The Bacolod Metropolitan Area ( hil, Kaulohan nga Bacolod; tl, Kalakhang Bacolod), simply known as Metro Bacolod, is the 8th-most populous and the 6th-most densely populated metropolitan area out of the 12

metropolitan areas A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...

in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. This metropolitan area as defined by the

National Economic and Development Authority The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA; fil, Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad) is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed ...

(NEDA) has an estimated population of 1,435,593 inhabitants as of the 2020 official census by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The metropolitan area is centered on

Bacolod Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidenta ...

, the provincial capital, and the component cities of

Bago Bago may refer to: Places Myanmar * Bago, Myanmar, a city and the capital of the Bago Region * Bago District, a district of the Bago Region * Bago Region an administrative region * Bago River, a river * Bago Yoma or Pegu Range, a mountain rang ...

, La Carlota,

Silay Silay, officially the City of Silay ( hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Silay; ceb, Dakbayan sa Silay; fil, Lungsod ng Silay), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popu ...

, Talisay and

Victorias Victorias, officially the City of Victorias ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Victorias; fil, Lungsod ng Victorias), is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,101 ...

and municipalities are Enrique B. Magalona,

Murcia Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...

Pulupandan Pulupandan, officially the Municipality of Pulupandan ( hil, Banwa sang Pulupandan; tl, Bayan ng Pulupandan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30 ...

, San Enrique and

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, all composed of eleven capitals (6 Cities & 5 Municipalities) located in the province of

Negros Occidental Negros Occidental ( hil, Nakatungdang Negros; tl, Kanlurang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region. ...

. As of 2005, Metro Bacolod has relatively high GDP shares, contributed ₱88,056,250 or about 7.3% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Metro Bacolod is among those identified by the National Framework for Physical Planning: 2001–2030 as one of the country’s industrial, financial and technological centers. It is ranked 4th among the six

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in terms of GDP contributions in 2005 and expanded. The Bacolod city government, the definition based on the 2020 official census of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Cities and municipalities

All of the cities and municipalities of Metro Bacolod are located in the province of

Media

AM Stations: * DYWB Bombo Radyo 630 ( People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.) * DYEZ Aksyon Radyo 684 (

Manila Broadcasting Company Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) is a radio and television network in the Philippines. MBC is currently owned by the FJE Group of Companies of Fred J. Elizalde, which also operates hotels and Pasay-based amusement park Star City. Its AM fla ...

) * DYHB RMN 747 (

Radio Mindanao Network Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN), d.b.a. RMN Networks or RMN Network, is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. It is primarily involved is one of the largest radio networks. Its corporate office is located at the 4th Floor ...

) * DYRL Radyo Pilipino 1035 (

Radyo Pilipino Corporation Radyo Pilipino Corporation, presently operating as Radyo Pilipino Media Group, is a Philippine broadcasting company owned by Lucky Star Holdings. Originally founded in 1924, it is the oldest radio network in the Philippines; its current inca ...

) * DZRH Nationwide 1080 (

Pacific Broadcasting System Pacific Broadcasting System (PBSI) is a radio broadcast company in the Philippines. It is part of the FJE Group of Companies of the Elizalde family, which also operates hotels and Pasay-based amusement park Star City. Pacific Broadcasting's s ...

) (Relay station of DZRH 666 in Manila) * DYAF Radyo Totoo 1143 (

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines; ceb, Hugpong sa mga Obispo nga Katoliko sa Pilipinas; bcl, Komperensya kan mga Obispo Katoliko kan Pilipinas; hil, Komperensya sang mga Obispo Katoliko sang Pilipinas; ilo, Kumperensya ti ...

) (Operated by the Diocese of Bacolod; a member of the

Catholic Media Network Catholic Media Network, also known as CMN, is a Catholic radio network in the Philippines. CMN serves as the broadcasting arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippi ...

) * 1233 DYVS (

Far East Broadcasting Company Far East Broadcasting Company is an international Christian radio network. From 1960 to 1994, FEBC owned and operated shortwave radio station KGEI in San Francisco, California. Philippines The Philippines is where FEBC began its initial broad ...

) * GMA Super Radyo DYSB 1341 (

GMA Network, Inc. GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. ...

) (Relay station of DZBB 594 in Manila) * RPN DYKB Radyo Ronda 1404 (

Radio Philippines Network Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) is a Philippine Media of the Philippines, television and radio company based in Quezon City. It is the flagship media property of Nine Media Corporation of the ALC Group of Companies; along with the Pre ...

) FM Stations * 90.3 Xtream FM (

Southern Broadcasting Network Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc. (SBN) is a Filipino-owned media company based radio and television network based in Metro Manila. SBN is a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation, a Filipino-owned television company managed by the T ...

) (Operated by Yes2Health Advertising, Inc.) *91.1 FMR (

Philippine Collective Media Corporation Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC; officially known in their documents as Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation) is a Philippine broadcast media company. Its headquarters are located in Makati, with offices in Fairview, Quezon Ci ...

) * 91.9 Love Radio (

) (Operated by Muñoz Broadcasting Concepts) * 94.3 iFM (

) * 95.9 Star FM ( People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.) * 96.7 XFM (

DCG Radio-TV Network Katigbak Enterprises, Inc., doing business as DCG Radio-TV Network, is a Philippine media network owned and majority-controlled by the Ojeda family led by Mulanay Mulanay, officially the Municipality of Mulanay ( tgl, Bayan ng Mulanay), ...

) (Operated by Yes2Health Advertising, Inc.) * 99.1 Q Radio (

Mareco Broadcasting Network Mareco Broadcasting Network, Inc. is a radio network in the Philippines. Mareco stands for Mabuhay Records Corporation as its parent company also owns Villar Records and Mabuhay Records. Its headquarters is located at #6 Tirad Pass Street, Sta ...

) (Relay station of DWBM 105.1 in Manila) * RJ 99.9 (

Rajah Broadcasting Network Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. (which stands for RAmon JAcinto Holdings) is a Philippine television and radio network owned by guitarist-singer-businessman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto. The network's studio headquarters located at Ventures I Bldg., Ma ...

) (Relay station of DZRJ 100.3 in Manila) *100.3 Radyo Negrense ( Provincial Government of Negros Occidental) * Radyo5 102.3 News FM (

Nation Broadcasting Corporation Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is a Philippine radio and television Broadcast company established in 1963. As of December 2013, NBC is a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. NBC operates primari ...

) (Relay station of DWFM 92.3 in Manila) * 103.1 Brigada News FM (

Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine broadcast media company. It was a radio network which operated a number of stations across regional areas in the Philippines under the Bay Radio branding. It currently serves as the licensee for ...

) *103.9 Radyo Bandera Sweet FM ( Fairwaves Broadcasting Network) (Operated by 5K Broadcasting Network, Inc.) *104.7 Muews Radio (Sagay Broadcasting Corporation) * 105.5 Easy Rock (Cebu Broadcasting Company) (Operated by Muñoz Broadcasting Concepts) * K-Five 106.3 (

Quest Broadcasting, Inc. Quest Broadcasting Inc. is a Philippine radio network. Its corporate office is located at Unit 907, 9th floor, Paragon Plaza, EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong. Quest operates a number of stations across the country under the Magic Nationwide ...

) (Operated by 5K Broadcasting Network, Inc.) * Barangay FM 107.1 (

) TV Stations * RPN Channel 8 Bacolod * GMA Channel 13 & 30 * Hope Channel Philippines TV-24 * UNTV Channel 28 * TV5 Channel 32 * TV Natin Channel 34 *BEAM Channel 36 * GNN Channel 50 Cable & Satellite TV Providers *

SkyCable Sky Cable (stylized as SKYcable) is a cable television service of Sky Cable Corporation in the Philippines. It covers areas across the country with both digital and analog cable services, and it has 700,000 subscribers, controlling 45% of t ...

*New Bacolod Cable TV -

*My Channel Cable Network -

, La Carlota,

Cignal TV Cignal TV, Inc. (formerly known as GV Broadcasting System), also known by its legal trading name Mediascape Inc., is a Filipino media and telecommunications firm in the Philippines. A wholly owned subsidiary of the media conglomerate MediaQue ...

G Sat G-Sat (''Global Satellite'') is a subscription-based direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service commercially available in the Philippines. G-Sat is owned by Global Satellite Technology Services (GSTS), registered in the Philippines with t ...

*Bago City Cable TV Network -

*Prime Cable Network -

& Talisay *Negros Cable TV -

*Smile Cable TV - Talisay *Malihao Cable TV -

*Vision Ventures Cable TV - La Carlota

Transportation

Airport

Bacolod–Silay International Airport is located in

Silay City Silay, officially the City of Silay ( hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Silay; ceb, Dakbayan sa Silay; fil, Lungsod ng Silay), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popu ...

. Metro Bacolod is approximately 1hr 13mins by air from

Ninoy Aquino International Airport Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA , ; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino or ''Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Ninoy Aquino''; ), originally known and still commonly referred to as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main ...

and approximately 30–45 minutes by air from

Mactan–Cebu International Airport Mactan–Cebu International Airport ( ceb, Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan–Sugbo; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan–Cebu; ) is an international airport serving Metro Cebu and serves as the main gateway to the Central Visayas region ...

. Commercial Airlines serving the metropolitan area are

Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines (PAL), a trade name of PAL Holdings, Inc. ( PSEPAL (Philippine Air Lines until 1970), is the flag carrier airline of the Philippines. Headquartered at the PNB Financial Center in Pasay, the airline was founded in 1941 and i ...

Cebu Pacific Air Cebu Air, Inc., operating as Cebu Pacific (), is a low-cost airline of the Philippines. Founded in 1988, it is Asia's oldest low-cost airline. It offers scheduled flights to both domestic and international destinations. The airline operates fl ...

PAL Express Air Philippines Corporation, operating as PAL Express and formerly branded as Air Philippines and Airphil Express, is a wholly owned subsidiary airline of Philippine Airlines which is under its ownership. It is PAL's regional brand, with servic ...

and

Cebgo Cebgo, Inc., operating as Cebgo (stylized in all lowercase as cebgo), is the regional brand of Cebu Pacific. It is the successor company to SEAIR, Inc., which previously operated as South East Asian Airlines and Tigerair Philippines. It is now o ...

Roads

Bacolod has two main roads, Lacson Street to the north and Araneta Street to the south. The city has a good traffic plan lay-out and very seldom has traffic jams. The streets in the downtown area are one way, making Bacolod free from traffic congestion. Recently, Bacolod is experiencing an increase in traffic congestion due to an increase in number of vehicles and a perceived lack of implementation of traffic rules by the local government.

Seaports

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(as relaunched in 2012), Weesam Express, Ocean Jet, Montenegro Lines, Jomalia Shipping and Tri Star megalink. There are also access routes to Puerto Princesa City via Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro City, General Santos City, Zamboanga City, Cotabato City, Butuan City via Cagayan de Oro route, Dipolog City Iligan City, Ozamiz City, and Surigao City via Cagayan de Oro route. As of 2012 SuperFerry and Negros Navigation was relaunched into 2GO Travel routes from Bacolod going Manila, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro. Bacolod is 18–23 hours from the Port of Manila, 2–3 hours from Dumangas Port and 45 minutes- 1hr from the Port of Iloilo.

Gallery

Bacolod

File:MassKara Festival, Bacolod City, Philippines.JPG, MassKara Festival Street Dancing File:Fountain of Justice Bacolod City Philippines.jpg,

Fountain of Justice The Fountain of Justice is a historic landmark in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It marks the location where the house of Jose Ruiz de Luzurriaga used to stand. It was in this house that the surrender of Bacolod by Spanish authorities ...

and downtown Bacolod File:Bacolod new govenemtn center back3.jpg, Back view of Bacolod City New Government Center File:San Sebastian Cathedral.jpg,

San Sebastian Cathedral The San Sebastian Cathedral is a late 19th-century church in Bacolod, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod. History A small village inhabited by Malayans called ''Magsungay'' was placed und ...

File:Bacolod Little Skyscraper.jpg, The Riverside Medical Center Inc. Medical Arts Building along BS Aquino Drive File:PNB Bacolod.JPG,

Philippine National Bank The Philippine National Bank (PNB, Filipino/ tl, Bangko Nasyonal ng Pilipinas, lit=; es, Banco Nacional Filipino; Hokkien ) is one of the largest banks in the Philippines. It was established by the Philippine government on July 22, 1916, durin ...

building, along Lacson Street File:SM City Bacolod PyroMagic 2007.jpg, SM City Bacolod during PyroMagic 2007 File:SM_City_Bacolod_North_Wing.jpg,

SM City Bacolod SM City Bacolod is a supermall located along Rizal Street, Reclamation Area, Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. SM City Bacolod is the 29th supermall of SM Prime Holdings, the 1st SM supermall in Negros Island Region and the 3rd in the Visay ...

North Wing File:Robinsons_Place_Bacolod.jpg, Robinsons Place Bacolod, along Lacson Street in Barangay Mandalagan File:La Salle Coliseum.jpg, La Salle Coliseum 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, ...

File:University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos facade.jpg, UNO-Recoletos façade File:Csab facade.JPG, Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod Administration Building Facade File:P10004672r654r.gif,

Bacolod Christian College of Negros The Bacolod Christian College of Negros, Inc. (BCCN), formerly known as the Bacolod Christian Center or BCC, is the first Baptist pre-school established in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was founded on February 23, 1954, as a communit ...

File:Negros Occidental Capitol from lagoon (Lacson Street, Bacolod, Negros Occidental; 11-01-2022).jpg, A view of 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 ...

looking towards the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol building File:JJS Karate Kids.jpg, Panaad Stadium File:Swimming pool in the L' Fisher Hotel at daytime.jpg, L'Fisher Chalet (daytime) File:Swimming pool in the L' Fisher Hotel.jpg, L'Fisher Chalet (at night) File:BacolodPublicPlaza (cropped).jpg, Bacolod Public Plaza File:Northdrivebacolod.jpg, North Drive Bacolod File:Shrine of Sacred Heart.JPG, Sacred Heart Seminary and Shrine - Bacolod (Lupit Church)

Silay

Image:Sandiegoprocathedral.jpg,

San Diego Pro-cathedral The San Diego Pro-cathedral, formerly known as the San Diego Parish Church or the St. Didacus Parish Church before its declaration as a pro-cathedral in 1994, is an early 20th-century church in Silay City, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It ...

Image:Balay Negrense, Silay City, Negros Occidental.jpg,

Balay Negrense The Balay Negrense ( Hiligaynon for Negrense House), also as Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House is a museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental in the Philippines, showcasing the lifestyle of a late 19th-century Negrense sugar baron. It is not ...

Image:Silay old houses.jpg, Silay City Ancestral Houses Image:San Diego Pro- Cathedral.jpg, San Diego Pro-cathedral Image:Sugarcane Fields.jpg, Sugarcane fields, near the City Center Image:Pre-departure Bacolod - Silay Airport.jpg, Pre-departure area Bacolod–Silay International Airport

Talisay

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'' Image:Andres_Bonifacio_statue_Talisay_City_Philippines.jpg, Statue of

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File:TheDistrictNorthPoint.jpg, ''The District - North Point'' at

Ayala North Point Ayala North Point, formerly part of the Lacson Estate, is a flagship estate development project of Ayala Land located in Talisay, Negros Occidental. Acquired from the heirs of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, former president of the Republic of Negros, Ayala ...

File:Campuestohan.jpg, Campuestohan Highland Resort

Proposed developments

Former Bacolod Mayor

Monico Puentevella Monico Ogtong Puentevella (born 2 July 1946 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental) is a Filipino politician. Formerly a member of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, he was elected to three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representi ...

proposed the creation of Metro Bacolod Development Authority (MBDA) which is now supported by the Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. The cities of Bacolod, Talisay, Silay,

, and the municipality of

will be the components of MBDA. Once approved, Metro Bacolod will have a total population of 1,058,203. Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) president Frank Carbon believes that turning Bacolod and surrounding places into a metropolitan area is an essential factor in progress. He envisions Metro Bacolod to be composed of Bacolod, Silay, Talisay and Bago cities, as well as Murcia and

Salvador Benedicto Salvador Benedicto, officially the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto ( hil, Banwa sang Don Salvador Benedicto; tl, Bayan ng Don Salvador Benedicto) or simply referred to as Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB), is a 4th class municipality in the pr ...

towns. There is a need to create a master plan for Metro Bacolod and the Metro Bacolod Development Authority (MBDA) which will help this capital city and nearby areas achieve their long-term goals and boost their business sector, Carbon said. This plan divides the cities and municipalities to the following industries: *

: Capital city, metropolitan core and financial center *

: Industrial center *

: Agro-tourism hub *

: Heritage and cultural hub * Talisay City: Village city and sub-urban development *

: Summer capital

References

External links

Official Website of National Economic and Development Authority
{{Western Visayas Bacolod Negros Island