Binalbagan

Negros Occidental · Municipality · Sugar-mill town

About

Southern coastal town of sugarcane and fishing.

History

Its name is linked to 'balbag', the beating of tree bark, or to a legend of a snake that blocked the river. It is home to a historic sugar central.

Festival

Balbagan Festival — May · May 10–15
Honors San Isidro Labrador and dramatizes the town's name legends.

Must-see

• Sugar central
• Coastal plaza

Food to try

• Seafood

Places in Binalbagan

• Binadlan Falls (Bambi Falls) — Binalbagan's upland waterfall, now easier to reach on a new concrete road.