
Leni’s top Negros concerns: NIR, sugar, renewable energy
Capitol photoVice President Leni Robredo said if she is elected president in 2022 the restoration of the Negros Island Region, the needs of the sugar industry and harnessing the renewable energy potential of the island will be top concerns.“I think those three are the top issues that the national government can help Negros with,” Robredo said at a press conference at Acacia Hotel in Bacolod City on Friday, November 5.“It was a very important first step when NIR was formed and established because it was an opportunity. It was a very big opportunity for both Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental to finally plan as an island region”, Robredo said.The NIR was created by virtue of an executive order issued by then President Benigno Aquino III on May 29, 2015 but was abolished on...









