Interesting Places in Bacolod

There are a lot of interesting places that you should visit while you are in Bacolod City. Most of them are in the city itself, while some are located in the neighboring cities.

Provincial Capitol Building – The seat of the provincial government of Negros Occidental. Built in the 1930′s, it is one of the most impressive in the whole island of Negros, and perhaps in the country, because of its Neo-Roman classic style and architectural design. It also houses the Sugar Museum.Sugar Museum Exhibits objects and machinery that had to do with the development of the sugar industry in the province.

San Sebastian Cathedral - Made up of coral stones and lime quarried from nearby Guimaras Island. It was built in 1876.

Bacolod City Plaza – Site of cultural events and performances.

Fort San Juan – Ruins of the fort, which served as a jail for prisoners during the Spanish era and where Spanish friars were incarcerated after the 1898 revolution.

Santa Clara Chapel – A wood and capiz shell chapel with a unique mural mosaic of the Virgin Mary, made up of 95,000 polished shells.

Chapel of Cartwheel – Made up of old carabao cartwheels and other farm implements.

Rizal Elementary School – The first school established by the Americans in 1901. It has a mini park, constructed to commemorate the centennial year of Jose Rizal’s death.

Bacolod Central Market – Has good quality handicrafts, baskets, and antiques.

Art Association of Bacolod Gallery – Showcases paintings and other works of famous Bacolod artists.

Capitol Park & Lagoon - Park located right in front of the Negros Capitol. Known for its carabao scupltures. Simply known to the Bacoleños as “Lagoon”.

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Masskara 2004

I was in Bacolod City last October15-19, for the Silver Masskara Festival. I was some sort of a homecoming for me, since I haven’t been to Bacolod for almost two years already.

It was a great opportunity for me to meet with my old friends, schoolmates, and relatives. below are some of my photos.

Bacolod is not complete without…

There are a lot of things, foods, and pastime that is associated with Bacolod. Can you name them? Here’s some:

Cockfighting – It is very undeniable that Bacolod city is home of the best gamefowls or manok pansabong. In Bacolod City alone, there are 3 large cockfighting arenas. One in the southern part of Bacolod, anohter one in the Reclamation area, and another one in the eastern side of the city. No airline flight is complete without a gamefowl cargo in it.

Barquillos & Piaya – The trademark delicacy of Bacolod. Barquillos is perfect for ice creams. Another variety of this is called “Barquiron”. It’s barquillos filled with polvoron. Piaya is a sweet delicacy made of honey, molasses, and other ingredients. Another popular version of this foodstuff is the Ube Piaya from Bong bong’s Pasalubong Shop.

Inasal - Grilled chicken. It is chicken thigh marinated in honey, brown sugar, calamansi, ginger, and other secret ingredients. A lot of people are trying to create their own version of this dish, but only a true Ilonggo can do it.

Masskara Festival – A unique festival, featuring beautifully-created masks celebreated every October. It’s the next best thing after Rio de Janeiro’s Mardi Gras.

Cleanliness & Orderliness – Bacolod City has been voted countless times as the country’s cleanes and greenest city. In fact, it is already in the DILG’s hall of fame as the cleanest city of the Philippines.

Hello sa lahat!

Ako po ay pinanganak, nag-aral at lumaki sa lungsod ng Bacolod. Pero ngayon nasa Manila na ako nakatira at nag tratrabaho.

Aking ikukuwento sa inyong lahat kung ano ang Bacolod para sa akin.

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