Negros Oriental losses 2 guvs in 3 months: Gov. Guido Reyes is pictured shaking hands with the late Gov. Roel Degamo . Reyes became Negros Oriental’s governor last March after the Pamplona massacre claimed Degamo’s life and 8 others. However, on May 31, Reyes passed away. | Photo from Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo / Facebook
Provincial Administrator, lawyer Karen Lisette Molas, said the governor passed away on Wednesday morning. The provincial executive made the announcement through a pre-recorded video published on the provincial government’s official Facebook page. Reyes, who was elected as vice governor during the May 2022 elections, became Negros Oriental’s local chief executive last March, after the murder of former Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo.