Metro Bacolod

The Bacolod Metropolitan Area (Kaulohan nga Bacolod; Kalakhang Bacolod), simply known as Metro Bacolod, is the 8th-most populous and the 6th-most densely populated metropolitan area out of the 12 metropolitan areas in the Philippines. This metropolitan area as defined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has an estimated population of 1,435,593 inhabitants as of the 2020 official census by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

The metropolitan area is centered on Bacolod, the provincial capital, and the component cities of Silay and Talisay, all located in the province of Negros Occidental. As of 2005, Metro Bacolod has relatively high GDP shares, contributed ₱88,056,250 or about 7.3% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Metro Bacolod is among those identified by the National Framework for Physical Planning: 2001–2030 as one of the country’s industrial, financial and technological centers. It is ranked 4th among the six regions in terms of GDP contributions in 2005 and expanded. The Bacolod city government, the definition based on the 2020 official census of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Cities
All of the cities of Metro Bacolod are located in the province of Negros Occidental.

Media

 * AM Stations
 * DYWB Bombo Radyo 630 (People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.)
 * DYEZ Aksyon Radyo 684 (Manila Broadcasting Company)
 * DYHB RMN 747 (Radio Mindanao Network)
 * DYRL Radyo Pilipino 1035 (Radyo Pilipino Corporation)
 * DZRH Nationwide 1080 (Pacific Broadcasting System) (Relay station of DZRH 666 in Manila)
 * DYAF Radyo Totoo 1143 (Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines) (Operated by the Diocese of Bacolod; a member of the Catholic Media Network)
 * 1233 DYVS (Far East Broadcasting Company)
 * GMA Super Radyo DYSB 1341 (GMA Network, Inc.) (Relay station of DZBB 594 in Manila)
 * RPN DYKB Radyo Ronda 1404 (Radio Philippines Network)


 * FM Stations
 * 90.3 Solid FM (Southern Broadcasting Network) (Operated by Yes2Health Advertising, Inc.)
 * 91.1 FM Radio (Philippine Collective Media Corporation)
 * 91.9 Love Radio (Manila Broadcasting Company) (Operated by Muñoz Broadcasting Concepts)
 * 94.3 iFM (Radio Mindanao Network)
 * 95.9 Star FM (People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.)
 * 96.7 XFM (DCG Radio-TV Network) (Operated by Yes2Health Advertising, Inc.)
 * 99.1 Yuhum Radio (Mareco Broadcasting Network), and operated by RYU Media Companies
 * RJ 99.9 (Rajah Broadcasting Network) (Relay station of DZRJ 100.3 in Manila)
 * 100.3 Radyo Negrense (Provincial Government of Negros Occidental)
 * 102.3 Radyo5 True FM (Nation Broadcasting Corporation) (Relay station of DWFM 92.3 in Manila)
 * 103.1 Brigada News FM (Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation)
 * 103.9 K5 News FM Bacolod (Fairwaves Broadcasting Network) (Operated by 5K Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
 * 104.7 Muews Radio (Sagay Broadcasting Corporation)
 * 105.5 Easy Rock (Cebu Broadcasting Company) (Operated by Muñoz Broadcasting Concepts)
 * Klick FM 106.3 (Quest Broadcasting, Inc.) (Operated by 5K Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
 * Barangay FM 107.1 (GMA Network, Inc.)

TV Stations
 * RPN Channel 8 Bacolod
 * GMA Channel 13 & 30
 * Hope Channel Philippines TV-24
 * UNTV Channel 28
 * TV5 Channel 32
 * TV Natin Channel 34
 * BEAM Channel 36
 * GNN Channel 50

Cable & Satellite TV Providers
 * SkyCable - Bacolod
 * New Bacolod Cable TV - Bacolod
 * My Channel Cable Network - Bacolod, La Carlota, Pulupandan & Silay
 * Cignal TV
 * G Sat
 * Bago City Cable TV Network - Bago
 * Prime Cable Network - Murcia, Pulupandan & Talisay
 * Negros Cable TV - Silay
 * Smile Cable TV - Talisay
 * Malihao Cable TV - Victorias
 * Vision Ventures Cable TV - La Carlota

Airport
Bacolod–Silay International Airport is located in Silay City. Metro Bacolod is approximately 1hr 13mins by air from Ninoy Aquino International Airport and approximately 30–45 minutes by air from Mactan–Cebu International Airport. Commercial Airlines serving the metropolitan area are Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, PAL Express, Philippines Air Asia and Cebgo.

Roads
Bacolod has two main roads, Lacson Street to the north and Araneta Street to the south. The city has a good traffic plan lay-out and very seldom has traffic jams. The streets in the downtown area are one way, making Bacolod free from traffic congestion. Recently, Bacolod is experiencing an increase in traffic congestion due to an increase in number of vehicles and a perceived lack of implementation of traffic rules by the local government.

Seaports
Banago Wharf and BREDCO Port are the vessels entry point in Bacolod. It has daily access to Iloilo, with different shipping lines such as 2GO Travel, Weesam Express, SuperCat, Ocean Jet, Montenegro Lines, FastCat, and Tri Star megalink. 2GO Travel routes from Bacolod going Manila, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro. Bacolod is 18–23 hours from the Port of Manila, 2–3 hours from Dumangas Port and 45 minutes- 1hr from the Port of Iloilo.

Proposed developments
Former Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella proposed the creation of Metro Bacolod Development Authority (MBDA) which is now supported by the Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. The cities of Bacolod, Talisay, Silay, Bago, and the municipality of Murcia will be the components of MBDA. Once approved, Metro Bacolod will have a total population of 1,058,203.

Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) president Frank Carbon believes that turning Bacolod and surrounding places into a metropolitan area is an essential factor in progress. He envisions Metro Bacolod to be composed of Bacolod, Silay, Talisay and Bago cities, as well as Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto towns. There is a need to create a master plan for Metro Bacolod and the Metro Bacolod Development Authority (MBDA) which will help this capital city and nearby areas achieve their long-term goals and boost their business sector, Carbon said.

This plan divides the cities and municipalities to the following industries:


 * Bacolod: Capital city, metropolitan core and financial center
 * Bago: Industrial center
 * Murcia: Agro-tourism hub
 * Silay City: Heritage and cultural hub
 * Talisay City: Village city and sub-urban development
 * Don Salvador Benedicto: Summer capital