Pope John Paul II tower

In Negros Occidental, one important landmark and tourist attraction is the Pope John Paul II Tower in Bacolod City. The seven-storey building is dedicated to the late Pope John Paul II who visited this capital city on the 20th of February 1981. It was such a momentous and festive event for the people of Bacolod City that time as they were blessed by his visit. The tower is located in the city’s Reclamation Area or BREDCO (Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation) area, the site where the late Pope celebrated the Holy Mass in front of a crowd estimated to be almost a million. An eight-foot sculpture of the Pope greets visitors near the gate entrance of the tower.

La Carlota: Pasalamat Festival

Pasalamat Festival is an annual celebration at La Carlota City, Negros Occidental held every last week of April or first week of May. It is based on the tradition of thanksgiving to the gods after a bountiful harvest by the ancients in "Buglas".

bacolod: the city of smile

Bacolod City is known for the popular Masskara Festival which takes place here Oct. 1-20. Local and foreign visitors get a chance to enjoy 20 days of merry making, beer drinking, dining and street dancing. On the weekend nearest to 19 October, the biggest party in Bacalod is scheduled to take place. Bacalod is the capital city of the country's sugar-producing province of Bocalenos.

The term Masskara is created from two words: mass, meaning crowd, and the Spanish word cara, for face; thus the double meaning for "mask" and "many faces". It was coined by Ely Santiago, a painter, cartoonist, and cultural artist, who devoted show in his art works the many faces of Negrenses overwhelmed with various crises.

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the ruins is located at Talisay City Neg. Occ.

 

Stories Behind the Ruins

The story behind the Ruins is that it was built by Don Mariano in memory of his departed wife Maria Braga who died while giving birth to their youngest child in 1911. It’s the sort of love story that made some people refer to the mansion as the Taj Mahal of the Philippines. Like we have Elvis, Paris, and Jun Pyo of the Philippines.

Meanwhile, the mansion is also the story of how powerful sugar barons were before the country’s sugar cane industry collapsed in the late 1970s during the Marcos-era. And the mansion is an enduring symbol of how huge the gap was between the rich and the poor even in the early 20th century. Keep in mind that it was built during the time when majority of Filipinos could only build houses made mostly of bamboo and nipa, and most Filipinos still unloaded their browns in outhouses.

mambukal beach resort

 

Mambukal resort is located at Murcia Neg. Occ.

A fusion of different culture, Murcia is treated as an alternative place for residential development in Negros Province. An escape in pollution and traffic, the pride of its place is a rich water and power supply. Murcia transformed from predominantly agricultural town to an economic zone mirrors the local government's effort in replicating the industrialization boom in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, and Subic areas.

These are realized with the help of the establishment of bridges, road networks, and other infrastructure projects interconnects Murcia to Negros & rsquo; capital city, Bacolod.

From different waterfalls to river resorts, Murcia is home to the province & rsquo;s flagship tourism attraction, the scenic and lovely Mambukal Summer Resort. Sports-enthusiasts always go and visit the Bacolod Golf and Country Club in Hacienda Binitin located at the Barangay Blumentritt, a place of various national tournaments. It is also in Blumentritt where the best Tanduay spirits are distilled.