
Ejercito pledges to back restoration of NIR, too
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...









