In what used to be a remote area called Barrio Obrero (Village of Laborers), located further east of Bacolod City proper, Negros Occidental, Philippines, a gradual conglomeration of laborers from the nearby sugar mill, factories and sugar plantation, came to reside here permanently. To carry out the mission of St. John Baptist De La Salle for the poor and the working class, the La Salle Brothers with the assistance of a charitable institution, The Young Ladies? Association of Charity (YLAC), established the Immaculate Conception Free School in 1954. The Honorable Alfredo Montelibano Sr. donated to the Bishop of Bacolod City a one-hectare lot for the school site. The school started with two