Aside from Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, the new region will also include the island province of Siquijor
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With 22 affirmative votes, and no objections or abstentions, the approved Senate Bill No. 2507 will be transmitted to Malacañang for signing by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry hailed the passage of the NIR bill as a positive development for the twin Negros provinces and cities, as well as for Siquijor.
Ejercito said he is a Negrense at heart because his mother, former San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez, is from Silay City, Negros Occidental. Bacolod City Representative Greg Gasataya said the Senate approval of the measure would be a “game changer” for people in Negros, including his city, as it would pave the way for easy access to public services.
Regional offices were set up in Bacolod City and Dumaguete City in just a span of two years as a result of that.
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