Great bluff, true courage: Negros honors its heroes

Inquirer.net - Nov 8, 2026

BACOLOD CITY — The cannons roared, wooden rifles were raised, and “revolutionaries” marched through the streets of Bago City, bringing to life a daring episode in Negros Occidental’s history when an army armed with little more than bamboo cannons and wooden guns fooled Spanish forces into surrendering. The spectacle unfolded on Thursday (Nov. 5) during

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