Historia de Bais City

  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 ...

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). Geography There are two  bays  in the area, hence the name "Bais". The shoreline 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...