DUMAGUETE CITY -- The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental has endeavored to meet its challenges for the year 2015, marking gains that have significantly improved its local government posture to the benefit of its constituents. At the same time, these would prepare the province as it goes through the transition period at which both Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental will merge as a one-island region comprising Negros Island Region. Already, some regional offices have opened their doors at temporary locations in the capital city of Dumaguete. Governor Degamo outlined his administration’s accomplishments in 2015 in his yearend report and press conference at the Capitol on Thursday. “In spite of all the challenges, we were and are still able to achieve major accomplishments, thanks to the vast majority of the people and the different sectors and the stakeholders in the province, who are always supportive of the provincial government’s continued quest to attain a maximum development in the province in order to uplift the quality of life of each and every Negrense,” said Degamo. Continue reading... I'm still not clear on what exactly on how the new region benefits Dumaguete. Maybe it has something to do with funds being better allocated for Negros Island? The article reads more like an election campaign than information on the new region.
