BACOLOD CITY — What started as a livelihood program for rehabilitated drug users has become a new tourist attraction in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental province. ADVERTISEMENTBucalan-Caci (Central Azucarera de La Carlota Inc.) Sunflower Farm at Barangay RSB, La Carlota, 46 kilometers south of the provincial capital of Bacolod, also has a “love lock” area where couples hang padlocks and throw away the keys to symbolize lasting bond. Vicente is a barangay councilor of RSB while his wife, Alma, works with the La Carlota city government. Donations for upkeepThe sunflower farm is called “Bucalan,” the term used for the process by which press mud is obtained, Flores explained. “Those who visit the sunflower farm are allowed in for free and are only asked to make donations for the people tasked with its upkeep,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 01, 2018 21:22 UTC