Historia de Bais City

  Leonaga Hermoso Tulabing ( Mrs Larena ), known to her friends and family as "Ganda," was born on May 7, 1941, in Barangay Calasga-an, Bais City, Negros Oriental, during the pre-World War II era. She was one of the daughters of  Leoncio Buquiran Tulabing , a war veteran and public school teacher from Palanas, Tanjay City, and  Agapita J. Hermoso  of Puan, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental. Raised amidst the scenic hills and mountains of Bais City, Ganda grew up in a time of war and post-war recovery, which shaped her early years and provided a unique environment for learning.   Her childhood in Bais and Vallehermoso, a place rich in both nature and culture, was a foundation for her intellectual development. She embraced the opportunity to learn multiple languages, including English and Ilonggo, and became an avid reader at a young age. Some of the books she cherished were given to her by the US Government, further fostering her love for literature. This early e...

  The Life of Gemma Minda Laxina Iso By: Sir Penn T. Larena, MPA, KGOR, DSM Early Life Gemma Minda Laxina Iso was born in Dumaguete City and raised in the picturesque City of Bais, Negros Oriental, where the lush landscapes and vibrant culture of the region shaped her formative years.   Her first dream was to become a soldier believing that fighting for her country is the best way to show her love. Then at the tender age of five, as she discovered during a trip passing by the Provincial Jail, that people can be jailed even when not guilty, all because they couldn’t afford a good lawyer. There and then, she began dreaming of becoming a defense lawyer. With that dream, she began watching detective stories and courtroom dramas on TV (since she couldn’t read yet). Growing up, she devoured novels and books, not knowing that the reading habit she developed will help her become the writer that she is at present. Although she was inclined toward the arts, she never thought o...

  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 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 imp...

  Serafin Miguel Diaz Teves III, Nito to friends, was a nurse, visual artist,Sugar Planter, Cultural & Heritage Advocate, Social Historian of Bais City and vocal advocate for local cultural preservation. He was born on 25 August 1956 to then Former Bais City Vice Mayor & FreeMason Serafin Montenegro Teves and Malueca Arnaiz Diaz. He studied briefly at Silliman University in 1973-1974, before transferring to De La Salle University-Manila where he graduated in 1981. He worked in various capacities in banking, finance, and insurance, before going back to school to earn a nursing degree at Silliman University, graduating in 2007. He worked as nursing supervisor at SureCare Home Health Services, and then as nursing supervisor at Affinity Home Health Care, eventually pursuing work with the Philippine Coconut Authority, and S.L. Teves Inc. and S.L.Teves Realty Development Corp. As an artist, he dabbled briefly in film, had his first solo art exhibition in 1989, and was part of ...