Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province - Compiled Threads

[BYAHILO]

"George Macainan, a school teacher, writer and actor, is one of those who founded the MassKara Festival with the late Ely Santiago of the Negros Press Club." from Sunstar Bacolod

So actually before there's no loud speaker along the streets.When did this loud speakers of Sound System started to be used on the street along side with the coming up of the Official Music for the Festival.


yup.. i can still remember.. we have old photographs before.. mga early 1980's pa.. during that time it was Manukan Country who was always dominating the streetdance. pirmi second place ang GSIS. both my parents work there. kag mga dancers nila mga empleyado sang gsis mismo.

we have an old pic na,, i guess its 1981 masskara. kay that time mom was pregnant, (she gave birth january 1982). ang style sang una is to have a large float in front of the dancers or sa likod, ara sa float ang large speaker.

and during those times, they still use papier mache for the masks,. right now.. most of the mask is already made of fiberglass. ang ginbakal ko 2 years ago nga masskara from one dancer is made of fibergalss din.

it was actually lopues who started this trend....


and yeah.. masskara is now starting to lose its glitter. for many tourist, its still good. with all the noise and colour. but if you were born on the 70's or 80's you could actually see a big difference on how they celebrate the fiesta.

[jaywalker]

^^ Sad to say, i can't remember how was the early Masskara Festival until lately i have read the news and glad you did mentioned the Manokan Country Dancers .Somehow i did recall those memories but i don't know anything about this first Masskara festival used to be.All i know is that many festival's in the country get the ideas from Bacolod Masskara Festival and i think it is one of the earliest festival in the Philippines.

[BYAHILO]

^^ Sad to say, i can't remember how was the early Masskara Festival until lately i have read the news and glad you did mentioned the Manokan Country Dancers .Somehow i did recall those memories but i don't know anything about this first Masskara festival used to be.All i know is that many festival's in the country get the ideas from Bacolod Masskara Festival and i think Masskara Festival is one of the earliest festival.


mag puli ko bala sa bacolod pangitaon ko na mga picture nila ni mama. ahahahhaha


1 thing common about mom, my dad and me: we have all joined masskara. nagsaut ako 1992 that time ang music lambada kag volare pa to. kalaw ay. ahahahahah kag kakapoy to ya sang una halin pa to sa capitol lagoon asta plaza. LOL

[jaywalker]

mag puli ko bala sa bacolod pangitaon ko na mga picture nila ni mama. ahahahhaha


1 thing about mom, my dad and me: we have all joined masskara. nagsaut ako 1992 that time ang music lambada kag volare pa to. kalaw ay. ahahahahah kag kakapoy to ya sang una halin pa to sa capitol lagoon asta plaza. LOL

:lol: Hala,I think that time man nga nakajoin ko sa Masskara.I like those music.Two years in a row ako nakjoin as masskara dancer and know what nagchampoin kami sa baranggay level sa "Ang alibangbang nagalupad lupad" nga kanta.Guess mo kung ano nga baranggay?:lol:

[BYAHILO]

:lol: Hala,I think that time man nga nakajoin ko sa Masskara.I like those music.Two years in a row ako nakjoin as masskara dancer and know what nagchampoin kami sa baranggay level sa "Ang alibangbang nagalupad lupad" nga kanta.Guess mo kung ano nga baranggay?:lol:


ahaha peho ta gali mga produkto sang masskara. lol ano na nga year ang alibangbang? the usic still rings in my head. i guess mga late 1980's ina?

[jaywalker]

^^ It was a good and wonderful experience.Hambal sang amon instructor bahala na maobahan ka,nakamasskara ka man.Wala huya huya todo lang saot.kag hamabal sa amon nga feel like as if nagabayle ka sa turugban.:lol: Then we were declared as grand champoin,we were invited to performed in some towns and cities in Negros.I remeber i was interviewed in one of the radio station.Gin akigan pa ko sang instructor namon kay i was asked if how long was our preparation and i answered 3 months.Hambal sang instructor namon siling nya dapat 1 month lang ginhambal ko.:lol:

Yes i think it was 1986.

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Villamonte ka migs? :D

[jaywalker]

Nope! indi pa to sikat ang Villamonte mga 1980.

[COLLIN JASPER]

HAPPY MASSKARA FESTIVAL BACOLOD!!!
GREETINGS FROM THE CITY OF LOVE

[jaywalker]

http://www2.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2007/10/02/oped/g.h..arinday.jr..sunfare.html
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Arinday: Oktoberfest and MassKara
By G.H. Arinday, Jr.
Sunfare

TWO DISTANT lands, two different cultures, both caressed by the chilly fingers of the month, have discovered in each other the common strands of ethnic and cultural feasts in the limpidity of uninhibited happiness uncorking the bottled waters of phantasm of either sorrows or other dreams.

Bavaria, a former highland and once a kingdom until 1918 and famous for its beer brewing industries, is several thousands of miles away from Bacolod, once a hilly place overlooking the warm sea, the transit point of shipping its sweet product to the neighboring island where the forebears of the leading families known as the sugar barons came from what is known today as Iloilo.

But Bacolod through the industry of its people and the people of the whole province of Occidental Negros became the country’s principal sugar capital, hence the name Sugarlandia.

Bavaria, being the source of the finest beer in the world, has given honor to its thriving industry and created the world famous beer feast known as Oktoberfest.

On the other hand, Bacolod, out of the chaos of the un-lamentable New Society under the said Orwellian regime, created MassKara to simulate joy and pour our their bruised feelings of losing most of their civil liberties, like a surrealistic and magical creativeness gave birth to such unprecedented feast that in its deepest sense a metaphysical form of protest.

But now, it is a culture by itself drawing away from the brief madness of the time under the Marcosian doctrine of “smiling” New Society.

The smiles in varied hues worn by the participants or the revelers have been becoming genuine and deeply-seated in the tradition which coincidentally takes place with the humming of the sugar mills after the season of death when the farm workers were idled and scrimped for their daily needs.

With the coolness of the weather, sometimes disrupted by the jealous rain just like the heavy snowfalls in Bavaria (A German province bounded by Italy and Austria in the south and southeast respectively), the MassKara festival by natural evolution attaining perfection has resembled in many ways the Bavarian Oktoberfest, when beer drinking becomes one of the main features from whence a peculiar form of happiness exudes a singular feeling where the hours are slow, the laughter profoundly expressing like an “Invitation to the Waltz.”

MassKara is really filled with positive joy, an unexplainable exhilaration to celebrate life and where dancers interpret in myriad ways the meaning of existence like the scents of sampaguita cavorting with the delectable aroma of grilled or broiled delicacies.

While the loud music competes with the thoughts of what tomorrow shall bring as you pour the wine or beer, the realization of what you are celebrating is the hourless moment in “the innermost” chamber of your heart is the “truest hymn” that life must go on, bidding farewell for a brief period to solitude and the sad madrigals of Life itself. On the higher plain of your dreamy state while the soul of the wine or beer titillate your thoughts you wish the brewed ambrosia to help you understand the significance of the event and the poetic symbols of varied smiles masking the actual faces behind.

Perhaps, to some possessed of poetic imagery, it would not be difficult to construct the significance that once in one’s existence, there is always a vast reservoir of pleasantness and the problem is where to find the right pathways.

Oktoberfest and MassKara are empirical symbols with deeper meanings other than being beer or wine guzzling.

The socio-cultural underpinnings have its own secrets to be discovered in relation to the needs of community festivities like the annual Oktoberfest and MassKara.

But as the winds of October would make its whiplash and the snowfalls, let it be considered that those seasons do not “cover the hopes of spring”---as the song goes.

In merriment, the ultimate aim is to express our gratefulness to the Omniscient One that we should not be immersed always in the hourglass of pain. A smile we deserve from everyone.

[jaywalker]

V3sE03xNOSM

A Bacolod video as an IT destination part1

[jaywalker]

Part 2 of the Bacolod video as an IT destination.

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A must watch! enjoy!

[jaywalker]

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/03/pix/fireworks.jpg
MASSKARA. Fireworks capped the opening of the 28th MassKara Festival at the SM MassKara Village along Manokan Country Monday.*

[jaywalker]

Hero's welcome awaits world champ Nietes

A hero's welcome awaits newly-crowned World Boxing Organization miniflyweight champion Donnie Nietes when he arrives in Bacolod City today.

Expected to welcome Nietes at the Cebu Pacific terminal at 8:30 this morning are Negros Amateur Boxing Association president and former Vice Mayor Juan Ramon "Monju" Guanzon, Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella and Murcia town officials.

Nietes, 25, was born in Murcia and raised in Barangay Granada.

Guanzon, who was at the ringside late Sunday night at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City to witness the Bacoleño's triumph, said the win by Nietes was a shot in the arm the local boxing movement needs.

He also lauded the ALA stable of Antonio "Bidoy" Aldeguer, who took in Nietes as a ward.

Puentevella commended the fourth world boxing titlist in House Resolution No. 263 that will also be presented to the Negrense pug during the press conference.

Nietes defeated Thailand's Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym via a unanimous decision for the vacant WBO miniflyweight crown.

His win elevated him to the ranks of Filipino world champs Florante Condes, minimumweight, IBF; Nonito Donaire, Jr., flyweight, IBF, IBO; and, another Negrense from San Carlos City, Gerry Peñalosa, bantamweight, WBO.

Puentevella, in House Resolution No. 263, paid tribute to Nietes, who amazed the crowd with his great defensive skills and resistance in eventually overwhelming the hard-hitting Pornsawan.

"Such courageous feat and display of determination and fighting spirit continue to provide a source of hope and inspiration to our people. Donnie deserves honor and respect," the solon's resolution added.

After a brief motorcade, Nietes, NABA officials and party will proceed to the Business Inn.

He will then pay a courtesy visit to Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Marañon before proceeding to Murcia, where Mayor Sonny Coscolluela and local residents have prepared another hero's welcome for him, the NABA said. *


Web www.visayandailystar.com

:banana: WELCOME HOME CHAMP!!!!:banana:

[jaywalker]

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Museum sets canvas documentary

The Negros Museum in Bacolod City will feature a canvas documentary called "The People and Life in Coastal Negros" by Roland Dayon and Chalmer Relatorre, Oct. 5 to Nov. 5, a press release from organizers said.

The documentary is aimed at recording and learning the tasks and chores of ordinary folk in the coastal areas, and to appreciate the best that human beings can do, the press release added.*

[jaywalker]

Conference and Meeting In Bacolod

Docs mark mental month
The Philippine Medical Association Inc. will discuss Republic Act 9439 or the Anti-Patient Illegal Detention Law, and "Doctors in Business," among other topics in the PMA-Unilab continuing medical education regional assembly, Oct. 21, at L'Fisher Hotel, in Bacolod City.

A press release from the PMA said, the event on the theme "Nagkakaisang Manggagamot Tungo sa Kalusugan ng Sambayanan," will be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be attended by members from Aklan, Antique, Canlaon, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental. PMA Western Visayas governor Dr. Antonio Gauzon will give the introduction at the opening program, followed by a welcome address by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, CME update by Dr. Rafael Bantayan, and message by PMA president Dr. Jose Sabili, the press release added.*


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New BIR executives speak at PICPA gab

Newly-installed Regional Director Rodita Galanto of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Region 12 will lead resource speakers in the tax seminar-dialogue organized by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants-Negros Occidental Chapter today, starting 8 a.m., at the Sugarland Hotel in Bacolod City.

Galanto will be joined by Assistant Regional Director Aynie Mandajoyan and Revenue District Officer Jona Ruth Alonte of Revenue District 77, Bacolod City. They officially assumed their respective posts on September 24.

Topics to be discussed during the PICPA seminar-dialogue are: Consolidated Schedule of Compromise Penalties in violation of the National Internal Revenue Code under Revenue Memorandum Order No. 19-2007, and the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Legislative Tax Amnesty under Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 55-2007.*

www.visayandailystar.com

[SugarFreak]

^^MASSKARA dancers man kamo gali nga duwa hah Jay and Eric...i was invited also before to join the masskara dance 1998 i think but sad i didn't...mahuloy-anon pa ako sito nga tsimpo mong...subong daw anu na tsismoso heheh

may ara ko sina sang coke bottle. i bought it 2years ago. for non bacolenos u can buy that in ebay.ph damo da bidders, pero mahal ila baligya. the SMB bottle just started last year, wala ko nag bakal kay kalaw ay sang design.. aside from masskara i also have the sinulog version of the coke bottle i bought last january in cebu


hmmmmm tingala ko kafamiliar sang linya nga ini.... i double checked my posts, kag gin kopya na naman wala gid credit. tsk tsk it was written september 18, 2006 http://www.byahilo.com/?p=498


Zyanz nag expire na ang domain sang masskara, daw june pa bala mo or july, wala na nila gin renew.OIC.lols


^^ Hey Erick! Here are some statement from the George Macainan about the the first Masskara Festival in Sunstar Bacolod.Are you fully aware of this?Here's the link for the whole news http://www2.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2007/10/02/news/masskara.loses.its.taste.founder.html

"Participants then were mostly schools, Latin music in vogue was used, each group carried their own cassette and it was so ‘crude’ not everybody could hear the music but the simplicity and naiveté brought with it unexplained joy,” Macainan said.

Macainan stressed, “If there is one joy MassKara had offered, it’s because almost all cities in the entire Philippines followed the idea of MassKara street dancing. In varied forms and styles, people around the Philippines are dancing in the streets now and it’s so beautiful,” he added.
wow good searching Jay...how proud it is to be

[IMPRESARIO]

:cheers: Happy Masskara Festival Everyone! :cheers:

[SugarFreak]

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/03/pix/fireworks.jpg
MASSKARA. Fireworks capped the opening of the 28th MassKara Festival at the SM MassKara Village along Manokan Country Monday.*

The glittering fireworks display at the Manokan Country Monday night signals the official opening of the 3-week 28th MassKara celebration in Bacolod City...:banana:

[ngprofflorida]

V3sE03xNOSM

A Bacolod video as an IT destination part1

OH MY GOSH JAY DONT NEED TO EXPLAIN FUTHER ABOUT BACOLOD, EVERYTHING IS IN VIDEO THE BEST!!!!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: NO 1 IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND INFRASTRUCTURE OH MY GOODNESS....... IAM IN HEAVEN.

[SugarFreak]

Saicy Aguila is Maxim’s Cover Girl in October
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Saicy Aguila the pride of Bacolod and a former housemate in Bahay ni Kuya (Pinoy Big Brother Season 2) is the October edition cover girl of Maxim Men Magazine. Saicy is wearing an animal printed bikini and she looks sizzling hot :).

Last week Saicy together with her partner Joseph Cabria won the sixth and final slot on ABS-CBN’s U Can Dance Version 2 after beating the tandem of Thou Reyes and Eva Rocero by only 0.3 points.Watch her Maxim pictorial and U Can Dance Version 2 video after the jump.

Maxim Magazine Pictorial by TV Patrol World.
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U Can Dance Version 2
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(courtesy by Sasieboy of negrosislandonline.com)

[jaywalker]

HAPPY MASSKARA FESTIVAL BACOLOD!!!
GREETINGS FROM THE CITY OF LOVE

:cheers: Happy Masskara Festival Everyone! :cheers:

^^ acknowledge!:) Thanks for celebrating with us!:cheers:

[jaywalker]

^^MASSKARA dancers man kamo gali nga duwa hah Jay and Eric...i was invited also before to join the masskara dance 1998 i think but sad i didn't...mahuloy-anon pa ako sito nga tsimpo mong...subong daw anu na tsismoso heheh

OIC.lols



wow good searching Jay...how proud it is to be
Sa umpisa man lang ang huya Sugar,pagnaka umpisa ka na hataw,daw wala ka na labot sa palibot mo :lol:.Sige lang kumpas nga daw ka tampisaw ka sa tubig.Di ka naman mahuya kay nakamasskara ka na.Nobody will recognize you once you're wearing the mask.
We have to be proud because somehow other cities and town around nation have inspired to create thier own festival as similar to us with street dancing.That's why every year Bacolod welcomed many representatives and guest from other towns and cities to get the ideas on how Masskara Festival is being organized.

[kyle@1008]

any other updates bout the masskarra??

[ngprofflorida]

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Congratulations to the new Pinoy Boxing Champ Donnie Nietes for winning the WBO minimum weight title last Sunday at the Grand Ballroom of Waterfront-Cebu City against the undefeated Thailander, Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym.

Nietes also known as “Ahas” was born in the Municipality of Murcia and currently residing in Brgy. Grananda, Bacolod City.

“Bacolod’s pride Donnie Nietes, like the other boxing champions before him, are our modern-day heroes. Nietes’ triumph serves as an inspiration to many of us, at a time when the country is battered not only by natural calamities but also by too much politics and scandals that tend to divide our nation,” - Monico Puentevella, Bacolod City Congressman


Below is the Round 4 fight where the Thailander got knocked out by the poisonous punch blown by Donnie Nietes.

[kyle@1008]

^^ well, we have another great boxer in our midst...

[birdfluuu]

Saicy Aguila is Maxim’s Cover Girl in October
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/1467652144_6ce04d0716_m.jpg
Saicy Aguila the pride of Bacolod and a former housemate in Bahay ni Kuya (Pinoy Big Brother Season 2) is the October edition cover girl of Maxim Men Magazine. Saicy is wearing an animal printed bikini and she looks sizzling hot :).

Last week Saicy together with her partner Joseph Cabria won the sixth and final slot on ABS-CBN’s U Can Dance Version 2 after beating the tandem of Thou Reyes and Eva Rocero by only 0.3 points.Watch her Maxim pictorial and U Can Dance Version 2 video after the jump.



Saicy has a beautiful face.She was also leggy like a dancer, which I find more attractive.
Lots of beautiful women were good movie actress..Damu gid man gwapa sa Bacolod:banana: :banana: :banana::banana:

[BYAHILO]

Sa umpisa man lang ang huya Sugar,pagnaka umpisa ka na hataw,daw wala ka na labot sa palibot mo :lol:.Sige lang kumpas nga daw ka tampisaw ka sa tubig.Di ka naman mahuya kay nakamasskara ka na.Nobody will recognize you once you're wearing the mask.
We have to be proud because somehow other cities and town around nation have inspired to create thier own festival as similar to us with street dancing.That's why every year Bacolod welcomed many representatives and guest from other towns and cities to get the ideas on how Masskara Festival is being organized.

ahahahah daw amo man ko na sang una. pero ayawan pa ko na pilit kay mama sang una nga maintra ko masskara. LOL.

ther'es one place in the philippines that has copied the masskara's concept, and i really really hate it. wala sila originality. that's why you will never see photos of their festival in Byahilo, despite the fact nga kapila ko na sila makita nag perform. It's the Boling-Boling Festival of Catanauan Quezon.

Sa ngalan palang. They got it fromt he word buling meaning dirt. pero ang ila costume, masskara gd ang itsura. they also wear masks, to hide their faces para mag let go sang ila inhibitions... Sang Aliwan 2006, nakita ko dako dako nga float may massakra abi ko gani iya ka bacolod, pag usisa ko iya gali ka Catanauan.

ahahah

[jaywalker]

^^ well, we have another great boxer in our midst...

Sad news though,about Joan Tipon defeat in the National Open but it was not the original class which he normally contest for.

^^ It's quite disappointing in that case Eric but nothing to worry about Bacolod has known for the Masskara Festival.It's always present in the DOT ads.


By the way,grabe gali lawas ni Saicy,materiales puertes gid!

[kyle@1008]

^^ I've never even heard of that festival...

[gonzahr22]

ahahahah daw amo man ko na sang una. pero ayawan pa ko na pilit kay mama sang una nga maintra ko masskara. LOL.

ther'es one place in the philippines that has copied the masskara's concept, and i really really hate it. wala sila originality. that's why you will never see photos of their festival in Byahilo, despite the fact nga kapila ko na sila makita nag perform. It's the Boling-Boling Festival of Catanauan Quezon.

Sa ngalan palang. They got it fromt he word buling meaning dirt. pero ang ila costume, masskara gd ang itsura. they also wear masks, to hide their faces para mag let go sang ila inhibitions... Sang Aliwan 2006, nakita ko dako dako nga float may massakra abi ko gani iya ka bacolod, pag usisa ko iya gali ka Catanauan.

ahahah

Time and again.. "Copying is the best form of flattery".:cheers:

[SugarFreak]

October 4, 2007
How provinces fare? (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/04/feedback.htm)

Feedback Last week in a series of issues the national papers published the 2006 Commission on Audit financial reports for the 77 provinces, 115 cities, and hundreds of municipalities.

I went over them and in this issue I will discuss the provinces, particularly in West Visayas and later I will discuss the operation of the cities, and municipalities, still later. Last year, I also did this with the 2005 COA report that showed that of all the cities, Silay incurred the biggest deficit and La Carlota, too. This time they are now O.K. Publication of reports has its good effects.

At that time, then Mayor, now Congressman Jeffrey Ferrer sent me a letter, which I published, justifying the deficit. Mayor Carlo Gamban of Silay did not react.

* * *

Negros Occidental, said the report, ranks No. 3 in terms of total income among the 77 provinces. But in net income it ranked at No. 21. In WV, Negros Occidental is No. 1 in both total and net income. Even if we combine Iloilo with Guimaras.

Iloilo for the whole country ranks No. 11 in total income and No. 26 in net income. In West Visayas, here's how the six provinces rank nationally. Negros Occidental, No. 3; Iloilo No. 11; Capiz, No. 30; Aklan, No. 45; Antique, No. 49; and Guimaras, No. 73.

Here's the respective total income of the WV provinces. 1. Neg. Occ., P1.477 billion; No. 2. Iloilo, P1,059B; 3. Capiz P632.336M; 4. Aklan, P478.904M; 5. Antique, P466.455M; and 6. Guimaras, P245.332M.

* * *

Here are the top 10 provinces and their respective total income: 1. Bulacan, P1.718 billion; 2. Cebu, P1.620B; 3. Neg. Occ., P1.477B; 4. Cavite, P1.392B; 5. Laguna, P1.387B; 6. Pangasinan, P1.363B; 7. Batangas, P1.344B; 8. Rizal, P1.259B; 9. Bukidnon, P1.245B; and 10. Quezon, P1.059B.

In the ranking of net income, the picture changes. In terms of percentage of net income to the total income, Occ. Neg. has 9 percent of its total income in the net income while Iloilo has 12.

The other provinces are Capiz, 20; Aklan and Guimaras 15 each, and Antique, 14 percent.

If a local government unit spends a bigger amount or percentage of the total income it is either good or bad. An LGU is not profit-driven but service-oriented. It depends on how the money is spent.

* * *

The figures are interesting. As I said, all heads of local government units, Governors, City or Municipal Mayors must study the figures and compare their LGUs' performance with others.

There will be controversies here.

I repeat. When an LGU has spent plenty it does not mean that it is not well managed. The expenses might be for development. The only problem as the common weakness of LGUs is they spend the money for casuals to insure votes in the next election.

[birdfluuu]

October 4, 2007
How provinces fare? (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/04/feedback.htm)

Here's the respective total income of the WV provinces. 1. Neg. Occ., P1.477 billion; No. 2. Iloilo, P1,059B; 3. Capiz P632.336M; 4. Aklan, P478.904M; 5. Antique, P466.455M; and 6. Guimaras, P245.332M.

* * *


Wow most progressive, province naman tayo sa buong Western Visayas:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
I hope this current growth period will be sustained “by staying focused.”:banana: :banana: o yeah No.1 naman:banana: one of the most progressive provinces in the Philippines,Our Governor is very dedicated to his post as governor of the province of Negros and he did a whole lot of good things for our province,i hope next year mag invite pa gid ang aton mga leader sang madamu na mga call centers, kag mga high rise Hotels kag mga dalagku na Malls pareho sang Ayala Center,Shangrila Mall para mag invest diri,para ma sustain ang pagiging progressive naton sa WV:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance: :dance: :dance: :banana:

[ngprofflorida]

October 4, 2007
How provinces fare? (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/04/feedback.htm)

Feedback Last week in a series of issues the national papers published the 2006 Commission on Audit financial reports for the 77 provinces, 115 cities, and hundreds of municipalities.

I went over them and in this issue I will discuss the provinces, particularly in West Visayas and later I will discuss the operation of the cities, and municipalities, still later. Last year, I also did this with the 2005 COA report that showed that of all the cities, Silay incurred the biggest deficit and La Carlota, too. This time they are now O.K. Publication of reports has its good effects.

At that time, then Mayor, now Congressman Jeffrey Ferrer sent me a letter, which I published, justifying the deficit. Mayor Carlo Gamban of Silay did not react.

* * *

Negros Occidental, said the report, ranks No. 3 in terms of total income among the 77 provinces. But in net income it ranked at No. 21. In WV, Negros Occidental is No. 1 in both total and net income. Even if we combine Iloilo with Guimaras.

Iloilo for the whole country ranks No. 11 in total income and No. 26 in net income. In West Visayas, here's how the six provinces rank nationally. Negros Occidental, No. 3; Iloilo No. 11; Capiz, No. 30; Aklan, No. 45; Antique, No. 49; and Guimaras, No. 73.

Here's the respective total income of the WV provinces. 1. Neg. Occ., P1.477 billion; No. 2. Iloilo, P1,059B; 3. Capiz P632.336M; 4. Aklan, P478.904M; 5. Antique, P466.455M; and 6. Guimaras, P245.332M.

* * *

Here are the top 10 provinces and their respective total income: 1. Bulacan, P1.718 billion; 2. Cebu, P1.620B; 3. Neg. Occ., P1.477B; 4. Cavite, P1.392B; 5. Laguna, P1.387B; 6. Pangasinan, P1.363B; 7. Batangas, P1.344B; 8. Rizal, P1.259B; 9. Bukidnon, P1.245B; and 10. Quezon, P1.059B.

In the ranking of net income, the picture changes. In terms of percentage of net income to the total income, Occ. Neg. has 9 percent of its total income in the net income while Iloilo has 12.

The other provinces are Capiz, 20; Aklan and Guimaras 15 each, and Antique, 14 percent.

If a local government unit spends a bigger amount or percentage of the total income it is either good or bad. An LGU is not profit-driven but service-oriented. It depends on how the money is spent.

* * *

The figures are interesting. As I said, all heads of local government units, Governors, City or Municipal Mayors must study the figures and compare their LGUs' performance with others.

There will be controversies here.

I repeat. When an LGU has spent plenty it does not mean that it is not well managed. The expenses might be for development. The only problem as the common weakness of LGUs is they spend the money for casuals to insure votes in the next election.

AY ARAYYYYYYYYYYYY SPEECH LESS NAMAN AKO..................:: :bash: :bash: from 4th ranks in 2001 up 1 notch.

and we know that already you can see the progress:banana: :banana: :banana:

[SugarFreak]

any partial photos of masskara celebrations????

Sad news though,about Joan Tipon defeat in the National Open but it was not the original class which he normally contest for.

^^ It's quite disappointing in that case Eric but nothing to worry about Bacolod has known for the Masskara Festival.It's always present in the DOT ads.


By the way,grabe gali lawas ni Saicy,materiales puertes gid!

Saicy has a beautiful face.She was also leggy like a dancer, which I find more attractive.
Lots of beautiful women were good movie actress..Damu gid man gwapa sa Bacolod:banana: :banana: :banana::banana:

oooppppssss wrong motives ata kayo

[SugarFreak]

October 4, 2007
'I want to be a role model' (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/04/topstory6.htm)

If she wins the MassKara Queen 2007 crown, one of the things Patricia Marie Kinjho said she wants to embody and uphold is the honor that comes with the title.

"I want to be a role model by being decent," Kinjho said.

Kinjho, a judo black belt holder, said she wants to preserve the integrity usually expected from beauty queens which, she said, have been stained by the actions of some pageant winners who explored the "wild" side of being a celebrity. As a MassKara Queen enjoys the limelight, the 18-year-old Filipino-Japanese said she also has to ensure that her actions do not degrade her image and the prestige of the title she carries.

"A beauty queen must be conscious of other people's opinion in the things she does," Kinjho, a Commerce student at the University of St. La Salle, said. Kinjho said one important thing a title-holder must consider is her choice of persons she associates herself with, from the many people who usually want to "befriend" a newly-crowned beauty queen.

"When you're bearing the title, you should really be careful in choosing your friends. You must see to it you're not influenced by the negative things that they do," Kinjho added. This cause, Kinjho said, she will start by showing the audience that she is beyond beauty and body on the MassKara Queen 2007 coronation night at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum on October 17.*PP

[habagatcentral1]

_KuHBh94tX0
In this episode of the Correspondents by Abner Mercado, it illustrated the problems in Hda.Velez-Malaga in La Castellana town.

There was a breakthrough regarding this issue though, the Cuencas will be giving up their ownership and give it to the farmers. Hopefully that agrarian reform would move on to its true mission, to both hacendero and mang-uuma.

With agrarian problems diminishing, Carlos Locsin's vision of Negros will come true, and thus be fulfilled. :okay: Padayon sa pag-uswag Negrense! :)

Just a footnote: Only fools will think that I'm contravida here or a crab, in fact I have nothing against Bacolod and Negros Occidental. Some SSC Bacolod people know that. ;)

[jaywalker]

http://www2.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2007/10/04/article_230747_10-04-2007.jpg

Come to Robinsons Place and see the giant masks like this one at the MassKara Village inside the mall set up by ABS-CBN as part of its contribution to the ongoing MassKara Festival in Bacolod.(Sun.Star Bacolod photo)

[jaywalker]

ROBINSON'S BACOLOD OCTOBER 2007 EVENTS
DATES / VENUE TITLE DETAILS
October 1

Fountain area, 3pm
LOVE RADIO

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION W/ BANGS & MICHAEL GARCIA
Attn: All avid listeners of Love Radio 91.9! Come & celebrate with ABS-CBN It’s all about Ur love star Bangs & GMA’s Pinoy Pop Superstar Champion Michael Garcia in an afternoon of endless fun & excitement.

October 7

Fountain area,4pm
MASSKARA

FASHION SHOW
Get to see the loveliest Bocoleña vying for the best in Masskara costume competition.

October 10
Fountain area, 4pm


BACOLOD HISTORY QUIZ ‘07
A Battle of the brains participated by different colleges & universities in the province in celebration of Bacolod City Masskara Festival ‘07. Who will be this year’s Grand Champion?

October 12
Fountain area, 2pm
ARGENTINA KUSINA
Get freebies and learn the art of cooking while having fun at the Cooking Festival upon presentation of proof of purchase from Argentina.

October 12-13
10am-5pm

Front Parking Area


BACOLOD CITY JOB FAIR ‘07
A two-day job fair organized by City Government of Bacolod in cooperation with OWWA,POEA, DOLE, PESO and other national & international agencies.

October 13-14
Level 2, bes. TRU,3pm


ABS-CBN TANTRA EVENT
Discover the whole new way of gaming as ABS-CBN launches its latest 3D on line role playing computer games. Enjoy Free Play & lots of exciting surprises.

October 14
Fountain area,4pm
MASSKARA PINTA FIGURAS

BODY PAINTING & HEADRESS DESIGN COMPETITION
Witness the most spectacular event showcasing the creativity & ingenuity of Bacoleños through colorful body paints and headdresses.

October 15-19
Level 2, bes. TRU,mall
NEGROS COOPERATIVE

JOB FAIR
A special joint project by the City Gov. of Bacolod & Negros Occ. Cooperative in celebration of the Masskara Festival ’07.

October 17
Fountain area,2pm
GREENWICH

GRAND SUKI DAY
Come and watch the Greenwich Grand Suki Day in an afternoon of fun games & surprises!. There will be lots of freebies to be given away.

October 19
Front Parking Area,6pm MOR 101.5 MASSKARA SPECIAL W/ SAM CONCEPTION, JED MADELA & SANCTUARY BAND A free concert presented by ABS-CBN MOR 101.5 featuring the country’s promising stars, Sam Conception, Jed Madela & the Sanctuary Band.

October 20
Fountain area,3pm SUN CELLULAR INVASION Sun Cellular invades Bacolod as they gather the best talents of the schools in the province happening only at Robinsons Place Bacolod.

October 20-21
Level 2, bes. TRU,mall hrs REGIONAL CRIMINOLOGY KARATEDO CHAMPIONSHIP See the best of Karatedo fighters in the region as they compete for the Regional Criminology Karatedo championship at the mall organized by Renzuko Martial Arts Academy.

October 26
Fountain area,4pm WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY CULTURAL SHOW The outstanding students of West Visayas State University will conquer the center stage to show off their talents in celebration of their 60 th yr. Anniversary.

October 24
Fountain area,4pm VOCAL APPETITE RECITAL See for yourself & be delighted with the talented students of Vocal Work-out Musical Studio as they showcase their talents in dancing & singing. This will surely be an afternoon of fun & entertainment.

October 27
Fountain area,4pm LIVING GRACE STUDY & PLAY SEARCH FOR MR. & MS. UNITED NATIONS Watch the students of Living Grace study & Play in Search for Mr & Ms. United Nations Costume Competition. Watch them as they perform to our mallers’ delight.

October 28
Fountain Area,4pm HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREATS A Halloween Costume Parade Contest & Kiddie show. Special prizes will be given to Kids with scariest, colorful & extraordinary costumes.

October 30
Fountain Area,4pm YAMAHA SCHOOL OF MUSIC

RECITAL Catch the students of Yamaha School of Music perform at the mall. They will be doing a Masskara musical presentations and other activities.


SALES PROMOS
October 8-14
Level 1
NEGROS OCC. GROUP OF PSYCHIATRISTS
An exhibit featuring a collection of the best artworks & photographs by medical practitioners in the City.

October 1-31
Wearable Masks-L2,Cardams

Giant masks-outside hallways
ABS-CBN MASSKARA VILLAGE
An annual Mask Making competition of ABS-CBN TV-4 Bacolod. Witness a wide array of colorful & fascinating masks entries.

October 19-31
Level 1
BINHI EXHIBIT
Get to know today’s children though their self portrait paintings & artworks exhibit from Binhi Creative Arts & Crafts workshop.



October 1-Nov. 4
FoodCourt, 11am-8pm ROBINSONS FOODCOURT

HOT REWARDS Savour the most enjoyable dining experience with FREE internet access & get a chance to win Ipod shuffle, call/txt card in the weekly draws & Laptop, USB Flash Drive in the grand draw for every 75.00 food purchase from any Foocourt tenants.

October 15-21
Fountain area ASSOCIATION OF NEGROS PRODUCER MASSKARA FAIR A showcase of the best products the province can offer all in one venue produced by Negros top producers.

Oct. 19 ( Midnight)
20,21 (Reg.mall hrs.) OCTOBER 3-DAY SALE

(1 DAY MIDNIGHT + 2DAY BONUS) Get up to 70% discount on lots of fabulous items at the Robinsons Malls’ Midnight + Weekend Sale. Robinsons Malls will be open until 12midnight on October 19 while regular mall hours ( 10am – 9pm) will be observed on October 20 & 21.


Oct. 19-20 & 21 P10 GREAT BUYS Simply present your receipts at the promo booth for a chance to get the P10 Great Buys on this October 3-Day Super Sale.
http://www.robinsonsmalls.com/

[jaywalker]

oooppppssss wrong motives ata kayo

:lol: Ahay ah, indi lang bala pagbutangi sang malisya.It was just a comment of appreciation of a beautiful sight to behold.:lol:
Sugar,ikaw gani gatulo na laway mo ay,pahiri na ina.:lol: joke

[SugarFreak]

Wow most progressive, province naman tayo sa buong Western Visayas:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
I hope this current growth period will be sustained “by staying focused.”:banana: :banana: o yeah No.1 naman:banana: one of the most progressive provinces in the Philippines,Our Governor is very dedicated to his post as governor of the province of Negros and he did a whole lot of good things for our province,i hope next year mag invite pa gid ang aton mga leader sang madamu na mga call centers, kag mga high rise Hotels kag mga dalagku na Malls pareho sang Ayala Center,Shangrila Mall para mag invest diri,para ma sustain ang pagiging progressive naton sa WV:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance: :dance: :dance: :banana:

well, we are waiting for the completion of the new bacolod government center in which is located within the entry coming also of the new bacolod central business district...if will be done,,,the major chains of companies such as the gaisanos, aranetas, ayalas, lopueses and the other large group of companies are still on eye for building up their own businesses

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Congratulations to the new Pinoy Boxing Champ Donnie Nietes for winning the WBO minimum weight title last Sunday at the Grand Ballroom of Waterfront-Cebu City against the undefeated Thailander, Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym.

Nietes also known as “Ahas” was born in the Municipality of Murcia and currently residing in Brgy. Grananda, Bacolod City.

“Bacolod’s pride Donnie Nietes, like the other boxing champions before him, are our modern-day heroes. Nietes’ triumph serves as an inspiration to many of us, at a time when the country is battered not only by natural calamities but also by too much politics and scandals that tend to divide our nation,” - Monico Puentevella, Bacolod City Congressman


Below is the Round 4 fight where the Thailander got knocked out by the poisonous punch blown by Donnie Nietes.

he's another men activating the city of smiles as a regional sports capital of the philippines

[jaywalker]

^^ Robinson's is a much better location for the Giant Mask Contest than in the ABS-CBN compound.They will have more audience thus making it more popular.

[SugarFreak]

almost some big establishments having a big mask posted at their every door/gate entrance pass...in which welcoming everyone faces when they are entering and to enjoy what they are looking and to be satisfied to their needs and wants

btw, hows the lodging accomodation in every hotels their? fully book na ayhan???

:lol: Ahay ah, indi lang bala pagbutangi sang malisya.It was just a comment of appreciation of a beautiful sight to behold.:lol:
Sugar,ikaw gani gatulo na laway mo ay,pahiri na ina.:lol: joke

huhuhuh...lols

[jaywalker]

U-Band wins first
Battle of the Bands
The University of St. La Salle - University Band bagged the championship in the 1st Negros Occidental Private School Sports, Cultural, Educational Association Battle of the Bands - Open Category, held at the opening of the 28th MassKara Festival, Monday, a press release from event organizers said.

The Colegio de San Agustin Top and Brass Band, and West Negros College Top and Brass Band were first and second runners-up, respectively.

The U-Band delighted the crowd with their rendition of "Proud Mary" and "Yugyogan Na". The Colegio de San Agustin and West Negros College bands, on the other hand, gave renditions of "Jeggae", "Come on Eileen", "McArthur's Park" and "Lintik na Pag-Ibig", the press release said.

Other performers who were awarded consolation prizes were the Riverside Medical College - Read My Lips Band and La Consolacion College - Main (High School).

Also joining this year's competition were bands composed of students from Don Bosco Technological Institute, John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation, St. Joseph's School - La Salle, St. Benilde School and University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos.

This is the first time this competition was included in the NOPSSCEA, and incorporated with the MassKara celebration, Rudy Reveche of the NOPSSCEA cultural committee, said.

Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia assured support to the NOPSSCEA.

We hope to see a second time for this event as much as we would want everybody, especially the people of Bacolod, to enjoy the rest of activities of our prestigious festival, Leonardia added in the press release.*


USLS faculty member
finishes Belgium study
A faculty member of the University of St. La Salle - College of Education in Bacolod City has recently completed with Grand Distinction, her DEA Degree in Sciences Agronomiques et Ingéniere Biologique, from the Gembloux Agricultural University, in Belgium, a USLS press release said.

Ana Rosa Carmona has been assigned to Commission for Development-funded bilateral research project on "Building Local Capabilities in Water Resource Management."

It is a three-year research project (2005-2008) undertaken by USLS in partnership with three Belgian Universities and with Environmental Science for Social Change, a Philippine non-government organization, the press release said.

Carmona passed her research defense in Belgium on the topic "Soil Quality Assessment for Sustainable Land Use and Management Options, Lupit River Catchment, Bacolod City, Philippines."

Project partners from Belgium are the Facultes Universitaire Notre Dame de la Paix-Namur, Universitaire Catholiques de Louvain (Louvain), and Gembloux Agricultural University, (Gembloux). Linkages that led to this project were initiated through partner university, FUNDP, through the initiative of Dr. Francoise Orban -Ferauge, chairperson of the Department of Geography, the press release added.*

[jaywalker]

Friday, October 05, 2007
42 schools confirm participation in 12th Unigames
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

FORTY-two universities and colleges all over the country confirmed their participation in the forthcoming 12th University Games on October 22-28, 2007 at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.

The week-long activity will showcase top caliber athletes competing in different fields of sports.

Among these schools are Adamson University-Manila, Angeles University Foundation-Pampanga, Assumption College-Makati, Asian College of Science and Technology-Dumaguete City, Ateneo de Davao University-Davao City, Ateneo de Manila University, Brokenshire College-Davao City, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde-Manila, De La Salle Lipa-Batangas, De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, Cavite, De La Salle University-Manila, Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila, Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology-Manila, Far eastern University-Manila, Filamer Christian College-Roxas City, Foundation University-Dumaguete City, Holy Angel University-Pampanga, Holy Cross of Davao College-Davao City, Holy Name University-Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Iloilo Doctor's College, John B. Lacson Foundation-Bacolod, John B. Lacson Foundation-Iloilo, La Carlota City College, Mindanao State University-Marawi, Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi, Negros Oriental State University-Dumaguete, Rizal Technological University-Mandaluyong, San Beda College-Manila, St. Francis of Assissi College,-Las Piñas, St. Louis University-Baguio, Siliman University-Dumaguete, University of Iloilo, University of Immaculate Concepcion-Davao City, University of Mindanao-Davao City, University of Northern Philippines-Vigan, University of the Philippines-Diliman, University of San Agustin-Iloilo, University of San Carlos-Cebu, University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, West Negros College-Bacolod and Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan.

On the other hand, the schools who have not yet confirmed are Ateneo de Zamboanga, Jose Maria College-Davao, Jose Rizal University-Madaluyong, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila, Naga College Foundation, Philippine Christian University-Manila, Riverside College, University of Cordilleras-Baguio City, University of the East-Manila, University of Assumption-Pampanga, University of Mindanao Panabo College-Panabo City, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, University of Perpetual Help System-DALTA-Las Piñas, University of Perpetual Help System-JONELTA-Biñan Laguna, University of Southern Philippines Foundation-Cebu City, University of Sto. Tomas-Manila, and Western Mindanao State University-Zamboanga.

[kyle@1008]

^^ nice we're hosting the Unigames again....

It has gone a long way since Bro Rolly founded it...

[jaywalker]

This could be the busiest year for Bacolod,Masskara Festival has just kicked off.Next the Unigames,then next month the WVTA.:lol:

[kyle@1008]

I think bacolod's busiest year was 2005 during the sea games..it also had the uni games at that time..and then last year the ASEAN football qualifiers was also held at Panaad...

makes you wonder ; when will bacold host another international event??

[jaywalker]

Maybe soon once the NBSA start it's operation,as mostly this one of thier requirement to host international events,an International Airport.Remember a series of Volleyball Championships was supposed to be held in Bacolod if city was ready to finance the air travel of the competing countries from Manila.I think that was last year.

[ngprofflorida]

with Primo Esleyer OPINIONS
How our cities performed
George Sanchez, who opposes the retention of the Bacolod airport, will be on Feedback tonight at 7 on Channel 14. We have to hear him also. Just phone in your questions, if you have any.

While we are for the retention, it's good that the question is discussed openly. The people in Bacolod know what is good for them.

* * *

Yesterday, I discussed the provinces' financial reports putting Neg. Occ. as the country's third biggest province in total income after Bulacan and Cebu. There are 115 cities, 77 provinces.
In cities, I limit myself to the cities in West Visayas only, 16 of them, three in Panay and 13 in Negros Occidental.

In total income, here's their rank; their respective total income and enclosed in parenthesis is their rank nationwide: 1. Iloilo, P833.344M (23); 2. Bacolod, P701.640M (28); 3. Kabankalan, P444.640M (46); 4. San Carlos, P437.385M (47); 5. Cadiz, P413.695M (55).

6. Sagay, P379.618M (61); 7. Bago, P366.275M (63); 8. Silay, P296.654M (80); 9. Roxas, P294.086M (81); 10. Himamaylan, P269.626M (87); 11. Victorias, P262.139M (88); 12. Passi, P261.664M (89); 13. Sipalay, P251.692M (93); 14. Talisay, P247.93M (94); 15. Escalante, P232.151M (101); and La Carlota, P123.908M (106).

* * *

In net income, here's their ranking: 1. Bacolod, P174.611M; 2. Kabankalan, P144.854M; 3. Iloilo, P121.522M; 4. San Carlos, P109.246M; 5. Himamaylan, P84.955M; 6. Cadiz, P66.955M; 7. Victorias, P59.969M; 8. Sagay, P48.703M; 9. Sipalay, P48.326M; 10. Escalante, P44.385M; 11. Roxas, P42.616M; 12. Talisay, P41.089M; 13. Passi, P36.609M; 14. La Carlota, P22.221M; 15. Bago, P22.019M; 16. Silay, P8.380M.

Who of them have the highest percentage of savings? Here's how they rank, by dividing the net income over the total income.

Here's how they rank and their percentage of savings: 1. Kabankalan, 33 percent; 2. and 3. Cadiz and Himamaylan at 32 each; 4. San Carlos, 25; 5. Victorias, 23; 6. Bacolod, 22; 7. and 8. Escalante and Sipalay at 19; 9. Talisay, 17; 10. Iloilo, 15; 11. and 12. Passi and Roxas at 14 percent each; 13. Sagay, 13; 14. La Carlota, 10; 15. Bago, 3; and 16. Silay, 2 percent.

* * *

Here are the 10 biggest cities in the country and their respective total income for comparison: 1. Manila, P8.249 billion; 2. Quezon, P7.861B; 3. Makati, 7.69B; 4. Pasig, 3.638B; 5. Davao, P1.930B; 6. Caloocan, P2.473B; 7. Parañaque, P1.851B; 8. Mandaluyong, P1.660B; 9. Muntinlupa, P1.632B; and 10. Zamboanga, P1.529B.

Surprising is Cebu City was not in the list. And there was no explanation.

Which of these 10 big cities have the highest savings? 1. Makati, with savings of 43 percent; 2. Quezon, 37; 3. Zamboanga, 34; 4. Caloocan, 32; 5. Pasig, 30; 6. Manila, 20; 7. Muntinlupa, 18; 8. Mandaluyong, 11; 9. Davao, 9; and 10. Parañaque, 8 percent.

What are the 10 smallest cities: From the last of 115 going up they are: 115. Science City of Muñoz, 114. Canla-on, 113. Vigan, 112. Palayan, 111. Tangub, 110. Candon, 109. Tabaco, 108. Trece Martirez, 107. Isabela, and 106. La Carlota.

* * *

How did these cities perform in 2006? You look at the figures and judge for yourselves. I am referring to the cities in West Visayas.

Offhand, Kabankalan has since been a consistent performer under Mayor Pedro Zayco. Its savings are big so it can afford to put up big projects, like an airport, without needing funding help.
This is the advantage of a city or municipality which has big savings. Bacolod used to earn more than what Iloilo was earning. In 2003, Bacolod already lagged behind.

Bacolod has made it up with a bigger savings. Bacolod saved 22 percent from its total income, while Iloilo saved only 15 percent.

That is why in net income Bacolod and even Kabankalan overtook Iloilo.
May we ask our other friends to help us to make this analysis.

It's necessary that our people know how their government operates.

We are making studies of how municipalities performed.

* * *

Today is World Teachers Day. Salute to all teachers.

Our government keeps on saying it will improve the plight of our public school teachers, it's lip service.

As a literature teacher will tell you, "There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip."*

source: www.daily star.com

[SugarFreak]

^^i was about to post it that...nauunahan mo ako...congrats to kabankalan for overtaking the other cities

2005 and 2006 are the most busiest year of bacolod,,,and i think a year also wherein the economic has been rising stronger

[jaywalker]

^^ Seeing the figures is something to be happy with and must work hard more.Glad to see aside from Bacolod,the rest of Neg Occ is having thier fair share in the local economy.The data show that there's a progress on the whole province and not being concentrated on Bacolod alone.Quite remarkable production output of the local economy of the entire province.What a fruitful 2006.

[birdfluuu]

ngprofflorida;
Bacolod has made it up with a bigger savings. Bacolod saved 22 percent from its total income, while Iloilo saved only 15 percent.

That is why in net income Bacolod and even Kabankalan overtook Iloilo.
May we ask our other friends to help us to make this analysis.



Parang hindi ko ma gets:bash: :lol: so meron savings,net income,total income..ibig kaya sabihin nito pag naging no.1 uli ang kabankalan magiging regional center na ito? yong mga regional offices ba lilipat na dito? correct me if im wrong:)wow malaking celebration ito sa mga taga kabankalan:dance: :dance: cguro 5yrs from now damu na high rise buildings,giant malls didto:banana: :banana: :banana:

[jaywalker]

^^ :lol: Quite lang ang Kabankalan pero damo sila kwarta iya nga ginapiko kag ginapala sa bangko.:lol:

[jaywalker]

Pag-IBIG housing exhibit set Oct. 15-18

The Pag-IBIG Fund Bacolod Branch will hold a housing exhibit on October 15 to 18 at the ground floor of St. Francis Center in Araneta Street, Singcang, Bacolod City, a press release from the agency said.

The four-day event, dubbed "Housing Expo '07," will provide a one-stop-shop for both Pag-IBIG members and non-members who wish to acquire a house and lot.

It will also feature Pag-IBIG's acquired assets and available house and lot package of various subdivisions in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, and daily housing loan counseling to would-be buyers/borrowers.

Developers expected to participate are: Active Construction Inc., A.D. Farms Corporation, A.L. Ang Network Inc., Alunan Realty Company Inc., Bacolod South Homes Corp., Buglas Estates Devt.; Firm Builders Realty Devt. Corp., Home-Invest Realty Ventures Inc., USV Dev't. Corp., Regent Pearl Devt. Corp., St. Rafael Devt. Corp.; and JF Ledesma Foundation Inc., the press release said.

For its acquired assets, the Pag-IBIG offers a 20 percent discount to cash buyers and a 15 percent discount for installment buyers. The installment scheme can be availed through Pag-IBIG housing loan under the "Magaang Pabahay, Disentent Buhay" program, which charges only six percent interest at a maximum repayment period of 30 years. The event will kick-off with a motorcade in the morning of October 15 and will be followed by the opening ceremony at the ground floor of St. Francis Center, the press release added.

Those who wish for more information may call the Marketing and Enforcement Division at 435-1129 (local 106).*


Web www.visayandailystar.com

[ngprofflorida]

with Primo Esleyer OPINIONS
How our cities performed
George Sanchez, who opposes the retention of the Bacolod airport, will be on Feedback tonight at 7 on Channel 14. We have to hear him also. Just phone in your questions, if you have any.

While we are for the retention, it's good that the question is discussed openly. The people in Bacolod know what is good for them.

* * *

Yesterday, I discussed the provinces' financial reports putting Neg. Occ. as the country's third biggest province in total income after Bulacan and Cebu. There are 115 cities, 77 provinces.
In cities, I limit myself to the cities in West Visayas only, 16 of them, three in Panay and 13 in Negros Occidental.

In total income, here's their rank; their respective total income and enclosed in parenthesis is their rank nationwide: 1. Iloilo, P833.344M (23); 2. Bacolod, P701.640M (28); 3. Kabankalan, P444.640M (46); 4. San Carlos, P437.385M (47); 5. Cadiz, P413.695M (55).

6. Sagay, P379.618M (61); 7. Bago, P366.275M (63); 8. Silay, P296.654M (80); 9. Roxas, P294.086M (81); 10. Himamaylan, P269.626M (87); 11. Victorias, P262.139M (88); 12. Passi, P261.664M (89); 13. Sipalay, P251.692M (93); 14. Talisay, P247.93M (94); 15. Escalante, P232.151M (101); and La Carlota, P123.908M (106).

* * *

In net income, here's their ranking: 1. Bacolod, P174.611M; 2. Kabankalan, P144.854M; 3. Iloilo, P121.522M; 4. San Carlos, P109.246M; 5. Himamaylan, P84.955M; 6. Cadiz, P66.955M; 7. Victorias, P59.969M; 8. Sagay, P48.703M; 9. Sipalay, P48.326M; 10. Escalante, P44.385M; 11. Roxas, P42.616M; 12. Talisay, P41.089M; 13. Passi, P36.609M; 14. La Carlota, P22.221M; 15. Bago, P22.019M; 16. Silay, P8.380M.

Who of them have the highest percentage of savings? Here's how they rank, by dividing the net income over the total income.

Here's how they rank and their percentage of savings: 1. Kabankalan, 33 percent; 2. and 3. Cadiz and Himamaylan at 32 each; 4. San Carlos, 25; 5. Victorias, 23; 6. Bacolod, 22; 7. and 8. Escalante and Sipalay at 19; 9. Talisay, 17; 10. Iloilo, 15; 11. and 12. Passi and Roxas at 14 percent each; 13. Sagay, 13; 14. La Carlota, 10; 15. Bago, 3; and 16. Silay, 2 percent.

* * *

Here are the 10 biggest cities in the country and their respective total income for comparison: 1. Manila, P8.249 billion; 2. Quezon, P7.861B; 3. Makati, 7.69B; 4. Pasig, 3.638B; 5. Davao, P1.930B; 6. Caloocan, P2.473B; 7. Parañaque, P1.851B; 8. Mandaluyong, P1.660B; 9. Muntinlupa, P1.632B; and 10. Zamboanga, P1.529B.

Surprising is Cebu City was not in the list. And there was no explanation.

Which of these 10 big cities have the highest savings? 1. Makati, with savings of 43 percent; 2. Quezon, 37; 3. Zamboanga, 34; 4. Caloocan, 32; 5. Pasig, 30; 6. Manila, 20; 7. Muntinlupa, 18; 8. Mandaluyong, 11; 9. Davao, 9; and 10. Parañaque, 8 percent.

What are the 10 smallest cities: From the last of 115 going up they are: 115. Science City of Muñoz, 114. Canla-on, 113. Vigan, 112. Palayan, 111. Tangub, 110. Candon, 109. Tabaco, 108. Trece Martirez, 107. Isabela, and 106. La Carlota.

* * *

How did these cities perform in 2006? You look at the figures and judge for yourselves. I am referring to the cities in West Visayas.

Offhand, Kabankalan has since been a consistent performer under Mayor Pedro Zayco. Its savings are big so it can afford to put up big projects, like an airport, without needing funding help.
This is the advantage of a city or municipality which has big savings. Bacolod used to earn more than what Iloilo was earning. In 2003, Bacolod already lagged behind.

Bacolod has made it up with a bigger savings. Bacolod saved 22 percent from its total income, while Iloilo saved only 15 percent.

That is why in net income Bacolod and even Kabankalan overtook Iloilo.
May we ask our other friends to help us to make this analysis.

It's necessary that our people know how their government operates.

We are making studies of how municipalities performed.

* * *

Today is World Teachers Day. Salute to all teachers.

Our government keeps on saying it will improve the plight of our public school teachers, it's lip service.

As a literature teacher will tell you, "There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip."*

source: www.daily star.com

CONGRATS KABANKALAN!!!!!!!.....:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[kyle@1008]

just remember that total income for bacolod city and the province are separate..

the figure for negros occidental will not include bacolod city since bacolod is an HUC, and is not under the provincial government....

So the total income for the whole province would be...the total income of bacolod plus the total income of negros occidental...

I'd like to make that clear since if you add the total income of the cities of the province(with bacolod), they would surpass the total income of the entire province... just remember that Bacolod is separate from the province..:cheers:

[birdfluuu]

CONGRATS KABANKALAN!!!!!!!.....:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

yeah:banana: :banana: one of the most progressive city in WV:banana: :banana: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

Congrats! Kabankalan

[COLLIN JASPER]

ILOILO CITY ranked 23in total income nationwide. Thats Good news! will 15% savings for iloilo is not that bad, gamay ang deperensya sa 22% of bacolod.
Transferring of Regional office from Iloilo to Kabankalan because kabankalan has a highest savings ...meaning mangin Regional Center na sya? Nagpapatawa ka ba? wala nga high rise building ang bacolod city, kabankalan pa...

[jaywalker]

^^ gamay gid man ang deperensya sa 15% kag 22%.Its the equation 22-15=1........correct?:) Imagine kon millions ang ginastoryahan.

[Farirah]

ILOILO CITY ranked 23in total income nationwide. Thats Good news! will 15% savings for iloilo is not that bad, gamay ang deperensya sa 22% of bacolod.
Transferring of Regional office from Iloilo to Kabankalan because kabankalan has a highest savings ...meaning mangin Regional Center na sya? Nagpapatawa ka ba? wala nga high rise building ang bacolod city, kabankalan pa...


It doesn't mean that whether Bacolod or Kabankalan City has no hi-rise building, then it has no right to be a regional or sub-regional center. But after all then, it will just depend upon people's grievances and then will be put into action by our national authority.

When it comes to developments or growth of the city, are we talking only the thing about high rise buildings or physical infrastructures? :ohno:

[COLLIN JASPER]

Parang hindi ko ma gets:bash: :lol: so meron savings,net income,total income..ibig kaya sabihin nito pag naging no.1 uli ang kabankalan magiging regional center na ito? yong mga regional offices ba lilipat na dito? correct me if im wrong:)wow malaking celebration ito sa mga taga kabankalan:dance: :dance: cguro 5yrs from now damu na high rise buildings,giant malls didto:banana: :banana: :banana:

Iba naman ang ibig ko sabihin between sa regional offices at ang high rise buildings, at di ko naman sinabi na kailangan pa ng high rise buildings para maging isang regional offices ang isang lugar. :ohno: :ohno:

[jaywalker]

^^ 'Noy Collin,tani ginqoute mo si birdflu sang aga pa para siya masabat sa question mo.Masyado kagamo:wallbash: Indi na kabalo mga taga Bacolod kon ma mahipos na lang kag mamati sa mga tagapihak.Nano man kamo man?:ohno: Amo ini ang isa sa rason nga favor ang mga Bacolod forumers nga mangin Region na lang ang bilog nga Negros.

[SugarFreak]

Pag-IBIG housing exhibit set Oct. 15-18

The Pag-IBIG Fund Bacolod Branch will hold a housing exhibit on October 15 to 18 at the ground floor of St. Francis Center in Araneta Street, Singcang, Bacolod City, a press release from the agency said.

The four-day event, dubbed "Housing Expo '07," will provide a one-stop-shop for both Pag-IBIG members and non-members who wish to acquire a house and lot.

It will also feature Pag-IBIG's acquired assets and available house and lot package of various subdivisions in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, and daily housing loan counseling to would-be buyers/borrowers.

Developers expected to participate are: Active Construction Inc., A.D. Farms Corporation, A.L. Ang Network Inc., Alunan Realty Company Inc., Bacolod South Homes Corp., Buglas Estates Devt.; Firm Builders Realty Devt. Corp., Home-Invest Realty Ventures Inc., USV Dev't. Corp., Regent Pearl Devt. Corp., St. Rafael Devt. Corp.; and JF Ledesma Foundation Inc., the press release said.

For its acquired assets, the Pag-IBIG offers a 20 percent discount to cash buyers and a 15 percent discount for installment buyers. The installment scheme can be availed through Pag-IBIG housing loan under the "Magaang Pabahay, Disentent Buhay" program, which charges only six percent interest at a maximum repayment period of 30 years. The event will kick-off with a motorcade in the morning of October 15 and will be followed by the opening ceremony at the ground floor of St. Francis Center, the press release added.

Those who wish for more information may call the Marketing and Enforcement Division at 435-1129 (local 106).*
Web www.visayandailystar.com

btw, i like the structure of the St. Francis Center...glassy yong sa front face nya...but i think this building is not yet already fully occupied by the stores and offices...

[COLLIN JASPER]

^^ 'Noy Collin,tani ginqoute mo si birdflu sang aga pa para siya masabat sa question mo.Masyado kagamo:wallbash: Indi na kabalo mga taga Bacolod kon ma mahipos na lang kag mamati sa mga tagapihak.Nano man kamo man?:ohno: Amo ini ang isa sa rason nga favor ang mga Bacolod forumers nga mangin Region na lang ang bilog nga Negros.

Is there somethign wrong sa gin post ko? [Nano man kamo man?] Kami lang gani ang nagahipos FYI. There is no competion here, pls take note. Peace!

[iloilocitykid]

^^ I think this started when Negros or should I say only Negros Occidental wants to have the whole Negros Island as a region even if it doesn't qualify to be a region because the qualifications for being a region are Language and Culture.

There's nothing wrong with what Collin posted. In fact, Kabankalan had this because it is very dependent, in fact 2nd most dependent city in the region to the IRA.

How would those in Aklan or Capiz react if they found out they have to travel even farther just to have new passports or whatever? Think for the majority.

[kyle@1008]

^^
look many people don't seem to understand

IRA is not a dole out from the government,.. there are requirements in how much IRA a city would receive based on how much income it earns..particularly taxes.

(a) Twenty percent (20%) shall accrue to the city or municipality where such taxes are collected and shall be allocated in accordance with Section 150 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991;

that means the higher the tax collected the higher the IRA...

IRA shares is also determined by population, land area, and natural resources available.

and of course rank ,.. whether it is a city or municipality is important.

technically it depends on the city or town how much allotment it could get.

..The IRA is based a lot on how much revenue a town or city, could give to the central government since 80 percent of the tax revenue goes to the republic,

after that congress will plan the budget and determine how much would be given to the LGU's,.. via the allotment,... The IRA is actually the operating budget given by the central government to the LGUs,... and the budget share is determined by how big the province is and how much income it gives to the government...that is what you reap is what you sow..

that's why we have city rankings, the moment a town approaches a certain level of income, it is turned into a city, if it doesn't earn as much it remains a town,.. or a municipality in our case.

The IRA is an LGU's just share in the national internal revenue taxes based on the collection of the third fiscal year preceding the current fiscal year as follows.

Population is highly important, because every person pays a certain amount of tax, if you have more people, more people would earn the government more money through taxes,.. and the government in turn must provide a certain budget for this people hence the IRA for LGUs and other govt services.

this goes the same for land, since land is also taxed .

[SugarFreak]

^^ I think this started when Negros or should I say only Negros Occidental wants to have the whole Negros Island as a region even if it doesn't qualify to be a region because the qualifications for being a region are Language and Culture.

There's nothing wrong with what Collin posted. In fact, Kabankalan had this because it is very dependent, in fact 2nd most dependent city in the region to the IRA.

How would those in Aklan or Capiz react if they found out they have to travel even farther just to have new passports or whatever? Think for the majority.

^^because the qualifications for being a region are Language and Culture.- is this much a required and vital qualifications to their laws that cannot be allowed to revise..???.there are also the other towns and cities in negocc that has spoken cebuano dialect such as most from the northern part of the province: san carlos, toboso, calatrava, escalante, sagay...; and also from other towns of the CHICKS district...both of that province are not much dissimilar about their cultures...lols

[SugarFreak]

10/06/07
Bacolod business-friendly finalist (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/06/topstory7.htm)
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO
The City of Bacolod has been selected again as a finalist for the 2007 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit, City Category in the whole Philippines, Bacolod City Administrator Roger Balo said yesterday.

Balo said the invitation dated October 4, 2007 addressed to Mayor Evelio Leonardia was signed by Miguel Varela, the chairman emeritus of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He said the final judging will be on Oct. 9 at the Heritage Hotel in Pasay City.

Balo said he will represent the mayor in the final judging and he has requested Permits and Licensing head Ardis Jaculina to assist him in the final interview.

Leonardia has left for Las Vegas as guest of Philippine ring icon Manny Pacquiao in his fight against Marco Antonio Barrera on Sunday.

Balo said he is optimistic that the city will win the award.

Bacolod City was adjudged the Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit, City Category for Visayas last year by the Philippine Business Conference Award Committee of the PCCI.*CGS

[kyle@1008]

since it's masskarra season, I'd just like to share this video,... if anybody remember this, this was the Philippine international advertisement...

and Bacolod's Masskarra was featured on it ; More than the usual smiles

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[gonzahr22]

ILOILO CITY ranked 23in total income nationwide. Thats Good news! will 15% savings for iloilo is not that bad, gamay ang deperensya sa 22% of bacolod.
Transferring of Regional office from Iloilo to Kabankalan because kabankalan has a highest savings ...meaning mangin Regional Center na sya? Nagpapatawa ka ba? wala nga high rise building ang bacolod city, kabankalan pa...

^^ This one in bold letters are irritating. But if you wont acknowledge it as one, its totally fine. Para na lang sa kalinong sang tanan. And besides, wala man high rise ang Iloilo city. The true highrises are the ones in Manila or in Cebu.:ohno:

[gonzahr22]

^^ I think this started when Negros or should I say only Negros Occidental wants to have the whole Negros Island as a region even if it doesn't qualify to be a region because the qualifications for being a region are Language and Culture.

Just a point here iloilocitykid, its not only language and culture can prove as basis in creating a region. Political alliances and affinities can create a spell as well.


There's nothing wrong with what Collin posted. In fact, Kabankalan had this because it is very dependent, in fact 2nd most dependent city in the region to the IRA.

Nothings wrong? Nagpapatawa ka ba? hehehehe.. borrow ko lang kay collin. And besides, Iloilo City wala man gani high rise building di ba? .. Got my point?:)

[jaywalker]

Is there somethign wrong sa gin post ko? [Nano man kamo man?] Kami lang gani ang nagahipos FYI. There is no competion here, pls take note. Peace!

Hey wait a minute,there's something missing on your post earlier which causes me to react on it.It's like saying "kon manggaranon ang Bacolod why damo gihapon imol,squatters in Reclamtion area,back of the Provincial Capitol and coastal areas.Wala ko na ini makita.Naglog-out lang ko kay mayginkadtuan lang ko nga Bday then nadula na ini.Abi paminsara ang ginpost mo kag ina.

[chymera00]

^^
look many people don't seem to understand

IRA is not a dole out from the government,.. there are requirements in how much IRA a city would receive based on how much income it earns..particularly taxes.

(a) Twenty percent (20%) shall accrue to the city or municipality where such taxes are collected and shall be allocated in accordance with Section 150 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991;

that means the higher the tax collected the higher the IRA...

IRA shares is also determined by population, land area, and natural resources available.

and of course rank ,.. whether it is a city or municipality is important.

technically it depends on the city or town how much allotment it could get.

..The IRA is based a lot on how much revenue a town or city, could give to the central government since 80 percent of the tax revenue goes to the republic,

after that congress will plan the budget and determine how much would be given to the LGU's,.. via the allotment,... The IRA is actually the operating budget given by the central government to the LGUs,... and the budget share is determined by how big the province is and how much income it gives to the government...that is what you reap is what you sow..

that's why we have city rankings, the moment a town approaches a certain level of income, it is turned into a city, if it doesn't earn as much it remains a town,.. or a municipality in our case.

The IRA is an LGU's just share in the national internal revenue taxes based on the collection of the third fiscal year preceding the current fiscal year as follows.

Population is highly important, because every person pays a certain amount of tax, if you have more people, more people would earn the government more money through taxes,.. and the government in turn must provide a certain budget for this people hence the IRA for LGUs and other govt services.

this goes the same for land, since land is also taxed .
I've made a bit of research with the Local Gov't Code (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/laws/local_govt_code/lgc_b2t3ch1.html) and you quoted Sec 150 (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/laws/local_govt_code/lgc_b2t3ch1.html). I don't think it was referring to IRA rather it was about the share of LGUs in taxes from businesses.

Meanwhile, Sec 284 (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/laws/local_govt_code/lgc_b2t3ch1.html) states that the formula for IRA is:

1. Population - Fifty percent (50%);
2. Land Area - Twenty-five percent (25%); and
3. Equal sharing - Twenty-five percent (25%)

That equal sharing as you said is determined by rank (cities or municipalities). For 2006, the equal sharing of municipalities was around 10M and for cities was around 80M regardless of how much local income it generated or how much natural resources it has because both are not considered in computing for the IRA. So no matter how big a city's economy is or how much tax revenue it contributes to the nat'l budget, it will still get as much IRA as small cities, which could hardly generate a sizable local income. These small cities can just rest on their laurels because they know they're going to receive hundred of millions of pesos from the nat'l gov't anyways. That's why they can have a 100M net income for a year (net income isn't always necessarily a good thing, you know) and afford to build their own airports when most of non-city LGUs all around the country can't even afford build roads or even fix existing ones.

[SugarFreak]

time out guys ... i invite muna kayong lahat
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Youth Gig Bacolod Masskara Edition 2007
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[jaywalker]

Hey Sugar! Ti diin na.Thank you!

[kyle@1008]

I've made a bit of research with the Local Gov't Code (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/laws/local_govt_code/lgc_b2t3ch1.html) and you quoted Sec 150 (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/laws/local_govt_code/lgc_b2t3ch1.html). I don't think it was referring to IRA rather it was about the share of LGUs in taxes from businesses.

Meanwhile, Sec 284 (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/laws/local_govt_code/lgc_b2t3ch1.html) states that the formula for IRA is:

1. Population - Fifty percent (50%);
2. Land Area - Twenty-five percent (25%); and
3. Equal sharing - Twenty-five percent (25%)

That equal sharing as you said is determined by rank (cities or municipalities). For 2006, the equal sharing of municipalities was around 10M and for cities was around 80M regardless of how much local income it generated or how much natural resources it has because both are not considered in computing for the IRA. So no matter how big a city's economy is or how much tax revenue it contributes to the nat'l budget, it will still get as much IRA as small cities who could hardly generate a sizable local income.




^^ yes I understand what you mean.

But also , think, for a municipality to become a city, it has to pass requirements, like income and population, that's why we have ranks. It wouldn't be a city in the first place if it did not generate revenue...

and no. 2 population(the people) and land are taxed, the bigger your population and your land area, the higher your tax base, the government earns more form that, so they have to spend more for it, hence the larger IRA share...

[jaywalker]

Saturday, October 06, 2007
Fun-filled MassKara events lined up this weekend
THE 28th MassKara Festival gears up for more exciting activities this weekend that include a car show, art exhibit and martial arts tournament and other entertainment events.

To pump up the weekend, the Silver MassKara Festival Organization Inc., in cooperation with the Black Artists in Asia Association, Inc. will launch Club Majica at Gallery Orange at Lopues Mandalagan Annex at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Volkswagen Club of Negros Island will open a car show at SM City parking area.

The club will also hold a parade featuring Volkswagen cars on October 14, the organizers said, adding that the exhibit is an opportune time for Volkswagen owners to interact, as well as provide an added attraction to the festival.

At 2 p.m., the Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy Filipino - Tang Soo do Association Inc., in cooperation with YMCA of Negros Occidental will hold the Best of Filipino Martial Arts Exposition at the Negros Occidental Multi Purpose Activity Center at the provincial capitol area.

The activity is intended to educate the public, especially the youth, on the benefits of martial arts training particularly on character development and physical fitness.

Proceeds of the tournament will be used to build a semi-permanent multi-purpose hall at YMCA to serve as a venue for spiritual, cultural, and sports needs of the Negrenses.

The Federation of Senior Citizens Associations of Bacolod City Inc., on the other hand, will hold its own activity at the BAY Center, which will include the coronation of the Elderly Queen at 5 p.m.

On Sunday, DYKB-Radyo Ronda is hosting an amateur singing contest dubbed, Dalan sang Kadalag-an, at the SM MassKara Village, Reclamation Area at 5.

[jaywalker]

THE Silver MassKara Festival Organization, Inc., in cooperation with the Black Artists in Asia Association, Inc., opens Club Majica at Orange Saturday, 6 p.m. at Gallery Orange.

The group exhibition is composed of a large collection of 25 installation works from 25 Negrense artists, all anchored on a structural theme that play out the artists' take on humanity as expressed through the fundamental female form.

It will be opened in a uniquely participative manner where guests become club members for a night and join in as part of the live exhibition the minute they don a mask.

The exhibiting artists are Richard Aguillon, Edmund Bacia, Jose Carreon Jr., Barry Cervantes, Tot-c Co, Inocentes Cristales, Giovanni Demasu-ay, Rex Falcunitin, Joe Geraldo, Israel Mark Gonzalez, Jovito Hecita, Jose Inocencio Jr., Rolf Lachat, Alden Macazar, Leo Mahinay, Laurence Mangaw, Emilio Montelibano, Manny Montelibano, Santiago Onatin, Norman Posecion, Leah Remolado, Rianne Salvarita, Georgette Sanchez, Susanito Sarnate, and Nonon Yee.

Club Majica at Orange is an experience that fully utilizes the gallery spaces including the courtyard area which features a large mural by Barry Cervantes and Rianne Salvarita.

The main gallery boasts of a selection of contemporary installations in a mural backdrop of the classic Charlie Co arches while the third floor gallery presents a mix of thematic individual and group installations set up in a club backdrop designed by Jun Jun Montelibano.

The entire body of works, along with the video installation set-up on the gallery landing and the works featured on the bridge, intend to start people thinking and questioning our individual biases and perspectives which otherwise will not have a voice, used to being relegated behind the radiance of smiling masks.

At Club Majica at Orange, everyone is invited to don a mask and for a moment be a Club member. The exhibition is open for public viewing between 2-9 p.m., Mondays to Saturdays, from October 6-30, 2007, Gallery Orange, Lopue's Mandalagan annex, Bacolod City.

[SugarFreak]

Hey Sugar! Ti diin na.Thank you!

wait lang gid gina arrange ko pa for the best introduction...heheh

[jaywalker]

Saturday, October 06, 2007
Elderly week at SM City
IN CELEBRATION of this year’s National Elderly Week, SM City Bacolod has lined-up week-long activities specially dedicated to the elders that will run until October 7, 2007.

The Philippine National Red Cross-Negros Occidental and Bacolod Chapter with the leadership of its chapter administrator Raul Garganera led the opening of the event by offering free Blood Pressure taking and Bloodtyping at the north wing Event Centre of SM City Bacolod.

Meanwhile, the Wushu Federation of the Philippines-Bacolod Chapter will showcase a Wushu and Taichi Exhibition called Elderly Fitness Weekend at 11 a.m. Saturday at the malls Event Centre.

To indulge the elderly in an afternoon of fun and recreation, the F Channel on Sky Cable Bacolod 13 will subsequently tape its Kaya Pa Namon Ni! television show from 3-6 p.m.

This will feature the popular local oldies band of Ed Malata together with senior ballroom enthusiasts in Bacolod. A segment of this will be an interview with groovy elderly on how they keep up with the present fast-chaging society.

Moreover, the famous musical couple Mr. Bagguer and Cossete Villaluz will perform live on October 7 at 4 p.m. at the Event Centre. Both are producers of the TV show Musically Yours being aired on Sunshine Channel 14.

The Villaluz couple will tribute to the elderly an afternoon of pure music entertainment with invited TV personalities in the city.

[jaywalker]

Masskara badminton tournament scheduled

Taking part in the celebration of the MassKara Festival in Bacolod City, the Pohang Badminton Center will hold the 2007 Pohang MassKara Badminton Invitational on Oct. 20-21.

In a press release, tournament director Karl Michael Po said badminton enthusiasts all over the country are invited to compete in the men's, ladies', and mixed categories with levels: Open, A, B, C, D and E. Po said the first 50 registrants will receive imported sports shirts. Registration fee is P600 per player, and additional P500 for a second entry of the same player.

Based on its technical guidelines, the tournament will adopt the IBF rules for the current year for all matches. Other matters and unforeseen incidents, not covered by the rules, will be decided by the Organizing Committee whose decision will be considered final.

The tournament committee shall have the power to reject an entry that may be against the interest of the tournament, sponsors or Pohang Badminton Center, the guidelines stated. It added that misrepresentation in any form and unruly behavior insider or outside the court at any point in the event will be a ground for disqualification from the tournament and future disqualification to join any affiliated tournaments.

Interested parties can contact Karl Michael Po at telephone numbers 433-3632, 0917-3004457, 0919-81880081, or 0922-8121464.*


Web www.visayandailystar.com

^^ nami intra ba....

[chymera00]

^^ yes I understand what you mean.

But also , think, for a municipality to become a city, it has to pass requirements, like income and population, that's why we have ranks. It wouldn't be a city in the first place if it did not generate revenue...

and no. 2 population(the people) and land are taxed, the bigger your population and your land area, the higher your tax base, the government earns more form that, so they have to spend more for it, hence the larger IRA share...
Yes you are right and that logic is the reason why there a lot of cities in Negros Occidental, a large province (in terms of land area) and subdivided into few political subunits. Thus each town/city has a very large land area (compared to an average town/city in the phils) and therefore has more population because more people are aggregated in that land area.

Town + High land area = High Population = City

Once they become a city they get a higher IRA computed for each person and each sq. km. of land (the amount is equal to all cities regardless of how much economic value each of those person or sq. km of land has). Which gives that city an exorbitant amount of IRA. An amount, which may or may not reflect the actual economy, business, and trade in that city (but probably not).

[kyle@1008]

^^no it's actually town+land area+ income=city....

one cannot become a city without passing the income bracket, most of the cities of the province are at 1st class or 2nd class cities, only two are fifth income. one has to pass in all requirements to become a city, one cannot fail one and move on, that goes for all categories, revenue, population,..etc

regrading population and land, no ,a municipality would receive the same amount , in that computation .

It is only in equal share that a city would receive additional income, in regard to it's rank as you said 80 million ,..which is just a fraction of let's say Kabankalan's share...

In regards to resources, an LGU has a share in the national wealth for resource revenue, from the national government seperated from local based income

[chymera00]

no it's actually town+land area+ income=city....

one cannot become a city without passing the income bracket, most of the cities of the province are at 1st class or 2nd class cities, only two are fifth income.

regrading population and land, that's true , but municipalities receive the same amount in that computation .

It is only in equal share that a city would receive additional income, in regard to it's rank as you said 80 million ,..which is just a fraction of let's say Kabankalan's share...

In regards to resources, an LGU has a share in the national wealth for resource revenue, from the national government separeted from local based income
I'm just making a diagram on how the geographic and political set-up of Negros towns favor it to become Cities. I'm not discounting the fact that it is qualified to be a city under the law.

Cities have a much higher share in the IRA per capita or sq. km. than towns.

In the 2007 figures (http://issuance.dbm.gov.ph:81/issuance/issuance/lbm_2007_52/PCM/VI_CY%202007%20IRA%20PCM.pdf):

- ALL Municipalities in the Philippines should get P604 per person and P49,200 per sq.km.
- ALL Cities in the Philippines should get P769 per person and P318,000 per sq.km.

regardless of its economic value.

Kabankalan's IRA share for 2007 is 426,810,018.00, half of that (P221,682,895.01) is because of it's large land area (400+ sq.km.).

[chymera00]

^^ I already linked it in the post ... here's the URL http://issuance.dbm.gov.ph:81/issuance/issuance/lbm_2007_52/PCM/VI_CY%202007%20IRA%20PCM.pdf

[kyle@1008]

^^ all I see, is how much share they got in land and population overall


I meant this one...


Cities have a much higher share in the IRA per capita or sq. km. than towns.

In the 2007 figures (http://issuance.dbm.gov.ph:81/issuance/issuance/lbm_2007_52/PCM/VI_CY%202007%20IRA%20PCM.pdf):

- ALL Municipalities in the Philippines should get P604 per person and P49,200 per sq.km.
- ALL Cities in the Philippines should get P769 per person and P318,000 per sq.km.


the table only shows how much each municipality or city got overall..

I want to see what law or protocol this is based on, please provide the link

[ngprofflorida]

But lets praised Kabankalan for their efforrt, Soon my domestic airport na sila.

[kyle@1008]

V please man, let's be civil...:colgate:...bakit bumabaliktad ang mga post???

[ngprofflorida]

^^ I think this started when Negros or should I say only Negros Occidental wants to have the whole Negros Island as a region even if it doesn't qualify to be a region because the qualifications for being a region are Language and Culture.

There's nothing wrong with what Collin posted. In fact, Kabankalan had this because it is very dependent, in fact 2nd most dependent city in the region to the IRA.

How would those in Aklan or Capiz react if they found out they have to travel even farther just to have new passports or whatever? Think for the majority.


Well at least you can see the kabankalan a progressive city , About the Pavia town I remember that was 1997 when Cory Aquino declared the town as the agro industrial center in western visayas. in the command of former late mayor june gorriceta, he was proud to annnounced during the fiestas . na "matib-ong and banwa sang pavia, in 10 years". so what happened? and Kabankalan at that time is only small town, or i called sitio lang sang Pavia. but now ano na. may airport na.

[iloilocitykid]

^^ It earns more that Kabankalan bro. Kabankalan is too much IRA dependent. Pavia and even Kalibo for example earns more than Kabankalan locally generates.

It doesn't matter if they're still not a city. They can opt no to be because as of now, they are qualified to be one.

[kyle@1008]

^^ that one I will contest,,..if they're qualified to be a city shouldn't it be one..

[ngprofflorida]

^^ It earns more that Kabankalan bro. Kabankalan is too much IRA dependent. Pavia and even Kalibo for example earns more than Kabankalan locally generates.

It doesn't matter if they're still not a city. They can opt no to be because as of now, they are qualified to be one.


It doesnt matter how qualified they are or earns more , but kabankalan is a model component city. thats why they progress fast. and lets go back to the topic the masskara festival... kay kasadya subong sa Bacolod.

[iloilocitykid]

^^ that one I will contest,,..if they're qualified to be a city shouldn't it be one..

THey are economically qualified bro. What it lacks is Land Area and Population. :lol:

[kyle@1008]

^^ proof??

[ngprofflorida]

^^ proof??


I agree with you wheres is the proof, even my post of medical tourism gina banatan, at least my proof ako sa riverside.

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod to host tourism
event in November
Bacolod City will host the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly on November 12 to 18, Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said.

The gathering of regional tourism stakeholders will be a venue for local government units to showcase their major attractions and for travel and tour operators to display their services and facilities.

Senator Manuel Roxas II will be the guest of honor.

Trompeta said the DOT will introduce the "Tourism Olympics" which will include an essay writing contest, quiz bee and other tourism-related activities for students and LGU participants.

The "Parade of Festivals" in the region will also highlight the event.*NLG

[chymera00]

^^ all I see, is how much share they got in land and population overall


I meant this one...


the table only shows how much each municipality or city got overall..

I want to see what law or protocol this is based on, please provide the link
the pdf file already states the computation for IRA based on:

1. Population - Fifty percent (50%);
2. Land Area - Twenty-five percent (25%); and
3. Equal sharing - Twenty-five percent (25%)

oo nga bumaliktad yung post, hehe.

[eonynx]

But lets praised Kabankalan for their efforrt, Soon my domestic airport na sila.

congratulations kabankalan!:cheers: happy masskara!:cheers:

[iloilocitykid]

^^ proof??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavia%2C_Iloilo

Population: 32,824 and you can also compare the size of the area with Iloilo City which is 70 sq. km. and Pavia is way smaller.

For income: Pavia earns about 50 million while Oton, the highest income generating town in Iloilo, makes about 60 million.

Both lack population and for Kabankalan, it locally produces about 20 million while Pavia in fact earns 25 million (w/o) IRA.

It's not about the income, it's about urbanity.

[gonzahr22]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavia%2C_Iloilo

Population: 32,824 and you can also compare the size of the area with Iloilo City which is 70 sq. km. and Pavia is way smaller.

For income: Pavia earns about 50 million while Oton, the highest income generating town in Iloilo, makes about 60 million.

Both lack population and for Kabankalan, it locally produces about 20 million while Pavia in fact earns 25 million (w/o) IRA.

It's not about the income, it's about urbanity.


As per moderator's post here before, wikipedia is NOT a reliable source.:)

[chymera00]

the pdf file already states the computation for IRA based on:

1. Population - Fifty percent (50%);
2. Land Area - Twenty-five percent (25%); and
3. Equal sharing - Twenty-five percent (25%)

oo nga bumaliktad yung post, hehe.
the data I showed earlier about per capita and per sq.km. amount of IRA can be computed by dividing the IRA share(whether pop or land area) with total pop or land area (in sq.km.) of the town.

[iloilocitykid]

As per moderator's post here before, wikipedia is NOT a reliable source.:)

Uhh...you are missing the point here. You can use your common sense that there is a link below to see from the NSO website the facts about the population. :lol:

I think it's ok to use wikipedia on certain things such as population or land area or even a few details but not all. :)

[gonzahr22]

Uhh...you are missing the point here. You can use your common sense that there is a link below to see from the NSO website the facts about the population. :lol:

I think it's ok to use wikipedia on certain things such as population or land area or even a few details but not all. :)

Ohhh i see, tell that to the ones who stated here that wikipedia is really not a reliable source. Dude, if you're really using your logic, you well know that wikipedia's credibility is questionable in a way, so why not post the NSO data instead of wikipedia??? think . think... Post anything credible pls. That is, if you have one.:lol:

[ngprofflorida]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavia%2C_Iloilo

Population: 32,824 and you can also compare the size of the area with Iloilo City which is 70 sq. km. and Pavia is way smaller.

For income: Pavia earns about 50 million while Oton, the highest income generating town in Iloilo, makes about 60 million.

Both lack population and for Kabankalan, it locally produces about 20 million while Pavia in fact earns 25 million (w/o) IRA.

It's not about the income, it's about urbanity.

So why kabankalan has new airport and new mall and doctors hospital you want a proff. united doctors hospital and a govt hospital about pavia the agro industrial center in western visayas. about pasi?

[jaywalker]

As per moderator's post here before, wikipedia is NOT a reliable source.:)

I am with you on this one Migz Gonz because he is the same person who questioned the content of NBSA in wikipedia and he himself agreed not to use the wikipedia as a source.:ohno:

[jaywalker]

V please man, let's be civil...:colgate:...bakit bumabaliktad ang mga post???

^^ The thing Kyle is it's hard to accept defeat.That's what is all about of reason argueing and questioning and it shows.The best is answer i's"Just Talk to the Hand":lol:

[jaywalker]

Wala lang,basi pangitaan naman kita proof,so your Honor,here's the evidence.........:lol:


^^ How sure are you it's not personal input? Unless of course you do know who the person who created the article is. Somehow, I have a hunch it's an SSC member who made because the facts are strikingly similar to the ones being posted here.

I suggest look into the wikipedia for the content of it and if it's diffirent then i'm wrong and i apologize.:)

I suggest that we don't trust Wikipedia for things that are still yet to happen

^^ Agreed.

[gonzahr22]

Wala lang,basi pangitaan naman kita proof,so your Honor,here's the evidence.........:lol:

Isa lang mahambal ko, "niluto sa sarili nyang mantika". Until now , i'm still waiting for that credible source/s of proof/s nya. Bow! :lol:

[gonzahr22]

Wala lang din, just to show proof also:

Uhh...you are missing the point here. You can use your common sense that there is a link below to see from the NSO website the facts about the population. :lol:

I think it's ok to use wikipedia on certain things such as population or land area or even a few details but not all. :)

And now here's his statement on wikipedia. May exception to the rule gali. Or maybe pag posts nya ok lang. Pag others, indi. :lol:

[gonzahr22]

Fun-filled MassKara events lined up this weekend

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/enricodee/bacolod-sea-games.jpg

THE 28th MassKara Festival gears up for more exciting activities this weekend that include a car show, art exhibit and martial arts tournament and other entertainment events.

To pump up the weekend, the Silver MassKara Festival Organization Inc., in cooperation with the Black Artists in Asia Association, Inc. will launch Club Majica at Gallery Orange at Lopues Mandalagan Annex at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Join forum on Sandiganbayan's guilty verdict on Estrada plunder case. Post comments here.

Meanwhile, the Volkswagen Club of Negros Island will open a car show at SM City parking area.

The club will also hold a parade featuring Volkswagen cars on October 14, the organizers said, adding that the exhibit is an opportune time for Volkswagen owners to interact, as well as provide an added attraction to the festival.

At 2 p.m., the Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy Filipino - Tang Soo do Association Inc., in cooperation with YMCA of Negros Occidental will hold the Best of Filipino Martial Arts Exposition at the Negros Occidental Multi Purpose Activity Center at the provincial capitol area.

The activity is intended to educate the public, especially the youth, on the benefits of martial arts training particularly on character development and physical fitness.

Proceeds of the tournament will be used to build a semi-permanent multi-purpose hall at YMCA to serve as a venue for spiritual, cultural, and sports needs of the Negrenses.

The Federation of Senior Citizens Associations of Bacolod City Inc., on the other hand, will hold its own activity at the BAY Center, which will include the coronation of the Elderly Queen at 5 p.m.

On Sunday, DYKB-Radyo Ronda is hosting an amateur singing contest dubbed, Dalan sang Kadalag-an, at the SM MassKara Village, Reclamation Area at 5.

source: sunstar bacolod

[jaywalker]

Some DOT ads where Masskara Festival is also featured

S7x80aRHQ3U

[ngprofflorida]

Wala lang din, just to show proof also:



And now here's his statement on wikipedia. May exception to the rule gali. Or maybe pag posts nya ok lang. Pag others, indi. :lol:

amo gani meg, tani fare lang sila.

[gonzahr22]

^^ The least siguro and hopefully he acknowledged his mistakes. Pero if not, well wala na ko may mahambal.:bash: hahahahhaha.

[Bo B]

Yes you are right and that logic is the reason why there a lot of cities in Negros Occidental, a large province (in terms of land area) and subdivided into few political subunits. Thus each town/city has a very large land area (compared to an average town/city in the phils) and therefore has more population because more people are aggregated in that land area.

Town + High land area = High Population = City

Once they become a city they get a higher IRA computed for each person and each sq. km. of land (the amount is equal to all cities regardless of how much economic value each of those person or sq. km of land has). Which gives that city an exorbitant amount of IRA. An amount, which may or may not reflect the actual economy, business, and trade in that city (but probably not).

Why don't you come over to Negros Occidental, Chy? You will be surprised to see that Kabankalan, Cadiz, Talisay, Victorias, San Carlos, Sagay, and Silay are a bit crowded at the city center. They are quite deserving of their designation as a city. If you remove the farmlands surrounding each of the above mentioned city, you will only get a much higher population density which means that the hacienda's do not really contribute much to the population density. You will also find that the income does not only come from purely agricultural sources.

Cadiz has income from fisheries, sugar, and commercial revenues as it is the main city in the North. It does not survive on plantation income only. It's shops cater to the needs of the surrounding towns.

Kabankalan is the commercial & transportation center for the South and it is bustling city. People from as far south as Hinobaan go to Kabankalan to Shop. Kabankalan is not a provincial capital like Roxas or Dumaguete, and yet it is growing and attracting investors. This in itself proves that Kabankalan is not a mere town with a bloated land area.

Talisay is just a suburb of Metropolitan Bacolod. It's main source of income up to the eighties was from the sugar industry. Now it is home to prestigious developments. Ford and Honda built their dealerships there despite it's rather small population. It is now home to some of the richest people in the Visayas. It's downtown is bustling and is made up of several streets.

Silay is the old city of Negros. It is two times bigger than Talisay City, Negros Occidental and is also home to the old rich of the Island. It has a bustling business center made up of several streets and a significant middle class population. It is also a suburb of Metropolitan Bacolod.

San Carlos is the third or fourth major city in the province. It has a bigger population than Dumaguete, well at least in the last decade. The city has a shopping mall and it serves as the commercial center and transport hub for the Eastern side of Negros Occidental. It has several hotels, a shopping mall, a new (85% empty) central business district in addition to its old downtown.

Victorias is the an Agro-Industrial city. Refined sugar, canned food products, and trading are the main components of the city's economy. Although the city seems to be linear, it is quite busy despite its close proximity to Bacolod.

Sagay is very similar to Victorias and is a trading center in its own right. It's main source of income unlike the other cities mentioned above seems to come only from the sugar mill in the city. But it is still included here as it seems to be quite a busy city.

I stand to be corrected with the information about each of the cities listed above.

Why don't we create a thread about the cities of Negros so that people would be aware of the progress or lack of progress in each city. The other cities I didn't include here are the ones that are merely towns that have a high revenue from sugar mills only and not much else.

[gonzahr22]

^^ All of the above is reality. Development in Bacolod and other Negros Occidental towns/cities are pacing fast. With the advent of the bio-ethanol business, it'll surely push more economic activities in the province and the region as a whole. Thats why infrastracture facilities are now being readied and expanded.:cheers: But for now, i just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY BACOLOD CITY!!! 28TH Masskara Festival!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[chymera00]

Why don't you come over to Negros Occidental, Chy? You will be surprised to see that Kabankalan, Cadiz, Talisay, Victorias, San Carlos, Sagay, and Silay are a bit crowded at the city center. They are quite deserving of their designation as a city. If you remove the farmlands surrounding each of the above mentioned city, you will only get a much higher population density which means that the hacienda's do not really contribute much to the population density. You will also find that the income does not only come from purely agricultural sources.

Cadiz has income from fisheries, sugar, and commercial revenues as it is the main city in the North. It does not survive on plantation income only. It's shops cater to the needs of the surrounding towns.

Kabankalan is the commercial & transportation center for the South and it is bustling city. People from as far south as Hinobaan go to Kabankalan to Shop. Kabankalan is not a provincial capital like Roxas or Dumaguete, and yet it is growing and attracting investors. This in itself proves that Kabankalan is not a mere town with a bloated land area.

Talisay is just a suburb of Metropolitan Bacolod. It's main source of income up to the eighties was from the sugar industry. Now it is home to prestigious developments. Ford and Honda built their dealerships there despite it's rather small population. It is now home to some of the richest people in the Visayas. It's downtown is bustling and is made up of several streets.

Silay is the old city of Negros. It is two times bigger than Talisay City, Negros Occidental and is also home to the old rich of the Island. It has a bustling business center made up of several streets and a significant middle class population. It is also a suburb of Metropolitan Bacolod.

San Carlos is the third or fourth major city in the province. It has a bigger population than Dumaguete, well at least in the last decade. The city has a shopping mall and it serves as the commercial center and transport hub for the Eastern side of Negros Occidental. It has several hotels, a shopping mall, a new (85% empty) central business district in addition to its old downtown.

Victorias is the an Agro-Industrial city. Refined sugar, canned food products, and trading are the main components of the city's economy. Although the city seems to be linear, it is quite busy despite its close proximity to Bacolod.

Sagay is very similar to Victorias and is a trading center in its own right. It's main source of income unlike the other cities mentioned above seems to come only from the sugar mill in the city. But it is still included here as it seems to be quite a busy city.

I stand to be corrected with the information about each of the cities listed above.

Why don't we create a thread about the cities of Negros so that people would be aware of the progress or lack of progress in each city. The other cities I didn't include here are the ones that are merely towns that have a high revenue from sugar mills only and not much else.
I've been outside Bacolod several times but not too far. I hope too that I'll be able to visit them in the future.

I'm not saying they don't deserve to be a city, I'm sure they do. I'm just clarifying on the computation on how much a city gets as IRA and how the political/geographic setup favor them to become cities and when they do, get a lot of money from IRA.

[gonzahr22]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BACOLOD CITY!!! 28th MASSKARA FESTIVAL!!! WELCOME ALL!!!

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x198/koolkolourz/youthggigmasskaraed.jpg

[jaywalker]

I notice this year,with the entry of SM city and Teletech as such in Bacolod,more and more bigger sponsors are also joining.:cheers: Kari kamo sa Bacolod,Dala Masskara:banana:

[jaywalker]

MASSKARA QUEEN 2007
The Hopefuls

Ten young ladies of different backgrounds and persuasions, of varied profiles, interests and aspirations but with the same dream: be this year's MassKara Queen.

The MassKara Queen pageant, a highlight of the MassKara Festival, will be held at the St. La Salle Coliseum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday next week. The pageant will be produced by ABS-CBN4, which has featured the candidates in a series of shows focusing on their real-life experiences.

The candidates are Kristine Alonso, 18, a Psychology sophomore at the University of San Carlos; Marry Ann Apura, 23, an Advertising Arts senior at La Consolacion College; Jeffa Chavez, 18, a Nursing junior and Leslie Margaret Ong, 21, a graduating Nursing student, both of Riverside College; Patricia Marie Kinjho, 18, a St. La Salle Commerce second year student; Kristina Casandra Soriano, 17, who is in her sophomore year as a Broadcasting student at UP-Visayas; St. La Salle Nursing coeds, Nicole Marie Dimailig, 17, a sophomore and Rosario Anne Sales, 20 fourth year student; Sweetie Pie Borromeo, 22, who works with Chevrolet in Bacolod City; and Loisa Marie Tonico, a Tourism freshman at La Consolacion

[jaywalker]

^^ All of the above is reality. Development in Bacolod and other Negros Occidental towns/cities are pacing fast. With the advent of the bio-ethanol business, it'll surely push more economic activities in the province and the region as a whole. Thats why infrastracture facilities are now being readied and expanded.:cheers: But for now, i just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY BACOLOD CITY!!! 28TH Masskara Festival!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Another good thing about this development in the entire province is,it is widespread in several town and cities and is not only concentrated in one area.The whole province is moving in progress all along together.

As the Bacolod Masskara saying goes and telling us "Sige lang......Sige Na! Bacolod,Bato Kita!":banana:

[jaywalker]

http://www.negrosislandonline.com/
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1248/1468051734_9f59ba3041_m.jpg

MASSKARA FESTIVAL Logo which was designed by Sir Peque Gallaga

[ngprofflorida]

Paolo Estebanhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/erjaplacement/page2.jpg




RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
Making Technology
a Partner in Healing FEATURES
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
Making Technology
a Partner in Healing




Dr. Paolo Esteban explains the functions of the Helical CT Scan
Recognizing technology as a partner in giving efficient, accurate and fast medical services, Riverside Medical Center (Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital) has acquired the latest state-of-the-art equipment, making quality health-care available and accessible to Negrenses. "We are on the era where modern technology is truly a partner in giving efficient, accurate an fast medical services to our fellow Bacolodnons and Negrenses," Riverside president Joaquin Torre said Monday during a media presentation of the hospital's modern facilities.

Riverside is also recording a first in Bacolod City hospital care when it opens its satellite services center on May 30 at the Lopue's Extension in Barangay Mandalagan. Basic health services, including facilities for laboratory tests, an Outpatient Department with Consultation Clinics, X-ray and ECG services as well as a Pharmacy will be available at the center, which Torre envisions to be of service to residents of the northern-side of Bacolod. Among the guests at the inauguration on May 29 will be Spanish Ambassador Ignacio Sagaz Temprano.

The first of the series of extension services that Riverside is set to implement, the satellite center in Mandalagan will offer the same outpatient rates like in the hospital and will also recognize senior citizen discounts, RMC vice-president for operations Ma. Cecilia "China" Gallaga said.

Torre has also introduced Riverside's paradigm shift that promotes hospitality care as a basic complement to hospital care. Riverside is a people's hospital "we want to make our hospital smell and look like a hotel", he said.

But while Riverside boasts of top-of-the-line technology that makes it a center for wellness that is at par with the best medical centers in the country, it also offers package deals for surgery and OB-GYNE. "We are re-engineering the hospital and offering the best technology and at the same time make it more affordable to the public," Torre said.

Riverside marked a first in Philippine hospital care when it adapted the pneumatic tube system that ensures the fast and efficient transport of medicine and laboratory specimen to the different areas in the hospital.
What many people don't know about Riverside is that riverside is that it has many firsts in Western Visayas and in the Philippines, Gallaga said.

"Pay attention to this statement" small percentage pa lang diri sa america na may technolyg like this.
The hospital has also adapted a scanning system on doctor's prescriptions to hasten the release of medicines from the pharmacy. "We are lessening human error with our system," Riverside pharmacy head Eleanor Nicor said.
Two of the latest in Riverside's wide array of top-of-the-line equipment at the Imaging Sciences department are the Helical CT Scan and the Sonial Vision 80. The Helical CT Scan makes images by spirally scanning x-rays. It can reveal three dimensional images and get 3D CT angiograms as well as perform ordinary horizontal images like an ordinary CT scan.

The laboratory is also equipped with a fully-automated Sysmex Coagulation machine which determines clotting factors for prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin and thrombin time. The hospital is also set to implement the laboratory information system solution that will integrate machines in the laboratory. The Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory also has the HDI 5000 Ultrasound Sono CT and the HDI 4000 Ultrasound System, which allows, among others, live viewing of the fetus inside the womb. The HDI 5000 Ultrasound Sono CT, meanwhile, can do multidisciplinary cardiovascular procedure and is capable of rendering 2D Echo with Color Doppler Stress Echo, among others.

Riverside has also revolutionized its radiology department with the acquisition of the Fuji Computed Radiography that offers better diagnostic quality than conventional film and screen methods. The dialysis center has been spruced-up with state-of-the-art machines, although the price for treatment has gone more than 50 percent down compared to six years ago, dialysis center head Sharon Estores said.

Apart from the advanced technology that Riverside offers, the hospital has also strengthened its patient-centered approach at the Emergency Room, department head Dr. Dave Gamboa said. - Cedelf P. Tupas

source: visayan daily star

[gonzahr22]

^^ :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
This is what you call, Wow Bacolod!!!:)

[TJ]

how about we base on this equations... POPULATION, divided by LAND AREA multiply by the OVERALL LOCAL CITY INCOME. (let's include on a seperate pad the average income of the citizens replacing overall income).

[gonzahr22]

Bacolod business-friendly finalist
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO
The City of Bacolod has been selected again as a finalist for the 2007 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit, City Category in the whole Philippines, Bacolod City Administrator Roger Balo said yesterday.

Balo said the invitation dated October 4, 2007 addressed to Mayor Evelio Leonardia was signed by Miguel Varela, the chairman emeritus of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He said the final judging will be on Oct. 9 at the Heritage Hotel in Pasay City.

Balo said he will represent the mayor in the final judging and he has requested Permits and Licensing head Ardis Jaculina to assist him in the final interview.

Leonardia has left for Las Vegas as guest of Philippine ring icon Manny Pacquiao in his fight against Marco Antonio Barrera on Sunday.

Balo said he is optimistic that the city will win the award.

Bacolod City was adjudged the Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit, City Category for Visayas last year by the Philippine Business Conference Award Committee of the PCCI.*CGS

source: visayan daily star

[TJ]

to me iloilo is much bigger and ahead of bacolod...

using common sense just like two loafs of bread.. one is bigger the other one is smaller..

common sense tells u the larger one is better u can eat it in say 3 mouthfull of bites than the smaller one which u can just swallow whole.

but the fact is the smaller loaf made is twice as large as the bigger loaf becoz it's mass compressed more tightly than the bigger loaf yet occupies less space.

based on my obersavtions i can say the same with the case of the city of iloilo and bacolod.

iloilo is like the small bread.. it may seem small but it is more densely packed and when u expand the borders of iloilo into 150+ sq km same as bacolod it would eat up nearby towns like oton.. pavia.. etc,,

When that happens iloilo will surpass bacolod's population and will dish out numbers bacolod will not be able to match.

to add:
i mean no offense just an un-biased opinion from a bacoleno... hehe

[Farirah]

to me iloilo is much bigger and ahead of bacolod...

using common sense just like two loafs of bread.. one is bigger the other one is smaller..

common sense tells u say the larger one is better u can eat it in say 3 mouthfull of bites than the smaller one which u can just swallow whole.

but the fact is the smaller loaf made is twice as large as the bigger loaf becoz it's mass compressed more tightly than the bigger loaf yet occupies less space.

based on my obersavtions i can say the same with the case of the city of iloilo and bacolod.

iloilo is like the small bread.. it may seem small but it is more densely packed and when u expand the borders of iloilo into 150+ sq km same as bacolod it would eat up nearby towns like oton.. pavia.. etc,,

When that happens iloilo will surpass bacolod's population and will dish out numbers bacolod will not be able to match.


Hmmm..Hope Bacolodnons won't react to this, or else another more than 100 degrees Celsius will boil up.

[TJ]

im from bacolod... i just speak truth. ;)

[birdfluuu]

Nagpapatawa ka ba? wala nga high rise building ang bacolod city, kabankalan pa...

uhh:nuts: I think we should all get our heads together and come up with a reason as to why there is such a hatred about this matter:ohno: but why is there such a fear? kay tuod gid man ga uswag ang Kabankalan :dance: Also I believe many people simply have nothing better to do than protest against developments:nuts:

[jaywalker]

im from bacolod... i just speak truth. ;)

Just wondering where is this related to, about your statement.You're direction is always on the negative side,it makes ask if Rallyista ka?:)I mean no offense,just asking.:)

[birdfluuu]

Iba naman ang ibig ko sabihin between sa regional offices at ang high rise buildings, at di ko naman sinabi na kailangan pa ng high rise buildings para maging isang regional offices ang isang lugar. :ohno: :ohno:

Ibig mo sabihin hindi na kailangan ng Iloilo ang high rise buildings?:lol: regional center ang Iloilo:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[WawaY[625]]

Ibig mo sabihin hindi na kailangan ng Iloilo ang high rise buildings?:lol: regional center ang Iloilo:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

sana nagbibiro ka sa post na ito :lol: kasi if indi, i suggest you sharpen your reading comprehension tol :)

[jaywalker]

^^ Di ba nakaqoute para kay Collin ,what is the business of others to answer which is intended not for them.Be respectful to others.It simple,kung hindi ka ang kasuap it means shut up.And by the way, it reflects with his signature,i just noticed it.:lol: Now i know.

[iloilocitykid]

Ibig mo sabihin hindi na kailangan ng Iloilo ang high rise buildings?:lol: regional center ang Iloilo:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

First of all, you're the one who caused my Bacolodnon stereotype and you're the first person to insult my city, even though I was a newbie here. You keep on saying our Robinson's is small and we have so much traffic. :ohno:

And to answer your question, YES! We do! Of all the cities in the region, we're the most in need of high rises hence our large number of buildings 7 stories and up becuase we are too congested. Iloilo CIty is the regional center not just because of it's location but because economically and politically it is stable.

[jaywalker]

^^ Here we are again,you've just told someone to end all this arguementation and here you go you make putak and putak na in here.It's quite simple when you say STOP. It means STOP, wala na paaman.:)

Kari ka na lang sa Bacolod sa Masskara Festival para magsinadya.Kon ara lang ko dira sa Bacolod imbitahon ta gid ka personal.:)

[iloilocitykid]

^^ I did not say anything about Bacolod bro.
Nobody even stopped even when I said it for 3 times.

[jaywalker]

Alright!,:) So that's enough!Indi na maghibi ah.Let's talk how we can help our Region.okey?!:) :hug: :okay:

^^ Tion para magsinadya sa Masskara Festival,forget muna ang problema,padance dance para sumigla.heyaaa:banana:

[jaywalker]

Susme,cut the drama,basi maghibi man ko:lol:

[iloilocitykid]

^^ I'm sorry I had to blow it out in time for Masskara.

[iloilocitykid]

^^ It's been happening sometime now and I just ignored it. :smile:

[jaywalker]

:lol: Ngek,why like that? I've read your post Kid before my last reply.pero why nasa top ina?Is that a Magic?:lol:

[iloilocitykid]

^^ It's been happening sometime now and I just ignored it. :happy:

[jaywalker]

:banana: nagdaug na naman si Pacquiao against Barera:banana: Nano daw lucky charm gid tuod ni Pacquiao si Mayor Bing haw? mataygan ko maparada na naman sila Masskara Festival sini.:lol:

[birdfluuu]

First of all, you're the one who caused my Bacolodnon stereotype and you're the first person to insult my city, even though I was a newbie here. You keep on saying our Robinson's is small and we have so much traffic. :ohno:

And to answer your question, YES! We do! Of all the cities in the region, we're the most in need of high rises hence our large number of buildings 7 stories and up becuase we are too congested. Iloilo CIty is the regional center not just because of it's location but because economically and politically it is stable.

uhhh....:nuts: te kay gin insult mo man ko sa private mesg permi:lol: I cant understand why most people hate me:nuts::lol: well i think there should be a definition of what :bash: :bash: is:lol: peace:)

[TJ]

Just wondering where is this related to, about your statement.You're direction is always on the negative side,it makes ask if Rallyista ka?:)I mean no offense,just asking.:)

and what's the negative bout what i said?

it's funny when u see people talking their egos, but you know the reality of things will always stop that... :lol:

we need stop to hyping things... not only in this forum but on all aspects...

On the news sometime ago i heard some gov't officials in central luzon region want their towns to become cities... but the citizens refused and go against it.. becoz they don't feel their little tiny town fit to be called a city becoz it would be ridiculous and funny... and i salute them for staying and keeping it true.. that what the rest of us should do and stay true keep that fake plastic stuff away.

[iloilocitykid]

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[gonzahr22]

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[birdfluuu]

Daw ikaw man nang una eh :ohno:

Tama na ha...:)

cge ah..basta wala na Bastosanay liwat sa private mesg ha? pwedi naman ta ka friends nga duwa:) lantaw ka Maskara?

[iloilocitykid]

uhhh....:nuts: te kay gin insult mo man ko sa private mesg permi:lol: I cant understand why most people hate me:nuts::lol: well i think there should be a definition of what :bash: :bash: is:lol: peace:)

Daw ikaw man nang una eh :ohno:

Tama na ha...:)

[eonynx]

guys, anybody of you here know the contact number of business inn? if anybody knows it i hope he/she'll be kind enough to post it here!:)

happy birthday bacolod!:cheers:

[iloilocitykid]

cge ah..basta wala na Bastosanay liwat sa private mesg ha? pwedi naman ta ka friends nga duwa:) lantaw ka Maskara?

OO noy...Ikaw man ha...nd ka mang una una sa mga newbies...:)

[gonzahr22]

^^ Di ba nakaqoute para kay Collin ,what is the business of others to answer which is intended not for them.Be respectful to others.It simple,kung hindi ka ang kasuap it means shut up.And by the way, it reflects with his signature,i just noticed it.:lol: Now i know.

I second the motion. Sa "concern" pls stop meddling. You're just fanning heat in here. Tam-an sa imo ka salawayun. You're really a master in sarcasm. Phd ka ata sa dept na yan. To all REAL Bacolodnons and Ilonggo's, peace na tayo. Have a wonderful Sunday. Mabuhay si Manny Pacquiao!!! Happy Birthday Bacolod!!!

[jaywalker]

Hyping????????Are you saying we are denying the reality in Bacolod? we are just posting the developments in here which is beneficial for others and that we always haveprovide and attached the necessary document,data,pictures to support it.I myself is not in Bacolod and this is the other way i think i can help my city aside from the remittance that i send.We are not hiding something in here.Bacolodnons are everywhere,they are hunger for news and how thier hometown is doing.Imagine the viewers you get from this forum,huge.We are doing our share here in promoting the city image and what the city can offer for those plan to travel and visit Bacolod.This are not motives to compete with other cities.I suggest you wait for your time and run for a position in the City and do whatever you think is best for the city.For the meantime,do your share.Do it in a positive way.Think of what you can do good if you are really sincere in uplifting the lives of every Bacolodnon.One tourist that you can convince and the money they spend there,can feed the needs of one family.:)

[jaywalker]

guys, anybody of you here know the contact number of business inn? if anybody knows it i hope he/she'll be kind enough to post it here!:)

happy birthday bacolod!:cheers:

Mig Eonynx,please go the first pages of this thread,we have the list of all the hotels directory in Bacolod.:)

[gonzahr22]

guys, anybody of you here know the contact number of business inn? if anybody knows it i hope he/she'll be kind enough to post it here!:)

happy birthday bacolod!:cheers:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee169/gonzahr22/bzinn.jpg?t=1191762849

[eonynx]

tnx so much!:)

[gonzahr22]

Hyping????????Are you saying we are denying the reality in Bacolod? we are just posting the developments in here which is beneficial for others and that we always haveprovide and attached the necessary document,data,pictures to support it.I myself is not in Bacolod and this is the other way i think i can help my city aside from the remittance that i send.We are not hiding something in here.Bacolodnons are everywhere,they are hunger for news and how thier hometown is doing.Imagine the viewers you get from this forum,huge.We are doing our share here in promoting the city image and what the city can offer for those plan to travel and visit Bacolod.This are not motives to compete with other cities.I suggest you wait for your time and run for a position in the City and do whatever you think is best for the city.For the meantime,do your share.Do it in a positive way.Think of what you can do good if you are really sincere in uplifting the lives of every Bacolodnon.One tourist that you can convince and the money they spend there,can feed the needs of one family.:)

Kudos to you Jay!!! Youre the man! Amu na iya ang tuod na Bacolodnon. Two thumbs up to you. :cheers:

[jaywalker]

By the way guys,this December hopefully maka abot na ang box nga ginrequest ko nga donation sang mga Filipinos ko nga kilala.It contains used clothes,toys and etc.etc.Please send me a pm for some of the charities in Bacolod,like Home for the boys,or best mga orphanage.I'll need one or 2 lang.Kaloy-an basi madamo na macollect ko next year.:)

[jaywalker]

Kudos to you Jay!!! Youre the man! Amu na iya ang tuod na Bacolodnon. Two thumbs up to you. :cheers:

Eversince sang SK pa ako,this my only purpose to do whatever i can help maski gamay lang kay ang kalipay nga nagabalik maskin indi material indi gid mabakal maskin diin kag indi mabayran.:)

[WawaY[625]]

By the way guys,this December hopefully maka abot na ang box nga ginrequest ko nga donation sang mga Filipinos ko nga kilala.It contains used clothes,toys and etc.etc.Please send me a pm for some of the charities in Bacolod,like Home for the boys,or best mga orphanage.I'll need one or 2 lang.Kaloy-an basi madamo na macollect ko next year.:)

:okay: :okay: :okay:

[TJ]

Hyping????????Are you saying we are denying the reality in Bacolod? we are just posting the developments in here which is beneficial for others and that we always haveprovide and attached the necessary document,data,pictures to support it.I myself is not in Bacolod and this is the other way i think i can help my city aside from the remittance that i send.We are not hiding something in here.Bacolodnons are everywhere,they are hunger for news and how thier hometown is doing.Imagine the viewers you get from this forum,huge.We are doing our share here in promoting the city image and what the city can offer for those plan to travel and visit Bacolod.This are not motives to compete with other cities.I suggest you wait for your time and run for a position in the City and do whatever you think is best for the city.For the meantime,do your share.Do it in a positive way.Think of what you can do good if you are really sincere in uplifting the lives of every Bacolodnon.One tourist that you can convince and the money they spend there,can feed the needs of one family.:)

yeah, there is over hype on some level... like for example someone here likes to fuss about all people here got jobs becoz of call centers, systems in our haciedas are getting better all the farmers living the good life and getting education. And u want people to believe that? go here and take a close look.. i read some on the start of the thread saying our roads are good becoz they withstand trucks carrying tones of sugar... well half of the roads here arent even maintained "gina disponeran nlng gina-tabonan lang sang balas"

How can we progress if we only talk all positive things?? and WE TRY TO AVIOD THE PROBLEMS AND NEGATIVE THINGS WE SEE EVERYDAY IN OUR CITY?? Like our poor gov't officials example like monico and bing they both fight amongst each other but both of them are crap politicians that are only concern on the spotlight and media hype. They never do progress, infact they hinder our progress.

Making the little nonsense things big on the media and make the people content becoz they think awww this is something big but infact it's nothing it is senseless like the SEA games, the football, the monico TV show.. it all means nothing yet they want the feeble minded to think it is something big.

So in the process people will not ask for more they will not search for bigger things and strive for it becoz their definition of progress and something big became shallow.

I don't want to convince tourists saying it's all this and but when they go here it's not what they expect. Let's keep things for real, remember most tourist are from well off countries when we talk to them about our urban progress they will just laugh inside... what they go here for is the beach resorts.. nature... the hot weather.. or finding a wife to take care of them etc.

[jaywalker]

I second the motion. Sa "concern" pls stop meddling. You're just fanning heat in here. Tam-an sa imo ka salawayun. You're really a master in sarcasm. Phd ka ata sa dept na yan. To all REAL Bacolodnons and Ilonggo's, peace na tayo. Have a wonderful Sunday. Mabuhay si Manny Pacquiao!!! Happy Birthday Bacolod!!!

:lol: :lol: Gulpi siya bala nagchange signature,siguro nahuy-an siya o na strike out siya.Pasimple ang tirada niya.Gusto maakig kita sa iya or mapikon:lol: Just look at his siganture nga ginchange nya.Mga migo kag miga niya ayhan mahilig man magtikal?:lol::lol:

:banana: "Sigue lang, Sigue na, Bacolod Bato kita!":banana:

[gonzahr22]

Eversince sang SK pa ako,this my only purpose to do whatever i can help maski gamay lang kay ang kalipay nga nagabalik maskin indi material indi gid mabakal maskin diin kag indi mabayran.:)

Its truly a one excellent cause brother. At least you're doing something "in action" and not just pure blah blah blah. Worst, negative blah blah blahs pa. The question is, what have you done so far to help your city or province? If all are just pure analysis of the ills of today's Bacolod & Negros, then you can rest yourself as an ally of Monico or Bing. And that is, Pure Politicking.:)

[jaywalker]

yeah, there is over hype on some level... like for example someone here likes to fuss about all people here got jobs becoz of call centers, systems in our haciedas are getting better all the farmers living the good life and getting education. And u want people to believe that? go here and take a close look.. i read some on the start of the thread saying our roads are good becoz they withstand trucks carrying tones of sugar... well half of the roads here arent even maintained "gina disponeran nlng gina-tabonan lang sang balas"

How can we progress if we only talk all positive things?? and WE TRY TO AVIOD THE PROBLEMS AND NEGATIVE THINGS WE SEE EVERYDAY IN OUR CITY?? Like our poor gov't officials example like monico and bing they both fight amongst each other but both of them are crap politicians that are only concern on the spotlight and media hype. They never do progress, infact they hinder our progress.

Making the little nonsense things big on the media and make the people content becoz they think awww this is something big but infact it's nothing it is senseless like the SEA games, the football, the monico TV show.. it all means nothing yet they want the feeble minded to think it is something big.

So in the process people will not ask for more they will not search for bigger things and strive for it becoz their definition of progress and something big became shallow.

I don't want to convince tourists saying it's all this and but when they go here it's not what they expect. Let's keep things for real, remember most tourist are from well off countries when we talk to them about our urban progress they will just laugh inside... what they go here for is the beach resorts.. nature... the hot weather.. or finding a wife to take care of them etc.

This is Bacolod Thread we have seperate Thread for Negros. Things are moving progressively.We don't have instant solution to this.This problem that you are saying is not being experienced by our province alone.The entire nation is having this problem and you cannot wipped it out in one day,one month or in a year.All is striving to make everyone a better life.Even First World Country have poverty and problem.Just do your share,simple.We are known to be a Third World Country and people overseas knows what to expect from it.All i'm saying is share whatever we can offer beacuse even me i was amazed with all the beautiful places in Negros and coudn't believed that they do exist.They are comparable with what the others countries can offer.I can attest to that beacuse i have been travelling and sometimes i feel cheated beacuse ours is more better.We cannot neglect the fact that we lack investments in infrustracture.We have to deal with it.We are not scaping the truth and the reality here.
For me,as what i've seen with my last visit there,so many improvements have been done in a matter of year and more surprises evrytime i go home.Tourism generates jobs and a good example is Thailand.I know we get a very small pie of the tourism market and we need to work hard.We'll get there soon!Our small share will go a long way.:)

[gonzahr22]

:lol: :lol: Gulpi siya bala nagchange signature,siguro nahuy-an siya o na strike out siya.Pasimple ang tirada niya.Gusto maakig kita sa iya or mapikon:lol: Just look at his siganture nga ginchange nya.Mga migo kag miga niya ayhan mahilig man magtikal?:lol::lol:

:banana: "Sigue lang, Sigue na, Bacolod Bato kita!":banana:

Hahahaha. Nasadyahan gid ko gani sa iya. The only consolation i get siguro is hopefully his tribe wont flourish. Purya palayu. :lol: Or basi nami-an siya sang limelight. Guinapangita na inah siya ni Margarita Holmes. Bro Jay, I join you on your cause. May your purpose in life thrive the more. :)

[WawaY[625]]

Hahahaha. May your purpose in life thrive the more. :)

agree :)

[jaywalker]

Its truly a one excellent cause brother. At least you're doing something "in action" and not just pure blah blah blah. Worst, negative blah blah blahs pa. The question is, what have you done so far to help your city or province? If all are just pure analysis of the ills of today's Bacolod & Negros, then you can rest yourself as an ally of Monico or Bing. And that is, Pure Politicking.:)

We have to question ourselves,why there are Foriegn NGO's ,Missionaries who are helping our less fortunate kababayan.We have to ask ourselves that,they are not Filipinos and have no trace of being a Filipino why are they coming to the Philippines to help the poor despite they know what the problem behind poverty.Still they offer thier help.If they care for our Kababayan why not we.We have to be inspired by them and forget the dirty politics:cheers:

[jaywalker]

;15763572']agree :)

:lol: Okey ka rin ano?You are using your signature for personal attack:lol:

[WawaY[625]]

:lol: Okey ka rin ano?You are using your signature for personal attack:lol:

huh?personal attack?

kanino?

[jaywalker]

Hahahaha. Nasadyahan gid ko gani sa iya. The only consolation i get siguro is hopefully his tribe wont flourish. Purya palayu. :lol: Or basi nami-an siya sang limelight. Guinapangita na inah siya ni Margarita Holmes. Bro Jay, I join you on your cause. May your purpose in life thrive the more. :)

:lol: Well,di ko na kailangan mapikon sa iya because that's what he is.he was trying to be Joker konu but the problem is he's not too funny enough.I think kailangan nya magaudition sa Comedy Bar or sa Clowns.Pwede siya irecommend sa kilala ta nga IloIlo,ang taga Eat Bulaga:lol:

[ngprofflorida]

:lol: :lol: Gulpi siya bala nagchange signature,siguro nahuy-an siya o na strike out siya.Pasimple ang tirada niya.Gusto maakig kita sa iya or mapikon:lol: Just look at his siganture nga ginchange nya.Mga migo kag miga niya ayhan mahilig man magtikal?:lol::lol:

:banana: "Sigue lang, Sigue na, Bacolod Bato kita!":banana:

yea tood gid gina igo man nya ang mga friends nya sa bacolod, I hope his transparent to his feeling when he comes to bacolod, he has so many friends here mga prominet family pa, ano ayhan sa una una sang ulo nya gina hambal nya mga tikalon na taga bacolod. Thats seems his hidden inside. deep inside he doenst like his friends here in Bacolod. I hope no one his circle of friends sees his post. Thats not a real friend, naga biso biso sya pag -abot kag pag pauli, pero deep inside ka bug-at gali ang bu-ot nya sa mga friends ya di, kay mga taga bacolod tikalon inlcuding his friends. ay ahay na lang ah dan dan soy sa kabaya-an.

[Bo B]

We have to question ourselves,why there are Foriegn NGO's ,Missionaries who are helping our less fortunate kababayan.We have to ask ourselves that,they are not Filipinos and have no trace of being a Filipino why are they coming to the Philippines to help the poor despite they know what the problem behind poverty.Still they offer thier help.If they care for our Kababayan why not US? We have to be inspired by them and forget the dirty politics:cheers:

One thing I can say about the Negrense people as a whole is that they are not "Ingrato". When the Negrense meets a foreigner, especially an American, they usually see a friend and are often to happy to assist him/her. My wish is that we never change and that we will always remember the good that people from their country have done for us...

[WawaY[625]]

yea tood gid gina igo man nya ang mga friends nya sa bacolod, I hope his transparent to his feeling when he comes to bacolod, he has so many friends here mga prominet family pa, ano ayhan sa una una sang ulo nya gina hambal nya mga tikalon na taga bacolod. Thats seems his hidden inside. deep inside he doenst like his friends here in Bacolod. I hope no one his circle of friends sees his post. Thats not a real friend, naga biso biso sya pag -abot kag pag pauli, pero deep inside ka bug-at gali ang bu-ot nya sa mga friends ya di, kay mga taga bacolod tikalon inlcuding his friends. ay ahay na lang ah dan dan soy sa kabaya-an.

just in case you were talking about me...

well

thankfully, none of them are "tikalon"...in fact down to earth man to sila :)

BTW, ive nothing against bacolodnons (in general), in fact i find Kyle and EricD nice :)

[jaywalker]

yea tood gid gina igo man nya ang mga friends nya sa bacolod, I hope his transparent to his feeling when he comes to bacolod, he has so many friends here mga prominet family pa, ano ayhan sa una una sang ulo nya gina hambal nya mga tikalon na taga bacolod. Thats seems his hidden inside. deep inside he doenst like his friends here in Bacolod. I hope no one his circle of friends sees his post. Thats not a real friend, naga biso biso sya pag -abot kag pag pauli, pero deep inside ka bug-at gali ang bu-ot nya sa mga friends ya di, kay mga taga bacolod tikalon inlcuding his friends. ay ahay na lang ah dan dan soy sa kabaya-an.

:banana: Sige Mig,Kanta na lang ta ya Dadansoy para Sadya ang aton Celebration sa Masskara Festival!:banana::banana:
Kabudlay magpaignorante ang indi ignorante kay halata gid masyado ang gwa nya butigon.Kabudlay intsindihon sang nagapautingol lang:lol:

Kari kamo sa Bacolod dala Masskara kag masinadya....Hopefully Eric kan post the Official Music of the Masskara Festival.

[ngprofflorida]

;15763790']just in case you were talking about me...

well

thankfully, none of them are "tikalon"...in fact down to earth man to sila :)

BTW, ive nothing against bacolodnons (in general), in fact i find Kyle and EricD nice :)

you said not all of them, but dont generalize ok amigo....

[WawaY[625]]

see you said not all of them, but dont generalize ok amigo....

syempre naman, hindi naman representative ang mga forumer dito sa SSC bacolod para sa buong population..(and i hope hindi nga :lol:)

[TJ]

We all want progress but one of the things i find so ridiculous... is example.. like weee!! may bagong 4 story building!!... then someone will post a full 1200x600 pics of it... in 5 different angles.. xD

i mean what's the big deal u know... ang iban gani nga syudad and iban nga countries sobra pada pero they just keep a low profile on it. Abi pigado pero kibut kna lang pag ara kana 2 nga amu na ni sila gali ya ka asenso. Ga pa simple lang daw sa wala lang pero grabe na gali ang lamang nila sa atun ya.

[ngprofflorida]

:banana: Sige Mig,Kanta na lang ta ya Dadansoy para Sadya ang aton Celebration sa Masskara Festival!:banana::banana: Kabudlay magpaignorante ang indi ignorante kay halata gid masyado.:lol:

I remember that song, it was a masskara song's long time ago on the 80's

[Bo B]

;15763790']just in case you were talking about me...

well

thankfully, none of them are "tikalon"...in fact down to earth man to sila :)

BTW, ive nothing against bacolodnons (in general), in fact i find Kyle and EricD nice :)

You are still very welcome to visit Bacolod even if you think that most of the Negrense people as "tikalon". That is your own opinion and all I could say about my fellow Bacoleno's is that they are very competitive and will do what is needed to reach their goal. As some famous person used to say "pretend to be one until you get there". I don't find anything wrong with ambitious people so long as they study, work hard, and do everything honestly.

One thing I could say about the Ilonggo and Negrense is that they are basically honest. We haven't lost anything during the past two decades to thieves here in Bacolod and in Iloilo. I left over PhP 10,000 in the car when I left it in the carwash in Mandalagan and I still found it in the same place and arranged in a neater manner inside the glove compartment after fetching it two hours later.

In Iloilo, my father left his mobile phone in a cab and the cab driver returned within twenty minutes to the terminal to return the phone. He did charge PhP 50 for the fuel and toll fee but would not accept anything more.

[WawaY[625]]

You are still very welcome to visit Bacolod even if you think that most of the Negrense people as "tikalon".

i didnt say negrenses were tikalon...

[jaywalker]

We all want progress but one of the things i find so ridiculous... is example.. like weee!! may bagong 4 story building!!... then someone will post a full 1200x600 pics of it... in 5 different angles.. xD

i mean what's the big deal u know... ang iban gani nga syudad and iban nga countries sobra pada pero they just keep a low profile on it. Abi pigado pero kibut kna lang pag ara kana 2 nga amu na ni sila gali ya ka asenso. Ga pa simple lang daw sa wala lang pero grabe na gali ang lamang nila sa atun ya.

For you nga ara ka dira no deal,pero sa mga OFW's big deal and we are happy looking at it.We are so thankful and have appreciate thier effort in sharing it in here.You have to be aware of this,once in a blue moon lang ang iban makapauli.And iban 10 years,15 years like ang kilala ko 11 years and naingganyo siya magpauli tungod sang mga nakita niya diri.This is the the only outlet for some OFW's and others who wants to know what going on in there in terms of development.Indi ka man makakita sang mga good news sa newspaper puro negative man lang and that's not new.So kon ikaw ara sa abroad di ka ganahan magpauli at least nacompensate ka diri sa mga updates.Be happy of what Bacolod has achieved kay kon dira ka lang di mo maappreciate ang gakatabu.i have known some friends who went home and has came back and they were happy with what they saw with developments.It give them more inspiration to work hard for thier retirement in the Philippines which they have not planned before.But when they saw thing are more better and heading in a good direction they've decided to retire there and make some investment while thay are here.I know how hard life there for some ordinary Bacolodnons and same with rest of the country.And Bacolod is not only doing this about the thing you don't like.Visit the other threads of the Cities and Towns all the way from Luzon to Mindanao.:)

[TJ]

gina ask ko nga tani lets just keep low profile regarding our cities progress.

di nata mag bais sa iloilo ako gina admit ko gd nga ahead gd ang iloilo city overall sa atun.. di nta mag bais pa kun cnu ahead kun cnu number 1.. dis and dat.

kag isa pagid.. ang negros tood magaranon daku sa income tungud sa mga haciedas kag mag bigtime ng mga family ari diri.

pero ang pamangkot ang ina nga income ga balik bala sa pamuluyo?? or naga tinir lang sa mga prominente nga pamilya?? gina invest bla nila diri balik sa probinsya para maka generate jobs or do they invest it elsewhere??

Siguro amu ni ang rason ngaa nga saka dako sang kwarta nga gina generate sang atun probinsya pwerte dyapon kadamu sang mga pigado.

[gonzahr22]

We all want progress but one of the things i find so ridiculous... is example.. like weee!! may bagong 4 story building!!... then someone will post a full 1200x600 pics of it... in 5 different angles.. xD

i mean what's the big deal u know... ang iban gani nga syudad and iban nga countries sobra pada pero they just keep a low profile on it. Abi pigado pero kibut kna lang pag ara kana 2 nga amu na ni sila gali ya ka asenso. Ga pa simple lang daw sa wala lang pero grabe na gali ang lamang nila sa atun ya.


So can you suggest what the people in this thread shall, will and can post/s? Coz it seems you dislike a lot of ideas in this thread. Para naman ma satisfy ka. :)

[gonzahr22]

Eversince sang SK pa ako,this my only purpose to do whatever i can help maski gamay lang kay ang kalipay nga nagabalik maskin indi material indi gid mabakal maskin diin kag indi mabayran.:)

Its truly a one excellent cause brother. At least you're doing something "in action" and not just pure blah blah blah. Worst, negative blah blah blahs pa. The big question is, what have you done so far to help your city or province? If all are just pure analysis of the ills of today's Bacolod & Negros, then you can rest yourself as an ally of Monico or Bing. And that is, Pure Politicking.

[jaywalker]

;15763874']syempre naman, hindi naman representative ang mga forumer dito sa SSC bacolod para sa buong population..(and i hope hindi nga :lol:)

:lol: Well actually with you're close parenthesis ,you just included you're down to earth friends if that's your impression on us here in the forum.:lol:

[TJ]

if u want to do ur thing do ur thing mag post ka 2200x1200 pics of 2story buildings and 4 story buildings u/c make a hype out of it like it is a 100 storey skyscraper...

akon lang ya. Gina hambal ko lang akon reaction regarding those things kay ang akon lang tani keep low profile lang bla haw. Kun indi man gd grabe ka amu na ang infrastructure baye nalang da kay daw kahuluya iban nga city forum gina post mga skyscrpaer u/c atun ya mga 3 story 4 story. Focus nalang ta sa atun nga strengths nga wala cla like moutain resorts, beaches and nature.

Akon lang na ya ideas and reaction wala ko ga force dictate on what u want to do.

[WawaY[625]]

:lol: Well actually with you're close parenthesis ,you just included you're down to earth friends if that's your impression on us here in the forum.:lol:

lol, at bat naman aber? **** explain daw..sige nga

[jaywalker]

;15764299']lol, at bat naman aber? **** explain daw..sige nga

:lol: Ikaw dapat mag explain sang ara sa close parenthesis mo:lol:

[jaywalker]

gina ask ko nga tani lets just keep low profile regarding our cities progress.

di nata mag bais sa iloilo ako gina admit ko gd nga ahead gd ang iloilo city overall sa atun.. di nta mag bais pa kun cnu ahead kun cnu number 1.. dis and dat.

kag isa pagid.. ang negros tood magaranon daku sa income tungud sa mga haciedas kag mag bigtime ng mga family ari diri.

pero ang pamangkot ang ina nga income ga balik bala sa pamuluyo?? or naga tinir lang sa mga prominente nga pamilya?? gina invest bla nila diri balik sa probinsya para maka generate jobs or do they invest it elsewhere??

Siguro amu ni ang rason ngaa nga saka dako sang kwarta nga gina generate sang atun probinsya pwerte dyapon kadamu sang mga pigado.

I do understand your sentiment pero maskin diin parti sa pinas damo pigado,nagatinguha na sila,that's why we have to be happy with the entry of Call Centers,Shopping Malls,Restos and Cafe,They have encourage the locals for enterpreneurship.There are livelihoods to help them.maskin ako di ko na nalipay sa situasyon sang iban naton nga kasimanwa.Look at those who have succeeded in life nga pigado.Indi nangin hadlang ang ila pagkapigado sa ila nga pag asenso nga wala may ginasaligan.Kinahanglang lang dira ang damo nga investment.forget the dirty politics lets just do whatever we can.Fight lang bala,may pag asa pa.:)

[jaywalker]

if u want to do ur thing do ur thing mag post ka 2200x1200 pics of 2story buildings and 4 story buildings u/c make a hype out of it like it is a 100 storey skyscraper...

akon lang ya. Gina hambal ko lang akon reaction regarding those things kay ang akon lang tani keep low profile lang bla haw. Kun indi man gd grabe ka amu na ang infrastructure baye nalang da kay daw kahuluya iban nga city forum gina post mga skyscrpaer u/c atun ya mga 3 story 4 story. Focus nalang ta sa atun nga strengths nga wala cla like moutain resorts, beaches and nature.

Akon lang na ya ideas and reaction wala ko ga force dictate on what u want to do.

Sige lang bala,kay dako ina nga bagay nga yara sa guha indi man ina kahuluya ah.May purpose ina kag para sa kalipay sang iban nga malayu sa Bacolod.nami man ina ang imo idea sa pagfocus sa natural resources.I know we have plenty of that in Negros.The Province is very active in promoting the the beaches,waterfalls,mt kanlaon and many more.I you take a ferry to Iloilo specially early morning trips damo foriegners imo makasakay.Mas damo picture mas nami.:)

[WawaY[625]]

:lol: Ikaw dapat mag explain sang ara sa close parenthesis mo:lol:

lol di mo na gets? :ohno:

[TJ]

tol, i feel negative becoz i think we wasting a lot i think bacolod will be so much better than this so called present progress... this present progress is pathetic and small.. We are not realizing our true potential and if we could only workout things the right way things for bacolod will be so much bigger and better than this.

if only ang income nga gina generate sang province ga balik sa province mismo kag wala ga kad2 kun sa dn nga lugar gina invest.

kun ang mga gina pang ubra sa mga gov't officials ta tadlung lang kag indi mga kagaguhan kun sakto lang tani pag atopag nila sa ila office kag pag handle sng mga national projects.. sus things will be so much better.

Pero tanawa puro anomalia ang ga guluha they are robbing us and hindering our true potential that is why i will always feel negative regarding some issues becoz we can do better than that.

[gonzahr22]

28th MASSKARA FESTIVAL FEVER AT SM CITY BACOLOD

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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t256/arnelgp/silay%20to%20bacolod%20aerial%20shots/100_2207.jpg

Tama na ang blah blah blahs, pictures naman. hehehehe. :lol:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BACOLOD!!!

sources: chrysos_ann, arnelgp

[WawaY[625]]

28th MASSKARA FESTIVAL FEVER AT SM CITY BACOLOD

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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t256/arnelgp/silay%20to%20bacolod%20aerial%20shots/100_2207.jpg

Tama na ang blah blah blahs, pictures naman. hehehehe. :lol:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BACOLOD!!!

sources: chrysos_ann, arnelgp

nice!

[jaywalker]

tol, i feel negative becoz i think we wasting a lot i think bacolod will be so much better than this so called present progress... this present progress is pathetic and small.. We are not realizing our true potential and if we could only workout things the right way things for bacolod will be so much bigger and better than this.

if only ang income nga gina generate sang province ga balik sa province mismo kag wala ga kad2 kun sa dn nga lugar gina invest.

kun ang mga gina pang ubra sa mga gov't officials ta tadlung lang kag indi mga kagaguhan kun sakto lang tani pag atopag nila sa ila office kag pag handle sng mga national projects.. sus things will be so much better.

Pero tanawa puro anomalia ang ga guluha they are robbing us and hindering our true potential that is why i will always feel negative regarding some issues becoz we can do better than that.

Naintsindihan ta gid ka.Kon sila imo intsindihon wala sing may matabo nga maayo sa aton.Ara na ina sa ugat kag dugo nila nga nagapanalaytay.Kag kon magrally man kita,nagapabungol bungol man lang na sila.Kon may evidensiya dal-a sa abagado kag sa korte.Ang mga tawo subong wala man nagapamati sa nagarally kay kagamo.maskin sin-o pa dira nga Poncio Pilato ibutang mo sa pwesto amo man gihapon.Kumabag gaboto lang kita sang maayo maayo.Ila na ina konsensya.Ako nagapati gid sa karma nga ginatawag.Ang mga mala-in mo nga ginahimo nga intesyonal magabalik gid ina sa tawo,kon indi sa gahimo sa iya mga anak,okon kaapo-apohan.Amo ina ang mga tawo nga wala kahadlok sa Diyos.Ang Diyos na lang ang bahala magpina sa ila.May pihak pa nga kinabuhi.So i encourage you to do your own contribution and who knows makapwesto ka sa City Hall.Ako gid ang una nga malipay kon matabu.Kabalo ko nga maayo ang imo mga handom para sa siyudad.:)

[COLLIN JASPER]

Ibig mo sabihin hindi na kailangan ng Iloilo ang high rise buildings?:lol: regional center ang Iloilo:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hay naku nag lain pa gid! Ga sakit ulo ko ah...
Enough na....God Bless Iloilo and Bacolod na!
hay sagad man ta ya ka baisay man? MIGOHAY NA LNG TA BALA BIRDFLU...friend........:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[jaywalker]

Wow! Glad you posted this one Mig Gonz.First time ko lang nakita ang aerial sang SM City.This is the one you can be proud of.Designed in Bacolod by the locals.Thank you!:cheers:

[gonzahr22]

@collin: The issue/s had already been settled. Pls read the previous posts. Peace na tanan. Lets just enjoy the Masskara fest. Nothing more, nothing less. :)

Migo jay: I personally liked the aerial view as well. Birds eye view so to speak. Actually, I loved to see more pictures sa thread than all the bickerings and sometimes bashing. But what to do, this is democracy in action. :)

[jaywalker]

^^ It's like "picture's are powerful than words":lol:

[le Reine]

eric wants to relay something to you guys:

ERICD001: nabasa ko lahat ng messages dito. ijaz cant post kasi blocked sa office. sana matapos nyo na ang gulo na yan. peace lahat sa mga nanghihingi ng kopya ng masskara audio. next week i po post ko na. busy pa talaga ako ngayon...

[ngprofflorida]

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/erjaplacement/1503266566_98887667af_m.jpgGiant Mask outside the Mall.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/erjaplacement/1503266556_73f10e22c3_m.jpgMasks inside the ABS-CBN’s MAsskara Village
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/erjaplacement/1495956645_33a90e2c41_m.jpgYesterday I was in Robinsons Place Bacolod and visited the ABS-CBN’s sponsored Masskara Village where extra large and wearable masks are displayed. Of all the masks displayed, one mask caught my attention, it is called the “Robotic Mask”. Maybe this is a preview on what will happen on Electric Masskara where dancers will wear glowing costumes.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/erjaplacement/1495956635_0778b16512_m.jpgThe Masskara Village
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/erjaplacement/1495956613_eaf202ba94_m.jpg Robinson’s Mall October theme.

meg kasadya gali dira, sala ang pagkadto ko dira, I really missed Bacolod City, Happy Masskara.....
I saw Bing Leonardia on TV. sikat naman cya ba......

source: negrosonline thanks to our friend regards......

[ngprofflorida]

eric wants to relay something to you guys:

ERICD001: nabasa ko lahat ng messages dito. ijaz cant post kasi blocked sa office. sana matapos nyo na ang gulo na yan. peace lahat sa mga nanghihingi ng kopya ng masskara audio. next week i po post ko na. busy pa talaga ako ngayon...

Thank you buddy regards to eric and to to all of you.....

[ngprofflorida]

;15764299']lol, at bat naman aber? **** explain daw..sige nga


noy can you post naman na manami basahon , hindi dabate.... thanks, example ang mga chicks mo nga gin date sa Bacolod... and pic nyo naga kaon sa restaurant or shopping, I think better that way....

[^TumandoK]

CICT identifies 15 cities ideal for BPO

By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 05:44pm (Mla time) 10/07/2007


MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has identified 15 key cities assessed as ideal locations for investors in the BPO sector.

Monchito Ibrahim, consultant for CICT's cyberservices group, said the 15 cities are among 35 being assessed under the Cyberservices Corridor initiative.

The CICT looks at factors like availability of human resources, peace and order, power and telecom infrastructure.

"Redundancy is an important factor in terms of infra. There must be at least two telcos or service providers present (in an area)," Ibrahim said in an interview.

Aside from those in Metro Manila, the initial list of cities include Cebu and Davao in the South that already have a sizable number of BPO firms.

"Bacolod (Negros Occidental), for example, has been getting a lot of interest. Sta. Rosa (Laguna) is also investing in a number of buildings that are attracting investors," Ibrahim said.

Other cities identified by CICT include General Santos, Dagupan (Pangasinan), Cabanatuan (Nueva Ecija), Bacoor (Cavite) and Lipa (Batangas).

The CICT was assisted by Department of Trade and Industry regional offices in doing the assessment.

[^TumandoK]

pirmi lang gatay og ang bacolod haw... amo gid na cguro mag planggaanay ang mga ilonggo... :lol:

[ngprofflorida]

CICT identifies 15 cities ideal for BPO

By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 05:44pm (Mla time) 10/07/2007


MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has identified 15 key cities assessed as ideal locations for investors in the BPO sector.

Monchito Ibrahim, consultant for CICT's cyberservices group, said the 15 cities are among 35 being assessed under the Cyberservices Corridor initiative.

The CICT looks at factors like availability of human resources, peace and order, power and telecom infrastructure.

"Redundancy is an important factor in terms of infra. There must be at least two telcos or service providers present (in an area)," Ibrahim said in an interview.

Aside from those in Metro Manila, the initial list of cities include Cebu and Davao in the South that already have a sizable number of BPO firms.

"Bacolod (Negros Occidental), for example, has been getting a lot of interest. Sta. Rosa (Laguna) is also investing in a number of buildings that are attracting investors," Ibrahim said.

Other cities identified by CICT include General Santos, Dagupan (Pangasinan), Cabanatuan (Nueva Ecija), Bacoor (Cavite) and Lipa (Batangas).

The CICT was assisted by Department of Trade and Industry regional offices in doing the assessment.


This is another good news to the city of Bacolod, good to hear this news!!!!!!!! POWER IS very stable as well as peace and order and telecom infrastructure.

[ngprofflorida]

BACOLOD - SM BACOLOD
Unit 159 GF North Wing SM Bacolod, Poblacion, Reclamation Area, Rizal St., Bacolod City
Tel. Nos.: (034) 468-0105/ 707-8083

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/erjaplacement/sm20sanlazaro202.jpg

the first store in the region .......
and more to open..... according to my source inside they will open 4 more branches. remain to be seen.,....

Source: Goldilucks Philippines

[kyle@1008]

ay naku, nagkagulo naman, maybe it might be best if everybody just stays out of each other's way ,... anything else appears to be ineffective...

I'll just step out for now...

[Farirah]

Pride has been always the reason, and chaos and aggression here have come out because of defying one of the Ten Commandments:

DON'T COVET YOUR NEIGHBOR'S GOODS.

Therefore mature forumers, not only here, should control irrational impulses because many have been victim to immaturity.

[habagatcentral1]

And to be honest, Ilonggos outside SSC would be laughing out hard when they see these forums and regional bickerings between Iloilo and Bacolod.

So I better keep my mouth shut regarding regional pride, mind my own business, help seeing the flaws of the others when needed in order to improve and most of all, ILONGGO MAN TA YA, NGA-A KAGUINAMO KITA YA HAW?

Paghidait sa tanan kag kita magbuliganay. :)

Anyway, @Bo_B, I want to speak with you regarding your very last PM to me.

[SugarFreak]

again HAPPY MASSKARA FESTIVAL

ahay ah pwerti ka sadysa inyo diri ahh...grabe nga masskara celebration ninyo dri bah...sa december may reward gid kamo sa akon mga toto...interesting

[^TumandoK]

kabay unta manginbabaw ang kalinong kag pag hiliusa sa aton tanan... padayon nga pag uswag sang tagsa tagsa naton nga siyudad sa western visayas...

[gonzahr22]

Actually the best way to avoid all of these "hilisaay" is, if you're not from this thread stay away from being so "pakialamero". Dont be so intruding. Never pako nakakita SSC-Bacolod peeps na nagapanghilabot sa other threads. I can only see some but doing nothing but the REAL constructive criticisms. Some will reason out na, coz daw ka tinikal na kuno so dapat nila tapna-on. Well, may moderator ang SSC. Dont act as one if YOURE NOT. Peace!

[ngprofflorida]

Monday, October 8, 2007




Gov't agencies, groups
to develop ICT roadmap
Local Information and Communications and Technology education stakeholders will hold a province-wide conference and preparatory workshop on October 29 and 30 in Bacolod City to develop a provincial ICT roadmap.

Councilor Batapa-Sigue, chairperson of Bacolod IT Focus Team and conference convenor, said the conference seeks to make Bacolod City and Negros Occidental viable IT locations by pursuing ICT readiness and competitiveness.

Other convenors aside from Batapa-Sigue are Lea Gonzales, director of Department of Trade and Industry-Negros Occidental; Yolanda Porschwitz, director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; Sheila Oberio, director of Department Science and Technology-Negros Occidental; Mary Tolentino, chairperson of the IT Schools Network-Negros Occidental; and Bonifacio Belen, executive director of the Cebu Educational Development for IT.

During the two-day conference, participants will develop a comprehensive plan to yield a more accurate picture of the provincial workforce and a rationalized program of infrastructure and human resource build-up.

Moreover, they will also build on respective strengths as the conference will encourage synergy and avoid duplication of efforts and minimize competition among local government units.

Batapa-Sigue said that after the conference, the convenors envision stronger networks with other cities like Cebu and Iloilo and linkages with concerned government agencies, industry associations and the academe.

The conference will also tap local ICT advocates in designing mechanisms to lobby for review and update of the country's education system for the integration of ICT.

+++ Meanwhile, Commissioner Monchito Ibrahim of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology welcomed the conduct of a province-wide ICT conference, Batapa-Sigue said.

She said Ibrahim noted that the activity is just in time for the upcoming major ICT-related gatherings in the country such as the meeting of ICT Councils of the Philippines and the e-Services Philippines Conference in 2008.*

[SugarFreak]

I think bacolod's busiest year was 2005 during the sea games..it also had the uni games at that time..and then last year the ASEAN football qualifiers was also held at Panaad...

makes you wonder ; when will bacold host another international event??

This could be the busiest year for Bacolod,Masskara Festival has just kicked off.Next the Unigames,then next month the WVTA.:lol:

dont forget during the 1998 centennial palaro together with celebration of panaad festival 1998...the it was the first ever i had seen the most flocking and crowded of peoples and the jeeps trafficking on the entrance and exit roads going to panaad complex from the downtown

[jaywalker]

Monday, October 08, 2007
National youth confab kicks off in Bacolod
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr.

THE national convention and first youth encampment by Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) hosted by Bacolod City and Negros Occidental kicked off yesterday at Panaad Park and Sports Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod.

Themed "Kabataan, Pahalagahan Para sa Kaunlaran," the convention will run from Oct. 7 to 11.

PYAP is a community-based organization handled and supervised by the Department of Social Services and Development for the out-of-school youth.

It aims to strengthen the psycho-social competencies of the out-of-school youth through the provision of preventive and developmental activities and projects.

Participants are from 17 regions in the country.

Organizers are looking forward to give the youth sector the avenue to excel and show their potentials that somehow were forgotten by the society.

Among the activities that will highlight the weeklong event are the cultural presentation to be participant by every region, fellowship, friendship games, formulation of the national PYAP plan of action, group forum, skills demonstration, on the spot painting contest and lakbay aral.

[jaywalker]

Monday, October 08, 2007
Group formed to empower women in the farms
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino

FOURTH District Representative Jeffrey Ferrer congratulated the Samahan ng Kababaihan sa Kuatro Distrito (SKKD) for having been organized and officially recognized by the province, therefore, will be entitled to benefits and congressional funds for livelihood projects.

Ferrer was inducting officer of the SKKD officials last Saturday, October 6, 2007 at the Grand Regal Hotel.

Ferrer urged the SKKD to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) so it can sign contract with the his congressional office for the group's other needed resources.

Ferrer explained that, at present, there are eight pending bills in congress designed to uplift women's plight and uphold women's rights, but he does not need to wait for these to be passed.

He then told SKKD, "After my meeting with Tesda, you can already avail of congressional funding to start your training needs."

"It is more difficult for a congressman to extend help than the mayors. But I have brought along with me Pontevedra Mayor Joemar Alonso and La Carlota Mayor Demy John Honrado to assure you that our support for the cause of women is all-out," Ferrer further stressed.

Meanwhile, SKKD president Josefa Alfonso explained that the fight against poverty is long and arduous, saying, "The first priority in women empowerment is herself. She must understand her role and she must have potentials to help in augmenting family income."

"She must, therefore, transcend from her 'minor' role in society to become the leading light," Alfonso added of a woman.

"Along the way, the woman will begin to see vested interest, political evil and substandard public support system around that will stop her from leading a life," she also said.

Alfonso stressed, "This is where the SKKD will come in. Our campaign is to educate women how to source funds from their own barangay but eventually must develop a skill that goes beyond pulling weeds in the farms," she added.

^^ This awesome,we never give-up.If there a will,there's a way and there is always HOPE!Congatulations SKKD!:cheers:

[jaywalker]

Reading demofest at USLS Oct. 19-20

The Reading Association of the Philippines will hold its midyear demofest on the theme "Comprehension: Beyond the World of Words," at Sanctuario, University of St. La Salle, in Bacolod City, Oct. 19-20, a press release from organizers said.

RAP members, literacy experts, reading educators and professors in Filipino and English, will share their best practices in teaching reading. The event aims to advocate for high quality teaching and successful reading among students. Guest speaker will be Dr. Cheah Yin Mee, former president of the Society of Reading and Literacy in Singapore, who will discuss "Reading Comprehension Instruction."

Experts in reading education will also discuss vocabulary and word recognition; content area reading and fluency; comprehension and reading - writing connections; children's literature; and literacy initiatives during the plenary session, the press release said.

Supt. Mildred Garay of the Bago City Division and RAP Negros Occidental Chapter president expects the influx of delegates from other regions, the press release added.*

[ngprofflorida]

Reading demofest at USLS Oct. 19-20

The Reading Association of the Philippines will hold its midyear demofest on the theme "Comprehension: Beyond the World of Words," at Sanctuario, University of St. La Salle, in Bacolod City, Oct. 19-20, a press release from organizers said.

RAP members, literacy experts, reading educators and professors in Filipino and English, will share their best practices in teaching reading. The event aims to advocate for high quality teaching and successful reading among students. Guest speaker will be Dr. Cheah Yin Mee, former president of the Society of Reading and Literacy in Singapore, who will discuss "Reading Comprehension Instruction."

Experts in reading education will also discuss vocabulary and word recognition; content area reading and fluency; comprehension and reading - writing connections; children's literature; and literacy initiatives during the plenary session, the press release said.

Supt. Mildred Garay of the Bago City Division and RAP Negros Occidental Chapter president expects the influx of delegates from other regions, the press release added.*

Meg lots of event in Bacolod, Hotel are fully booked again, this is good for business, especially malls.

[jaywalker]

^^ Sunod-sunod ang mga meetings and conferences which is good for the Service and hospitality sector and tourism.The higher the hotel rooms occupancy the better.I would be more happier if a 5 star hotel could be invested in the city.

[jaywalker]

'MassKara attracting more people'
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The 28th MassKara Festival is expected to attract more people compared to previous years, festival director Eli Francis Tajanlangit said yesterday.

Tajanlangit said they have hit the daily 25,000 people foot traffic in the first week alone compared to about the same figures for the whole celebration last year.

"For a first week to hit a daily 25,000 people is something, meaning we are attracting more people now than we used to attract which shows that people love the MassKara Festival," he said.

Tajanlangit said if the trend continues, they will have a record breaking attendance to this year's festival.

He said this year's celebration will feature the first "Electric MassKara" along Lacson Street on Oct. 19.

Tajanlangit said they will be closing 5th Street to North Drive on Oct. 19 starting 2 p.m. The Electric MassKara parade is a dance parade that is smaller in number but with lighted dancers, he said. They have invited the Bayles de Luces dancers, one barangay contingent from Bacolod, and two other experimental groups to join the activity, he said.

Tajanlangit said they are requesting restaurants along Lacson Street to put up umbrella tables outside their establishments so people can eat "al fresco." They will install lights all over the place at night and there will be two major firework exhibitions to be sponsored by Chowking and Pepsi, he said.

On Oct. 20 they will again close Lacson Street starting 4 p.m. until nighttime for the MassKara Fantasy Costume Competition to be held starting 8 p.m, he added.

Tajanlangit said this is the launching pad of Mayor Evelio Leonardia's vision of turning Lacson Street into a tourism belt. He said the mayor is looking at Lacson Street beyond MassKara and that they might also put up something like this in the same area during the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly in November and also for Christmas.

There will also be three live concert stages along Lacson Street on Oct. 19 and 20, Tajanlangit said.

Rudy Reveche, MassKara street dancing committee chairman, said the barangay streetdance competition on Oct. 20 will be participated by about 29 barangays, while there will be 11 entries in the schools category on Oct. 18.

Meanwhile, Tajanlangit said the countdown to the Charter Day is on Oct. 18 and several Manila-based bands will be performing in four concert areas along Araneta Street.

Tajanlangit said that since Bacolod will be celebrating its 70th Charter Anniversary next year they have adopted the theme "Icons of Bacolod." He said "We are starting to focus on things about Bacolod so the festival also becomes an awareness campaign of the things we love about the city."

Tajanlangit said they are expecting the diplomatic corps, expats from Italy, Japan and the Middle East and many others to come for the MassKara Festival. He said this will be a star-studded activity with "Marimar" and "Sergio" having a mall show at SM City on Oct. 20.

Secretary to the Mayor Goldwyn Nifras said a group of showbiz personalities led by Cedric Carreon will compete against the Team Pacquiao in a basketball match on Oct. 19. Philippine ring icon Manny Pacquiao is also expected to arrive during the MassKara Festival, he said.*CGS

Web www.visayandailystar.com

[SugarFreak]

'MassKara attracting more people'
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The 28th MassKara Festival is expected to attract more people compared to previous years, festival director Eli Francis Tajanlangit said yesterday.

Tajanlangit said they have hit the daily 25,000 people foot traffic in the first week alone compared to about the same figures for the whole celebration last year.

"For a first week to hit a daily 25,000 people is something, meaning we are attracting more people now than we used to attract which shows that people love the MassKara Festival," he said.

Tajanlangit said if the trend continues, they will have a record breaking attendance to this year's festival.

He said this year's celebration will feature the first "Electric MassKara" along Lacson Street on Oct. 19.

Tajanlangit said they will be closing 5th Street to North Drive on Oct. 19 starting 2 p.m. The Electric MassKara parade is a dance parade that is smaller in number but with lighted dancers, he said. They have invited the Bayles de Luces dancers, one barangay contingent from Bacolod, and two other experimental groups to join the activity, he said.

Tajanlangit said they are requesting restaurants along Lacson Street to put up umbrella tables outside their establishments so people can eat "al fresco." They will install lights all over the place at night and there will be two major firework exhibitions to be sponsored by Chowking and Pepsi, he said.

On Oct. 20 they will again close Lacson Street starting 4 p.m. until nighttime for the MassKara Fantasy Costume Competition to be held starting 8 p.m, he added.

Tajanlangit said this is the launching pad of Mayor Evelio Leonardia's vision of turning Lacson Street into a tourism belt. He said the mayor is looking at Lacson Street beyond MassKara and that they might also put up something like this in the same area during the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly in November and also for Christmas.

There will also be three live concert stages along Lacson Street on Oct. 19 and 20, Tajanlangit said.

Rudy Reveche, MassKara street dancing committee chairman, said the barangay streetdance competition on Oct. 20 will be participated by about 29 barangays, while there will be 11 entries in the schools category on Oct. 18.

Meanwhile, Tajanlangit said the countdown to the Charter Day is on Oct. 18 and several Manila-based bands will be performing in four concert areas along Araneta Street.

Tajanlangit said that since Bacolod will be celebrating its 70th Charter Anniversary next year they have adopted the theme "Icons of Bacolod." He said "We are starting to focus on things about Bacolod so the festival also becomes an awareness campaign of the things we love about the city."

Tajanlangit said they are expecting the diplomatic corps, expats from Italy, Japan and the Middle East and many others to come for the MassKara Festival. He said this will be a star-studded activity with "Marimar" and "Sergio" having a mall show at SM City on Oct. 20.

Secretary to the Mayor Goldwyn Nifras said a group of showbiz personalities led by Cedric Carreon will compete against the Team Pacquiao in a basketball match on Oct. 19. Philippine ring icon Manny Pacquiao is also expected to arrive during the MassKara Festival, he said.*CGS

Web www.visayandailystar.com

wow...very exciting and highlighting events...is this a 1st in the philippines having an electronic festival? or any other places has already done?

[SugarFreak]

October 09, 2007
From 'City of Smiles' to 'City of Smells?' (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2007/10/09/news/from.city.of.smiles.to.city.of.smells..html)
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino

THE plan of Mayor Evelio Leonardia to transfer all fish vendors along Luzuriaga and Gatuslao streets to Bonifacio and Ballesteros streets met vehement objection from a Chinese-Filipino businessman.

Businesman Jose 'Tong-on' Go, one of the old-timer Tsinoy businessmen in Bonifacio street, expressed confusion in Monday's joint committee hearing conducted by Councilors Alex Paglomutan and Wilson Gamboa Jr., chairmen of the City Council committees on market and traffic, respectively.

Go also cited Leonardia's letter to the council seeking authority to enforce the clearing of fish vendors surrounding the Central Market.

According to Go, who claimed to speak for several Tsinoy business owners along Bonifacio and Ballesteros streets, "Our invitation did not mention anything about gathering all the fish vendors and closing Bonifacio street for them."

"But to gather all the fish vendors to Bonifacio and Ballesteros streets will not make Bacolod a 'City of Smiles' but 'City of Smells'," he said.

James Chua, president of the Bacolod-Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (BFCCI), stressed that to show concern for the livelihood of fish vendors, the mayor should not make any move at the expense of others.

"Closing the Bonifacio street will deprive businesses there of loading and unloading spaces and discouraging potential clients knowing that at a certain period, roads will be closed for them," Chua said.

Another Tsinoy businessman at Bonifacio, Mars Yu, reminded the body of one's constitutional rights to road access and that roads are not made for fish vendors.

To settle the matter, Paglomutan, Gamboa, and City Legal Officer Allan Zamora accepted all contributions of the affected businesses.

Paglomutan appealed to the Tsinoy community that "the Mayor's plan will be on an experimental basis."

Zamora, instead presented the plan of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) where the Masa Mart and the fish vendors will be moved towards the extreme side of the market and there will be no parking on the other side.

Paglomutan and Gamboa agreed that 2.5 meters will be allocated for access but the City must implement a no parking policy except for loading and unloading of stocks.

[jaywalker]

wow...very exciting and highlighting events...is this a 1st in the philippines having an electronic festival? or any other places has already done?

I enjoyed the concept of closing the Araneta Street during the Charter Day for the bands playing all together.It is closed to all vehicles starting at 5pm.Walking through the streets of Araneta while each bands offering different types of music,it is truely a diffirent kind of experience.Turning the entire street into a massive place of revelry.You can see people of diffirent ages,enjoying the moment,dancing to the tunes and partying all night.
I remember like three years ago,they installed a huge projector in front of the City Hall and a helicopter with a cameraman from ABS-CBN running around capturing the faces and the scenes around the area transmitting it to the projector live and if people see thier faces in the projector screen they screamed,wave and some reveal thier more wildier side thru gestures and dance moves.That was really a one big street party.
And this year,aside from the Charter Day Celebration in Araneta St,this time another street party in Laczon St. with the introduction of the Electric Masskara.

[jaywalker]

Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Rock bands set youth gig MassKara edition

VARIOUS youth bands from Bacolod, namely In Memory Of, Kill Sophia, Passing Grade 75, Bogart Will Pay, 16's Unsafe, Lanaeia, Forgiven, Synthetic Heartbeat, Kharma, Iron Sceptre, The Led, Carcrash, Silent Tears, Balde Namon Diin, Use Her Name, Malacañang Grass, Chromatics, A Pain Heartbeat, Creole, Sulalob Tipdas, Ezekiel, Our Scars Will Fade and Ramoth Gilead, will hold a rock concert on October 12, 6 p.m., at the North Transport Terminal, SM City Bacolod.

Dubbed as Youth Gig: Bacolod Masskara Edition, the event has for its theme: "A Love-Hate Masquerade." It is presented by Jahiel Music in cooperation with SM City Bacolod, Ho-Mi, Red Bull and the Office of Councilor Jocelle Batapa- Sigue.

The concert is free admission. For more information, visit the Youth Gig website at www.youth616.tk.

[jaywalker]

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[eonynx]

tayo na magsaya
sa gitna ng mga problema
isuot makukulay na maskara,
at sumayaw sa musika!:cheers:

[BYAHILO]

wow...very exciting and highlighting events...is this a 1st in the philippines having an electronic festival? or any other places has already done?


i dont think this concept is new. but having this kind of activity is agood addition to the already famous masskara streetdance that we are all used to. this concept is somewhat similar to the Bailes de Luces Festival of La Castellana, thus they we invited to prform during the elctric festival night. and i guess Bailes de Luces (or the Dances of Lights en español) pa ang ang festival sa bilog nga pilipinas nakita ko nga gabi ang main event. because they need to perform under the dark skies. Bailes de luces is held every new year sa La castellana.

I enjoyed the concept of closing the Araneta Street during the Charter Day for the bands playing all together.It is closed to all vehicles starting at 5pm.Walking through the streets of Araneta while each bands offering different types of music,it is truely a diffirent kind of experience.Turning the entire street into a massive place of revelry.You can see people of diffirent ages,enjoying the moment,dancing to the tunes and partying all night.
I remember like three years ago,they installed a huge projector in front of the City Hall and a helicopter with a cameraman from ABS-CBN running around capturing the faces and the scenes around the area transmitting it to the projector live and if people see thier faces in the projector screen they screamed,wave and some reveal thier more wildier side thru gestures and dance moves.That was really a one big street party.
And this year,aside from the Charter Day Celebration in Araneta St,this time another street party in Laczon St. with the introduction of the Electric Masskara.

nag nami na gani actually ang charter day tungod sang countdown. i remember 2 years ako, gulpi nag ulan. ara ko sa tunga dalan. what i did was run to dunkin donuts, asked for a small plastic bag, ina bala ang good for one donut nga silopin.... kag gin ***** ang cellphone ko kag nag balik pamayli sa tunga dalan. in short, i was partying all night, dripping wet. ehehe

but it was fun! on of my most memorable charter day experiences ever.

[BYAHILO]

btw i just wrote something about sa masskara sa blog ko. la lang.. la ako masulat and i need to write right now a post filled with highly-searchable keywords para sa revenue purposes. ahahahahahahaha

[birdfluuu]

Masskara A Celebration of life over Tragedy
by ericd001
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/281059690_63ee60cc49.jpg

During the third week of October, the long and wide roads of Bacolod City, capital of the Sugarlandia, Negros Occidental gets short, and narrow. While the locals are busy preparing for the greatest performance of their life, tourists are scrambling to get the cheapest airfare leading to the city, or make hotel reservations.

This is October. And this is the Masskara Festival. It is during this time when the Philippines’ City of Smiles gets loud colorful and crazy. Masskara is a Celebration of Life. It is a yearly tradition that reminds people to be strong and firm despite all the problems, and tragedies.

Bacolod City Philippines Masskara Festival

History would tell us that more than two decades ago, Bacolod City and the entire province of Negros Occidental were worst hit by the slump of prices of sugar in the world market. As if this is not enough, a ship of Negros Navigation sank killing hundreds of Ilonggo passengers. And to add more pain to the itching scar, Time, one of the world’s best-selling news magazine published an article about the hunger and poverty crisis in Negros Occidental.

No. It didn’t just publish an article. It made the cover page. An image of a young malnourished Negrense kid made it as its cover. And because of that news reportage, malnourished kids were then called the “Batang Negros” (A Negrense Kid).

Many civic groups in Bacolod then thought “Enough is enough. We should not let this catastrophes and disasters bring us down, no matter how strong they are” So they all planned and think of activities that could uplift the spirits of the people.

Civic leaders, then headed by cartoonist, Ely Santiago, thought of creating a local festival of masks. Its idea is to wear smiling masks and hide the grim faces of the Bacoleño. And that’s what they all did. People made masks painted with different colors, wore colorful costumes, and dance to the street to the tune of the Latin music.

The event is also being covered by the national and International Press. Photographers from all over the country are all gathered in this central Visayan City just to witness this grand event.

Through the years the festival got bigger and better. Various civic groups are active in promoting the festival as the premier event of the city. Tourist arrivals are also steadily increasing each year. Although the way Masskara Festival is being celebrated today is tad different from the past, one this is still evident in everyone’s faces: To enjoy life despite all the calamities, disasters and catastrophes that we face each day.

As the Bacoleños say: “Sige Lang, Sige na! Bacolod Bato^ kita!” (It’s alright, It’s Okay. Bacolod fight on!) :cheers: :banana::cheers: :banana:

[jaywalker]

nag nami na gani actually ang charter day tungod sang countdown. i remember 2 years ako, gulpi nag ulan. ara ko sa tunga dalan. what i did was run to dunkin donuts, asked for a small plastic bag, ina bala ang good for one donut nga silopin.... kag gin ***** ang cellphone ko kag nag balik pamayli sa tunga dalan. in short, i was partying all night, dripping wet. ehehe

but it was fun! on of my most memorable charter day experiences ever.

Some 2 years ago?basi ikaw to nakito nga nagalumbayag sa ulanan.:lol: joke.It was really fun and most revellers have had a great time.At first when the rain started to pour some people doesn't bothered by it and then when the band in front of the city hall played the song "Pinoy Ako" by orange and lemons, some people who take covers from the rain,they simply rush in front of the stage and start dancing ,jumping and singing with the band.What a tremendous joy you feel from inside.That's wonderful moment you can appreciate how the crowd express thier happiness even for that short time.You can see no worries and no feeling of sadness around.:)

[jaywalker]

John Ford Coley sets live mall performance

Singer, musician, actor and author John Ford Coley will perform at the north wing Event Centre of SM City in Bacolod, 5 p.m. Saturday, a press release from organizers said.

Coley is most famous for his work as half of the Grammy-nominated duo "England Dan and John Ford Coley," where he's received double platinum and gold records.

He has been touring the U.S. and Canada, and is returning to the Philippines for the fifth time.

Coley is most famous for hit songs such as "Love is the Answer," "Gone Too Far", "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight", "Nights are Forever", "We'll Never have to Say Goodbye Again", "Come Back to Me", "Soldier in ihe Rain", "Sad to Belong", "Simone", "Westward Wind", and "Part of Me, Part of You," the press release said.

Famous hit makers that John has performed with include Elton John, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago, Carole King, Bread, Loggins and Messina, Led Zepplin, Carly Simon, Bill Cosby, Dave Mason, Steve Miller Band, Randy Bachman, Jesse Colin Young, Air Supply, and Gordon Lightfoot, among others.

As part of the Nashville songwriting community, John has also written new songs, and his television exposure crosses all demographic boundaries. In the mid-1980s, John entered acting.

In between the extensive road duty, John lives in the Nashville area with his family. He penned a book on his years in the music industry, and is writing another book about his spiritual journey back from a cult to Christianity, the press release added.*

[SugarFreak]

tayo na magsaya
sa gitna ng mga problema
isuot makukulay na maskara,
at sumayaw sa musika!:cheers:

LOLS,,,ecclesiastic

i dont think this concept is new. but having this kind of activity is agood addition to the already famous masskara streetdance that we are all used to. this concept is somewhat similar to the Bailes de Luces Festival of La Castellana, thus they we invited to prform during the elctric festival night. and i guess Bailes de Luces (or the Dances of Lights en español) pa ang ang festival sa bilog nga pilipinas nakita ko nga gabi ang main event. because they need to perform under the dark skies. Bailes de luces is held every new year sa La castellana.

nag nami na gani actually ang charter day tungod sang countdown. i remember 2 years ako, gulpi nag ulan. ara ko sa tunga dalan. what i did was run to dunkin donuts, asked for a small plastic bag, ina bala ang good for one donut nga silopin.... kag gin ***** ang cellphone ko kag nag balik pamayli sa tunga dalan. in short, i was partying all night, dripping wet. ehehe

but it was fun! on of my most memorable charter day experiences ever.

i think they are won once/or... during the panaad festival i dunnow what year...La castellana is from the spanish word also

[SugarFreak]

October 10, 2007
50 schools joining University Games (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/10/sportnews1.htm)
BY CEDELF TUPAS

Fifty schools have signified their intention to join the 2007 National University Games that will be hosted by the Bacolod University of St. La Salle from Oct. 22-28.

As of yesterday, 15 schools from Manila have been given the green light to see action in the 12 sporting disciplines that have been lined up for the week-long games. The UAAP teams are led by Far Eastern University, which has showed the UniGames is its turf the past two years. FEU scored a twin-kill in volleyball and also topped men's badminton and men's table tennis and women's athletics.

Except for women's volleyball, the Tamaraws are back to defend their crowns. They are also strong favorites in basketball, along with the Ateneo De Manila University Blue Eagles, who placed third in this year's UAAP tournament, and defending champion Emilio Aguinaldo College.

Ateneo is also sending its athletics, women's football, lawn tennis and men's volleyball squads but is skipping women's basketball, where it is supposed to be the defending champion.

De La Salle University is fielding a total of 14 squads with 137 athletes, although its newly-crowned UAAP basketball squad will be absent in this year's Games. The Archers claimed a record eighth straight title in women's football last year, following victories in women's swimming and women's chess.

De La Salle-College of St. Benilde is also joining 14 events and is hoping to retain its titles in lawn tennis and table tennis.

San Beda College, which has dominated men's swimming the past few years, is set to return for another crack at the crown.

The other Manila schools seeing action are University of the East, University of the Philippines, Adamson University, Assumption College, Eulogio Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology, Lyceum University, Philippine Christian University, Rizal Technological University, St. Francis of Assisi College and University of Perpetual Help.

With 175 athletes, USLS is joining all events except women's football. The La Sallians are seeking their fourth straight men's football crown and defending champion in sepak takraw.

Another local school, West Negros College will see action in both divisions in football and chess and men's basketball. The Wesnecans are hoping to keep their men's chess crown. Other local schools vying in the games are taekwondo powerhouse John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation, badminton favorite Riverside College, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos and La Carlota City College.

Central Philippine University, JBLCF-Iloilo, Iloilo Doctor's College, University of Iloilo, University of San Agustin have also confirmed their participation, along with Filamer Christian College from Roxas City.

The schools from Central and Eastern Visayas are Asian College of Science and Technology, Foundation University, Holy Name University, Negros Oriental State University, Silliman University, University of San Carlos and University of San Jose-Recoletos.

The Mindanao schools include Ateneo de Davao, Ateneo de Zamboanga, Brokenshire College, Holy Cross of Davao College, Mindanao State University-Marawi, MSU Tawi-tawi, University of Immaculate Conception, University of Mindanao, Xavier University.

Seeing action from Northern Luzon are St. Louis University and University of Northern Philippines, while Angeles University Foundation and Holy Angel University will be the entries from Central Luzon.

De La Salle-Lipa and Dasmariñas are the entries from Southern Luzon.

The UniGames is presented by the Commission on Higher Education and the Philippine Sports Commission and supported by Mikasa, Molten, Negros Navigation, Super Ferry, Grand Sports, Asics, Butterfly, Riverside College and Silay City, Roger Banzuela, sports director of host USLS, said.*

[jaywalker]

^^ Grabe 50 schools? and most of this are top school in the country.Madagsa naman na naman ang mga studyante nga participants sa mga malls dira sa city.Mostly reconizable because of thier displayed ID's.:lol:

[birdfluuu]

October 10, 2007
50 schools joining University Games (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/October/10/sportnews1.htm)
BY CEDELF TUPAS

Fifty schools have signified their intention to join the 2007 National University Games that will be hosted by the Bacolod University of St. La Salle from Oct. 22-28.
*

wow cgurado naman ako mapuno gid ang mga hotels diri..:banana: kag sa SM kag Robinson magdaku gid na cgurado ang sales.. :banana: :banana::banana: :banana:

[BYAHILO]

^^ grabe 50 skuls? unfotunately,, until now top univs form manila dont bring their team A during this event.. usually puro team B lang.

that is y, u never get to see top UAAP /NCAA players in unigames.

[SugarFreak]

^^maaabutan pa nila ang highlights ng masskara if they will come early...21 is the last day of festival and then 22 is the start of the unigames

[SugarFreak]

October 11, 2007
MassKara garden show slated at SM City-Bacolod (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2007/10/11/life/masskara.garden.show.slated.at.sm.city.bacolod.html)

THE Negros Occidental Garden Club or NOGC will hold a MassKara Garden Show in the City from October 12-22, 2007 at SM City Bacolod South wing Transport Terminal.

Themed " The Garden: Reflection of God's Beauty and Bounty, the show is a grand MassKara Festival of Ornamental and Flowering Plants, Fruit Trees and Fruit Vegetables. Aside from the plant exhibit, NOGC through the leadership of its president, Ms. Tess Aplaon, will also conduct a forum on Proper Plant Care and Maintenance, Orchard Development & Rehabilitation Program, Different Plant Category and Cultural Practices, Medicinal Plants and Effective Uses, Consultation and Plant Clinic, and Botanical Pesticides.

Those interested of the event may contact mobile nos. 09275377858 and 09275951920.

[SugarFreak]

October 11, 2007
Brgys, schools receive cash assistance for street dance entry (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2007/10/11/news/brgys.schools.receive.cash.assistance.for.street.dance.entry.html)

BACOLOD Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson led Wednesday the distribution of checks for the City Government’s assistance to 11 schools and 29 barangays which have confirmed their participation in the 28th MassKara Festival street dance competition.

The turnover ceremony was held at the BAY Center and was witnessed by Councilors Greg Gasataya and Dindo Ramos, festival director Eli Francis Tajanlangit and street dance committee chair Rudy Reveche.

Each participating school received P60,000 while the barangays got 50 percent of the P100,000 city assistance which the remaining 50 percent to be released after submission of liquidation reports and other documentary requirements.

This year’s competition will have a record-breaking 29 entries for the barangay category of the streetdancing competition while the Department of Education limited the school entries to 11.

The school category, dubbed the TeleTech Cup, will be on October 18 while the barangay category is on October 20 and open category on October 21.

[jaywalker]

I think the arrival of the participants to the UniGames would start a week before and others could arrive on Saturday and Sunday,20th and 21st of October.Some athletes tends to come early for the familirization of the facilities of the venue.

[SugarFreak]

aerial views of,,,

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/100_2207.jpg
sm city bacolod

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/100_2204.jpg
robinsons place bacolod

[jaywalker]

^^ Convergy's ,Sanparq building is visible on the pic.:cheers:

[habagatcentral1]

^^ IMO, one of the reasons why I'm so against the retention of the old Bacolod airport in Singcang. The downtown is just below the flight path.

I go for NBSA! :okay:

[SugarFreak]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/100_2207.jpg
sm city bacolod
i can imagine how great and cool it is,,,if to replace at the back of sm into an al fresco types and beside is a yact club...hanggang sa panaginip pa lang tayo as of now but when the masskara city master plan is successfully done we can say our dreams comes true

[jaywalker]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/100_2207.jpg
sm city bacolod
i can imagine how great and cool it is,,,if to replace at the back of sm into an al fresco types and beside is a yact club...hanggang sa panaginip pa lang tayo as of now but when the masskara city master plan is successfully done we can say our dreams comes true

^^ Sugar,that's a very nice vision.A few more years,that could be a reality.It seems SM City is already positioned itself as one of the factor that could drive the Bacolod Economy by investing more project.I heard some project of SM City aside from what Sugarbowl Fairy had mentioned.SM City location is a prime location and imagine the impact if they would develope the whole area.It could be mini-city in a city.Let's just wait and see.

[habagatcentral1]

Tan-awa lang anay. Seryoso katama sa mga istorya ta. :D
Benjo at ang Paglalakbay by Talibong1

WWxb4DMbG2o

[jaywalker]

Two-day jobs fair set at Robinsons Bacolod

The Public Employment Service Office of Bacolod City will hold the Jobs Fair 2007: Trabaho para sa Bacolodnon 2 on October 12 and 13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the front parking area of Robinsons Place Bacolod.

The two-day jobs fair will be participated by more than 30 participating agencies for various job opportunities in Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Kuwait, Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Lebanon among others.

Interested applicants may submit their resumé with detailed experience and 2x2 photo; school credentials (Diploma or Transcript of Records); employment certificate; board certificate and rating or PRC license if any; training and seminar certificate; NBI clearance; and copy of passport valid for two years or more. Resumé must be an original copy, while the rest of the documents may be photocopies provided that the applicants must be ready to present the original copy if asked.

This year's job fair will be conducted in cooperation with Robinsons Land Corporation, Department of Labor and Employment and Philippine Overseas Employment and Administration.*


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^^ Kahalam- utan kay benjo.bern,kamusta ang inyo nga pagkilit anay?

[SugarFreak]

^^ Sugar,that's a very nice vision.A few more years,that could be a reality.It seems SM City is already positioned itself as one of the factor that could drive the Bacolod Economy by investing more project.I heard some project of SM City aside from what Sugarbowl Fairy had mentioned.SM City location is a prime location and imagine the impact if they would develope the whole area.It could be mini-city in a city.Let's just wait and see.

yep,,,like at the back of the robs place mall expansion having an al fresco types in a near future...this two malls are begging into a competition...having a long listings of the itenerary every months...