G U I N T U B D A N 

Guintubdan Falls

MAG-ASAWA NGA BUSAY 


 Some call it Twin Falls but mag-asawa in Ilonggo means husband and wife.

Water falls 

Spring water

Viewing Deck

SUNSET AT GUINTUBDAN 


 From one of the viewing decks, this can be seen at nightfall. 

PAKO-PAKO


 A fern at Guintubdan. Some scientists say that ferns are valuable because these can be used for food and medicine. 

Poinsettia

White Tulip

Million flowers

"Guintubdan" sounds strange rather than familiar, even to many of our Hiligaynon brethren. Well, who else could describe it better except those residing in the place. To them, the name was coined after the word “tubod”, which means flowing water. The word Guintubdan means source of water. The name fits well, considering the abundant flow of water coming out from the many springs of the place. In fact, water is sweeter in this side of the La Carlota.

DON SALVADOR BENEDICTO

The Lions Club

 a highway where the pines opens a way to a beautiful place. this is the uphill town of Don Salvador Benedicto, which is just 42kilometers East of Bacolod city.

just an hour bus ride will bring you to a place now developed to be Negros' little Baguio. the town of Don Salvador Benedicto is located in a valley between two mountains, Mt. Madalagan and Mt. Canlaon.

it was named after Don Salvador Benedicto, a former vice governor who was influential in the forming of a revolutionary government during the Japanese occupation.

part of its development was the planting of the pine trees along the highway leading to the town of Don Salvador. it was planted few years back and is now growing in abundance in this part of the highway.

 you'll pass by zigzag roads going up and going down, thus giving you the different perspectives of the hills. making the trip going there very rewarding.

a place approximately 2,400ft above sea level will definitely set a viewpoint of mountain ranges. no wonder pine trees can grow in abundance in this area of the province.

    Villa Ica Garden, Don Salvador Benedicto

The rice terraces of DSB

Malatan-og Falls

Kali-kalihan Festival

 The Festival was founded in memory of the oldest form of weaponry in the Philippines called Kali which is practiced in the town. It came from the word “Kalis” which means use of the blade. Kali was used by the locals to drive off Spanish, American, and Japanese invaders. One of the activities is the colorful presentations where there will be the traditional “Kali” dance parade and the search for the “Diwata sang Kali” wherein contestants would wear creatively designed costumes made out of indigenous materials abundant in their area.

Salvador Benedicto (also known as Don Salvador Benedicto) is a 5th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. The municipality is also dubbed as "The Summer Capital of Negros Occidental".The municipality of Salvador Benedicto is situated at the mid-center of the hinterland of the entire North of the Province of Negros Occidental. It is 47 kilometers from the Provincial Capitol.