Janice Degamo

Roel Degamo

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(died 2023)​

Janice Degamo
Member-elect of the House of Representatives from Negros Oriental's 3rd district
Assuming office June 30, 2025
Children	2 (adopted)

Janice Vallega-Degamo ^[1] is a Filipino politician. She was elected in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections for Negros Oriental's 3rd congressional district. ^[2]

Career

Mayor of Pamplona

Janice Degamo was mayor of Pamplona. The Pamplona massacre of March 2023 occurred during her term when her husband and Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo was killed. Negros Oriental's 3rd district congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. was tagged as a "terrorist" for allegedly masterminding the killing and was later removed by the lower house. ^[3]

House of Representatives

Janice Degamo took part in the 2025 election and campaigned to be elected as representative of Negros Oriental's 3rd district in the House of Representatives, a position last held by Teves Jr. ^[3]

A disqualification case was filed against Degamo, allegedly not for fulfilling the one-year residency requirement since Pamplona does not fall under the 3rd district. However Degamo states she transferred her voter registration to Siaton, which is under the 3rd district, on May 6, 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

Running under Lakas–CMD, Degamo won the election garnering 108,185 votes. She defeated independent candidate and retired navy colonel Reynaldo Lopez, and Liberal Party candidate Janice Teves, the aunt of Pryde Henry Teves and Teves Jr. ^[3]

Personal life

She is the widow of Roel Degamo. Her only adopted son with Roel, Carlo Remontal (also known as Carlo Degamo Remontal), ^[6] and her husband's nephew-turned-adopted son, Nyrth Christian, are members of the Negros Oriental Provincial Board. ^[7]

References

1. "'Janice vs Janice race' up in NegOr's 3rd District for 2025 polls". GMA Regional TV. October 8, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
2. Masculino, Glazyl (May 13, 2025). "Gov. Degamo widow elected congresswoman in Negros Oriental". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
3. Sitchon, John (May 13, 2025). "Degamo widow wins congressional seat in Negros Oriental". Rappler. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
4. Pangue, Jene-Anne (May 12, 2025). "Face Check: Pamplona mayor not disqualified in bid for Negros Oriental district representative". Rappler. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
5. Gomez, Carla (May 8, 2025). "Comelec exec: Degamo still legitimate bet despite DQ rap". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
6. Quismorio, Ellson (March 9, 2023). "'He was destined to serve': House resolution pays tribute to Degamo". Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
7. Citations (relatives as provincial board members):
   • Sararaña, Pegeen (March 6, 2023). "'Degamo family eyes politics as motive in killing of Negros Oriental governor". Cebu Daily News . Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
   • Brier, Kaye; Fernandez-Brojan, Connie (March 10, 2023). "Governor Degamo's dying words: Help the people". Inquirer.net . Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
   • "Eleksyon 2022: Negros Oriental". GMA News Online . GMA Network. 2022. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.