BAIS CITY POLITICAL HISTORY

  Beneath the silent stone I stand With heart heavy, in this solemn land Before me lies the tomb of my kin Their legacy a reminder of what has been I feel the weight of the past upon my soul As memories and stories come to unfold Of love that bloomed and tragedy that struck Of family ties that were broken and stuck The whispers of betrayal echo through time As secrets that were kept, slowly unwind But through the pain, their love still shines In the faces of descendants, who still carry their lines The past may be buried, but their spirits remain Reminding us of what we have gained Inheritors of a legacy, that we must carry on For the sake of our ancestors, whose light has shone So I stand here, with tears in my eyes Honoring the lives that came before mine Grateful for the lessons they've left behind And the hope that their love will forever bind. Villanueva Private Cemetery Talungon Bais City  A poem from  Baisanon and Negrosanon Poet  Penn T. Larena  in 2000 Penn is a Historian,

  Important Figures in Baena   Family Sugar Industry Leader and Hacienderos Gomez Sisters ( Tomas and Brigilda ) Pioneer Haciendera of Bais Clemente Gil Diago Jose Garcia Baena Bruno Gomez Luis Burgos ( Famous Street in Dumaguete City)   Military Service Diego Garcia Baena   Spanish Navy who   served   in Havana Cuba Jose Garcia Baena- Spanish Army Maj.Gen. Irving Malunda-Police Service Col. Jose Ramer Sr Megio -Philippine Army Enrique   Baena Villanueva Jr.- Bataan March Veteran & Magsaysay Awardee COLONEL RIZALINO C. CABANBAN PAF (Ret)-Philippine Air Force   Politics Enrique Cayetano Teves Villanueva Governor of Negros Oriental Julian Lajato Teves Governor of Negros Oriental Diogenes Villanueva Baena City Councilor Bais Maria Nievas Burgos Diago -First lady Councilor of Bais Renato Baena Villanueva -First Mayor of Mabinay Emilio Baena Teves- Mayor of Bais City Demetrio Rubio Larena Jr. -Mayor of Bais City David Rubio Larena- Vice Ma

  We are celebrating the heroism of every Filipino people and all the unsung heroes during the Second World War. One of the prominent political figures who collaborated with the Japanese in Negros Oriental was Guillermo Teves. Villanueva, a Baisanon native, one can infer that he belonged to a political clan in Bais City Negros Oriental .His father was Hermenegildo  Regis Villanueva,and Eulogia Pinili Teves both of whom were landed families in Bais and Dumaguete .   Memong, as Guillermo was popularly called, was also a well-educated individual – getting his Bachelor of Arts degree from Silliman Institute in 1912and Bachelor of Laws from Michigan University in 1918. After finishing his schooling in the United States, Memong returned to the Philippines in 1919; his political career started when he was appointed as councilor of Bais in the 1920s and eventually a member of Congress in 1922. He was re-elected to the position of congressman in 1925, 1928, and 1931, serving four terms in a

  From Ate and Kuya Agila GREAT HELP from our DONOR'S I hope you will have a happy Christmas today Even though we are all going hard Dolphin Shepherd Fight Royal Eagles Club #Aspirant Ate April Ferraren Acas

  Daghan Salamat sa akong best friend ,Birthday girl,kindhearted and Pride of Barangay 2 Bais City Christie Maturan Tumarong from the Montesa & Adiong Clan of Bais City. December 22nd is the birthday of Christie that her family, relatives and friends will truly remember. The happiness that Christie felt when she shared her blessings to our relatives of Bais was unmeasurable and unforgettable one. Her Decision to cancel her birthday party but rather than sharing her blessing to our relatives is noble. Thanks to our Lord for the gift of life for her. The Joy happiness that she felt on her birthday was unmeasurable and unforgettable one. I thank to our Lord for the gift of life for Christie that is worth to remember. Thank you Lord.( Source Marina C. Maturan ) Thank you for the sacrifice! Maka inspired! I continue to pray for those affected by the typhoon. Lisora sa Pasko nila apan tungod sa mga tawo pareha ninyo, you make their lives a little better this Christmas! God Bless u more

  Bais was organized into an independent town in 1801 but some time passed before it would be established as a parish by the Augustinian Recollects. Before November 1872, the town was under the parish of Tanjay and, a few years later, of Manjuyod. Nevertheless, the parish priest of Manjuyod continued to minister to the town until it was appointed its down spiritual administrator beginning 1873. A book on the evangelization work of Augustinian Recollects in Negros, “Handurawan: Visita Iglesia Negros Y Recoletos,” said Fr. Benigno Jimenez took over in April 1873 as the first Recollect parish priest. Church beginnings During his tenure, a modest convent and chapel made of bamboo and nipa was built and used by the town for close to three years. He later built a wooden convent and fortified the chapel with bricks but these were destroyed during a strong storm in 1874. Fr. Jimenez worked on the church reconstruction using strong materials and his successor priests contributed through improve