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Welcome. Division of Negros Oriental. First Congressional District Canlaon City Vallehermoso La Libertad Jimalalud Tayasan Ayungon Bindoy Manjuyod. 23 School Districts. Second Congressional District Mabinay 1 Mabinay 2 Pamplona Amlan San Jose Sibulan. Third
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Welcome Division of Negros Oriental
First Congressional District Canlaon City Vallehermoso La Libertad Jimalalud Tayasan Ayungon Bindoy Manjuyod 23 School Districts Second Congressional District Mabinay 1 Mabinay 2 Pamplona Amlan San Jose Sibulan Third Congressional District Bacong Valencia Dauin Zamboanguita Siaton East Siaton West Sta. Catalina South Sta. Catalina North Basay
Province of Negros Oriental • Basic Information • The third largest island in the Philippines • Became a politico-military province in 1856 • A royal decree executed by Gov. General Valerino Weyler on • Jan. 1, 1890 divided the provinces of Negros Oriental and • Negros Occidental • Dumaguete city was made the first capital • Siquijor became a part of Negros Oriental in 1892 • Was reorganized by the U.S. and a civil government • established with Demetrio Larena as governor • Was liberated by combined Filipino and American Troops • with the local Negrosanon guerillas attacking the • Japanese on August 6, 1945. • Occupies the South-Eastern half of the island while Negros • Occidental comprise the North –Western half. • Has a total land area of 5,402.30 km
Province of Negros Oriental • Basic Information • Topography is characterized by low, grooved mountain ranges • which is mostly lie close to the shoreline • Negros Oriental has a tropical climate with 2 climatic conditions • Is subdivided into 19 municipalities and 6 cities which are • further subdivided into 557 barangays. • Divided into 3 legislative districts, each represented by a • congressman. First district with 2 cities and 7 • municipalities Second district with 3 cities and 5 • municipalities, third district with 1 city and municipalities • Has a total population of 1,266,666 • Population density is 208 persons per sq.km • No. 9 among the 15 poorest provinces in the Philippines and • the only poor province in the Visayas • All municipalities and cities are beneficiaries of the government • 4 Ps-Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
Province of Negros Oriental • Basic Information • Cebuano is the main language of the province, spoken by • 95% of the population • In 2012, the province registered as 7.3% malnutrition rate, the • lowest among the provinces in Central Visayas • with 6 community primary hospitals, 5 district hospitals, • 1 provincial hospital and 2 private hospitals • Got a 80 M funding assistance from DOH for the new • outpatient department of NOPH which is nearing completion • Created surgical mobile team for free surgical and medical • mission to a total of more than 1 thousand residents
Province of Negros Oriental • Basic Information • 350 Brgy Health Scholars, 3,782 Brgy. Health Workers, 40 • MHO/CHO/ACHO, 63 Public Health Nurse, 428 Rural • Health Midwives, 56 Rural Sanitary Inspectors, 13 Public • Health Dentist, 13 Dental Aides and 30 Medical • Technologists attending to the health needs 557 barangays • 52 new classrooms were completed using solely provincial • government funds • Expanded scholarship coverage of program • 800 scholars in various NORSU campuses on top of the • scholars for the school of medicine and allied health courses • Has also added the number of Educators-Co-Mentors from • 400 to 543 to address the shortage of teachers • Has 23 school districts with 477 public elementary schools, • and 127 public secondary schools with 17 private • secondary and 20 elementary schools.
Province of Negros Oriental • Basic Information • has 1 state university with 5 expansion campuses, 3 private • universities and 7 Colleges • Province Literacy Rate is 91.43% in 2006 • has an average Human Development Index of 0.524 • Life expectancy at birth is 68.2 years which is lower by 3.8 years • than the national standard. • Agriculture is the major industry with palay, corn, coconut, • mango and banana as primary crops, livestock raising • which includes carabao, cattle, chicken, duck, goat and • forest industry • Fishing is the main source of income for coastal areas • Negros Oriental is emerging as a technological center in • Central Philippines with its growing business process • outsourcing (BPO) and other technology-related industries. • Notable tourist destination in the Visayas
Province of Negros Oriental • Basic Information • Sources of income are derived from local employment, business • industries and remittances from Negrenses working abroad • Has 60 commercial, government an rural banks • Main transportation are big buses • Has sea ports & domestic airport • All municipalities can be reached through mobile phones, • telephones and even through internet • Powered by Green Core Power Plant previously National Power • Corporation. • Has sufficient supply of potable water in almost all of its • municipalities • Total Internal Revenue Allotment of 1,060,465,608.00 • The province ranked 5th among identified top 10 performing • provinces.