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Bacolod City: Civilization Gone with the Wind
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 at 2020-10-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, History
Tags: Bacolod, Balay, Negros, Occidental
Negros Occidental Part 2
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 at 2020-07-01 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Negros, Occidental, Visayas
Negros Occidental Imposes Permanent Ban on Pork from Luzon
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 at 2019-11-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Health, News and Events
Tags: Negros, Occidental, Pork
Aquamarine Park at Misamis Occidental
Aquamarine Park at Misamis Occidental
Unbeknownst to many Filipinos, Misamis Occidental is a treasure cove surprise even the most experienced travelers. It offers many adventures and activities that give visitors much pleasure and appreciation of how gifted the province is. Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park is one of its attractions that will captivate one’s heart.
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Published at 2018-03-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Leisure
Tags: Aquamarine Park, Misamis, Occidental, Parks
Where's Waddy?: Visiting the Critically Endangered Dolphins of Negros Occidental
Where's Waddy?: Visiting the Critically Endangered Dolphins of Negros Occidental
For the past seven years, marine biologist Mark de la Paz has been studying Irrawaddy dolphins off the coast of Negros Occidental. We join him on a trip to the mouth of the Bago River to get a glimpse of the critically endangered marine mammals
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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Fauna and flora
Tags: Negros, Occidental, dolphins
Negros Occidental Part 1
Negros Occidental Part 1
Negros Occidental is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It occupies the north-western half of Negros Island. It is the fourth most populated province in the Philippines, known for its Chicken Inasal and its boosting sugar industry, nicknamed as the sugar bowl of the Philippines and home to one of the Philippines' active volcanoes; Mt. Kanlaon.
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Published at 2017-03-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Kanlaon, Negros, Occidental