NIR – Transitional Regional Offices Announced
The Technical Working Group (TWG) for Region 18 – better known as Negros Island Region (NIR) – met on Friday, June 19 in Quezon to divide the regional transition offices. The meeting was presided by DILG Secretary Mar Roxas at the Department of Interior and Local Government office in Quezon City. The meeting was attended by delegations of Negros Oriental with by Governor Roel Degamo leading it, and a delegation from Negros Occidental with Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. in the leading position.
Bacolod in Negros Occidental will be home for the following clusters of the NIR Transitional Regional Offices for the new Negros Island Region
Governance Office Cluster
- Department of Finance
- Commission on Audit
- DILG (local governments)
- National Economic Development Authority
- Department of Budget and Management
- Commission of Elections
Agriculture and Land Office Cluster
- Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
- Department of Agrarian Reform
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Peace and Order/Security Office Cluster
- Office of Civil Defense and the Department of Interior and Local Government
- Philippine National Police,
- Bureau of Fire Protection
- Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
- Department of Justice and its attached agencies.
- National Bureau of Investigation,
- Parole and Probation,
- Prosecutors, etc
- Department of National Defense
Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental will be home for the following clusters of the Transitional Regional Offices for the new Negros Island Region
Infrastructure Office Cluster
- Department of Transportation and Communication (and attached agencies)
- National Telecommunications Commission
- Franchising Regulatory Board
- Department of Public Works and Highways,
- Maritime Industry Authority
- Land Transportation Office
Human Development Office Cluster
- Commission on Higher Education
- Philippine Statistics Authority
- Civil Service Commission
- Professional Regulation Commission
- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
- Department of Education
- Department of Social Welfare and Development
- Department of Health
Industry and Labor Office Cluster
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Labor and Employment
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Department of Tourism
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Department of Science and Technology
Operation of the NIR transitional offices
The NIR transitional offices will be manned (and of course “womenned”) with budget and staff taken from the regional offices of the Central and Western Visayas, where Negros Oriental and Occidental belonged to.
The plan of Roxas targets the 1st of October 2015 to have the transitional Negros Island Region offices partially and on January 1st, 2016 fully operational.
I am a Police Officer presently assigned here in Mandaue City, how about our status, can we be assigned back to Negros Oriental? When?
Good day to you,
We are just providing the information and have no further connection to any regulating offices and departments. However, as this is really just the announcement about the transitional offices (which will be not fully operational before 2016), we believe that there are many weeks and month to come before anything regarding your questions can be answered.
Have a great week ahead and all the best from Dumaguete 🙂
Based on the information you provided, you are presently a member of the Mandaue City Police Office. I believe that Mandaue City is not among the provinces that are included in the Negros Island Region. Now, may I asks where is your place of residence? Do you intend to transfer in any police office/station in Negros Oriental? If that is the case, all existing NAPOLCOM and PNP policies should still be observed. Please coordinate with your R1 of your intention.
When will hiring start for this new offices?
Where can we apply?
Thank you…
The NIR transitional offices will be put together primarily with budget and staff taken from the regional offices of the Central and Western Visayas, where Negros Oriental and Occidental belonged to.
Have a great week ahead and all the best from Dumaguete 🙂
how about the Philippine Information Agency? Bacolod or Dumaguete?
We just had the opportunity to ask Vice Governor “Doc” Mike Macias. According to him PIA will have no united regional office. They already have regional offices in Bacolod as well as in Dumaguete.
good evening, i am currently at deped-iloilo! could i request for a transfer to Deped-NIR? & if i could where will i submit my request?
Good day to you,
we are a private run website. For your concerns you would need to get in touch with the office in charge.
Best Regarda