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Congressmen back Negros federal state



on Saturday, March 18, 2017
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Negros Occidental congressmen yesterday said aside from lobbying for the retention of the Negros Island Region, they will work for the two Negros provinces to stay together under a federal form of government.



Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District), Rep. Lawrence Lemuel Fortun (Agusan del Norte, 1 st District) Rep. Roger Mercado (Southern Leyte), Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (Neg,. Occ. 6 th District), and Rep. Greg Gasataya (Bacolod), l-r, at the Bacolod City Government Center yesterday* ( CPG photo )

The Negros solons were at the Bacolod Government Center yesterday for a House Committee on Constitutional Amendments consultative meeting.

Rep. Roger Mercado (Southern Leyte), chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, said the Lower House hopes to amend the Constitution through a Constituent Assembly next year.

He said a federal form of government would bring development and growth out of imperial Manila, to regions around the country.

There are two views, to retain the present regional structures, or to merge some of the smaller ones with less income with the bigger ones, Mercado said.

The Philippines currently has 18 regions.

Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (Neg. Occ., 6th District) said that, aside from a resolution filed by the Visayan bloc in support of the NIR, the Negros solons will also push for keeping the two Negros provinces as one under a federal state.

Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) also supports the move.*CPG

Source: 
The Visayan Daily Star

@senso for A BETTER BACOLOD

Ang isa sa akon mga handom para sa Bacolod.

Ako ang kapitan sg sini nga barko. Indi ini magkadto sa wala ukon sa tuo, kundi derecho sa direksyon sang pagbag-o sang gobyerno para sa kaayuhan sang Bacolodnon.