250 lighted Christmas trees a treat at BacolodTalisay border

BACOLOD CITY — Some 250 Christmas trees of various sizes and colors are a sight to behold at night along the Bacolod- Silay Airport Access Road, bordering the cities of Bacolod and Talisay in Negros Occidental.

Dubbed the “Forbes Hill Christmas Forest,” the attraction, put up by property giant Megaworld Corp., can be considered as the largest Christmas tree park in the Philippines.

The trees are spread all over the main road of Forbes Hill, Megaworld’s premier residential project in the province.

“This is the first time for the Negros Occidental capital city to have a park filled with hundreds of Christmas trees,” Megaworld-bacolod vice president for sales and marketing, Jennifer Palmares-fong, said during the switch-on ceremony on Wednesday night.

At the Christmas Forest, trees are adorned with thousands of dazzling colored lights that come alive at night and dance to the tune of Christmas jingles.

“While others are into putting up giant Christmas trees and dancing lights, we thought of introducing something unique and different here at Forbes Hill. Come and visit us here and enjoy the fun and joyful vibe of the season by bringing along their families and friends,” Palmares-fong said.

The Christmas tree park is open to the public until January 5 from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight.

Visitors coming from the airport or going to the city proper can drop by the park, walk around, take photos and videos, and feel the Christmas mood surrounded by hundreds of pine trees. ■