NegOr businesses favor creation of Negros Island Region
Negros Island map (Courtesy of Petal Maps) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) is supporting the proposed passage of a law for the creation of a Negros Island Region (NIR) or Region 18, a businessman here said Thursday. Edward Du, former NOCCI president who actively took part in planning for the creation of NIR, told the Philippine News Agency that law would ensure that the region could not be easily abolished. Du was reacting to media reports that re-elected Senate majority leader Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri announced he would lead efforts for Congress...