Tag: Negros Occidental
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New Dining Place in Bacolod: Tent Five
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If Bacolod City is known for something, apart from Masskara Festival and the smiling people, it is its good food that can be enjoyed in many great dining places that dot the metropolis. [UPDATE 2023: The restaurant has closed and is no longer in operation in this location.] A new…
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The Bantay Lasang of Cauayan: Guarding our Forests
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Bantay Lasang (literally means forest guards) volunteers, a name given to those who patrol the forests of Negros Occidental, Philippines, eagerly waited at the Camalanda-an National High School in Cauayan for us to arrive. I joined the officers and executives of the Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE), Globe Telecoms,…
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First-time in Palawud Resto Grill and Bar
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I have heard of the word “lawud” when I was still a child when fishermen manning my auntie’s boats would leave at sundown to the deep sea. Yes, “lawud” is the Hiligaynon word for the deeper part of the sea. The name Palawud for this restaurant located in Brgy. Banago…
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The Hostelry Bacolod Offers Clean, Affordable Place for Travelers
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Since I love to travel and I prefer to do things DIY style (Do-It-Yourself), I’ve learned to include “hosteling” in my vocabulary. It started in Guangzhou (Read: First-time in Guangzhou RiverSide Youth Hostel (Jiangpan) where I booked in a youth hostel and found the place favorable and affordable. The one…
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First-time in Robinson@Cruse Sipalay: A Resting Place By The Sea
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Fortune smiled on me when I discovered that my high school friends had become seasoned travelers to Sipalay, that sun-drenched jewel along Negros Occidental’s southwestern coast. Through their well-worn paths to paradise, I gained an introduction to the owner of Robinson @ Cruse Beach Resort, a hidden gem resting on…
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Sipalay City: Island Hopping in Negros Occidental’s Hidden Gem
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The spotlight is now trained on Sipalay City as the must-go place in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It’s the heel part of the sock-shaped island of Negros. Fine white sand beaches, tiny islands and breathtaking bays dot the coastline of Sipalay City. From the stretch of…
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Earth Day: Agos Ram Pump for the Countryside
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We started early in the morning coming from Bacolod City going through the Murcia-Bago road onward to La Castellana, Negros Occidental for the turnover of the Agos Ram Pump project of Coca-Cola Philippines, in partnership with the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI), in celebration of Earth Day 2016. With…
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Murcia’s Lux Mundi Monastery & Catholic Ming Yuan College
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When I tagged along with my DOT-accredited tour guide friends, Maricar and Artie, to Salvador Benedicto, they were talking about the Lux Mundi monastery in Murcia, a town between Bacolod City and Salvador Benedicto. They were planning to visit the monastery the day after but as we left Balokon Spring…
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Panaad sa Negros Festival 2018
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If there’s one festival that you should look forward to when in Negros Occidental, that’s Panaad sa Negros Festival, the festival of all festivals in this province in Western Visayas. The whole Panaad Park and Stadium is alive, with all the pavilions of each town showcase the best from their…
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First-time in Balokon Spring Resort
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The day trip to Salvador Benedicto was really refreshing. Being in the uplands, it was a change of scenery and a cooler weather. But the highlight of our trip was the few hours we spent relaxing at Balokon Spring Resort. Coming from Bacolod, if you see the Malatan-og Falls view…
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Cooling It Off At Don Salvador Benedicto
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Since I moved back almost two years ago to my home province of Negros Occidental, Philippines, I have always been eyeing a day trip to Salvador Benedicto, or often referred to Don Salvador Benedicto or DSB. This upland town is dubbed as the summer capital of the province because of…
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Art & Al Fresco Dining at Homegrown Bacolod
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You can dine under the stars and surrounded by beautiful artworks at Homegrown Bacolod, formerly Café Bob’s grounds. It’s located along 21st and Lacson Streets of Bacolod City, Philippines and provide al fresco dining for those who want to enjoy the open space. [UPDATE 2023: The new Cafe Bob’s Deli…
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10 Reasons to Acquire Real Estate and Settle in Negros
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As of 2015, the Philippines was in the top 25 countries in the world to retire, and it comes in third among the Asian countries. In the Philippines, the two provinces of Negros Island — Negros Occidental to the west and Negros Oriental to the east — have always been…
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First-time in Merkado Cafe Bacolod
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Merkado in local language (Hiligaynon is the language of those living in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines) means market. Most towns in my country, especially those in remote areas, have market day wherein locals and visitors alike flock to the town’s economic hub to see new goods being delivered…
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Negros Island aged Don Papa Rum
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I recently attended an event by Don Papa Rum set in a beautiful garden spot with the classic Ruins of the Mariano Ledesma Lacson Mansion at the backdrop and the night sky and glittering stars above us. Don Papa Rum or the Don, sat on the cocktail tables, looking at…