Blog Posts on sugar industry

PUREZA - A Sober Look At Our Sugar Heritage by My Silay Heritage on Jan 30, 2012Sugar is the lifeblood of Silay and the rest of Occidental Negros.  It is in Silay City that Hawaiian Philippines Company, one of the biggest sugar centrals in the country is located. In fact, a few months ago, I wrote about the last remaining s...

Pureza: Dissecting the Negros Sugar Industry by Experience Negros! on Jan 26, 2012Warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'Array' was given in /home/promdim1/public_html/experiencenegros.com/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 170...

Reliving Sugarlandia in “PUREZA” by República Negrénse on Jan 25, 2012When folks in Manila hear of Negros, the first thing that comes into their mind is the haciendas planted with sugarcane lorded over by hacienderos on their horses with a cane at hand while watching sacadas toiling the field. This is the stereotypical...

Koko Pimentel in Bacolod by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 12, 2011Provincial visits: Koko Pimentel in Bacolod and tackles the oil deregulation law and the sugar industry. Sugarlandia is bailwick of his predecessor Migs Zubiri, whose family is involved in a sugar central in Bukidnon.

Dinosaurs Once Roam This Land by Experience Negros! on Jun 26, 2009They used to dominate the Negros landscape with their huge frame and the thunder of their approach can be heard even from a distance. A welcome disturbance in a bucolic landscape for it means it is already milling season. The climax of the 9-12 month...

Dinosaurs Once Roam This Land by Experience Negros! on Jun 26, 2009They used to dominate the Negros landscape with their huge frame and the thunder of their approach can be heard even from a distance. A welcome disturbance in a bucolic landscape for it means it is already milling season. The climax of the 9-12 month...