BACOLOD CITY: The Senate will start deliberating on the bill that proposes the establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) after the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Francisco Benitez said on Wednesday.
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BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez underscored the need to thresh out "significant details" for the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) amid the opposition by Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. "I feel that the way the consolidated measure has been phrased gives him the opportunity later on to ensure that whatever emerges (from the discussions) will benefit everyone," Benitez, one of the bill's main authors, said in a press briefing in Victorias City on Monday night. "It's clear to everyone that everybody wants it, but obviously there are significant details that need to be worked out," he added. Degamo had been quoted in media reports as saying he was not keen on Negros Oriental being part of the NIR and would rather his province remain under Central Visayas, citing cultural and language differences but has yet to submit a position paper. Last week, the House committee on local government approved
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• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said he was elated by the approval of the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill at the