Philippines' Marcos signs Negros Island Region Act

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. poses for a photo with legislators from the Senate and House of Representatives and other government officials after signing the Negros Island Region Act in the Malacanang Palace.- Photo from MPC Poo

MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act in Malacanang on Thursday (June 13), putting Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor under one region.

“This union is long overdue and makes very practical sense, especially in the Negros Island, where people are located on one island but are governed under separate administrative regions,” the President said in his speech.