The road ahead is paved with both challenges and opportunities for the Negros Island Region. For those who advocated its creation, the journey continues toward realizing the new region's full potential.
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Former Negros Occidental governor Rafael Coscolluela, a key figure in NIR’s inception, recalled the early challenges. Coscolluela said it was former Negros Oriental 3rd District representative Garry Teves who pacified the bickering officials and emphasized the need for them to unite. After persistent dialogues, the momentum for the NIR’s creation snowballed as local political figures like Teves and successive governors became its staunch advocates.
IDH was located between Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental and Mabinay in Negros Oriental, while LSDH was built along the boundaries of the two provinces.His successor, the late governor Joseph Marañon, who also advocated for the NIR’s creation, died on March 13, 2008, leaving his work for the NIR unfinished.
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