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LTO, PNP agree helmet law implementation moratorium in Dumaguete

Details: Published on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 15:55; Written by Rachelle M. Nessia - PIA

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 one-month postponement on the law’s implementation due to public opinion against using the helmet.

Dumaguete City has the most number of motorcycle users in the country and for many years has been the city's preferred mode of transport.

UN distributes hygiene kits for storm-hit lactating, pregnant mothers in Negros Oriental

Details: Published on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 15:53; Written by Rachelle M. Nessia - PIA

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.

The governor earlier requested the UNFPA for relief assistance after Tropical storm Sendong, which struck the province on Dec. 17, 2011, left thousands of families displaced after their houses were either swept away or damaged by the raging floods.

Task force to lead rehabilitation of major rivers in Negros Oriental

Details: Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 15:57; Written by Rachelle M. Nessia

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.

Additional monetary aid await storm-hit families in Negros Oriental

Details: Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 15:50; Written by Rachelle M. Nessia

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 government has set aside a total of P13 million from its Quick Response Fund (QRF) as monetary aid for the storm victims.

NegOr cited again for good governance

Details: Published on Tuesday, 27 December 2011 13:40; Written by Adrian Sedillo

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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 victims of TS Sendong, Governor Roel Ragay Degamo received news that the Province of Negros Oriental has been selected by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as one of the provincial awardees for the Seal of Good House Keeping.

The Seal of Good House Keeping is one of the flagship programs of the DILG under the leadership of Secretary Jesse Robredo which is also in line with the P-NOY administration’s direction of transparency and accountability in all government transactions. This is part of P-NOY’s Matuwid na Daan or straight path.

Negros Oriental was cited as it satisfactorily complied with the “Full Disclosure Policy,” which is among the requirements set by the DILG for this award such as the publication in its website of the Provincial Government’s Annual Budget, Annual Investment Plan (AIP), and the province’s procurement procedures, among others.