I will be going with friends who were commissioned by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to conduct photo-documentation of Catholic Churches in Western Visayas. Today will be the start for the Negros Occidental leg which will end on Monday, December 1.
I know it will be a grueling three days considering the distance to be covered but I don’t mind. This is a rare opportunity to visit all the municipalities and cities of Negros Occidental.
This is our proposed itinerary:
| Date & Time | Particulars | Remarks |
| 29-Nov | ||
| 7:30 AM | Assembly Time at JD Gen. Luna St. | |
| 7:45 | Departure for Dumangas | |
| 8:30 | RORO to Bacolod | Via Jumalia |
| 10:00 | Bacolod to Bishop’s Palace | |
| 10:30 | Bacolod Churches | Suggested Churches: Cathedral, Hua Ming, Triumph of the Holy Cross, Lupit, ST. Jude, Tangub, Divine Mercy Shrine (Going Bago) |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Bago | We’ll cover as much as we |
| 1:30 | Pulupandan | can of the churches along |
| 2:15 | Valladolid | the highway. |
| 3:00 | San Enrique | |
| 3:45 | Pontevedra | |
| 4:15 | Hinigaran | |
| 5:00 | Binalbagan | |
| 5:30 | Himamaylan | |
| 6:00 | Kabankalan | |
| 8:00 | Sipalay | Overnight at Sipalay Tourism Center |
| 30-Nov | ||
| 5:30 | Rise | |
| 6:00 | Mass/Sipalay Church | |
| 7:00 | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 | Hinobaan | |
| 10:00 | Cauayan | |
| 11:00 | Ilog | |
| 12:00 | Candoni | We’ll cover Candoni if time permits. |
| 2:30 | Isabela | |
| 3:00 | Moises Padilla | |
| 3:30 | La Castellana | |
| 4:00 | La Carlota | |
| 5:30 | Murcia | |
| 6:15 | Don Salvador Benedicto | |
| 7:00 | San Carlos | Overnight at Algers |
| Dec. 1 | ||
| 6:00 | San Carlos | |
| 7:00 | Calatrava | |
| 8:00 | Toboso | |
| 9:00 | Escalante | |
| 10:00 | Sagay City | |
| 11:00 | Cadiz City | |
| 12:00 | Manapla | Including Chapel of the Cartwheels |
| Lunch | ||
| 1:00 | Victorias | Including St. Joseph the Worker Church |
| 2:00 | E.B. Magalona | |
| 3:00 | Silay City | Sidetrip to Heritage Houses |
| 4:00 | Talisay City | Sidetrip to The Ruins |
| 8:00 | RORO to Dumangas | Via Tri Star |
Hi Maam Glady…ask ko lang po, is there a church in hinobaan named Our Lady of Sorrow? salamat po!
There’s a school in Bacuyangan, Hinobaan named Our Lady of Sorrows Academy. I’m not so sure about the church since the towns patron saint is St. Michael.
Ay abaw, nalipatan ta ka hagadon Rol. Ginhagad ko si Anton but indi sya pwede abi. I should have contacted you just in case you’re here that time. Ahay.. so sorry gid.
wow! I would have signed up for this trip if allowed. hehe. sadya gid siguro ni nga trip. It’s a tour of Negros Occidental!