Fountain of Justice
The Fountain of Justice is a historic landmark in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
It marks the location where the house of Jose Ruiz de Luzurriaga used to stand. It was in this house that the surrender of Bacolod by Spanish authorities to the Filipino forces of General Aniceto Lacson took place on November 6, 1898, during the Negros Revolution. Luzurriaga acted as mediator between the two belligerents. Colonel Isidro de Castro, Spanish governor of Negros, signed the surrender document on behalf of the Spanish forces. The landmark now lies in front of the old Bacolod City Hall.
Getting around Fountain of Justice the local way
- Get inBacolod is a major transport hub with an international airport, a large and busy ferry port, and good road connections with many buses.
- Get inShort ferry trips go to Iloilo City, just across the Guimaras Strait to the west, giving access to the islands of Panay and Guimaras, and to Boracay which is near Panay.
- Get inOther ferries go to more distant destinations.
- Get inFor Cebu Province to the east, there are some direct ferries, but the usual transport is a bus which goes to San Carlos (Negros Occidental), rides a ferry to Cebu Island, and continues by road to Cebu City.
- Get inAn alternate route to Cebu, and the usual route to Bohol, is to take a bus across Negros to Dumaguete and catch a ferry there.
- Get inThere are minivans leaving for SM City Bacolod, Bacolod Provincial Hospital, Old Bacolod Airport and Victoria Arcade/Lopues East/Savemore Supermarket.
- Get inArriving by bus from other islands is also possible, with buses taking RORO (roll-on, roll-off) ferries.
- Get inThe Iloilo–Bacolod route is served by the following lines: {{listing | name | url | address | long | phone | fax | price=Tourist class (one way) for | content 2026-03-13 }} {{listing | name | url | address | long | phone | hours Economy (one way) for | content 2026-03-13 }} {{listing | name | url | address | long | phone | fax | price=Regular class (one way) for | content 2026-03-13 }} 2Go Travel has ferries to and from Metro Manila and Cagayan de Oro.
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