Negros Oriental is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Dumaguete. It occupies the southeastern half of the large islands of Negros and borders Negros Occidental.
Just moved in Tayawan – Bayawan, Negros Oriental, due to crisis (COVID19 Virus) my fortune takes me in this place and I didn’t expect that this will be my second home.
I’ve always wanted to stay in the province because its calmer/peaceful, more relaxing and away from the busy/noisy city (maybe to have my retirement here someday). Living in the province was always been my dream, to have my own family and spent the rest of my life (crossed fingers).
Negros Oriental was never been my dream place but now I am here. This is not final but we’ll see, time can tell haha!
I haven’t had the chance to explore the entire place yet because of this new normal, but I can say now that this place is awesome and starting to love it here.
In my location (Tayawan, Bayawan), it is 62 miles away from Dumaguete City(Capital of Negros Oriental)-“City of Gentle People” (#DARETOBETHERE soon).
Bayawan City, it is a 2nd class city in Negros Oriental. It has two climate seasons, the dry season (January to May) and the wet season (June to December).
The main revenues of Tayawan, Bayawan come from land farming, livestock production, aqua-culture activities and marine fishing.
According to the Asian Institute of Management, the city was recognized as “one of The 10 Best Cities to Live In” in the Philippines (small cities category) under its Competitive Cities Survey 2007.
Walking around Bayawan Boulevard, it is a coastal highway where you can see the beautiful scenery of the city. There are a lot of sprouted establishments along the boulevard catering the needs of the guests or those who might want to have a walk or have a goodtime. But, as the COVID19 still exist and the place was still under General Modified Community Quarantine few establishments are open just like in Maricel’s Place located at the boulevard. We had our lunch with the awesome view of the sea, chitchat then ordered food.
After lunch we leisurely walk into the market and sight-seeing in the boulevard after a heavy meal.
After that we went to the city center to explore the small town of Bawayan, buy some toiletries and other stuff. Before going back to where we lived(Tayawan), we stopped over on one of the local restaurant “MOONBEEZ”. We are lucky on that day because we’re the only people (4 of us) who was there so we take the chance to have selfies and enjoy the place on our own space. They serve good food, pastries, cakes and others.
Bayawan City also have the “Tawo-Tawo Festival” which is yearly celebrated but we didn’t have the chance to witness that festival due to this COVID19 Virus. Tawo-Tawo means scarecrow. (I just seen this signage Tawo-Tawo Festival at the plaza while on our way to the boulevard).
P.S. Bayawan Negros Oriental is a beautiful place to explore, still a lot to dicover but we need to be very careful as the COVID19 still exist and strict protocols are implemented. Some local tourist spots are already open but health and safety are our priority during this time.
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