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• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Participants from Talisay City, Negros Occidental at the 3-day Youth Forum on Heritage at The Magikland in Silay City on Thursday.
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
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposal to create two sub-regions for Western and Central Visayas elicited questions from Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Global Strategic Business Process Solutions Inc. president Mark Matsuyama with Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez and Mayor Javier Miguel