NEDA-NIR Regional Director Arecio Casing Jr. said that the operationalization of the regional office was ongoing.
Negros Occidental 6th district Rep. Mercedes Alvarez is pushingfor the timely implementation of the measure that will facilitate the establishment of government facilities closer to Negros Island communities--something that is deemed crucial for the island's economic progress.
In the meeting held by the House Committee on Visayas Development, National Economic and Development Authority -NIR Regional Director Arecio Casing Jr. said that the operationalization of the regional office was ongoing. According to Casing, their current plan is to have the RDC-NIR proceed to draft the NIR Regional Development Plan.
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