Negros Island, the fourth biggest island in the Philippine archipelago, lies near the central part of the country. It is one of the 6 provinces comprising Region VI, Western Visayas. and is composed of 13 cities and 19 municipalities with Bacolod city as its capital. From here, the province is only 50 minutes from Manila and 30 minutes from Cebu by air.

Now being dubbed as the Business Process hub of Western Visayas., Bacolod City continues its way towards progress and economic development. The economy of the province is principally driven by agriculture. Land is where the wealth of the province originated and continues to emanate from sugarcane plantations followed by rice lands and the remaining spaces devoted to corn, coconut, fruit and vegetable crops, including built up spaces.