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 ...

HON. HERMENEGILDO “BINDOY” T. VILLANUEVA  Writer : Prof. Penn T. Larena ,CPS,MPA  Hermenegildo Villanueva was born on September 25, 1896 in the municipality of Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines, son of Hermenegildo Regis Villanueva and Anselma Pinili Teves. He was Filipino citizen married to Asuncion dela Peña Larena who was the eldest daughter of prominent sugar baron Demetrio Larena and Maria Luisa dela Peña.  He learned his first lessons from his private tutor employed by his parents. He continued his studies in Cebu, attending one of the best schools of that time there, where he finished his secondary training. He finished a business course in Iloilo City. Just budding into full manhood during the early part of the revolution, young Hermenegildo saw glamours in the services for his country. Immediately at the outbreak of hostilities, he became Chief of the Local Revolutionary Army and secretary of War in the Negros Republic. He was also largely responsible ...

Aniceto Villanueva- married. Cipriana Maria Regis Agaton Villanueva -Maximina Villamin Angel Villanueva - Benita Zuniga Saturnino Villanueva - Josefa Tenorio Gertrudes Villanueva - Isidero Bueno Romeo Villanueva Marcus Villanueva -Maria Patricia Nocete Hermenigildo Villanueva Sr.- Anselma Pinili-Teves Leonardo Eligio Filomina Vicente Maria Ramona Isidoro Herminigildo Jr. Josefa - Simplicio Villegas Enrique Cayetano Hermenigildo Villanueva Sr.- Eulogia Pinili-Teves Praxedes Guillermo Dolores 

A FAMILY TRADITION :  By : Sir Penn Tulabing.Larena,CPS, CPE MPA family Historian Vicente Anunsacion Teves  a sailor trader and a traveler. Ventured in the cultivation of sugarcane in 1852, married a Dumagueteña lady Rufina Villamil who bore him 14 children. Moving to Bais , he established Haciendas and became the first producer of muscovado sugar in 1867. The sweet family tradition continues to harvest a good service to the society and community (Philippine tatler May 08 issue p68 ). Don Anatalio Teves  the first son of the Teves couple is the builder of Bais, he builds most of the roads, train rails, light material wharf and established the Political family of the Negros Oriental, the “Villanueva Clan”. A graduate of Humanities from the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain later married to Dumaguteña Dona Aleja M. Pinili. They had three children, Anselma married to Hermenegildo Regis Villanueva Sr. produced Governors, Mayor...

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 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...