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Don Luis Suero Burgos Sr. (c. Late 19th Century)

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  Don Luis Suero Burgos Sr.—frequently referred to in archival and family accounts as Don Luis Suero de Burgos —was an influential Spanish lawyer, businessman, and prominent hacendero (sugar planter) whose life and enterprise helped shape the economic and socio-political landscape of Negros Oriental during the late 19th century. Based in Bais, the historic center of the province’s sugar boom, Don Luis was among the pioneering landowners who established expansive haciendas before the advent of modern mills like the Central Azucarera de Bais. Producing high-grade muscovado sugar for export through regional ports, his agricultural ventures established sugar as the economic backbone of Negros Oriental and elevated his family into the upper echelon of colonial landed aristocracy. Don Luis Suero Burgos Sr Beyond his economic pursuits, Don Luis was anchored at the heart of an intricate network of elite Spanish and Spanish-Filipino dynasties. He married Doña Tomasa Gomez, a Spanish hace...
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"RESIDENCE OF DON JOSE BOCANEGRA Bais Negros Oriental

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Spanish Oct 1895  
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Josefina Villacampa Rubio -Larena

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Josefina Villacampa-Rubio-Larena, was the legal wife of Don Demetrio Larena y Sandes and one of the first Filipina friend of Laura Crooke-Hibbard, the wife of Dr. David Sutherland-Hibbard, the founding missionary of Silliman University.Rubio- Larena donated her property to erect the U.C.C.P. Bais Church, one of the first Protestant churches outside Dumaguete.   Josefina Villacampa-Rubio played an essential role during the historic march of General Diego de la Viña from Hacienda Bagawines in Vallehermoso down to Dumaguete in November 1898. As de la Viña’s army ( Ejercito Filipino ) made its way south through the coastal towns of Oriental Negros, women organized crucial logistical and humanitarian support for the marching forces. Josefina Villacampa-Rubio stood out as a key organizer, serving as the fiscal of the group of women supporting the Negros Revolution .    Humanitarian Aid: She and her fellow women patriot-volunteers set up relief points along the route, providing med...
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Bais City Profile

Bais City is the largest producer of raw sugar in Negros Oriental. There are two sugar mills in the city. The Central Azucarera de Bais was established by Tabacalera of Spain in the early 1900s and is one of the oldest in the country. The other mill, URSUMCO (Universal Robina Sugar Milling Corporation) was formerly UPSUMCO (United Planters Milling Corporation) and constructed in the mid '70s by Marubeni Corporation of Japan as a project of Ignacio Montenegro (also of Spanish roots). [ edit ] Geography There are two bays in the area, hence the name "Bais". The shore line is mostly mangroves , which are in danger of destruction due to the increasing population. The richness of marine life in the bays is because of these mangroves. Bais City's bays are widely known to have one of the most beautiful coral reefs in the area. The Pelarta river runs beside the city center. There is, however, a dispute that the name Bais was taken after the eels locally called "Bais...
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,Queen Marie Villanueva Truno-Ferraren

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  Huge congratulations to our very own Local Council Scout Executive, Queen Marie Villanueva Truno-Ferraren, for being awarded the prestigious Gold Usa Award National Court of honor by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines! This award, presented at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino during the 69th Annual National Council Meeting, recognizes her meritorious and outstanding service rendered to the organization. Thank you, Lord, for this immense blessing! All glory belongs to God. Her deepest gratitude to the Boy Scouts of the Philippines National Office, the Western Visayas Regional Coordination Office, and the Negros Oriental-Siquijor Council. Photo Credit to CC Noel Alicaya, CSE Shilla, and LCEBM Penn T. Larena for their unwavering support. , Queen Marie Villanueva Truno-Ferraren, Gold Usa Awardee with National President Atty Emilio Aquino 
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Bais City, Negros Oriental : literary and cultural history

 The literary and cultural history of Bais City, Negros Oriental, is deeply rooted in the fertile soil of its vast sugarcane plantations, its historic coastal bay, and the shifting dynamics of its prominent pioneering families. Far from being merely an economic engine driven by the sugar boom, Bais developed a rich, reflective intellectual life. Local literature emerged as an essential canvas for preserving ancestral history, asserting local identity, and processing the profound transitions from a 19th-century feudal landscape to a modern chartered city. Through poetry, historiography, drama, and local cultural leadership, the literary legacy of Bais is defined by a distinct group of writers, poets, and historians who captured the "simple old-world charm" and complex human stories of the Baisanons . The Pioneers & Historiographers The foundation of Bais City’s literary consciousness began with a deep obligation to document its roots, pioneering families, and political his...
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Virginia Somoza- Guerrero

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 Baisanon lady daughter of one of our local Heroes in Negros Oriental  Ambrosio B. Somoza
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