NILAGDAAN na ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. bilang bagong batas ang Negros Region Act at Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act.
Sa ilalim ng NIR Act, pag-iisahin na ang rehiyunal na pamamahala sa Negros Occidental, Bacolod City, Negros Oriental at Siquijor.
“This union is long overdue and makes practical sense, especially in the Negros Island, where people are located on one island but are governed under separate administrative regions,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
“So, for decades now, Negrenses have endured the rigors of sea travel, unnecessary expenses, bureaucratic red tape, [and] inefficiency that this arrangement has brought, especially when there is a need to urgently access government services from regional centers on other islands,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
Dahil sa bagong batas, sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos na mas magiging epektibo na ang pagbibigay ng pangunahing serbisyo publiko.
Samantala, sinabi naman ni Pangulong Marcos na mababago na ang real estate landscape sa bansa dahil sa pagiging batas na ang Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act.
Ayon kay Pangulong Marcos, ang bagong batas ay alinsunod sa 8-Point Socioeconomic Agenda na naglalayong walisin ang burukrasya sa gobyerno at itaguyod ang transparency, digitalization, at innovative work processes sa civil service.
Mas magiging epektibo na aniya ang pangongolekta ng buwis sa lugar.
“The law complements our efforts to modernize the services [in] our LGUs through the creation of a Real Property Information System — a comprehensive digitalized real property tax administration,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.