Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Negros Island Region Government Offices. - To ensure the effective delivery of public services to the NIR, regional offices shall be established and designated in the following manner:

(I) Negros Occidental

(a) Agriculture and Land-Related Cluster

(1) Department of Agriculture;

(2) Department of Environment and Natural Resources;

(3) Department of Agrarian Reform; and

(4) Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.

(b) Peace and Order and Security Cluster

(1) Department of Justice;

(2) Department of the Interior and Local Government;

(3) Philippine National Police; and

(4) Department of National Defense.

(c) Governance Cluster

(1) Department of Budget and Management;

(2) Department of Finance;

(3) National Economic and Development Authority;

(4) Department of Foreign Affairs;

(5) Commission on Audit; and

(6) Commission on Elections.

(II) Negros Oriental

(a) Human Development Cluster

(1) Department of Education;

(2) Department of Social Welfare and Development;

(3) Department of Health;

(4) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority;

(5) Commission on Higher Education;

(6) Civil Service Commission;

(7) Philippine Statistics Authority; and

(8) Department of Labor and Employment.

(b) Infrastructure Cluster

(1) Department of Public Works and Highways;

(2) Department of Transportation;

(3) Department of Information and Communications Technology; and

(4) Department of Energy.

(c) Industry and Labor Cluster

(1) Department of Trade and Industry;

(2) Department of Tourism;

(3) Department of Science and Technology; and

(4) Department of Finance - Securities and Exchange Commission.