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24 Barangays of Bago City, in the Negros Occidental Province within Region 6(Western Visayas) in the Republic of The Philippines

Abuanan | Alianza | Atipuluan | Bacong-Montilla | Bagroy | Balingasag | Binubuhan | Busay | Calumangan | Caridad | Don Jorge L. Araneta | Dulao | Ilijan | Lag-Asan | Ma-Ao Barrio | Mailum | Malingin | Napoles | Pacol | Poblacion | Sagasa | Sampinit | Tabunan | Taloc


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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bago City

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But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
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  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.

Bago City,
Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines

Geography of Bago City, Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines

Bago City Land Area (as of 2007, in hectares)= 40,120

Location of Bago City, Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines

History of Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

article below from the City of Bago: www.bagocity.gov.ph

Bago's history has its beginning on September 6, 1571 when the Spanish adelantado, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, allotted the community to a Spaniard named Juan Gutierrez as his “encomienda”. At that time the community was still composed of small cluster of settlements along the banks of a big river which later became known as the Bago River. The “economiendero”, since then, administered to the spiritual and socio-economic needs of the natives in the settlements until June, 1578; however, a year before that this community was placed under the evangelical visitations of Father Geronimo Marin, an Agustinian priest who had taken charge of the Christianization of the natives of Binalbagan since the year 1572.

Father Marin, upon his arrival in the community, celebrated the feast of St. John the Baptist, who would later be accepted as the patron saint of the place. Following the traditions and practices of the Spanish missionaries and historians in recording the founding of a “pueblo” or town that usually coincides with the feast day of a saint and since the feast day of St. John the Baptist, falls on June 24 of each year, it follows therefore that Bago was founded so that the exact month and day can only be deduced from such traditional practices of the Spaniards. Manila, Cebu City and Binalbagan also predicated the dates of their founding on the same historical situations, hence the logical conclusion is that Bago City was officially founded on the month, day and year heretofore mentioned.

As with regards to how the community acquired its name, according to the manuscript of a Spanish historian, Diego Lope de Povedano, which is available in the library of the University of San Carlos, Cebu City, the community was named after a large tree called “Bago” under which, according to local legend, a native prince by the name of Mapagic died.

Another historical version is that the place got its name from a shrub called “bago-bago” which was then growing luxuriantly along the river's banks. From the year 1575 up to the close of the 16th century, no historical account was written about the community. Bago came into the historical scene again when, at the early part of the 17th century, a group of settlers from Panay crossed the Guimaras Strait and migrated to Negros, some of whom settled along the banks of the Bago River. The arrival of these settlers spurred the rapid growth of the settlements in the area until all these were merged into a sizable village capable of self-governance. In later years, the descendants of these settlers petitioned the Spanish authorities to declare their village a “pueblo” or town and to name it “Bago”. Among the petitioners were Manuel Sitchon, Gregorio Varela, Paulino Torres, Jacinto Araneta, Clemente Celis, Mariano Gonzaga and Fernando Villanueva, whose forebears hailed from the town of Molo, Iloilo. The said petition was finally granted by the status of a “pueblo” or town in that same year.

Between the years 1800 and 1898, the inhabitants of Bago were among those who suffered tremendously under the Spanish tyranny, injustice and oppression. This social condition finally led to a revolt on November 5, 1898 when on this day, general Juan Araneta rallied his people in the struggle for freedom. This historic event was chronicled in a historic marker found in the City public plaza of Bago which bears the following inscriptions:

REPÚBLICA DE NEGROS
“In this plaza of Bago was proclaimed the
República de Negros by the Revolutionary
Forces led by general Juan Anacleto Araneta,
5 November, 1898. Witnessed by Anaias
Diokno, representative of the Central Revolutionary
Government. This Republic acknowledges
The authority of the First Philippine

Republic under Emilio Aguinaldo.”

Together with General Aniceto Lacson who led the forces in Talisay, he was able to force the capitulation of the Spanish garrison at Bacolod thus putting an end to the Spanish sovereignty in the province. Forthwith, a revolutionary government was established with general Juan A. Araneta as the Acting Governor. In the then Municipality of Bago, an election was held and Ramon del Castillo became the first elected municipal president who served in such capacity from the year 1898 up to the year 1900.

In April, 1901, the Americans came and established a civil government in the province of Negros Occidental which completely abolished the revolutionary government of General Araneta. Bago was one of the towns that were placed under the control of the Americans; however, they allowed the municipality to be governed by Filipino officials. The following therefore were the succeeding municipal presidents and mayors of Bago until the outbreak of the Second World War on December 7, 1941.

When the Japanese Forces invaded the Philippines, the civil government of Bago was dissolved. The Japanese occupation forces tried to establish a provisional government but the local people refused to cooperate. When the American forces liberated the town on March 29, 1945 together with the Philippine Commonwealth troops and local Negrosanon guerrilla units continued in Bago, it was completely destroyed but rehabilitation work was immediately started and the town underwent development efforts under the leadership of the succeeding town mayors. Bago City was finally granted its cityhood on February 19, 1966 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4382 written by Senator Ramon Torres a Bago native with his nephew Hon. Manuel Y. Torres as the hold-over City Mayor until 1998.

Legal limitations on the number of successive terms disqualified Mayor Manuel Y. Torres in running again and in the 1998 local elections, his wife Mayor Janet E. Torres ran as candidate for Mayor and won. The current Mayor is Ramon Torres a nephew of Manuel Y. Torres.

Sorces:

Alfredo Saulo. (1991). "IV Bago: Birthplace of the Negros Republic". Jorge Vargas Autobiography. University of the Philippine Press.. Violeta Lopez-Gonzaga. (1994). Land of Hope, Land of Want : A socio-economic history of Negros. Philippine National Historical Society.

People of Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

  • Bago City Population (as of Aug 1, 2007 Census) = 159,933
  • Bago City Registered Voters (2009 COMELEC) = 82,158

Local Government Unit LGU of Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Elected City Officials of Bago City for the term of 2010 - 2013

Elected City Officials of Bago City for the term of 2007 - 2010

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Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Babaylan Festival - of all figures in the history of Negros Island, the Babaylan is the most colorful and enduring. The Babaylan is a doctor, herbalist, artist, medium, adviser, agriculturist and more, all rolled in one very interesting character. He is the keeper of rituals and spirit agents in normal world. He inspires awe and fear. The Babaylan Festival was conceived to highlight a unique brand of Filipino heritage, one that dates back to the pre-Spanish period. The festival aims to rediscover the region’s indigenous music, literature, dances, rituals and other artistic endeavors.

Al Cinco de Noviembre or Cannon Festival: is a historical festival that commemorates the Negrenses’ bloodless revolt against the Spaniards led by Gen. Juan A. Araneta in 1898. In commemoration of that historic bluff that freed Negros from Spanish Conquestadores in 1898, the City Government of Bago celebrates that event with gleeful reminiscence and pride for the great General and his gallant men from this city who were armed with courage and ingenuity who played a great role in the history of Negros. Spanish authorities in Bacolod capitulated after seeing advancing troops armed with rifles and cannons which were actually nipa stalks and rolled sawali mats painted black. Al Cinco de Noviembre showcases not only the courage and gallantry but also the creativity and ingenuity of the Bagonhon. November 5 has been declared a holiday in Negros Occidental.

The feast of St. John the Baptist - Bago City was founded on June 24, 1575 falling on the Feast day of St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of the city. In celebration of this historic and religious event, the City Government sponsors various activities such as the Balsa race which takes off at Brgy. Atipuluan and finishes in Bantayan Boulevard, Brgy. Poblacion.

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