"Dinagsa Festival"

"Dinagsa Festival Cadiz City as a gateway and a premier center of agro-fishery resources of Negros Island. Cadiz traces its beginnings to the establishment of a traditional settlement in a place known as Cadiz Viejo, near the banks of Hitalon River. Cadiznons (People from Cadiz) are noted for their warm hospitality and sing-song accent. They have a natural knack for entertaining that is best experienced during the “DINAGSA FESTIVAL” held every last week of January, a celebration which earned her a name as the Dinagsa Country in the north.

Cadiz City is an one hour drive from Bacolod City, the capital city of Negros Occidental, by private car and an hour and fifteen minutes ride by a passenger bus. The Vallacar Transit (Ceres), a big bus company has a terminal in the city. Buses plying San Carlos, Dumaguete, and the nearby municipalities make short stop over in the city. Other

services of transportations available are PUJ and van for hire vehicles. Cadiz City is also accessible to Cebu via the cities of San Carlos and Escalante. Passenger bus for Cebu also passed by at the bus terminal on scheduled trips.

By SEA. There used to be two ferry boats of private company transporting cargoes and passengers to/from Bantayan Island but i

t is now moved to Sagay, Negros Occidental.

Special thnaks to C

ouncilor "Bamboo" Puey Hinolan for the lunch, we

really enjoy our first Dinagsa Festival!. Thank you also Chummy Netow, K

ring, GP, Jay, Sir Subz, Ms. Mehreen. T

'ill next time!.