San Enrique
Negros Occidental
San Enrique News
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The Beach Thick Knee Twitch
Birding, parenting, and a hectic work life is a crazy balancing act, but when it works out, you feel ready to take on anything. So when we heard rumours about a Beach Thick-Knee wandering on a beach somewhere in the Visayas, a friend and I grabbed the opportunity to go see it.
Negros Occidental ??" here we come. Some quick phone calls and a few emails later placed the bird on Danjugan Island, 4 hours south of Bacolod City. No-one had reported the sighting since the first report 2 weeks previously but we decided to take a chance.
Tibsoc, the Philippines' increasingly well-known wader site ... -
Bulang Bulang Festival In Negros Occidental Recognizes Fighting Cocks
Bulang-Bulang Festival is celebrated every February 2-9. The festival gives recognition to the game fowl industry which is one of the major sources of livelihood of the town. Bulang-bulang is a character dance presentation which depicts the life and character of the fighting cock.
How To Get There
From Manila, you can fly to Bacolod (Php2500++, round trip, 45 minutes). From Bacolod-Silay Airport, you can take a shuttle (Php75-100 per head), or a cab and ask to be dropped off to the nearest station for buses (South Terminal) or vans that will pass through San Enrique. -
Celebrating Bulang Bulang Fest
The week is a celebration of festivals, from Talisay City to Salvador Benedicto, Candoni, Pulupandan and San Enrique town. Luckily, we have good weather where people can move around and enjoy the dances from the mountains to the sea.
It was high noon when we travelled about 37 kilometers to the south on a well paved and asphalted road network. It was the celebration of the 113th annual town fiesta of San Enrique, on the theme "Pagpasalamat kag pagsinadya para sa kauswagan sang Banwa". The festival was highlighted by a character dance presentation and competition of six tribes that showcased ... -
Bulang Bulang Festival
The week is a celebration of festivals from the City of Talisay, Don Salvador Benedicto, Candoni, Pulupandan and the town of San Enrique. Luckily, we have good weather wherein people can move around and enjoy the dances from the mountains to the sea. It was high noon when we travelled about 37 kilometers to the south on a well paved and asphalted road network.
It was the celebration of the 113th Annual Town Fiesta with the theme, 'Pagpasalamat kag pagsinadya para sa kauswagan sang Banwa'. The festival was highlighted by a character dance presentation and competition of six tribes which show ...