54-475: [REDACTED] Look up cusi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cusi or Cusí may refer to: People [ edit ] Alfonso Cusi (born 1949), Filipino businessman Allan Ferdinand V. Cusi , Filipino admiral Bruna Cusí (born 1986), Spanish actress Cusi Cram (born 1967), American playwright Cusi Huarcay , Princess and queen consort of
108-509: A two-hectare (4.9-acre) portion of the four-hectare (9.9-acre) Paglaum Sports Complex was partitioned for the construction of the provincial government-owned Negros First CyberCentre (NFCC) as an IT-BPO Outsourcing Hub with a budget of P674-million. It is located at Lacson corner Hernaez Streets and offers up to 22,000 square meters of mixed IT-BPO and commercial spaces. Its facilities are divided into three sections — Information Technology, Commercial Support Facilities, and Common IT Facilities. It
162-467: Is Dumaguete ). It is also the center of the Bacolod metropolitan area , which also includes the cities of Silay and Talisay . It is notable for its MassKara Festival held during the third week of October and is known for bearing the nickname "The City of Smiles". The city is also famous for its local delicacies piaya , cansi , napoleones , and chicken inasal . Bacólod (English: Bacolod ),
216-596: Is based in the city, playing their home games at the newly renovated Panaad Stadium . Since Bacolod is also being tagged as a "Football City" in the country, an ordinance was approved by the City Council in June 2015, setting the third week of the month of April every year as the "Bacolod City Football Festival Week". Ceres-Negros FC is the Philippines Football League 2018 Champion. Bacolod
270-493: Is derived from bakólod ( Old Spelling : bacólod ), the Old Hiligaynon (Old Ilonggo) ( Old Spelling : Ylongo and Ilongo ) word for a "hill, turtle, mound, rise, hillock, down, any small eminence or elevation", since the resettlement was founded on a stony, hilly area, now the barangay of Granada. It was officially called Ciudad de Bacólod (City of Bacolod) when Municipalidad de Bacólod (Municipality of Bacolod)
324-633: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alfonso Cusi Alfonso "Al" Gaba Cusi ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈkusɪ] ; born December 5, 1949) is a Filipino businessman from Naujan, Oriental Mindoro who served as the 14th Secretary of Energy under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022. He also served in the Arroyo Administration as head of government air and sea transportation agencies from 2001 to 2010. He
378-627: Is home to two professional basketball teams, both in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League , with the Bacolod City of Smiles and Negros Muscovados both playing their home games at La Salle Coliseum . It is also the former home of the Negros Slashers of the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association . The 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend was held in the city and has since been a regular venue of
432-660: Is the Philippines' third fastest growing economy in terms of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) activities. The city has been recommended by the Information and Communication Technology Office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) as the best location in the Visayas for BPO activities. Bacolod ranked 3rd among
486-682: Is the Vice Chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino , after becoming president of the party then known as PDP–Laban in 2021. Cusi and other Department of Energy officials face graft charges, neglect of duty, and grave misconduct before the Office of the Ombudsman over the buyout of Malampaya Philippines Pte. of 45% Chevron Philippines' stake in the Malampaya gas field in Palawan. Cusi
540-586: The 2005 Southeast Asian Games Football tournament , the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification , the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification and the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification play-off first leg was held at the Panaad Stadium where the Philippines won 2–0 over Mongolia . Likewise the city has the home football stadium of the Philippines national football team (Azkals). The Philippines Football League side Ceres–Negros F.C.
594-442: The Department of Science and Technology as a "center of excellence" for information technology and business process management operations. In 2017 & 2019, Bacolod was awarded the " Top Philippine Model City " as the most livable urban center in the country by The Manila Times . In 2021, Bacolod received the "2021 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) Award" under the category of highly urbanized cities outside
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#1732790229530648-598: The Philippine Basketball Association 's out-of-town games. The Sandugo Unigames 2012 was also hosted by the city participated by various universities across the country. The 1996 Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF) National Championships and the 20th PKF National Open 2007 were held in the city. Both events were hosted by La Salle Coliseum of the University of St. La Salle . The tournaments were contested by hundreds of karatekas all over
702-685: The Philippine Commonwealth Army which was active from January 3, 1942, to June 30, 1946. The 7th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was also active from October 28, 1944, to June 30, 1946, and was stationed in Bacolod during and after World War II. When the country finally gained independence from the United States, the city's public markets and slaughterhouses were rebuilt during
756-594: The Taguig City's Prosecutor Office, withdrew these complaints. Bacolod Bacolod , officially the City of Bacolod ( / b ɑː ˈ k ɔː l ə d / ; Tagalog: [bɐˈkɔlɔd] ; Hiligaynon : Dakbanwa sang Bacolod ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Bacolod ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Negros Island Region in the Philippines . With a total of 600,783 inhabitants as of
810-482: The Top Five most competitive mid-size cities together with Batangas , Iligan, Iloilo, and San Fernando. In 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr unveiled Megaworld Corporation 's plan to build a 34-hectare mixed-used development called Megaworld Upper East. The project is said to generate over 500,000 direct and indirect jobs in the province of Negros Occidental, 100,000 of which are BPO employees. Bacolod hosted
864-547: The Universal Reality Combat Championship . The first Parkour team in Negros, known as "Parkour Bacolod", started in late 2007. The MassKara Festival (Hiligaynon: Pista sang Maskara, Filipino: Fiesta ng Maskara) is an annual festival held on the fourth Sunday of October in Bacolod. Dancers wear masks, which is where the festival gets its name. The Panaad sa Negros Festival , or just
918-411: The second district of Negros Occidental sponsored the bill. The law was passed on June 18, 1938. Bacolod was formally inaugurated as a chartered city on October 19, 1938, by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 404, highlighted by the visit of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon . President Quezon appointed Alfredo Montelíbano, Sr. as the first city mayor of Bacolod. In World War II , Bacolod
972-507: The secular clergy , but did not have a resident priest until 1802, as the town was served by the priest from Bago , and later Binalbagan . By 1790, slave raids on Bacolod by Moro pirates had ceased. On February 11, 1802, Fr. Eusebio Laurencio became acting parish priest of Bacolod. In September 1806, Fr. León Pedro was appointed interim parish priest and the following year became the first regular parish priest. In September 1817, Fray (English: Friar ) Julián Gonzaga from Barcelona
1026-418: The "Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2005" of Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Bacolod tops the list in terms of infrastructure, ahead of such other mid-size cities like Iligan , Calamba and General Santos . The city also tops the list in terms of quality of life, ahead of such other mid-size cities like San Fernando , Baguio , Iloilo and Lipa . AIM also recognized Bacolod as one of
1080-685: The 124 hectares (310 acres) reclamation area; and is composed of 61 barangay (villages) and 639 purok (smaller units composing a barangay/village). It is accessible by sea through the ports of Banago; the BREDCO Port in the Reclamation Area, and the port of Pulupandan. By air, it is accessible through the Bacolod–Silay International Airport , which is approximately 13 (four is counting from the Lagoon) kilometers away from
1134-620: The 2020 census, it is the most populous city in the Negros Island Region and the second most populous city in the entire Visayas after Cebu City . It is the largest city and capital of the province of Negros Occidental wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority , but governed administratively independent. It is one of the two regional centers of Negros Island Region (the other one
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#17327902295301188-634: The Inca Empire Cusi Yupanqui, or Pachacuti , Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire Diego Cusi Huamán , 17th-century Peruvian painter José Cusí (born 1934), Spanish sports shooter Rafael Arenillo Cusi , Filipino artist Titu Cusi (1529–1571), Sapa Inca or Inca ruler Places [ edit ] Čuši , Croatia Ćusi , Croatia Cusi Cusi , Argentina Other [ edit ] Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano Topics referred to by
1242-713: The Manila International Airport Authority in 2004, addressing terminal issues and elevating standards. His sweeping achievements in both the public and private sectors at this point were quickly recognized, earning him a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 2007. In 2010, Cusi took on the role of CAAP Director General, preventing the downgrade of Philippine aviation. Returning to private business after GMA’s term, he initiated
1296-546: The National Capital Region (NCR) in the search organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). This was the second time Bacolod received such award having won the same title in 2007. Bacolod is located on the northwestern coast of the large island of Negros . Within the island, it is bounded on the north by the city of Talisay , on the east by the town of Murcia and on
1350-601: The Panaad Festival (sometimes spelled as Pana-ad), is a festival held annually during the month of April. Panaad is the Hiligaynon word for "vow" or "promise"; the festival is a form of thanksgiving to Divine Providence and commemoration of a vow in exchange for a good life. The celebration is held at the Panaad Park, which also houses the Panaad Stadium, and is participated in by the 13 cities and 19 towns of
1404-465: The Philippines) and being the tallest building of Bacolod it served as the city's watchtower—and the home of his brother-in-law, Don Mariano Ramos, the first appointed Municipal President of Bacolod. The home of Don Generoso was lived in by Lt. General Takeshi throughout the duration of the war and also served as his office and the home of Don Mariano was occupied by a Japanese Colonel serving under
1458-746: The University of the Philippines. Eventually, he struck out on his own, venturing into entrepreneurship in 1991. Cusi’s commitment to public service unfolded in 2001 when he assumed a key position at the Philippine Ports Authority. Here, he introduced passenger terminals across ports for public safety, played a pivotal role in the Strong Republic Nautical Highway Project, and established a cruise ship terminal in Manila. His leadership continued at
1512-589: The administration of then Mayor Vicente Remitió from 1947 to 1949. In 1948, a fire razed a portion of the records section of the old city hall that consumed the rear end of the building and with it, numerous priceless documents of the city. Bacolod was classified as a highly urbanized city on September 27, 1984, by the provision of Section 166 and 168 of the Local Government Code and the DILG Memo Circular No. 83-49. In January 1985,
1566-667: The center of the city. Bacolod is ideally located on a level area, slightly sloping down as it extends toward the sea with an average slope of 0.9 percent for the city proper and between 3 and 5 percent for the suburbs. The altitude is 32.8 feet or 10.0 metres above sea level , with the Bacolod City Public Plaza as the benchmark . Bacolod has a tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen Am ) with two pronounced seasons, wet and dry. The rainy (wet) season starts from May to December with heavy rains occurring during August and September. The dry season starts from January until
1620-590: The city are Concentrix , Teleperformance , TTEC , iQor , Transcom , Ubiquity Global Services, Panasiatic Solutions, Focus Direct Inc. – Bacolod , Pierre and Paul Solutions Inc., TELESYNERGY Corp. – Bacolod, Hit Rate Solutions/Next Level IT Teleservices Inc., Focusinc Group Corporation (FGC Plus), Pathcutters Philippines Inc., TeleQuest Voice Services (TQVS), ServiceFirst Call Center and BPO, Fair Trade Outsourcing, Global Strategic Business Process Solutions, Monster Group Bacolod, Orbit Teleservices, VISAYA KPO Bacolod, and iReply Back Office Services. In 2012,
1674-445: The coastal settlement of San Sebastián de Magsung̃ay , were attacked by forces under Datu Bantílan of Sulu on July 14, 1755, and the villagers transferred from the coast to a hilly area called Bacólod (which is now the barangay of Granada). Bernardino de los Santos became the first gobernadorcillo (English: municipal judge or governor ). The town of Bacolod was constituted as a parroquia (English: parish ) in 1788 under
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1728-462: The command of Lt. General Takeshi. The city was liberated by joint Philippine and American forces on May 29, 1945. It took time to rebuild the city after liberation. However, upon the orders of Lt. General Takeshi, both the homes of Villanueva and Ramos were saved from destruction by the retreating Japanese forces. In March 1945, upon the invasion of the American and Philippine Commonwealth forces,
1782-449: The convent, presently Palacio Episcopal (English: Bishop's Palace ), where Colonel Isidro de Castro y Cisneros, well-armed cazadores (English: hunters ) and platoons of Guardias Civiles (English: Civil Guards ), surrendered. On November 7, 1898, most of the revolutionary army gathered together to establish a provisional junta and to confirm the elections of Aniceto Lacson as president, Juan Araneta as war-delegate, as well as
1836-635: The country. There are two major golf courses in the city; the Bacolod Golf and Country Club and the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club. The city hosted the 61st Philippine Airlines Inter-club Golf Tournament and the 2008 Philippine Amateur Golf Championship. A Golf tournament sponsored by the City Mayor is also held every Masskara. Bacolod is home to many mixed martial arts competitions including quarterly fights hosted by
1890-450: The first Augustinian Recollect parish priest of Bacolod and successor to the secular priest , Fr. Mariano Ávila. In 1863, a compulsory primary public school system was set up. In 1889, Bacolod became the capital of Occidental Negros when the province of Negros was politically divided into the separate provinces of Occidental Negros ( Spanish : Negros Occidental ) and Oriental Negros ( Spanish : Negros Oriental ). The success of
1944-581: The first private institution in the province of Negros Occidental, was established in Bacolod by the Augustinian sisters on March 11, 1919, and opened in July 1919. A historic event took place in 1938 when Municipality of Bacolod was elevated into a city through Commonwealth Act No. 326 passed by the 1st National Assembly of the Philippines creating the City of Bacolod. Assemblyman Pedro C. Hernáez of
1998-405: The fleet modernization of Starlite Ferries in 2011, setting industry standards. In 2021, Cusi filed libel and cyberlibel complaints against seven news organizations over their stories on the Malampaya deal, which detailing the graft charges filed against him and businessman Dennis Uy . On June 24, 2022, before his term as Energy Secretary ended, Cusi, through an affidavit of desistance filed in
2052-579: The invitation of the Republic of Negros which sought protectorate status for their nation under the United States. The Cantonal Republic of Negros became a U.S. territory on April 30, 1901. This separated Negros Island once again, reverting Bacolod to its status as the capital of Occidental Negros . The public school of Instituto Rizal (English: Rizal Institute ) opened its doors to students on July 1, 1902. Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación (English: College of Our Lady of Consolation ),
2106-442: The last week of April. Bacolod is politically subdivided into 61 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . As of 2020, Bacolod has a total population of 600,783, and its registered voting population is 312,816 voters ( 2019 ). Bacolod is the largest city in the Negros Island Region in terms of population. Poverty incidence of Bacolod Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Bacolod
2160-419: The original hardwood and coral structure of Palacio Episcopal was almost entirely destroyed by a fire. Among the damage of the raging fire were items of significant historical value. The reconstruction of Palacio which took more than two years, was completed in 1990. In 2008, Bacolod topped a survey by MoneySense Magazine as the "Best Place to Live in the Philippines". The city has also been declared by
2214-606: The other officials. For a brief moment, the provinces of Occidental Negros and Oriental Negros were reunited under the cantonal government of the Negrense Revolucionarios , from November 6, 1898, to the end of February 1899, making Bacolod the capital. In March 1899, the American forces led by Colonel James G. Smith occupied Bacolod, the revolutionary capital of República Cantonal de Negros (English: Cantonal Republic of Negros ). They occupied Bacolod after
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2268-571: The province. For this reason, the province dubs it the "mother" of all its festivals. Bacolod's Chinese New year Festival. It comes from the word "Bacolod" and "Lao Diat" which means celebration. The Panaad Park and Sports Complex is a multi-purpose park in the city owned by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental. Situated in the complex is the Panaad Stadium which is currently used mostly for football matches. It
2322-642: The restructuring of Negros politically and religiously. The following year (1849), Negros Island Gobernadorcillo Manuel Valdevieso y Morquecho transferred the capital of the Province of Negros from Himamaylan to Bacolod and the Augustinian Recollects were asked to assume spiritual administration of Negros, which they did that same year. Transfer of Bacolod to the Recollects, however, took place only in 1871. Fray Mauricio Ferrero became
2376-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cusi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cusi&oldid=1161167641 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Interlanguage link template existing link Short description
2430-574: The south by the city of Bago . As a coastal city, it is bounded on the west by the Guimaras Strait , serving as a natural border of northwestern Negros Island Region to the neighboring Western Visayas . The global location of Bacolod is 10 degrees, 40 minutes 40 seconds - north and 122 degrees 54 minutes 25 seconds - east with Bacolod Public Plaza as the benchmark. Bacolod has a total land area of 16,267 hectares (162.67 km ; 62.81 sq mi), including straits and bodies of water and
2484-551: The top ten "Next Wave Cities" of the Philippines for the best location for BPO and offshoring according to a 2010 report of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology. In 2013, the city was declared a "center of excellence" for IT- business process management operations by the DOST, joining the ranks of Metro Manila , Metro Cebu and Clark Freeport Zone . Among the notable BPO and KPO companies operating in
2538-593: The uprising in Bacolod and environs was attributed to the low morale of the local imperial Spanish detachment, due to its defeat in Panay and Luzon and to the psychological warfare waged by Generals Aniceto Lacson and Juan Araneta . In 1897, a battle in Bacolod was fought at Matab-ang River. A year later, on November 5, 1898, the Negrense Revolucionarios (English: Negrense Revolutionary Army ), armed with knives, bolos , spears, and rifle-like nipa palm stems, and pieces of sawali or amakan mounted on carts, captured
2592-406: The village under the care and protection of Saint Sebastian sometime in the middle of the 18th century. A corregidor (English: magistrate ) by the name of Luis Fernando de Luna, donated a relic of the saint for the growing mission , and since then, the village came to be known as San Sebastián de Magsung̃ay . Bacolod was not established as a town until 1755 or 1756, after the inhabitants of
2646-487: The withdrawal of the Japanese army into the mountains and the temporary occupation of Bacolod by the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth armed forces, the house of Villanueva was then occupied by Major General Rapp Brush, commander of the 40th Infantry Division, known as the "Sun Burst" Division, for approximately five months. The local Philippine military built and established the general headquarters and camp bases of
2700-484: Was appointed as the parish priest. He encouraged the people to settle once again near the sea. He also encouraged migration to Bacolod and the opening of lands to agriculture and industry. In 1846, upon the request of Romualdo Jimeno, bishop of Cebu and Negros at that time, Governor-General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa sent to Negros a team of Recollect missionaries headed by priest Fernando Cuenca. A decree of June 20, 1848, by Gobernador General Clavería ordered
2754-519: Was born in the municipality of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. He graduated at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod (then known as La Salle College Bacolod), earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1972. He also attended the University of the Philippines in Cebu City and received a Master of Business Administration in 1976. Alfonso joined Aboitiz Shipping Corp., and while working there, he simultaneously obtained his Master’s degree in Business from
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#17327902295302808-488: Was converted into a city in 1938. Historical church accounts provide a glimpse of the early years of Bacolod as a mere small settlement by the riverbank known as Magsungay (translated as "horn-shaped" in English). When the neighboring settlement of Bago was elevated into the status of a small town in 1575, it had several religious dependencies and one of which was the village of Magsungay. The early missionaries placed
2862-798: Was inaugurated in April 2015 in rites led by President Benigno S. Aquino III . The area was initially a residential zone and has been reclassified as a commercial zone as approved by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Along its highways, sugarcane plantations are a typical scene. As of 2003, 7,216 hectares (17,830 acres) of the city's 8,560 hectares (21,200 acres) of agricultural land were still planted with sugarcane. Meanwhile, 915 hectares (2,260 acres) were devoted to rice, 120 hectares (300 acres) to assorted vegetables, 100 hectares (250 acres) to coconut, 43 hectares (110 acres) to banana and 34 hectares (84 acres) to corn. According to
2916-655: Was occupied by the Japanese forces on May 21, 1942. Lieutenant General Kawano "Kono" Takeshi, the Japanese commanding officer of the 77th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Division, seized the homes of Don Generoso Villanueva, a prominent sugar planter—whose home, the Daku Balay served as the "seat of power" (occupational headquarters for the Japanese Forces in Negros and all of the Central Visayan region of
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