Bacolod: An imposing structure along the airport access road, the Bacolod Philippines Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), opens its doors to the public from April 16 to May 2.

According to Philippines News Agency, the 10-day open house, excluding Sundays, introduces the LDS' sixth operating temple in the Philippines and the first in Negros Island. It is one of the two temples in the Visayas after the one in Cebu, which was dedicated in 2010.

"We find this place so sacred for us and we love sharing it to our friends and neighbors. We have this open house to help people come to a greater understanding of what we believe -- the very center of the temple is the Savior Jesus Christ," K. Brett Nattress, assistant executive director in the LDS' Temple Department, said in a press statement.

The Bacolod Philippines Temple, located along the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road in Barangay Bata, will be dedicated on May 31. Gregorio Horlador Laga±a and Maria Luisa Arnaiz Nain Laga±a will serve as the temple's first president and matron, respectively.

The religious structure, which is 36.1 meters tall and spans 2,591.5 square meters, has exterior and interior patterns that drew inspiration from the Filipino barong shirt designs combined with colors from local flora such as the bird of paradise and native lilies.