Negros Occidental, also known as Occidental Negros or Western Negros, is a province located in the region of Western Visayas, in the Philippines. 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.
Bacolod, officially City of Bacolod and often referred to as Bacolod City, is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidental where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent from it.
Western Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces and two highly urbanized cities. The regional center is Iloilo City. The region is dominated by the native speakers of four Visayan languages: Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon, Aklanon and Capiznon. The land area of the region is 20,794.18 km2 (8,028.68 sq mi), and with a population of 7,536,383 inhabitants, it is the most populous region in the Visayas.
The Panaad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod, Philippines. The park, which the stadium is a part of, span 25 hectares with about 60,000 eucalyptus trees.
The Negros Revolution, now commemorated and popularly known as Al Cinco de Noviembre or Negros Day, was a political movement that in 1898 created a government in Negros Island in the Philippines, informally ending Spanish control of the island and resulting in a government run by the Negrense natives, at least for that part of the archipelago and for a relatively short period. The newly established Negros Republic lasted for approximately three months. American forces landed on the island unopposed on February 2, 1899, ending the island's independence.
The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos, is a private, Roman Catholic university founded on 1941 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines and administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollects.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines.
The Negrenses, or alternatively Negrosanons, are the native people and cultural group of the island of Negros. Years of migrations and intra-migrations in Negros have created a unique mix of people, culture and languages, with the northwestern half, comprising Negros Occidental, having a Hiligaynon-speaking majority, while the southeastern half, comprising Negros Oriental, having a Cebuano-speaking majority. The indigenous Buglas Bukidnon and Ati peoples, with their interactions and intermarriage with recent migrants from Iloilo and Antique, use a variant of Kinaray-a mixed with Hiligaynon. The Bacolod Metropolitan Area is noted for its distinct dialect of Hiligaynon called Bacolodnon.
Antonio Ledesma Jayme was a Filipino lawyer, revolutionary, Governor of Negros Occidental, and assemblyman, as well as a lawmaker and a revolutionary nation's founding father and a signatory to a state's constitution.
The 2011 PFF National Men's Under-23 Championship is a football tournament in the Philippines organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and Japanese automaker Suzuki. It is the first of its kind in the country.
The 2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship was the 2nd season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.
Negros is the fourth largest island of the Philippines, with a land area of 13,309.60 km2 (5,138.87 sq mi). Negros is one of the many islands that comprise the Visayas, which forms the central division of the nation. The predominant inhabitants of the island region are mainly called Negrenses. As of 2015, Negros' total population is 4,414,131 inhabitants.
The Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Negros Occidental located at Gatuslao St., Bacolod, Philippines. Within its complex is the Capitol Park and Lagoon.
Mambukal Resort, officially the Township of Mambukal or simply known as Mambukal, is a resort township located within the boundaries of the municipality of Murcia, Negros Occidental. As a township, it is directly governed by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, which also manages Mambukal Mountain Resort in the 6-hectare townsite near Brgy. Minoyan. The resort is owned and managed by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental under its Economic Enterprise Development Department.
The Negros Island Region, also abbreviated and officially designated as NIR, was an administrative region in the Philippines which comprised the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, both of which are part of the island of Negros. It existed from May 29, 2015 to August 9, 2017, and was then the 18th region of the Philippines. Local officials and the Consultative Committee to Review the 1987 Constitution (ConCom) have proposed to reinstate NIR as a region under a federal form of government.
The Philippines Football League (PFL) is a Filipino professional association football league, sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It is the Philippines' highest level of men's club football, surpassing the United Football League (UFL), which was previously the de facto top-tier league in the country.
The 2017 Philippines Football League was the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. The league was officially launched on 21 April 2017 at the Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig while the first match of the season was played on 6 May 2017. The league replaced the United Football League which had its last season in 2016.
The Panaad Park and Sports Complex, also known as the Panaad Park and Stadium or the Panaad Sports and Recreational Park, is a park in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It also hosts a sports complex with a stadium. The park is known as the main venue of the Panaad Festival since its establishment in the late 1990s.
