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Dec22021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Ejercito pledges to back restoration of NIR, too

Ejercito pledges to back restoration of NIR, too

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Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito who is seeking a return to the Senate in the 2022 elections pledged to support the call for the restoration of the Negros Island Region.Ejercito, who met with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer at the Capitol in Bacolod City Wednesday, December 1, said the two are strongly endorsing his reelection bid.Ejercito said his mother, former San Juan mayor Guia Gomez, is from the province and he is committed to support the needs of Negrenses in the Senate. He pointed out that he supported the passage of the Sugar Industry Development Act in the Senate.He said he is running for senator to oversee the full implementation of two landmark laws that he authored – the Universal Health Care Act and the creatio...
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Nov302021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Negros tops Western Visayas vax drive, Bacolod surpasses target

Negros tops Western Visayas vax drive, Bacolod surpasses target

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The COVID-19 vaccination drive at SM City in Bacolod City Monday, November 29, Ronnie Baldonado photoNegros Occidental vaccinated 70,663 residents against COVID-19 making it the topnotcher in Western Visayas (WV) as the National Vaccination Days kicked off on Monday, November 29, a Department of Health (DOH) report showed.Negros Occidental also topped its new daily target of 50,000 set for the three-day drive, the DOH said.Bacolod City surpassed its 22,057 daily target by vaccinating 29,047 residents on Monday, Executive Director Em Legaspi Ang of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force said.Ang said Bacolod City administered 18,881 first and second jabs on adults, 4,357 on minors, and 4,357 booster shots.In Negros Occidental, Bago City vaccinated the most number of...
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Nov272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Bacolod SP backs Zubiri bill for restoration of NIR

Bacolod SP backs Zubiri bill for restoration of NIR

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The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution in support of the bid of Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri to restore the Negros Island Region.The resolution expressed support for Senate Bill No. 2453, also known as Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, filed by Zubiri, and enjoins all towns and cities comprising Negros Occidental and Oriental to support the same, its author Councilor Al Victor Espino said Friday, November 26.In May 2015, former President Benigno Aquino III signed Executive Order 183 creating the Negros Island Region, but in August 2017 President Rodrigo Duterte abolished it.The creation of the NIR will accelerate social and economic development, and the delivery of public services to Negrenses, the SP resolution said.The Bacolod SP giv...
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Nov252021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments
Guv hopes next admin supports creation of NIR

Guv hopes next admin supports creation of NIR

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Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Wednesday, November 24, that he does not think the passage of a law creating the Negros Island Region will happen in the 18th Congress, but he is hoping the next administration will support it.“Obviously our leaders in the island are looking forward to a more accommodating administration as far as the Negros Island Region is concerned,” Lacson said in reaction to the filing of House Bill No. 10534 by nine Negros representatives seeking the creation of the NIR.“I’m glad they filed the bill…It is very encouraging and I hope the next administration will support such measure,” Lacson said.Lacson said he does not think such measure will pass in the 18th Congress but thinks it may pass in the next Congress.Former Agriculture secreta...
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