Tuesday 7th February 2012

Don Salvador Benedicto

The Lion, The Deer, and The Mountains of Don Salvador Benedicto

I always look forward going to San Carlos City via the Negros Translink Highway where you pass by the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto. Good roads, cooler climate, and a beautiful scenery will keep you awake for the whole trip. Don Salvador Benedicto’s cooler climate will remind you of Tagaytay or even Baguio City. Whereas [...]

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Agriculture and Tourism Potentials of Don Salvador Benedicto

I passed by Don Salvador Benedicto for countless of times but the number of times I explored the town can be counted in my fingers. Aside from the Malatan-og Viewing Deck, the only place in Don Salvador that I spent more than 30 minutes was at the parish church when we were photo-documenting the churches [...]

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Don Salvador Benedicto Named Summer Capital of Negros Occidental

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental passed a resolution yesterday naming the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto sa the Summer Capital of Negros Occidental. Said resolution was authored by Board Member Nehemias de La Cruz, former Mayor of Don Salvador Benedicto. Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) is locally known as the “Little Baguio” of Negros Occidental [...]

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Things to See and Do in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental

We went to visit our relatives in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. Unlike last year when we just passed by on our way to San Carlos City, we spent the day in town to explore its many landmarks. Fast Facts (from Wikipedia) Region : Western Visayas Province : Negros Occidental District : 1st District of [...]

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Food & Dining

Kape Musang of Don Salvador Benedicto

“The Luwak (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) denizen of the coffee (kopi) plantations of Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi, eats only the ripest coffee cherries. Unable to digest the coffee beans, the Luwak graciously deposits them on the jungle floor where they are eagerly collected by the locals. The stomach acids and enzymatic action involved in this unique fermentation [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

The Stone House in Don Salvador Benedicto

There used to be one but now there are three – one, where the founder of Don Salvador Benedicto, its first mayor and now a Sanguniang Panlalawigan Board Member, Nehemias G. De la Cruz. The second one is home to the current mayor, Mayor Marxlen Del a Cruz and the third one, still undergoing construction [...]

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Nature, Travel & Tourism

The Don Salvador Benedicto Magnetic Hill Experience

Road to Don Salvador Benedicto via the Pandanon, Murcia route. I heard about the same occuring in Los Banos, Laguna but I haven’t experienced it until this. We parked our car beside the KM34 SB13 road marker, put in on neutral and then voila! our car moved backward on the downhill slope. They call this [...]

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