PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he will sign the proposed legislation reestablishing the Negros Island Region (NIR). The chief executive said he supports the bill institutionalizing the NIR to help address the administrative issues in the island.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he will sign the proposed legislation reestablishing the Negros Island Region .
“It is very hard to bring government services to the people . And, that’s the reason behind the regional push for making it a single region so that it will have its own regional office,” Marcos told reporters in an interview in Bacolod City on Monday. The bill is part of the 42 priority measures of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council.Despite being located in the same island, Negros Occidental is currently part of Region 6 or Western Visayas, while Negros Oriental is included in Region 7 or Central Visayas.Residents of Negros Occidental would travel to the Panay Island to visit regional offices, while those from Negros Oriental go to the island of Cebu for the same purpose.
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