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Tourism information on Bais CityDemographicThe dominant religion of Bais is Roman Catholicism CultureAn annual fiesta is held each year on September 10 in honor of the city's patron saint San Nicholas de Tolentino, a celebration inherited from the Spanish era. On this occasion, most of the residents prepare food for anyone who visits the place. It is a tradition practiced not only in Bais but in most towns and cities in the Philippines. Lately the celebration has included mardigras and parades.
Bais City is also home to Don Gaspar Vicente Inc. and the Vicente family. The Family has helped Bais City to develop from a small village into the emerging and bustling city it is today. The family held a reunion on 8 August 2008 gathering family-members from Spain, America, Australia and other areas around Dumaguete and Manila. Baisanons around the city helped organize the event, with local newspapers reporting on the three days.
Christmas is a very important season in Bais City. Every yuletide season they have an annual giant Christmas tree who showcase the creativity of the Baisanons. and who would forget the whales and dolphins which the city is made famous for. EconomyBais City is the largest producer of raw sugar in Negros Oriental. There are two sugar mills in the city. The Central Azucarera de Bais was established by Tabacalera of Spain in the early 1900s and is one of the oldest in the country. The other mill, URSUMCO (United Robina Sugar Milling Corporation) was formerly UPSUMCO (United Planters Milling Corporation) and constructed in the mid 70's by Marubeni Corporation of Japan as a project of Ignacio Montenegro (also of Spanish roots).
Politics
Mayor Hon. Hector "Tata" Villanueva
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