Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class
highly urbanized city
A city ( fil, lungsod/siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities ( fil, nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own ...
in the
region of
Western Visayas,
Philippines. It is the capital of the
province of
Negros Occidental, where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent.
With a total of 600,783 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, it is the most populous city in
Western Visayas and the second most populous city in the entire
Visayas after
Cebu City. It is the center of the
Bacolod metropolitan area, which also includes the cities of
Silay and
Talisay with a total population of 791,019 inhabitants, along with a total area of .
It is notable for its
MassKara Festival held during the third week of October and is known for being a relatively friendly city, as it bears the nickname "The City of Smiles". The city is also famous for its local delicacies
piaya
''Piaya'' is a small genus of relatively large and long-tailed cuckoos, which occur in Mexico, Central America and South America. The two species in taxonomic order are:
The little cuckoo has been found to be closer to some species traditiona ...
,
cansi
'' es, label=none, Cansí'' ( hil, kansi) is a Filipino beef soup originating from Bacolod which is spread across the rest of the Western Visayas region. It is made with beef shank and bone marrow boiled until gelatinous. It is uniquely slight ...
, and
chicken inasal.
Etymology
''Bacólod'' ( en, Bacolod), is derived from ''
bakólod'' (
Old Spelling: ''bacólod''), the
Old Hiligaynon (Old Ilonggo) (
Old Spelling: ''Ylongo and Ilongo'') word for a "hill, turtle, mound, rise, hillock, down, any small eminence or elevation", since the resettlement was founded on a stony, hilly area, now the
barangay of Granada. It was officially called ''Ciudad de Bacólod'' (City of Bacolod) when ''Municipalidad de Bacólod'' (Municipality of Bacolod) was converted into a city in 1938.
History
Spanish colonial period
Historical church accounts provide a glimpse of the early years of Bacolod as a mere small
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fina ...
by the riverbank known as ''Magsungay'' (translated as "horn-shaped" in English). When the neighboring settlement of
Bago was elevated into the status of a small town in 1575, it had several religious dependencies and one of which was the village of Magsungay. The early missionaries placed the village under the care and protection of
Saint Sebastian sometime in the middle of the 18th century. A ''corregidor'' ( en,
magistrate) by the name of Luis Fernando de Luna, donated a relic of the saint for the growing
mission, and since then, the village came to be known as ''San Sebastián de Magsung̃ay''.
Bacolod was not established as a town until 1755 or 1756, after the inhabitants of the coastal settlement of ''San Sebastián de Magsung̃ay'', were attacked by
forces under
Datu Bantílan of
Sulu
Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg''; tl, Lalawigan ng Sulu), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamor ...
on July 14, 1755, and the villagers transferred from the coast to a hilly area called ''Bacólod'' (which is now the barangay of Granada). Bernardino de los Santos became the first ''
gobernadorcillo'' ( en, municipal judge or governor). The town of Bacolod was constituted as a ''parroquia'' ( en,
parish) in 1788 under the
secular clergy
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, but did not have a resident
priest until 1802, as the town was served by the priest from
Bago, and later
Binalbagan
Binalbagan, officially the Municipality of Binalbagan ( hil, Banwa sang Binalbagan; tl, Bayan ng Binalbagan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71 ...
. By 1790, slave raids on Bacolod by
Moro pirates
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had ceased.
On February 11, 1802, Fr. Eusebio Laurencio became acting parish priest of Bacolod. In September 1806, Fr. León Pedro was appointed interim parish priest and the following year became the first regular parish priest.
In September 1817, ''Fray'' ( en,
Friar) Julián Gonzaga from
Barcelona was appointed as the parish priest. He encouraged the people to settle once again near the sea. He also encouraged migration to Bacolod and the opening of lands to agriculture and industry.
In 1846, upon the request of Romualdo Jimeno,
bishop of
Cebu and
Negros
Negros is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of . Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas, in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island region a ...
at that time,
Governor-General
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Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa sent to Negros a team of
Recollect missionaries headed by priest Fernando Cuenca.
A decree of June 20, 1848, by ''Gobernador General'' Clavería ordered the restructuring of Negros politically and religiously. The following year (1849),
Negros Island ''Gobernadorcillo'' Manuel Valdevieso y Morquecho transferred the capital of the
Province of Negros from
Himamaylan to Bacolod and the
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Recollects were asked to assume spiritual administration of Negros, which they did that same year. Transfer of Bacolod to the Recollects, however, took place only in 1871.
''Fray'' Mauricio Ferrero became the first Augustinian Recollect parish priest of Bacolod and successor to the
secular priest
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, Fr. Mariano Ávila.
In 1863, a compulsory primary public school system was set up.
In 1889, Bacolod became the capital of ''Occidental Negros'' when the Province of Negros was politically divided into the separate provinces of ''Occidental Negros'' (
Spanish: ''Negros Occidental'') and ''Oriental Negros'' (
Spanish: ''
Negros Oriental'').
Revolution and Republic of Negros
The success of the uprising in Bacolod and environs was attributed to the low morale of the local imperial Spanish detachment, due to its defeat in
Panay
Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City o ...
and
Luzon and to the psychological warfare waged by Generals
Aniceto Lacson and
Juan Araneta
Juan Anacleto Araneta y Torres (July 13, 1852 – October 3, 1924), was a pioneer sugar farmer and revolutionary leader during the Negros Revolution.
Early life
Juan was born to Romualdo Araneta y Cabunsol and Agüeda Torres y Villanueva ...
. In 1897, a battle in Bacolod was fought at Matab-ang River. A year later, on November 5, 1898, the ''Negrense Revolucionarios'' ( en, Negrense Revolutionary Army), armed with knives,
bolos
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, spears, and rifle-like
nipa palm stems, and pieces of ''
sawali'' or ''amakan'' mounted on carts, captured the convent, presently ''Palacio Episcopal'' ( en, Bishop's Palace), where Colonel Isidro de Castro y Cisneros, well-armed ''cazadores'' ( en, hunters) and
platoons of ''Guardias Civiles'' ( en,
Civil Guards), surrendered.
On November 7, 1898, most of the revolutionary army gathered together to establish a provisional junta and to confirm the elections of
Aniceto Lacson as president,
Juan Araneta
Juan Anacleto Araneta y Torres (July 13, 1852 – October 3, 1924), was a pioneer sugar farmer and revolutionary leader during the Negros Revolution.
Early life
Juan was born to Romualdo Araneta y Cabunsol and Agüeda Torres y Villanueva ...
as war-delegate, as well as the other officials. For a brief moment, the provinces of ''Occidental Negros'' and ''Oriental Negros'' were reunited under the cantonal government of the ''Negrense Revolucionarios'', from November 6, 1898, to the end of February 1899, making Bacolod the capital. In March 1899, the
American forces led by
Colonel James G. Smith occupied Bacolod, the revolutionary capital of ''República Cantonal de Negros'' ( en, Cantonal Republic of Negros). They occupied Bacolod after the invitation of the
Republic of Negros which sought protectorate status for their nation under the United States.
American colonial period
The Cantonal Republic of Negros became a
U.S. territory
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on April 30, 1901. This separated Negros Island once again, reverting Bacolod to its status as the capital of ''Occidental Negros''.
The public school of ''Instituto Rizal'' ( en,
Rizal Institute) opened its doors to students on July 1, 1902. ''Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación'' ( en,
College of Our Lady of Consolation), the first private institution in the province of Negros Occidental, was established in Bacolod by the
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*Augustinianism, the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and his intellectual heirs
*Someone who follows Augustine of Hippo
* Canons Regular of Sain ...
sisters on March 11, 1919, and opened in July 1919.
A historic event took place in 1938 when
Municipality of Bacolod was elevated into a city through
Commonwealth Act
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Sources of Philippine laws
;Notes
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No. 326 passed by the
1st National Assembly of the Philippines
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creating the City of Bacolod. Assemblyman Pedro C. Hernáez of the
second district of Negros Occidental sponsored the bill. The law was passed on June 18, 1938. Bacolod was formally inaugurated as a
chartered city on October 19, 1938, by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 404, highlighted by the visit of
Commonwealth
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President Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his dea ...
. President Quezon appointed
Alfredo Montelíbano, Sr. as the first city mayor of Bacolod.
Japanese occupation and allied liberation
In
World War II, Bacolod was occupied by the
Japanese forces on May 21, 1942.
Lieutenant General Kawano "Kono" Takeshi, the Japanese
commanding officer
The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...
of the 77th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Division, seized the homes of
Don Generoso Villanueva, a prominent sugar planter—whose home, the
Daku Balay
Daku Balay ("Big House") is the ancestral home of Don Generoso Villanueva, situated on Burgos Street, Bacolod, Philippines.
The home of Generoso M. Villanueva, a prominent sugar planter, and his wife Paz took three years to build from ...
served as the "seat of power" (occupational headquarters for the Japanese Forces in Negros and all of the Central Visayan region of the Philippines) and being the tallest building of Bacolod it served as the city's watchtower—and the home of his brother-in-law, Don Mariano Ramos, the first appointed
Municipal President
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of Bacolod. The home of Don Generoso was lived in by Lt. General Takeshi throughout the duration of the war and also served as his office and the home of Don Mariano was occupied by a Japanese Colonel serving under the command of Lt. General Takeshi. The city was liberated by joint
Philippine and American forces on May 29, 1945. It took time to rebuild the city after liberation. However, upon the orders of Lt. General Takeshi, both the homes of Villanueva and Ramos were saved from destruction by the retreating Japanese forces.
In March 1945, upon the invasion of the American and Philippine Commonwealth forces, the withdrawal of the Japanese army into the mountains and the temporary occupation of Bacolod by the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth armed forces, the house of Villanueva was then occupied by Major General Rapp Brush,
commander of the 40th Infantry Division, known as the "Sun Burst" Division, for approximately five months. The local Philippine military built and established the general headquarters and camp bases of the
Philippine Commonwealth Army which was active from January 3, 1942, to June 30, 1946. The 7th Constabulary Regiment of the
Philippine Constabulary was also active from October 28, 1944, to June 30, 1946, and was stationed in Bacolod during and after World War II.
Independent Philippines
When the country finally gained
independence from the United States, the city's public markets and slaughterhouses were rebuilt during the administration of then Mayor Vicente Remitió from 1947 to 1949. In 1948, a fire razed a portion of the records section of the old city hall that consumed the rear end of the building and with it, numerous priceless documents of the city.
Bacolod was classified as a highly urbanized city. On September 27, 1984, by the provision of Section 166 and 168 of
the Local Government Code and the DILG Memo Circular No. 83-49.
In January 1985, the original hardwood and coral structure of ''Palacio Episcopal'' was almost entirely destroyed by a fire. Among the damage of the raging fire were items of significant historical value. The reconstruction of ''Palacio'' which took more than two years, was completed in 1990.
In 2008, Bacolod topped a survey by ''
MoneySense Magazine'' as the "Best Place to Live in the Philippines". The city has also been declared by the
Department of Science and Technology as a "center of excellence" for
information technology and
business process management operations.
In 2017 & 2019, Bacolod was awarded the "''Top Philippine Model City''" as the most livable urban center in the country by
The Manila Times.
In 2021, Bacolod received the "2021 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) Award" under the category of highly-urbanized cities outside the National Capital Region (NCR) in the search organized by the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( acronymed as either PCI or PCCI) is a non-government association of private businesses that works to influence government actions on issues such as Agriculture, Information Technology, Human Resou ...
(PCCI). This was the second time Bacolod received such award having won the same title in 2007.
Geography
Bacolod is located on the northwestern coast of the large island of
Negros
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. Within the island, it is bounded on the north by the city of
Talisay, on the east by the
town of Murcia and on the south by the city of
Bago. As a coastal city, it is bounded on the west by the
Guimaras Strait, serving as a natural border of northwestern
Negros Island Region to the neighboring
Western Visayas. The global location of Bacolod is 10 degrees, 40 minutes 40 seconds - north and 122 degrees 54 minutes 25 seconds - east with
Bacolod Public Plaza
The Bacolod Public Plaza, officially the Plaza del 6 de Noviembre, named after the day of the Spanish surrender of Negros Island to the Negros revolutionaries, is one of the notable landmarks of Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental, Philip ...
as the benchmark.
Bacolod has a total land area of , including straits and bodies of water and the reclamation area; and is composed of 61 barangay (villages) and 639 purok (smaller units composing a barangay/village). It is accessible by sea through the ports of Banago; the BREDCO Port in the Reclamation Area, and the port of Pulupandan. By air, it is accessible through the
Bacolod–Silay International Airport, which is approximately 13 (four is counting from the Lagoon) kilometers away from the center of the city.
Bacolod is ideally located on a level area, slightly sloping down as it extends toward the sea with an average slope of 0.9 percent for the city proper and between 3 and 5 percent for the suburbs. The altitude is above
sea level, with the Bacolod City Public Plaza as the
benchmark. Bacolod has two pronounced seasons, wet and dry. The rainy (wet) season starts from May to January of the following year with heavy rains occurring during the months of August and September. The dry season starts from the month of February until the last week of April.
Climate
Barangays
Bacolod is politically subdivided into 61
barangays.
*
Barangay 1 (
Poblacion)
* Barangay 2 (Población)
* Barangay 3 (Población)
* Barangay 4 (Población)
* Barangay 5 (Población)
* Barangay 6 (Población)
* Barangay 7 (Población)
* Barangay 8 (Población)
* Barangay 9 (Población)
* Barangay 10 (Población)
* Barangay 11 (Población)
* Barangay 12 (Población)
* Barangay 13 (Población)
* Barangay 14 (Población)
* Barangay 15 (Población)
* Barangay 16 (Población)
* Barangay 17 (Población)
* Barangay 18 (Población)
* Barangay 19 (Población)
* Barangay 20 (Población)
* Barangay 21 (Población)
* Barangay 22 (Población)
* Barangay 23 (Población)
* Barangay 24 (Población)
* Barangay 25 (Población)
* Barangay 26 (Población)
* Barangay 27 (Población)
* Barangay 28 (Población)
* Barangay 29 (Población)
* Barangay 30 (Población)
* Barangay 31 (Población)
* Barangay 32 (Población)
* Barangay 33 (Población)
* Barangay 34 (Población)
* Barangay 35 (Población)
* Barangay 36 (Población)
* Barangay 37 (Población)
* Barangay 38 (Población)
* Barangay 39 (Población)
* Barangay 40 (Población)
* Barangay 41 (Población)
* Alangilan
* Alijis
* Banago
* Bata
* Cabug
* Estefanía
* Felisa
*
Granada
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* Handumanan
* Mandalagan
* Mansilingan
* Montevista
* Pahanocoy
* Punta Taytay
* Singcang-Airport
*
Sum-ag
* Taculing
* Tangub
* Villamonte
* Vista Alegre
Demographics
As of 2020, Bacolod has a total population of 600,783, and its registered voting population is 312,816 voters (
2019
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).
Economy
Bacolod is the Philippines' third fastest growing economy in terms of
information technology (IT) and
business process outsourcing (BPO) activities.
The city has been recommended by the Information and Communication Technology Office of the
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) as the best location in the Visayas for BPO activities.
Bacolod ranked 3rd among the top ten "Next Wave Cities" of the Philippines for the best location for BPO and
offshoring
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according to a 2010 report of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology. In 2013, the city was declared a "center of excellence" for IT-
business process management operations by the DOST, joining the ranks of
Metro Manila,
Metro Cebu and
Clark Freeport Zone.
Among the notable BPO and
KPO companies operating in the city are
Concentrix,
Teleperformance
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,
TTEC
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History
Founding and early developments (1982-1996)
The company was founded in 1982 b ...
,
iQor
iQor is a business process outsourcing company which provides Customer Service Management, customer service, third-party collections and accounts receivable management. Although its headquarters are located in St. Petersburg, Florida, the company ...
,
Transcom
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The company operates in Europe, No ...
, Ubiquity Global Services,
Panasiatic Solutions,
Focus Direct Inc. – Bacolod
Focus Services LLC is a privately owned call center service provider, specializing in multi-product telesales and customer relationship management founded in 1995. It has locations in the United States, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the Philippines. ...
,
Pierre and Paul Solutions Inc.,
TELESYNERGY Corp. – Bacolod, Hit Rate Solutions/Next Level IT Teleservices Inc.,
Focusinc Group Corporation (FGC Plus), Pathcutters Philippines Inc., TeleQuest Voice Services (TQVS),
ARB Call Facilities Inc., Fair Trade Outsourcing, and Global Strategic Business Process Solutions.
In 2012, a portion of the
Paglaum Sports Complex was partitioned for the construction of the provincial government-owned Negros First CyberCentre (NFCC) as an IT-BPO Outsourcing Hub with a budget of P674-million. It is located at Lacson corner Hernaez Streets and offers up to 22,000 square meters of mixed IT-BPO and commercial spaces. Its facilities are divided into three sections — Information Technology, Commercial Support Facilities, and Common IT Facilities. It was inaugurated in April 2015 in rites led by President
Benigno S. Aquino III
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. The area was initially a residential zone and has been reclassified as a commercial zone as approved by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
Along its highways, sugarcane plantations are a typical scene. As of 2003, of the city's of agricultural land were still planted with sugarcane. Meanwhile, were devoted to rice, to assorted vegetables, to coconut, to banana and to corn.
According to the "Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2005" of
Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Bacolod tops the list in terms of infrastructure, ahead of such other mid-size cities like
Iligan,
Calamba and
General Santos
General Santos, officially the City of General Santos,; hil, Dakbanwa sang Heneral Santos; Maguindanao language, Maguindanao: ''Ingud nu Heneral Santos''; Blaan language, Blaan: ''Banwe Dadiangas''; Tboli language, Tboli: ''Benwu Dadiangas'' ...
. The city also tops the list in terms of quality of life, ahead of such other mid-size cities like
San Fernando
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*San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...
,
Baguio,
Iloilo and
Lipa
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. AIM also recognized Bacolod as one of the ''Top Five'' most competitive mid-size cities together with
Batangas, Iligan, Iloilo, and San Fernando.
Sports
Football
Bacolod hosted the
2005 Southeast Asian Games Football tournament, the
2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification
This 2007 AFF Championship qualification was held in Bacolod, Philippines between 12 and 20 November 2006 for the lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams play in a round-robin tournament format and the winner and runner-up of the group ...
, the
2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
The Qualification Competition for the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship
Format
For all the groups with six teams, the winner and runners-up of each group will qualify for the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship (Finals). For the one group with three teams, onl ...
and the
2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase saw eight teams advance to the final tournament in Nepal. The qualification draw was held on 20 October 2010, in AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Seeding
The seedings are based on the 2010 AFC Cha ...
play-off first leg was held at the Panaad Stadium where the
Philippines won 2–0 over
Mongolia. Likewise the city has the home football stadium of the
Philippines national football team (Azkals).
The
Philippines Football League side
Ceres–Negros F.C. is based in the city, playing their home games at the newly renovated
Panaad Stadium.
Since Bacolod is also being tagged as a "Football City" in the country, an ordinance was approved by the City Council in June 2015, setting the third week of the month of April every year as the "Bacolod City Football Festival Week".
Ceres-Negros FC is the Philippines Football League 2018 Champion.
Basketball
2008 PBA All-Star Weekend
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F ...
was held in the city and since then has been a regular venue of
Philippine Basketball Association out-of-town games. Also, the Sandugo Unigames 2012 was hosted by the city participated by various universities around the country notably those who compete in the UAAP.
The city was also the home of the
Negros Slashers of the now-defunct
Metropolitan Basketball Association, playing their home games at the
USLS Coliseum
The La Salle Coliseum (also called the USLS Coliseum) is an indoor sporting arena located in Bacolod, Philippines.
The Coliseum has played host to a number of basketball games including those of Philippine Basketball Association out of town games ...
.
Karate
The 1996
Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF) National Championships and the 20th PKF National Open 2007 were held in the city. Both events were hosted by
La Salle Coliseum
The La Salle Coliseum (also called the USLS Coliseum) is an indoor sporting arena located in Bacolod, Philippines.
The Coliseum has played host to a number of basketball games including those of Philippine Basketball Association out of town game ...
of the
University of St. La Salle
The University of St. La Salle (USLS) is a Roman Catholic Church, Catholic private university, private research university run by the De La Salle Brothers Philippines, De La Salle Brothers, located in La Salle Avenue, Bacolod, Negros Occidental, ...
. The tournaments were contested by hundreds of karatekas all over the country.
Golf
There are two major golf courses in the city; the Bacolod Golf and Country Club and the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club. The city hosted the 61st
Philippine Airlines Inter-club Golf Tournament and the 2008 Philippine Amateur Golf Championship. A Golf tournament sponsored by the City Mayor is also held every Masskara.
Mixed martial arts
Bacolod is home to many mixed martial arts competitions including quarterly fights hosted by the
Universal Reality Combat Championship.
Parkour
The first
Parkour
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team in Negros, known as "Parkour Bacolod", started in late 2007.
Culture
Freshly baked piaya.jpg, Piaya
''Piaya'' is a small genus of relatively large and long-tailed cuckoos, which occur in Mexico, Central America and South America. The two species in taxonomic order are:
The little cuckoo has been found to be closer to some species traditiona ...
, a muscovado-filled flatbread, is a common delicacy in Bacolod.
Cansi.jpg, A bowl of cansi
'' es, label=none, Cansí'' ( hil, kansi) is a Filipino beef soup originating from Bacolod which is spread across the rest of the Western Visayas region. It is made with beef shank and bone marrow boiled until gelatinous. It is uniquely slight ...
, a beef shank and marrow soup originated in Bacolod.
Chicken Inasal.JPG, Bacolod's chicken inasal is popular for its distinct marination.
Masskara Festival
The
MassKara Festival (Hiligaynon: Pista sang Maskara, Filipino: Fiesta ng Maskara) is an annual festival held on the fourth Sunday of October in Bacolod. Dancers wear masks, which is where the festival gets its name.
Panaad sa Negros Festival
The
Panaad sa Negros Festival
The Panaad sa Negros Festival, also called simply as the Panaad Festival (sometimes spelled as ''Pana-ad''), is a festival held annually during the month of April in Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines. ''Panaad' ...
, or just the Panaad Festival (sometimes spelled as Pana-ad), is a festival held annually during the month of April. Panaad is the Hiligaynon word for "vow" or "promise"; the festival is a form of thanksgiving to Divine Providence and commemoration of a vow in exchange for a good life.
The celebration is held at the Panaad Park, which also houses the Panaad Stadium, and is participated in by the 13 cities and 19 towns of the province. For this reason, the province dubs it the "mother" of all its festivals.
Bacolaodiat Festival
Bacolod's Chinese New year Festival. It comes from the word "Bacolod" and "Lao Diat" which means celebration.
Infrastructure
Panaad Park and Sports Complex
The
Panaad Park and Sports Complex is a multi-purpose park in the city owned by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental. Situated in the complex is the
Panaad Stadium which is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of
Philippines Football League team
Ceres–Negros F.C. It was used for the
2005 South East Asian Games
The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines.
This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991 S ...
and was the venue of the pre-qualifiers of the
2007 ASEAN Football Championship
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or ASEAN Cup.
The stadium has a seating capacity of 15,500, but holds around 20,000 people with standing areas. It is unofficially designated as the home stadium of the Philippines national football team. Aside from the football field, it also has a rubberized track oval, an
Olympic-size swimming pool and other sports facilities.
The stadium is also the home of
Panaad sa Negros Festival
The Panaad sa Negros Festival, also called simply as the Panaad Festival (sometimes spelled as ''Pana-ad''), is a festival held annually during the month of April in Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines. ''Panaad' ...
, a week-long celebration participated in by all cities and municipalities in the province held annually every summer. The festival is highlighted by merry-making, field demonstrations, pageant and concert at the stadium. The stadium itself features replicas of the landmarks of the 13 cities and 19 municipalities of Negros Occidental.
Bacolod Public Plaza
The
Bacolod Public Plaza
The Bacolod Public Plaza, officially the Plaza del 6 de Noviembre, named after the day of the Spanish surrender of Negros Island to the Negros revolutionaries, is one of the notable landmarks of Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental, Philip ...
is one of the notable landmarks in Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental, which is found right in the heart of downtown area, very near to the city hall and right across the
San Sebastian Cathedral.
The plaza is the celebrated place of
MassKara Festival. It is a week-long festival held each year in Bacolod City every third weekend of October nearest October 19, the city's
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
Anniversary. Bacolod public plaza is the final destination of Masskara street dancing competitions which is the highlights of the celebration.
Capitol Park & Lagoon
The
Capitol Park and Lagoon
The Capitol Park and Lagoon is a provincial park located in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines. One of the features of the park are matching sculptures depicting a woman standing alongside a water buffalo and that of a man pulling an ...
is a provincial park located right in the heart of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines. One of the landmarks of the park is the
carabao (
water buffalo) being reared by a woman. This carabao is located at the northern end of the lagoon. On the southern end, there is also another carabao sculpture being pulled by a man. Locals are known to feed pop corns, pop rice, and other edible delicacies sold within the park to the fishes in the lagoon.
Negros Museum
Negros Museum
Negros Museum is a privately owned provincial museum situated in the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Complex in Bacolod, Philippines. The structure was built in 1925 as the Provincial Agriculture Building.
History
Opened on March 16, 1996 ...
is a privately owned provincial museum situated in the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Complex in Bacolod City, Philippines. The structure was built in 1925 as the Provincial Agriculture Building. Negros Museum Cafe serves the needs of museum goers and walk-in guests, situated in the West Annex of the museum. It includes a separate entrance, which includes an open-air and an in-house station occasionally used for small theater plays and art exhibitions. The cafe and the resident chef serves as the official caterer of the Office of the Governor and the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental for official dignitary functions
Paglaum Sports Complex
The
Paglaum Sports Complex is a provincial-owned sports venue adjacent to the
Negros Occidental High School
Negros Occidental High School is a public secondary educational institution and oldest public secondary school in the province located in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines that was founded since 1902. The school currently offers var ...
established during the 1970s that hosted various football events, such as the 1991 Philippines International Cup and the football event of the
2005 Southeast Asian Games
The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines.
This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991 S ...
. It also hosted three editions of the
Palarong Pambansa (1971, 1974, 1979). However, the stadium became unfit to host football matches following the erection of business establishments around the area. In 2012, a two-hectare portion of the four-hectare complex was partitioned for the construction of the Capitol-owned Negros First CyberCentre (NFCC) as an IT-BPO Outsourcing Hub. As of 2013, the provincial government has been proposing for a renovation of the stadium to serve as alternative venue to
Panaad Park and Sports Complex, particularly for football competition. Recently, the Paglaum Sports Complex also serves as an alternative venue to the Bacolod Public Plaza for the MassKara Festival celebration.
Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center
The
Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center (NOMPAC) is a provincial-owned multi-use
gym adjacent to the
Capitol Park and Lagoon
The Capitol Park and Lagoon is a provincial park located in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines. One of the features of the park are matching sculptures depicting a woman standing alongside a water buffalo and that of a man pulling an ...
. It is currently used mostly for
basketball,
karatedo and
boxing matches. Aside from the gym, it also serves as
evacuation
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* Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations
* Casualty movement, the procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance
* Emergency evacuation, removal of per ...
site of the province during calamities likewise also serves as
cultural
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facilities in many events.
BAYS Center
The
Bacolod Arts & Youth Sports Center (BAYS Center) is a multi-use
gym fronting the
Bacolod Public Plaza
The Bacolod Public Plaza, officially the Plaza del 6 de Noviembre, named after the day of the Spanish surrender of Negros Island to the Negros revolutionaries, is one of the notable landmarks of Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental, Philip ...
. It is used mostly for
basketball,
karatedo and
boxing matches, and was previously used in events in the city like the
MassKara Festival activities and other government related activities like seminars, business and political gatherings.
The gym has a seating capacity of more than a thousand. It is officially designated as the
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* Commission on Elections (Philippines) (Comelec)
* North African Power Pool
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tally headquarters for both local and
national
election in the
Philippines.
Bacolod Baywalk
The Bacolod Baywalk is a privately owned
esplanade situated near the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (BREDCO) at the city's Reclamation Area. It was first opened in 2013 and re-opened to the public in 2022.
Art District
Art District located along Lacson Street is known for its street art mural and graffiti, restaurants and nightlife.
Healthcare
Bacolod has one
public tertiary teaching-learning hospital under the direct management of the
Department of Health – Regional Office VI (
regional hospital A regional hospital or district hospital is a hospital that serves a geographic region larger area than a single local or rural area. Some countries also define specific services that required in regional hospitals. The word ''regional'' or ''dis ...
): the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH). In September 2022, as per Republic Act 11564, the city government-owned Bacolod City General Hospital held its groundbreaking and is expected to be completed and operational before 2024. The Bacolod City Health Office is responsible for the implementation and planning of the health care programs provided by the city government, which also operates and supervises Health Centers in the barangays of the city.
Private hospitals in Bacolod that provide
tertiary care include the: Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (owned and operated by The Riverside Medical Center Inc.); The Doctors' Hospital Inc.; Adventist Medical Center – Bacolod; Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital; South Bacolod General Hospital and Medical Center Inc., Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center; and the upcoming Asia–Pacific Medical Center Bacolod Inc.
Education
Bacolod currently has 4 large universities and more than a dozen other schools specializing in various courses. Currently, as sanctioned by the
Department of Education, all primary and secondary institutions in the city use the
K-12
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educational system.
The city alone currently hosts four of well-known educational institutions in the nation. These are:
*
University of St. La Salle
The University of St. La Salle (USLS) is a Roman Catholic Church, Catholic private university, private research university run by the De La Salle Brothers Philippines, De La Salle Brothers, located in La Salle Avenue, Bacolod, Negros Occidental, ...
(1952), a LaSallian district school and the second oldest campus founded by the De La Salle Philippines congregation in the country.
*
University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos
The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos (UNO-Recoletos, fil, Unibersidad ng Negros Occidental – Rekoletos, colloquially ''UNO-R''), is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Ord ...
(1941), administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollects and the first university in the province of Negros Occidental and the city of Bacolod.
*
STI West Negros University
STI West Negros University, also referred to by its acronym STI WNU or colloquially as West Neg, is a private university located in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines established in 1948.
The university is accredited by the Philippine Associ ...
(1948), founded by Baptist Protestants and later acquired by the STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc.
*
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (1954), the only state university in Bacolod and a satellite campus of its main campus in nearby Talisay City
Other noteworthy educational institutions include:
*
Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod
Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod, also referred to by its acronym CSA-B, is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Augustinian Province of Santo Niño de Cebu, Philippines of the Order of Saint Augus ...
(1962)
*
La Consolacion College Bacolod
La Consolacion College Bacolod, also referred to by its acronym ''LCCB'' or simply ''LCC'', is a private, Catholic, co-educational basic and higher education institution administered by the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC ...
(1919)
*
Riverside College, Inc.
Riverside College, Inc., also referred to by its acronym RCI, is a private non-sectarian coeducational higher education institution in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The college is owned and operated by Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings, I ...
(1961)
*
John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation – Bacolod (1974)
*
VMA Global College (1974)
*
Bacolod Christian College of Negros (1954)
*
Bacolod City College (1997)
*
Our Lady of Mercy College – Bacolod (2008)
*
College of Arts & Sciences of Asia & the Pacific – Bacolod Campus (2016)
*
AMA Computer College – Bacolod Campus (2012)
*
ABE International Business College – Bacolod Campus (1999)
*Asian College of Aeronautics – Bacolod Branch (Main Campus) (2003)
*
Mapúa Malayan Digital College – Learning Hub Bacolod (2022)
*
St. Benilde School
St. Benilde School, officially St. Benilde School, Inc. or colloquially known as Benilde, is a Private Catholic High school and Elementary school in Lasalleville, Mansilingan, Bacolod, Philippines. It is one of the Lasallian educational instituti ...
(1987)
*
St. Joseph School–La Salle
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* Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band
* Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise
* Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy ...
(1960)
*St. Scholastica's Academy – Bacolod (1958)
*St. John's Institute (Hua Ming) (1953)
*
Bacolod Tay Tung High School
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(1934)
*
Jack and Jill School/
Castleson High
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(1963/1995)
*Bacolod Trinity Christian School, Inc. (1976)
Transportation
Airports
The
Bacolod–Silay Airport
Bacolod–Silay Airport, also referred to as Bacolod–Silay International Airport ( hil, Hulugpaan sang Bacolod–Silay; fil, Paliparan ng Bacolod–Silay; ), is the main airport serving the general area of Metro Bacolod, in the Western Visaya ...
, located in nearby
City of Silay, is 15 kilometers north-east from Bacolod. Bacolod is 1 hour by air from
Manila, 30 minutes by air from
Cebu, 1 hour by air from
Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...
and 1 hour and 10 minutes by air from
Davao City.
Bacolod City Domestic Airport was the former airport serving the general area of Bacolod. It was one of the busiest airports in the
Western Visayas region, when Bacolod and Negros Occidental were both still part of it. This airport was later replaced by the new Bacolod–Silay International Airport, located in Silay. It was classified as such by the
Air Transportation Office
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP, ; fil, Pangasiwaan sa Abyasyong Sibil ng Pilipinas) is the civil aviation authority of the Philippines and is responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, econo ...
, a body of the
Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports. The Bacolod City Domestic Airport ceased operations on January 17, 2008, prior to the opening of the Bacolod–Silay International Airport which began operations the day after.
Ports
Banago Wharf and BREDCO Port are the vessels entry point in Bacolod. It has daily access to Iloilo, with different shipping lines such as
2GO Travel
Go, GO, G.O., or Go! may refer to:
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* Go (game), a board game for two players
* '' Travel Go'' (formerly ''Go – The International Travel Game''), a game based on world travel
* Go, the starting position l ...
(as relaunched in 2012),
Weesam Express
SRN Fast Seacrafts, Inc. which operates the Weesam Express ferry line, is a company based and founded in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The company was founded and headed by Hadji Ahmad W. Sakaluran as President and Hadji Wahab A. Amil his nephew in ...
,
OceanJet
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History
The company started in the late 1990s as ...
,
Montenegro Lines
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,
Supercat
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,
FastCat, and Tri-Star Mega Link.
There were also access routes previously to
Puerto Princesa
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via Iloilo City,
Cagayan de Oro
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,
General Santos
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,
Zamboanga City,
Cotabato
Cotabato or North Cotabato ( hil, Aminhan Cotabato; ceb, Amihanang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pangutaran Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤڠوترن كوتاواتو; fil, Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in ...
,
Butuan via Cagayan de Oro route,
Dipolog,
Iligan,
Ozamiz
Ozamiz, officially the City of Ozamiz ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Ozamiz; fil, Lungsod ng Ozamiz), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,334 people.
A ...
, and
Surigao City via Cagayan de Oro route.
As of 2012 to present,
SuperFerry and
Negros Navigation
Negros Navigation Co., Inc. (NENACO) was one of the oldest domestic shipping companies in the Philippines. It was also one of the largest companies in the passenger transport business in the Philippines. Its main hub was the renowned Pier 2 in M ...
was relaunched into
2GO Travel
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* Go (game), a board game for two players
* '' Travel Go'' (formerly ''Go – The International Travel Game''), a game based on world travel
* Go, the starting position l ...
with routes from Bacolod going
Manila,
Iloilo and
Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...
. Bacolod is 18–23 hours from the
Port of Manila, 12–15 hours from the
Port of Cagayan de Oro, 2-3hrs from
Dumangas Port and 1hr from the
Port of Iloilo.
Land routes
Bacolod has two main roads, Lacson Street to the north and Araneta Street to the south. The streets in the downtown area are
one way
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* One-way traffic, a street either facilitating only one-way traffic, or designed to direct vehicles to move in one direction
*One-way travel, a trip that does not return to its origin
Music
*One Way (American ba ...
, making Bacolod free from traffic congestion. Recently, Bacolod City is experiencing an increase in traffic congestion due to an increase in number of vehicles.
By land-ferry, Bacolod is approximately an hour directly from
Iloilo City while by land-
RORO-land, Bacolod is approximately 3 hours from Iloilo City via
Dumangas
Dumangas, officially the Municipality of Dumangas ( hil, Banwa sang Dumangas, tgl, Bayan ng Dumangas), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,899 people.
Etym ...
route. By land-ferry-land, Bacolod City is approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes from
Cebu City via
Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
-
San Carlos/
Salvador Benedicto
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route while it takes approximately 6 hours by land-RORO-land via same route. By land-RORO-land, Bacolod is approximately 7 hours and 30 minutes from Cebu City via
Tabuelan-
Escalante
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People
*Amat Escalante (born 1979), Mexican filmmaker
*Bernardino de Escalante (born 1537), 16th-century Spanish writer, author of one of the first European books on China
*Enrique Escalante (born 1984), Puerto Rican volley ...
, Toledo-San Carlos/Escalante and Toledo-San Carlos/
Canlaon
Canlaon, officially the City of Canlaon ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Canlaon; hil, Dakbanwa sang Canlaon; fil, Lungsod ng Canlaon), is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...
routes. Bacolod to
Dumaguete via
Mabinay
Mabinay, officially the Municipality of Mabinay, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 82,953 people , making it the most-populous municipality in Negros ...
route is approximately 6 hours while via
Cadiz-San Carlos route takes approximately 8 hours, both routes going
Negros Oriental. Bacolod is from
Dumaguete City via Kabankalan-Mabinay-Bais Road.
Notable personalities
Sister cities
Bacolod has the following
sister cities:
Local
*
Dumaguete City,
Negros Oriental
*
Iloilo City,
Iloilo
*
Legazpi,
Albay
*
Naga
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Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...
,
Camarines Sur
*
Makati City,
Marikina City
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, Parañaque City and Taguig City,
Metro Manila
International
* Andong in North Gyeongsang and Seo District, Daegu, Seo District in Daegu, Republic of Korea
* Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin in Northern Territory, Australia
* Kamloops in British Columbia, Canada
* Keelung, Taiwan
* Long Beach in California, United States – However, Sister Cities International designates Bacolod and Long Beach as Friendship Cities.
* Singaraja in Bali, Indonesia
See also
*
Negros Occidental
*Hiligaynon language
*Metro Bacolod (which also includes
Silay and
Talisay)
*
Ceres–Negros F.C.
References
External links
*
* [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
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