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The Philippine Blog Awards – Visayas Today!

by Glady on November 12, 2011

All roads for Visayas bloggers lead to Silay City today for the 2011 Philippine Blog Awards (PBA) – Visayas. The PBA is a an annual event that aims to give recognition to outstanding blogs in the Visayas. The PBA-Visayas will be be held at 2pm today at the Sen. Jose C. Locsin Cultural and Civic [...]

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Taste the Sweet Success of Merci Pasalubong Treats

November 11, 2011

A visit to Bacolod City would not be complete without bringing home sweet delicacies such as piaya, biscocho, butterscotch, and tarts among others. Negros Occidental as the sugar capital of the Philippines has helped in the flourishing of the bakery industry in the province. There seem to be a pasalubong center opening in every corner [...]

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Your Story Made Special with Leo Vision

November 10, 2011

Silay City ” Life is Sweeter here” from Leo Vision on Vimeo. Searching for a good documentary online about Silay City, I found a comprehensive video detailing a story about Silay’s origins and how it prospered as a cultural center of Negros Occidental. The video is by Leo Vision, a photo-video service based in the [...]

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Live Fresh with Fresh Start Organics

November 10, 2011

In a world that is beginning to be health conscious, organic products have seen an increasing demand. The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental led a call for a widespread organic farming to make Negros Island the organic food bowl of Asia. This call did not go unheard for a company started up with a selection [...]

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Silay, Cinco De Noviembre and the Philippine Independence

October 27, 2011

Celebrate 113 years of Independence in the very place where it started!!! When the Spanish civil guards in Silay under Lt. Maximiano Correa signed the Acta de Rendicion or surrender papers on that fateful 5th of November 1898, our revolutionary leaders and the people of Silay who joined the struggle for freedom were not aware [...]

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2011 MassKara Festival Winners

October 18, 2011

Barangay Banago was declared champion in the 32nd MassKara Festival street and arena dance competition Sunday night (Oct. 16), besting 14 other groups that competed in the barangay category. Choreographed by William Bangcaya, Banago also won the special awards for Best in Concept and Best in Live Rhythm. Headed by barangay captain Arnel Benjamin, Banago’s [...]

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MassKara Festival boosts Bacolod’s tourism industry

October 15, 2011

The 32nd MassKara Festival that opened October 1 is expected to increase tourist influx to Bacolod City throughout the 19-day festival. Acting Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, in his message during the opening ceremonies last Saturday at the public plaza, said the MassKara Festival has evolved from a simple dance parade to what it is now [...]

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Silay City Hosts the Philippine Blog Awards – Visayas

October 10, 2011

It’s official. The Philippine Blog Awards – Visayas will be held in the heritage city of Silay, Negros Occidental on November 12, 2011. Mayor Jose “Oti” Montelibano has graciously agreed to host the event in cooperation with the Negros Bloggers led by president, H. James Toga of the Negros Daily Bulletin. The core group had their [...]

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2011 MassKara Streetdance Briefing Set

August 11, 2011

The official theme, logo, and website of the 2011 MassKara Festival were unveiled yesterday at the Business Inn, while the orientation for streetdance competition and Electric MassKara float parade competition is set tomorrow, Friday. This year’s theme, “Celebrating the New Icons of Bacolod,” gives emphasis on the new places and structures that have risen in [...]

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The Birthday that Was

July 27, 2011

Yesterday was my birthday and for some people, I am officially considered out of the calendar age because I am already 32 years old. Well, I felt physically old but I still think I am young at heart and forever will be. Anyway, this is how my birthday went… Early morning, my daughter Micah and [...]

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Crisostomo Ibarra Comes to Life in Ballet Phl Tour

July 20, 2011

Crisostomo Ibarra, the protagonist in Dr. Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere, leaps from the pages of the incendiary novel and onto the stage in a contemporary dance retelling by Ballet Philippines July 25, 2011 at the Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod Gym with 2 shows at 2PM and 6PM. Artists’ groups of Negros Dance Pull Dance Company [...]

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Management Lessons, A Monastery and The Buddha

July 18, 2011

When I was teaching management subjects in a university years ago, I would always emphasize that management is all about people, and not about money, systems, machines, market, profit, etc. I believe that more than anything else, management is the art and science of managing people to achieve the company’s goals and objectives. It means [...]

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A Night at the Negros Museum Café

July 1, 2011

The Negros Museum Café came to life last Friday. No less than Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. led the ribbon cutting assisted by the indefatigable president of Negros Museum, Ms. Lyn Gamboa. Art patrons, government officials, artists, tour guides, and bloggers came together for this much awaited night. There’s no doubt, the Negros Museum Café will [...]

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