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Bais City Historical & Heritage Landmark

Bais City

  Bais City ,also Known as the Little Spanish Mexican town of Negros and Sugar City. Bais City  is a 2nd class  city  in the  province  of  Negros Oriental ,  Philippines . According to the  2000  census, it had a population of 68,115 people in 13,199 households. Located 44.7  km  from the provincial capital  Dumaguete , it has a land area of 316.90 km². 1.Cradle of the Sugar Industry of Negros Oriental 2.Cradle of the Philippine Rum Coke since 1949 3.Temporary Capital of the Philippines 4.Dolphin Watching Capital of Asia since 1994 5.The Old Hispanic  charm of Negros     History of Bais There are two  bays  in the area, hence the name "Bais". The shore line is mostly  mangroves , which are in danger of destruction due to the increasing population. The richness of marine life in the bays is because of these mangroves. Bais City's bays are widely known to have one of the mos...

Rover Scout Penn T. Larena

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              Rover Scout  Josefino "Sir Penn " Larena  Jr. Boy Scout History of Mr. Josefino  T.Larena Jr. started as Kab and Junior Scout @ C.V.P.C now Negros Oriental State University 1987-1992 ,Senior Scout @ Colegio de Santa Catalina de Alejandria 1992-1996, he was awarded a Presidential Merit Award for Scouting and Volunteerism in May 1996 from the COSCA President  Rover Scout of Silliman University Batch 1999, a full member from 1999 to  2001, and Paul Doltz Service Awardee in 1999. Merit Badge Counsellor in 2018 ,he wrote several articles about Boy Scout events, activities, and was the first person to write a short History of Boy Scouts in Negros Oriental from 1920s to 2014. BSP member for the fiscal year 2018 to the present. Delegate to the 2019 National Scouting Jamboree in Botolan Zambales .Rover Scout Larena also serves on the Board of Review for the BSP. He is also the guest spe...