Bacolod City: Civilization Gone with the Wind

When people speak of Bacolod, my mind conjures images of the old pre-civil war South in America. Like America’s old south, old Bacolod used to be the home of aristocratic hacienderos with vast sugar plantations, employing thousands of peasants to work in sugar plantations and azucareras.

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Published on 21/10/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, History
Tags: Bacolod, Balay, Negros, Occidental

Mount Talinis (Cuernos De Negros)

Mount Talinis, also known as the Cuernos de Negros (Horns of Negros), is a complex volcano in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. At about 1,903 metres (6,243 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest mountain on Negros Island after Mount Kanlaon.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Dumaguete, Negros

Kanlaon Volcano

Kanlaon, officially the Mount Kanlaon, is an active stratovolcano on the island of Negros, Philippines. It is the highest point in Negros, as well as the whole Visayas Region, with an elevation of 2,465 m (8,087 ft) above sea level.

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Published on 20/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Kanlaon, Negros, Volcano

Bais City

Bais City is the second-most important city of Negros Oriental province, in the Philippine islands. Bais is a great starting point for three world class natural attractions: Dolphin and whale watching, the caves of Mabinay and the Olayan Falls in Balinsasayao Twin Lakes National Park.

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Published on 11/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Negros

Negros Occidental Part 2

Negros Occidental has produced a large number of athletes that have achieved success in both national and international circuits. The province is also well known for hosting national and international athletic events, which has given it a reputation as the sports capital of the Philippines.

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Published on 01/07/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Negros, Occidental, Visayas

Bacolod Part 3

The Panaad Park and Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the city. It 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 and was the venue of the pre-qualifiers of the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship or ASEAN Cup.

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Published on 28/06/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Bacolod, Negros

Bacolod Part 2

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.

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Published on 26/06/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Bacolod, Masskara, Negros

Phivolcs Records 136 Earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano in 24 Hours

A total of 136 earthquakes were recorded at Kanlaon Volcano from 8 am on Sunday, June 21, to 8 am on Monday, June 22, or a 24-hour period.

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Published on 22/06/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Environment, News and Events, Technology
Tags: Kanlaon, Negros, Volcano

Negros Occidental Imposes Permanent Ban on Pork from Luzon

The ordinance will cover live pigs, boar semen, pork and pork products originating from, manufactured, and processed in Luzon and in African swine fever-affected countries and in other areas

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Published on 20/11/2019 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Health, News and Events
Tags: Negros, Occidental, Pork

Dinagsa: A Colorful Ati-Aithan Festival of Northern Negros

Another festival that is also being slowly recognized throughout the region is the Sinulog sa Kabankalan in southern Negros. And, if you are looking for another unique festival that pays tribute to the Santo Niño, a town in northern Negros is celebrating their Dinagsa Festival.

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Published on 24/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary
Tags: Ati-Atihan, Festival, Negros

Sinulog Sa Kabankalan: the Grand Celebration of Southern Negros

The feast day of the Holy Child, also known as Santo Niño, is every third Sunday of January. The devotion to the Santo Niño is the oldest and a popular one in the Philippines. In honor of the Child Jesus, it has become a month-long celebration in the country. If Cebu has Sinulog and Aklan has Ati-Atihan, the province of Negros Occidental has Sinulog sa Kabankalan!

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Published on 24/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary
Tags: Negros, celebration

A Long Time Ago, Iron Dinosaurs Roamed the Island of Negros

Central Aucarera de La Carlota via Hbalairos under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license Constructed in 1916, the sugar central is located about 45 minutes south of Bacolod City at Barangay RSB of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. It was first built inside Hacienda Esperanza.

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Published on 21/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, History
Tags: Negros

Don Salvador Benedicto: Summer Capital of Negros Occidental

Don Salvador Benedicto, also known as Salvador Benedicto, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. The municipality is also dubbed as "The Summer Capital of Negros Occidental" due of its climate, which is similar to Baguio City.

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Published on 09/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Negros

Sipalay: Jeweled City of Southern Negros

Sipalay is the jeweled city in Southern Negros that motivates its community in protecting its natural wonders to create a world-class haven through agro-aqua and industrial tourism for a sustained economic and development.

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Published on 09/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Travel
Tags: Negros, Sipalay, South

Manjuyod Sandbar – Worthy to Brag about

Do you know that there is a white sand bar in Negros Oriental that only appears during low tide and gets submerged on high tide? Also known as the Sumapao Shoal, Manjuyod Sandbar is an island at the North Bais Bay in the Tañon Strait with so much tourism potential. One famous thing to do is the dolphin and whale watching at the sandbar, which is a major stopover of tourists who are fond of this activity.

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Published on 08/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Negros, sand