NEGROS ORIENTAL, Oct. 3 (PIA) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has officially declared October 21, 2016 as a special non-working day in the province of Negros Oriental through Presidential Proclamation No. 63 that was approved on September 19 through Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.

Negros Oriental Governor Roel Ragay Degamo reiterated the construction of the four-storey Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital central block building is finished according to the design and the approved specifications.

Negros Oriental Governor Roel Ragay Degamo welcomed the appointment of Police Senior Superintendent Nestor Tiempo as the new Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NORPPO)) director replacing Police Senior Superintendent Harris Fama.

      Governor Roel Degamo refuted claims of Eduard Du, president of the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry, that the province lags behind others in Region 7, and that Siquijor is better off than Negros Oriental.

      A vehicle assigned to a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Oriental that was parked in Purok Kalubihan, Barangay Daro, Dumaguete City was towed by the provincial government yesterday afternoon.

      The Department of Health has allotted P36 million more for the acquisition of an oxygen generating plant for the Central Block building of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital.