Negros reunited: The Visayas’ new frontier for renewables, warehousing, and BPO - BusinessWorld Online

Negros reunited: The Visayas’ new frontier for renewables, warehousing, and BPO - BusinessWorld Online

Negros Island is rewriting its economic story. Once known as the country’s sugar bowl, the newly reestablished Negros Island Region (NIR) is emerging as the Visayas’ renewable energy capital, capturing nearly half of all approved investments in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. For decades, residents of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental were compelled to travel to Iloilo or Cebu for regional government services due to the island’s segregation…