As the owner of Sagay... Sagay city was known for the code name "city of smile" also with matching love..thats true!!that's why i choose topics about love!! "How To Have A Successful Lasting Relationship?" Love conquers all, right?" Well----it’s suppose to. But most marriages will end in divorce. Most of their problems are about the children, money, or in-laws.
"When couples commit to a long relationship, there are specific personality traits they should have in common.
1. Similar physical texture (thick skinned/thin skinned)
2. Similar emotional stability
3. Similar degree of tolerance
4. Similar intelligence/understanding of situations
5. Similar Interests

Without these five traits, the couple live on difference planes, different worlds. They are inclined to drift apart.
Couples grow by adjusting to their differences, but some times, the amount of the difference may be too much.
Love provides the reason for being willing to adjust to the other person’s difference from yours.
A frequent question is; "How do I know its real love?" The answer may be that when you are enjoying something special - e.g. a movie, a sunset, flower, song, and you long to have your partner to share it with. The degree of longing will determine how much in love you are.
Growth in a relationship should come from; doing things together, allowing things to happen, accepting them as is, and changing what you can. It involves sharing and caring.
Sagay City was originally called Arguelles when Teniente Francisco Rodriguez and Basilio Cordova founded it in 1860 in the mouth of the Bulanon River. Later, by the order of the Spanish governor the town was transferred to Pueblo de Magallanes (now known as Old Sagay) in honor of Fernando Magallanes.

Having the status of a pueblo, Sagay was entitled to have a “Capitan del Pueblo,” the highest town official during the time. The first to be appointed to this position by the Spanish Governor was Elulalio Rodriguez. Gregorio Parreño, and Pedro Katalbas Y Villanueva later succeeded him.

During the Philippine Revolution, Sagay contributed its share to what proved to be a successful national struggle for independence. The hard-won First Philippine Republic was however short-lived when the country passed to the hands of another colonial power, the United States of America in 1898.Sagay City is a 2nd class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Sagay can be easily identified in the map of Negros Occidental, because of its “ice-cream cone” shape sliced from the northern tip of Negros. It is bounded in the north by Asuncion Pass and the Visayan Sea; the municipality of Talisay and Calatrava in the south; cities of Cadiz and Silay in the west and the municipality of Escalante and Toboso in the east.

How to get there
*Sagay City is a two-hour drive from Bacolod City. Public utility vehicles plying the northern Negros route pass by this progressive city. From Cebu, one can reach Sagay via Toledo in about four hours including a one-hour ride in fast ferries.
Famous Landmarks

Vito Church was established during the religious administration of Recollect Friars in the mid-1850’s. Devotees flock to the Shrine of San Vicente de Ferrer in Brgy. Vito every Friday as part of their religious promise.

The Legendary Siete. Colin Garatt, author of the book, Iron Dinosaurs considered Train No. 7 as the “world’s most incredible steam survivor” and even proclaiming her a portrait of a dinosaur at the date this book was published in 1976. Siete is a three feet and six inches gauge 4-cylinder compound o-6-6-o mallet that was built in 1925 by Locomotive Baldwin Works in Philadelphia, U.S.A. Her body is ornated with green livery lined in red, her eight wheel bogie tender was done in black with bold letters painted “Insular Lumber Co.” She now stands majestically at the city public plaza attracting tourists and passersby.

Produkto Sagaynon Center is a one-stop-shop souvenir store now open to cater to all your “Pasalubong” needs and strategically located at the City’s gateway.

Balay Kauswagan or House of Progress is fast becoming the convention center in Northern Negros. An ideal venue for seminars, skills training, art exhibits, trade fairs, wedding receptions and even a place to stay when you’re into our island tour package.

Sagay City Garden & Living Tree Museum. It is a fusion of a wide variety of flowering plants, shrubs and palms in a one-hectare government lot at Sitio Chloe, Brgy. Rizal. This habitat of blooms and trees is christened as Sagay City Garden and Living Tree Museum, the first ever major project of Sagay Ladies Cirle in cooperation with the City Government of Sagay.

Museo Sang Bata sa Negros is the first hands-on and interactive children’s museum outside Metro Manila with a vision to be a premiere museum that will awaken and stimulate the creative and intellectual potential of Negrense children.

Sinigayan Kahoneros is a distinctly Sinigayan sound taken from the rhythm and beat of our fisherfolk’s cadence of catching fish. The beat conveys their triumphs, their joys, their frustration, their longing and their poignant sentiments. It also mirrors the abundance of our protected seascape as these “cajon” are filled with the diverse marine species. After a day’s catch, our fishing villagers entertained themselves by tapping the “caja” or wooden boxes they used for keeping their catch.

Sagay Marine Reserve that is well-managed protected area and a balanced marine and terrestrial ecosystems with abundant resources that caters to the needs of the stakeholders towards sustainable development and progress and is considered as one of the prime eco-tourism destinations in the country.

Carbin Reef is a marine sanctuary with its huge, tongue-shaped, creamy white sandbar and its clear water offers the freshest option for swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling, picnic, boating or just frolicking in the sand.

Panal Reef is another marine sanctuary which offers the best snorkeling area for tourists to enjoy the colorful corals and marine life.

Macahulom Reef is a beautiful sight with its migratory birds flocking to its shore during certain months. Its crystalline waters and pure sea breeze make boat cruise in the area a soulful experience.

Molocaboc Island home to fisherfolk where big jars, mangrove reforestation and a miracle hole “amatong” fishing are found.

Eusebio Lopez Elementary School Building served as the incarceration area of captured American pilots and soldiers during the World War II. It was also the headquarters of the Fourth Flight Division

Sagay City Government Center. The new city hall of Sagay City is considered among the trendsetters in the region in creating a government workplace conductive to productivity.

It was built in keeping with the vision of the city’s leadership toward a united, peaceful and progressive city which provides opportunities for residents to contribute to the actualization of human development – - anchored on resourcefulness and self – reliance and based on love of God and neighbors.

The building has a floor area of 5,265 square meters and sits on a 1.5 hectare lot.
BACOLOD CITY
My Love, My Life, My Home
A SMILE IS OUR GIFT TO EVERY PERSON WE MEET
Why is it that people with nasty attitude are always the ones who are ugly looking?
"Insecurities reign in the UGLY HEART and an EMPTY BRAIN" :)Negros Panaad Festival 2008 eyes more tourists

BACOLOD CITY March 7 (PNA) - The Negros Occidental provincial government is eyeing more tourist arrivals and visitors for this year's Pana-ad sa Negros Festival in Bacolod.

Marlin Sanogal, provincial information officer, told the Philippine News Agency full-blast preparations are now on for the holding of the sugar-producing province's biggest annual festival, slated April 26 to May 3, 2008.

Sanogal said Pana-ad brings together the 32 towns and cities of Negros Occidental in an array of theme booths that showcase their history, arts, culture, trade, investments and tourism at the sprawling Panaad Park and Sports Complex in the capital city of Bacolod.

She said Pana-ad had been attracting an increasing number of balikbayans, domestic and foreign tourists every year that the festival is staged.
Pana-ad also showcases each city and town's own festival and street dances, products and tourism and investment potentials through their respective theme parks and booths at Pana-ad grounds, Sanogal said.
The provincial information officer said kiosk rentals which are open to the general public, including non-Negros residents are now open for reservation.
She said there are 91 slots available for food kiosks, 64 slots for dry goods kiosks, 27 slots for garden kiosks, and 38 slots for the selling of ice cream/shakes/hotdogs.(PNA)