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unusual facts about Bago, Negros Occidental


2011 POC-PSC National Games

The 2011 POC-PSC National Games was held at the cities of Bacolod, Bago, Silay and Talisay - Negros Occidental Province from May 22–29, 2011.


2008 PBA All-Star Weekend

The events were held from April 24 to 27, 2008 at the West Negros University Gym, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

2009 PBA All-Star Weekend

This year's all-star game will be totally different from the past All-Star games, as this year's event will have 3 all-star games in different cities, particularly: Victorias, Negros Occidental (April 22), Panabo, Davao del Norte (April 24), and Quezon City (April 26).

Afzelia rhomboidea

Manuel L. Quezon during the inauguration of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Philippines as a charter city on October 19, 1938 with Mayor Alfredo Montelibano and Gov. Valeriano Gatuslao.

Ahimsa

The King Bayinnaung of Burma, after conquering the Bago in 1559, the Buddhist King prohibited the practice of halal, specifically, killing food animals in the name of God.

Alex Lacson

When asked whether he thought the association with the Lacson family name was an advantage or disadvantage for him, Lacson said that he considered it an advantage, citing the long history of Lacsons who have been involved in public service in the Philippines, including former Manila mayor Arsenio Lacson, Philippine Revolutionary War hero Aniceto Lacson, and the numerous Lacsons who have served in various capacities in Negros Occidental.

Alfonso A. Ossorio

Alfonso A. Ossorio (1916–1990) was an abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental.

Almandine

When the color inclines to a violet tint, the stone is often called Syriam garnet, a name said to be taken from Syriam, an ancient town of Pegu (now part of Myanmar).

Amomongo

Residents of La Castellana in Negros Occidental refer to the creature as a "wild monkey" that lives in caves near the foot of Mt. Kanlaon.

Berean Christian Academy

Location: Don Pedro Yulo Street, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, 6107.

Carlos Hilado Memorial State College

Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) is a public, state-owned college, the main campus of which is in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Ceres F.C.

Ceres F.C. also known as Ceres-La Salle F.C. is a Filipino association football club based in Bacolod, Negros Occidental and a member of Negros Occidental Football Association.

Crocodile farming in the Philippines

The PWRCC sold saltwater crocodile products to seven "authorized commercial operators" in the regions of Luzon (particularly in Batangas, Cavite, Rizal, and Tarlac), Visayas (such as in Negros Occidental), and Mindanao (including Cagayan de Oro and Davao del Norte).

Dagul

He was born in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on October 5, 1958 and is married with 3 children.

Dodie Boy Peñalosa

Diosdado "Dodie Boy" Peñalosa (born November 19, 1962, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Philippines) is a retired Filipino boxer and a former IBF champion in the light flyweight and flyweight classes.

Đuro Bago

"This young striker Eduardo will go to Geneva tomorrow and return to Rio de Janeiro, because he is not talented enough for our club Dinamo" said Miroslav Blažević, and then he critiqued his assistant Đuro Bago by saying "Đuro, you have told me that this Brazilian boy Eduardo is world class talented striker, but I think that he is not good enough for our club".

Gerrit Graham

He is an avid Winnebago enthusiast, and spent many hours "'bago-izing" while not on set.

Leopoldo Salcedo

Salcedo's most famous role came in 1961, when he starred as the titular character in Gerry de Leon's The Moises Padilla Story, a film biography of a Negros Occidental mayoral candidate who in 1951, was tortured and murdered by the private army of the provincial governor after he had refused to withdraw his candidacy.

Monolit

Monolit was formed in 1988, in Mostar by Predrag Glogovac, Zlatko Mehic, Slobodan Ernjakovic and Marin Bago.

Parakramabahu I

Despite setbacks en route, including the sinking of one ship and the loss of a few others, the army arrived at the city of Kusumiya (modern Pathein) on the banks of the Bago river, and captured it.

Scola Guadalupana

Scola Guadalupana (Scola La Salle) is a De La Salle-supervised private school in Capitol Heights Phase 2, Villamonte, Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Setthathirath

When the Princess Tepkasatri was being escorted to Lan Xang, Burmese soldiers kidnapped her bringing her back to Hanthawaddy.

Tourism in Burma

The most popular available tourist destinations in Burma include big cities such as Yangon and Mandalay; religious sites in Mon State, Pindaya, Bago and Hpa-An; nature trails in Inle Lake, Kengtung, Putao, Pyin Oo Lwin; ancient cities such as Bagan and Mrauk-U; as well as beaches in Ngapali, Ngwe-Saung, Mergui.

TV Patrol Negros

The program delivers news headlines about the current events in Negros Occidental in Hiligaynon language.

Yezin Agricultural University

The farms growing the specialized crops are: paddy in Hmawbi in Yangon Region; maize and cereals in Aungban in Shan State; pulse and oil crops in Magway in Magway Region; cotton in Nangyaw in Mandalay Region; sugarcane in Nyaungbintha in Bago Region; perennial crops in Hpa Auk in Mon State, and horticultural crops in Hlegu in Yangon Region.

Zoltán Bagó

Zoltán Bagó (born on 10 January 1975 in Kalocsa) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Hungarian Civic Party, part of the European People's Party.


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