Things You Need to Know about Balay Negrense

Balay Negrense is a century-old house in Silay City owned by Victor Fernandez Gaston, the eldest son of a prominent sugar baron Yves Leopold Germain Gaston and Prudencia Fernandez. It was built between 1897 and 1901, abandoned in the mid-1970s, repaired by the government, and inaugurated on October 6, 1990. This heritage house is just one of the century-old houses along Cinco de Noviembre Street in Silay City. This street is remarkable because of the historical value that transpires to the people. By the way, its name is a Hiligaynon phrase; Negrense refers to the people living in the province of Negros and Balay or a house.

Cinco de Noviembre Festival

Sigabong sang mga Kanyon means “explosion of cannons.” It is also part of an annual Fiesta dubbed as “Cinco de Nobyembre” by the City of Bago, Negros Occidental, commemorating the uprising of the Negrenses and the somewhat “explosive” true story behind the province’s independence. History accounts relate to the siege of Bago City, then a poblacion, which was liberated by the Philippine revolutionary General Juan Araneta in the early hours of November 5, 1898. Info from Aliwan Fiesta Website