One of the most notable sons of Silay was the late Sen. Jose Corteza Locsin. He was born on August 27, 1891 in Silay to parents from Molo, Iloilo who were one of the pioneers in the sugar industry in Negros Occidental. Locsin obtained his bachelor of arts degree at the Liceo de Manila in […]
Silay, Cinco De Noviembre and the Philippine Independence
Celebrate 113 years of Independence in the very place where it started! When the Spanish civil guards in Silay under Lt. Maximiano Correa signed the Acta de Rendicion or surrender papers on that fateful 5th of November 1898, our revolutionary leaders and the people of Silay who joined the struggle for freedom were not aware […]
2011 Cinco de Noviembre Celebrations in Silay City
Silay City in cooperation with Brgy. Cinco de Noviembre Barangay Council, Liga ng mga Barangay and Hugyaw Silay, Inc. will memorialize Cinco de Noviembre 1898 event on November 5. Mayor Jose Montelibano said that the celebration will honor the heroic deeds of Silay ancestors, the hacenderos and the jornaleros, who joined forces to defeat Spanish […]
Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros, Sagay City
The Museo sang Bata sa Negros is located at the port area of Brgy. Old Sagay, facing Carbin Reef in the 32,000-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve. The building is aptly shaped like a whale which gives you an idea on what to expect inside. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do […]
Vito Church in Sagay City: Why Devotees Flock for Healing
Vito Church in Sagay City is the Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer. Barangay Vito is a bustling fishing village along the coast of Sagay City facing Molocaboc Island. Its old name was Narvaez. Vito Church and the Palapak Vito church was established during the religious administration of Negros by the Recollect Friars. The first Recollect missionaries […]
Mary Magdalene Church in Hinigaran
The Church and Parish of Mary Magdalene in Hinigaran built using Romanesque architecture is one of the remaining colonial churches in Negros Occidental. It was established by Fr. Juan Pavon, an Augustinian-Recollect Parish Priest who arrived in Hinigaran on November 4, 1848 and served until October 1849. It was first made of light materials then […]
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