Joan Degamo was the wife of Roel Ragay Degamo a Filipino politician who served as governor of the Negros Oriental province from 2011 until his assassination in 2023.

Roel Degamo’s wife Janice  Degamo is incumbent Pamplona, Negros Oriental mayor. There is not much details about their personal lives.

Roel Degamo was shot several times and killed after he was ambushed at his home in Pamplona, Negros Oriental, on March 4, 2023, at approximately 9:36 a.m. by unidentified men. Roel Degamo was rushed to Dumaguete’s Silliman University Medical Center.

In a Facebook post, Roel Degamo’s wife Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo said her husband was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m., saying, “The governor does not deserve that kind of death.”

She said the governor was serving his constituents on a Saturday, along with his department heads when he was gunned down by still unidentified assailants.

“There were five others who died with him. They were there to ask for help,” said Degamo. “Give the governor the justice he deserves,” she added.