NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

YOUR RETIREMENT DESTINATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

Welcome to NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines!

The Philippines is definitely more than just Manila and Cebu, Boracay or Palawan. Unknown to the international community are equally beautiful places at a fraction of “big city” costs. One of them is NEGROS OCCIDENTAL.

PROXIMITY TO KEY CITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Located at the central part of the Philippine archipelago, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL is the leading sugar producer in the country (contributing more than 50% of total Philippines sugar products). Bacolod City, its capital and hub of commerce and finance, is also its entry point. It is accessible to key cities of Manila, Cebu and Iloilo. By air, Bacolod is 45 minutes from Manila and 25 minutes from Cebu, via Philippines Airlines, Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific Airways. By sea travel, it is 18 hours from Manila and one hour by hydrofoil from Iloilo. By bus from Cebu, it is a 5 – 7 hours travel.

LOCAL ECONOMY

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL has a land area of 792,607 hectares (1.96 million acres) with a soil suitable for the cultivation of both traditional (rice, corn, root crops) and non-traditional high-value crops (mangoes, coffee, pineapple, durian, mangosteen, pili nuts).

The province has abundant metallic and non-metallic mineral resources than remain largely untapped.

Its people are known for their being entrepreneurial and innovative risk takers. Philippines’ premiere trade is found here.

Known as the SHOWROOM, this trade house is a showcase of the province’s finest crafts and wares that vary from hand painted ceramics, wood and metal-based furniture, hand-embroidered garments, and knit-wear, fashion accessories, food and others that are created for the local and world markets.

Bacolod City, the capital hums and bustles with business activities. New malls have mushroomed in the business section of the city. Shops, restaurants, trading offices, banks, hotels, pensions, specialty stores, including the popular fastfood chains commonly seen in Metro Manila have now taken root in Bacolod. There are a lot of nice places to go for shopping and even for fine dining. With the opening of SM on March 2007 and invasion of several international call center companies, Bacolod has definitely become one of the highly urbanized cities to visit and invest your money in.

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL in its entirety is a happy blending of cosmopolitan and rustic lifestyle. Celebrate nature’s blessings: waterfalls, mountains, rivers, springs and valleys. Go hiking and camping, fishing and angling, scuba diving and snorkeling, mountain biking. Travel centuries back in time by visiting stately manors in Silay City or the famous neo-classic building of the Provincial Capitol Office Building.

FULFILLING GOOD LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES

Life in NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines provides for unlimited ways to experience the true value of long – lived society. Here you can put your talent and experience to work. The strong presence of civic, church-based and non-government organizations aiming to help underprivileged communities develop a sense of self-sufficiency, self-worth, industry and persistence, constantly opens meaningful avenues for volunteerism.

As one of the leading companies seeking to contribute to the economic growth of NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, ACTIVE commits to any of its foreign retiree – client desiring to contribute to the general welfare of the local people, the assistance in finding that noble work that will reach the part of the human heart most attuned to kindness and selflessness.