A CONGRESSMAN last week filed a bill that seeks to combine the provinces of Samar Island in central Philippines into one region as part of efforts to improve National Government administration.
House Bill No. 10727 will consolidate the provinces of Northern Samar, Samar and Eastern Samar into one Samar Island Region to boost support for the region, Party-list Rep. Marcelino C. Libanan said in a statement on Sunday.
“Our measure… will expedite the dispensing of National Government services to the communities of the three Samar provinces,” he said. “They will also have their own highly focused Regional Development Council to drive economic growth and job creation.” — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio
