The Fr. Mauricio Ferrero, OAR Street was inaugurated last January 19, in the eve of the Feast of San Sebastian. The City Council recently approved the City Ordinance No. 473 S. 2008 authored by Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, an Ordinance Naming Road Lot 4 and Road 9 at the Bacolod City Reclamation Area as the Fr. Mauricio Ferrero, OAR Street.
The street is bounded on the north by the property of the Bacolod Commercial and Industrial Park, on the south and west by the property of SM City-Bacolod, and on the east by the Bacolod Bays Center, Manokan Country, the Vendors Plaza and Barangay 10.
A Fitting Tribute to the Builder of Bacolod
Fr. Ferrero was the one responsible for the construction of the San Sebastian Cathedral which was constructed in 1876 and inaugurated in 1882. Among his many achievements are the first stone fort in Bacolod known then as Puerto San Juan and now known as Provincial Jail, which was completed in 1890, and the biggest convent in the island of Negros, now known as the Bishop’s Palace.
The road network of Bacolod City has been the envy of many urban centers and most of it can be attributed to the foresight of Fr. Ferrero. Fr. Ferrero laid out the streets of Bacolod, designating the locations of the church, convent, school, etc. Fr. Ferrerro was the one who opened the road that went out of Bacolod in the south in what is today Araneta Street and towards Mandalagan in what is today’s Lacson Street.
A street named after him is a fitting honor for somebody who was considered as Bacolod City’s foremost urban planner and builder. Fr. Ferrerro became the Parish Priest of Bacolod in 1871 at a young age of 27. He spent 38 years of his life as Parish Priest of Bacolod and has made great achievements and contributions to the development of Bacolod and Negros Occidental.
Read more about Fr. Ferrero here.