Negros Occidental,officially the Province of Negros Occidental,is a province in the Philippines located in the Negros Island Region. Its capital is the city of Bacolod,of which it is geographically situated and grouped under by the Philippine Statistics Authority,but remains politically independent from the provincial government and also one of the two regional centers in Negros Island Region. It occupies the northwestern half of the large island of Negros,and borders Negros Oriental,which comprises the southeastern half. Known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines",Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output.
Binalbagan,officially the Municipality of Binalbagan,is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 71,469 people.
Aniceto Ledesma Lacson is a Filipino revolutionary general,sugar farmer,and businessman. He is known as the first and only president of the Negros Republic from 1898 to 1901,and for leading the Negros Revolution alongside Juan Araneta.
The University of San Jose–Recoletos,also referred to by its acronym USJ–R or to its colloquially shortened name San Jose,is a private Catholic research and coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Cebu City,Cebu,Philippines. It was founded by the Augustinian Recollects in 1947. From classes held in an old building and a portion of a convent,the school built modern structures while retaining classic features.
Bienvenido Nuqui Santos was a Filipino-American fiction,poetry and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo,Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao,Pampanga,Philippines. He lived in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer.
The legislative districts of Negros Occidental are the representations of the province of Negros Occidental in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first,second,third,fourth,fifth,and sixth congressional districts.
The University of Negros Occidental –Recoletos,Incorporated,is a private,Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Bacolod,Negros Occidental,Philippines. It was founded in 1941.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority serves as the Philippines' Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) authority. As a government agency,TESDA is tasked to both manage and supervise the Philippines' Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA). Its goals are to develop the Filipino workforce with "world-class competence and positive work values" and to provide quality technical-educational and skills development through its direction,policies,and programs.
Philippine Women's University (PWU) is a coeducational tertiary education school which has its main campus in Manila,Philippines. An institution exclusive for girls from its inception until the 1970s,the PWU now admits both women and men as its students.
Ignacio Tuason Arroyo Jr.,also known as Iggy Arroyo,was a Filipino politician. He was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fifth District of Negros Occidental from 2004 until 2012. He is the brother of former First Gentleman,Jose Miguel Arroyo.
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Carlos Hilado Memorial State University,also colloquially called by its former acronym CHMSC,is a public,state-owned university,the main campus of which is in Talisay,Negros Occidental,Philippines. It provides preschool,elementary,secondary,higher technological,professional and vocational instruction and training in science,agriculture and industrial fields,as well as short-term or vocational courses.
Conrado Benitez was a Filipino statesman,writer,and educator. He founded the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement and was one of the drafters of the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines.
Jose Vasquez Aguilar is the first Filipino who received the Ramon Magsaysay Award. He is also a recipient in the government service category of the said award which he shared with Chintaman Deshmukh in 1959. He is also recognized as the Father of the Community School Movement in the Philippines,pioneering reforms to ensure that community life is integrated in the education system. His community school model banks on the partnership between teachers,parents,and community with the goal of ensuring a practical education using the vernacular as a medium of instruction.
Evelio Ramos Leonardia,also known as Bing Leonardia,is a Filipino politician,lawyer,and realtor who served as mayor of Bacolod thrice:1995 to 1998,2004 to 2013,and 2016 to 2022—six terms overall. He also previously served as the representative of Bacolod's lone district from 2013 to 2016,vice mayor of Bacolod from 1992 to 1995 under Mayor Alfredo Montelibano,and a member of the Bacolod City Council from 1988 to 1992. He started his civil service career with the Department of Tourism.
Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Bantug Benitez is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as the mayor of Bacolod since 2022. He served three consecutive terms as the representative of Negros Occidental's 3rd district from 2010 to 2019,and was one of the richest congressmen in the Philippines.
JoséRuiz de Luzuriaga was a Filipino judge,sugar planter,revolutionary and politician. Luzuriaga was a member of the Philippine Commission from 1901 to 1913.
Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the cities of Silay,Talisay and Victorias,as well as the adjacent municipalities of Enrique B. Magalona and Murcia. The seat is currently represented on a caretaker basis by Joseph Stephen Paduano following the appointment of Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) as director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority on August 16,2024.
Joseph Stephen Salupeza Paduano,also known by his nom de guerre Carapali Lualhati,is a Filipino politician who previously served as the House Minority Leader from 2020 to 2022. He has been the party-list representative for Abang Lingkod since 2014.
Negros Electric and Power Corporation,or simply known as Negros Power,is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. One of the three major electric power distributors in Negros Occidental,it was incorporated on July 31,2024 to supersede CENECO. It serves the cities of Bacolod,Talisay,Silay and Bago,and the municipalities of Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto,all of which are situated in Negros Occidental.
