RUINS. TALISAY CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
RUINS
The Ruins Mansion is the remains of an ancestral home built in 1920 by a wealthy sugar baron named Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson. Don Mariano constructed the mansion as a testament of his love for his Portuguese wife, Cora Maria Osorio Rosa-Braga, after she passed away in 1911.It is situated in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The mansion was built in the early 1900s and inspired by Italian architecture.
During the Second World War, Filipino guerillas burned it down as a countermeasure to prevent the invading Japanese forces from using it as a military headquarters. It burned for three days. The intention was to burn it to the ground.
They have preserved it in its ruined state, among operational farmland, as a tourist attraction that can be visited for a fee or hired for events.
HOW TO GET TO THE RUINS?
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| 1. From Bacolod City (or along Lacson St), ride a jeepney/cab bound to Bata-Libertad (northbound, going to Bata). |
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2. Tell the driver to drop you off at Pepsi Plant (nearby Ceres North Terminal). You will also see a huge board along the road telling “This way to Ruins / Campuestohan”. 3. Hire a tricycle going to The Ruins. That will only cost ₱ 50.00 per person about 20 minutes ride.  |
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