Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province - Compiled Threads

[chymera00]

Panaad sa Negros is the "festival of all festivals" in the province. It is a week-long summer event that brings together the towns and cities in Negros Occidental in one big showcase of handicrafts, products, tourism attractions, and local festivals. Festivities include trade and food fairs, garden show, golf tournament, singing and songwriting competitions, beauty pageant, and a fiesta presentation featuring the festival of each town and city in a colorful and jubilant presentation at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium.
Very nice ... One festival to experience the whole of Negros Occidental
Ma RO-RO lang kami siguro para maka save. (Its only P100 galing 2 1/2 hours ang trip, which means more time to sight seeing Iloilo Strait, Guimaras Island, and Guimaras Strait ... yey)

[TJ]

@tj, may mga kadutaan kami near CPAC. actually, the property where CPAC stands today was purchased from our family. may ara ko mga lots in cuts of 5 hectares each nga ginabaligya. basi may kilala ka nga mga adventist nurses in the US or anyone interested for that matter nga gusto magbakal. pabal-a lang ko. ari pa ko sa bacolod until this saturday. ;)

Ok a, e inform tlang ka. :)

[sugarboy]

thanks. adventist man family mo TJ?

[TJ]

My family split over religion some are catholic some are baptist some are jewish but none are adventists.

[sugarboy]

a ok. abi ko lang adventist man kamo kay usually adventist gid man naga eskwela sa CPAC. musta da sa tangub? wala ka duty this summer?

[BYAHILO]

Very nice ... One festival to experience the whole of Negros Occidental
Ma RO-RO lang kami siguro para maka save. (Its only P100 galing 2 1/2 hours ang trip, which means more time to sight seeing Iloilo Strait, Guimaras Island, and Guimaras Strait ... yey)


chy!! mayu ka pa maka pa panaad ka ba.. i missed the panaad park and its cool breeze of air..

when i was there last january, i made it a point mag hapit ko dira.. labay lang sakay sa motor.

kabugnaw gid dira sang hangin kay puro eucalyptus trees ang palibot.. i

cge lang ah.. ari man di ang aliwan festival sa next next week!!!

[Dinho]

Guys, the thread is about Bacolod and Negros Occidental! We all need to post about the rest of the province, otherwise, we might as well change the thread title to "Metro Bacolod and its Suburbs".

[chymera00]

chy!! mayu ka pa maka pa panaad ka ba.. i missed the panaad park and its cool breeze of air..

when i was there last january, i made it a point mag hapit ko dira.. labay lang sakay sa motor.

kabugnaw gid dira sang hangin kay puro eucalyptus trees ang palibot.. i

cge lang ah.. ari man di ang aliwan festival sa next next week!!!
All this time that I've been to Bacolod, I haven't see the Panaad Stadium yet ... Sa picture lang :) Seems mounds better than the Iloilo Sports Complex because its surrounded with all those ... nature :)

Balitaan niyo lang kami sa dinagyang about sa Aliwan

[Dinho]

All this time that I've been to Bacolod, I haven't see the Panaad Stadium yet ... Sa picture lang :) Seems mounds better than the Iloilo Sports Complex because its surrounded with all those ... nature :)

Balitaan niyo lang kami sa dinagyang about sa Aliwan

Yup... That's right. Even the structure is in its natural color. Grey concrete that is... But I say it is currently the best in the country.

[BYAHILO]

Yup... That's right. Even the structure is in its natural color. Grey concrete that is... But I say it is currently the best in the country.

well, undeniably, Panaad is the Best Stadium in the Country in terms of Form and Function.

I believe it is the latest stadium built in the country. it was built for the 1998 (Centennial) Palarong Pambansa. No less than Pres FVR himself graced the opening ceremonies.

kabudlay lang galing mag sakay kung wala ka car kay kalayo sang terminal.


CHY> ill send latest updates about the Ilonggo Festivals competing here in Aliwan Fiesta. I've some news (subject for confirmation pa.. ) that the Babaylan Festival of Bago City will be travelling to US for their performance in various key cities. Ill update you on this. While Dinagyang Festival is all-set-to go na. i guess they're arriving here in Manila by 26th or 25th.

neways, naka leave ako april 27-29 just for the aliwan fiesta.. Since i will also be meeting several Ilonggo peeps from various festivals din eh..

ciao!

[gekidan]

well, undeniably, Panaad is the Best Stadium in the Country in terms of Form and Function.

I believe it is the latest stadium built in the country. it was built for the 1998 (Centennial) Palarong Pambansa. No less than Pres FVR himself graced the opening ceremonies.

kabudlay lang galing mag sakay kung wala ka car kay kalayo sang terminal.


CHY> ill send latest updates about the Ilonggo Festivals competing here in Aliwan Fiesta. I've some news (subject for confirmation pa.. ) that the Babaylan Festival of Bago City will be travelling to US for their performance in various key cities. Ill update you on this. While Dinagyang Festival is all-set-to go na. i guess they're arriving here in Manila by 26th or 25th.

neways, naka leave ako april 27-29 just for the aliwan fiesta.. Since i will also be meeting several Ilonggo peeps from various festivals din eh..

ciao!

waay bati-a ang panaad haw?

[sugarboy]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/marapara02.jpg

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Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club was designed in the early seventies by Golem Silverio. It is best described as a family friendly course.

[sugarboy]

For those who haven't been to Bacolod, this is THE premiere dessert place. Calea at Robinson's is just a branch of the original Calea at Lourdes Centre II.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/IMG_1367.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/IMG_1369.jpg

[Dinho]

For those who haven't been to Bacolod, this is THE premiere dessert place. Calea at Robinson's is just a branch of the original Calea at Lourdes Centre II.

Thanks for the pictures Sugarboy! Haven't heard from you for a while. Calea aslo has the best sandwiches in town! Finally they branched out! It was very crowded at the old place at L'Fisher Hotel.

[sugarboy]

sako golf eh. bakasyon sa negros te wala lang anay SSC

[Dinho]

Double posting.... oops!

[Dinho]

sako golf eh. bakasyon sa negros te wala lang anay SSC

That's great! Golf is something I want to learn later on. How much does it often cost to get an instructor? The driving range at Nature's is just a stone's throw away from my place. If you ever have a chance, Could you check on the facilities at Nature's REsort at Talisay city? Including the costs and number of rooms... heheh... I'm trying to invite some friends over to Negros, so I am trying to compile details on where to go and what to do.

[BYAHILO]

For those who haven't been to Bacolod, this is THE premiere dessert place. Calea at Robinson's is just a branch of the original Calea at Lourdes Centre II.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/IMG_1367.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/IMG_1369.jpg

hay.. i jaz arrived from my southern luzon trip. grabe daw malupad ko da balik sa bacolod sang makita ko ang pic sang Calea with the very familiar door frame sang robinson.. without even reading the article napaktan ko dayun nga it was in robinson.

i missed their blueberry cheesecake, and the oreo cheesecake..

hay..... just DONT COUNT THE CALORIES!!!!

eheheh


ciao, and happy Easter guys!!!


Eric
http://www.byahilo.com

[sugarboy]

^^diin ka naka-base eric?

[sugarboy]

That's great! Golf is something I want to learn later on. How much does it often cost to get an instructor? The driving range at Nature's is just a stone's throw away from my place. If you ever have a chance, Could you check on the facilities at Nature's REsort at Talisay city? Including the costs and number of rooms... heheh... I'm trying to invite some friends over to Negros, so I am trying to compile details on where to go and what to do.

ari na ko galing sa manila @dinho. :)

[Dinho]

hay.. i jaz arrived from my southern luzon trip. grabe daw malupad ko da balik sa bacolod sang makita ko ang pic sang Calea with the very familiar door frame sang robinson.. without even reading the article napaktan ko dayun nga it was in robinson.

i missed their blueberry cheesecake, and the oreo cheesecake..

hay..... just DONT COUNT THE CALORIES!!!!

eheheh


ciao, and happy Easter guys!!!


Eric
http://www.byahilo.com

My cousins always craved a trip to Calea and the other restos in Bacolod. They say that Iloilo just doesn't have the good food that we in Bacolod take for granted... I wonder who'll end up living longer though?

[Dinho]

ari na ko galing sa manila @dinho. :)

Too bad. Thanks anyway. Any other pictures? What else is new in Bacolod?
did you see the new airport that is currently under construction?

[daks2003]

Good kay nag branch out na sila...my sis once got obsessed of deciphering their chocolate cake's recipe hehehe :)

For those who haven't been to Bacolod, this is THE premiere dessert place. Calea at Robinson's is just a branch of the original Calea at Lourdes Centre II.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/IMG_1367.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/IMG_1369.jpg

[Coffee]

Last weekend my family and I took a vacation to Hinoba-an, the southernmost municipality in Negros Occidental. I'm from Valencia, a town beside Dumaguete down here in Negros Oriental.

The national highway from Dumaguete all the way to the provincial boundery was nice and smooth, very clean and well maintained. With very little traffic for the Easter weekend, we were able to cruise along at 100kph-- sometimes up to 120kph even. The condition of the road was very pleasant, made me proud and hopeful for our country.

But when we got past the provincial boundery and into Hinoba-an itself, the road was a nightmare. It wasn't asphalted at all, and it was extremely uncomfortable and rocky and dusty (on the way back, I kid you not, it gave us a flat tire). We felt sorry for all the vehicles we overtook, because we were causing dust to fly into their way. We had to bear about 40 minutes of this mind-numbingly bad road before we got to where we were staying, which was near the town's poblacion. My father told me that he suspects the road hasn't been asphalted because of a conflict between the town mayor and the congressman. Apparently they don't like each other, so the congressman is withholding the funds for the highway, or something like that.

The beach itself was heaven. Fine sand, clear water, lots of open space... it's a shame this place hasn't been better utilized for its tourism potential.

Taking a quick tour around the town proper, it was a depressing sight. I'm usually an optimistic person about the country, but this is a sadly mismanaged, poor little town. Normally in a town's poblacion, you'd see a town plaza with a playground and some nice open space... Here, the municipal government apparently decided to build all their civic buildings inside the open space that the plaza once provided. So, in this area you have the covered gymnasium and a senior citizen's center, among other buildings. There's even the Smart cell site antenna build right behind a sign saying "Welcome to Hinoba-an", providing an unmistakable eyesore.

Ironically, in front of the "Welcome to Hinoba-an" sign there was a plaque acknowledging "His Excelency Joseph Ejercito Estrada" for the concreting of the Kabankalan-Hinobaan-Basay road, which clearly is not yet finished.

I'll provide pictures tomorrow, perhaps. My internet connection is way too slow right now.

[sugarboy]

^^Coffee, how far are you from Pamplona?

@daks, diin ka ya gani naka base? nalipat na ko eh.

-gusto nyo magtan-aw picture sang SM? ato to sa ilonggonetwork:)

[c0kelitr0]

OMG, what are those tricycles doing there???

[Coffee]

^^Coffee, how far are you from Pamplona?

Pamplona is about 40 kilometers away from where I am.

Here are some pictures of Hinoba-an I took over the weekend. This is the beach fronting the beach house I stayed at:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9462/beach3bz.jpg

Here's a great silhouette picture of the beach:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/571/sunset6ps.jpg

Public market in the poblacion:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2190/market12rb.jpg
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9186/market24ui.jpg

Municipal hall:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5093/townhall8hw.jpg

Welcome to Hinoba-an sign, with a cell site right behind it. The plaque in front acknowledges His Excellency Joseph Ejercito Estrada for the construction of the National Highway through the town, which is still not yet finished:
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3464/welcome6xx.jpg

[BYAHILO]

^^diin ka naka-base eric?

boy, ari ako sa makati. naga imagine sang blueberrycheesecake sang Calea. ehehe

i work as tech support enggr sa isa ka call center / freelance photographer din.. minsan =)

[BYAHILO]

My cousins always craved a trip to Calea and the other restos in Bacolod. They say that Iloilo just doesn't have the good food that we in Bacolod take for granted... I wonder who'll end up living longer though?

kada puli ko da sa bacolod.. naga paluto gid ako da sang manok nga may ubad ka saging.. kay wala gid na diri ya sa manila. amo lang na pirmi akon gina imagine diri..

kag ang fish tocino. hay kanamit! ehehehe

ang inasal pa gid...

at least may ari na diri subong sa mnila kadyos baboy langka. ti minus 1 ang mga missed foods.

kag alupe! hehehehe

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mapuli ko da sa october, as usual toka ko na naman mag cover masskara dira for some mags and newspapers,

then tapuson ko akon unfinished nga silay kag guimaras photoshoot series..
might also start my ilonggo food series


Eric
http://www.byahilo.com

[sugarboy]

boy, ari ako sa makati. naga imagine sang blueberrycheesecake sang Calea. ehehe

i work as tech support enggr sa isa ka call center / freelance photographer din.. minsan =)

kit-anay ta one of these days sa makati. halos kada adlaw ara ko dira.

tech support? maayo ka sa computers and web?

[BYAHILO]

kit-anay ta one of these days sa makati. halos kada adlaw ara ko dira.

tech support? maayo ka sa computers and web?


heheh amo na akon ubra eh.. puro computer. adlaw adlaw.. pero ara ako sa ortigas kung naga handle ako training class .. pero since january diri ako sa makati subong..

cge kitakits next time

[c0kelitr0]

@sugarboy, got more pics of bacolod during last visit? :D

[Christendom]

metropolitan bacolod ------
WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/METRO_BACOLOD




Oh and just to inform everyone this is the list of the cities in Negros occidental and their corresponding income category and ,....

BACOLOD CITY (Capital)
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 1st Class

BAGO CITY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 1st Class

CADIZ CITY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 1st Class

CITY OF ESCALANTE
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 5th Class*

CITY OF HIMAMAYLAN
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL -

CITY OF KABANKALAN
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 2nd Class
LA CARLOTA CITY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 3rd Class

SAGAY CITY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 2nd Class

SAN CARLOS CITY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 1st Class

SILAY CITY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 2nd Class

CITY OF SIPALAY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 5th Class*

CITY OF TALISAY
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 5th Class

CITY OF VICTORIAS
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 5th Class

:)

[Christendom]

METROPOLITAN BACOLOD --------

WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/METRO_BACOLOD



I said Metro Bacolod would have a population of 850,000, Bacolod City itself is 450,000 with some stats saying 550,000. The 850,000 metropolitan population is based on this:

Bacolod - 450,000
Bago City - 145,000
Murcia - 60,000
Talisay City - 80,000
Silay City - 110,000
Pulupandan - 25,000

You are right about Bacolod being a sprawling city. I'd rather live in a sprawling, green city than a grey and congested city.

[sugarboy]

yes i do hav pics. silay airport in the making. medyo busy pa lang.

[daks2003]

subong ari ko naka base sa NYC..diin ka gani subong ya?

^^Coffee, how far are you from Pamplona?

@daks, diin ka ya gani naka base? nalipat na ko eh.

-gusto nyo magtan-aw picture sang SM? ato to sa ilonggonetwork:)

[Jimbu]

New Bacolod (Silay) International Airport - Selected Airport (Trunkline) Dev’t Project
http://www.schemakonsult.com/project%27s%20large%20images/New-Bacolod.jpg

What's the status of this new airport now?

[illtwice]

Just wanted to share some vacation pics I took last year...hopefully I can find more pics..

Mambucal
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/389/mambucal2oc.jpg

Punta Bulata..
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7863/puntabulata11ru.jpg

St. Jude at Alijis..(dont know if I spelled that right)
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7157/stjudes6oc.jpg

[sugarboy]

subong ari ko naka base sa NYC..diin ka gani subong ya?
daks, huo gali no. you're fom new york. i remember we had a discussion before with askal about the BSNs (Bana sang Nars) :lol: but you're really from iloilo right?

[sugarboy]

New Bacolod (Silay) International Airport - Selected Airport (Trunkline) Dev’t Project
http://www.schemakonsult.com/project%27s%20large%20images/New-Bacolod.jpg

What's the status of this new airport now?

The tarmac's almost done. They're working on the terminal now.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport01.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport03.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport04.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport05.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport06.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport07.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport08.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0silayairport09.jpg

I had a round of golf with one of the DOTC consultants for the airport and it looks like this will be done by Q3 2007.

[sugarboy]

Some photos I took using my phone cam.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0nogccpano1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image128.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image129.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image130.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image131.jpg

[caloy]

Some photos I took using my phone cam.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/0nogccpano1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image128.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image129.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image130.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Bacolod%20Pics/Image131.jpg

may hidden talent ka gali ca photography biskan ca phonecam lang. yudi...

[sugarboy]

lagpat lang na Caloy. :lol: i just took the photo kay daw kanami gid nga nagasulod ang sun sa likod sang mga trees.

[caloy]

how i wish i could play golf. galing that is the game of the (filthy) "rich" kuno. cant afford ako. ca membership pa lang, bakal ko na lang tv, para malantaw golf. ahehehehehe... how i wish i could go to bacolod. damo ko di friends ga invite to visit their place. ugaling wala guid kwarta kag time. the pics, inviting guid ah.

[sugarboy]

@caloy. indi gid na bala tuod nga game for the rich. yes medyo mahal maghampang pero consider this: as people move up in age and financial stature, all roads lead to the golf course. bisan ikaw, nagapadulong dira :lol: iloilo has the oldest course in asia so i believe so dapat dugay-dugay ikaw naman naga hampang. ;)

listen, caloy, do you think you are the entrepreneurial type? may hutik ako sa imo tani nga pwede i-racket :)

[caloy]

ay hala off topic na kita. hutik ca kagabihon? di ko na ya, ehehehe...

hmmm, basi interesado ako. we will see...

[Hawayano]

I like the pics of the Bacolod-Silay airport project--looks ambitious. Does anyone have any pics of Valladolid to post? My ninang is there and I have yet to visit her place...just curious for a preview if you got 'em!

[daks2003]

Abi-abi lang..Kun kumbinsihon mo ako maghampang golf...initially, how much would I shell out? in a year...pila ang magasto sang average golfer to sustain playing :)

anyway...to answer ur previous question...yups, originally from Iloilo ako...and about the BSN's(bana sg nars)..how I wish "BSN" ako hehehe

@caloy. indi gid na bala tuod nga game for the rich. yes medyo mahal maghampang pero consider this: as people move up in age and financial stature, all roads lead to the golf course. bisan ikaw, nagapadulong dira :lol: iloilo has the oldest course in asia so i believe so dapat dugay-dugay ikaw naman naga hampang. ;)

listen, caloy, do you think you are the entrepreneurial type? may hutik ako sa imo tani nga pwede i-racket :)

[LordCarnal]

how i wish i could play golf. galing that is the game of the (filthy) "rich" kuno. cant afford ako. ca membership pa lang, bakal ko na lang tv, para malantaw golf. ahehehehehe... how i wish i could go to bacolod. damo ko di friends ga invite to visit their place. ugaling wala guid kwarta kag time. the pics, inviting guid ah.


You don't have to be rich to play golf. Anybody can play with it. Unless of course if you're going to buy membership shares just like buying shares to become a member of Casino Español or any Sports Club anywhere in the Philippines.

However I suggest that you start warming up at driving ranges first like what I do. :)

[Christendom]

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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_mallrobinsonsmetronight.jpg" width="450" height="300"><CENTER>robinsons metro @ night </TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_mallrobinsonsmetroconveuerbeltescalator.jpg" width="450" height="300"><CENTER>robinsons metro conveuer belt escalator </TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_malllimmanscenter.jpg" width="450" height="300"><CENTER>limmans centre </TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="" width="450" height="300"><CENTER>caption </TD>

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<CENTER>
<TABLE border=5 borderCOLOR=ROYALBLUE border background="http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_ministry/AG00564_.GIF"><CAPTION>
<center> hotels
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelsylviamanor.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>sylvia manor</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelcasinofilipino.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>casino filipino</TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelcircleinn2.jpg" width="450" height="300"> <center>circle inn</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelconventionplaza.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>convention plaza</TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelexecutiveinn.jpg" width="450" height="300"> <center>executive inn</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelgrandregal.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>grand regal</TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelkundutel1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>kundutel</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotellfisher.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>l'fisher</TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hotelsugarland1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>the sugarland</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="#" width="450" height="300"><center></TD>

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<center> banks
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>

<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"> <IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_bankpnbnight.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT="PNB Night"><center>PNB night</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_bankpnbday.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT="PNB Day"><center>PNB day</A> </TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="#" width="450" height="300"><center>caption</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_bankadbday.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>ADB</TD>

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<center> hospitals
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"> <IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hospitalriverside.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT="PNB Night"><center>riverside medical center</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hospitalriverside1.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT="PNB Day"><center>riverside medical center</A> </TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_hospitalsanitarium.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center></TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="" width="450" height="300"><center></TD>

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<center> sports & stadiums
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"> <IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_sportspanaadstadium1.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT=""><center>panaad stadium</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_sportspanaadstadium2.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT=""><center>panaad stadium</A> </TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"> <IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_sportspanaadpool1.gif" width="450" height="300" ALT=""><center>panaad stadium</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_sportspanaadpool3.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT=""><center>panaad stadium</A> </TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_sportscomplex1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>bacolod sports complex</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_sportscomplex2.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>bacolod sports complex</TD>

<CENTER>
<TABLE border=5 borderCOLOR=ROYALBLUE" border background="http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_ministry/AG00564_.GIF"><CAPTION>
<center> museums
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"> <IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_museumno.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT=""><center>negros museum</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_museumnegrosnight.jpg" width="450" height="300" ALT=""><center>negros museum @ night</A> </TD>

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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkcapitollagoon.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>capitol lagoon park</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parklagoonmcdonald.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>capitol lagoon park</TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parklagoonfemale.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>capitol lagoon park female carabao & man</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parklagoonmale.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>capitol lagoon park male carabao & man</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkcapitollagoon1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>capitol lagoon park</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkcapitollagoonschrismas.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>capitol lagoon park @ christmas</TD>
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<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkcentennial.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>centennial park</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkcentennial1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>centennial park</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkpanaadcarabao.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>panaad recreational park carabao</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkpanaadfish.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>panaad recreational park fish</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkpanaadlandscape.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>panaad recreational park landscape</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkpanaadstage.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>panaad recreational park</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkpanaadst1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>panaad recreational park streets</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkpanaadst.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>panaad recreational park streets</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_parkplazabandstandandgazebo.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>bacolod public plaza bandstand & gazebo</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="" width="450" height="300"><center>caption</TD>
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<TABLE border=5 borderCOLOR=ROYALBLUE" border background="http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_ministry/AG00564_.GIF"><CAPTION>
<center> festivals
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_festivalmasskara.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>masskara festival</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_festivalmasskara1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>masskara festival</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_festivalmasskarastdancing.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>masskara street dancing</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_festivalmasskarastdancing1.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>masskara street dancing</TD>
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<TABLE border=5 borderCOLOR=ROYALBLUE" border background="http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_ministry/AG00564_.GIF"><CAPTION>
<center> streets
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_stbsaquino.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>b.s. aquino dr</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_stluzuriaga.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>luzuriaga st</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_stlacsondowntown.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>lacson st downtown</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_stlacsonmandalagan.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>lacson st traffic @ mandalagan</TD>
<CENTER>
<TABLE border=5 borderCOLOR=ROYALBLUE" border background="http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_ministry/AG00564_.GIF"><CAPTION>
<center> resorts
<TBODY bgcolor=yellow><COLDEF><COLDEF><COLDEF></COLDEFS><ROWS>
<P></ROWS><p></P></TBODY></CAPTION><TBODY bgcolor=TURQUOISE>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_resortpalmasdelmarentrance.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>palmas del mar entrance</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_resortpalmasdelmarboating.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>palmas del mar boating</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_resort_palmasdelmarpool.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>palmas del mar pool</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_resortpalmasdelmaroasis.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>palmas del mar oasis</TD>
<TR>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_resortstafepool.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>sta. fe main pool</TD>
<TD align=middle COLSTART="1"><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/metro_bacolod/bacolod_resortstafevirginiahall.jpg" width="450" height="300"><center>sta. fe virginia hall</TD>
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[slerz]

Oh! a new Metropolis in our country... Go Philippines :applause:

[LordCarnal]

Finally some beautiful pictures for the city but there's still a Bacolod City thread. This should be merged with it.

[kiretoce]

^^ True. A Bacolod City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=331428) thread (the third in the series) already is in existence and this thread only duplicates it. :colgate:

[lewdsaint]

Guys, the thread is about Bacolod and Negros Occidental! We all need to post about the rest of the province, otherwise, we might as well change the thread title to "Metro Bacolod and its Suburbs".

Dinho, your wish is already granted. :)

Go Go Metro Bacolod!!!

[Matteo]

Bacolod notes impact of call centers, outsourcing companies
Bacolod City (20 April) -- Aside from the impact of call centers and other outsourcing firms on the employment rate, it is noted to have a significant impact on other businesses as well.
Robinson’s Metro and the Bacolod Convention Plaza have been declared as Information Technology Centers and will be home to call centers this year. Five more buildings namely the St. Francis Building, Lopue’s East, Lopue’s San Sebastian, De La Rama Center and Doña Ceferina I are seeking accreditation from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority
-www.pia.gov.ph

[blueguy]

Hi peeps i need your help...pleeeeeeeease!!!!!!!

Can you furnish me the list of conventions and seminars held in Bacolod City for 2004-2005... Knidly email it at vva@smsupermalls.com

THANKS!!!!!

[sugbuanon]

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9862/bacolod0048ao.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2213/bacolod0015rz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2820/bacolod0028ye.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7833/bacolod0037pl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7166/bacolod0052on.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/5351/bacolod0061pm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7121/bacolod0377ab.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5961/bacolod0427kj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/6972/bacolod0445ux.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6653/bacolod0547fi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/874/bacolod0551pl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

my first visit sa bacolod..

[slerz]

WoW... thanks Marvs...

The Sugbuanon maniniyoter now invading Bacolod...:D

[sugbuanon]

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/1227/bacolod0107ls.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6595/bacolod0128we.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/6986/bacolod0142mc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7607/bacolod0165je.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/4586/bacolod0138ss.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9913/bacolod0152ys.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[boybleauXx]

congrats Metro Bacolod....

I am very sure this citys future will be as sweet as its Piaya ! :)

[Matteo]

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/6972/bacolod0445ux.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i love this shot. battle of the burgers hehehe
nice photos, sugbuanon. very nice bacolod

[ramvingar]

^^ Kapag nagbukas sa umaga, nagbabatuhan yung mga empleyado ng mga kamatis at ibang gulay.

[sugbuanon]

^^ pero ang mga empleyado ng mcdo ay sa jollibee kumakain ng kanilang snacks.. :D

[c0kelitr0]

^^ wow sugbuanon, did you take the bus from cebu to bacolod? i have taken that bus twice na rin...first was cebu-escalante-bacolod...second was cebu-toledo-san carlos-bacolod...

[gekidan]

A funny entry on Talisay City's Road Signs.... (pics included) ;)

http://idiotboard.blogspot.com/2005/12/signs-of-times.html

[c0kelitr0]

^^@sugarboy, yan yung mga road signs i asked you about sa previous thread :D

[sugbuanon]

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6420/bacolod0530ug.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/5619/bacolod0561yh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/5474/bacolod0583gl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8279/bacolod0598wt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5587/bacolod0643ly.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

robinson's place bacolod

[sugbuanon]

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4308/bacolod0629qm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2366/bacolod0616rb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4456/bacolod0577jk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9568/bacolod0600jr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9296/bacolod0503sy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

robinson's place bacolod

[sugbuanon]

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/765/bacolod0292ju.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/9030/bacolod0307qf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/5072/bacolod0385hv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1038/bacolod0401jt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2818/bacolod0319zz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3451/bacolod0325kp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5058/bacolod0348px.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5387/bacolod0367mk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/994/bacolod0394rq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[TJ]

Sugbuanon you should check out mambukal resort... :)

[sugbuanon]

^^ i have pics of the resort TJ.. i'll just post them on the next page coz there are already too many pics on this page..

[sugbuanon]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6687/bacolod0927ik.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/4337/bacolod0841aq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/743/bacolod0859fu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/434/bacolod0863em.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9899/bacolod0888ok.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3117/bacolod0879ay.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3532/bacolod0894ts.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5894/bacolod0915lc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

my pics of panaad stadium

[TJ]

niceeee... :)

[sugbuanon]

wala atang tao sa bacolod thread.. post ko na lang more of my pics.. :D



http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8310/bacolod0082mt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/2236/bacolod0430lx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2439/bacolod0479gl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5787/bacolod0490rb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2108/bacolod1336ri.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4750/bacolod0655dj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4773/bacolod0261kk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

pasensya na i dunno the names of these buildings

[KiBeN]

nice pics! sugbuanon!!! hahaha, iba na talaga ang pinas, halos kahit saan, marami nang modern infrastuctures... I just hope that hindi lang Major cities ang i-develop, lahat na.

I like the stadium, it looks cool there, lalo na yung mga trees that looks like trees in US.

[philwily]

nice pics. :)
i'm into visiting philippine cities, and i've been to bacolod just once. i think four (or five?) years ago during the uni-games at usls.
:)

[sugbuanon]

@kiben sana nga.. btw, those are eucalyptus trees.. there are more of those trees outside the stadium

@philwily it was also my first visit to bacolod.. im looking forward of going back to the city.. i still have to climb mambukal resort and go swimming at their falls..

[J_lim2k2]

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pasensya na i dunno the names of these buildings


This is the "Bacolod Tay Tung High School, Kindergarten Building"

[BYAHILO]

i love the Tay Tung building!

i remember, nung last year, i went back to bacolod.. i thought ibang rout ng jeep nasakyan ko coz, that building looks new to me.. tay tung lang pala!

i love the La Consolacion elem/HS dept facade! my alma mater!

when i was still in high school, we just take for granted that lovely building.. pero ngayon i start to admire it again. ehehe

one question though: Patay pa rin ba ang fountain sa Robinson until now? bat kaya? when i was there last january, naka close yung fountain. sayang lang...

[J_lim2k2]

i love the Tay Tung building!

i remember, nung last year, i went back to bacolod.. i thought ibang rout ng jeep nasakyan ko coz, that building looks new to me.. tay tung lang pala!

i love the La Consolacion elem/HS dept facade! my alma mater!

when i was still in high school, we just take for granted that lovely building.. pero ngayon i start to admire it again. ehehe

one question though: Patay pa rin ba ang fountain sa Robinson until now? bat kaya? when i was there last january, naka close yung fountain. sayang lang...

I love tay tung! hehehe im a product of tay tung my alma matter dear. :)

the building was designed by a hawaiian based Filipino-chinese architech who was also an alumnus of Tay Tung.

the building is very unique... centralize aircon pa inside. somehow you can even consider it a landmark. it gives you an image of Tay Tung.

I've been to robinson last week. patay pa rin yata.

[HThompson]

wala atang tao sa bacolod thread.. post ko na lang more of my pics.. :D



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pasensya na i dunno the names of these buildings


Does anybody know what and where this building is? Sugbuanon, thanks so much for posting those pictures. I also liked your picture of the PNB Region 6 main office. First time somebdoy took a picture of the PNB from that side. It obviously needs some cleaning up and refurbishment since it is starting to look dirty.

[sugbuanon]

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[c0kelitr0]

This is the "Bacolod Tay Tung High School, Kindergarten Building"

oh i see, so that explains its bright colors :D

[BYAHILO]

hayyy gusto ko na magpuli sa bacolod. hahahahah

kadugay pa abi sang october. grr thats the only time i can go back sa bacolod.
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OFF TOPIC lang pala peeps:

The Babaylan Festival of Bago City will be here in Manila next week to compete head-to-head with 29 other festivals of the country in the Aliwan Fiesta. Grand winner will get 1Million pesos. I also heard that they (the Babaylan festival) will be on a US tour after the Aliwan. they'll be performing in various cities of USA.

I'll update you on this next week. :)

[sugbuanon]

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[tigidig14]

ang linis talga ng negros!

[BYAHILO]

ive seen that space burger before..

di ba dati yung space na yan was occupied as a BAR?? ano nga name ng bar na yun? i guess its located between lacson and north drive ave. sa harap ng gas station..

were'z the coffeee beanery located? wheheh may bago na naman ako na tambayan mag puli ako dira, for my caffeine fix. ehhe

and the woman with the carabaw, bat pangit na ang color? wasnt it repainted?
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DID YOU GUYS WATCHED MEL AND JOEY LAST NIGHT? sa lagoon sila nag show. then they featured the various "gems" of negros, like the masskara festival, old houses in silay, iron dinosaur of central hawaiian in silay, the piaya barquillos, and the inasal, etc...

watching the show really made me feel proud to be an ilonggo.. =)

[sugbuanon]

Panaad sa Negros is the "festival of all festivals" in the province. It is a week-long summer event that brings together the towns and cities in Negros Occidental in one big showcase of handicrafts, products, tourism attractions, and local festivals. Festivities include trade and food fairs, garden show, golf tournament, singing and songwriting competitions, beauty pageant, and a fiesta presentation featuring the festival of each town and city in a colorful and jubilant presentation at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium.

i took these pics 3 days before the actual opening of the festival.. workers were still busy setting up a mock up of their town's landmark..


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[tj_brewed]

wow! ang ganda ng Negros!

[J_lim2k2]

ive seen that space burger before..

di ba dati yung space na yan was occupied as a BAR?? ano nga name ng bar na yun? i guess its located between lacson and north drive ave. sa harap ng gas station..

were'z the coffeee beanery located? wheheh may bago na naman ako na tambayan mag puli ako dira, for my caffeine fix. ehhe

and the woman with the carabaw, bat pangit na ang color? wasnt it repainted?
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DID YOU GUYS WATCHED MEL AND JOEY LAST NIGHT? sa lagoon sila nag show. then they featured the various "gems" of negros, like the masskara festival, old houses in silay, iron dinosaur of central hawaiian in silay, the piaya barquillos, and the inasal, etc...

watching the show really made me feel proud to be an ilonggo.. =)

The coffee beanery is just beside the space burger. its in 22nd-Lacson St. Yes it was a bar before bt long been closed. tubang caltex nga ara sa Ramos st.

[BYAHILO]

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grabe i missed the panaad festival already. tsk tsk... the last time i was in panaad was 4 years ago pa. i watched the Lin ay sang negros. tapos kain inasal kada gabi. hayyyyyyyyyyyyyy namiss ko na ang mga ilonggo foods.

kag kada gabi ara ko sa panaad kay lapit lang amon balay da. ahehe gina dala ko lang yung mountain bike ko with my friend tapos ikot kmi da. bilin yung bike sa kiosk sang frend ko.

i missed those happy days na bacolod. eheheh

tagal pa october ma puli ako!!!!!

[J_lim2k2]

Why do people say they're Illongos even if they're born and raise in Negros? some people also say thier Cebuano even if they live in Negros?

Dont you think we should consider ourselves as Negrense(Occidental&Oriental)? Rather than saying cebuano and ilonggo. although the our ancestry mostly came from Iloilo and Cebu, we are not ilonggo and cebuano anymore; we are now uniquely Negrense in our own ways. dont you think?

like im a Negrense and Hiligaynon is my native language. im not an Ilonggo.

[rustyboi]

^^i know some people here who say they're cebuanos (just because they speak and understand cebuano) but live somewhere else and some even as far as Mindanao.

@sugbuanon: :applause: beautiful Bacolod photos!! :applause: best i've seen so far. :okay:

[sugbuanon]

haha best man jud.. at last naa na jud naka appreciate sa ako pics sa bacolod.. :D mura wala my tao ngari na thread resty..

[boybleauXx]

nice pics sugbuanon....your photos is as catchy as your signature....

i am wondering what happened to the girl? :)

[rustyboi]

haha best man jud.. at last naa na jud naka appreciate sa ako pics sa bacolod.. :D mura wala my tao ngari na thread resty..

of course, they look really great and refreshing. never seen 'em before... nagvacation siguro ang uban diha. marvs did u drop by iloilo and other places? they say it's easy to travel from bacolod to iloilo city. i was hoping if u can take photos of iloilo city too. :D

[Matteo]

so where's Dinho hehee

[sugbuanon]

@boy haha kasabot man sad diay ka bisaya sa? nabuntisan sa ila boy-boy.. ngano bitaw wala ko pansina :D

@resty i was only in bacolod for 3 days.. but i was able to passed by several cities in negros during my 5 hr. bus ride to bacolod.. sayang iloilo is only one ro-ro away from the city.. maybe next time if someone will sponsor my trip to iloilo.. basta photos lang you can always count on me.. :D

try nya view the previous pages i had posted several pics already..

@matt nagvacation pa siguro lahat ng mga bacolod forumers :D

[boybleauXx]

sugbuanon.....aw oo uy! bisayang dako kaayo ko dire.....daghan mi mga bisdak dire sa Butuan

like Cebu, bisaya is the lingua franca of this city IMO

[sugbuanon]

aw maayo kay magkasinabtanay ta ani.. ubay2 sad diay mga bisdak ngari.. sakto diay kay naa koy naamiga nagtrabaho ug call center dire sa cebu.. taga butuan sad siya nya bisaya sad.. chix raba to :D

[slerz]

of course, they look really great and refreshing. never seen 'em before... nagvacation siguro ang uban diha. marvs did u drop by iloilo and other places? they say it's easy to travel from bacolod to iloilo city. i was hoping if u can take photos of iloilo city too. :D

yup, iloilo nasad sunod... diba rest?

@marvs, based on your pics, Bacolod is beautiful and clean...

[sugbuanon]

yup, iloilo nasad sunod... diba rest?

@marvs, based on your pics, Bacolod is beautiful and clean...

mura nako nag WOW Philippines ani slerz.. haha mangita pa ko ug sponsor para sa iloilo trip.. :D

[sugbuanon]

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mambukal resort

[ramvingar]

Aba! Pati sa Negros naka abot ka pala Marvin! :lol:

[sugarboy]

mura nako nag WOW Philippines ani slerz.. haha mangita pa ko ug sponsor para sa iloilo trip.. :D

what's your work now sugbuanon?

[sugarboy]

These are not the Banaue Rice Terraces. This is the exhilarating view in Don Salvador Benedicto. Only 90 minutes (max) away from Bacolod City proper, it is an upland haven where the temperature is always 2 degrees below Tagaytay. My wife and I hope to build a log cabin here in the years to come.

One of the features on the trip to Don Salvador Benedicto is Km 34. Inclined downward by about 35 degrees, all you have to do is move up about 5 meters past the marker and shift your vehicle into neutral. You will be amazed to find your vehicle pulled upwards in a momentum that's past your normal speed when backing up the garage! My kids call it, the "Magic Road"! :)

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[sugarboy]

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[ramvingar]

Nice shots SugarB. Is that a waterfalls I see in the last pic? I hope you invite us when you finally have a log cabin there. ;)

[sugarboy]

yes those are falls chot. and sure, you're invited :)

[ramvingar]

Why thank you SugarB! :) So, it's one of those magnetic mountains huh? cool!

[Matteo]

^^ ethel booba's got those too

[J_lim2k2]

great shot Sugbuanon! So, What are your experiences and comments on bacolod and Negros during your trip?

[BYAHILO]

very nice place ang don salvador benedicto ha.., ive nerver been to that place. hopefully ma include ko sa itenerary ko pag balik sa october.

[c0kelitr0]

Why do people say they're Illongos even if they're born and raise in Negros? some people also say thier Cebuano even if they live in Negros?

Dont you think we should consider ourselves as Negrense(Occidental&Oriental)? Rather than saying cebuano and ilonggo. although the our ancestry mostly came from Iloilo and Cebu, we are not ilonggo and cebuano anymore; we are now uniquely Negrense in our own ways. dont you think?

like im a Negrense and Hiligaynon is my native language. im not an Ilonggo.

How about Filipinos born and raised in the US or anywhere else...aren't they Filipinos anymore? like they're Americans and their native language is Filipino...but they're not Filipinos? :sleepy:

[sugarboy]

very nice place ang don salvador benedicto ha.., ive nerver been to that place. hopefully ma include ko sa itenerary ko pag balik sa october.

migo eric, kita ko picture mo sa virtualtourist. hapus ta na ka gali maspottan kun makit-anay ta. :)

[ritche]

We are starting a "One Negros Island Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=342739)". People from Negros, post it away...

[sugbuanon]

Aba! Pati sa Negros naka abot ka pala Marvin! :lol:

hehe hinahanap ko kase chot ang soulmate ko.. :D

what's your work now sugbuanon?

im still a college student..

[Dinho]

Matteo, GreyX asked me to stay away for a while.

Sugbuanon, Thank you so much for those great pictures you have posted. If I'd been home, I would have been happy to show you around town and the rest of Metro Bacolod. Did you also get to eat out Bob's, Pendy's, Chicken DEli, Chicken house, Aboy's, Calea, and El Ideal? I hope you did.

[BYAHILO]

migo eric, kita ko picture mo sa virtualtourist. hapus ta na ka gali maspottan kun makit-anay ta. :)
hahaha

naka pang lab ot ka na sa virtualtourist? ahaha i dont regularly update my VT account.. i just use their forum section for advises mag lakat ako..

here's my site pero wala ko pa na up pipc ko kay bag o lang ako saylo server ko

http://www.byahilo.com

[sugarboy]

@eric, diin ka gani nayon sa makati? ako am always in the RCBC and GT Tower area.

[TJ]

Anyway sugbuanon where are u staying in bacolod?? do u have family here?? :)

[sugarboy]

@TJ any new releases sa rap mo?

[sugbuanon]

Matteo, GreyX asked me to stay away for a while.

Sugbuanon, Thank you so much for those great pictures you have posted. If I'd been home, I would have been happy to show you around town and the rest of Metro Bacolod. Did you also get to eat out Bob's, Pendy's, Chicken DEli, Chicken house, Aboy's, Calea, and El Ideal? I hope you did.

you are welcome dinho.. we tried so many carenderias.. pero sayang i forgot their names.. we had lunch in one carenderia near la consolacion college.. specialty nila ay barbeque.. also after we had our drinking session at Mo2 we went to this carenderia near the public market.. we bought blue marlin sa market and had it cooked sa carenderia.. sarap talaga ng kanilang "tinuwa".. but my favorite is the "aruskaldohan" near the colorful chinese kindergarten school.. it was my first time to taste aruskaldo..

im already planning of going back to bacolod.. sayang kase i havent seen the 7 waterfalls of mambukal resort.. hanggang pool lang ako.. i also missed those giant fruit bats at the resort..

[sugbuanon]

Anyway sugbuanon where are u staying in bacolod?? do u have family here?? :)

i stayed for 3 days in my uncle's house at UNO-R ville.. btw, it was my first time in bacolod..

[BYAHILO]

@eric, diin ka gani nayon sa makati? ako am always in the RCBC and GT Tower area.


ari lang ako sa ayala ave cor paseo.. lapitay lang kita..

ari lang ako sa robinson's summit center.. tupad Insular tower... opposite sang enterprise tower.

[BYAHILO]

you are welcome dinho.. we tried so many carenderias.. pero sayang i forgot their names.. we had lunch in one carenderia near la consolacion college.. specialty nila ay barbeque.. also after we had our drinking session at Mo2 we went to this carenderia near the public market.. we bought blue marlin sa market and had it cooked sa carenderia.. sarap talaga ng kanilang "tinuwa".. but my favorite is the "aruskaldohan" near the colorful chinese kindergarten school.. it was my first time to taste aruskaldo..

im already planning of going back to bacolod.. sayang kase i havent seen the 7 waterfalls of mambukal resort.. hanggang pool lang ako.. i also missed those giant fruit bats at the resort..
,asarap pork barbecue sa LCC sa Lola's and tikboy's

hehe reminiscing high skuyl days eheheeh

[Dinho]

,asarap pork barbecue sa LCC sa Lola's and tikboy's

hehe reminiscing high skuyl days eheheeh

For me it would be the good old college days...


Sugbuanon, too bad you didn't get to visit the nicer restos on Bacolod. I guess you had the lonelyplanet backpacker holiday in Bacolod. If you ever visit Bacolod again within 2 months after June this year, I'll take you to at least one of the restaurants I mentioned... I owe you that for those great pictures.

[BYAHILO]

hay all these talk about bacolod fgoods makes me hungry.. hidlaw na gid ko da ya..


i missed the shrimp balls and steamed chicken with black musroom in L Sea
- blueberrycheesecake and Oreocheesecake at Calea
- Pork Barbecue @ LCC
- Li-ug na inasal at El Camino's
- Chicked soup na may mongo and ubod sang saging. Wala na diri sa Manila! grabe!
- caramel tart of Bong bong's (PAGING SA MANUG PA MANILA.. PADALA KO BI! HEHE)
- tacos of La Tia in fron of USLS
-Victorias canned goods. I love their Bangus in Oil!
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sa sunod naman.. nagutom na ako ahahahahah

ill just imagine dinner of rice and barbecue from a sidewalk to have come from LCC.

ahahah

[sugarboy]

Pepe's is actually a nice resto.

[Dinho]

Pepe's is actually a nice resto.

You mean Pepito's? the one at the corner near the entrance of Goldenfields? I think it's been closed for a while now.

[Matteo]

Matteo, GreyX asked me to stay away for a while.
.

how come?

[sugarboy]

You mean Pepito's? the one at the corner near the entrance of Goldenfields? I think it's been closed for a while now.

No, Pepe's is a new place at Sorrento (13th street)

[BYAHILO]

Pepe's foods are great. i remember pag abot ko da sang january from my kabakalan trip dira ako gin treat dinner sang magulang ko.. namit ila food. i had grilled tangue with cream sauce.. as in namit.. then ila caesar salad namit man.

[Dinho]

how come?

Heated up some threads... was just expressing my opinion and a lot of people got offended.

[Sinjin P.]

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[ramvingar]

^^ ethel booba's got those too

^^ Wahahahaha! Ay! Took me a while to get this! :hilarious Sorry OT.

@Marvin - sana mahanap mo ang iyong hinahanap. pero wag muna. para marami ka pang mapuntahan at marami ka pang pics na ma-post. :okay:

[ramvingar]

wala atang tao sa bacolod thread.. post ko na lang more of my pics.. :D



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Interesting building. What is it used for? Residential? I think there is a similar building in San Francisco.

[TJ]

@TJ any new releases sa rap mo?

I don't feel like rapping anymore... Im trying to resume playing my guitar hopefully me and budz can form a band... A rockband!!!! wohooooo!!!

[sugarboy]

Interesting building. What is it used for? Residential? I think there is a similar building in San Francisco.

it's a pre school

[sugbuanon]

Sugbuanon, too bad you didn't get to visit the nicer restos on Bacolod. I guess you had the lonelyplanet backpacker holiday in Bacolod. If you ever visit Bacolod again within 2 months after June this year, I'll take you to at least one of the restaurants I mentioned... I owe you that for those great pictures.

yeah my bad.. i was not able to visit those restos that you mentioned.. maybe i could try them on my next visit to bacolod city.. i havent even tried "chicken bacolod".. diba yan ang specialty ng bacolod?

no problem dinho.. nagenjoy naman ako taking those pics and posting them here in SSC.. paka-inin mo lang ako ng aruskaldo happy na ako.. :D

[sugbuanon]

^^ Wahahahaha! Ay! Took me a while to get this! :hilarious Sorry OT.

@Marvin - sana mahanap mo ang iyong hinahanap. pero wag muna. para marami ka pang mapuntahan at marami ka pang pics na ma-post. :okay:

haha sana nga chot.. nalibot ko na buong visayas hindi ko pa rin siya nakita.. baka ibang pics na ang mapost ko sa SSC.. baka sa kasal ko na.. :D

[Dinho]

Visayan Daily Star, Bacolod City, Philippines Friday, April 28, 2006

Gloria in Bacolod today,
security up vs. protests
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Police security has been raised amid fears of "lightning protests" during the visit of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Bacolod City this afternoon.

Arriving with the president are Advocacy Commissioners Romelo Bengzon and Raul Lambino who are expected to discuss "economic liberalization through Charter change," and Interior and Local Governments Secretary Ronaldo Puno.

In a statement yesterday, Malacañang said it respects the stand by El Shaddai leader Mike Velarde against Charter change but insisted that it is only through overhauling what it called the "degenerative political system" that the country can move forward.

Felipe Levy Gelle, Bayan Negros secretary general, said an anti Charter-change caravan around Bacolod City will be held this afternoon (see related story).

The police will exercise maximum tolerance but will not allow protestors to converge in front of the Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel where the president will be the keynote speaker at the 16th Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines national convention, Senior Supt. Pedro Merced, Bacolod police director, said yesterday.

Protests will not be allowed at the Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel area since no permits have been issued for any gathering there, he said. There are freedom parks designated for protests, he said.

The police are prepared for the protestors' "hide and seek" tactics, he said.

During the VMLP convention, the e-Legis Reference System, an electronic compilation of legislative records of local government units all over the country, will be launched.

About 1,500 vice mayors from all over the country are expected at the convention chaired by Bacolod Vice Mayor Renecito Novero.

During her visit, the president will also induct the new officers of the Negros Press Club at the Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel.

The other officers are Angelito Julita - vice president, Ragie Mae Taño Arellano - secretary, Clarence Locsin - treasurer and Renato Duran - auditor.

Members of the Board of Directors are Gilbert Bayoran, Edgar Cadagat, Elsie Jolingan, Henceboy Cestina and Dolly Yasa.

The president, who is expected to arrive at 11 a.m., will leave at 2 p.m. after her VMLP keynote address to attend another engagement in Manila.*CPG

[overtureph]

Romantic dream come true

First posted 00:31am (Mla time) April 30, 2006
By Maurice Arcache
Inquirer



Editor's Note: Published on page D2 of the April 30, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

IT’S BEEN AGES SINCE BACOLOD’S ALTA sociedad saw a wedding of such a beautiful couple, palanggas.

Après so many years of having eyes only for each other, the romantic dream of popular young, good-looking Talisay Vice Mayor Neil Lizares and gorgeous young lawyer Rowena Lopez finally came true. Both are achievers, brilliant in their fields of endeavor. They are civic leaders and assets to their community, palanggas.

In super romantic ceremonies at the century-old Queen of Peace Church in Talisay, Neil took for his bride Rowena who, by the way, was the only young lady included by the Philippine Tatler in its list of top Negrense personalities for our special issue on People You Should Know in Bacolod, dahlings.

Rowena looked like a radiant princess in her tres elegant Patrice Ramos-Diaz wedding gown and a family heirloom diamond choker. But she also looked every inch the modern bride, sure of herself and full of positive attitude, as she walked down the aisle.

Awesome

The tasteful and select list of awesome principal sponsors consisted of southern barons and baronesses Anna Dabao, Charrie Benedicto, Suzette Bantug, Ina Davis, Annie Mandriak, Tess Golez, Mila Ereñeta-Laurel, Lydia Gaston, Jose Marie Lopez, Citoy Lopez, Serge Osmeña, Amelo Lizares, Francis Jimenez, Raul Gamban, Rosendo Lopez and Arturo Ledesma.

Naturellement, Rowena’s happy parents, Macoy Lopez and his wife Dolly L., nodded approvingly. Neil’s mom and dad, Boy Nilo Lizares and wife Nanette Ereñeta L., were quite overwhelmed that their first boy and niño bonito was getting married.

The chi-chi southern powdered set filled the lobby of the plush L’Fisher Hotel for the grand wedding reception of Bacolod’s beautiful couple. As the social heavyweights made their entrance, cocktails and aperitifs were passed around the elegant La Proa Ballroom, which had a pergola decorated with cadena de amor, roses and lilies, beautifully whipped up by floral divas Tima Lacson and thoroughly modern Millie Kilayko, palanggas.

International jetsetter Minnie Osmeña made a drop-dead entrance in a scarlet terno, adding flash to the local set. Debonair Citoy Lopez came with his ladylove, Baronessa Eva Abesamis, who only had eyes for her adorable sugar baron.

There were also loads of jetsetters who flew in from different parts of the United States, much to the delight of Bacolod society.

As the loving couple made their entrance with all eyes on them, the new Mr. and Ms Neil Lizares were greeted with applause. The well-chosen dinner menu was excellently done by L’Fisher’s fab chefs under the watchful eye of the hotel’s main woman of substance and taste, Delia Granada, no less, palanggas.

The toasts were endless, as well as the clicking of glasses to request the couple to kiss. The couple obliged with delight. Then the couple’s memorable moments were flashed on the screen to everyone’s enjoyment.

To our beautiful couple, Neil and Rowena, you are definitely meant to live happily ever after.

Cheers, palanggas!



Copyright 2006 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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[ryan76wp]

Does anyone know of any detailed maps of Bacolod showing subdivisions, including Capitolville, Santa Clara, Suntal, Villa Angela, Ayala North, and others where a newcomer may wish to rent or own a residence?

I've tried online searches and the official Bacolod City website is no help.

Thanks!

Reply directly to: hhs71-first@usa.net

[Animo]

I need your votes! Forumer for the Month of April! Please! :bow:

Thank you very much!!! :okay:

Link: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=333341&page=1&pp=25

This would be the last day!!! :)

Tabang sa wala pa naka-boto! Iboto nako ninyo karon na mahuman!!! :cheers:

[BYAHILO]

Another proud moment for the people of Bago City and Negros Occidental.

The Babaylan Festival has landed 4th place in the recently concluded Aliwan Fiesta, here in Manila. The Champion is Cebu's Sinulog, 2nd is Iloilo Dinagyang and 3rd Place is Pintados de Passi of Passi City.

Aliwan Fista showcased 30 festivals from around the country. From as far as the Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag and Panagbenga of Baguio in the north, down to the Padang padang festival and Meguyaya festival of Maguindanao.

http://static.flickr.com/50/137307593_02c3cef875_o.jpg
Bago City's Babaylan Festival Dancer


http://www.byahilo.com

[LordCarnal]

Does anyone know of any detailed maps of Bacolod showing subdivisions, including Capitolville, Santa Clara, Suntal, Villa Angela, Ayala North, and others where a newcomer may wish to rent or own a residence?

I've tried online searches and the official Bacolod City website is no help.

Thanks!

Reply directly to: hhs71-first@usa.net


Try to visit the website of CHI, they have some infos regarding Ayala NOrthpoint. http://www.cebuholdings.com/index.jsp

Meron din sya Maps of Bacolod and the location of Ayala Northpoint. Meron din pics and detailed infos regarding the lots.

http://www.ayalanorthpoint.com/images/special_images/anp_map031006.jpg

[Dinho]

Try to visit the website of CHI, they have some infos regarding Ayala NOrthpoint. http://www.cebuholdings.com/index.jsp

Meron din sya Maps of Bacolod and the location of Ayala Northpoint. Meron din pics and detailed infos regarding the lots.

http://www.ayalanorthpoint.com/images/special_images/anp_map031006.jpg

Thanks for posting the map for our friend. I heard that Ayala Northpoint is almost fully sold out already... And it is the most expensive residential development in the Visayas and Mindanao I think. I just hope that they'll put up an Ayala Business park between Bacolod and Talisay Cities. Does anyone know when Ayala will put up its mall in Talisay City?

Does anybody know what the plans are for the old Bacolod Airport once the Silay Airport is finished? Are they bidding it out for development like the Iloilo Airport? TJ and Kyle, have you seen the work on SM City Bacolod and Palanca's condominium building? Could you guys post some pictures please?

[LordCarnal]

^^

Basta high-end residential community by the Ayalas, it would really be expensive especially if it would be nearer to the city. Maganda kasi yung style of development nila, hindi lutong macau. And when it comes to villages, the development won't just be a simple "village." Lalagyan yan nila ng mga first class schools and other establishments like a supermarket perhaps and other facilities for sports and leisure. Like in Ayala Heights here, they are putting an international school within the said village and a high-end supermarket.

According to the website, the communities that they are developing in the Visayas are in the tradition of Forbes Park. Another one is being proposed in CDO too. Those quotations mentioned above are even cheap, so I guess it would be better to buy as "early as possible" but you mentioned that it's sold out already? Here in our village (just an ordinary middle-class village but nearer the urban area), the lot value is already at P6k/sq.meter. In other high-end subdivisions, it's already at around P10-15k/sq.meter.

[sugarboy]

Thanks for posting the map for our friend. I heard that Ayala Northpoint is almost fully sold out already... And it is the most expensive residential development in the Visayas and Mindanao I think. I just hope that they'll put up an Ayala Business park between Bacolod and Talisay Cities. Does anyone know when Ayala will put up its mall in Talisay City?

Does anybody know what the plans are for the old Bacolod Airport once the Silay Airport is finished? Are they bidding it out for development like the Iloilo Airport? TJ and Kyle, have you seen the work on SM City Bacolod and Palanca's condominium building? Could you guys post some pictures please?

go to the ilonggo network kay ato to ang pics sang SM :)

[Dinho]

go to the ilonggo network kay ato to ang pics sang SM :)

Where's that?

[chymera00]

go to the ilonggo network kay ato to ang pics sang SM :)
Can someone repost the picture here?

visited Negros Occ last week, post ko di ang pictures. Spent 4 days there, here are the highlights ...
1st day: Panaad Festival
2nd day: Tour of Bacolod + Panaad festival + Dinner at Silay's Coast
3rd day: Tour of Silay + Overnight at a small Mountain Resort in "Patag"

panaadFESTIVAL

"Mother of all Festivals"
The biggest festival of them all in Negros Occidental, the PANAAD FESTIVAL, started in 1993 as a thanksgiving celebration and a fulfillment of a promise and vow to the Divine Providence in exchange of good life.
It features 32 festivals that brings together 13 cities and 19 towns of Negros Occidental. In theme booths that showcase their history, culture, trade, agriculture, tourism and other industries.
The annual PANAAD sa NEGROS FESTIVAL held at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.

The Panaad festival was huge ... there was one point where we were walking to the entrace of the park passing by the food fest, and it was so crowded that there was a standstil, bodies were literally pressed against each other .... we had to turn back and find another way

Each town and city had a booth in the Panaad Park, they were very beautiful and nicely decorated. My favorites were:

* Silay - which had a booth resembling a spanish house
*La Carlota - which had a two-storey waterfall as the centerpiece
and *Kabankalan - basta nami

Here are some of the pics I took:

Silay
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pf01e5cc8464a07763c6a567989205910/ef2b3ff8.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pbd6dddc3f6da362ba4a45cc7b8cf7eb8/ef2b3ffc.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p859205b2151d81fb0b0911666006eb88/ef2b4005.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p859205b2151d81fb0b0911666006eb88/ef2b4005.jpg

La Carlota
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pce763d7203e5240e9eec4d5af827fa89/ef2b3ff0.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p76b05bc3ffcc4d07243b08e5305379e3/ef2b3fe9.jpg

Pontevedra
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pb1f54772dbde6a7b0669c4c40a5d20de/ef2b3fe4.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p499dd363e0c89352a1f69ff4891cd926/ef2b3fdb.jpg

Binalbagan
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p521a727cccdcf9e383e2a997c90b0311/ef2b3fcd.jpg

Isabela
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pf50c62cef92c3b6cef2c9d821341707e/ef2b3fc7.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p154a519858ae648251a25811343df50a/ef2b3f67.jpg

Moises Padilla
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pd4b8d47a3ec6c6dfa42c622315a0148d/ef2b3fc0.jpg

more pics coming ...

[Dinho]

^^

Basta high-end residential community by the Ayalas, it would really be expensive especially if it would be nearer to the city. Maganda kasi yung style of development nila, hindi lutong macau. And when it comes to villages, the development won't just be a simple "village." Lalagyan yan nila ng mga first class schools and other establishments like a supermarket perhaps and other facilities for sports and leisure. Like in Ayala Heights here, they are putting an international school within the said village and a high-end supermarket.

According to the website, the communities that they are developing in the Visayas are in the tradition of Forbes Park. Another one is being proposed in CDO too. Those quotations mentioned above are even cheap, so I guess it would be better to buy as "early as possible" but you mentioned that it's sold out already? Here in our village (just an ordinary middle-class village but nearer the urban area), the lot value is already at P6k/sq.meter. In other high-end subdivisions, it's already at around P10-15k/sq.meter.

Yup, compared to other high end Ayala communities, Ayala Northpoint is quite inexpensive. What happens is that the money that owners save on lot acquistion goes toward the house construction which is why the average house size is about 500 sq. m. in floor area.

Oh, Sugarboy, I already looked at the Ilonggo website, but there are hardly any people there. Thanks for the pictures though. Hope you could find the time to post it here.

[sugarboy]

^^Active Land recently sold lots to Town & Country at only 2,800 per quare meter.

[Dinho]

^^Active Land recently sold lots to Town & Country at only 2,800 per quare meter.

Uh, That was if you bought in cash. For financing, that would've been about Php 4,500 per square meter. I wonder if the lots at Active are already sold out. Would you know? If it is, that would be great.

[Dinho]

Visayan Daily Star, Bacolod City, Philippines Monday, May 1, 2006

Go South, young people
From the Center
with Rolly Espina OPINIONS


President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called the beaches of Sipalay City as the "secret treasures" of Negros Occidental. And she called on Negrenses to help develop them for tourism. And she spoke glowingly that these places may generate vast funds for the province.

GMA's sources of information about these scenic spots were the Women of Travel, and it's evident that they just mentioned the beautiful places they had visited, not having known that there are a lot more they must have missed.

I am referring to the entire stretch of the CHICKS area starting from Cauayan, Sipalay and Hinobaan. For that matter, both Kabankalan, Ilog and Candoni have their potential tourism spots.

The most promising, however, are the beaches starting from Cauayan and stretching as far south as Hinobaan. Punta Daug, the gateway to Oriental Negros, is per se an enchanting area.

I speak with authority. For years, I had been going back and forth to the deep South, including Bayawan and Sta. Catalina on the oriental side.

There you can find the most beautiful spots of the country. These can beat anything anywhere else in the world. The reason why I had always batted for us to first see our own treasured spots before we travel to any other country.

Sipalay City's beachfront measure more than 30 hectares. And that is the accretion of tailings from the Marinduque Mines (now Maricalum Mining Corp.). The tailings had been brought down by the Lalaton River, dumped into the sea and then swept by wave action to the Sipalay Beach front.

Of course Campomanes Bay or Maricalum as it is better known is the favorite spot of most Sipalay lovers. But it may have escaped the notice of most that it has a rich history. This was the place where the M/V Panay was sunk by Japanese warplanes.

But the guerillas, later, retrieved most of the guns and ammunition that sunk with the boat.

Maricalum was also the favorite landing spot of US submarines which brought in arms and ammunition as well as medicines for Filipino guerillas. And it was often the starting point of Pinoys and other allied officers who had to go to Australia.

Near the Sipalay beachfront, there is a cove which boats going to and from Mindanao often used as a refuge during bad weather. I dubbed the promontory there as Dragon's head. Because that exactly was what it looked life from afar.

But the cove was also named by me as Tinagong Dagat. The reason, it was accessible seaward through a narrow inlet that later presented the visitor with beautiful vista of clear water that teemed with hordes of tropical fish and a rich marine life.

But my children and I soon discovered way back in the Seventies that there was during low tide a narrow archway to Campomanes Bay.

On the other side, Hinobaan is no less enchanting with its own history. One of the favorite places to swim in there is Salvacion Cave in Punta Ubong. The cave boasts a stone parapet that visitors used as diving board or a place to take their meals. This was the first hiding place of Col. Jesus Villamor's Planet Party when they first landed in Negros from Australia aboard the USS Gudgeon of the US Navy's submarine fleet.

Farther South is barangay Asia, formerly owned by the Pfleider family. Its white beaches are among the finest in the country, just like Boracay. That was the area picked by the US Navy to stage the Pilgrimage to Asia, way back in 1971. Marines and sailors, both American and Filipinos, staged a commemoration of the Planet Party Landing. Of course, the landing place was Obong Point. And the Americans put up there a monument to the first allied forces who returned to the Philippines after the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor.

Thus, these are not just tourist spots. They also have history behind them. And that makes them doubly important as destinations. The Women of Travel, however, could not have briefed the President on the historical importance of the places GMA had mentioned. That is what makes them doubly attractive.*

[sugarboy]

Uh, That was if you bought in cash. For financing, that would've been about Php 4,500 per square meter. I wonder if the lots at Active are already sold out. Would you know? If it is, that would be great.

no this is not the cash rate. this is the new rate BUT NOT for windsor main. windsor main has maintained its prices. this is for the additional 10 hectare development after cambridge.

[Dinho]

no this is not the cash rate. this is the new rate BUT NOT for windsor main. windsor main has maintained its prices. this is for the additional 10 hectare development after cambridge.

You mean they have a new phase after Cambridge? I thought it was Ayala's property alreaady beyond the East and South perimeter fence?

[sugarboy]

after cambridge to the east, they bought the adjacent 10 hectares belonging to Quinito Herras at a very good price. because of this, they also passed on the "good price" to the consumers/lot buyers. maybe the good price is also because this area is already quite a distance from the highway.

i was with rey soliven, ALI president at the NOGCC clubhouse playing on holy thursday :)

i also visited the developments of ayala pero well, loyalista gid ko gyapon sa active. after all, ako nag-ngalan sang dalan. hehehe

[Dinho]

after cambridge to the east, they bought the adjacent 10 hectares belonging to Quinito Herras at a very good price. because of this, they also passed on the "good price" to the consumers/lot buyers. maybe the good price is also because this area is already quite a distance from the highway.

i was with rey soliven, ALI president at the NOGCC clubhouse playing on holy thursday :)

i also visited the developments of ayala pero well, loyalista gid ko gyapon sa active. after all, ako nag-ngalan sang dalan. hehehe

Active has more trees. It would have been better if they renamed the whole subdivision to either Windsor Village or Windsor Estates don't you think? Town & Country Negros is just too long and Negros is not such a nice name since it means black or dark. Could you mention that Mr. Soliven. Thanks.

As for Quinito Herra's property, I believe we mean the same thing. The thing is, list price is about Php 4,500.00 per square meter right now but they give out a 40% discount to cash buyers. That's how it came to about Php 2,800 per square meter. Our house is at that portion of Cambridge and we were the 4th family to build there. The first three are actually quite big with 300 sq. m. in floor area and upwards.

[chymera00]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/negrospics/DSCI0061.jpg
Bacolod City Pano

[TJ]

looks awesomeeee :D

[rustyboi]

the skyline is still on its infancy but looks promising. :)

[boybleauXx]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/negrospics/DSCI0061.jpg
Bacolod City Pano

Chyme;

I presume this photo must have been taken on board Supercat?

How long would it take to travel via Supercat from Bacolod to Iloilo VV.?

from the maps, that straight looks narrow and separated only by the island province of Guimaras.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thats the BREDCO area I presume.....BREDCO stands for Bacolod Reclammation and Development Corp.....tama ba??? :)

[chymera00]

Chyme;

I presume this photo must have been taken on board Supercat?

How long would it take to travel via Supercat from Bacolod to Iloilo VV.?

from the maps, that straight looks narrow and separated only by the island province of Guimaras.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thats the BREDCO area I presume.....BREDCO stands for Bacolod Reclammation and Development Corp.....tama ba??? :)
not on board Supercat sa RORO lang, supercat is not servicing Bacolod-Iloilo route anymore.

From Iloilo - Bacolod via fastcraft --> OceanJet, Weesam, Bullet Express it only takes an hour but 2 1/2 to 3 hours for RORO.

[ramvingar]

Can I ask for a special request? Don't know if any pics of Mt. Kanlaon erupting have been posted here. If someone has one, could you please post it? Thanks. :)

[BYAHILO]

Chy,

mayu kay naka pa bacolod ka ba.. mag puli ko sa october upod kita da.. ur invited to stay sa amon payag ahahaha i also plan mag swimming sa concepcion.. ato bala ang gin storyahan ta! depende pa sa budget. eheheh

hay nakita ko ang booth sang binalbagan sa panaad, may na dumduman ako dayun ah.. those happy days of mine.. mga last few weeks ko dira sa negros were usually spent sa binalbagan ma food trip talaba, upod si ***** aheheeheh basta

i love your pics!

thanks thanks!!! kitakits sa masskara...

[boybleauXx]

not on board Supercat sa RORO lang, supercat is not servicing Bacolod-Iloilo route anymore.

From Iloilo - Bacolod via fastcraft --> OceanJet, Weesam, Bullet Express it only takes an hour but 2 1/2 to 3 hours for RORO.

I wonder what happened to Supercat....they also put on hold their Cebu-Dumaguete link, now its BCD-ILO link na naman

I think 3 hours is quiet long for the travel, ka budlay gid siguro sang biyahe.

I am planning to go back to Panay in Kalibo along with my ma; mag pauli siya in time for the summer's end. Sino gusto upod sa amon?

:)

[lewdsaint]

Simple joys at NegOcc’s Mambangon spring
By HAZEL P. VILLA

LA CASTELLANA, Negros Occidental -- Beauty comes easy here as the sun rises and gently nudges out the hovering early morning mist over the rice fields near Kanlaon Volcano as carabaos carrying farmers amble down the rock-and-boulder-strewn slope towards a natural spring.

It’s a good thing there are as many picturesque spots in the islands of Western Visayas as there are people who are short on money for that much-desired summer vacation.

Mambangon Spring Resort at La Castellana town, southwest of central Negros Occidental, is the sort of place where you can enjoy pleasant scenery and swim with nary a care in the world for that designer two-piece swimwear or what people think of your bulging belly or the fact that you have less than five hundred bucks in your pocket.

A two-hour drive away from Bacolod City, Mambangon Spring in Brgy. Cabacungan is 40 kilometers away from Kanlaon Volcano which is another haven for backpackers looking for affordable thrills.

All sorts of people find joy in the lush vegetation and the cool waters of the spring which is three to nine feet deep and with a circumference of 150 meters – just below the hill with an all-encompassing view of La Castellana’s rice lands and sugar fields.

The 9-year-old Mambangon Spring Resort is the sort of literal watering hole that anybody can afford with an entrance fee of P10 for children and P15 for adults who can swim to their heart’s content all day long.

The Mambangon Spring Resort managed by Rey Caduhada in behalf of eight other owners has 30 cottages that can be rented for P300 to P500 for a day’s stay only since there are still no accommodations for overnight cottage stays.

Visitors have to cook their own food since a canteen has yet to be constructed and the resort management opts for a “survivor” feel.

To go to Mambangon Spring Resort, visitors can take a Ceres bus from Bacolod City to La Castellana for P70 and take a tricycle to Brgy. Cabacungan at P10 per person. If there are many passengers going to the spring, the bus driver is sometimes kind enough to just go straight to the resort and drop off the passengers.

This is just your no-frills summer spring adventure in an unpretentious place where nobody cares about the state of your pockets.

Source : Panay News Online

[BYAHILO]

I wonder what happened to Supercat....they also put on hold their Cebu-Dumaguete link, now its BCD-ILO link na naman

I think 3 hours is quiet long for the travel, ka budlay gid siguro sang biyahe.

I am planning to go back to Panay in Kalibo along with my ma; mag pauli siya in time for the summer's end. Sino gusto upod sa amon?

:)


i heard supercat is now on the losing streak.

they also stopped their Tagbilaran-Dumaguete rout last year.

i was supposed to fly Manila cebu- ferry cebu- tag then tag-dgte going to bacolod for the masskara festival last year, but ihave to scrap my plans since supercat no longer services the tag-dgte route.

this is bad for the tourism industry

[BYAHILO]

MMMMM diin na ang tanan? may new thread na?

[Dinho]

Still here. Good to find someone else here. What's up?

[Dinho]

Visayan Daily Star, Bacolod City, Philippines Saturday, May 6, 2006

From the Center
with Rolly Espina
40 physicians list up for
lying-in maternity center

There is reason for Simplicio Palanca to have been re-energized and gained back his enthusiasm these days for a multi-million peso project. The reason - some 40 practising physicians of Bacolod and Negros Occidental have signed up to invest in the lying-in maternity clinic at the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. area.

I caught Palanca while he was giving directions to his architect to finalize plans for the major construction project that would include the putting up of a medical diagnostic center.

If Palanca had told me about the 40 by himself, I would have reason to suspect that it was just to boost his morale. But it was one of the biggest investors in BREDCO who, without Palanca's knowledge, told me about it.

It seems a lot of potential investors, including prominent physicians, believe in Palanca's "Midas touch," said the co-investor who asked that his name be withheld.

Well, amid all the brickbats hurled in his direction by some members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Palanca has gained more support from Bacolod's prominent citizens. Doctors are not easily dazzled by financial prospects. And when you get them to support such a venture, it speaks a mountain of high regard for the person.

Anyway, from what I have gathered there, Palanca is now busy with the start of the construction of a three-storey hotel cum the first high-rise condominium unit in Bacolod. These are being constructed just in front of the Bacolod Pavilion. The nine-storey condo will house something like 80 units.

As envisioned, that will bring a trove of business-oriented unit dwellers and help transform BREDCO into an international haven of potential investors.

I had never thought Palanca would ever attain his dream of helping convert Bacolod into a business and economic center of the province. In short, make it a real capital.

Well, for one, if he can convince Henry Sy to put up his SM Mall at the reclamation area, that is a major feat. And Palanca deserves an award from the city.

[JudeD]

Ocean Jet and other fast craft services now service the routes left by SuperCat. So no big loss really.

[Dinho]

Sunstar Bacolod
Monday, May 08, 2006
Iloilo flights maybe diverted to Bacolod

WITH the recent airport woes in Iloilo City, the Air Transportation Office (ATO) is contemplating of diverting all the Iloilo flights to an airport in Bacolod.

This as ATO is determined to keep possession of several parcels of lots within the Iloilo Domestic Airport that has been contested by businessman Bernie Miaque, who earlier won a suit involving the lots within the airport.

But ATO has warned that if worse comes to worst, it will shut down the airport operations and divert all flights to Bacolod City.

Iloilo City Vice Mayor Guillermo dela Llana, on the other hand, said the possible diversion of flights to Bacolod is very detrimental to the city's name.

"It is disastrous and demoralizing to the city's tourism," said Dela Llana.

He advised the ATO and Miaque to settle the problem as peacefully as they can as he kept his personal opinion to himself pending the final resolution of the issue by the court.

Dela Llana added that he already ordered the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) to put men in the ATO to maintain order in the area.

Engr. Allan Java, ATO manager, said they have already advised the ATO Manila and various airline companies that if the conflict between them and concessionaire Bernie Miaque continues, they will be forced to close operations and divert flights to Bacolod City.

He added that upon the decision of Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that the government will not return the properties --- car wash, parking area and security academy --- to Miaque after the court's March 31 writ of execution of the ejection order.

"Our last option is not to give up the properties which the ATO have already recovered from Miaque but to divert all flights to Bacolod City airport," Java said in a radio interview.

At 5 a.m. Friday morning last week, the ATO beefed up its security force at the three properties by hiring 15 blue guards.

These are still apart from the existing 25 uniformed personnel of the Iloilo City Mobile Group headed by Supt. Ruperto Floro.

At around 6 a.m., a truckload of police officers from Camp Delgado headed by Regional Operation and Planning Division director Supt. Wesly Barayuga arrived and augmented the existing police personnel.

The ATO stands firm on their previous opinion that the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the Court of Appeals dated April 21 on the writ of execution, was moot and academic because the writ was implemented last March.

"There's no more reason to restrain," according to lawyer Ma. Almira Tumampos of the OSG.

OSG Central Office in Manila yesterday morning posted their stand stating that they are not going to give up and will continue to take possession of the properties.

Meanwhile, also in a radio interview, Miaque said that as of 10 a.m. of the same day, he successfully took back the parking area and 80 percent of the properties he previously occupied.

Miaque also posted 20 of his own guards with bulletproof vests.

These additional security personnel came after Miaque announced last May 4 that he will resume his business operations on Friday last week.

When Miaque attempted to re-take the paid parking area around 6:30 a.m., the ATO personnel blocked him.

He asked Barayuga to arrest the personnel but the police officer refused to follow.

Meanwhile, the police said that they will only act and arrest persons who are violating the Revised Penal Code or those committing criminal acts and will not side with either Miaque or ATO.

Deputy Regional Director for Operation Isagani Cuevas said their role on the airport mess is just to maintain peace and order situation in the area.

Miaque, on the other hand, vowed to continue doing his business because he said the CA resolution gave him the right to do so.


(May 8, 2006 issue)

[BYAHILO]

Ocean Jet and other fast craft services now service the routes left by SuperCat. So no big loss really.


yung ibang routes lang... Ocean Jet does not service the CBU-Larena route eh.. dunno which ferry services this route. Im supposed to go to Siquijor the january 2007 eh mag sinulog before ko mag pa dinagyang sa iloilo , then finally mag puli sa bacolod.

[BYAHILO]

Sunstar Bacolod
Monday, May 08, 2006
Iloilo flights maybe diverted to Bacolod

WITH the recent airport woes in Iloilo City, the Air Transportation Office (ATO) is contemplating of diverting all the Iloilo flights to an airport in Bacolod.

This as ATO is determined to keep possession of several parcels of lots within the Iloilo Domestic Airport that has been contested by businessman Bernie Miaque, who earlier won a suit involving the lots within the airport.

But ATO has warned that if worse comes to worst, it will shut down the airport operations and divert all flights to Bacolod City.

Iloilo City Vice Mayor Guillermo dela Llana, on the other hand, said the possible diversion of flights to Bacolod is very detrimental to the city's name.

"It is disastrous and demoralizing to the city's tourism," said Dela Llana.

He advised the ATO and Miaque to settle the problem as peacefully as they can as he kept his personal opinion to himself pending the final resolution of the issue by the court.

Dela Llana added that he already ordered the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) to put men in the ATO to maintain order in the area.

Engr. Allan Java, ATO manager, said they have already advised the ATO Manila and various airline companies that if the conflict between them and concessionaire Bernie Miaque continues, they will be forced to close operations and divert flights to Bacolod City.

He added that upon the decision of Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that the government will not return the properties --- car wash, parking area and security academy --- to Miaque after the court's March 31 writ of execution of the ejection order.

"Our last option is not to give up the properties which the ATO have already recovered from Miaque but to divert all flights to Bacolod City airport," Java said in a radio interview.

At 5 a.m. Friday morning last week, the ATO beefed up its security force at the three properties by hiring 15 blue guards.

These are still apart from the existing 25 uniformed personnel of the Iloilo City Mobile Group headed by Supt. Ruperto Floro.

At around 6 a.m., a truckload of police officers from Camp Delgado headed by Regional Operation and Planning Division director Supt. Wesly Barayuga arrived and augmented the existing police personnel.

The ATO stands firm on their previous opinion that the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the Court of Appeals dated April 21 on the writ of execution, was moot and academic because the writ was implemented last March.

"There's no more reason to restrain," according to lawyer Ma. Almira Tumampos of the OSG.

OSG Central Office in Manila yesterday morning posted their stand stating that they are not going to give up and will continue to take possession of the properties.

Meanwhile, also in a radio interview, Miaque said that as of 10 a.m. of the same day, he successfully took back the parking area and 80 percent of the properties he previously occupied.

Miaque also posted 20 of his own guards with bulletproof vests.

These additional security personnel came after Miaque announced last May 4 that he will resume his business operations on Friday last week.

When Miaque attempted to re-take the paid parking area around 6:30 a.m., the ATO personnel blocked him.

He asked Barayuga to arrest the personnel but the police officer refused to follow.

Meanwhile, the police said that they will only act and arrest persons who are violating the Revised Penal Code or those committing criminal acts and will not side with either Miaque or ATO.

Deputy Regional Director for Operation Isagani Cuevas said their role on the airport mess is just to maintain peace and order situation in the area.

Miaque, on the other hand, vowed to continue doing his business because he said the CA resolution gave him the right to do so.


(May 8, 2006 issue)

hay....


i can still recall last month.,. that my officemate's husband was in Iloilo for a ocnference tapos na stranded sya and was forced to stay there for another night cause their flights were cancelled due to the ATO bruhaha. tsk tsk

this is bad for the Iloilo business and tourism...

[Dinho]

Visayan Daily Star
Bacolod City, Philippines Islands
Friday, May 12, 2006

Call center to employ
350 agents this year
The iSolutions Outsource Asia Inc., the first call center in Bacolod City, hopes to employ 350 call center agents by the end of 2006, its president and general manager Fernando Gonzalez said yesterday.

Gonzalez said that at present, the company has 54 agents or interaction specialists. "We are processing the hiring of 30 more right now for the second batch. After everybody settles in, we will plan for the next batch," he said.

Gonzalez said that as much as possible, the company wants to hire local people. He said it is also their objective to bring back people to Bacolod. "With our operation in the city, we are giving the Negrenses working in other places the opportunity to come back," he added. I/O Asia, located at the East Block Business Park beside Lopue's East, is a full-service contact center that provides agent-assisted and automated telephone and internet services.

Gonzalez said I/O Asia uses a carrier-grade, web-based, contact center technology solution called "Call Center Anywhere" which runs distributed-hosted facilities in the Philippines and Canada to allow both local office and remote agents to participate in a seamlessly integrated call center operation.

He said the call center agents start their work from 9 p.m. until 12 noon the next day on two shifts.

During the inauguration and blessing of I/O Asia last month, Frank Lai, vice president and general manager of GT-CTI, I/O Asia's foreign investor, said that their call center in Bacolod is their first in the Philippines.

At the same occasion, Canadian Senior Trade Commissioner Ellen Ruth Zeisler said they are very much encouraged by the commitment of not only the local businessmen but of the community and the educational system in Bacolod City as well.*CGS

[blueguy]

Visayan Daily Star
Bacolod City, Philippines Islands
Friday, May 12, 2006

Call center to employ
350 agents this year
The iSolutions Outsource Asia Inc., the first call center in Bacolod City, hopes to employ 350 call center agents by the end of 2006, its president and general manager Fernando Gonzalez said yesterday.

Gonzalez said that at present, the company has 54 agents or interaction specialists. "We are processing the hiring of 30 more right now for the second batch. After everybody settles in, we will plan for the next batch," he said.

Gonzalez said that as much as possible, the company wants to hire local people. He said it is also their objective to bring back people to Bacolod. "With our operation in the city, we are giving the Negrenses working in other places the opportunity to come back," he added. I/O Asia, located at the East Block Business Park beside Lopue's East, is a full-service contact center that provides agent-assisted and automated telephone and internet services.

Gonzalez said I/O Asia uses a carrier-grade, web-based, contact center technology solution called "Call Center Anywhere" which runs distributed-hosted facilities in the Philippines and Canada to allow both local office and remote agents to participate in a seamlessly integrated call center operation.

He said the call center agents start their work from 9 p.m. until 12 noon the next day on two shifts.

During the inauguration and blessing of I/O Asia last month, Frank Lai, vice president and general manager of GT-CTI, I/O Asia's foreign investor, said that their call center in Bacolod is their first in the Philippines.

At the same occasion, Canadian Senior Trade Commissioner Ellen Ruth Zeisler said they are very much encouraged by the commitment of not only the local businessmen but of the community and the educational system in Bacolod City as well.*CGS


This is good for the economy of Bacolod...how about the one in Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel?

[blueguy]

hay....


i can still recall last month.,. that my officemate's husband was in Iloilo for a ocnference tapos na stranded sya and was forced to stay there for another night cause their flights were cancelled due to the ATO bruhaha. tsk tsk

this is bad for the Iloilo business and tourism...

May solution na a... anyway manog tapos naman ang airport sa Cabatuan... But I heard from a colleague na and dira sa Silay nga runway kuno substandard ang paving material? How true is this?

[blueguy]

Visayan Daily Star, Bacolod City, Philippines Saturday, May 6, 2006

From the Center
with Rolly Espina
40 physicians list up for
lying-in maternity center

There is reason for Simplicio Palanca to have been re-energized and gained back his enthusiasm these days for a multi-million peso project. The reason - some 40 practising physicians of Bacolod and Negros Occidental have signed up to invest in the lying-in maternity clinic at the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. area.

I caught Palanca while he was giving directions to his architect to finalize plans for the major construction project that would include the putting up of a medical diagnostic center.

If Palanca had told me about the 40 by himself, I would have reason to suspect that it was just to boost his morale. But it was one of the biggest investors in BREDCO who, without Palanca's knowledge, told me about it.

It seems a lot of potential investors, including prominent physicians, believe in Palanca's "Midas touch," said the co-investor who asked that his name be withheld.

Well, amid all the brickbats hurled in his direction by some members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Palanca has gained more support from Bacolod's prominent citizens. Doctors are not easily dazzled by financial prospects. And when you get them to support such a venture, it speaks a mountain of high regard for the person.

Anyway, from what I have gathered there, Palanca is now busy with the start of the construction of a three-storey hotel cum the first high-rise condominium unit in Bacolod. These are being constructed just in front of the Bacolod Pavilion. The nine-storey condo will house something like 80 units.

As envisioned, that will bring a trove of business-oriented unit dwellers and help transform BREDCO into an international haven of potential investors.

I had never thought Palanca would ever attain his dream of helping convert Bacolod into a business and economic center of the province. In short, make it a real capital.

Well, for one, if he can convince Henry Sy to put up his SM Mall at the reclamation area, that is a major feat. And Palanca deserves an award from the city.

Din, how influencial are the Palanca's there in Bacolod? are they like Florete or Pisons from Iloilo?....

I hope they can address the problem of the squatters near SM...and have jeepney routes pass by along the area...

[caloy]

Visayan Daily Star, Bacolod City, Philippines Saturday, May 6, 2006

From the Center
with Rolly Espina
40 physicians list up for
lying-in maternity center

There is reason for Simplicio Palanca to have been re-energized and gained back his enthusiasm these days for a multi-million peso project. The reason - some 40 practising physicians of Bacolod and Negros Occidental have signed up to invest in the lying-in maternity clinic at the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. area.

I caught Palanca while he was giving directions to his architect to finalize plans for the major construction project that would include the putting up of a medical diagnostic center.

If Palanca had told me about the 40 by himself, I would have reason to suspect that it was just to boost his morale. But it was one of the biggest investors in BREDCO who, without Palanca's knowledge, told me about it.

It seems a lot of potential investors, including prominent physicians, believe in Palanca's "Midas touch," said the co-investor who asked that his name be withheld.

Well, amid all the brickbats hurled in his direction by some members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Palanca has gained more support from Bacolod's prominent citizens. Doctors are not easily dazzled by financial prospects. And when you get them to support such a venture, it speaks a mountain of high regard for the person.

Anyway, from what I have gathered there, Palanca is now busy with the start of the construction of a three-storey hotel cum the first high-rise condominium unit in Bacolod. These are being constructed just in front of the Bacolod Pavilion. The nine-storey condo will house something like 80 units.

As envisioned, that will bring a trove of business-oriented unit dwellers and help transform BREDCO into an international haven of potential investors.

I had never thought Palanca would ever attain his dream of helping convert Bacolod into a business and economic center of the province. In short, make it a real capital.

Well, for one, if he can convince Henry Sy to put up his SM Mall at the reclamation area, that is a major feat. And Palanca deserves an award from the city.


i thought all along that bacolod is the official capital of negros occidental, even in the books. im confused now. naghalin na gali, what town or city? paki-update man bi kag whats your references and sources? basi daan na ang mga references and sources ko.

[Dinho]

i thought all along that bacolod is the official capital of negros occidental, even in the books. im confused now. naghalin na gali, what town or city? paki-update man bi kag whats your references and sources? basi daan na ang mga references and sources ko.

It is. He probably meant to say a real regional commercial center. I heard the same thing about the airport. In fact some of classmates have resigned because they do not like what their supervisors are doing. So... I hope they will change whatever needs to be changed. But the only sure thing is, Bacolod will have a new International airport comparable, if somewhat a tad smaller, to Iloilo's new airport in Sta Barbara... But the thing is, the story does not end there... Kabankalan is in the process of acquiring properties for its own domestic airport and San Carlos City is also building one in the near future. I hope one will be built for Negros' 2nd/3rd/4th largest city which is Cadiz.

[Dinho]

This is good for the economy of Bacolod...how about the one in Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel?

They are due to open soon but are still in the process of interviewing people. I heard that the 2nd one to open in Bacolod brought in Bacolenos who had been working in CEbu for them. This one will be housed at Robinson's Metro. The 3rd one will be using a portion of the BCPH. The hotel will continue operating as a hotel. It has plenty of empty space that was leased by SM Supermarket in the mid 90's.

[rustyboi]

SM City Bacolod

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/SM-Bacolod.jpg

[Dinho]

Rusty and Thomas, Thanks for the rendering. Just wondering where you guys came across that image of SM City Bacolod.

[Jimbu]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/SM-Bacolod.jpg

wow SM in Bacolod.

[BYAHILO]

huuuuwaw!!! nice rendering ah...

the last time i was in bacolod.. jan 2006.. naga start pa lang yuing construction.. enclosed areas na ang reclamation.. dunno ano na itsura ngayon?

just one question though... since SM is opening by Masskara.. we na i butang yung mga perya? since the original MAsskara Festival Site is now occupied by SM Bacolod..

[rustyboi]

Rusty and Thomas, Thanks for the rendering. Just wondering where you guys came across that image of SM City Bacolod.

thomasian actually posted the rendering in LuzViMinda Malls thread. i dunno where he got the photo. prolly from one of those sm websites. the mall design is unique.

[slerz]

huuuuwaw!!! nice rendering ah...

the last time i was in bacolod.. jan 2006.. naga start pa lang yuing construction.. enclosed areas na ang reclamation.. dunno ano na itsura ngayon?

just one question though... since SM is opening by Masskara.. we na i butang yung mga perya? since the original MAsskara Festival Site is now occupied by SM Bacolod..

really? the field with black and white squares?

[cyrusal]

may pagka Mall of Asia ang dating

[shakuhachi724]

quite small.. probably they can't make the structure of SM bacolod taller or bigger than a two-level complex considering the land area is reclaimed. a lesson learned from constructing SM Mall of Asia on a reclaimed land. kitang-kita naman kahit sa fastcraft terminal area na lumulubog yung area, kahit ilang beses pinalitan ang floor tiles kita pa rin ang deep cracks sa floor. I just hope di naman maantala yung opening just like SM Mall of Asia.

[c0kelitr0]

thomasian actually posted the rendering in LuzViMinda Malls thread. i dunno where he got the photo. prolly from one of those sm websites. the mall design is unique.

it's actually from the SM Annual Report...

[BYAHILO]

mmmmmm

ii cant wait to go back to bacolod this masskara.. tani may Calea man da sa SM hahahahah miss those cakes eh..

[lewdsaint]

City revenues seen to surge this year

By KARL G. OMBION

BACOLOD City hall’s Licensing and Permits Department Head Ardis Jaculina said a total of 9,500-business permits have been issued this year, or a 10 percent increase compared to last year.

With this and the newly upgraded process, Jaculina said the Permits and Licensing Office expects to collect P200 million at the end of the fiscal year, or more than 100 percent increase from the P91 million it collected as of March 31, 2006 under its One-Stop-Shop Tax Revenue Collection system.

The Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) – Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Department and the Department of Trade and Industry said early this week that the one-stop-shop technology is a grant from the German Technical Center.

The One-Stop-Shop or Tax Revenue and Collection System earned for Bacolod City in April 2006 an Anvil Award for Excellence for Institutional and Corporate Program’s Community Relations Category.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia pioneered this scheme that shortened the 16-stop process to only 3.

PRSP cited Bacolod City for its collection system’s simple yet effective information slips to the public. These slips contained instructions on what to do and where to go for certain services.

“The new technology in the collection is a big leap. It doesn’t involve human and political interventions because the assessment of fees are computerized and thus faster,” Jaculina said.



Source : http://panaynews.com.ph/news8.htm

[xzibit31]

hi mga bro's...

any news on the new airport that bacolod is building? can anybody post some pics of it?

[Dinho]

hi mga bro's...

any news on the new airport that bacolod is building? can anybody post some pics of it?

I'll try to post a picture of the construction site as soon as I get home in a couple of weeks. It's so eerily quiet here.

[sugarboy]

hi mga bro's...

any news on the new airport that bacolod is building? can anybody post some pics of it?

the photos are in the ilonggo network :)

click below

[IAMME]

hi mga bro's...

any news on the new airport that bacolod is building? can anybody post some pics of it?
You could see the runway in this picture. If someone could purchase the full-size image, we could get a better view.:D
http://archive.digitalglobe.com/common/showmetabrowse.php?catID=1010010004C7E001

[Dinho]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/MDcarmen/airportbc.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/MDcarmen/airport2.jpg

Models found at the pre-departure area at the old Bacolod Airport.

[Christendom]

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It is. He probably meant to say a real regional commercial center. I heard the same thing about the airport. In fact some of classmates have resigned because they do not like what their supervisors are doing. So... I hope they will change whatever needs to be changed. But the only sure thing is, Bacolod will have a new International airport comparable, if somewhat a tad smaller, to Iloilo's new airport in Sta Barbara... But the thing is, the story does not end there... Kabankalan is in the process of acquiring properties for its own domestic airport and San Carlos City is also building one in the near future. I hope one will be built for Negros' 2nd/3rd/4th largest city which is Cadiz.

[Christendom]

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http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/MDcarmen/airportbc.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/MDcarmen/airport2.jpg

Models found at the pre-departure area at the old Bacolod Airport.

[Christendom]

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz (http://www.metrobacolod.cq.bz)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/MDcarmen/airportbc.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/MDcarmen/airport2.jpg

Models found at the pre-departure area at the old Bacolod Airport.

[Christendom]

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz (http://www.metrobacolod.cq.bz)

It is. He probably meant to say a real regional commercial center. I heard the same thing about the airport. In fact some of classmates have resigned because they do not like what their supervisors are doing. So... I hope they will change whatever needs to be changed. But the only sure thing is, Bacolod will have a new International airport comparable, if somewhat a tad smaller, to Iloilo's new airport in Sta Barbara... But the thing is, the story does not end there... Kabankalan is in the process of acquiring properties for its own domestic airport and San Carlos City is also building one in the near future. I hope one will be built for Negros' 2nd/3rd/4th largest city which is Cadiz.

[Christendom]

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz (http://www.metrobacolod.cq.bz)

You could see the runway in this picture. If someone could purchase the full-size image, we could get a better view.:D
http://archive.digitalglobe.com/common/showmetabrowse.php?catID=1010010004C7E001

[Christendom]

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz (http://www.metrobacolod.cq.bz)

the photos are in the ilonggo network :)

click below

[Christendom]

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Bacolod City is a city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is the capital and largest city of Negros Occidental. It is best known for its Maskara Festival, held during the month of October. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 429,076 people in 87,441 households. The city is nicknamed the "City of Smiles".

It is bordered by Talisay City to the north, the municipality of Murcia to the east, Bago City to the southwest, and by the Guimaras Strait to the west. The coordinates of Bacolod are 10°40?16?N, 122°56?28?E.

Bacolod is a major seaport and has daily ferry trips to Iloilo City. Bacolod is 20 hours from Manila by boat and 7 hours from Cebu City by boat. Bacolod Domestic Airport is located 4 kilometers away from the city's downtown area. Bacolod is 50 minutes from Manila by plane and 30 minutes from Cebu City by plane.

Bacolod City is the cleanest and greenest and the most livable city in the Philippines. It serves as the entrance of the sugar-rich cities and towns of the province. Visitor's facilities abound, modern means of in-land transport can take guests for business or leisure to any point in the island of Negros.

The climate in Bacolod City is generally pleasant. Dry season is from December to May while the rainy season, like in other parts of the Philippines, is from June to November. Average temperature is 26 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Welcome to Bacolod City - the Cleanest and Greenest and the Most Livable City in the Philippines. The capital of the Province of Negros Occidental which is the Sugarbowl of the Philippines. Bacolod City serves as the entrance of the sugar-rich cities and towns of the Province. Visitor's facilities abound, modern means of in-land transport can take guests for business or leisure to any point in the island of Negros.

Bacolod will charm you with the genuine warmth and hospitality of her people in harmony with their lilting melodious accent. The Bacoleños will delight you with food and cuisine that is as vigorous yet as subtle as the legendary Ilonggo gentility and taste for the good life.

Kari Kamo sa Bacolod!

Why Bacolod is your destination


A Stable peace and order condition where incidence of crime is low, there is high police visibility and a crime solution of 97%.


Effective maintenance of clean and green surroundings as evidenced by a HALL OF FAME AWARD as the Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines.


Low percentage of illegal settlers.


Upbeat local economy and unlimited opportunities for trade and investments because the city is home to a high percentage of the Philippines' top 20 corporations;


Intensified initiatives towards agri-based diversification like the production of food items, muscovado sugar, organic fertilizers, light farm equipment and home decor;


Inexpensive cost of doing business with numerous amenities, facilities and available opportunities;


A systematic traffic planning that offers the luxury of driving through wide roads in a highly urbanized center;


Greatly improved accessibility through an airport that connects the city to Manila 6 times daily through 3 major airlines and a seaport for large cargo and passenger vessels in addition to the fast sea crafts cruising the waters between Iloilo and Bacolod.


Strong involvement and partnership between the government and various private stakeholders plus that legendary hospitality and cuisine that make Bacolod City an ideal place to visit, to work and much more to live in this lifetime.


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CLEANEST AND GREENEST HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY,
MOST COMPETITIVE & LIVABLE MID-SIZED CITY AND
HOME OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS MASSKARA FESTIVAL.



http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon26.jpgLOCATION. BACOLOD CITY is in the north-western coast of the Province of Negros Occidental which is in the Visayan Islands, Philippines. It is bounded in the north west by the cities of Talisay; in the north east by Silay and Victorias; in the east and south west by the town of Murcia; in the south west by the City of Bago; and in the west by Guimaras Strait.
It has the total land area of 16,171,007 hectares or 161.45 sq. km excluding straits and bodies of water. It is accessible by sea through the ports of Banago, the Reclamation area and the port of Pulupandan.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon19.jpg GETTING THERE. Some 300 statute miles from Manila, the main gateway and capital of the country, Bacolod is only 55-minute flight by plane or a 20-hour leisurely cruise on board any of the luxury vessels of Negros Navigation and WG&A Super Ferry. From Cebu City, Bacolod is a mere 20-minute flight. For the more adventurous traveller, Bacolod is a 7-hour land and sea travel through scenic areas of northern Negros to Cebu City or vice versa.
The Bacolod airport is approximately four (4) kilometers away from the city proper.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon20.jpg CLIMATE. Bacolod City has 2 pronounced seasons, wet and dry. The rainy season starts from May to January with heavy rains occurring during the months of August and September. Dry season starts from the month of February up to the last week of April. December and January are the coldest months while April is the warmest.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon21.jpg POPULATION.The National Statistics Office (NSO) revealed that the city population has reached 429,076 as of year 2000 survey. Bacolod City population comprises approximately 25% of the total population of the Province of Negros Occidental.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon22.jpg LANGUAGE/DIALECTS. Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) is the major dialect spoken in Bacolod City. English and Tagalog are also widely spoken and understood especially in the urban areas.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon23.jpg CURRENCY/CREDIT CARDS.Most foreign currencies can be changed in the banks. Major credit cards are accepted at hotels, shops, and restaurants.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon24.jpg COMMUNICATION FACILITIES. International direct dialing, telex, facsimile, world-wide express delivery, postal service and telegraph service are available. Cellular phones are widely used. Pagers, info calls, email, and internets are also available.

ELECTRICITY. Most areas are supplied with 220 volts and 110 volts, 60 cycles. A plug with 2 flat prongs is the norm, but pack a universal adaptor to be safe.

WATER. Water is potable. Bottled mineral water is available in supermarkets, groceries, hotels, restaurants and in almost all eating establishments.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon25.jpg GETTING AROUND.
Modern air-conditioned taxis are numerous in the city. Public utility jeepneys are common modes of transport within the city. There are four (4) major jeepneys routes: Banago-Libertad, Mandalagan-Libertad, Bata-Libertad, Shopping-Libertad routes.
Buses and jeepneys provide service for intertown travel. Car rental services are available with rates depending on the vehicle used and distance traveled. Information for car rental services are available at most hotels' front desk.

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PANAAD STADIUM

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BACOLOD SPORTS COMPLEX
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[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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Mayor Leonardia is fond of doing that hehehe (ex Manny Pacquiao and Lucio Tan)

Anyway, I really dont know about Maurice Arcache, the reason why I thought he's from Bacolod coz he always talk and mention about the place in his column and in Johnny Litton's Show.

Is he being disowned in Bacolod?

[Christendom]

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz (http://www.metrobacolod.cq.bz)

the skyline is still on its infancy but looks promising. :)

[Christendom]

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Chyme;

I presume this photo must have been taken on board Supercat?

How long would it take to travel via Supercat from Bacolod to Iloilo VV.?

from the maps, that straight looks narrow and separated only by the island province of Guimaras.
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Thats the BREDCO area I presume.....BREDCO stands for Bacolod Reclammation and Development Corp.....tama ba??? :)

[Christendom]

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz (http://www.metrobacolod.cq.bz)

not on board Supercat sa RORO lang, supercat is not servicing Bacolod-Iloilo route anymore.

From Iloilo - Bacolod via fastcraft --> OceanJet, Weesam, Bullet Express it only takes an hour but 2 1/2 to 3 hours for RORO.

[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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Does anyone know of any detailed maps of Bacolod showing subdivisions, including Capitolville, Santa Clara, Suntal, Villa Angela, Ayala North, and others where a newcomer may wish to rent or own a residence?

I've tried online searches and the official Bacolod City website is no help.

Thanks!

Reply directly to: hhs71-first@usa.net

[Christendom]

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Another proud moment for the people of Bago City and Negros Occidental.

The Babaylan Festival has landed 4th place in the recently concluded Aliwan Fiesta, here in Manila. The Champion is Cebu's Sinulog, 2nd is Iloilo Dinagyang and 3rd Place is Pintados de Passi of Passi City.

Aliwan Fista showcased 30 festivals from around the country. From as far as the Pamulinawen Festival of Laoag and Panagbenga of Baguio in the north, down to the Padang padang festival and Meguyaya festival of Maguindanao.

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Bago City's Babaylan Festival Dancer


http://www.byahilo.com

[Christendom]

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Try to visit the website of CHI, they have some infos regarding Ayala NOrthpoint. http://www.cebuholdings.com/index.jsp

Meron din sya Maps of Bacolod and the location of Ayala Northpoint. Meron din pics and detailed infos regarding the lots.

http://www.ayalanorthpoint.com/images/special_images/anp_map031006.jpg

[Christendom]

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^^

Basta high-end residential community by the Ayalas, it would really be expensive especially if it would be nearer to the city. Maganda kasi yung style of development nila, hindi lutong macau. And when it comes to villages, the development won't just be a simple "village." Lalagyan yan nila ng mga first class schools and other establishments like a supermarket perhaps and other facilities for sports and leisure. Like in Ayala Heights here, they are putting an international school within the said village and a high-end supermarket.

According to the website, the communities that they are developing in the Visayas are in the tradition of Forbes Park. Another one is being proposed in CDO too. Those quotations mentioned above are even cheap, so I guess it would be better to buy as "early as possible" but you mentioned that it's sold out already? Here in our village (just an ordinary middle-class village but nearer the urban area), the lot value is already at P6k/sq.meter. In other high-end subdivisions, it's already at around P10-15k/sq.meter.

[Christendom]

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Can someone repost the picture here?

visited Negros Occ last week, post ko di ang pictures. Spent 4 days there, here are the highlights ...
1st day: Panaad Festival
2nd day: Tour of Bacolod + Panaad festival + Dinner at Silay's Coast
3rd day: Tour of Silay + Overnight at a small Mountain Resort in "Patag"

panaadFESTIVAL



The Panaad festival was huge ... there was one point where we were walking to the entrace of the park passing by the food fest, and it was so crowded that there was a standstil, bodies were literally pressed against each other .... we had to turn back and find another way

Each town and city had a booth in the Panaad Park, they were very beautiful and nicely decorated. My favorites were:

* Silay - which had a booth resembling a spanish house
*La Carlota - which had a two-storey waterfall as the centerpiece
and *Kabankalan - basta nami

Here are some of the pics I took:

Silay
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pf01e5cc8464a07763c6a567989205910/ef2b3ff8.jpg
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La Carlota
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Pontevedra
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Binalbagan
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Isabela
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Moises Padilla
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more pics coming ...

[Christendom]

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Yup, compared to other high end Ayala communities, Ayala Northpoint is quite inexpensive. What happens is that the money that owners save on lot acquistion goes toward the house construction which is why the average house size is about 500 sq. m. in floor area.

Oh, Sugarboy, I already looked at the Ilonggo website, but there are hardly any people there. Thanks for the pictures though. Hope you could find the time to post it here.

[Christendom]

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^^Active Land recently sold lots to Town & Country at only 2,800 per quare meter.

[J_lim2k2]

ah.... zyanz?? care to explain if what you're tryin to do? whats with the repeated quotes and stuff??

[BYAHILO]

zyanz, spamming na na...

[BYAHILO]

hehehe wala tawo.. ma post ko mga pics ko.. i took when i went home last january, other pics pag puli ko sang october sang masskara

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Tangub Church

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flowers in Plaza, (deliberately blurred for a photo challenge) :)

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Masskara Festival

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Kabankalan Sinulog

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[BYAHILO]

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Bacolod City Public Plaza

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Panaad Stadium

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Yuan Thong Temple (Mahayana Buddhist Temple)

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/enricodee/Masskara/daff49a2.jpg

[BCD Boy]

Just signed in... Naga pangamusta lang ko da sa tanan. Nice forum...

[Dinho]

Just signed in... Naga pangamusta lang ko da sa tanan. Nice forum...

Happy to see some more Negrenses here in this forum! I am so looking forward to getting home in less than ten days after being away for almost two years. How long have you been away from Negros?

[rooster2369]

What makes a great city different from any other "city". For once, the former has a sense of history, a rich culture; while the latter only has its population (a hungry and pretentious one, if I may say). A great city is cosmopolitan, a convergence of different peoples from all over the country and the world; while any other city is just a city peopled by its own tired sacadas and arrogant elite. A great city has character, while any other city would just be, well, any other city. A great city has the ambiance of a real "city" when you walk through its streets, while in any other city, you just feel like walking through a big town.

Iloilo and Bacolod? No contest.

[Sinjin P.]

I've noticed that the Bacolod thread isn't that active recently. Where's dinho, kyle, etc. ?

[Sinjin P.]

@zyanz: That is a bannable offense. :nono:

[Dinho]

What makes a great city different from any other "city". For once, the former has a sense of history, a rich culture; while the latter only has its population (a hungry and pretentious one, if I may say). A great city is cosmopolitan, a convergence of different peoples from all over the country and the world; while any other city is just a city peopled by its own tired sacadas and arrogant elite. A great city has character, while any other city would just be, well, any other city. A great city has the ambiance of a real "city" when you walk through its streets, while in any other city, you just feel like walking through a big town.

Iloilo and Bacolod? No contest.

If it's no contest, then why the attack? People do that only when they are inscure about themselves or, in your case, about your hometown's status...

[chymera00]

What makes a great city different from any other "city". For once, the former has a sense of history, a rich culture; while the latter only has its population (a hungry and pretentious one, if I may say). A great city is cosmopolitan, a convergence of different peoples from all over the country and the world; while any other city is just a city peopled by its own tired sacadas and arrogant elite. A great city has character, while any other city would just be, well, any other city. A great city has the ambiance of a real "city" when you walk through its streets, while in any other city, you just feel like walking through a big town.

Iloilo and Bacolod? No contest.
City vs City was banned for a reason ... I can understand your passion for your city but that doesn't give anyone a reason to start bashing other cities.

[J_lim2k2]

What makes a great city different from any other "city". For once, the former has a sense of history, a rich culture; while the latter only has its population (a hungry and pretentious one, if I may say). A great city is cosmopolitan, a convergence of different peoples from all over the country and the world; while any other city is just a city peopled by its own tired sacadas and arrogant elite. A great city has character, while any other city would just be, well, any other city. A great city has the ambiance of a real "city" when you walk through its streets, while in any other city, you just feel like walking through a big town.

Iloilo and Bacolod? No contest.


Sacadas and Arrogant elite??? A city is considered a great City if there is less people like YOU living.

try lookin at the middle east. dubai for example. most of its places were Sands&rocks and some mere small villages before. but try to look at it now? its a great city and not just any other city!

[sugarboy]

^^bay-i na lang da mga abyan. una ko gani basa daw nakibot man ko pero ok lang. it's just proof that the general public still has a distorted view of negros. anhon ta ina? human nature really tends to believe the worst in people instead of the better side. we are not exempt to that rule too.

sacadas and arrogant elite? that sounds so early eighties. we haven't heard those story lines in years.

[c0kelitr0]

@rooster, sacadas and arrogant elite? you must be kidding! it's amazing how some "neighbors" are still so ignorant about negros...

[sydneyluvsbacolod]

You are totally rude! How about cities in Panay besides Iloilo City? Roxas is just about the size of Cadiz! And it is a provincial capital! All it can boast of is the fact that it has two Gaisano malls and an airport. Why don't you show us an aerial photo of both Roxas and Iloilo City? You are just blessed to have Chymera who is a good photographer. The difference between an aerial picture and a regular picture is that it is easier to manipulate the angles to get good pictures in a regular photograph. An aerial photograph will always show undesirable elements since most of our buildings in the Philippines are designed for the regular pedestrian on ground level. I am sure there are more beautiful areas for regular pictures in Bacolod. An aerial photo of the lagoon area from the south side of Lacson St. to the north would show a totally different picture.

Here is a list of good areas for regular pictures:
1. DBP area along Lacson St.
2. PNB area along Lacson St.
3. TRB/Bank of Commerce Building along Lacson St. (sad to see the red
bricks painted with white paint!)
4. SSS Building along Lacson St.
5. Riverside Bldg. along North Drive
6. North Drive area at La Salle Ave. intersection
7. Mayfair Mall at Lacson St.
8. L'Fisher Hotel area showing the Hotel, the restaurant wing and the office
building next to the hotel as well as the Piazza Sorrento, if possible.
9. Lopue's Manadalagan area
10. Lopue's East/Villamonte commercial area
11. Lopue's South Square
12. Gaisano City with Grand Regal Hotel
13. BCPH with Petron and commercial building behind it (they really should do
something to make the Police HQ decent looking)
14. Goldenfields area on several pictures
15. The new Active building at the Talisay highway - Talisay City
16. Houses & clubhouseat Windsor and Cambridge - Talisay City
17. Houses & clubhouseat Capitolville - Talisay City
18. Houses & clubhouse at Ayala Northpoint - Talisay City
19. Houses & clubhouse at Ayala Plantazionne - Talisay City
20. Houses at BelAir in Tangub - Bacolod City
21. Sta. Fe Resort - Bacolod City
22. Mambucal Mountain resort - Murcia
23. Guintubdan Resort - Bago/La Carlota City
24. Buenos Aires Mountain Resort - Bago City
25. The Quiet Place Inland Resort - Bago City
26. Nature's Resort - Talisay City
27. Houses in suburban area of Silay
28. Jara Beach Resort - Bago City
29. Bago City Coliseum - Bago City
30. Bacolod Cathedral from a high vantage point.
31. Homes & Chapel in Sta. Clara - Bacolod City
32. Homes in Sta. Clara Executive Village - Bacolod City
33. Sta. Clara Estates Building with grocery store and Isuzu Showroom
fronting it.
34. SSS building with McDonald's, DBP, and Jollibee - if possible
35. Homes and Chapel at Villa Valderrama
36. Lizares Mansion from inside the walls
37. Condominiums behind Mayfair Mall
38. Homes in Villa Angela (middle class neighborhood)
39. Trinity Church
40. Trinity School at Villa Angela
41. ANP Showroom
42. Bob's Northdrive
43. Bob's Villamonte
44. Bob's Lacson
45. Bob's interiors at Gaisano City
46. Old Gaisano Department store - just for a view of downtown Bacolod
47. Metrobamk North Drive
48. Chinese Temple at Chinatown (Shopping area)
49. China Town
50. Abello Mansion in Tangub (from inside the walls)
51. Redemptorist Church on North Drive
52. St. John's Church near China Town
53. Ceres Bus Terminal
54. Fastcraft terminal at Reclamation Area
55. Passenger terminal at Banago Pier
56. Centroplex Mall area
57. Lopue's San Sebastian area
58. Lopue's MAndalagan area
59. Homes and chapel at MountainView - Bacolod City
60. Talisay Plaza
61. Silay Plaza
62. Murcia Plaza
63. Bacolod Plaza
64. Downtown Silay City
65. Negros Museum
66. Balay Negrense Museum
67. Jalandoni Museum
68. Colegio de San Agustin
69. USLS Campus
70. LCC Campus
71. UNO-R Campus
72. West Negros College Campus
73. North at Talisay Highway fronting Ayala Northpoint and Ayala Plantazionne
74. Group K. (preferably old picture with pure white paint)
75. Poolside & Grounds of Bacolod Pavillion
76. Sugarland Hotel area

And I'm sure there are a lot more beautiful areas in Bacolod waiting to be discovered.

Good on ya Dinho! By the way, all the photos here are AMAZING. I spent two hours looking at all of them and I felt so homesick! I'm a born and bred Bacolodnon and I haven't been back for 10 years. I live in Sydney, Australia but I still call Bacolod home... :)

[rooster2369]

Chy,

Sorry gid. Na-carried away lang ko.

[sugarboy]

^^ relax lang @rooster. inupdanay ta tanan sa kauswagan. i believe that negros will never reach its fullest potential without iloilo and likewise iloilo won't reach its peak without the flamboyance of negros (often mistaken for arrogance). united region 6 ta ya a! ;)

[rooster2369]

I really don't want to pick a fight. On the contrary, I admire everybody's vision here for their hometowns. I admire especially Dinho's ideas and his sense of space and direction.

Thanks for the welcome;)

[IMPRESARIO]

Chill ka lang rooster2369, keep it clean, visit ka man sa iloilo thread. heheh

Hi lang dira sa mga taga Cadiz City! :)

[Dinho]

Good on ya Dinho! By the way, all the photos here are AMAZING. I spent two hours looking at all of them and I felt so homesick! I'm a born and bred Bacolodnon and I haven't been back for 10 years. I live in Sydney, Australia but I still call Bacolod home... :)

Welcome to cyber Bacolod. Ten years, that's a long time. Why don't you come visit soon? And maybe invest in a vacation home at Ayala or Windsor. Would be happy to take you around Bacolod if I'm home when and should you visit...

Kyle, Where are you? Haaven't heard from you for months now. Would be great to hear from you again... Besides I still owe you lunch at a restaurant of your choice... barring Palapala and Filipino restaurants.

[sugarboy]

^^ ngaa ako ya daw wala na dala sa blow-out lunch :lol:

[sydneyluvsbacolod]

Welcome to cyber Bacolod. Ten years, that's a long time. Why don't you come visit soon? And maybe invest in a vacation home at Ayala or Windsor. Would be happy to take you around Bacolod if I'm home when and should you visit...

Kyle, Where are you? Haaven't heard from you for months now. Would be great to hear from you again... Besides I still owe you lunch at a restaurant of your choice... barring Palapala and Filipino restaurants.

I sure am visiting soon - Christmas to be exact! Can't wait! I'm planning my visit - looking at new restaurants, tourist spots, hotels. That's how I stumbled in to this website. I miss Bacolod food sooo much! Indi man ta daan expert sa kusina! And lack of native ingredients too... i.e. kadios :ohno:

[Dinho]

^^ ngaa ako ya daw wala na dala sa blow-out lunch :lol:

That was for the pictures he took when I asked him to... Well, if you are not too busy in Manila, maybe you and your wife could fetch me and we'll have lunch at some of the Negrense restos in Manila?

[BYAHILO]

hayyyyy sa october pa ako mapuli.. sure na ako sang bacolod ko.. pero im still weghing things if ill get an iloilo/guinmaras side trip or dumaguete/bais side trip

since fiesta man sa dgte sa october.. its their buglasan festival (counterpart sang panaad sa negros) and peak season sang whale watching eh..

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hope to see uy all there mag masskara festival..

[sugarboy]

That was for the pictures he took when I asked him to... Well, if you are not too busy in Manila, maybe you and your wife could fetch me and we'll have lunch at some of the Negrense restos in Manila?

when are you arriving?

[shakuhachi724]

I really don't want to pick a fight. On the contrary, I admire everybody's vision here for their hometowns. I admire especially Dinho's ideas and his sense of space and direction.

Thanks for the welcome;)

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agree ako diyan...........

there are things na meron sa iloilo na wala sa bacolod, just the same na meron ang bacolod na wala sa iloilo.

di naman kailangan magpataasan dito ng ihi just to determine kung alin sa dalawang cities ang mas progressive d ba?