens P265 M ‘Mercado de Bais’ in Negros Or

MANILA – The Department of Interior and Local Government has cited 30 provinces and cities as top performing local government units (LGUs) for 2010 based on the areas of good governance. In a statement on Sunday, DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo said these 30 LGUs, composed of 20 cities and 10 provinces, garnered high scores in continue reading : DILG cites 30 top provinces, cities

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has cited 10 governors and 20 mayors for initiating and implementing programs designed to improve the lives of their constituents, environment protection, financial accountability and commitment to transparency. Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo said the 30 local government units have been named as top continue reading : DILG cites 10 governors, 20 mayors for effective programs