Manapla
Negros Occidental · Municipality · Puto capital
About
Northern sugar town known for puto and the Chapel of Cartwheels.
History
Named after Manang Pula, wife of the first chieftain.
Festival
Manang Pula Festival — August · August 15–16
Honors Manang Pula and patron San Roque.
Must-see
- Chapel of Cartwheels
- Hacienda Rosalia
Food to try
- Puto Manapla
Places in Manapla
- Gaston Mansion (Hacienda Santa Rosalia) — 1930s hacienda mansion from the film 'Oro, Plata, Mata' — with heirloom buffet lunches.
- Chapel of Cartwheels (Hacienda Rosalia) — A chapel built from old bull-cart wheels in the middle of sugarcane fields.