Negros Occidental,officially the Province of Negros Occidental (Hiligaynon:Kapuoran sang Nakatungdang Negros (Negros Occidental;Tagalog:Lalawigan ng Kanlurang Negros,is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas 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. 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 the City of Bacolod,is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas,Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidental,where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent.
Sergio Osmeña Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was vice president under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944,Osmeña succeeded him at age 65,becoming the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency until Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016 at age 71. A founder of the Nacionalista Party,Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president.
Kabankalan,officially the City of Kabankalan,is a 1st class component city in the province of Negros Occidental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 200,198 people making it the second most populous city in Negros Occidental next to Bacolod.
Talisay,officially the City of Talisay,is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Occidental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 108,909 people.
Aniceto Lacson y Ledesma was the first and only president of the Negros Republic from 1898 to 1901. He is notable for leading the Negros Revolution along with Juan Araneta,and was a sugar baron.
The legislative districts of Bacolod are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Bacolod in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
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,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.
JoséYulo Yulo was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines during the Japanese Occupation and was Speaker of the National Assembly of the Philippines from 1939 until World War II started in 1941. Yulo served in all of the branches of government:the legislative as House Speaker,congressman,and senator;the executive as Secretary of Justice and member of the Cabinet;and the judiciary as the Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He and his family also owned the Canlubang Sugar Estate that they bought in 1948.
Gil Miranda Montilla was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 1935 to 1938,and a member of the Philippine Senate from 1931 to 1935.
Negros is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines,with a total land area of 13,309 km2 (5,139 sq mi). Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas,in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island region are mainly called Negrenses. As of 2020 census,the total population of Negros is 4,656,945 people.
The City Mayor of Bacolod is the local chief executive and head of the City Government of Bacolod. Along with the Governor of Negros Occidental and the Governor of Negros Oriental,as mayor of a highly urbanized city,he sits as one of the chief executives of Negros Island.
The Negros Island Region,also abbreviated and officially designated as NIR,was a short-lived administrative region in the Philippines which comprised the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental,both of which cover the island of Negros,currently proposed for re-establishment. It existed from May 29,2015,to August 9,2017. Local officials and the Consultative Committee to Review the 1987 Constitution have proposed to reinstate Negros as a region or state of a Philippine federation.
Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Bantug Benitez is a Filipino businessman and politician 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. He was one of the richest congressmen in the Philippines.
Negros Occidental's at-large congressional district refers to the provincewide electoral district that was used to elect members of Philippine national legislatures in Negros Occidental before 1987.
Esteban de la Rama was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution,entrepreneur and politician of the Nacionalista Party (NP),who became a member of the Philippine Senate from 1941 to 1947.
Isaac Lacson was a Filipino politician from Negros Occidental during the American occupation.
Oscar Benito Rufasta Ledesma was a Filipino politician,lawyer,cabinet secretary and diplomat.
Francisco C. Zulueta was a Filipino judge and senator. He also served as Secretary of the Interior of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
