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BACOLOD City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo confirmed that the National Economic and Development Authority will be the interim head of the Regional Development Council Negros Island Region .Benitez, former chairman of the RDC 6 , said Tuesday, March 11, 2025, it was agreed that Neda would be interim head of the RDC NIR until after the midterm elections in May.“For now, it’s difficult to conduct an election for RDC NIR because after May elections, you will elect again a new set of officers,” he said.
On June 13, 2024, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act 12000, or the NIR Act, which established the new region composed of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.The implementing rules and regulations of RA 12000 was published on Feb. 3 and was formalized on Feb. 18.Prior to the NIR’s creation, Negros Occidental was part of Western Visayas, while Negros Oriental and Siquijor were part of Central Visayas.
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