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  official website of BAGO CITY, NEGROS - PHILIPPINES
Manila, Cebu City and Binalbagan also predicated the dates of their founding on the same historical situations, hence the logical conclusion is that Bago City was officially founded on the month, day and year heretofore mentioned.
Bago came into the historical scene again when, at the early part of the 17th century, a group of settlers from Panay crossed the Guimaras Strait and migrated to Negros, some of whom settled along the banks of Bago River.
Bago was one of the towns that were placed under the control of the Americans; however, they allowed the municipality to be governed by Filipino officials.
www.bagocity.gov.ph /history.htm   (788 words)

  
 Bago City, Negros Occidental (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Child-friendly Bago City is a 1st class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.
Bago is an Agri-industrial City, endowed with vast and long stretch of rolling plains-carpeted with rice, sugarcane, corn, coconut, fruit trees, and other high value crops.
The Bago City Police Office had been adjudged as the Outstanding Police Office in the country and recently was also awarded as the most Outstanding Citizen-Friendly Police Office in the country.
www.bago.be.cob-web.org:8888   (821 words)

  
 Bago Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bago Division is an administrative division of Myanmar, located in the southern portion of the country.
The total population of Bago Division is 5,014,000, with Karen, Bamar, Mon, Chin, Rakhine, Shan and Pa-O ethnic groups represented.
Bago, the divisional capital, is the fourth largest town of Myanmar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bago_Division   (538 words)

  
 Travels Myanmar Services Co., Ltd. Myanmar -- Yangon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bago was an ancient capital of Mon Kingdom greatly flourished from 14th to 16th centuries.
Bago is the fourth largest city of Myanmar and the capital of Bago Division, giving its name to a district and a division.
The City of Bago is situated on the river of same name, 47 miles northeast of Yangon by rail and about 50 miles by road.
www.travelsmyanmar.com /yangon.html   (1070 words)

  
 DAILY STAR: Top Stories
Perseveranda Sioco of Barangay Sagasa, Bago City, died on Nov. 28 after she underwent surgery performed on Nov. 25 by a doctor from a non-government organization known as Marie Stopes, at the Bago District Hospital.
She said that on Dec. 14, Bago Mayor Janet Torres called a meeting of all parties involved, except for the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, and the husband of Perseveranda said he wanted to know the real reason why his wife died and what support can be provided his family.
Mabasa said the reason why Bago City collaborated with Marie Stopes is the lack of access to free BTL in the province.
www.visayandailystar.com /2005/December/20/topstory4.htm   (818 words)

  
 Travel in Bago - Myanmar - Asia - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
Bago city is said to have been founded in 573 by Mon emigrants from Thaton to the southeast, but the most likely date of its foundation as the capital of a Mon kingdom is 825.
During the Mon dynasty, Bago was a fabulous city, a major seaport and capital of lower Myanmar.
When the Bago River changed its course and cut the city off from the sea, Bago failed to return to its previous grandeur.
www.asiatravelling.net /myanmar/bago/bago_history.htm   (308 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | LIFE & TIMES > Plinky’s child custody battle continues
In his petition before the Bago City RTC, Plinky’s former lover claimed she has not been a responsible mother as she was always leaving their son to the care of maids.
Bago City Judge Henry Trocino granted Plinky’s former lover “temporary custody” of their son as well as a 30-day protection order barring her from going near him, based on court documents Recto showed to reporters.
Since Plinky does not consider the Bago City court order legal and valid, she is accusing her former live-in partner of abducting their son, who should be under his mother’s custody since he is still a year old.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/jan/11/yehey/life/20060111lif6.html   (876 words)

  
 :::www.lakat.net:::
sa Kabankalan City is held on the third weekend of January as a thanksgiving celebration to mark the feast of the Santo Niño.
Bacolod City; constructed in 1901, the house was made of hardwood with fine carvings; served as a hospital during the Japanese occupation.
Bacolod City; symbol of Chinese influence in the culture of the province.
www.angelfire.com /bug/lakat/home.htm   (772 words)

  
 Travelinternational.net - Philippine Travel Reservations - Newsletter
Bago City in Negros Occidental is a heartwarming spectacle of various places of interest, enchanting sceneries, unique culture, rich heritage and treasures.
Bago City is a very neat city, with clean roads, plenty of fruit trees and every individual homes have flowering plants.
Legazpi city is the capital of Albay and the gateway and regional center of the entire Bicol region.
www.travelinternational.net /newsletter/index.htm   (13287 words)

  
 Bago Division - States & Divisions of Myanmar
Bago Division is located between Mandalay Division and Magwe Division in the north, Rakhine State and Ayeyarwaddy Division in the west, Yangon Division in the south, Kayin State and Mon State on the east.
Bago Division's forests produce valuable woods such as teak, pyinkado, ingyin and the plywood mill in Swa produces high standard plywoods.
Bago Division is an economically strategic region with a network of motor roads and railways.
www.myanmars.net /myanmar/bago-division.htm   (305 words)

  
 Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Thread III - SkyscraperCity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
is a city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.
It is bordered by Talisay City to the north, the municipality of Murcia to the east, Bago City to the southwest, and by the Guimaras Strait to the west.
It is bounded in the north west by the cities of Talisay; in the north east by Silay and Victorias; in the east and south west by the town of Murcia; in the south west by the City of Bago; and in the west by Guimaras Strait.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=331428   (4133 words)

  
 | cwc.gov.ph | - Component City Category
Bago City was granted cityhood on 19 February 1966.
Geared towards the attainment of total development to its populace, especially the children and the youth, Bago City's development efforts have been focused on the implementation of different programs, activities and services in support to the City's vision of pursuing development concerns on the social, economic and environmental aspects.
Over the years, the City boasts of its outstanding performance as the undefeated and recognized Component City having the lowest prevalence rate in manutrition in Western Visayas and was given the Green Banner Awardee for three (3) consecutive years from 1995-1997.
www.cwc.gov.ph /component.html   (445 words)

  
 Cavite City, Philippines, The
It is in Chabacano to emphasize the native dialect of the city.
The City Hymn was composed by Kagawad Dominador D. Hugo in a hymn writing competition sponsored by the Cavite City Government together with the Division of City Schools on August 31, 1978.
The early inhabitants of Cavite City were the Tagalogs ruled by the Kampilan and the bullhorn of a datu, the tribal form of government.
creekin.net /c5573-n148-cavite-city-philippines-the.html   (2168 words)

  
 topography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bacolod City is located on the northwest coast of the Province of Negros Occidental.
It is bounded on the northwest by the City of Talisay; on the east by the City of Silay and the City of Victorias; on the east and southwest by the Town of Murcia; on the southwest by the City of Bago; and in the west by the Guimaras Strait.
Bacolod has a total land area of 16,269,830.5 hectares, including straits and bodies of water and the 124 hectare reclamation area, and is compose of 61 barangays (villages) and 639 purok (smaller units composing a village).
www.bacolodcity.gov.ph /topography.htm   (165 words)

  
 About Bacolod City - Negros Occidental Province, Philippines
Araneta and Lacson Monuments, Bago City and Talisay
Masskara festival, Bacolod City; every October; a masquerade ball and beaming images of smiling masks street dancing and stomping to the frenzied beat of Latin sambas; depicts the Negrenses happy disposition despite adversities in life.
The City is ideally located on a level area, slightly sloping as it extends toward the sea with an average slopes of 0.9 percent for the City Proper and between 3 to 5 percent for the suburbs.
www.islandsaccommodations.com /places/bacolod.htm   (1548 words)

  
 Myanmar Vacation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The City of Bago is situated on the river of same name, 80 km northeast of Yangon.
In 13th century Bago became the center of the Mon kingdom of "Ramanadesa" which consist of all lower Myanmar.
It was however deteriorate and was restored several times during it existence before the destruction of Bago in 16 century.
www.myanmarvacation.com /bago.htm   (633 words)

  
 Program Schedule: Synopsis
Zamboanga City is situated at the tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula at the bottom of Mindanao Island in the Southern Philippines.
A city that offers a delightful study in contrast, a place rich in diversity and it is evident everywhere in their ancestral and cultural heritage, architecture, religious beliefs, practices, language, cuisine and so much more.
It is a celebration combining elements that have impacted the city, from historical facets that have molded it to the commercial components that have kept it afloat.
www.livingasiachannel.net /synopsis.html   (1800 words)

  
 Myanmar travel @ vacationtomyanmar.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Situated in the heart of Upper Myanmar, the city lies at the hub of river routes from China and India and land routes from the Shan massif and Siam beyond.
Taunggyi is capital city of Shan State in the eastern part of Myanmar.
The city is 80 km from the north of Sittwe, port city once known as the Golden Gate by the west.
vacationtomyanmar.com /hotels   (670 words)

  
 Campaign Against the Coal-fired Power Plant in Negros Occidental
Concerned citizens worked with the Bago City Mayor and Council, as well as the women's groups headed by the wife of City Mayor, in undertaking information dissemination in the barangays of the city to inform the people of the adverse environmental and health impacts of coal-fired power plants.
In short, three of the four cities in the franchise area of CENECO, which are supposed to be the beneficiaries of the coal-fired power project, are rejecting the project.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has not passed a resolution opposing the project but several SP members, as well as the City Vice-Mayor and the Mayor, have publicly declared their opposition to it.
www.philsol.nl /A99b/NACP-brief-aug99.htm   (2896 words)

  
 Institute of Philippine Culture - News -
Jurisdiction over the volcano is disproportionately shared by the two Negros provinces and by four cities and two municipalities that have their common boundaries on the slopes of the volcano.
These are the cities of Bago, La Carlota, San Carlos, and Canlaon and the municipalities of La Castellana and Murcia.
The Bago watershed is important as a future source of domestic water supply for an expanding human population.
www.ipc-ateneo.org /news/?aid=3   (2648 words)

  
 Sun.Star Bacolod - Bago City holds district meet
The activity was in line with the preparation of the city for the forthcoming division meet, which starts Wednesday.
Schools which participated in the division meet were the Bago City Elementary School, Gen. Juan A. Araneta Elementary School, Lag-asan Elementary School and Sampinit Elementary School.
Home of the pugs, Bago City also played host to the Philippine Badminton Association-bankrolled badminton clinic and exhibition games held last September 4 at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/bac/2003/09/10/sports/bago.city.holds.district.meet.html   (265 words)

  
 DAILY STAR People & Events
Bago Mayor Janet Torres led officials and guests in the recent unveiling of the bust of former United Nation Undersecretary General and Executive Secretary Rafael Salas at the Rafael Salas Park and Nature Center in Brgy.
Torres acknowledged the pride and honor brought to Bago City by Salas with his achievements.
For the individual volunteers category, qualified for nomination are those who have been providing technical assistance or involved in humanitarian or social development programs and projects in institutions or communities; members of volunteer organizations or institutions implementing volunteer programs and projects and who have been recognized as volunteers by communities, groups or institutions they serve.
www.visayandailystar.com /2003/August/12/people.htm   (569 words)

  
 Myanmar Travel - Bago Division
Bago is the capital city of Bago (Pegu) division.
An ancient capital of the Mon Kingdom (15th Century), Bago is situated only 80 km from Yangon.
The King Bayin-naung, known as the Napoleon of Myanmar resided his Kan-baw-za-tharddy palace in Bago, but it was damaged by Rakhaine King after the expired of King Ba-yin-naung.
www.myanmarmtetours.com /bago_division.htm   (221 words)

  
 Myanmar Tourism Services Co, Ltd.
Taking it as a good omen, the two prices built a city on the spot and named is Hanthawady, the city of himsa birds.
The most famous pagoda in Bago City is the Shwemawdaw.
Bago Yomas (Ranges) is home to the best teak wood.
myanmartourismservices.com /bago.htm   (210 words)

  
 The twin falls of Kipot
In Bago City alone, there are approximately 23 tourist destinations and three major festivals.
The Kipot Twin Falls is owned and managed by the Local Government of Bago City under its Tourism Affairs Division headed by Miss Rosseni G. Mina, Senior Tourism Operations Officer, together with Bago City Mayor Janet E. Torres.
Inquiries are entertained by calling the Bago City Tourism Office at (034) 4610-164 and (034) 4610-540.
www.thenewstoday.info /2006/03/24/the.twin.falls.of.kipot.html   (525 words)

  
 Negros Occidental Province Region Visayas
The sugar industry led to the building of steam railroads, now nicknamed "iron dinosaurs." Some are still roar and race and breathe fire while others stand abandoned and rust away.
The population of Negros Occidental is 2,556,000 in six cities and twenty-six towns.
In addition to the capital city of Bacolod, Negros Occidental has nine cities, Bago, Cadiz, La Carlota, San Carlos, Silay, Kabankalan, Sagay, Talisay, and Victorias.
www.kykofc.com /kentucky/KOC_Sites/int/Philippines/negrosoccidental.htm   (279 words)

  
 Yangon, Bago, Kyaikhtiyo in Myanmar
After the introduction go for the city tour to see the lives and sounds of people, pagodas, river jetty, the markets and in the evening Shwedagon pagoda which is 109 meter high gold plated stupa built on a hill in the center of city.
Pick you in the morning and you will travel to the old Mon city of Bago, 80 km north-east of the capital.
At about 100 km from Bago you will arrive at the base camp of Kyaikhtiyo pagoda mountain, where you will switch to a shuttle ferry truck to go uphill to the upper level parking station.
www.asterism.info /tours/1   (589 words)

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