Welcome to the City of BACOLOD. The cleanest and the greenest and most livable City in the Philippines. The capital city of the province of Negros Occidental and it is the sugar bowl of the Philippines. Bacolod City served as the main entrance of the sugar-rich cities and towns of the province. Famous for its MASSKARA FESTIVAL which is being held during October, it bears the nickname “City of Smiles.”

Getting there:

Bacolod City Domestic Airport is 4 kilometers away from the city’s downtown area. Bacolod is forty five (45) minutes from Manila by plane and thirty (30) minutes from Cebu City by plane. The city’s airport is set to be replaced by the new Bacolod-Silay City International Airport in the nearby city of Silay and is capable of handling all-weather and night-landing operations. It can accommodate Airbus A320 family-size aircraft, the Airbus A330 and the Boeing 737, while the apron can hold five aircraft at any one time.

Bacolod is a major seaport and has a daily ferry trips to Iloilo City. By boat, Bacolod is eighteen (18) hours from Manila and seven (7) hours from Cebu City.