Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on Wednesday filed graft charges with the Department of Justice (DOJ) against officials and investigators of the Office of the Ombudsman who ordered his dismissal over his alleged misuse of calamity funds.

Governor Roel Degamo files a graft complaint before the justice department, but does it have jurisdiction? MANILA, Philippines – As the Supreme Court tries to draw a clear line on what cases fall under the Office of the Ombudsman and Department of Justice (DOJ), a governor files a graft complaint against Ombudsman officials before the justice department.

Top central office executives and regional directors of the National Food Authority (NFA) recently met for an emergency strategic planning in view of a possible effect on local rice inventories by the delay in approval by the NFA Council for a government-to-government negotiation for the immediate importation of half of the 500,000 metric tons rice continue reading : NFA conducts strategic planning to ensure sufficient rice supply

National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Jason Laureano Y. Aquino has instructed NFA field officials to issue only the best quality NFA rice for emergency and calamity relief operations.

Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday criticized the National Irrigation Administration for failure to coordinate with local government units in the implementation of a P400 million irrigation project in a town in Negros Oriental.

More domestic flights are expected this year, with the permanent extended hours of operation at the Dumaguete-Sibulan airport.

Dive shop owners and tour operators in Negros Oriental are asking the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for clarification on the new diving rates for foreigners at protected areas covered by the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act.

Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday vehemently belied reports circulated by his detractors that he is facing another set of 11 counts of criminal cases before the Sandiganbayan allegedly filed by Negros Oriental Board Member Jessica Villanueva.

An outstanding government doctor from Mabinay, Negros Oriental, who won the hearts of rural folk because of her concern for the poor people of her province, has died after a nine-month battle with a rare disease.

The League of Municipalities in the Philippines -Negros Oriental chapter yesterday said it is 100 percent behind President Rodrigo Duterte in the war against illegal drugs.