Janice Mira Vallega-Degamo is a Filipino politician. She was elected in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections for Negros Oriental's 3rd congressional district.
Political career Mayor of Pamplona (2016–2025) Janice Degamo was mayor of Pamplona from 2016 to 2025. 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.
House of Representatives (2025–present) 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.
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.
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.
Personal life She is the widow of Roel Degamo. Her only adopted son with Roel, Carlo Remontal (also known as Carlo Degamo Remontal), and her husband's nephew-turned-adopted son, Nyrth Christian, are members of the Negros Oriental Provincial Board.Citations (relatives as provincial board members):
Electoral history + Electoral history of Janice DegamoYearOfficePartyVotes receivedResultTotal %.Swing2016Mayor of Pamplona NUP9,651 1st 2019Nacionalista16,519 1st 202218,835 1st 2025 Representative (Negros Oriental–3rd) Lakas128,00758.33%1st
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