Occidental Negros retained Bacolod as its capital, while Oriental Negros made Dumaguete as its capital. After the Negros Revolution, the two provinces were briefly united as an independent Republic of Negros in November 5 of 1898, until May 1 of 1901, when Occidental Negros and Oriental Negros were annexed under the Insular Government of the United States of America through Acts No. 119 and 120 respectively which was enacted on April 20, 1901, as with the rest of the country, and later under the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
