Magsungay, Bacolod
Magsungay | |
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Former Town City District | |
UTC+8 (PST) | |
| Patron Saint | San Sebastian |
| Feast Day | January 20 |
| Website | www |
Magsungay is a former town and predecessor settlement to the current highly urbanized city of Bacolod. It was named after the river delta that forms a shape of a horn, or "sungay" in Hiligaynon.
History
Magsungay started as a visita or a religious mission of the neighboring town of
The town was reestablished as the pueblo of Bacolod in 1788, with the original townsite incorporated with a now larger poblacion. Magsungay lent its patron saint, San Sebastian as the patron saint of Bacolod.
Present area
Magsungay was a former constituent barangay until it was divided between Barangay Singcang, the location of the
Commerce
About 35 hectares of land is owned by the
Education
Education and Training Center School 4 (ETCS-4), a public elementary school run by the City Government of Bacolod,[6] occupies a city-owned property in the reclamation area.
References
- ^ Bacolod
- ^ Veneracion, Connie (June 29, 2015). "Did you know that Bacolod used to be San Sebastián de Magsungay?". Casa Veneracion. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Accredited Non-Government Organizations / Private Organizations". bacolodcity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "List of Registered Homeowners Associations: Region IV, As of November 2014". hlurb.gov.ph (Table). Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Progressive Development Corp". The Araneta Group. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ Samillano, Chrysee (June 4, 2015). "Use of new ETCS building ok'd". The Visayan Daily Star Electronic Edition. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016.