BACOLOD CITY - The Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is on its way to becoming the State University of Northern Negros (SUN-Negros), following the Senate's approval of House Bill (HB) 10283 for its conversion. In a statement on Wednesday night, the city government said Second District Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva and Mayor Alfredo Maranon III thanked Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate committee on higher, and technical and vocational education, for sponsoring the bill passed during the third and final reading on January 31. "This is just one step into becoming a law," said Cueva, principal author of HB 10283. In his letter addressed to Villanueva, the Negrense lawmaker thanked the senator for not just sponsoring the bill, but also exerting efforts to have it passed on third reading. The college administration, led by president Renante Egcas, also acknowledged Villanueva for the support in such as ano
BACOLOD CITY - The Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is on its way to becoming the State University of Northern Negros (SUN-Negros), following the Senate's approval of House Bill (HB) 10283 for its conversion. In a statement on Wednesday night, the city government said Second District Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva and Mayor Alfredo Maranon III thanked Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate committee on higher, and technical and vocational education, for sponsoring the bill passed during the third and final reading on January 31. "This is just one step into becoming a law," said Cueva, principal author of HB 10283. In his letter addressed to Villanueva, the Negrense lawmaker thanked the senator for not just sponsoring the bill, but also exerting efforts to have it passed on third reading. The college administration, led by president Renante Egcas, also acknowledged Villanueva for the support in such as ano