Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province - Compiled Threads

[TJ]

Classy??!!! :bash: Im a dirty metal head... :D :D :D :rock: lol

I hate the music today being played in all bars and disco's!! there is no metalll!!!!!!! Everytime i hangout i just stay outside of m02 or depot or north becoz i dont wanna hear their music!!! :bash:

Anyway for you guys there is lots of good places to hangout here... and they are all cheap cheap :D :D :D well except north... entrance is somewhere like 300 - 400 i think :bash: lol i can only afford 100 :( hehe :D

[kyle@1008]

^^ stay at warehauz or Bodega then :colgate: I stil find my experiences there kinda funny...

North is vastly overrated though,.. forgiv me Bar Gods I have Blasphemed:colgate:

[TJ]

^^^ yes it is very overated!!!! :bash: lol :D

[Christendom]

KABANKALAN CITY HOSPITALS:

Kabanakalan City District Hospital
(new finished renovation/expansion)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hospital_districtabankalan.jpg

Kabankalan Doctors' Hospital
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hospital_kabankalandoctors1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hospital_doctorskabankalan.jpg

& another hospital i think is Gomersindo (pls correct if wrong)

[BYAHILO]

naku peeps u better tour me around bacolod's night spots./ tagal ko na di naka hang out jan.

btw, im planning to do a silay/victorias tour mag masskara. or i might spend a night in guimaras.. anyone interested to join???

[Christendom]

naku peeps u better tour me around bacolod's night spots./ tagal ko na di naka hang out jan.

btw, im planning to do a silay/victorias tour mag masskara. or i might spend a night in guimaras.. anyone interested to join???

ako pa south: Hinigaran, Binalbagan, Kabankalan, & Candoni mag MASSKARA din.

[BYAHILO]

ako pa south: Hinigaran, Binalbagan, Kabankalan, & Candoni mag MASSKARA din.

ano sked mo for southern neg tour? ma commute ka lang by bus? or may ride ka?

pwede ka join?

[habagatcentral1]

British couple document Kabankalan tourist spots

BACOLOD City – A British couple visited recently the Mag-aso Falls and Balicaocao Highland Resort in Kabankalan City for a video shoot.

The visit of David and Hazel Andres Stuart was in connection with the Western Visayas Digital Video Documentary on Tourism Destinations, a project of the Department of Tourism Region 6 headed by Director Edwin Trompeta.

The British couple is engaged in production of video and film. Both are now semi-retired professionals residing in Iloilo City. Mr. Stuart is a former Bristish Broadcasting stringer and has received several awards in short documentary film.

The couple was welcomed by the Tourism and Information Center staff of Kabankalan City headed by its tourism chief Virgilio Gerongani.

The Western Visayas Digital Video Documentary will feature the attractions, services and facilities of the tourist destinations. This will ensure the competitiveness of Western Visayas in the domestic tourism market and help its tourism action plan 2010, said Trompeta.

Other places visited by the couple were the Rafael Salas Park in Guintubdan, La Carlota sugar mill and Sipalay City.

Source: The Guardian Iloilo. 30/August/2006

[Christendom]

ano sked mo for southern neg tour? ma commute ka lang by bus? or may ride ka?

pwede ka join?

maybe tapos Masskara street dancing. ma ceres bus lng ko. pwede man bro.

i will try visit Binalbagan bcoz there are more new establishments there on rise. then Hinigaran i will check the updates of Lopue's Hinigaran. also to La Carlota to my cousins then to Cauayan, Ilog & lastly to my hometown Candoni if ang budget ko makaigo.

[Christendom]

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

16 Governors Meet Today On Trans-Visayas Bridges
BY CARLA P. GOMEZ

The majority of the 16 governors of the Visayas and several Cabinet members are meeting at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City this afternoon to discuss the proposed Trans-Visayas Friendship Bridges linking the islands of Bohol, Mactan, Cebu, Leyte, Negros, Guimaras and Panay, Gov. Joseph Marañon said yesterday.
Expected at the meeting are Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., Secretary Romulo Neri of the National Economic Development Authority, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Silvestre Bello III -- Philippine Reclamation Authority general manager.
The meeting will be presided over by Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado, national president of the League of Provinces of the Philippines. Marañon said Negros Occidental will present a video on the proposed bridge linking Negros and Panay islands that will serve as the gateway to the Visayas mega region.
This will accelerate eco and agri-tourism industries, potential investments and business opportunities, he said. The bridge is envisioned to look like the East Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland, that accommodates 280,000 cars per day.Meanwhile, environmentalist-lawyer Antonio Oposa, who heads the Visayas Squadron, will give updates on the Guimaras oil spill during the meeting. Lt. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, Armed Forces chief of Staff, will discuss the AFP program to promote cooperation between the military and the local government units in the Visayas.*CPG

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/August/30/topstory1.htm

[Sinjin P.]

^ I hope this realizes soon though because I would want to travel to the other Visayas islands by land! And besides, this will surely boost the already strong tourism industry in the region

[Christendom]

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Marapara Social Hall Inaugurated

The newly-renovated social hall of the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club, Inc. was inaugurated in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City recently.

NOGCCI public relations consultant Henry Streegan said that the social hall will serve as a venue for different types of occasions such as conferences, meetings and reunions.

The NOGCCI will open the social hall to the public, while the rental for the venue varies on the occasion that will be held, he said.

Some schools have already booked the social hall for their various activities as well as the Rotary Club, he said, adding that the NOGCCI has shelled out P1.5 million for the renovation of the venue.

NOGCCI president Epifanio Torre led the event together former Bacolod Vice-Mayor Ramiro Garcia, who was the architect of the social hall's renovation. The NOGCCI golf course has served as the venue for different prestigious tournaments including the RP Amateur Open last year. *CIT

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/August/30/sportnews5.htm

[Christendom]

Thursday, August 31, 2006

P10B needed to realize Negros-Panay bridge

* If approved and funded, the project is expected to be completed in three to four years

AT LEAST P10 billion or P1 billion per kilometer is needed for the proposed Negros-Panay Translink Bridge said Negros Occidental Governor Joseph Marañon Wednesday.

That is, if his preferred alternative route, which is from Tomongtong Point in Negros' E.B. Magalona town to San Juan Point in Banate town, Panay island is carried.

The Tomongtong-Banate route has an actual distance of 15.5 kilometers. However, the government can cut on cost for at least 5.5 kilometers, thus reducing the budget to only P10 billion instead of the P15.5 billion.

Marañon said the 5.5-kilometer distance will not cost as much because these portions are shallow and would not need as much materials as those in the deeper portions.

The proposal was presented Wednesday during a special meeting of the Visayas governors held at the Negros Occidental Governor's Conference Hall.

"The project is expected to be completed in three to four years, and considering the magnitude of the budget, it would need foreign assistance," Marañon also said.

Meanwhile, Marañon is also set to ask Bohol Governor Erico Aumentado, president of the League of Provinces of the Philippines, to request the National Government for foreign funding or access to foreign loans at a concessional rate should the proposed bridge push through.

The Negros-Panay bridge is part of the proposed Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) bridge aimed at physically linking these three islands and boost its tourism, trade, commerce and investments. It is a part of the Trans-Visayas bridges, which will link the islands of Bohol, Mactan, Cebu, Leyte, Negros, Guimaras, and Panay.

All these are under the Trans-Visayas-Mindanao Highway/Waterway Linkage, generally known as the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) of the Mega Region project of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The SRNH, connecting the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Negros, and Mindanao, has enhanced the public access to goods and services aside from creating new and bigger markets for inter-island trade and tourism activities, Marañon said.

He backed his claims by presenting a data, which showed that Leyte and Panay islands constitute more than 60 percent share of the total cargo by seaports.

Leyte ranks first in passenger traffic, Aklan, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental are the most visited places in Western Visayas, while Cebu enjoys the lead in the distribution of travelers in Central Visayas.

Meanwhile, the Department of Public Works and Highways, (DPWH) also presented a separate proposal to construct a bridge connecting Panay and Guimaras island, and another connecting Guimaras and Negros island, Marañon said.

The Negros-Guimaras bridge, however, would cost a bigger budget compared to the proposed Negros-Panay bridge.

This as Negros to Guimaras is about 22 kilometers in distance while the route from Tomongtong Point in E.B. Magalona to San Juan Point, Banate in Panay island is only 15.5 kilometers.

As construction cost estimates is pegged at P1 billion per kilometer, the Tomongtong-Banate route, which can be cut by 5.5 kilometers, can be reduced to only P10 billion, as against the P20 billion needed for the Negros-Guimaras bridge, Marañon said.

A more accurate estimate would be disclosed after a feasibility study shall have been conducted, he said.

Marañon said the Banate-Tomongtong option is cheaper because both Banate and Tomongtong are less than three kilometers away from the national roads and will thus be more accessible to commuters.

Farfetched

"The Negros-Panay bridge seems a farfetched goal, but we have to start it now. If not now, then when? And if not us, who else will?" Marañon queried.

As a result, nine out of the 16 Visayas governors that came to the meeting agreed with the proposed project Wednesday.

These include Governors Salvacion Zaldivar-Perez of Antique, JC Rahman Nava of Guimaras, Neil Tupaz of Iloilo, Marañon of Neg. Occ., Erico Aumentado of Bohol, Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu, George Arnaiz of Negros Oriental, Orlando Fua Sr. of Siquijor and Rogelio Espina of Biliran.

Presidential Adviser for Western Visayas Rafael Coscolluela, Philippine International Trading Corporation Chairman and President Roberto Pagdaganan, and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Hermogenes Esperon were also present.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/08/31/news/p10b.needed.to.realize.negros.panay.bridge.html

[Christendom]

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Central Phils Island: World's richest marine biodiversity

IF THERE is something good that resulted from the oil spill, it's when people have focused their attention again to our marine resources.

So said Antonio Oposa of the Visayan Sea Squadron, who also advised the governors to be continually on alert even if the immediate danger in the Visayan sea has passed.

Oposa, an environmental lawyer, gave an update on oil spill crisis during a special meeting of the Visayas governors Wednesday held at the Negros Occidental Governor's Conference Hall.

The good news is that we have already located the sunken vessel, m/t solar 1, Oposa said.

Also, the Northeast monsoon (amihan) has washed away the spillage from the Visayan sea, as the Negros Bantay Dagat team has seen the oil sheen headed to Palawan, he added.

Oposa also said the government is set to declare the entire Visayan sea as a marine protected are, thereby enforcing Marine Conservation Law.

This as he said, based on a scientific study, the Visayan islands are considered home of the world's richest marine biodiversity.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/08/31/news/central.phils.island.world.s.richest.marine.biodiversity.html

[Dinho]

Visayan Daily Star 083106

Call centers explore
'areas of cooperation'
Executives of the four call centers operating in Bacolod City recently explored possible areas of cooperation and discussed common concerns during the joint conference with the IT Focus Team and the IT Schools Network of Negros Occidental.

Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, chairperson of the Bacolod City Information Technology Focus Team, said the meeting was held under the concept of an IT Council earlier proposed by Councilor Lyndon Caña, a press release from Batapa-Sigue's office said. Present were Jheanette Velandria, Teleperformance operations manager; Veeneth Iyengar and Michael Sendall, Teletech site director; Julie Gretchen Dizon and James Martin, Focus Communications site director and Fernando Gonzales, i-Solutions Outsource Asia president and manager, the press release said.

The locators primarily stressed the importance of a sustainable and competent human resource pool to address their regular need for call center agents, particularly costumer service and technical support representatives.

Also cited were the need for first-class hotel accommodation and internet access for their top level executives and international clients.

They also pointed out the security and safety of their personnel who work at night, as well as access to 24/7 public transportation, Batapa-Sigue said in the same press release.*

It would be nice to have some more five star and first class (4 star) hotels in Bacolod in addition to the two five star hotels and several 1st class hotels currently operating in the city. And I hope that somebody would be able to build a bigger five star hotel in the city since the two five star hotels in Bacolod are quite small.

[Christendom]

Pagunsan 3rd placer in Brunei

Bacoleño Juvic Pagunsan carded a total of 212 to settle for a share of third place in the Brunei Open at the Empire Hotel and Country Club in Bandar Seri Begawan recently.

The 27-year-old Pagunsan shot a par 71 in the final round to finish as second runner-up together with American Anthony Kang and Rahil Gangjee of India, who booked a 69 and 68, respectively, in the last round.

Pagunsan fired three bogeys, but also registered the same number of bogeys in the final round to end up four strokes behind Taiwanese veteran Wang Ter-chang and David Gleeson of Australia.

It was a sub-par performance for Pagunsan in the last round after scoring a 66, 68 and 67 in the first three rounds to put him one shot off the lead in the earlier stages of the tournament.

The Bacolod hotshot could only par in the 17th and 18th holes of the final round Sunday after going five-under in the final two holes in the first three rounds of the $300,000 event. Pagunsan, who entered the tournament ranked 90th in the Asian Tour money list, jumped to 61st with his third place finish.

Pagunsan grabbed the 2005 Southeast Asian Games individual and team gold medals before turning pro last January. *CIT

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/August/31//sportnews2.htm

[TJ]

^^ Before we think of more hotels lets us first think of the factors the will trigger the hotel boom... let us ask for that first before we ask for more hotels... What is the use of more five star hotels with no people in it??

Let us not focus on grandure like the usual bacolod mentality let us change and let us focus more on the fabric or the base that will hold the "BACOLOD ECONOMY" steady not just pa en-grandehanay lang pirmi kag pa nami2x pa sosyal2x..... lets focus more on sectors like industry, agriculture and commerce.. ;)

For me tourism will not fall on bacolod but on other cities like sipalay.. So we must focus on other things and not rely too much on tourism for bacolod...

Industrialisation IMHO is the thing we should strive for.. :D

We got lots of jobless people here and tourism and call centers only relieves a small chunk of it. We need to lure manufacturing investors here make our offers more lucrative.. So it is up the people in the government to do that...

[Christendom]

The East Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland, USA is the model structure Marañon wants to follow for the Negros-Panay Bridge. (Sun.Star Bacolod photo)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/eastbaybridgesanfrancisco.jpg

A map showing the areas where bridges will interconnect the Visayan islands prepared by Pacific Consultants International.*
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/map_visayasislandbridge.jpg

[Dinho]

^^ Before we think of more hotels lets us first think of the factors the will trigger the hotel boom... let us ask for that first before we ask for more hotels... What is the use of more five star hotels with no people in it??

Let us not focus on grandure like the usual bacolod mentality let us change and let us focus more on the fabric or the base that will hold the "BACOLOD ECONOMY" steady not just pa en-grandehanay lang pirmi kag pa nami2x pa sosyal2x..... lets focus more on sectors like industry, agriculture and commerce.. ;)

For me tourism will not fall on bacolod but on other cities like sipalay.. So we must focus on other things and not rely too much on tourism for bacolod...

Industrialisation IMHO is the thing we should strive for.. :D

We got lots of jobless people here and tourism and call centers only relieves a small chunk of it. We need to lure manufacturing investors here make our offers more lucrative.. So it is up the people in the government to do that...

Well, you are right about building up more industries and increasing commerce in the city. But hotel are an important part of business as well because they provide a room and food to investors who are planning to visit. If our Five star hotels are always full, then, it could affect their decisions as staying in an uncomfortable hotel could cause so much irritability and headaches. Hotels are not only for the tourists TJ.

[J_lim2k2]

let say, sipalay city win the case of having the airport from the old mining company. will it be feasible or practical? consdering kabankalan will be building its airport soon? what will happen to that you think? kabankalan airport with sipalay airport.

[J_lim2k2]

Well, you are right about building up more industries and increasing commerce in the city. But hotel are an important part of business as well because they provide a room and food to investors who are planning to visit. If our Five star hotels are always full, then, it could affect their decisions as staying in an uncomfortable hotel could cause so much irritability and headaches. Hotels are not only for the tourists TJ.

for me, the one that needs a 5 star hotel is kabankalan considering its access to the south like sipalay-hinubaan beaches and other mountian resorts. but an airport should be made first in the south before a 5 star would push through.

[BYAHILO]

i dont think its necessary for cities like san carlos sipalay, and kabankalan to have a 5-star hotel.. what it needs are at least clean and decent accomodations.

im afraid that 5-stars wont live long there, as of now. knowing for a fact that these glitzy 5-stars are very pricey. think of Shangrila, manila hotel, manila Penn. they're 5-stars. u think they can susteain long enough in kabankalan?

i doubt

[boju]

Let me the one who will first greet you all a Merry-merry Christmas!!!


http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/NaawanArc.jpg


Photo: Naawan Arc of Friendship- winning the grand prize of the nationwide landmark-making contest “Christmasterpiece: Bayanihang Pasko 2005,” mounted by Lady’s Choice.

[Christendom]

for me, the one that needs a 5 star hotel is kabankalan considering its access to the south like sipalay-hinubaan beaches and other mountian resorts. but an airport should be made first in the south before a 5 star would push through.

Kabankalan maybe can able to put-up a 5-star hotel bcoz of its also to fast growing economics & others. but Bacolod also i think must needed too bcoz this is the Neg. Occ. gateway & capital city & also it is going to the promoting as a Phils metropolis.

[Christendom]

In case the renegotiation will become successful, DOT had plans to open chartered flights to the MMC mini-airport that included routes from Palawan to Sipalay, Boracay to Sipalay, Manila to Sipalay and Cebu to Sipalay, all vice versa.

DOT envisioned the MMC mini-airport to be like the Caticlan in Aklan that is hosting about 24 flights daily. (EASD)

SOURCES:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2005/04/19/news/guv.use.gov.t.power.on.bid.to.use.mmc.airport.html
http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=2&story_id=39175&col=39


maybe in San Carlos & Kabankalan Airports their flights are to Manila, Cebu & one of them to Davao only.

[bitoy]

I forgot to post here about the Junior Bacolod Belles World Series finalist, they came in second. Not bad, still they did a good job. :okay:

[Christendom]

Friday, September 1, 2006

Court To Order Airport Takeover

Kabankalan Regional Trial Court Judge Henry Arles yesterday said he is set to issue a writ of possession to enable the Sipalay City government to take over the airport of the defunct Maricalum Mining Corp.

Arles on Wednesday denied the petition of G Holdings Inc. to stop the Sipalay City government from expropriating 10-hectare property in Barangay San Jose, Sipalay.

Arles said a board to be created by the court will determine just compensation for the takeover of the property.

Gov. Joseph Marañon yesterday said the city government takeover is good news for the tourism industry of southern Negros.

I hope the mayor of Sipalay will act immediately to ensure the early operation of the airport, he said.

Sipalay Mayor Oscar Montilla yesterday said he is waiting for the writ of execution so action can be taken on the airport that will allow 20-seater airplanes to bring in tourists his resort.

Sipalay Tourism Officer Cristine Mansinares said there are seven beach resorts in Sipalay city, and the number of tourists visiting Sipalay have increased this year.

Sipalay tourists arrivals last year were 14,427 and in the first half of the year they increased to 15,292, she said. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in her recent state of the nation address, said she supports the bid of Sipalay City to re-open the airport to make destinations in the south easier for tourists to reach. She said Sipalay's resorts can become the next Boracay.*CPG

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/01/topstory6.htm

[habagatcentral1]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ber.jpg
Nang mapadpad kami sa Silay City. (Thanks to the very accommodating caretaker of Balay Negrense) sa among mini-field trip sa Negros Nakatundan. :D

[BYAHILO]

silay is really really beautiful... its the Vigan of the South.

kung may pagburnayan ang Vigan may Guinhalaran ang Silay...

[habagatcentral1]

silay is really really beautiful... its the Vigan of the South.

kung may pagburnayan ang Vigan may Guinhalaran ang Silay...

Hopefully that the LGU will do Silay's Heritage well so that it'll be listed in the nominees of World Heritage List. Biskan buho sang dagum pa ang lapusan, kon kaya, posible! :okay:

For more reference, just visit www.unesco.org

[BYAHILO]

what i heard from the Heritage conservation society is that theyre currently finalizing their plans to nominate several lighthouses in the world heritage list. theyre carefully planning out thgings to do, so that the Batanes bruhaha will never happen again.

sa mga wala kahibalo, batanes was supposed to be included in the WH list, but was disqualified due to technicalities.
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anyways, here's a Masskara video i just created. medyo padali lang ini. just for the sake nga may video ako mapa gwa subong.

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-2608430809383175329&hl=en

[Christendom]

^ I hope this realizes soon though because I would want to travel to the other Visayas islands by land! And besides, this will surely boost the already strong tourism industry in the region

for me it is good also to travel by land. para makita mo ang mga tanawin at madali mong matatandaan. if your travel purpose are only visiting & tour in whole the land spots. unlike if business transactions you need an air travel.

[BYAHILO]

i love doing road trip! gosh if plans pushes through, mapuli gid ko dira pirmi!! last month nag road trip ako sa benguet all the nway to ilocos norte, alone, but it was fun.

hopefully this visayan bridges will be started immediately.

[BYAHILO]

Negros! Negros! @ The Rockwell


The Association of Negros Producers (ANP) once again is set to showcase the best of Negros Occidental at the Rockwell Tent from September 22 to 26, 2006.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/enricodee/Masskara/villamonte.jpg

Negros Occidental, being the country's top producer of sugar has gained the monicker as the Sugarlandia of the Philippines.

Among the highlights of the fair are the export quality handicrafts from Bacolod as well as from the neighboring towns and cities, sweets like the napoleones, piaya, and barquillos. And who would ever forget the chicken Inasal?

Their will also be a festival street party on the opening day, featuring the most colorful festivals of Negros Occidental.

[Christendom]

Negros! Negros! @ The Rockwell


The Association of Negros Producers (ANP) once again is set to showcase the best of Negros Occidental at the Rockwell Tent from September 22 to 26, 2006.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/enricodee/Masskara/villamonte.jpg

Negros Occidental, being the country's top producer of sugar has gained the monicker as the Sugarlandia of the Philippines.

Among the highlights of the fair are the export quality handicrafts from Bacolod as well as from the neighboring towns and cities, sweets like the napoleones, piaya, and barquillos. And who would ever forget the chicken Inasal?

Their will also be a festival street party on the opening day, featuring the most colorful festivals of Negros Occidental.

http://www.byahilo.com

how about the La Carlota drumbeaters they are join again? Bcoz i like also the Kabankalan & Iloilo City drumbeaters. and what the other festivals have to participate in that event?

[BYAHILO]

how about the La Carlota drumbeaters they are join again? Bcoz i like also the Kabankalan & Iloilo City drumbeaters. and what the other festivals have to participate in that event?


i have yet to confirm kung ano nga festival ang maabot. pero last year ut was pasalamat and masskara.

nag launching pa sila sang massskara diri gani last year.

[Christendom]

i have yet to confirm kung ano nga festival ang maabot. pero last year ut was pasalamat and masskara.

nag launching pa sila sang massskara diri gani last year.

San Carlos City Pasalamat is the best also. & many others Neg Occ festivals.

[BYAHILO]

San Carlos City Pasalamat is the best also. & many others Neg Occ festivals.


eheheh na confuse ako jan ah..

San Carlos is PintaFlores while La Carlota City is Pasalamat.

It was the La Carlota festival together with the Masskara dancers who were here last year. dunno which group will go here.

sa mga taga manila, lets meet on the opening day...

[Pacific_leopard]

The B.C.
Apart from the place, it's the people
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg76.jpg

PNB building

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/galler24.jpg

northdrive

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg67.jpg

riverside

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg91.jpg

sorrento

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg77.jpg

casino filipino

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg88.jpg

extension @ lopue's mandalagan

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the capitol lagoon

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marapara

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg84.jpg

negros mini zoo and eco park

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg82.jpg

Bob's

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg85.jpg

DBP building

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/cafebobs1.jpg

Cafe Bob's

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/capitol.jpg

Lagoon


Bacolod City is such a beautiful place... The last time i went to Bacolod was about a year ago, sadly i wasn't able to enjoy Bacolod's night life since i have to go back to Iloilo the next day... But i really like Bacolod, since i'm from Iloilo, i don't feel nostalgic in Bacolod bcoz' the culture of both cities are almost the same...

[Christendom]

eheheh na confuse ako jan ah..

San Carlos is PintaFlores while La Carlota City is Pasalamat.

It was the La Carlota festival together with the Masskara dancers who were here last year. dunno which group will go here.

sa mga taga manila, lets meet on the opening day...

ay oo gali sory miswrite ko. & think ang Babaylan of Bago naka perform sa USA. i read in the online news but i forgot the site i read before.

[DoggMann]

The East Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland, USA is the model structure Marañon wants to follow for the Negros-Panay Bridge. (Sun.Star Bacolod photo)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/eastbaybridgesanfrancisco.jpg

A map showing the areas where bridges will interconnect the Visayan islands prepared by Pacific Consultants International.*
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/map_visayasislandbridge.jpg

WOW! I hope this project be realized in our lifetime ....

I remember an erap joke about bridges connecting all the Philippine islands...

One day erap was strolling along the beach and found a magic lamp...
he tried to rub it and poof! a genie appeared!

Genie: Because you let me out from this lamp I am granting you one wish...

Erap shows a map of the Philippines to the genie and wishes that all the islands be connected by bridges.

Genie: I'm not that good. Make another wish!

Erap: (Anong bang klseng genie to?) ok ... just make me smart so I can accomplish this myself ...

Genie: ... ahhh ... errr ... Can i see the map again? :D

:runaway:

[BYAHILO]

ay oo gali sory miswrite ko. & think ang Babaylan of Bago naka perform sa USA. i read in the online news but i forgot the site i read before.

+
yup Babaylan went to USA last june 27yata. this september sial bala mabalik diri moh.. i got this news last april pa, when i got to talk to the Babaylan Festival's choreographer sang ari sila sa manila sang April nag compete sila sa AliwanFiesta. they landed 10thplace out of the 30 other colorful festivals around the country.

it was the first time for babaylan to compete in aliwan nag daug sila dayun.

[Christendom]

+
yup Babaylan went to USA last june 27yata. this september sial bala mabalik diri moh.. i got this news last april pa, when i got to talk to the Babaylan Festival's choreographer sang ari sila sa manila sang April nag compete sila sa AliwanFiesta. they landed 10thplace out of the 30 other colorful festivals around the country.

it was the first time for babaylan to compete in aliwan nag daug sila dayun.

this month pa sila mabalik here in Phils? it's a long time. congrats Bago City for they got a 10th place from last aliwan festival.

[Christendom]

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL MAJOR MALLS
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/mall_majormallsnegocc.jpg

Large Malls Rise Soon: (pls correct/add me if i have miswrite, ty)

1.) China Square Mall
2.) Trafalgar Square
3.) Ayala Mall

[BYAHILO]

this month pa sila mabalik here in Phils? it's a long time. congrats Bago City for they got a 10th place from last aliwan festival.

oo. kayi heaRD nga from USA mapa europe sila.. they have performances in Calif, texas, and new york and italy bala mo...

ginhamabal ko gani choreographer nila "mayu lang kmo ba.. saut saut lang kmo. mapa aborad pa dayun" eheheh

during the aliwan fiesta, the ilonggos reigned supreme as usual, 5 our of the 10 places are from western visayas.

isa lang ka festival halin sa negros, firt timer nag daug dayun.

it really was a proud moment for negrenses kag bagoenos to see babaylan perform in manila and in other countries

[Ady001]

WOW! I hope this project be realized in our lifetime ....

I remember an erap joke about bridges connecting all the Philippine islands...

One day erap was strolling along the beach and found a magic lamp...
he tried to rub it and poof! a genie appeared!

Genie: Because you let me out from this lamp I am granting you one wish...

Erap shows a map of the Philippines to the genie and wishes that all the islands be connected by bridges.

Genie: I'm not that good. Make another wish!

Erap: (Anong bang klseng genie to?) ok ... just make me smart so I can accomplish this myself ...

Genie: ... ahhh ... errr ... Can i see the map again? :D

:runaway:

This is quite impossible!!!!! :bash: :bash: :bash:

[Christendom]

oo. kayi heaRD nga from USA mapa europe sila.. they have performances in Calif, texas, and new york and italy bala mo...

ginhamabal ko gani choreographer nila "mayu lang kmo ba.. saut saut lang kmo. mapa aborad pa dayun" eheheh

during the aliwan fiesta, the ilonggos reigned supreme as usual, 5 our of the 10 places are from western visayas.

isa lang ka festival halin sa negros, firt timer nag daug dayun.

it really was a proud moment for negrenses kag bagoenos to see babaylan perform in manila and in other countries

maintra nlng ta gru ay para maka chance pa abroad man ta dyun.

i remember gin recruit ko sng mga dance trainor along the sidewalk downtown Bacolod to join but i said im not a dancer.

pero ga joined ko dance during my high school life, leader pa ko gani always haha proud gid ba.

btw, how about gali ang street dance during last Panaad Festival 2006 & the other competitions? i'm there but i'm late mga 4 days lng ako dyan. naabutan ko lng ang pegeant night that Lin-ay sng Bacolod City has got the corona.

ang daming artista don. ga palamalhas ang mga tawo sa tunga sng dalan sang tam-an ka gutok.

[BYAHILO]

streetdance sa panaad, im not sure about the details kung ano ang ila pasikot sikot dira. dugay na gid ako wala ka kadto panaad siguro 5 years na...

yep, i read from the news nga bacolod kuno nag daug sa lin-ay. if im not mistaken, its the first time man sang bacolod mag daug sa lin ay sang negros.

and speaking of beauty queens, 2 of my high school classmates are masskara queens. si Carmela Arcolas - Gamboa who later on became the miss philippine Centennial, and Kristine Marie Varona. i guess si milay arcoals ara pa sa TV gyapon ga gwa sa abscbn while kristine varona naman is taking up medicine. dunno kung ka grad na sya ah

[Christendom]

you're right Eric for the 1st time of Bacolod can have won Lin-ay Sang Negros 2006. below the pics of Lin-ay Sang Negros 2006 (center) w/ the two, Miss International (right) & Lin-ay Sang Negros 2006 (left) who turned-over the crown.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/festival_panaadlinaymsintllinay2005.jpg

[Christendom]

^ Hi Bacolod Forumers. Can someone point out (through a Google Earth shot) where SM Bacolod is? Thanks

i got this in a previous page of this part 5 thread.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/mall_sm12bacolodgoogle.jpg

[Mr_Fanatic]

Hello All

[Mr_Fanatic]

HI guys, avid fan ako nang forum na to...especially after reading ung mga sagutan ng mga opinionated pips...wahahaha

[Christendom]

HI guys, avid fan ako nang forum na to...especially after reading ung mga sagutan ng mga opinionated pips...wahahaha

haha! you're from Bacolod bro?

[BYAHILO]

maayung aga dakbanwa sang bacolod!

[Christendom]

GOOD MORNING people of Metro Bacolod & Province of Negros Occidental! its a another new day to express our discussions here. GO...GO!

[Christendom]

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Bacolod Named 'Most Child-Friendly' City

BACOLOD City has recently topped the search for the "most child-friendly" city in the whole Western Visayas.

Sally Abelarde, newly-appointed Social Welfare Officer III of the City Social Services and Development Office, said Bacolod won in the highly urbanized category as announced by the regional technical working group committee Friday last week.

"We are very happy for the award. We did well in Region 6," said Abelarde.

She said the criteria include the planning and policy formulation, like the resource generation and resources given by the non-government organizations (NGOs), social services program and the community participation.

Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, on the other hand, said that the welfare of the children in Bacolod is one of his top agenda as the local chief executive.

Leonardia said the City do not want the children to engage in illegal activities such as drugs, and gambling, among others.

For her part, City Councilor Ana Marie Palermo said the City's health workers are very child-friendly.

Palermo, chairman of the committee on laws, policies and good government, said they created the "Kahon ng Kalusugan" program and "Bantay Bata Corner", which is aimed to give comprehensive protection for children.

"The city government is doing its best to improve the program for children," Palermo said.

Palermo is the author of an ordinance which establishes the Bacolod City Barangay juvenile justice program.

Palermo said the ordinance aims to provide for rehabilitative measures, mechanisms, support programs and services for the diversion of children in conflict with the law.

The ordinance is also aimed at amending the provisions of Article 8, Sections 7 and 8 of the 2004 child, youth and family welfare and development code of Bacolod City.

Abelarde, in related interview, said that Bacolod will compete in the national level category, the awarding of which will be held on December 10 at the Malacañang Palace in Manila. (RLB)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/09/05/news/bacolod.named.most.child.friendly.city.html

[BYAHILO]

baw zyanz aga ka pa ba/ aheheheh

Bacolod having been declared as the most-child friendly is a very good news for us. an exact opposite of the "Batang Negros" image our provice had around 20 years ago...

i hope that our local govet will continue to provide programs for the young, and the DSWD will also provide programs especially for the OSY's. Making them stay out of vices like drugs is a must.

[Christendom]

mas aga ka pa gid sakon gani ya mong!

The P400 million new government center for Bacolod is to be set up at a 5-hectare land property of the Gonzagas at Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod only few meters away south of Lopue's East mall.

Ano ayhan ang architecture nya sang new city hall? iya sang iloilo new city hall daw parehas sa ila nga Capitol building good-looking & i think 11 or 12/floor.

kagapon lang gali nag abot ang mga ETCS girls' softball team in Bacolod City after a successful stint in the United States World Series last month.

[BYAHILO]

i have to be early sa office usually 7AM ari na ko di. until 6PM. para todo browse ako before work. kay kung mag queue na ako sa work indi na ko na dayun na gin hawa sang ubra. rehrhrhehehhe

nakita ko design ka iloilo, tani ang bacolod, indi mangin isa ka dako nga shoebox.

i know we have a lot of talented architectsd there..di ba?

ano pa pulos sang Arfien sang LCC kung wala sila may ma copntribute sa syudad man.. aheheh

[Christendom]

Monday, September 4, 2006

Premiere Airing of MassKara Music Tonight

The dance beats of the world will reverberate in Bacolod City with the premiere airing of "Bacolod, Siguehon Ta!", the 2006 MassKara Festival music at 7:30 p.m. today, a press release from festival director Eli Tajanlangit said yesterday.

The music that incorporates Filipino, Indian, Arabic, Oriental, African and Latino beats will be aired simultaneously over local A.M. and F.M. stations.

This year's music goes with the festival's "Masks of the World" theme, the press release said. It will be aired over A.M. stations dyEZ-Aksyon Radyo, DyWB-Bombo Radyo, dyHB-RMN, RGMA-Super Radyo and DYRL. "Bacolod, Siguehon Ta!" will also be aired over ABS-CBN's M.O.R., iFm, Mom's Radio and Love Radio.

The lyrics of the music, composed Gerry Grey, talks about the emergence of Bacolod in the global village and urges the nations of the world to join the 2006 MassKara.

It has Hiligaynon lyrics and fuses global traditional and Pinoy pop-rock music, the press release also said.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/04/people.htm#people3

[BYAHILO]

Monday, September 4, 2006

Premiere Airing of MassKara Music Tonight

The dance beats of the world will reverberate in Bacolod City with the premiere airing of "Bacolod, Siguehon Ta!", the 2006 MassKara Festival music at 7:30 p.m. today, a press release from festival director Eli Tajanlangit said yesterday.

The music that incorporates Filipino, Indian, Arabic, Oriental, African and Latino beats will be aired simultaneously over local A.M. and F.M. stations.

This year's music goes with the festival's "Masks of the World" theme, the press release said. It will be aired over A.M. stations dyEZ-Aksyon Radyo, DyWB-Bombo Radyo, dyHB-RMN, RGMA-Super Radyo and DYRL. "Bacolod, Siguehon Ta!" will also be aired over ABS-CBN's M.O.R., iFm, Mom's Radio and Love Radio.

The lyrics of the music, composed Gerry Grey, talks about the emergence of Bacolod in the global village and urges the nations of the world to join the 2006 MassKara.

It has Hiligaynon lyrics and fuses global traditional and Pinoy pop-rock music, the press release also said.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/04/people.htm#people3

ngek kagabi pa ina zyanz. hay ambot ang akon gina pa send nga mp3 or CD wala man gyapon.

i did a research para sa costume kag headress sang isa ka gruop ma compete sa masskara. kung sino sila... SECRET! aheheh

[WawaY[625]]

It would be nice to have some more five star and first class (4 star) hotels in Bacolod in addition to the two five star hotels and several 1st class hotels currently operating in the city. And I hope that somebody would be able to build a bigger five star hotel in the city since the two five star hotels in Bacolod are quite small.

which hotels in bacolod are 5 star?

[Christendom]

MassKara Queen 2006 pageant qualifications

MassKara Queen pageant production supervisor ABS-CBN announced yesterday the qualifications to be met by candidates for this year's beauty tilt, a press release from the station said.

Aspirants should be female with at least one year residency in Bacolod; a bonafide student of a Bacolod-based university or college on the date of application; 18-22 years old (during the reigning period); at least 5 feet 5 inches in height; with beautiful countenance and proportionate body measurement; of good moral character with no criminal record (character references in application form); with good scholastic record and at least a secondary school graduate; single, with no marital or post-natal records; and must not have participated in previous Masskara Queen pageants

Interested parties may submit their application forms, bio-data and photo (3R close-up and full body shot) to ABS-CBN TV 4 Bacolod, 26th Lacson Streets, Bacolod City on or before Saturday, the preliminary screening day to be held 2 p.m., at the ABS-CBN studio, or call Tel. No. (034) 4342357, the press release added.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/05/people.htm


apply na baka kwalipikado kamo like me..haha!

[BYAHILO]

']which hotels in bacolod are 5 star?

L' Fisher and Casino Filipino Hotel

[WawaY[625]]

L' Fisher and Casino Filipino Hotel


how is the L'fisher a 5 star hotel? under what agency's accreditation?
coz AFAIk, the only 5 star hotels in the vismin are:
(this could be outdated though as it does not include plantation bay and Ceub's Marriott)

Boracay's panoly resort (5 star resort)
Cebu's Shangri-la Mactan and Maribago blue waters (5 star resort)

even Cebu's Waterfront lahug and Davao's Marco Polo are only 4-star deluxe....

check these sites

5 star hotels in the philippines

http://www.asiahotels.com/listby-starrating/Philippines.asp&sr=5

Watefront CEbu (4 stars)
http://www.asiahotels.com/hotelinfo/Waterfront_Cebu_City_Hotel_Casino/

MarcoPolo Davao (4 stars)
http://www.asiahotels.com/hotelinfo/Marco_Polo_Davao_The/

[Mr_Fanatic]

haha! you're from Bacolod bro?


yep, astig talaga ang forum na to...uuuu :)

[Mr_Fanatic]

Guys, anybody who have heard about the construction of the biggest lopues mall in bacolod???...how bout the construction of the 12 story building at the back of riverside hospital??...just asking lang po.uuuu

[Christendom]

Guys, anybody who have heard about the construction of the biggest lopues mall in bacolod???...how bout the construction of the 12 story building at the back of riverside hospital??...just asking lang po.uuuu

i don't know for now bro. but here's the proposed building pic.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hospitals_riversideexpansionbacolod.jpg


for Lopue's Mall maybe in Mansilingan areas ibutang. amo na bati ko mong. but that is true na pinaka daku nga Lopue's sa Negros Occidental ayhan? ang Lopue's Hinigaran i don't know if finished na.

[Mr_Fanatic]

i don't know for now bro. but here's the proposed building pic.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hospitals_riversideexpansionbacolod.jpg


for Lopue's Mall maybe in Mansilingan areas ibutang. amo na bati ko mong. but that is true na pinaka daku nga Lopue's sa Negros Occidental ayhan? ang Lopue's Hinigaran i don't know if finished na.


Thanks....marami ka yatang alam a.....its really nice to know that bacolod is really progressing fast :eek2: .....its bin a while na wala development ang ciudad natin..uuu

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Riverside na bro? Wha!!! Nami ang design ba! :)

[Mr_Fanatic]

L' Fisher and Casino Filipino Hotel


dba 3 and 4 stars respectively pa lang ang mga yan???

[Mr_Fanatic]

^^ Riverside na bro? Wha!!! Nami ang design ba! :)

OO nga...anyway guys...pa join sa forum ha...really like it here..., and about sa gathering ng bacolod SSC sa masskara...pwde bang sumali???...may registration fee ba yan??..hehehhe... :runaway:

[Christendom]

OO nga...anyway guys...pa join sa forum ha...really like it here..., and about sa gathering ng bacolod SSC sa masskara...pwde bang sumali???...may registration fee ba yan??..hehehhe... :runaway:

eh bakit naman hindi pwede taga bacolod ka naman di bah? oo register ka muna sakin.. jokez! u're a new member here bro? you're WELCOME here.

[Mr_Fanatic]

eh bakit naman hindi pwede taga bacolod ka naman di bah? oo register ka muna sakin.. jokez! u're a new member here bro? you're WELCOME here.


heheh...yep bago ako d2....started last week, and after that constant reading na ng mga threads starting sa 1st...until ngaun.....wahahahah, ang saya d2, raming updates...

[habagatcentral1]

heheh...yep bago ako d2....started last week, and after that constant reading na ng mga threads starting sa 1st...until ngaun.....wahahahah, ang saya d2, raming updates...

Yun nga eh. Kung minsan mauuna pa sa TV ang balita dito. Walang registration fee. :D

[Christendom]

RIVERSIDE COMPLEX
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/riversidecomplexaeriaviewlbacolodci.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hospital_riversidebacolod1.jpg

[Dinho]

dba 3 and 4 stars respectively pa lang ang mga yan???

We had a very interesting discussion regarding this matter at some of Bacolod's previous threads. Casino Filipino was a 4 star hotel when it was operating under the name of Goldenfield Garden Hotel. Both hotels are five star hotels according to some foreign travel "bureau's". But according to the Philippine accreditation agency, both belong to first class hotel because of their small room capacities.

Hope this clears things up.

[WawaY[625]]

its not just because of the small room capacity, AFAIk before a hotel gets accredited as 5 stars, it should pass requirements like # of restos and other facilities as well as services, ive stayed at L'fisher and it is definetly not 5 star..maybe 3 stars at best....(hey dont hate me ok, am only keeping it real .please understand)

[Dinho]

']its not just because of the small room capacity, AFAIk before a hotel gets accredited as 5 stars, it should pass requirements like # of restos and other facilities as well as services, ive stayed at L'fisher and it is definetly not 5 star..maybe 3 stars at best....(hey dont hate me ok, am only keeping it real .please understand)

You are confusing the classifications. If we are talking about the following ratings than both L'Fisher and Casino Filipino Hotel would not qualify as deluxe hotels due to their size.

Deluxe
First Class
Standard
Economy

If we are talking about the star rating, I know that both would belong to the 5 star category by virtue of their facilities, service, and the quality of their rooms and restaurants. I had been to a lot of 5 star hotels in the USA, Singapore, and a few in the Middle East and I think that they shouldn't have been considered 5 star hotels in the first place. L'Fisher is definitely several notches better than them and I heard this is also true for Casino Filipino Hotel.

Just a question, why are you Davaoenos so selfish that you have to make sure that no other city in the Visayas and Mindanao (except for Cebu) will even give a slight hint of improvement? First it was Graygy who did it and then another guy came into the picture, and now you?

[WawaY[625]]

FYI i am gravy...

And no im not being selfish, in fact if you follow my posts, i post at CDO (my favorite place BTW), Zamboanga, Iloilo and even here (like when i appreciated SM bacolod's design).Why would i be upset if other places become progressive? Coz for me thats good news as there are a lot of places in the philippines to go to.I only post clarifications when forumers post outlandish, non-realistic issues..and no i dont bash them, i make clarifications, theres a difference

as to L'Fisher

...i was just asking how come L'fisher became 5 star when in fact it isnt..why are you so upset? Im just keeping it real (kumbaga walang lokohan) i say it as i see it, in fact i even found it funny (read my posts in the davao thread) that waterfront davao and royal mandaya were rated 5 stars by some phony reviewer when in fact they barely pass for 4 star..

So if i may have upset the bacoleno forumers, i apologize, like i said, i like to hear about developments all over the philippines,and im happy whenever i see one, but part of my monitoring the philippines progress is to be skeptical as to which is outlandish and which is real...

PS..

And why do you generalize davaoenos as such? (selfish) if i were to follow that type of thinking can i say all negrense forumers are outlandish posters? but i wont, coz its just you and oh well ritche (sometimes)

[Matteo]

what up gravy waway.
your ps was funny man! :lol: hehe :okay:

[WawaY[625]]

a net find...an old map of downtown bacolod?

http://www.whoa.org/publications/maps/10bacol.jpg

[BYAHILO]

wow anong year ang MAP na yan... the Sugar REgulatoryAdministration (SRA) is still labelled as Philsugin

USLS is labelled asLa Salle College./

and Sea wall na sa tabi ng plaza. this shows that bacolod has not yet been reclaimed.

at old logo ang Caltex ehehe

[BYAHILO]

may na notice ako sa map// eheheheh mali ang directions .....ang EAST nya its actually north yan. kasi ang dagat sa negros occ is on the west.

[WawaY[625]]

seems lie an old map. meron din ako nakuha davao, cebu and iloilo map na ganyan which iposted sa kanilang respective threads :)

[habagatcentral1]

^^ That map was on Dicta License's cover of their album "Paghilom". Check that out and be observant para makit-an nyo. :)

[Christendom]

Bacolod forumers ask question lang ko. ang Rivson's Place gali sang una daw gamay pa man pagbakasyon koda kita ko daw nagdako, is that a supermart or a department store?

ang daming local shopping centers sa Bacolod. gapanguna gid ang Lopue's group mapatindog sila kono pinakadaku nga Lopue's mall dira.

also the China Square Mall the construction will be start on October & will be open on September 2007, also a local owned by the Provincial Capitol. parang Divisoria style daw in Manila. we have already a Divisora mall in Bacolod but only a small.

the Libra Mart are also the leading mart in Bacolod & NegOcc. Libra Mart Bacolod-Centroplex Mall, Libra Mart Bacolod-Libertad Town Center, Libra Mart Talisay City, Libra Mart Kabankalan City, Libra Mart Escalante City. that's all my list.

[Mr_Fanatic]

guys meron kayong map nang whole negros, complete with streets and city details...really need it...uuuu.....btw, sana palitan na nila ung province name natin no...pwde rin naman occidental "negers"....atleast sosyal....wahahahahaha.uuu

[Christendom]

guys meron kayong map nang whole negros, complete with streets and city details...really need it...uuuu.....btw, sana palitan na nila ung province name natin no...pwde rin naman occidental "negers"....atleast sosyal....wahahahahaha.uuu

ito lang bro.

METRO BACOLOD & NEGOCC MAPS

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/mb_metrobacolodmapsmall.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/mb_metrobacolodmaplarge.jpg

[Mr_Fanatic]

Bacolod forumers ask question lang ko. ang Rivson's Place gali sang una daw gamay pa man pagbakasyon koda kita ko daw nagdako, is that a supermart or a department store?

ang daming local shopping centers sa Bacolod. gapanguna gid ang Lopue's group mapatindog sila kono pinakadaku nga Lopue's mall dira.

also the China Square Mall the construction will be start on October & will be open on September 2007, also a local owned by the Provincial Capitol. parang Divisoria style daw in Manila. we have already a Divisora mall in Bacolod but only a small.

the Libra Mart are also the leading mart in Bacolod & NegOcc. Libra Mart Bacolod-Centroplex Mall, Libra Mart Bacolod-Libertad Town Center, Libra Mart Talisay City, Libra Mart Kabankalan City, Libra Mart Escalante City. that's all my list.


Daw same man japon ang size, but may nag renovate nga daw resto bla mo..ang mang inasala...amu na nga daw nag dako..uuu :cheers:

[Christendom]

BACOLOD CITY MAPS W/ DETAILS
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/map_streetsnorthbacolod.jpghttp://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/map_streetscentralbacolod.jpghttp://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/map_streetssouthbacolod.jpg

LEGEND
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/map_streetslegendbacolod.jpg

[BYAHILO]

guys meron kayong map nang whole negros, complete with streets and city details...really need it...uuuu.....btw, sana palitan na nila ung province name natin no...pwde rin naman occidental "negers"....atleast sosyal....wahahahahaha.uuu


meron ako nakuha minsan sa dept of tourism in Valencia circle behind Luneta. pero if ur in bacolod, u try to contact the provincial tourism office.

the map is very lovely.. sobrang laki, i hung it in my wall, there are also pics of negros tourist spots, and caledar of all the negros festivals. if u can wait, ill try to look for another copy in DOT pero oct18 pa ko uwi ng bacolod.

[Christendom]

guys meron kayong map nang whole negros, complete with streets and city details...really need it...uuuu.....btw, sana palitan na nila ung province name natin no...pwde rin naman occidental "negers"....atleast sosyal....wahahahahaha.uuu

here's the other map kaya lng walng street details
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/map_negocc.jpg

bago city map inside the Araneta Museum @ Bago City
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/museum_mapinsidebagocity.jpg

[Christendom]

salamat activate na ang website sang NegOcc province long time no see kasi. ginliwat nila gali ang appearance sng website. its so great! visit now @ http://www.negros-occ.gov.ph

ang iya sang Bacolod naman ya nga site ga duladula. http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph

[BYAHILO]

bago na na register ang domain sang negros occidental.. nag expire ina sang last time amo na nga nag offline. i just hope that theyll finish the contents asap, halatang bago lng gin upload ang site.

[habagatcentral1]

bago na na register ang domain sang negros occidental.. nag expire ina sang last time amo na nga nag offline. i just hope that theyll finish the contents asap, halatang bago lng gin upload ang site.

Congrats Nakatundang Buglas/Negros! At least na-upgrade na. Nainit ko sa amon, asta subong wa pa...

But napansin ko lang nga Mambo na ang guina-usar subong.

[Christendom]

some active website of Metro Bacolod & province NegOcc cities:

http://www.negros-occ.gov.ph
http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph
http://www.bagocity.gov.ph
http://www.cadizcity.gov.ph
http://www.escalantecity.gov.ph
http://www.kabankalancity.gov.ph
http://www.lacarlotacity.gov.ph
http://www.sagay-city.com.ph
http://www.sancarloscity.gov.ph
http://www.silaycity.gov.ph
http://www.sipalaycity.com
http://www.victoriascity.gov.ph

ganda din ng mga contents nila especially the Kabankalan City website.
(if i have miswrite pls add)

[Mr_Fanatic]

meron ako nakuha minsan sa dept of tourism in Valencia circle behind Luneta. pero if ur in bacolod, u try to contact the provincial tourism office.

the map is very lovely.. sobrang laki, i hung it in my wall, there are also pics of negros tourist spots, and caledar of all the negros festivals. if u can wait, ill try to look for another copy in DOT pero oct18 pa ko uwi ng bacolod.


Thanks,....btw ano ba trabaho...kala ko call center....bkit palagi kang philippine tour.....sana ako din magin biyahilo...wahahahah..uuu :scouserd:

[Christendom]

heheh...yep bago ako d2....started last week, and after that constant reading na ng mga threads starting sa 1st...until ngaun.....wahahahah, ang saya d2, raming updates...

bro join ka sa amon meeting on coming Masskara ha. just talk with us in the threads of Bacolod Meet @ Masskara @ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380308&page=1&pp=20

[Mr_Fanatic]

bro join ka sa amon meeting on coming Masskara ha. just talk with us in the threads of Bacolod Meet @ Masskara @ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380308&page=1&pp=20

not found daw ung thread... :bash:

[Christendom]

not found daw ung thread... :bash:

bro pls read ur PM.

[Mr_Fanatic]

bro pls read ur PM.

Pasensya na mga bro.....bago lng kasi..... :weirdo:, btw meron kayong YM, MSN, Jabber??? or any other IM.....para mas mabilis ang communication natin.....cgurado masaya ang get together na 2..waahahhahah....syempre, dahil wlang registration...

[Christendom]

Pasensya na mga bro.....bago lng kasi..... :weirdo:, btw meron kayong YM, MSN, Jabber??? or any other IM.....para mas mabilis ang communication natin.....cgurado masaya ang get together na 2..waahahhahah....syempre, dahil wlang registration...

ok here's my YM zyanz_reborn@yahoo.com.ph

[Christendom]

congrats in advance for the coming of Metro Bacolod & Neg Occ threads 6! bye mga peeps bukas nanaman :tiasd:

[BYAHILO]

migo mr fanatic, i work as tech support engineer diri sa SYKES Asia, pero in between work ga travel man ako from one place to another kis a on my own expense kis a sponsored trips ehehe

here's my YM: enricodee@yahoo.com
MSN Messenger: eric_dormido@hotmail.com

medyo offline ko sa messenger ko lately kay daw super busy ako. kay gusto ko tapuson anay tanan ko di nga obligations ko para pag lakat ko next next week in pampanga and october in bacolod, wala na ako problema.

maayong aga bacolod!

[musashino22]

C Zyanz daw 24/7 ari d permi haw? Perdi mo pa mga taga call center ba...hehehehe

Pero keep it up...syado ka educational sg mga posts mo...makalilingaw...can wait to go home this december... medyo busy subong sa work...Asia-Pacific rim b handle ko.

[musashino22]

not found daw ung thread... :bash:


welcome k Mr. Fanatic. Hope nalingaw ka sa thread ta...all that info...typical bacolod gd! Enjoy gd!

[ergit222]

Any idea about authentic preparation of "Bacolod chicken inasal"? Naglalaway na kasi ako sa original Bacolod chicken inasal, eh. Baka pwede ninyong i-share. hehe

[BYAHILO]

Any idea about authentic preparation of "Bacolod chicken inasal"? Naglalaway na kasi ako sa original Bacolod chicken inasal, eh. Baka pwede ninyong i-share. hehe

ahahahaha its a trade secret. pero basic ingredients for marinade are soy sauce salt black pepper, small amount of ginger, sugar. and atchuete oil for cooking

[Mr_Fanatic]

Any idea about authentic preparation of "Bacolod chicken inasal"? Naglalaway na kasi ako sa original Bacolod chicken inasal, eh. Baka pwede ninyong i-share. hehe


In addition sa mga trade secret...dapat di mawala ung extra special na soy sauce with integrated imported dwarf lemon, and authentic italian vinegar...in short, patis na may kalamansi na may suka...wahahaha......grrrrrrr...kanamit gid ya.... :cheers1:

[ergit222]

ahahahaha its a trade secret. pero basic ingredients for marinade are soy sauce salt black pepper, small amount of ginger, sugar. and atchuete oil for cooking
thanks ericd001, na-try ko kay J.T. Manukan (Joel Torre) sa Valencia, QC. Eh nakita ko minsan ang daming kalamansi sa marinade niya. I know very well Mr. Torre, the actor, is from Bacolod. Is his marinade original? Other use lemon grass o tanglad and lots of garlic. Anyways, thanks for the basic ingredients.

[Christendom]

sang ga obra ako da sa Totchi Fast Food chain sa Bacolod permi gid manok amon sud-an. especially dra sa WOW Manok sa lacson branch kag sa YAHOO Manok sa Shopping branch. kis-a ga joined ko mag marinate sang manok. grabe gid if every December ga kulang ang stock sang manok sa bilog nga Negros kay ka bakal gid katama ga kuha pa sila stock sa Iloilo kag Cebu.

[Dinho]

Just before I left the country, I bought a BluePrint Magazine which had a feature about L'Fisher Hotel. In fact L'Fisher was in the cover... I think... My scanner was broken at the time and I had other major expenses too so I wasn't able to scan those pix and post it here. Could somebody post it here please?

[Christendom]

C Zyanz daw 24/7 ari d permi haw? Perdi mo pa mga taga call center ba...hehehehe

Pero keep it up...syado ka educational sg mga posts mo...makalilingaw...can wait to go home this december... medyo busy subong sa work...Asia-Pacific rim b handle ko.

haha! ano be kay 12 units lang ko sbng nga 1st sem mong kunti tawhay lang. isa pa kay ga SA ako samon skul assign in the Internet Library. enjoyable gid ang forums dri sang Bacolod.

[BYAHILO]

Congrats Nakatundang Buglas/Negros! At least na-upgrade na. Nainit ko sa amon, asta subong wa pa...

But napansin ko lang nga Mambo na ang guina-usar subong.


i really dunno why bacolod used the Mambo. para maiba? most or shall i say majority of the government sites are using the Joomla system. im not really familiar with this. pero ang nabal an ko the govt once sponsored a Joomla training for site developers for LGU.

[BYAHILO]

thanks ericd001, na-try ko kay J.T. Manukan (Joel Torre) sa Valencia, QC. Eh nakita ko minsan ang daming kalamansi sa marinade niya. I know very well Mr. Torre, the actor, is from Bacolod. Is his marinade original? Other use lemon grass o tanglad and lots of garlic. Anyways, thanks for the basic ingredients.

i havent tried the JT's pero i heard about it. inasal marinade has tons of calamansi. and lots of garlic. i once saw on television.. that some stalls in Manukan Country is also using honey. pero they wont divulge how they do it eh..

yung tanglad naman, it usually used as stuffing for the lechon manok. paired with sampalok leaves and salt

[Christendom]

Just before I left the country, I bought a BluePrint Magazine which had a feature about L'Fisher Hotel. In fact L'Fisher was in the cover... I think... My scanner was broken at the time and I had other major expenses too so I wasn't able to scan those pix and post it here. Could somebody post it here please?

L'FISHER HOTEL Facade & Lobby

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hotel_lfisher4bacolod.jpg

[musashino22]

haha! ano be kay 12 units lang ko sbng nga 1st sem mong kunti tawhay lang. isa pa kay ga SA ako samon skul assign in the Internet Library. enjoyable gid ang forums dri sang Bacolod.


that's cool. keep it up!

[musashino22]

i really dunno why bacolod used the Mambo. para maiba? most or shall i say majority of the government sites are using the Joomla system. im not really familiar with this. pero ang nabal an ko the govt once sponsored a Joomla training for site developers for LGU.


i believe you mean the provincial website? first time ko nabatian ang mambo...open source cya that's why it's cheap coz it's free but functionality wise...not so good...go ko gihapon sa macromedia suite-dreamweaver,flash,etc...although expensive cya per bundle...but the best..

btw...somebody there available to do our 6th thread? pass ako...medyo busy.hehehe

[ergit222]

i havent tried the JT's pero i heard about it. inasal marinade has tons of calamansi. and lots of garlic. i once saw on television.. that some stalls in Manukan Country is also using honey. pero they wont divulge how they do it eh..

yung tanglad naman, it usually used as stuffing for the lechon manok. paired with sampalok leaves and salt
Trade secret ha? pag ginaya ang secret recipe, wala ng babalik sa lugar na unang natikman ang sarap at siguro naman iyong "sinamak" ay hindi secret na sawsawan sa inasal. :)

[Christendom]

i believe you mean the provincial website? first time ko nabatian ang mambo...open source cya that's why it's cheap coz it's free but functionality wise...not so good...go ko gihapon sa macromedia suite-dreamweaver,flash,etc...although expensive cya per bundle...but the best..

btw...somebody there available to do our 6th thread? pass ako...medyo busy.hehehe

ako nalang gani mahimo thread 6 ta! daw bz gid kamo.

[Christendom]

welcome to

THE WORLD FAMOUS MASSKARA FESTIVAL
&
THE PHILIPPINES SUGARBOWL CAPITAL

SSC Forum Thread #6

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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/metropolitanbacolodphils.jpg

[Christendom]

http://www.geocities.com/metropolitanbacolod/masskara2006bacolod.jpg

[BYAHILO]

mods please close this thread. madamo gid nga salamat.

[BYAHILO]

SSC Bacolod Meet @ the Masskara!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i149/ericd001/910d7067.jpg

Masskara Meet Thread Here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380308)

[Taz08]

Congrats to Bacolod....Now on its 6th thread......

[Sinjin P.]

Locked. Archived.

Continue here:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=392048

[BYAHILO]

wow may mga billboards na sa bacolod about the upcoing masskara festival? gosh daw indi na ko na katulog ah!

[Christendom]

wow may mga billboards na sa bacolod about the upcoing masskara festival? gosh daw indi na ko na katulog ah!

haha daw parehos ta bro nga indi ka tulog excited na gid ko katama!

[Christendom]

Friday, September 8, 2006

Negros Trade Fair goes to Rockwell

The Association of Negros Producers will hold its 21st Negros Trade Fair Sept. 22 to 26, at the Rockwell Tent in Makati City, a press release from ANP said.

This year's trade exposition theme is "Gifts of Life," and underlines the key role of the ANP as a business service organization and its mission to help build small to medium-sized enterprises in the province, with the end goal of helping generate employment, and contributing to a better economy for Negros, it said.

"ANP is a testimony that there is hope for displaced workers, and a chance at generating better employment for these workers," Olive Hofileña-Javier, operations manager of the ANP Showroom, said in the press release. The Negros Trade Fair will showcase the best creative output of 75 ANP producers, with the most unique and creative product designs on display, ranging from furniture and furnishings; gifts and novelty items, fashion accessories, food, basketry, garments and indigenous handicrafts.

Since 1988, the Negros Trade Fair has become an effective venue to promote Negros producers' quality handiwork, arts and crafts to the domestic and international markets in Europe, Asia, US, and Middle East, the press release added.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/08/businessnews2.htm

[BYAHILO]

Friday, September 8, 2006

Negros Trade Fair goes to Rockwell

The Association of Negros Producers will hold its 21st Negros Trade Fair Sept. 22 to 26, at the Rockwell Tent in Makati City, a press release from ANP said.

This year's trade exposition theme is "Gifts of Life," and underlines the key role of the ANP as a business service organization and its mission to help build small to medium-sized enterprises in the province, with the end goal of helping generate employment, and contributing to a better economy for Negros, it said.

"ANP is a testimony that there is hope for displaced workers, and a chance at generating better employment for these workers," Olive Hofileña-Javier, operations manager of the ANP Showroom, said in the press release. The Negros Trade Fair will showcase the best creative output of 75 ANP producers, with the most unique and creative product designs on display, ranging from furniture and furnishings; gifts and novelty items, fashion accessories, food, basketry, garments and indigenous handicrafts.

Since 1988, the Negros Trade Fair has become an effective venue to promote Negros producers' quality handiwork, arts and crafts to the domestic and international markets in Europe, Asia, US, and Middle East, the press release added.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/08/businessnews2.htm

im also looking forward to this event. kada tuig ini sa manila. kag gina dumug gid sang mga ilonggo kag sang mga taga diri sa manila.

i guess amo na ni nga ti-un ma puno ang Rockwell.

for those who have no idea Rockwell (or The PowerPlant Mall) is a high-end Class A mall in makati. as in daw gina langaw ang mall., kag supoer fashionable mga tawo da. just think of Lacoste, D&G, Ferragamo, Marlboro, Calvin Klein. these are just some of the brandnames nga ara sa rockwell. and very very few Filipino stores. I guess there no jolibee in rockwell.

[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/bacolodlagoondowntowncasinofilipino.jpg

[BYAHILO]

hehehe jaz wanted to share to all my new SkyScraperCity Signature I call "Experience Philippines" featuring some of the country's most colorful festivals.

from left to right:

Laoag City'sPamulinawen Festival
Iloilo City's Dinagyang Festival
Upi, Maguindanao's Meguyaya Festival
Pigcawayan, North Cotabato's Halad Festival
Bacolod City's Masskara Festival; and
Davao City's KadayawanFestival.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i149/ericd001/f07e0116.jpg
7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

[Christendom]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/riversidecollegeandhospital.jpg

[WawaY[625]]

uhmmm parekoy, you made both threads 6 and 7?why so?

[COLLIN JASPER]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/bacolodlagoondowntowncasinofilipino.jpg
GREAT PICTURE OF BACOLOD! GREAT JOB zyanz! at last naka sulod gd man ko sa SSC...its my 1st tym here sa baolod thread. any news sa upcoming masscara?

[COLLIN JASPER]

ano nga hotel ang malapit sa paglaum complex man? dira na xa gina hiwat ang masskara? Inde lng mahal nga hotel ha plsssss. :)

[Christendom]

GREAT PICTURE OF BACOLOD! GREAT JOB zyanz! at last naka sulod gd man ko sa SSC...its my 1st tym here sa baolod thread. any news sa upcoming masscara?

your welcome to the SSC Forums. and also to browse the threads of Bacolod here. here's the Bacolod Masskara website to know you more best details @ www.bacolodmasskara.com

[WawaY[625]]

^^ lols bilib talaga ako kay pareng zyanz...

[Christendom]

ano nga hotel ang malapit sa paglaum complex man? dira na xa gina hiwat ang masskara? Inde lng mahal nga hotel ha plsssss. :)

i think that is the Horizon Pension House in the front of Paglaum (corner Locson street) also the Star Plus Pensionne House @ the Locsin or Gatuslao Streets. for more hotels details just visit the Bacolod website @ www.bacolodcity.gov.ph

[FrancisXavier]

This is much better...^^

[Christendom]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/transport_airkabankalanpropose.jpg

[tj_brewed]

^^ Wow Masskara Festival!


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[Christendom]

September 4, 2006
Expansion of Robinsons Place in Bacolod is also ongoing to include themed retail areas that may showcase regional Philippine cuisine, brands and products and other retail services. This will result in an additional 5,529 square meters and may be completed by the third quarter of 2008.

http://business.inq7.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=18757

[WawaY[625]]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/riversidecollegeandhospital.jpg

lols, i remember last may when my barkada was married to the son of the torres that own riverside..i thought riverside was a small hospital, it was until the party at the top of the pharmacy building that i realized it was one of bacolod's biggest hospital..lols kagagwapa bya aning mga torre nga baye oi..:D

[Christendom]

Friday, September 8, 2006

MOA Inked to Promote English Proficiency

A memorandum of agreement was signed yesterday for a project called "Promoting English Proficiency" for teachers of Sagay National High School in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.

Present at the MOA signing were Corina Vinson of the Amercian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Gov. Joseph Marañon of the Negros Occidental government, Chris Nelson of Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc., Elnora Pahunao of DepEd Sagay City, Clarissa Araneta, Bubbles Tolentino, Board Member Emilio Yulo III, Aimee Barbasa, Councilor Ed Consing, Vice Mayor Tonette Marañon, Councilors Winnie Martyr, Elma Villar, Jimmy Tupas and Cris Escario, Philip Araneta, and Ma. Theresa Bingcang.

Through the program, teachers will use the Dynamic software to effectively teach English to their students using information technology.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/08/people.htm

[Matteo]

uy ^^ dinho will be so happy :lol:

[Christendom]

http://www.geocities.com/metropolitanbacolod/bacolodnewhotels.jpg

[BYAHILO]

ano nga hotel ang malapit sa paglaum complex man? dira na xa gina hiwat ang masskara? Inde lng mahal nga hotel ha plsssss. :)


collin, masskara route slightly changes every year. this year wala di pa na release ang streetdance routes. there are year that has performances in paglaum. there are years din.. (like last year) na wala.. what is definite is... araneta street lagi ang dinadaanan, and final judging area is the city plaza...

dont fret, though if u can get inside the plaza. this years scoring system for masskara is 50% from streetdance and 50% in plaza. at least u will now be guaranteed excellent dance performances kahit sa kalsada pa lang..

there are a lot of accomodations near the parade route.. try mo.. Bacolod Pension Plaza, or Check Inn Hotel. or King's Hotel.

these three may not be 3 or 4 stars but, hell yeah.. theyre just walking distance from the parade route.

sama ka pala sa amin sa Masskara Meet ng SSC ha!!! uwi din ako bacolod. eheh


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7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

[Christendom]

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Call Center try out in 5th district slated

THE Office of fifth district Rep. Ignacio T. Arroyo Jr., in coordination with the Technical Education and Skills Training Development Authority (Tesda), is set to conduct an interview and assessment for call center aspirants in the different localities in the 5th congressional district by third week of this month.

According to Arroyo the program is under the PGMA Training for Work Scholarship Project for the Business Process Outsourcing sector and is open to all qualified applicants from the localities of La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Isabela, Binalbagan, Hinigaran and Himamaylan City.

Applicants will be interviewed and assessed from each locality and will later be informed whether they passed or not.

Those qualified will be given by Tesda a scholarship certificate of P5,000 for the two weeks and a half training in any Tesda accredited computer schools in Bacolod City.

Arroyo pledged to shoulder the transportation expenses of the trainees from the district to Bacolod City and vice versa.

After training, the applicants will be referred to call centers for possible employment.

Arroyo said he is also planning to put up a training center for call center applicants in his district.

[BYAHILO]

Sige lang Sige na, Bacolod Bato Kita!
i took this video whhen i went to Bacolod Last year...

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7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

[BYAHILO]

MASSKARA Slideshow i created last week...

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7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

[Christendom]

Ayos gid ang masskara video kag ang slide show pics mo ba! TY gid!

[BYAHILO]

Ayos gid ang masskara video kag ang slide show pics mo ba! TY gid!


hahaha i do have a lot of pending videos to make. like the Aliwan Fiesta sang april pa.. and the More than the usual... series ko dapat. pero wala ako time. hopefully i can do it before i go back to bacolod.

imight be doing another masskara /bacolod video before i go home, Masskara2006 teaser lang. ehehe


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7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

[Christendom]

"It cannot be denied that a lot of businesses are sprouting in Bacolod and a number of jeepney, tricycle and trisikad operators, seeking business permits, is also growing," she added.

Jaculina said that it is a good indication of a blooming business climate in Bacolod.
This coming October, the CLPD is putting up a one-stop-shop processing center for business permits only for the 200 store applicants at SM-Bacolod in Reclamation area.

Jaculina disclosed that SM-Bacolod is set to open on Dec. 16.

Meanwhile, as to the business and regulatory fees' collection, Jaculina said her office was able to collect a total of P91,933,137.34 in the first quarter of this year or about P8.4 million increase compared to the same period of last year's P83,482,725.18.
(August 25, 2006 issue)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/08/25/bus/city.approves.12.000.biz.permits.html


btw, the proposed Trafalgar Square & Actice Center are only one or not?

[BYAHILO]

wers sylvia manor?



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7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

[Christendom]

Saturday, September 9, 2006

Firm offers consultancy, training on call centers

A new company in Bacolod City is offering a line of services to those involved in the call center industry.

Business Choice Ventures said in a press release that it operates a call center training school, and home-based call center, and also provides consultancy services.

Its training school offers instruction to those interested to be part of a call center while its home-based call center is open to those who wish to work from home through a unique call center monitoring system, the press release said.

The company provides assistance to those setting up a mini call centers, particularly on software, training and monitoring, client database and setting up a website, it said.

Those who wish for more information on the company's business orientation may visit its office at 2nd floor Villa Geronca Building, Rosario-Amapola Sts., Bacolod City or log on to www.businesschoicevenures.com.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/09/businessnews3.htm



@ Eric, Sylvia Manor is located along in San Juan Street near corner San Sebastian Street.

[Christendom]

Saturday, September 9, 2006

Funds for Escalante GK village released

The Philippine Jinjiang General Association has released another P2.5 million for the construction of 50 houses in Phase 2, of the Gawad Kalinga Jinjiang Village, in Barangay Alimango, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, a press release from the Negros Kaisa said.

Fifty houses have been constructed and now ready for occupancy in Phase 1 of the GK Village. The association has already donated a total of P5 million for 100 GK housing units for the poorest of the poor in Escalante.

The partners of the GK Jinjiang Village project are the Philippine Jinjiang General Association as principal donor, the city government of Escalante, site developer, provider of infrastructure such as electrical and water systems, and P500,000 in counterpart fund; Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran and its Negros Kaisa chapter - conduit, trustee, and bookkeeper of funds; and Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. - community organizer, the press release said.

All housing units in the GK Nayong Tsinoy in Escalante are now occupied. A mass wedding was also recently held at the Chinese style Pavillion of the village.

Mayor Santiago Barcelona plans to build a small hostel in Nayong Tsinoy for rent to local and foreign volunteer workers who often visit the place for community immersion, and to generate revenues for the Kapitbahayan Association, the press release said.

The Philippine Jinjiang General Association is a federation of Chinese Hometown Associations. Tsinoy groups such as the Philippine Jinjiang General Association, Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and its three local affiliates -- Bacolod, Northern Negros, and Southern Negros Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce -- Dong Shi Hometown Association, local chapters of six family associations, Tsinoy business establishments and Tsinoy individuals have donated a total of 172 GK housing units to GK Nayong Tsinoy and GK Jinjiang Village, both in Escalante. Donations were also given by Luis Paint Center and William Eng Kiam Ong, the press release added.*

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/09/people.htm

[Taz08]

Ano ang unicity?(u/c) In front of the City hall bla... is it a dept. store?

[Animo]

NINE teams in two separate divisions are seeing action in the ongoing 1st Doc Eric Saratan Football Tournament at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos in Talisay City campus pitch, which reeled off Friday.

The tournament is organized by the Talisay Football Club headed by Prof. Ruben Clavecillas and is being staged in cooperation with the Talisay City Mayor's Office.

Teams seeing action in the Under-19 category are: Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Atleta, Inocencio Ferrer School of Fisheries, UNO-R Talisay and Panton Malunsi.

In the open category, the squads entered are: Atleta, Panton Malunsi, Trangka and Doña Enrica.

Negros Occidental Football Association (Nofa) officials through deputy secretary Warren Concepcion, a former Talisay Football coach himself, lauded the staging of the 1st Doc Eric Saratan Football Tournament "as a positive sign for football activity in various municipalities and cities in the province".

He told Sun.Star Bacolod that the staging of different football events in the province serves to heighten interest in football prior to the staging in Bacolod City of the 2006 Asean Football Cup (formerly the Tiger Cup) scheduled on November 12 to 20 to be hosted by Nofa.

Nofa, headed by Rep. Carlos Cojuangco (4th district, Negros Occidental) is currently staging its 2006 Men's Open Provincial Championship which is scheduled to culminate on Sept. 16 with the finals match to be played at the Panaad Stadium pitch. It will also host the Visayas Regional finals of the Under-19 Adidas Cup competition to be participated in by teams from Cebu, Iloilo, Negros Oriental and the host team representing Nofa which is West Negros College, the team that topped the recently concluded Nofa Provincial U-19 championship.

The top two teams in the regional tournament will advance to the national U-19 finals slated later this year in Zamboanga City.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/09/09/sports/9.teams.see.action.in.talisay.football.tourney.html

[Christendom]

Ano ang unicity?(u/c) In front of the City hall bla... is it a dept. store?

daw Mercury Drug Store mana da kag mga shoe shops sa front City Hall. gin demolish nada gli. if that a department store or supermart maybe thats the interconnection between Unicity & Gaisano Dept Store.

ga damo na ang mga shopping centers da sa Bacolod.

[TJ]

^^ no, it is crown movie theatere only which is being renovated not demolished and converted into uni-city kinda like a china-rose department store type...

[Christendom]

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[TJ]

uni-city probably six floors becoz crown was six floors... crown and cineplex are already closed.. u forgot about state theatere its still open.

[Christendom]

KAITULARI ECOTOURISM ZONE
MAGALLON (Moises Padilla), NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
www.kaitulari.com

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[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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[BYAHILO]

how.. lovely beaches.. its a bit embarassing to say nga halos nalibot ko na ang bilog nga luzon pero wala pa gid ako ka kadto sa mga beaches sang negros. hopefully sa january mapa sipalay ako.

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[Christendom]

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[COLLIN JASPER]

i think that is the Horizon Pension House in the front of Paglaum (corner Locson street) also the Star Plus Pensionne House @ the Locsin or Gatuslao Streets. for more hotels details just visit the Bacolod website @ www.bacolodcity.gov.ph
THANKS ZYANZ! PILA IYA RATE SNG HOTEL NGA BAG-O ANG MANOR HOTEL? SINO TAG IYA SINA MAN MGA SARABIA MAN BALA? KANAMI SNG DESIGN. :)

[COLLIN JASPER]

The renovation of Crown Movie Theatre w/ a small Iris Mall. that's the 5 or 6 floors?

here's the Bacolod's Movie Theatre lists: (just correct if i have mistaken)
Robinson's
Gaisano
Centroplex
Divisoria
Crown (closed)
Rizal
Cineplex (closed)
state
SM City (soon)
MAAYO KAY OPERATION PA ANG IBAN NGA MGA SINEHAN DIRA S BACOLOD. DIRE SA ILOILO ANG REGENT ANG OPEN WALA GD XA NAG CLOSE. AMO NI XA ANG PINAKA UNA NGA SINEHAN DIRE SA ILOILO. SAD TO SAY NGA KABAHO SNG SINEHAN KG MAINIT PA. ANG PINAKALALA DAMO DA AGI SA SULOD. THAT WAS 4YRS AGO PA AMBOT SUBONG KON ANO NA DA SA SULOD AH BASI KASAHAN NA HEHEHE! ANG CROWN NGA SINEHAN DIRE SA ILOILO GINHIMO NA NGA COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.

[COLLIN JASPER]

September 4, 2006
Expansion of Robinsons Place in Bacolod is also ongoing to include themed retail areas that may showcase regional Philippine cuisine, brands and products and other retail services. This will result in an additional 5,529 square meters and may be completed by the third quarter of 2008.

http://business.inq7.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=18757
GOOD NEWS SA MGA TAGA BACOLOD. MAAYO GD MAN KAY NAG EXPAND NA ANG ROBINSON, GRABI NA GD ANG DEMAND SIGURO KG MADAMOA NGA MGA NAGA INVEST THATS WHY. CAN U GIVE ME THE PHOTOS OF THE EXPANSION BRO ZYANZ.

[COLLIN JASPER]

http://static.flickr.com/98/237339292_697ddcbb08.jpg?v=0

PAREHO MAN DIRA SA BACOLOD SA INSULAR BUILDING MAN NILA GN BUTANG ANG BRANCH SNG CITI BANK?

[Christendom]

@ bro Collin. try to visit the website of Sylvia Manor Hotel @ www.sylviamanor.com

ang Robinson's Place wala ko kabalo kon na start na ang construction of expansion kay ari ko di sa Iloilo.

the Insular Life building similar tanan cguro ang design in all key cities.

[BYAHILO]

@ bro Collin. try to visit the website of Sylvia Manor Hotel @ www.sylviamanor.com

ang Robinson's Place wala ko kabalo kon na start na ang construction of expansion kay ari ko di sa Iloilo.

the Insular Life building similar tanan cguro ang design in all key cities.

nakita ko na ang pic sang sylvia manor.. ayawan pa ko picture out kung ddin sya nayun... ehhehee it seems nga kada puli ko da may new hotel haw.. thats great news..

last last masskara pag puli ko nag open ang circle inn. last year nag open ang regent. subong ang sylvia manor.

maayo gid ini para sa palapit nga masskara festival.

Zyanz>>> nabatian ko na ang music ka masskara, ang beat nya combination sang latin indian chinese etc music. kanami ang ang vocals nya naka rap. daw ala black eyed peas. eheh

i think not all insular has the same architectural design... kay ang insular building diri sa amon tupad office is wrapped with green glass/steel along alaya ave, cor paseo de roxas. im not asure if thisis their head office.


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[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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[sugarboy]

@mods, please move this to arkitektura+herensya

[Sinjin P.]

Moved

[Dinho]

hi... seems like nobody is around here. Could anybody please post a picture of the extension to robinsons bacolod?

[Christendom]

tapos na ba itong project or wala pa. build in the center of Cadiz City public plaza.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/cadiznewpublicplazaproposed.jpg

source: http://www.geocities.com/cadizcityweb/plaza01.htm

[Dinho]

tapos na ba itong project or wala pa. build in the center of Cadiz City public plaza.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/cadiznewpublicplazaproposed.jpg

They're gonna do another "Bago". I think it is rather stupid to build a big building in the plaza.

[Christendom]

cnu may ara magazine cni man? nkita ko ni sa flickr online.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/negroslivingmagazines.jpg

[BYAHILO]

daw wla mayu gahud sa bacolod bah. ehehe sako man ako today.

regards sa tanan...



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[BYAHILO]

cnu may ara magazine cni man? nkita ko ni sa flickr online.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/negrosislandlivingmagazine2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/negrosislandlivingmagazine1.jpg


try mo sa bong bongs piaya daw may nakita ko sina dira sang una bala mo...


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[Christendom]

bz cguro ang mga Bacolod forumers dito! indi mana pa damo damo threads cguro but for the good developments.

[BYAHILO]

gina panawagan ang mga active bloggers naka naka base sa Bacolod, Globe Innove is currently looking for bloggers nga pwede sila maka connect.

to know more about the deatils check lang sa blog ko http://www.byahilo.com


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[Christendom]

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[Bo B]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/busjeep.jpg

whew Zy! That picture taken between the jeepneys looks a bit scary... careful kid!

[Christendom]

Bing: Gov't center will be our legacy

September 13, 2006

"The government center will not just be our legacy to the city but it is a gift to the great people of Bacolod which they so richly deserve," Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said at the signing of the P400 million loan agreement for the project yesterday.

'HONOR FOR LBP'

Romarate said the signing of the MOA will be recorded in the rich history of Bacolod, as one of the most important milestones and that being part of this big undertaking is an honor on the part of LBP.


NOT IN THEIR LIFETIME

Leonardia said they envision a three-storey building with a 11,900 square-meter space, with its own lagoon, and a park. He said it is going to be a very unique property because, together with the facilities that will be provided by the city government, they will be inviting all the other national agencies to also construct their offices there. If possible, they will provide them offices so the project will truly become a government center for Bacolod City and the rest of the province and the island.

FULL SPEED AHEAD

"I believe this is something Bacoleños truly deserve, that is why I am very happy that the members of the SP shared my vision. Now we can say that we are all going in the right direction," Leonardia added.

complete article: http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/13/topstory3.htm

[Christendom]

Gokongweis to put up P795M ethanol plant in Kabankalan City

September 13, 2006

FINDING a future on ethanol production in the country, the Gokongwei group is reportedly putting up a P795-million ethanol plant at the Southern Negros Development Corporation (Sonedco) in Kabankalan City, 92 kilometers south of Bacolod City.

This is aside from the Gokongweis' two on-going projects at Sonedco worth P2.543 billion. The projects include the installation of a new sugar refinery to be operational in October next year and the expansion of its existing refinery that is expected to be on stream by July 2007.

The new refinery costs P1.322 billion while the expansion of its existing facility has a budget allocation of P1.221 billion, a report from the DTI said.

Zayco said, "This is the answer to my plan a long time ago -- to make Kabankalan City a trade center of southern Negros."

Soon, Kabankalan will also have its own mini-airport for light cargo and passenger planes to be constructed at Barangay Hilamunan.

Hernandez, meanwhile, said the fuel ethanol project of JGSHI is designed to produce 100,000 liters daily of fuel grade anhydrous ethanol suitable for gasoline blending.

The first ethanol plant, however, is set to be constructed at San Carlos City as soon as the Ethanol Bill is passed in the Senate.

complete arcticle: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/09/13/news/gokongweis.to.put.up.p795m.ethanol.plant.in.kabankalan.html

[COLLIN JASPER]

tapos na ba itong project or wala pa. build in the center of Cadiz City public plaza.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/cadiznewpublicplazaproposed.jpg

source: http://www.geocities.com/cadizcityweb/plaza01.htm
this building look so great zyanz! is this restaurant, or mini mall? well cadiz people deserve to have this structure this is a sign of a progressive cadiz city.

[Christendom]

this building look so great zyanz! is this restaurant, or mini mall? well cadiz people deserve to have this structure this is a sign of a progressive cadiz city.

maybe a cultural & sports center.

[Sinjin P.]

Dear SSC Forumers, please take note on our guideline on posting news articles: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9944541&postcount=8
Do not mind what you have posted before for it will be very tedious if you will edit all of those. It'd be appreciated if you follow the guideline immediately upon your next posting of news articles. Thank You :)

[Christendom]

Mayor joins seminar in Sweden

September 14, 2006

Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia is leaving today on an official trip to Sigtuna, Sweden to attend the Study Visit Organizational Development Seminar, as part of the Consolidating Philippine Local Government Association Program of the Department of Interior and Local government, to be held Sept. 14-28.

Leonardia is the only mayor representing the Western Visayas region among the 28 officials from different local government units in the Philippines, who were given the authority to travel by Local Governments Secretary Ronaldo Puno , a City Hall press release said yesterday.

complete article: http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/14/topstory6.htm

[Christendom]

naka punta na ako dyan sa Silay kaya lang 1 day lang. @ least nkita ko ang Silay ang ganda pala katulad nang sinabi nila. pasyal ulit ako dyan!

[BYAHILO]

wow mayor being is goign to Sverige gosh.. tani upod ko ba..


im back.. nagsick leave ako kahapon eh bago lang ko ka online liwat. regards!!!

[Christendom]

always mana bro nga may ginakadtuan ang mga opisyalis da sng bacolod sa gwa.

na love sick ka pala, jukz!

bro the thread of Silay City: Paris of Negros Museum City
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=285830 has move to the Archetecture & Heritage.

[Pinoy_ako]

more pics of silay...
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/34599083.jpg
Does the image of the Immaculate Concepcion belong to the church or is it owned privately?

[BYAHILO]

im back! after a day and a half sick leave heheheeh ano na mga updates sa syudad...

[Christendom]

im back! after a day and a half sick leave heheheeh ano na mga updates sa syudad...

either na luv sick ka or bcoz indi ka katulog for the coming Masskara, haha!

ako budlayan ko kung anu nada ang mga developments sa Bacolod kay wala koda mong. thrice a year lang koda ga puli when a Christmas, Panaad, & Masskara seasons. through online news nalng ko ga basa about Bacolod & NegOcc. kon ara lang koda cguro halos tanan da nga mga view kwaan ko gid pics. ga plano ko gani mabakal video cam para pagusto ko gamit.

few days countdown nalang MASSKARA na madula naman ni mga problema ta sa City of Smiles!

[BYAHILO]

either na luv sick ka or bcoz indi ka katulog for the coming Masskara, haha!

ako budlayan ko kung anu nada ang mga developments sa Bacolod kay wala koda mong. thrice a year lang koda ga puli when a Christmas, Panaad, & Masskara seasons. through online news nalng ko ga basa about Bacolod & NegOcc. kon ara lang koda cguro halos tanan da nga mga view kwaan ko gid pics. ga plano ko gani mabakal video cam para pagusto ko gamit.

few days countdown nalang MASSKARA na madula naman ni mga problema ta sa City of Smiles!


hahahaha how i wish i got sick due to overexcitement sang masskara. ahha natam an lang ako sang rpessure sa ubra. ive been tied to my work for a month kag wala ko naka gwa. been cancelling invitations for food tours/trips left and right :( hopefully, today's my last day sa sulod sang pressure cooker. and 9am-6pm pa schedule ko, wala hazard pay. that means, sweldo ko 2000pesos lesser, nag sick leave pa ko kagapon, another 1000 pesos less for my health bonus.

hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

tani may kwarta pa ko mag pa masskara. :(


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[BYAHILO]

wow its nice to see my beloved high school alma mater here..

Viva La Co! eheehehhe

[BCD Boy]

Mga taga-aton dira... Kamusta na kamo? Excited na siguro, ha? I can't wait to be there during the Masskara festival, since I haven't been home for over 20 yrs. Sigurado guid ko na sadya-sadya guid ini, even though I'll just be there for a week... OK lang... So my question is, do you guys know of a good cigar shop/store that carries good/quality Philippine cigars? Para maka relax-relax man na dutay, inom-inom kag cigar-cigar man na dutay... hehehe... Would really appreciate some sourcings. Thank you guid...

[Christendom]

it's have been a long long time to visit here!

..............................

[berlin]

Na delete post ko or was it a roll-back sa database?

Indi lang tani pa e delete. Para ini sa Bacolod.
http://www.masskara.com/forum/index.php

Comments and suggestions please, pero didto lang sa site. hapos lang mag sign up.

[Sinjin P.]

^ I think there was a rollback because the posts I made 2 days ago are gone

[Christendom]

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[Bo B]

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is the asian magic still around?

[Bo B]

Would anybody from Bacolod here know how to set up a website with forums, albums, information for Bacolod? The one that was mentioned earlier wasn't started by a Negrense, so it would be to our disadvantage to use that one.

[Christendom]

NEGROS 2 CAPITOL LOOK ALIKE:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/capitol_dumaguetecity.jpg
ORIENTAL
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OCCIDENTAL

[Christendom]

New resto opens today

A new place for lovers of Filipino cuisine will open at 10 a.m. today at Villa Angela East Block, at Don Carlos Hilado Circumferential Road, in Bacolod City, a press release from its management said.


Then located at the 25th Street Lacson, Kyosko started as a simple kiosk, that eventually became a hangout for those who enjoyed the specially made "kansi."

Kyosko, which had enjoyed the patronage of local food lovers and visitors, later moved to the Bacolod reclamation area near the seafront.


Babaylan dancers perform in Austria

The Babaylan cultural group of Bago City, Negros Occidental, performed in Vienna, Austria, recently, on the invitation of Babaylan Austria headed Cecille Orola Cech, in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy in Vienna and the Department of Tourism, a press release from the group said.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/22/people.htm



Training hub for call center reps eyed

Rep. Ignacio Arroyo Jr. (5th District, Neg. Occ.) will put up a P1 million counterpart for the establishment of a training center for those hoping to work in call centers from his district.

full article:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/22/businessnews1.htm

[BYAHILO]

wow nag balik na ang SSC!

i was in Negros! Negros! trade fair at the rockwell last night. damo damo tawo. it was a reunion of sorts, kay nag kilitaay naman sang mga frends nga iban nga halin sa bacolod eh.

May copy na ako sang Masskara Street Dance nga CD, 5 versions ang kanta, pero i belive 1 lang ni ang gamiton. like last year, 4 versions isa lang gin gamit. nami sang kanta subong.

kung gusto nyo kopya e-mail lang ako enrico.dee@byahilo - dot- com

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[Christendom]

wow nag balik na ang SSC!

i was in Negros! Negros! trade fair at the rockwell last night. damo damo tawo. it was a reunion of sorts, kay nag kilitaay naman sang mga frends nga iban nga halin sa bacolod eh.

May copy na ako sang Masskara Street Dance nga CD, 5 versions ang kanta, pero i belive 1 lang ni ang gamiton. like last year, 4 versions isa lang gin gamit. nami sang kanta subong.

kung gusto nyo kopya e-mail lang ako enrico.dee@byahilo - dot- com

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abs-cbn permi ang nagapanguna sa Bacolod kag Negros kay dira ang head office in a whole western visayas.

basi may mga pics kada sng Negros Trade Fair paki post nlng dri bro Eric if u hav a more time. email ta lang ka about a copy of Masskara music basi karun.

@ Berlin pwede ko ma link ang masskaradotcom sa metrobacolodotcqdotbz? TY!

[BYAHILO]

zyanz> ano imo email address gani send ko sa imo ang masskara music, as what i promised to you last week.


daw high pa ko subong nag kaon ko kagabi inasal kag durian ice cream sa negros trade fair. ahehehehe ari man di ang pasalamat festival sang la carlota.

[Christendom]

zyanz> ano imo email address gani send ko sa imo ang masskara music, as what i promised to you last week.


daw high pa ko subong nag kaon ko kagabi inasal kag durian ice cream sa negros trade fair. ahehehehe ari man di ang pasalamat festival sang la carlota.

baw promised gid. matinomanon cmu ba! zyanz_reborn@yahoo.com.ph. TY!

daw nag pahubog ka gd inom nga nag high ka gd ahahaah!

gapon may gin news man ang dailystar about the Babaylan festival show in Austria.

[BYAHILO]

yuf. wala pa gyapon kapuli ang babaylan from USA nag diretso sila europe. tsk tsk

nami sila ya kay saut saut lang. nadumduman ko sang una classmate ko sa college pirmi man absent kay ga saut sa masskara kung diin diin man..

eniway medyo mabugat ang file its 7MB.

ibutang ko lang di ang player. if u still need the file hambala lang ako

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[habagatcentral1]

By the way,

CEBU PACIFIC HAS ANNOUNCED AGAIN ITS SLASHED RATES FOR CEBU-BACOLOD VICE VERSA FOR ONLY P99 (exluding taxes and surcharges)!

For more details, click on www.cebupacificair.com

[BYAHILO]

By the way,

CEBU PACIFIC HAS ANNOUNCED AGAIN ITS SLASHED RATES FOR CEBU-BACOLOD VICE VERSA FOR ONLY P99 (exluding taxes and surcharges)!

For more details, click on www.cebupacificair.com



yup! naka baton man ako notification about this. just this afternoon 2 of my officemates nag confirm na nga ma upod man sa akon mapa masskara.

excited na ko mag puli! kanami sang music ka masskara! ahahahah

[ritche]

ericd001, the schedules of Buglasan are now posted at the Dumaguete thread...

[Animo]

THE Regional Echo Seminar on Arnis Officiating was successfully held by the Department of Education (DepEd) under Regional Director Victoriano B. Toril Jr. and Physical Education and School Sports (PESS) Division Chief Edna B. Deriada.

This was in collaboration with the Western Visayas Technical Officiating Association (WVITOA) last September 7 to 9, 2006 at the Pana-ad Covered Gymnasium, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.

The purpose of the seminar was to orient PE teachers on Arnis officiating, update Arnis officials of the latest rules in sport Arnis, and enrich knowledge on the conduct of DepEd Arnis competition.

The seminar was attended by Division PESS/MAPEA/MSEP supervisors/coordinators, secondary PE teachers, and DepEd officials both in the elementary and secondary public and private schools in Western Visayas as well as few renowned arnis grandmasters from Negros Occidental.

The lecturers, who primarulky came from Iloilo City, were John S. Corona, Julius P. Pondaya, Neil L. Godilano, Jemmy T. Losano, April May G. Fama, Fernando A. Aloro, Geronimo Salmorin, Charlemagne B. Yabut, etc. Arnis Philippines (ArPi) Commissioners Randy Seneres (Iloilo Province) and Bonnie Celendro ( Iloilo City ) were the demonstrators of the basic skills of Arnis.

Covered topics include Arnis history, terminology, warm up, laban laro (full contact/sparring) and anyo (forms), sinawali, and officiating.

Arnis is the national martial art of the Philippines as recognized by the Filipino Government, previously governed nationally by the National Arnis Association of the Philippines (NARAPHIL) by then Chief of Staff Fabian Ver and today by the arnis Philippines under the leadership of its President Raymund Velayo.

Arnis is a generic term applied to the hundreds of traditions, forms, styles, and systems of Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), whether indigenous, eclectic, and foreign based, scattered all over the 7, 100 islands of the Philippine archipelago.

Arnis is a corrupted Spanish term which means “armor, mail, or protective bracelet.” When applied to FMA, it refers to one’s ability to defend oneself as if one is wearing an armor.

It is variously known as escrima/eskrima, baston, olisi, garrote, estoque, estokada, etc. in various parts of the country. Hon. Juan Miguel Zubiri had authored a bill that makes Arnis the National Sport of the Philippines.

In Negros Occidental, more prominent organizations working to preserve and/or propagate Arnis to different levels of the society include Negros Occidental Baston Federation (NOBF), Bacolod Negros Arnis Federation International (BNAFI), Inc.

Original Filipino Tapado Long Stick Fighting Association (OFTLSFA), Inc., Vasquez Modified Martial Arts International (VMMAI), Intercontinental Federation of Filipino Martial Arts Schools (IFFMAS), and Conceptual Martial Art Society (CMAS).

In Iloilo, Pons Seneres Arnis Association, Lightning Scientific Arnis, and Philippine Si-Su-Do Association are some of the propagators of Arnis.

Last July, 115 foreigners from 15 countries traveled to the Philippines to train in Arnis during the 3rd World FMA/Modern Arnis Festival last July 2006 in Tagaytay City, Cavite.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/19/sports/deped.arnis.seminar.held.html

[Christendom]

yuf. wala pa gyapon kapuli ang babaylan from USA nag diretso sila europe. tsk tsk

nami sila ya kay saut saut lang. nadumduman ko sang una classmate ko sa college pirmi man absent kay ga saut sa masskara kung diin diin man..

eniway medyo mabugat ang file its 7MB.

ibutang ko lang di ang player. if u still need the file hambala lang ako

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Eric thnx for the copy of Masskara music.

[Christendom]

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The 10 candidates for this year's Masskara Queen, from left, Angelique Robles, Kristina Fernandez, Novie Profeta, Michelle Talapiero, Christia Balajadia, Christer Marie Taclobos, Sheen Liberty Cuenza, Tara Delos Reyes, Mary Grace Delfin and Eamay Apostol

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/southerncharmsnegrenselady.jpg

[Christendom]

International arts festival set in 12 cities

Visual artists, sculptors and photographers are invited to join the First Philippine International Art Festival from October 16 to December 31, to be held in 12 places in the country.

These are in the cities of Bacolod, Roxas, Kalibo, Iloilo, Cebu, Legaspi, Manila, San Fernando (Pampanga), Dagupan, San Fernando (La Union), Bayombong, and Baguio, and 12 foreign capitals.

In Bacolod City, the art exhibition on the theme of "Kay Ganda ng Bayan Ko" will be held at the L'Fisher Hotel, Oct. 16 to 19. The opening night will be attended by artists from neighboring cities Iloilo and Roxas, Legaspi, Cebu and Manila, it said.


Photo exhibit slated Oct. 2

The first exhibit of Manila-based artist Suzette "Sue" Montelibano called "Up close, for real" will open Oct. 2 5:30 p.m. and end Oct. 16 at the Phinma Main Gallery, Negros Museum, in Bacolod City.


Provincial tourism week kicks off

Tourism Week on the theme "Tourism Enriches" will start in Negros Occidental today and Sept. 30.

The celebration kicks off with a Mass at 7:45 a.m. with simultaneous flag-raising ceremony sponsored by all tourism offices in the 32 towns and cities in the province. An opening program and delicacy festival at 9 a.m. at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol Building in Bacolod City will follow.


complete story:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/25/people.htm

[BYAHILO]

ericd001, the schedules of Buglasan are now posted at the Dumaguete thread...

thanks ritchie. Unfortunately, medyo late na lumabas ang schedule ng buglasan. therefore di na ako pwede makapunta jan. full sched na ako from oct18-25. i have to do a lot of press work in bacolod tapos may iloilo/guimaras pa ako.

[BYAHILO]

zyanz> kanami sang music sang masskara. ahehehe

may mga officemates ako nga ma upod sa akon puli dira sa bacolod. hay ti goodluck na lng ako ya eh ehehhe

[Christendom]

PRA head to help city on BREDCO

The Mayor left on an official trip to Sweden on Sept. 14 to attend the Study Visit Organizational Development Seminar, as part of the Consolidating Philippine Local Government Association Program of the Department of Interior and Local Government, from Sept. 14-28.

Leonardia said that among the issues he took up with Revilla is the fact that, according to the memorandum of agreement, the PRA should help the city in facilitating the titling of the ports. He said he has already discussed with City Legal Officer Allan Zamora the processing of the transfer of the titles of the ports and everything that is legal, especially so when the Sangguniang Panlungsod came up with a resolution asking the executive branch to have the titles of the ports transferred in the name of the city.

full story:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/26/topstory2.htm

[Christendom]

zyanz> kanami sang music sang masskara. ahehehe

may mga officemates ako nga ma upod sa akon puli dira sa bacolod. hay ti goodluck na lng ako ya eh ehehhe

tnx sa Masskara music.

baw mayu gid eh damu friends mo nga ma upod!

akon damo gid tani friends ko nga maupod skon galing nahuya ko mag paupod sa ila kay ang amon balay to gubaon pa wala pa matapos pakay-o. maupod tani ang mga gurdian ko kay last Masskara ara man da sila galing kay sa balay sila sang friend nila nga maggaranon dira pakad2 sa may fortune town nga subdivision. indi na sila to magbalik kay nahuya na sila kono mong ti hambal nila sa balay lang kono namon sa mansilingan galing huya man ko.

sometimes ga lagaw da sila sa Bacolod galing tag one day lang, aga halin balik sila gab-e na hahaha bitin kono ang lagaw nila.

tapos skuling pagustuhan ko nana sila lagaw da.

[BYAHILO]

ayti amon balay gani gamay man lang., heheh

neways ma out na ko. mapa rockwell ko subong.. lapit man lng sa balay. last day sang negros tradefair subong. ti manguha na naman ko to barquillos kag piaya sa frend ko nga exhibitor ahahahha

gapamati ko di sound ka masskara kagina. ehehe regards! bwas naman....

[Christendom]

Ferrera wins gold in Malaysia Open

Negrense strongman Arniel Ferrera added another gold medal to his collection recently by ruling the hammer throw competition of the rain-marred Malaysian Open Track and Field Championships in Kuala Lumpur.


28 schools confirm University Games entry

Twenty-eight schools have signified their participation in the 11th National University Games from Oct. 23-29 at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.

University of Saint La Salle
West Negros College
University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos
Riverside College
Far Eastern University
Ateneo de Manila University
Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion
Filamer Christian College
Holy Name University
De La Salle University-Lipa
Xavier University
College of St. John
University of San Agustin-Iloilo
San Beda College
Holy Angel University
St. Francis of Assisi College
La Carlota City College
Mindanao State University
Adamson University
Jose Rizal University
DLSU-Dasmariñas
Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology
Holy Cross of Davao College
University of the Cordilleras
University of Iloilo
Assumption College
Negros Oriental State University
Silliman University
University of Mindanao
University of Northern Philippines.

full stories:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/26/sportnews6.htm

[Animo]

IN THE 16th century, a number of religious of the Augustinian province of Castille, moved by a special collective charisma, expressed their desire to live with renewed fervor, and according to new norms, the type of consecrated life which St. Augustine established in the Church.

Thus on the 5th of December 1588, during the Provincial chapter in Toledo, Spain, the Augustinian recollection was born. The life of the early Recollects were embodied in the “forma de Vivir” written by Fray Luis de Leon.

It stressed the intensification of contemplative and communitarian life and emphasized the strict observance of ascetic life.

In 1606, a group of recollects set sail to the Philippines to evangelize the people. Thus, from this time on until 2006, the Recollect presence in the Philippines and Asia has already reached the 400th year.

The religious history of Negros Occidental traces back to the arrival and administration of the Religious belonging to the Order of the Augustinian Recollects. The Augustinian Recollects have been in the country for already around 400 years. They set sail from Spain to Asia and particularly the Philippines. We have studied in our history classes that the Recollect Friars were the last religious order to come to our shores.

Shortly after taking charge of the other parishes left by the Jesuits, a few of the Recollects set sail to this island in the Visayas. Arriving with only 11 parishes existing, in few years time, they have more than tripled the number. It shows how zealous were the Recollect friars in evangelization and propagation of the Catholic faith.

They established the towns and parishes of Kabankalan, San Carlos , Binalbagan, Hinigaran, Bago, Sagay, La Carlota, Valladolid , Talisay and other small parishes in the island. The missionary zeal of the Recollects burned in every parish or town they established. They were not only concerned of the religious but were also involved in socio-political development.

Padre Fernando Cuenca was well-known of his contribution to the Province. He was responsible for the promotion of the sugar industry. With the help of carpenters, they have established the first hydraulic pressing mill for sugar.

He produced sugar out of the sugarcane. Having foreseen the dangers of mono-cropping in agriculture, he introduced also the propagation of several tuber crops, abaca and coffee. Being a physician, he helped the health problems of the province. He made his convento in Talisay as his clinic and successfully applied hydrotheraphy to his patients.

Another Recollect friar worthy of mention is Fr. Mauricio Ferrero. He was the Parish priest of Bacolod. During his presbyterate, he built the San Sebastian Cathedral, the Episcopal Palace, the Puerto San Juan (now the Provincial jail, according to Negros Historian Modesto Sa-onoy), the old City Hall, and the public plaza.

During the revolution of 1898, all the Friars were rounded up and incarcerated in Puerto San Juan. Only Fr. Cuenca and Fr. Ferrero were spared of all the humiliation subjected to the Friars. In 1900, all the Recollect Friars were ordered to leave Negros. All left, except Fr. Fernando Cuenca.

The exodus of the recollect Friars left the Negros Church in crisis. There were less native secular Priests. The Bishop of Jaro wrote the Papal Nuncio of his fear that the revolution in Negros would usher in Protestantism which would come with Americans. His fears materialized as Negros Oriental was really taken by Protestantism in 1901 with the coming of the Thomasites.

All over the country, the Philippine Mission had produced six most outstanding Recollects. They are: Fr. Rodrigo san Miguel, thereat Church and convent builder; Fr. Agustin de San Pedro, known in history as “El padre Capitan”; Fr. Diego Cera, builder of the famous bamboo-organ; Most Rev. Jose Aranguren, the first Recollect Archbishop of Manila; St. Ezekiel Moreno, the great missionary and Fr. Fernando Cuenca.

They are some of the contribution of the Order of the Augustinian recollect to the Men and women of the Roman Catholic Church.

Today, with the same zeal and fervor that moved the early recollect friars, The recollect religious of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno (Philippines, Taiwan and Africa) are not only concerned of their pastoral and missionary apostolates but are also involved in the educational and formation apostolates.

Continuing the legacy of the early recollects in the field of education, the recollect administer the following schools: University of San Jose Recoletos (Cebu); University of Negros Occidental–Recoletos (Bacolod and Talisay); San Sebastian College-Recoletos (Cavite and Manila); Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos (San Carlos City); San Pedro Academy (Negros Oriental).

Also to cope up with the need for more religious, the Order has established Formation Centers: Sto. Tomas de Villanueva-Recoletos Formation House (minor seminary); Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (College); St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate–Recoletos; and Recoletos Formation Center (major seminary).

Answering also the pastoral and missionary calling of the Recollection, the St. Ezekiel Moreno community located in Brgy. Handumanan, Bacolod City has been established. It is a relocation and rehabilitation project initiated by UNO-Recoletos.

Squatters of Purok Katilingban in Brgy. 39,who were originally adopted by UNO-R for its community outreach project. Now, the whole project is run by the Recoletos Outreach Center (RESOURCE). The beneficiaries have been given socialized housing and livelihood skills training. The community is well equipped with a Day-Care Center, a first-class health center and a vocational training school.

So let us all be thankful of the growth of our Catholic faith to the Augustinian recollects. Let us celebrate with them their quadricentennial celebration which ha already been launched this year.


http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/09/26/oped/carlos.legaspi.jr..questions.that.matter.html

[Christendom]

Fiesta fare promo on

SuperFerry yesterday announced its latest offering called "The Buy One Take One Fiesta Fare Promo" for the Manila-Bacolod-Manila and Manila-Zamboanga-Manila routes to support the MassKara Festival of Bacolod City and the La Hermosa Festival of Zamboanga.

Those who wish for more details may call the SuperFerry hotlines at Tel. No. (02) 528-7000 in Metro Manila, (034) 435-4965 in Bacolod, (062) 992-6114 in Zamboanga, or text SuperFerry SMS (0917) 8892421.

full story: http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/September/27/people.htm

[habagatcentral1]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/bacolodcapo.jpg
Bacolod 3 years ago with some visitors from UP Diliman and UP Mindanao

Sa Washington DC na guro bala kami, hehehe!

[BYAHILO]

hidlaw na ko bacolod!

grabe kaon ko kagabi inasal sa negros trade fair daw wala bwas! ahahha mahal mahal tag 100 ang stick sang barbecue. pero kaon gyapon

damo damo pa ko dala puli sa balay nga piaya barquillos bañadas biscocho etc kay kilala ko ang isa ka exhibitor.. ti libre naman eh.

may dala ko nga 3 officemates sa bacolod mag masskara. heheh

[Christendom]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/sport_bagocitycoliseum.jpg

[TJ]

Maskarra is coming... :yes: and also the exams :no:

[Christendom]

http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/sport_panaadpoolsidebacolod.jpg

[Bo B]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/bacolodcapo.jpg
Bacolod 3 years ago with some visitors from UP Diliman and UP Mindanao

Sa Washington DC na guro bala kami, hehehe!

Great picture Mack. So, are you from Bacolod? Whereabouts?

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Nah, I came from Iloilo and Cavite (accuse me of being an NPA..No Permanent Address) but I've got relatives in THASS (Taculing). Ginpamasyal ko man lang ang mga kaabyan ko sa Bacolod kay gusto nila magtour sa Iloilo-Bacolod after our Council Meet that happened in Miag-ao. They've enjoyed it biskan gabinagyo at tha time.

Most of the people thought this was Washington DC nga eh. :D

[IMPRESARIO]

^^yeah because the Provincial Capitol looks or "seems" to look like the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., kag cguro ang porma ni bern daw may pagka-stateside man,heheh

[IMPRESARIO]

Bidding process for new gov’t center questioned
By KARL G. OMBION

BACOLOD City – A flurry of questions concerning the bidding for a new government center here is being raised, less than a month after the city government inked with Land Bank of the Philippines a P400-million loan for the center’s construction, and barely a week after the Bids and Awards Committee chaired by City Administrator Lorendo Dilag published its invitation to bid.

Former Vice Mayor Ramiro “Chick” Garcia said that prior to the bidding invitation, city hall must first have a comprehensive plan for the new government center -- like engineering and architectural drawing plans, number of offices to be built and number of personnel to occupy the center, perspective drawing plan, site development plan, and the total costs estimate of the entire project based of fair market value
cont> http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news13.htm

^^Tani ma check ini sang maayo, para ang kwarta nga alloted for the project indi ma wasi kag magamit guid 100% for the intended project.

[Christendom]

Cadiz City eyeing casla plantation: MBCCI

Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante has offered an area in their city to be planted with casla or jatropha, a potential source of bio-diesel, Roberto Montelibano, president of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said yesterday.

full story: http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/March/07/businessnews2.htm

[BYAHILO]

welcome back!!!

denied vacation leave ko. pero id still push through my travel ahahahahahha

kabalan gid. ehhee

[Sinjin P.]

Masskara na!

[BYAHILO]

sinjin sama ka sa bacolod. eehehehehe ill be thereoct18 5AM flight ko. eheheheheheheheh illstay in bcd until oct 25 ksama ko officematesko.