Importance
During the 1950s to the 1970s, Fabrica was the commercial and industrial center of the province of Negros Occidental and the Visayas. Many Chinese businessmen had invested and put up stores in Fabrica, especially in Barrio Paraiso, which separate Fabrica by the big and navigable Himoga-an river system, linked by a big steel bridge traversing the national highway. The bridge, which is considered a landmark, still exists. It was constructed by the American engineers during the American occupation in the Philippines. On the other hand, many Americans, who were ILCO executives and their families, stayed in the American compound, which was part of ILCO industrial complex.
Among the well-known Filipinos who were born and reared in Fabrica are Gilopez Kabayao, the internationally-famous violinist and virtuoso, and Plaza Miranda bombing survivor Ramon Bagatsing, the congressman of the City of Manila who became its legendary and longest serving mayor.
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