Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson indicators the Implementing Guidelines and Regulation for the Negros Island Area Act on the Provincial Capitol on Wednesday morning, facilitated by the Dept. of Inside and Native Authorities.
In images are Provincial Director Teodora Sumagaysay, concurrent Negros Occ. PD and OIC Assistant Regional Director of DILG NIR, DILG Director Dennis Villaseñor, and Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz. | NegOcc.gov.ph
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental–Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed optimism on the complete operation of the Negros Island Area as he signed the implementing guidelines and laws (IRR) of the NIR Act on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
“I simply signed, conforming to the IRR of the NIR Act. Ideally, it will have been good if all of us received collectively, with the opposite governors and all of the congressmen. That was the unique plan, nevertheless it’s very laborious to get our schedules collectively,” Lacson mentioned in an interview.
Lacson, joined by Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, signed the IRR within the presence of Division of the Inside and Native Authorities (DILG) Director Dennis Villaseñor and NIR OIC-Assistant Regional Director and concurrent DILG-Negros Occidental provincial director Teodora Sumagaysay, on the Governor’s Workplace right here.
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“The DILG has already arrange a regional workplace right here. That, in a approach, is telling us that it’s transferring already. The various years of ready is bearing fruit this time,” the governor mentioned.
He added that with the IRR already in place, “we will anticipate the NIR to be useful.”
Negros Island Area IRR
The IRR contains the principles on establishing NIR authorities places of work and mechanisms, duties and tasks of the technical working group, funding, transitory provisions, and ultimate provisions.
Inside 90 days after the approval of the IRR, the nationwide authorities businesses are anticipated to implement their respective street maps or transition plans.
Apart from Lacson, additionally listed as signatories are Negros Oriental Governor Manuel Sagarbarria, Siquijor Governor Jake Vincent Villa, and Bacolod Metropolis Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez.
Additionally named within the doc are the representatives of the seven legislative districts of Negros Occidental, together with the Lone District of Bacolod, in addition to their two counterparts in Negros Oriental and one in Siquijor.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is included because the caretaker of the Negros Oriental Third District.
Who signed IRR?
Based mostly on the copy of the IRR obtained by reporters after Lacson signed the doc, those that haven’t but signed are Negros Occidental Sixth District Rep. Mercedes Alvarez, Siquijor Lone District Rep. Zaldy Villa, Governor Villa, Romualdez, and Benitez.
Those that have already signed the IRR, as effectively, are Nationwide Financial Growth Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Division of Finances and Administration Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, and DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr.
Final June 13, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act 12000, or the NIR Act creating an administrative area comprising Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.
The NIR Act separates Negros Occidental from Western Visayas (Area 6) and Negros Oriental and Siquijor from Central Visayas (Area 7).
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