Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province - Compiled Threads

[ngprofflorida]

ATTRACTION...features in visayandailystar.com today...The ruins of the Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson mansion in Talisay City is becoming a tourist attraction.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/donmarianoledesmalacsonnegros.jpg

Bautiful postcard, this is another tourist destination soon. Talisay goverment is now aggresively promoting their tourist attraction. this one was featured in travel channel. soon this will go international......

[ngprofflorida]

SUV's missing? i hope he's not hibernating again...he he or maybe he's cooking up something for all of us...

"a calm before the storm" and he'll flood this thread with great pics again.:lol:

my friend watch the rendering of the 6 story hotels , shopping area, and convergys. soon on this ssc forum .

[bacolodchamp]

Bautiful postcard, this is another tourist destination soon. Talisay goverment is now aggresively promoting their tourist attraction. this one was featured in travel channel. soon this will go international......

it's like you're somewhere in europe..:)

[kyle@1008]

parang hindi sa pinas......sa republika ng negros lang

[ngprofflorida]

it's like you're somewhere in europe..:)

true and sipalay city is now mini Boracay, very impressed with the development...

[jaywalker]

jaywalker
is that nature's village?

Correct @Annie-may!

Hello migs! yep, hidlaw man ko bisita di sa thread. san-o ta liwat ma inom??hehe :lol:

with regards to PRC, i agree that this should be put also in priority. Damu na gina produce nga professionals ang isla naton, syado ka hassle kung kinanglan pa magpa Cebu or Iloilo para maka apply or renew lang sg licensya. Hope the "one-island" region proposal will soon come to reality...:cheers:

Migs @Wild maayo kay nakapamasyar ka man sa thread ta.Si Migs Suv medyo busy gid.Indi ko malipatan ang gimik ta sa Goldenfields.:cheers:


Dont worry bro @wild, we're one. As we'll both miss this big event in Bacolod/Negros Occ. :lol: Mabakasyon ko sa next month pa. Tapos na Panaad pag abot ko.:)

Migs @Jeff,Maayo kay mabakasyon ka.Mameet mo na sila Boynegros,Mig Suv kag si Postergirl and others.:banana:

[ninja kid]

ATTRACTION...features in visayandailystar.com today...The ruins of the Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson mansion in Talisay City is becoming a tourist attraction.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/donmarianoledesmalacsonnegros.jpg

permi kami di galabay sing una kun maligo kami sa subâ (the same river running near Plantazzione & ends in Matab-ang) ...

this house is just on the border near Marapara, Brgy. Bata where I came from ... may simburyo pa gid ina nga gubâ sa tupad ...

its'a also near the new Goldcrest Subd. in Bata ... :banana:

[kyle@1008]

^^ plantation houses in negros are the most beautiful ones, mas ornate pa kaysa doon sa silay,..I wish they'll open the claparols house to the public

[jaywalker]

Dog agility competition Sunday

The 4th National Dog Agility Competition will be held Sunday, at Panaad Park and Stadium, Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, a press release from organizers said.

Expected to converge to Bacolod are the top dogs from Davao, Zamboanga, and Gensan. Jake Bilbao of Negros, with Fly, a Labrador, will be defending their champion title. There will be over 30 dogs competing this year, as well as demonstration of the other capabilities of our canines, such as Frisbee, dog obedience, and protection, the press release said.

This year’s judge will be Vincent John, from Hong Kong, an accredited USDAA judge, who has various dog training titles.

The sports of dog agility has become a very popular event in England, the United States, and other developed countries, the press release added.*

[ngprofflorida]

Yao Group to refleet merged airlines



By LEE C. CHIPONGIAN

The Yao Group of Companies is investing P3 billion to P4 billion to refleet a new domestic airline, which would be the result of the merger between Asian Spirit and Southeast Asian Airlines (SeaAir).


Company chair Alfredo Yao said they purchased the two airlines for "less than P2 billion."

After the merger, Yao said they are planning to buy five new aircraft to boost its chartered flight fleet.

Yao, who talked to reporters at the sidelines of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Department of Education’s "Financial Education Program for Elementary Students" MoA signing yesterday, said that they will also rebrand the fleet.

The Yao Group owns fruit-juice maker Zesto.

The group first bought Asian Spirit from the Airline Employees Cooperative (AEC). AEC, a group of 36 members, is a domestic passenger airline with scheduled services to tourist destinations and secondary and tertiary airports that were largely ignored by the bigger airlines.

SeaAir, on the other hand, is a chartered flight airline operating short routes.

The Yao Group plans to expand SeaAir’s limited chartered flight operations in the country as well as fly to other countries in the region.

SeaAir had plans to compete in the booming regional budget air travel with the expansion of its operations to Singapore and Macau after it forged an agreement with Tiger airways for a long-term lease of two A320s.

At the moment, SeaAir operates its own in-house maintenance facility at Clark Airfield, Pampanga. It has 13 aircraft.

It flies to select destinations in the country including Clark, Antique, Bacolod , Baguio , Baler, Bantayan, Basco, Caticlan and Kalibo, Busuanga, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calbayog, Camiguin Catarman, Zamboanga, Jolo and TawiTawi.

In the meantime Asian Spirit have flights to San Jose, Cauayan, Boracay, Masbate, Virac, Daet, Batanes and Tablas.

http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20080424122657.html

[bacolodchamp]

Stars descend on Bacolod for PBA bash
By Nelson Beltran
Thursday, April 24, 2008

A total of 49 stars and a 200-man delegation from Philippine Basketball Association leaves for Bacolod today where the pro league stages the 2008 All-Star spectacle beginning tomorrow in the Negros Occidental capital city.

It’s an All-Star Extravaganza like no other as it is staged in connection with the province’s famed Panaad Festival.

All-Star actions won’t begin until tomorrow at the West Negros gym but players will interact with Negros fans right upon their arrival in the “City of Smiles” today.

Players seeing action in the skills competitions and Rookies versus Sophomores Blitz Game take the Cebu Pacific 4:40 a.m. flight while the main bulk of the delegation, led by league commissioner Sonny Barrios and the All-Star players, departs Manila at 8:25 a.m.

The third and last batch leaves for Bacolod at 4:30 p.m.

The PBA stars go on a campus, radio and mall tour with stops at La Salle, West Negros U, Yes FM, Campus Radio, Robinson’s and Gaisano Mall, ushering in the All-Star Week to be highlighted by the All-Star Game on Sunday.

Sponsored by Pigrolac, Mighty Bond, Coke and Yakult and backed by Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, the festivities officially commence with the staging of the skills events and the Rookies-Sophomores duel tomorrow.

The All-Star Friday will be aired on ABC-5 at 7 p.m. while the All-Star Sunday will be telecast starting 4:30 p.m.

KG Canaleta, already a record holder with three straight slam dunk titles, looks to stretch his reign against a formidable field including former champion Joey Mente and Sta. Lucia aerial artist Kelly Williams.

Dondon Hontiveros is defending the three-point shootout crown against challengers Willie Miller, Renren Ritualo, James Yap, Junthy Valenzuela, John Arigo, Mike Hrabak, Bitoy Omolon, Joe Devance and Canaleta. The top three in this event team up versus a trio of retired stars in the Legends Shootout on Sunday.

“It’s going to be a busy weekend for the players and the PBA in general, but this is a commitment we are doing for the basketball fans and the friendly people of Bacolod City,” said Barrios, overseeing his first All-Star as league commissioner.

The Friday itinerary will also have the PBA stars gracing the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Jam Ball at the Gaisano Mall, visit the Bacolod Boys’ Home for an outreach program then pay Leonardia and other city officials a courtesy call.

On Saturday, members of both the North and Star teams will attend basketball clinics for kids at Bay Center and for coaches at the West Negros gym. Coach Norman Black handles the clinic for the kids while Sta. Lucia’s Boyet Fernandez and Purefoods’ Ryan Gregorio run the clinic for the coaches. Technical officials Romy Guevarra and Ramil Cruz have their own three-day referees’ basketball clinic also at the WNU gym.

An autograph signing for the fans at the Panaad stadium, an outreach activity at Gawad Kalinga and the PBA Kalinga sa Kalikasan Party cap the third day of the annual festivities.

On Sunday, the Rookies, Sophomores and skills players lead the coastal clean up at Pahanocoy before everyone proceed back to the WNU gym for the staging of the All-Star Game.

Purefoods top gun James Yap, from the nearby Escalante town, heads the South All-Stars looking to avenge their 142-145 loss to the North team last year in Baguio. Joining Yap in the team are Asi Taulava, Danny Seigle, Jimmy Alapag, Kelly Williams, Cyrus Baguio, John Ferriols, Dondon Hontiveros, Reynel Hugnatan, Peter June Simon, Sonny Thoss and Junthy Valenzuela.

Willie Miller and Jayjay Helterbrand, the co-MVP winners in the Baguio game, are back to lead the North team including Mark Caguioa, Mark Pingris, Lordy Tugade, Kerby Raymundo, Nic Belasco, Mac Cardona, Ranidel de Ocampo, Arwind Santos, Rico Villanueva and rookie Ryan Reyes.

www.philstar.com

[bacolodchamp]

busy day for bacolod today...pba all-stars and annual communications of the F & AM of the Philippines...:banana::banana::banana:

[wildmusic!]

Migs @Wild maayo kay nakapamasyar ka man sa thread ta.Si Migs Suv medyo busy gid.Indi ko malipatan ang gimik ta sa Goldenfields.:cheers:




Migs @Jeff,Maayo kay mabakasyon ka.Mameet mo na sila Boynegros,Mig Suv kag si Postergirl and others.:banana:

Yes migs, naka butwa gid man ko kay tapos na klase. sa May na naman liwat.hehe

@Jeff, kamo naman libot Bacolod kag manguha pics tapos videoke at night! :lol: enjoy lang sa bakasyon migs ah. sakpa lang kami da. :cheers:

[wildmusic!]

SUV's missing? i hope he's not hibernating again...he he or maybe he's cooking up something for all of us...

"a calm before the storm" and he'll flood this thread with great pics again.:lol:

yep, actually i'm excited to see panaad sg negros pics! :yes::yes::yes:

matyag ko ga bakasyon gid ni subong si migo SUV mo...hmmm sa diin ayhan man...:D

[ngprofflorida]

Asian Spirit or Sea Airlines will open route at the Bacolod-Silay airport hopefully they will have a chartered flight from Korea and China. same in Kalibo Aklan,.

[BYAHILO]

Asian Spirit or Sea Airlines will open route at the Bacolod-Silay airport hopefully they will have a chartered flight from Korea and China. same in Kalibo Aklan,.


i dont think the mnl-bcd route for DG is viable. the fact that this route is also serviced by PR 5J and 2P.

just like what happened to TAG before. During its early year, the mnl-tag route is only serviced by DG, but when its airport was improved, pr and 5j started to fly in this route, prompting DG to abandon this route.

malulugi sila.


i guess its better for DG to fly to san carlos or kabankalan reather than bacolod.

pustahanay ta, wala may masakay sa aila kung bacolod route nila kag as is ang aircraft nila.

[Xeltran]

By the way, is Convergys already open?
Lapit na lang matapos ang April. :(

[boy muscovado]

Bautiful postcard, this is another tourist destination soon. Talisay goverment is now aggresively promoting their tourist attraction. this one was featured in travel channel. soon this will go international......

This structure was the witness to our countless "bulakbol" (class cutting) moments in high school:lol:. From where I had high school, its a part of a short cut through sugarcane fields of Hacienda Jose Maria all the way to the nice river hideaway at Hacienda Minggoy in Talisay.:banana::banana::banana:

[boy muscovado]

Bautiful postcard, this is another tourist destination soon. Talisay goverment is now aggresively promoting their tourist attraction. this one was featured in travel channel. soon this will go international......


This structure was the witness to our countless "bulakbol" (class cutting) moments in high school:lol:. From where I had high school, its a part of a short cut through sugarcane fields of Hacienda Jose Maria all the way to the nice river hideaway at Hacienda Minggoy in Talisay.:banana::banana::banana:

[JEFFjr_25]

Negros Occidental LGUs get P320M loan for infra projects

Local government units in the province of Negros Occidental have been granted a P320-million loan for their infrastructure projects by state-owned lender Land Bank of the Philippines.

In a statement released Thursday, Landbank said that of the amount, P250-million will finance priority projects of Sagay City in the province. These projects include the renovation and expansion of the city's public market, the development of its port, and the construction of farm-to market roads and solid waste management facilities.

Meanwhile, P53 million will finance the development of a new water system for the province's Cauayan and Isabela municipalities. Landbank said the project seeks to improve the supply of safe and potable water in the area.

The remaining P17 million of the loan will fund the construction of a bus terminal and a commercial complex in Sitio Calumpang in the municipality of Cauayan.

“The LGU sector remains among our most able and active allies in pursuing our mission to help drive the countryside onwards," Landbank president Gilda Pico said.

As of end-February 2008, the bank said its total outstanding loans to LGUs had reached P28.4 billion, benefiting 647 municipalities, cities and provinces all over the country. - GMANews.TV

[ngprofflorida]

i dont think the mnl-bcd route for DG is viable. the fact that this route is also serviced by PR 5J and 2P.

just like what happened to TAG before. During its early year, the mnl-tag route is only serviced by DG, but when its airport was improved, pr and 5j started to fly in this route, prompting DG to abandon this route.

malulugi sila.


i guess its better for DG to fly to san carlos or kabankalan reather than bacolod.

pustahanay ta, wala may masakay sa aila kung bacolod route nila kag as is ang aircraft nila.

I agree with you amigo that type of aircraft wala gid masakay hahahaha:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod population up,
census shows
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The population of Bacolod is 499,497 as of August 1, 2007 based on the 2007 census of population conducted by the National Statistics Office that was declared official by the President through Proclamation No. 1489.

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the figure is much higher than what they had estimated. He said it is supposed to be 472,000 for 2008, based on the population growth rate of the city of 1.38 percent a year.

“This is significant because it shows we are growing even faster than Iloilo which has a population of 418,710,” Leonardia said. This means that there are 80,787 more people in Bacolod than in Iloilo, he said. He believes the population of Bacolod has grown because of the migration of people to the city and the economic attractions and opportunities that are provided by the growth and development of the city, he added.

TACULING IS NUMBER ONE

Leonardia said that in terms of population, Taculing is now the number one barangay in Bacolod when traditionally it was Villamonte.

Also based on the 2007 NSO census, Taculing has a total population of 39,014; Villamonte – 38,498; Mansilingan – 36,222; Tangub – 31,534; Singcang-Airport – 31,370; and Estefania – 30,532.

Leonardia said what is noticeable is the dramatic growth of Brgy. Estefania, which probably ranked number 12 or 15 among the 61 barangays of Bacolod 10 years ago. This is a classic example of what could happen when development comes, he said.

He recalled that during his first term as mayor, the city embarked on a housing development project with St. Rafael Development Corp., where thousands of new houses were constructed in Estefania. Now there are many subdivisions that have sprouted in the area, he said, and it is now more populated than the city’s traditional big barangays like Banago (27,096) and Bata (25,745) and even Handumanan (25,486).

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod City, Philippines Thursday, April 24, 2008

AT ORGANIC FARMING FEST
Negros to tackle
agro-tourism dev’t

The role of organic agriculture in the development of agro-tourism in Negros Island will be theme of the four-day3rd Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival that will openApril 27 at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Mansilingan, Bacolod City.

At the opening rites at 3 p.m., on Sunday, Sagay City Alfredo Marañon, president of Negros Island Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Foundation Inc., will give the keynote address.

Marañon will be joined by Dr. Uwe Scholz, adviser of GTZ-EnRD Program, who will discuss the Organic Aquaculture Program for Negros Occidental.

Governors Isidro Zayco of Negros Occidental and Emilio Macias of Oriental Negros will give messages.

On April 28, various forums will be held at the Provincial Capitol Governor’s and Social Halls, including “Opportunities and Direction on Organic Agriculture-Aquaculture Program of Negros Occidental” and “Organic Bangus Production,” from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.; “Provincial Ordinance No. 7: Ban of Entry of GMOs in Negros Occidental” and “Fish Marketing in Germany,” 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; “Standards for Organic Fertilizer Production’ and “Organic Standards for Aquaculture,” 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.; “Organic Aquaculture Farming in Negros Occidental,” 11 a.m. to 12 noon.

In the afternoon, topics will be on “Local Initiatives and Practices on Renewable Energy Technology,” and “Utilization of ‘Malungai’ as Alternative Protein Source for Tilapia,” 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.;“Organic Rice Wine Production,” 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and, “Modified Rapid Composting: R and D Technology for Transition Period,” 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

On April 29, the forums will include “Herbs and Alternative Medicines and Health Concerns on GMO, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon; “Upland Agriculture vis-à-vis Organic Agriculture,” 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and “Organic Mango Production: Oriental Negros Experience,” 3:30 p.m.to 5:30 p.m.

At 1:30 p.m., there will be a launching and market matching of organic coffee and presentation of product.

On April 30, the discussions will be on “Organic Swine Production,” 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.; “Organic Rice Seed Production,” 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; and “Organic Rice Duck Culture,“ 10 a.m. to 12 noon.*NLG

[FLARNEX_XENRALF]

guys ask lng ko...
ano ang u/c sa shopping sa tubangan sng north bus terminal...???
sa may tanke bla nga pepsi???
hehehe

[ngprofflorida]

Home Punta Bulata Holds Beach Bash 2008
By Carla N. Cañet

It’s a great time to unwind at Punta Bulata resort in Cauayan Negros Occidental as they will hold the so-called Beach Bash 2008 on May 2-3 this year.
Abraham, Thomas and Bomber Zayco introduced this Beach Bash to the media recently and there will be a lot of activities that will make one summer outing worthwhile.

Punta Bulata is a resort where one can enjoy life through nature and wellness in comfort.

This is a place where one can wake up to the call of Kingfishers and Orioles, take in the fresh sea air on your early morning walk on the sandy white beach, swim in the clear blue waters of the Sulu sea and discover abundant marine life.

Thomas said that Punta Bulata has available facilities such as beach cabanas, beach casitas, hillside suites, hillside casita, family suite, A.C. tent, A.C. bus, billiard hut, picnic tents, veranda dining, beach pavilion and El Toco bar.

They also have superior rooms with hot and cold shower and bath, open kitchen dining, spa lounge, finish sauna, body massage and scrub room, beach infinity lapping pool and heated whirlpool and gift shop.

Abraham said that on May 2, there will be Jet ski fun run, beach soccer, windsurfing and kayaking, Negros island skim boarding competition trials, adventure race briefing, sunset session by the beach with Dj Douglas Dollentes, dinner, summer fashion show presenting Nicolo Yulo collections, opening salvo with PB beach bodies, introduction of PB beach bodies and beach party with OUTPLAY band and party with DJ Chris Yanson.

On May 3, there will be snorkeling and intro to scuba diving at Danjugan, Jet Ski fun run, beach soccer, and windsurfing and kayaking, Negros Island skim boarding competition finals, adventure race finals, lunch, grind party at the pool with DJ Douglas Dollentes, acoustic jamming session at the beach and dinner.
Punta Bulata is somewhat a Negros version of Boracay. It’s among the province’s jewel and gem in terms of sandy white beaches.

It’s in Brgy. Ilijan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental. More or less three hours of land trip by private vehicles, one can embrace a paradise where one can truly relax, feel the serenity, enjoy good food and ambiance.

Arch. Miren Lopez Zayco, wife of Bomber Zayco who both own the place said that Punta Bulata is a place to relax, unwind, one can exchange laughter to their heart’s delight, can enjoy eating fresh sea foods, can walk to the sand in bare foot which is therapeutic, can enjoy the pristine waters.

Life is so good. Peace is there when you reunite with nature. Punta Bulata can give you the break you will truly appreciate.

Arch. Miren Zayco said Punta Bulata started as their summer beach house and it was developed into a beach resort. “We started 10 years ago and this is a beautiful white sand beach which is a gift from God. We want to share this gift with our fellow Negrenses.”

She is the Architect of their resort. When she has time, she draws the designs of the additional facilities she can think of.

They built a hotel, 2 years ago, which is Japanese inspired with the pool and sauna baths.

The pool is beautifully contoured in perfect harmony with the vast blue sea.

The hotel is also disabled-friendly. The ladder is finely established on a healthy pace of steps. The rooms are fully furnished, air conditioned that truly suit one’s aim to relax and appreciate the physical beauty of the resort.

The people are very accommodating. Guests will appreciate the hospitality and respect shown by the people in charge at the beach.
Arch. Zayco said “we always want to give the best for our guests. “Let them feel the warm welcome by Negrenses.”

Summer is the peak season at Punta Bulata. They have various activities being held to make the stay worthwhile and enjoyable. Punta Bulata will provide you fresh air, clean water, good food and hospitable people that will make your stay truly enjoyable.

Come and you will keep on coming back because Punta Bulata will give you the best respite.*

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/04/24

Bacolod call center shuts down 50% electricity on Earth Hour, supports Earth Day celebration
Bacolod City (24 April) -- Teleperformance (TP)-Bacolod thru its Citizens Of The Planet (COTP) Ambassadors will be part of local Earth Hour event – a campaign in which households and businesses are encouraged to shut off lights and/or any electrical equipment for 60 minutes as a way to signify its support to the urgent need to address global climate change.

According to Teleperformance Facilities Administrator Malvar Guladrapa, TP can afford to shutdown about 50 percent of its electricity on low-traffic hours - not only does it cut company costs, it is also in support of the Earth Hour from 8-9PM.

To hit the targeted 50% conservation, signage lightings, computers in empty workstation, as well as non-production affecting electrical equipments will be turned off.

COTP Ambassadors hope that this small 60-minute contribution will create an impact to its employees and their families to realize how every little contribution put together makes an enormous difference in the efforts to reduce energy consumption.

The event is still part of the Earth Month celebration this April. Earth Day officially becomes a fixture in the Philippine calendar with the signing of Proclamation No. 1481 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo recently declaring April 22 of every year as "Philippine Earth Day".

The proclamation signals an expanded effort by the Arroyo Administration to build up a firmer base from where the public and private sectors can complement each other to shape a vibrant form of environmentalism in the country, this according to DENR Secretary Lito Atienza.

DENR was tasked by the President to conduct environmental activities in partnership with the private sector for the month of April and every year hereafter." (PIA/EAD)

[jaywalker]

guys ask lng ko...
ano ang u/c sa shopping sa tubangan sng north bus terminal...???
sa may tanke bla nga pepsi???
hehehe

It was said to be a another mall for Bacolod.
Welcome back Flar.Mabanana dance ko para sa imo:banana::banana::banana::lol:

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/04/24

DOLE brings GMA job kiosks to Robinsons
Bacolod City (24 April) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will open its "Greater Modular Access" or GMA Job Centers in all Robinsons Mall beginning May 1, this year.

GMA Job Center is the country's first employment service machine in a touch screen web enabled kiosk capable of displaying information on employment opportunities and services for both local and overseas Filipino workers.

To formalize the tie-up, a memorandum of agreement was signed between the officials of Robinsons Place Corp. and the Employment during the GMA Job Center grand launch recently at Robinsons Place Manila.

Cornelio Mapa, Jr., general manager of Robinsons Mall, said they have committed to support DOLE by providing spaces for free for the job kiosks.

Mapa said job seekers can find convenience and ease because of Robinsons Malls strategic locations. (PIA/cad)

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/04/22

250 recruits from Bacolod City to leave for UAR
Bacolod City (22 April) -- Two hundred fifty workers from Bacolod City who are bound for United Arab Emirates were briefed by their recruitment agency recently.

The accepted workers are waiting for their visas, pending the presentation of their passports and medical examination results.

They are part of the first batch of workers out of the 1,000 needed for United Arab Emirates.

Recruitment is still on going for service crew, supervisors and managers through the Bacolod Public Employment Services Office. (PIA/cad)

[ninja kid]

This structure was the witness to our countless "bulakbol" (class cutting) moments in high school:lol:. From where I had high school, its a part of a short cut through sugarcane fields of Hacienda Jose Maria all the way to the nice river hideaway at Hacienda Minggoy in Talisay.:banana::banana::banana:

OT:

@boy M ... sa Bata ka nag-HS?

nami tu-od pahulom-hulom sa subâ sa Minggoy (sa may Dam nayon) ...

kapin pa gid kun may sinugba nga isda/baboy kag bahaw ... :lol::lol::lol:


i hope they develop more subdivisions along the Talisay-Bacolod border ...

it is a good place to live ... it's near all the conveniences ... :okay:

[habagatcentral1]

Got a question and please take no offense:
Tuod bala to nga may aswang sa Bata area? Kay amo na kuno bati-bati ko sa mga clasmates ko nga taga-Bacolod, just curious.

[ninja kid]

I agree with you amigo that type of aircraft wala gid masakay hahahaha:lol::lol::lol::lol:

mismo ... ka mga daan sing ila nga erpleyn ... :ohno:

hambal nila sa Asian Spirit ... fly like an Asian ... arrive like a Spirit ... j/k ... :)


tani Cathay Pacific na lang kag Koreana ang ma-open ...

para next time kung mag-stop over ko sa Hongkong transfer na lang pa-Bacolod ... :okay:

[ninja kid]

Got a question and please take no offense:
Tuod bala to nga may aswang sa Bata area? Kay amo na kuno bati-bati ko sa mga clasmates ko nga taga-Bacolod, just curious.

daw waay man ko nasumalang nga tiktik during my days ...
i sometimes go home late during our thesis days ...
walking 10~15 mins from Bangga Medinah/Sawmill to our house ...

i also used to jog during early mornings (wala pa adlaw) from Marapara to Capitol when I was still younger ... :lol:

ang nasugat-an ko pa lang mga manananggal ... manananggal ng br**f at p*nt* ... hehehe ... j/k ... :lol:

[ninja kid]

It was said to be a another mall for Bacolod.
Welcome back Flar.Mabanana dance ko para sa imo:banana::banana::banana::lol:

i hope it's big and well-designed ... :)

banana man ko ah ... ki-ay-kiay anay diutay ... :banana::banana::banana:

[jaywalker]

The views cruising along the roads of Valladolid

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2438554931_c946f9ae3e.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2438554501_eaf12268e3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2438554023_8532ab4c43.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/2439378112_a1cb0d08da.jpg

[jaywalker]

Dance concert set April 30
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Silay City Tourism Development Council, in cooperation with the Negros Cultural Foundation, will present the “Adlaw sang Saot” Concert, 6 p.m. on April 30 at the Silay City Gymnasium, a press release from the Negros Museum said.

The “Adlaw sang Saot” concert will feature the top dance companies of the Philippines such as the Bayanihan – The Philippine National Folk Dance Company, Power Dance, Q. C. Ballet of the Halili-Cruz School of Dance, Clara Ramona Centro de Danza Flamenca, and the Kahayag Dance Theatre, with the special participation of VMA’s Poseidon Dance Theatre and the Garcia-Sanchez School of Dance from Negros.

The dance concert is an outreach project of the NCCA-National Committee on Dance which will be holding a three-day Dance Congress at the Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod on April 27 to 29, in celebration of the International Dance Day, the press release said.

In 1982, the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute, UNESCO, created the International Dance Day to be celebrated every year on the 29th of April. The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of the modern ballet.

Tickets for the Silay concert are available at P100, P50, P30, and those interested may call Tel. Nos. 433-4764 or 708-5080, the press release added.*

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/04/25

PNP chief pledges new patrol car for small Negros town
Negros Occidental (25 April) -- Amazed by the effort of Candoni Mayor Cicero Borromeo PNP Director General Avelino Razon pledged a new 4x2 Toyota Hilux patrol car for this small Negros town.

Borromeo who earlier requested to be inserted in the program and be given a few minutes to relay his message to Razon, showed photos of the dilapidated patrol car in his town.

The request for a new patrol car for Borromeo's town is meant to augment his plans of fielding a new P1 million worth police station for Candoni.

"The new police station will give our policemen in Candoni a new home which is closer to the people," Borromeo said before presenting the photos to Razon.

Razon, who visited the province for the Awarding of the Medals to selected police officers in the province, ordered the Director of Logistics in Camp Crame to prioritize the procurement of the vehicle and ensure the delivery to Candoni.

This prompted Mayor Borromeo to offer free residential lots to policemen who will retire in Candoni as his retirement gift to them. (PIA/EAD)

[Christendom]

i heard from the news that the hotels there are now fully-booked and the dinning places there are busy for the welcoming of visitors...coz of flocking of many great events happening there especially the annual panaad festival is now fevering the negrenses...malagaw man kami dira ah upod mga taga iloilo ko nga karancho

[jaywalker]

PALMAS DEL MAR RESORT/HOTEL
Bacolod City

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[jaywalker]

PALMAS DEL MAR RESORT/HOTEL
Bacolod City

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[Farirah]

The views cruising along the roads of Valladolid

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What a violet blue sky! Good to be in mood. :lol: :banana:^^

Anyway, I love the pics. Breath-taking somehow.

[ngprofflorida]

i heard from the news that the hotels there are now fully-booked and the dinning places there are busy for the welcoming of visitors...coz of flocking of many great events happening there especially the annual panaad festival is now fevering the negrenses...malagaw man kami dira ah upod mga taga iloilo ko nga karancho




Golden jubilarians in town


Negros Occidental and Bacolod City is again buzzing with balikbayans and local and foreign tourists flocking to the yearly Pana-ad sa Negros Festival celebration.

Hundreds of balikbayans are also in town to attend the most awaited three-day Golden Celebration of the Negros Occidental High School Golden Jubilee spearheaded by Class 1958.

Hotels are now fully booked, and eateries and even pasalubong centers are happily welcoming them.

* * *

The PDAL Core Bridal & Events Centre was recently inaugurated at the Planta Centre Hotel and Residence, in Bacolod City. This will help Negrenses and Bacoleños with their party needs, wedding preparations, and many more.

The center is owned by Philip and Janet Loyola, who plan and coordinate weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, debuts and other events. They also help or suggest the venue, program management and supervision on their clients’ special events worthy to be reminisced on.

Remember: Always be joyful, always pray, and always give thanks. It is attitude that makes the difference.*

[ngprofflorida]

Sec. Remonde Names One of RDC VI Awards Category After Gov. Marañon

San Jose, Antique - “Marañon embodied and lived the virtues and best policies.” Cerge Remonde, Chief of Presidential Management Staff, “boldly” proposed that the best public sector project for the local government category be named after the late Gov. Marañon during the 2nd RDC VI awarding ceremonies in Excellence in Governance, Best Public Sector Projects last April 18 in Iloilo City.

This proposal was amplified by Gov. Sally Z. Perez’, RDC VI chairperson, a description of Marañon, who according to her, set an example to the governors of Western Visayas in terms of governance.

Perez said that according to Governor Niel Tupas, Marañon was not only a good man but he was also a great man because under his stewardship, he displayed a unique leadership style and a strong political will that led Negros Occidental to become one of the most progressive provinces in the country today. “It is but fitting that we are honoring a man who practised excellence in governance to the fullest,” said Perez as Marañon was also given a posthumous award for his service and support to RDC VI. Perez later enjoined the awardees to dedicate their awards to Gov. Marañon, as he exemplified excellence in governance.
The awarding ceremony, which according to Remonde is the giving of due honor to the nobility of public service, is only done in Western Visayas, said Gov. Perez.

Remonde concluded that through the awardees’ pro-jects, change is sweeping all over Western Visayas. “More and more people are being empowered through the help of our development partners,” he added and challenged that instead of criticizing, people should work together with the government.*

[Christendom]

^^good,,,even there are a multiple of hotels are newly finished and operated but the flocking of tourists and visitors are still increasing and growing...great forward and impact to the city of smiles and negrenses

[Sinjin P.]

SM Prime Opens Third Mall in the
Visayas with SM City Bacolod

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SM Prime Holdings, Inc. opened SM
City Bacolod, its third mall in the
Visayas, on March 2, 2007, in addition
to existing SM City Iloilo and SM
City Cebu. SM City Bacolod, which is
located at the Reclamation Area, has a gross floor
area (GFA) of 61,413 square meters (sqm) divided
between two main structures, namely Buildings
A and B.

SM City Bacolod offers, among others, an
SM Department Store, an SM Supermarket, a
food court, and four cinemas. Other mall tenants
include fast food chains Jollibee, McDonald’s, and
KFC. Notably, there are Bacolod-based tenants
such as steakhouse Cattlefarm, Japanese restaurant
L Kaiseh, and food outlets Chicken Deli and
Bob’s.

SM Prime President Mr. Hans Sy said,
“Bacolod City was cited for having the most
business-friendly local government unit in
the Visayas for 2006. The city currently hosts
several multinational BPO and ICT companies.
Furthermore, it has a vibrant tourism industry,
with the world famous Maskara Festival among
its major attractions. Its local cuisine is one of the
Philippines’ best. These attributes make Bacolod
City an ideal and suitable location for an SM
Prime mall.”

Bacolod is the capital and the largest city in the
province of Negros Occidental, the Philippines’
sugar bowl. With a population of nearly 450,000,
Bacolod is a hall of fame awardee as the cleanest
and greenest urbanized city in the country. It is
home to a number of universities and colleges,
and is the gateway to the other cities and towns
within the province.

SM City Bacolod was the very first SM Prime
mall to open in 2007, bringing the total number
of SM Prime malls to 28 nationwide, with a
combined gross floor area of 3.6 million sqm.

-- SM Prime 2007 Annual Report

[neomind]

Jollibee and Mcdonalds @ Lacson

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[bacolodchamp]

Negros gears for 'Panaad' fest

By YASMIN PASCUAL-DORMIDO

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Local government units are now busy preparing their respective themed pavilions for the opening of the "Panaad sa Negros Festival" at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Mansilingan, Bacolod City on Saturday.

Some local governments have renovated their pavilions to make it more modern and attractive to visitors.

The pavilions, most of which are miniature landmarks of the LGUs, serve as a display area of the different products, delicacies and tourist destinations of a city or a town.

A favorite festival highlight is the Festival Dances where visitors are treated to different festival performances.

“This is the first time we will be joined by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts because they will be having their National Dance Congress with an international dance day presentation on April 29th. And of course, we have the Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival which is not only for Negros Occidental but Negros Oriental as well,” Panaad executive director Marlin Sanogal said.

Dubbed as the "festival of festivals," the yearly event showcases the best products, festivals, culture and delicacies of the 13 cities and 19 municipalities.

Panaad was launched in 1993 to showcase the best of the province and to prove that Negros is more than just sugar.

The celebration will run until May 3.

[bacolodchamp]

Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental


By MARTY GO

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They may look hideous and symbolize darkness in the movies, but bats are tourist attractions here in Mambukal Resort in Murcia, Negros Occidental.

The province has three species of bats –the Philippine Flying Fox (Philippine Giant Fruit Bat), the Negros Naked-Back Fruit Bat, which is critically endangered, and the Little Golden Mantled Flying Fox, which is already endangered.

These nocturnal creatures just hang upside down from branches of tall trees here in the resort during the day and hunting for food at night.

Visitors are busy taking snapshot of them as they fly and hover around the trees.

Bats play a vital role in the ecosystem because they help in seed dispersal.

"Fruit eating bats spread seeds through their manure and thus, help in the regeneration of our forests," said City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya.

They also produce a nitrogen-rich organic fertilizer known as guano.

There are over 25 fruit bat species in the Philippines, more than half of which are found nowhere else in the world.

However, many are seriously facing extinction as they are hunted extensively and their habitat is being destroyed by humans.

"That is why we are protecting them here in the resort and we discourage people from throwing stones at them," said Gerangaya.

Bats are included in the list of animals protected by Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act which ensures their survival.

[bacolodchamp]

Panaad fest kicks off today
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Thousands of Negrenses are expected to flock to the Panaad Stadium at Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, this afternoon to watch tribes from 23 towns and cities compete for the top three awards in the Festival Dance Competition, which kicks off this year’s week-long Panaad sa Negros Festival.

The 23 participating tribes will showcase the best of the festivals in their areas starting 2 p.m. The awarding of the festival dance top awards of P50,000 for the first price, P30,000 for second and P30,000 for third will be at 7 p.m. followed by a fireworks display.

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Negros Occidental Gov. Isidro Zayco are schedule to speak at the 3:30 p.m. opening program that will briefly interrupt the dance competition.

Senior Supt. Ronilo Quebrar, Bacolod police chief, said security and traffic measures are all in place for the festival.

The Bacolod police is being augmented by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office.

At 7:30 p.m. the Little Lin-ay sang Negros contest will be held with ABS-CBN stars and a concert sponsored by Convergys, also at the Stadium.

At 8 a.m. today a Panaad Thanksgiving Mass will be held followed at 9 a.m. by the ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the Panaad Trade Fair, Negros Products Display, Negosyo-to-Go Market Matching, Negros Island Organic Agriculture Festival Display, Livestock and Dairy Products Fair, and Festival Costumes Exhibit.

A mobile passporting activity will also be held.

Among the highlights on Sunday will be a National Dog Agility Competition at 3 p.m. at the Panaad Stadium, an Earth Day Celebration at the Park Stage and the Lin-ay Sang Negros Festival Costume Parade and Talent Night at Robinson’s Place Bacolod.*CPG

[bacolodchamp]

Onward Bacolod!

LA VIDA NEGRENSE

Bacolod’s progress is undeniably fast-paced as shown by the recent opening of two big hotels, blessing of two new schools, and restaurants and specialty shops have been sprouting like mushrooms.

Tourist arrivals have reached an unprecedented all-time high this year, keeping our hotels fully booked, almost month after month. What more can we ask for?

* * *

The dedication and launching of the Center for Allied Paramedical Studies Inc. was held recently at their main office at the St. Francis Centre. The ribbon-cutting was done by its officers led by their chairman, patron of the arts and founder of the University of the Philippines repertory Bhen Cervantes, its president Jose Marques, and COO Rovi Juan Marques.

The dedication of the classroom facilities and offices was led by Rev. Dr. Armando Kole, senior pastor of Bacolod Evangelical Church. Also present were Lourdes Rojas, former vice mayor Renecito and Grace Novero, Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, TESDA provincial director Yolanda Porschwitz, and friends.

* * *

The School for Creative Beginners recently held its moving up ceremony at the Agape Hall, Carmelite Monastery. The Disney-themed affair was attended by close to 400 parents and relatives, who saw their little tots perform on stage.

The teachers, headed by directress Lulu Cano-Sarrosa and Ina Cano-Aglipay also wore Disney costumes.

* * *

The dedication of Chinky’s of their 10th branch at 888 Chinatown Mall was done by Pastor Aster Dedoroy and attended by close family and friends. Rogelito and Bernadette Sy welcomed the guests. Chef is Ryan Dominic.*

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[ngprofflorida]

Bantay Banwa Adventure to Zaycoland and Punta Bulata
By Jun de los Reyes

In the spirit of camaraderie, friendship, bonding relationship, unity and cooperation, educational and tourism promotions in an exquisite, extra-ordinary and fabulous place known as Zaycoland Hotel and Resort and Punta Bulata White Beach Resort & SPA in Barangay Ilijan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental yesterday, the Bantay Banwa Group composed of the group of businessmen, planters, professsionals, Academe, NGO’s headed by Chairman- Freddie “Bomber “ Zayco, Joseling Abello- Vice-Chairman, Roberto “Dot” Soliven- Vice-Chairman, Tonette Kilayko-Treasurer, Ben Sy, Bingbing Jochico, Bob Lacson, Bingbot Baylon, Bill Gomez, Manuel Si, Roger Yap, Tony Benedicto, Edmund Aspero, Nanette Milabo, and Alfonso Lizares explored the excitement and enjoyed the nature wellness in comfort. Hear the pleasant sweet sounds to the call of kingfishers and Oriols and took the fresh sea air as they walked on the sandy white beach and swam in the pristine clear blue waters of the Sulu Sea where everyone discovered the abundant marine life.

Through the courtesy and hospitality of the owner Freddie “Bomber” and wife Architect Merin Lopez Zayco, the 16 man team of Banwan Banwa Members were provided with Bulata Aircon Bus at Mcdonald Lacson and took off at 7:05 A.M. travelling along 2 & half hours more or less, with a short coffee stop at Zaycoland Hotel & Resort to the point of destination in Punta Bulata and upon arrival they were offered fresh coconut juice as a welcome treat.

Banwa Banwa Members were toured to the beautiful island and among their observations were: Punta Bulata Beach Resort has available beach cabanas, beach casitas, Hillside Suites, Hillside Casita, Family Suite, A.C. Tent, A.C. Bus, Billiard Hut, Picnic Tents, Veranda Dining, Beach Pavillon and El Toco Bar. They have superior rooms with hot and cold showers and bath, open kitchen dining, Ayu SPA- Spa lounge, Finish Sauna, Body Massage & Scrub Room, Beach Infinity lapping pool and Heated Whirpool and Gift Shop.

The place is good for snorkeling, scuba diving, jet ski fun run, beach soccer and volleyball, windsurfing and kayaking, skim boarding competition, jungle environmental survival, adventure race, sunset session by the beach, dinner summer fashion shows, beach bodies, beach party, jam sessions, grind party at the beautiful and scenic pools. Punta Bulata is considered as the” Jewels” and “ Gems” of the Province of Negros Occidental because of its sandy and white beach similar to Boracay where you can embrace a paradise, relax and feel the serenity and enjoy good food and ambiance. A place to relax, unwind, and one exchange laughter to their hearts delight, enjoy eating fresh sea foods and walk the sand barefooted which is therapeutic and enjoy the pristine clear blue water.

“It’s a gift of God, that we can share with our fellow Negrenses”, Mr. and Mrs. Bomber and Merin Zayco said.” We started the project 10 years ago.

“The people, attendant, receptionist, service crews, and employees were accomodating and very hospitable, It’s worth coming back and remembering with our family and friends. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you so much for your very wonderful accomodation, Mr. & Mrs. Bomber and Merin Zayco,” Bantay Banwa Group said. At 4:00 P.M. Bantay Banwa Group were invited to the Grand inauguration of the state of the art Zaycoland Hotel & Resort and the 98th Birthday Celebration of Consolacion Weill Zayco, the mother of Former Provincial Board Member Freddie (Bomber) Zayco, Santi, Marie, Cecille, Tony, Yvonne, Emily, Anette and Marietta.

Governor Isidro P. Zayco, Mayor Pedro P. Zayco, Mrs. Consolacion Weill Zayco (celebrant), Freddie Bomber Zayco & wife Merin Zayco, Tony Zayco, George Imperial & Babes Imperial, Cecille Tronco, Rosemarie Batilo, Andy Rocha, Yvonne Rocha, Zayco family spearheaded the ceremonial cutting of ribbon and the inauguration. Bantay Banwa Group covered the event and joined the celebration and cocktail party with visitors and guests.

The 1.6 hectares lot, Zaycoland Hotel & Resort is owned and managed by the Zayco-Weill Realty Inc., situated at Don Emilio Village, Mabinay Highway, Kabankalan City. It offers 16 airconditioned rooms (8 standard, 4 de luxe; suites-2 junior, 1 bridal and 1 -matrimonial) thoughtfully furnised with comfort in mind for the discerning traveler with an indoor and outdoor coffee shop serving native and international dishes. Color T.V. with cable channels and remote control, room service, hot and cold showers, kiddie and olympic standard swimming pool, and business center equipped with personal computer station, email access, printer, fax machine. safety deposit boxes, laundry service, transportation , dollar exchange and fire safety facility in guest rooms and restaurant. Zaycoland Bistro, a casually elegant indoor and outdook dining facility offers exceptionally cook and prepared local and international cuisine.

Zaycoland Resort offers services ranging from cocktail reception to meetings, conferences, and other facilities. It is equipped with audio visual facilities and among others.*

[ngprofflorida]

Jollibee and Mcdonalds @ Lacson

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Beautiful pic neomind, please post some more pics of panaad festivals or any event in Bacolod.:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[neomind]

Beautiful pic neomind, please post some more pics of panaad festivals or any event in Bacolod.:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Thanks @ngprofflorida, sure, I'll be there tomorrow, I'll take photos of panaad and post it here as soon as I can. :banana::banana::banana:

[jaywalker]

@ Migo NEOMIND ,Thanks for those stunning photos.Kanami gid!:cheers:

What a violet blue sky! Good to be in mood. :lol: :banana:^^

Anyway, I love the pics. Breath-taking somehow.

Thanks for dropping by Farirah!:cheers::)

PANAAD FESTIVAL na!:banana::banana::banana:

[jaywalker]

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Negros pays tribute to int'l dance day event

THE public is invited to watch 'Araw ng Sayaw,' the Philippine celebration of the 2008 International Dance Day on April 29, 8 p.m., at the Panaad Stadium.

The event is organized by the Committee on Dance of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, in cooperation with the Province of Negros Occidental through the Provincial Tourism Office, to coincide with the Panaad sa Negros festival.

The International Dance Day was created by Unesco's International Theater Institute to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1801), the creator of modern ballet.

Slated to perform are Bayanihan: The Philippine Folk Dance Company, Powerdance, Clara Ramona Canto de Danza Flamenca, Quezon City Ballet of Halili-Cruz, Leyte Dance Theater, Philippine Normal University Kislap Sining, University of the East Silangan Dance Troupe, Kahayag Community Dance and Theater Company of Koronadal, South Cotabato, Annie Divinagracia-Sartorio School of Performing Arts of Iloilo, VMA Global College Poseidon Dance Theater and the CSA-B Kagayon Dance Troupe.

An outreach performance would also be held on April 30, 6 p.m., in Silay City.

[jaywalker]

Saturday, April 26, 2008
SM bares festival activities

IN CELEBRATION of the 15th Panaad Festival, SM City Bacolod has lined up a series of activities that would showcase the bests of Negros Occidental province and its people.

The festival costume and photo exhibit is a display of the rich history, culture and arts of the Negrenses. Mannequins dressed in colorful apparels and attractive visual images of the beautiful places of towns and cities will be showed off from April 25 to May 3 during mall hours at the Northwing Event Center.

This year's costume and photo exhibit's grand opening would be attended by special guests like Board Member Gary Acuña, Mary Ann Zayco, Nestor Jalandoni Jr., Marlyn Sanogal of the Public Information Office-Negros Occidental and Jennylind Cordero of the Tourism Office-Negros Occidental.

Just like in previous Panaad fests, the festival performers will boost the revelry in the mall with their jubilant and joyful dances to be participated in by Magayon festival of Moises Padilla, Pintaflores of San Carlos City, MassKara of Bacolod City and Bulang Bulang festival of San Enrique from April 26, 27 & 30, May 2 and 3, at 4 p.m. daily.

In cooperation with the Bagzum Organization, the 2nd annual Negros Bboy Fest will serve as a venue for hip-hop enthusiasts to compete and share their passion and skill in this sport. Interested individuals may register on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Northwing Event Center. Eliminations would be held on April 29 at 2 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Panaad dancesport champions' showdown will feature the outstanding performances of this year's competition's grand winners to strut on the dance floor on April 29, 7 p.m., also at the Event Center of SM.

[jaywalker]

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Motorcade to open festivities

TO OFFICIALLY open this year's Panaad sa Negros weeklong festivities on April 26, a motorcade from the Provincial Capitol to the Panaad Park would be held at 3 p.m. followed by the opening ceremony at the Panaad Stadium.

The festival dance competition would also be held after the opening ceremony, participated in by groups representing the different local government units (LGUs) of the province.

The opening day of Panaad would be capped by fireworks display, Little Lin-ay sang Negros pageant, and a band concert sponsored by Convergy's. There would also be a three-day mobile passporting at the Panaad set Saturday.

On April 27, the annual Panaad national dog agility competition would be held at the Panaad Stadium at 3 p.m. The 3rd Negros Island organic farming festival, hosted by the province, will also open on the same day at 4 p.m.

The Negrense/Ilonggo folk dance competition will be held at the Panaad Stadium at 7 p.m. and the Lin-ay sang Negros festival costume parade and talent night will be held simultaneously at the Robinsons Place Bacolod.

The four-day Panaad sports competitions will start on the 3rd day of Panaad, April 28, at 8 a.m. while the drum and bugle competition (secondary level) will be at the Panaad Football Field.

For exhibit goers, Panaad is a perfect venue for there would be a display of Negrense products, costumes and delicacies during the duration of the festival. There will be also be a Panaad exhibit starting this afternoon at 4 o'clock at SM City Bacolod and the 'Traje sang Lin-ay' exhibit at the Negros Museum on April 28, 5 p.m.

Day 4 consists of the drum and bugle competition (elementary level) at the Footbal Field at 1 p.m., Capitol employees' day at the Panaad poolside at 2 p.m., the NCCA international dance presentation at the Stadium at 8 p.m. to be followed by 'Banda Katunog' with ABS-CBN M.O.R. at the Park Stage.

Day 5 include the UPLBAA seminar at the 2nd level of the Stadium at 8 a.m., Panaad break dance 'Bboy' fest at the Park Stage at 4 p.m., Latin dance competition at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center at 5 p.m., and the Negros pop idol singing contest at the Stadium at 8 p.m.

May 1, which is Day 6, would be a day of songs since composo/pop song writing competition at the Park Stage at 5 p.m. and a Unilever pop fiesta featuring Spongecola and Southwing Bands with singers Nikki Gil, Yeng Constantino and Chad Peralta at the Stadium at 7 p.m.

There will also be livelihood skills Olympics spearheaded by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) at the covered court starting 7 a.m. on May 2, while the much-awaited 'Lin-ay sa Negros 2008' pageant, to be hosted by Paolo Bediones, will be held 8 p.m. at the Stadium.

Day 8 is the closing ceremony and awarding of winners at 3 p.m. to be followed by the GMA Network-sponsored concert at the Stadium at 6 p.m., another fireworks display and then a band concert by Globe Telecom.

[jaywalker]

Sec. Remonde Names One of RDC VI Awards Category After Gov. Marañon

San Jose, Antique - “Marañon embodied and lived the virtues and best policies.” Cerge Remonde, Chief of Presidential Management Staff, “boldly” proposed that the best public sector project for the local government category be named after the late Gov. Marañon during the 2nd RDC VI awarding ceremonies in Excellence in Governance, Best Public Sector Projects last April 18 in Iloilo City.

This proposal was amplified by Gov. Sally Z. Perez’, RDC VI chairperson, a description of Marañon, who according to her, set an example to the governors of Western Visayas in terms of governance.

Perez said that according to Governor Niel Tupas, Marañon was not only a good man but he was also a great man because under his stewardship, he displayed a unique leadership style and a strong political will that led Negros Occidental to become one of the most progressive provinces in the country today. “It is but fitting that we are honoring a man who practised excellence in governance to the fullest,” said Perez as Marañon was also given a posthumous award for his service and support to RDC VI. Perez later enjoined the awardees to dedicate their awards to Gov. Marañon, as he exemplified excellence in governance.

The awarding ceremony, which according to Remonde is the giving of due honor to the nobility of public service, is only done in Western Visayas, said Gov. Perez.

Remonde concluded that through the awardees’ pro-jects, change is sweeping all over Western Visayas. “More and more people are being empowered through the help of our development partners,” he added and challenged that instead of criticizing, people should work together with the government.*

[JEFFjr_25]

^^ Great news @Jay. Panaad sa Negros is like the province's festival olympics. All the festivals, all the best of whats Negros Occidental in one big event. Great. HAPPY PANAAD 2008 to all.:cheers:

[jaywalker]

^^kanugon @Migo Jeff mamiss mo ang PANAAD FESTIVAL.Few days after the festival ara ka na sa Bacolod.

[JEFFjr_25]

^^ Maybe @Jay, what i'll do is just a post-Panaad celeb ... my style.:lol: Btw, congrats @Jay on your 1000th posts.:) Taya ka sa lotto/toto bwas, you might be lucky.^^

[jaywalker]

^^Sa goldenfield ang celebration,i guess.:cheers:
1000th post na ko.:cheers:try ko migs Jeff taya sa lotto.:lol:

[jaywalker]

NISARD to launch rainforest coffee

The Negros Island Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Foundation Inc. will launch the locally-produced and roasted “Negros Rainforest Coffee” at 1:30 a.m., on April 29, at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City.

Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Marañon, NISARD president, said the coffee is produced by three upland communities assisted by NISARD in organic production.

He said the launching aims to directly link the coffee farmers with the local coffee market.

“This would allow the farmers to present the production cycle of their local coffee from ‘Farm to Cup,’ ” Marañon said.

The event is part of the four-day 3rd Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival that will open on April 27, 3 p.m., at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Mansilingan, Bacolod City.

This year’s festival theme is “Organic Agriculture: A Key to Agro-Tourism Development.”*NLG

[jaywalker]

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This booth is spruced up and ready for guests at the Panaad Festival today but the gaping jaws could intimidate the kids.*

[Xeltran]

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This booth is spruced up and ready for guests at the Panaad Festival today but the gaping jaws could intimidate the kids.*

Ah, the classic mechanical dancers of the Cadiz City booth is still there. :)
It's day 2 for Panaad sa Negros festival and I have yet to come to the park since it's raining. :ohno:

[jaywalker]

Nietes Saves WV Boxing; Adjudged ‘Best Boxer’ in Palaro
By Cyrus M. Garde

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY -The son of former RP title holder in the flyweight division saved the day for the 5-man boxing team of Western Visayas by scoring against another knockout artist from Southern Mindanao (Davao City) at the close of boxing competition yesterday in this year’s Palarong Pambansa held here.

Gerson Nietes, Jr. who scored knockouts over his opponents in the elimination in the pinweight category leading to the finals was also adjudged “Best Boxer” among the participants from 17 regions. He beat Glenn Canteveros, another knockout artist in the final of their weight category to take the gold.

Actually, only two boxers advanced to yesterday’s finals but Nietes’ teammate, John Dabert Arcita was not as lucky when he bowed to Canteveros’ teammate, Joan Vincent Moralde in the powder weight division.

Nietes defeated Arnold Tabastabas of Region 4-A in the quarterfinals in the second round of their bout, while Canteveros did the same to NCR’s Jimmy Abducal.

Arcita outscored NCR’s Rey Marsan, 15-16 in their own bout ofthe quarterfinals also.

Region 10’s Jeffrey Galero and NCR’s Jimmy Abducal took the bronze medals in pinweight category, while Ilocos’ Carlo Ochotorina and Bicol’s Ricky Dacillo settled for the bronze medals in powder weight category.

Mark Anthony Bariga of Region 11 saved the day for Davao City when he won the mosquito weight category gold medal over Jerome Sarong of NCR. Host Region 4-B’s (MIMAROPA) Ruiz Lorenz Tesorio and Central Visayas Ruden Ticag settled for bronze medals.

Englebert Moralde, Jr. of Davao City beat John Merced of host Region (MIMAROPA) in the paper weight category, while CAR’s Noel Pecking and Region 12’s Michael Borja took the bronze medals.

Jerwin Ancajas of Region 11 (Davao City makes it three for them when he scored over Nicko Tayo of Region 9 in the lightflyweight category. Region 12’s Ricky Abanilla and Central Luzon’s Libven Agapito settled for bronze medals.

Region 11 took the team championship title, while Western Visayas was 1st runner-up and NCR, 2nd runner-up.

In athletics, Western Visayas has already 14 gold medals to lead in the medal standing in athletics.*

[eonynx]

a feast of gastronomic history,
of sumptuous bacolod city
set in stylish negrense style
it will be all worth your while.

[jaywalker]

^^ @ Eonynx,daw pangcommercial sang BOB'S.Nice work!:cheers:

[drxe500]

Libertad Public Market
Bacolod City

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Brgy. Felisa Road
Bacolod City

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[annie_may]

panaad bike race, 04/27/08, brgy granada, bacolod city...

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drix:musta iloilo? :nuts:

[eonynx]

^^ @ Eonynx,daw pangcommercial sang BOB'S.:cheers:

ganun? thanks!:lol: i briefly stopped there (the branch near riverside) to have a lunch last january when i visited my nursing alma mater. i mean, last march gale

[drxe500]

panaad bike race, 04/27/08, brgy granada, bacolod city...

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drix:musta iloilo? :nuts:


I didn't go to Iloilo, Anne. I was in Manila for a company activity. I missed the Bike Shoot! I know its a difficult shoot. Sharp group hug you got here, Anne! The second shot is a gem (if you did panning shot on this, I must commend you!)!

[jaywalker]

^^Salamat sa mga pictures @Annie_may kag @drxe500.I like it,pang exhibit gid!:cheers:

ganun? thanks!:lol: i briefly stopped there (the branch near riverside) to have a lunch last january when i visited my nursing alma mater. i mean, last march gale

..........or should i say pang tag line sang BOB'S.:cheers:

[JEFFjr_25]

Brgy. Felisa Road
Bacolod City

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This ones a beauty. Pretty dramatic and full of stories to tell. Great shot @drxe.:okay::okay:

[williepenz]

hay sayang mamimiss ko ang panaad festival,dito pa rin kami sa US, pero lapit na talaga ang punta namin bacolod. I guess may next year pa naman, at least by then maskarra at panaad ang aabutan ko,hehe

[annie_may]

I didn't go to Iloilo, Anne. I was in Manila for a company activity. I missed the Bike Shoot! I know its a difficult shoot. Sharp group hug you got here, Anne! The second shot is a gem (if you did panning shot on this, I must commend you!)!

yes drix i did a panning shot on that pic. i just dave hill'ed that picture for a more dramatic effect but i didnt touch the motion blur :banana:

[bacolodchamp]

Zubiri wants Negros to be biofuels center
SAYS LITO IS ACTING NBB HEAD
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri Saturday called on oil firms to moderate their greed amid the impending increase in oil prices to P60 a liter, as he stressed his plan to make Negros the biofuels center of the Philippines.

“I want other provinces to see that Negros is leading the way in alternative fuels,” Zubiri, who was in the province for the annual Panaad sa Negros Festival in Bacolod City, said.

Under the road map for the Philippines Biofuels Program safeguards will be provided to protect the country’s food security programs, Zubiri also assured.

Zubiri announced that the acting head of the National Biofuels Board is Sugar Regulatory Administrator Rafael “Lito” Coscolluela, a former governor of Negros Occidental, although his official appointment by the President is being awaited.
Zubiri had earlier asked President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to replace NBB Executive Director Ramon Santos.

But Coscolluela yesterday said the biofuels program is being discussed with the President, Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes and Santos. We are currently defining problems, no formal structure in the program management has been reached until the discussions on the matter are over, from there we will decide what is to be done, he said.

Zubiri said, “The United Nations is barking up the wrong tree by quickly attacking biofuels for escalating food prices. They should, instead, focus their attacks on the greed and selfish motives of oil-producing nations and speculators who continue to hoard petroleum products and raise their prices at the expense of the world”.

The latest record-breaking price of $120 per barrel of crude oil that is expected to roughly translate to P60-65 per liter of fuel, almost thrice the amount we were paying two years ago, is “the crime against humanity,” the senator said.

Such high prices have forced nations to produce biofuels to survive into the future by becoming energy-independent, he said.

That is why the Philippines, he said, is not giving up on the program, too.

Zubiri said he wants Negros to be the Brazilian model for production of EH 5, an 85 percent ethanol blend from sugar that could bring down the cost of fuel to P31 to 32 per liter.

He said it is easy to convert vehicles to use EH 5, gasoline tanks just have to be changed to plastic or fiber glass because steal tanks are corrosive.

The production of biofuels will save the sugar industry from collapse when tariffs on imported sugar are lifted under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, he also said.

“We must protect the sugar industry and make it in tune with the times. Biofuels will give alternative value to cane,” he said.

The Philippines Biofuels Program is unique in the sense that we have the opportunity to learn from the mistakes of other countries who rushed to craft their own biofuels programs, he said.

Under the road map for the Philippines Biofuels Program, among the safeguards recommended is a ban on the planting of biofuel feedstocks in all irrigated and highly-productive arable lands, he said.

It is also recommended that production of bioethanol gasoline replacement be limited to sugar-producing districts and utilizing only excess production, he said. The country has an excess sugar production of almost 300,000 tons that will yield roughly 400 million liters of bioethanol, he said.

The program will also utilize the almost 4 million hectares of idle cogonal and denuded mountain lands to plant jatropha or even malunggay. These lands are not suitable for rice and corn due to the marginal slope of the land, he said.

A ban on the use of corn, wheat, soybean, rapeseed and other food crops for the biofuels program has also been recommended, he said.*CPG

[bacolodchamp]

"Sen. Zubiri"Gives P32M, hospital aid to province BY CARLA GOMEZ

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri Saturday announced the allocation of P32 million for projects in the 32 towns and cities of Negros Occidental, half of which has been released, and funds for indigent patients and a dialysis center for the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City.

Zubiri, who was in Bacolod City for the annual Panaad sa Negros Festival, said funding will come from his Senate allocation.

Half of the P32 million has already been released in Negros Occidental, and remaining amount will be given by the third quarter of this year, he said.

The P1 million each per town and city will be used for the building of schools, for markets, the purchase of ambulances and firetrucks, depending on the needs of the recipient local governments, he said.

Zubiri Saturday also inked a Memorandum of Agreement for the allocation by his office of P1 million for indigent patients needs at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City that will be replenished every year, he said.

He told the DAILY STAR he also committed to give the hospital two dialysis machines for a dialysis center at the CLMMRH for indigent patients.

Zubiri, who has roots in Negros Occidental, called on other Ilonggo senators to commit some of their funds to help in the medical needs of indigent patients in the province, too.

The senator said he is looking for an office in Bacolod City to set up his regional center.

It is hoped that the cheaper medicines bill will be ready by May 1, to also help the people cope with rising prices, he said.

Zubiri said he is also pushing for the passage of his bill seeking exemptions for minimum wage earners.*CPG

[bacolodchamp]

Isabela, San Carlos top winners in Panaad’s festivals competition
BY NIDA BUENAFE

Despite the heavy downpour, Negros Occidental’s Panaad Festival 2008 opened Saturday at the Panaad Sports Complex in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, with the dancing skeletons of Isabela’s “Kalag-Kalag” festival winning the fiesta presentation competition.

Isabela’s “Kalag-Kalag” performers bested 18 other groups in the fiesta presentation contest, which earned the town the P50,000 top prize.

Second to Isabela was San Carlos City’s “Pinta Flores” while Moises Padilla’s “Hinuptanan” was third. San Carlos received P30,000 and Moises Padilla, P20,000.

Also well-applauded performances were those of Pulupandan’s “Salaban” dancers, who presented the rich Marine Resources of the town dancing to “Showtime”, and Sagay City’s presentation of the conflict among sea creatures that inhabit the seas.

Rudy Reveche, fiesta presentation coordinator, said they decided to put up a stage in front of the stadium instead of having the traditional field performance, to bring the dancers closer to the judges and spectators in the bleachers.

Members of the panel of judgers were: Shirley Halili-Cruz, Noel Garovillo, Larry Gabao, Franco Velas, and Peter de Vera of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Among those present at the affair were Gov. Isidro Zayco, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri who was the guest of honor, and the congressmen and mayors of Negros Occidental.

Zayco, who led the opening rites, said this year’s celebration is a tribute to the late governor Joseph Marañon.

Stressing to the crowd that he was “a Negrense first before becoming a son of Mindanao”, Zubiri said he will continue to find alternatives that will revive the sugar industry as it remains as main source of livelihood for Negrosanons.

Making the development of Negros and the progress of its towns and cities as one of his priorities, the senator said he will give his 100 percent support in the Senate to the province’s various programs and projects.

Adding color to the opening of the festival was the presentation of the 24 candidates of Lin-ay Sang Negros and players from Philippine Basketball Association who are also in the city for their All-Star Weekend extravaganza.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Bacolod City is the main beneficiary of the festival.

The arrival of local and foreign tourists in Bacolod who want to experience the weeklong festivities can spur business activities in the city, Leonardia said.*NAB

[boy muscovado]

OT:
@boy M ... sa Bata ka nag-HS?
nami tu-od pahulom-hulom sa subâ sa Minggoy (sa may Dam nayon) ...
kapin pa gid kun may sinugba nga isda/baboy kag bahaw ... :lol::lol::lol:
i hope they develop more subdivisions along the Talisay-Bacolod border ...
it is a good place to live ... it's near all the conveniences ... :okay:

Yup...didto ko nag high school......basta damo gid times ko nag pa minggoy with the barkada...untat lang kami when a group of students of the lower years had an accident killing one...te tapos ang maliligayang araw to :ohno:^^

Got a question and please take no offense:
Tuod bala to nga may aswang sa Bata area? Kay amo na kuno bati-bati ko sa mga clasmates ko nga taga-Bacolod, just curious.

Aswang?...diin naman sya manago nga katubuhan?..ha ha ha ha.....adik guro kag buang may ara pa :lol::lol::lol:

[415gem]

SSC`ers , Hello . My gf will be attending West Negros University to study Nursing . I was wondering if any Baclodero/as could give me / her some advice on place to find affordable boardinghouse / room rentals . Regards Kevin

[jaywalker]

Neg. Occ. Provincial Capitol

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[bacolodchamp]

the rear part of the capitol, often the most ignored but just as beautiful as the front. nice to know that the mini market at the back were demolished.:) nice photos migo jay.

[jaywalker]

^^Thanks Migo Bacolodchamp!
It was newly painted.It's nice to see our Capitol having some facelift once in a while.The trees around adds to the beauty of the building.

Anyways here's some interesting video i found.This sport is getting more popular around the country.

Skimboard at Punta taytay, Bacolod

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by pinggot07

[annie_may]

Aswang?...diin naman sya manago nga katubuhan?..ha ha ha ha.....adik guro kag buang may ara pa :lol::lol::lol:

basi si maria labo :lol:

[SUV111]

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[jaywalker]

:banana::banana::banana: WELCOME BACK MIGO SUV:banana::banana::banana:


I love it! Migs.Medyo na late ang aton nga thread opener .We're happy to you see again !

[jaywalker]

Luxur Place - Presentation
by pons lizares

uyQI40Mz0Hw

[SUV111]

^^ hahaha thank you for welcoming me back...i am just doing some important things right now....i will be back as soon as I'm done...i am still taking pictures around the city..i will flood this thread soon with pics when i have the time.

welcome to new members...at least now we have our own professional photog....may mga upod na kita mang post pictures. :) hehehehe

[drxe500]

This ones a beauty. Pretty dramatic and full of stories to tell. Great shot @drxe.:okay::okay:

Thank you for such a kind comment JEFFjr_25! I sure appreciate it!

Here's one for you . . .

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[bacolodchamp]

glad you're back migo SUV. very nice pics....:)

[SUV111]

thank you champ :) btw, heres the picture of the proposed friendship bridge

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[jaywalker]

^^ hahaha thank you for welcoming me back...i am just doing some important things right now....i will be back as soon as I'm done...i am still taking pictures around the city..i will flood this thread soon with pics when i have the time.

welcome to new members...at least now we have our own professional photog....may mga upod na kita mang post pictures. :) hehehehe

Yes Migs Suv.We have new friends from Negros Camera Club namely Annie_may and Dxre500.:cheers:and of course we have Neomind.

[SUV111]

^^ neomind will always be my favorite...now...nadugangan naman 2...I'm so happy!!!!

I love it!!!

[SUV111]

Thank you for such a kind comment JEFFjr_25! I sure appreciate it!

Here's one for you . . .

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i always admire people who knows how to capture beautiful shots. :)

nice one here drxe. :) hehehehe.... tani join kamo sa next bcd ssc meet up :)

[bacolodchamp]

thank you champ :) btw, heres the picture of the proposed friendship bridge

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WOWOWEEEEE....it's gonna be a major philippine landmark...so they're resurrecting the dream project of gov. marañon, migo?:banana:

[SUV111]

i dont know....probably they will...i guess they are planning for it, though its not going to be an immediate project but still, I'm glad that its already being studied for its construction in the near future :)

[JEFFjr_25]

Thank you for such a kind comment JEFFjr_25! I sure appreciate it!

Here's one for you . . .

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Youre welcome @drxe500 ... always. :) ^^ This pic can be neatly titled as , "FUN after the rain..."

thank you champ :) btw, heres the picture of the proposed friendship bridge

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A real blast... A comeback blast from @Smile, that is. :cheers:

[bacolodchamp]

i dont know....probably they will...i guess they are planning for it, though its not going to be an immediate project but still, I'm glad that its already being studied for its construction in the near future :)


where is this posted migo? looks like its somewhere along the road or hiway maybe? anyway, its a welcome move...i hope its within our lifetime..he he

there was a joke before that the longest bridge can be found in the province, talubangi bridge in kabankalan to be exact...the reason? it took them 7 long years to complete it...:lol::lol::lol:

[SUV111]

its located in pulupandan booth and theres also one in pulupandan in Bago:)

[bacolodchamp]

its located in pulupandan booth and theres also one in pulupandan in Bago:)

oh i see. so the local govt of pulupandan is really serious about it. i hope they'll get as much support from the province and national government as well.:banana:

[SUV111]

yes...the New Mayor of Pulupandan is good ha. :) i wish they can do something about the port....its one of the best ports in the province and it caters international ships :)

[drxe500]

i always admire people who knows how to capture beautiful shots. :)

nice one here drxe. :) hehehehe.... tani join kamo sa next bcd ssc meet up :)


Thanks SUV111 for the invitation to the bcd ssc meet up! We'd love to meet you guys!

[SUV111]

that will be great...ok...mid May, we will have a meet up again
i will just coordinate with postergirl and maybe we can have a reservation in their hotel :)

[BYAHILO]

ka bad trip sang ulan sa bacolod sang weekend ah. nag ubog naman ko sa baha sa robinson kag nakatilaw lunang akon tsinelas.. heeheh

neways nag enjoy gd kmi da sang stay namon sa bcd, nag libot libot kmi sa silay kag panaad.

ako si kyle, si chymera kag si PH_Man

sa guimaras naman nag overnite kmi ako si PH_Man, Chymera, kag nag upod day trip si Bernie kag Slemarken

balik ko da bacolod sa masskara naman

[jaywalker]

thank you champ :) btw, heres the picture of the proposed friendship bridge

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A very nice treat for us Migs Suv! A comeback with a bang gid!:lol:

[JEFFjr_25]

Neg. Occ. Provincial Capitol

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The perfect way to greet every visitors this PANAAD 2008.:cheers:

[SUV111]

of course...ako pa!!! i always bring out whats hot and whats new in this thread :)

soon may ara naman...ang makapakot gaan ko diary!!!!!!

[jaywalker]

^^@Mig Suv,you always bring life to Bacolod Thread and mas una pa kita diri kis-a kaysa sa local daily newspapers.I always appreciate your contribution in our thread.

Thanks for the pics @Jay.

The perfect way to greet every visitors this PANAAD 2008.:cheers:

No worries @Mig Jeff.I agree,a great work from Suv.This time daw mas dako ang attendance sang SSC-Bacolod meet.:banana:

[SUV111]

^^ thanks jay....remember the moneysense issue?... we posted it way ahead sang sa abs cbn bacolod :) hahahaha

sige lang kay maningad tingad naman ko sa new na matabo sa bacolod...

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/04/28

Negros Occidental cops get medals for job well done
Negros Occidental (28 April) -- Four Negros cops get their medals as pinned to them by no less than the PNP Director General Avelino Razon Jr. during the latter's visit in the province.

Chief Inspector Jefferson Descallar and PO3 Mansueto Descallar were awarded Medalya ng Kasanayan while Chief Inspector Santiago Rapiz and PO1 Joel Bancolinos were awarded Medalya ng Papuri.

Razon also congratulated the entire Negros Occidental police in their dedicated and proactive approach against crime, insurgency and terrorism.

"It is encouraging to see Mamang Pulis and Aling Pulis performing their best as servant and protector of community. I enjoined the rest to emulate the awardees, if not surpass their achievements.

As the Director General of PNP, Razon said he will stand beside those (policemen) who persevere for a peaceful and pleasant environment where the government can go about its functions undisturbed and where members of the community can live and do business without fear of crime and violence.

Razon urged the entire police force to always feel the pulse of the community. "This is one way to recognize their needs and requirement specifically on law enforcement and peace and order. By knowing what the community expects from the police force, it will enable us to serve and protect them better," Razon said.

"Keep in mind the PNP's vision to be a truly capable, effective and credible police force as embodied in the transformation program. Our efforts however small, should lead towards such objectives," Razon added. PIA/EAD)

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/04/28

Bacolod solemnizing ministers attend NSO seminar-forum
Bacolod City (28 April) -- Thirty delegates from 15 different denominations in the province recently attended the Seminar-Forum for solemnizing officers at the Sylvia Manor hotel.

The activity tackled the common problems on registrations and the ministers' dilemma on getting a license authorizing them to solemnize marriage based on rules imposed by the National Statistics Office.

Resource speakers include National Statistics Office (NSO) Regional Director Norman Julag-ay and Negros Occ. NSO Chief Fred Solluesta.

The affair highlighted the critical role of solemnizing ministers in documenting and processing of papers of couples who wish to marry legally.

The participants were also enlightened on the procedures of obtaining license to officiate marriages.

The government is currently strengthening NSO as the country's sole authority in issuing official birth, death and marriage certificates recognized here and abroad. (PIA-LOL)

[JEFFjr_25]

Piccio 2nd despite closing eagle

Mia Piccio eagled the par-5 18th but still lost by one stroke to American Christina Miller Sunday in the IMGA/DLGA Championship at the IMG Academies Golf and Country Club in Bradenton, Florida.

Miller matched Piccio's closing two-under-par 70 to win the 36-hole tournament on the Laura Diaz FCWT (Future Collegians World Tour) with a 140 total.

Piccio, who started the round tied with Dottie Ardina for second place, just one stroke behind Miller, virtually kissed her title bid goodbye with back-to-back bogeys from No. 15.

The bespectacled shotmaker from Bacolod City, who had one win and two third place finishes on the tour, eventually finished solo second at 141.

The 16-year-old Miller birdied Nos. 2 and 3, dropped a stroke on the fifth but built enough cushion with birdies on Nos. 10 and 12 to negate another bogey on No. 16.

It was her second straight FCWT title after ruling the Mission Inn-Las Colinas tourney last February.

Ardina, the top ICTSI bet chasing a third victory on the tour, made three birdies but had two bogeys as she fired a second straight 71 that left her in third place at 142.

Cyna Rodriguez, winner of last month's Mission Inn Open, finished joint seventh with Trinidad and Tobago's Monica Sealy (77) at 150. Rodriguez closed out with a 74 after a 76.

source: INQ7.net

[ngprofflorida]

of course...ako pa!!! i always bring out whats hot and whats new in this thread :)

soon may ara naman...ang makapakot gaan ko diary!!!!!!

Mig may surprised ka gid mig mo the new hotel in Bacolod and mall.... ara sa crystal ball ko......:banana::banana::banana:

[blueguy]

Mig @suv... musta? Maayong aga Bacolod

[bacolodchamp]

Mig may surprised ka gid mig mo the new hotel in Bacolod and mall.... ara sa crystal ball ko......:banana::banana::banana:

daw amo man na sa pensar ko migo...:lol:

[ngprofflorida]

[QUOTE=bacolodchamp;20133710]daw amo man na sa pensar ko migo
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Mig after panaad festival whats next? Negros the unending festival in the Country.... ano dason:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[bacolodchamp]

[QUOTE=bacolodchamp;20133710]daw amo man na sa pensar ko migo
...:lol:http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e262/freeman280/cooltext87009134.jpg?t=1209384540

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Mig after panaad festival whats next? Negros the unending festival in the Country.... ano dason:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

may is actually a fiesta month, binalbagan on may 15; mudpack festival at mambukal in june to name a few

[jasontt]

ka nami gid ba... hehehe

[bacolodchamp]

Formalize police HQ plan – mayor
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia is asking the local police to finalize their proposal for the construction of a new Bacolod City Police Headquarters at its present site.

“If they are serious about it, we will also be serious in allocating a substantial amount for the project in the next year’s budget,” Leonardia said.

He said he had started discussions on the project with the previous police director and there was a proposal then that the city will share with 50 percent of the expenses for it.

The construction of the foundation of the P12.5 million Bacolod City Police Office was started in January.

Meanwhile, Leonardia said he requested Philippine National Police Chief Avelino Razon Jr. for an additional 200 police personnel for Bacolod City during the national convention of the Masons in the city last week. He also asked that the city be provided additional police cars, he said.

He reiterated his request for additional police personnel to Razon during the Negros Occidental Peace and Order Council, he also said.

Leonardia said that since Bacolod is double the size of Iloilo, he has requested that the city be given the same number of police personnel as that of Iloilo.

Based on the 2007 Census of Population conducted by the National Statistics Office, Bacolod City now has a total population of 499,497 while that of Iloilo is 418,710, he said.

Data also show that Bacolod has 8,068 more hectares in land area than Iloilo City, he added.

“I believe that will start the ball rolling and that there is now consciousness on the part of the PNP chief and the police regional office about the urgency of our need,” Leonardia said.

He said he congratulates the local police for not just having survived, but even excelled, despite the personnel handicap compared to that of Iloilo.

“I think we should admire them for keeping Bacolod relatively peaceful, especially last week, despite the many events taking place in the city,” he said.*CGS

www.visayandailystar.com

[bacolodchamp]

Bacoleño Huerva wins Canlubang golf tourney
BY NIDA BUENAFE

Carding a one over par 73 in the final round, Bacoleño Joe Huerva of ICTSI clinched the Class A Gross trophy in the 2008 President’s Cup Club Championship held April 26-27 at the Canlubang Golf and Country Club.

With defending champion Jay Bayron absent from this year’s tournament, the 17-year-old Huerva posted an aggregate 2 over par for two days to leave behind closest rival Mari Hechanova by 6 strokes. The Bacoleño golfer also won the recent Samsung Pilipinas Amateur Golf Championship at Summit Point in Lipa City, Batangas.

Considered as one of the top contenders in next month’s Philippine Amateur Golf Championships to be held at Negros Occidental Golf & Country Club in Marapara, Bacolod City, Huerva also topped the Samsung Pilipinas Amateur Golf Championship at Summit Point in Lipa City, Batangas.

For the slated Philippine Open, he will face stiff competition from defending champion Anthony Fernando who routed Mario Labajo in last year’s finals.

Meanwhile in the net category of the Canlubang tournament, Kim Dae Yeol claimed the over-all net championship while Daudo Go and Louie Advincula secured the Class A net champion and runner up awards respectively.

Other division winners were Rudy Verano and Joselito Quiros for Class B gross and net, Dante Ong and Ikuo Nakamura for Class C gross and net, and Leana Farriles and Mia Santos for Ladies’ gross and net categories.

Current asian tour star Juvic Pagunsan who hails from Binitin, Murcia, is the Preident’s Cup club champion of Canlubang in 2006 and 2003.*NAB

www.visayandailystar.com

[SUV111]

Mig @suv... musta? Maayong aga Bacolod

good morning van...I'm fine...just quite busy. i will be in cebu this thursday until saturday :) i will text you when i visit SM. :) hope to catch you there :)

[SUV111]

daw amo man na sa pensar ko migo...:lol:

daw amo man na sa pensar ko migo
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Mig after panaad festival whats next? Negros the unending festival in the Country.... ano dason:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

wait lang kamo kay basi mapaktan niyo may ara na kamo diary na nami nami. :)

[blueguy]

^^ OK No problem....

[ngprofflorida]

wait lang kamo kay basi mapaktan niyo may ara na kamo diary na nami nami. :)


No problem amigo, very busy ka gid, damo gid activity and convention ang bacolod... mahulat lang kami....:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

[QUOTE=ngprofflorida;20133804]

may is actually a fiesta month, binalbagan on may 15; mudpack festival at mambukal in june to name a few

La Carlota tapos na...more to come pa gali..... unending festival in the country.:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

Gov. Isidro Zayco said yesterday that, while Negros Occidental produces
enough sugar to become the biofuels center of the country, regulations will have to be put in place to ensure the food security of its people.

On Saturday Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, who was in Bacolod for the opening of the Panaad sa Negros Festival, said he is pushing to make Negros the biofuels center of the Philippines, with the production of ethanol from its sugarcane.

In the light of the global food supply problem, Zayco echoed the statement of Zubiri that agricultural areas for food production should be protected.

We will have to ensure the amount of land we need to set aside for food production based on the population of the province, and the areas for crops to be used for biofuels, Zayco said.

Negros Occidental has the capacity to produce biofuels because of its large production of sugar and the presence of a lot of uncultivated public lands, he also said.

To ensure the food security of Negros Occidental, Zayco said the provincial government is pushing for increased rice and vegetable production, and livestock and poultry, he said.

Under the road map for the Philippines Biofuels Program safeguards will be provided to protect the country’s food security programs, Zubiri assured Saturday.

Among the safeguards recommended is a ban on the planting of biofuel feedstocks in all irrigated and highly-productive arable lands, he said.

It is also recommended that production of bioethanol gasoline replacement be limited to sugar-producing districts and utilizing only excess production, he said. The country has an excess sugar production of almost 300,000 tons that will yield roughly 400 million liters of bioethanol, he said.

The program will also utilize the almost 4 million hectares of idle cogonal and denuded mountain lands to plant jatropha or even malunggay. These lands are not suitable for rice and corn due to the marginal slope of the land, he said.

A ban on the use of corn, wheat, soybean, rapeseed and other food crops for the biofuels program has also been recommended, he said.*CPG

[bacolodchamp]

[QUOTE=bacolodchamp;20133916]

La Carlota tapos na...more to come pa gali..... unending festival in the country.:banana::banana::banana::banana:

hinigaran fiesta is sometime end of april, pontevedra fiesta is may 7 or 8 i think. aguisan in himamaylan is may 30. ha ha. di mahilig magpamyesta migo no?:lol::lol::lol:

[JuIcYdUdE22]

[QUOTE=ngprofflorida;20144562]

hinigaran fiesta is sometime end of april, pontevedra fiesta is may 7 or 8 i think. aguisan in himamaylan is may 30. ha ha. di mahilig magpamyesta migo no?:lol::lol::lol:

April 30 ang highlight, mapauli ako, weeee, mga IHO DIPUNGGOL, manalaba ta.

[jaywalker]

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Things Pinoy showcased at 'Kultura Filipino'

'KULTURA Filipino' showcases all-Pinoy products with the display of live mannequins at the Northwing fronting the Event Centre of SM City Bacolod.

There are also seashell accessories and bags that Filipinos and expats alike just can't get enough off. Necklaces, bracelets and bags come in various designs and colors that will fit everyone's style. From the simple shell necklaces for everyday use to the elegantly and heavily adorned pieces that come in different shapes and multiple strands, ladies sure come off with an earthy and trendy appeal.

The beautiful token of the Island seas also gives finery and appealing art in home tableware and dinnerware. 'Kultura Filipino' offers pieces made of capiz shells such as placemats, trays, coasters, plates, and bowls handcrafted to perfection to provide beautiful iridescence. Also, one cannot miss other dining and cooking items made from handwoven rattan and polished wood.

There is also the souvenir apparel that literally and illustratively reminds us of the country's clear and sunny natural highlights. One finds shirts and sandos that have pictures and labels of the many tourist attractions in the Philippines that bring back memories and a smile amid a rainy and gloomy day.

A mix of food items like dried fruit products, an assortment of nuts and various delicacies such as turones de kasoy, pastillas, pinipig bars and piyaya are excellent munchies as one lounges around the house. Bottles of berry wine, basi, and lambanog are great to be enjoyed as friends and family gather together to make their days and nights lively.

[jaywalker]

Grand Regal Hotel-Bacolod presentation
From: fishbonebenjie

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[jaywalker]

BACOLOD demo
From: mikevarca

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[JEFFjr_25]

^^ Great video finds @Jay.:)

[SUV111]

guys, can somebody here repost the list of festivals i made in the previous thread?...i couldnt find it. :) thank you...

anyway, i have some shots of the pasalamat festival...i will post it here soon :) or maybe next week. :) medyo busy pa :)


ask ko lang, i read in the news paper that our masskara dancers will perform in korea....how true is it?

[blueguy]

^^ Pasalamat? I miss it...taga dira tita ko...sige post na be....

[jaywalker]

^^Another breaking news na naman Migs Suv!:banana::banana::banana:

Ari gali ang 24 oras news video sang GMA TV Station kon diin nafeature ang Punta-taytay kag ang Carribean Park Resort.
http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/related/20813/Gimik-sa-Tag-init-Nature-lovers'-destinations

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/04/29

TESDA livelihood skills contest in Bacolod moved to May 2
Negros Occ. (29 April) -- The 9th Panaad Livelihood Skills Competition originally scheduled May 1 was re-scheduled to May 2.

A press release from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is sponsoring the activity with the provincial government of Negros Occ.

The annual skills competition will showcase Negrense' skills in various crafts and trades supportive of tourism industry, the priority sector of the province.

This year's competition will be in the areas of bartending, cake decoration, vegetable/fruit carving and table napkin folding.

Each city and municipality will be sending contestants in all areas for the day-long competition.

The contest which started in 2000 aims to promote specific trades and occupations relevant to the national economy, instill self-esteem and pride among blue collar workers by advocating through the skills competition the vital role skilled workers in nation-building and cultivate the cooperative spirit of the various stakeholders in the development of middle-level technical workforce. (TESDA-PIA Negros Occ.)

[BYAHILO]

[quote=bacolodchamp;20145790]

April 30 ang highlight, mapauli ako, weeee, mga IHO DIPUNGGOL, manalaba ta.

baw wala ka gd nag pa kita sang ara ko da ha. regards kay shallie.

[BYAHILO]

Byahilo Feasting on Bacolod’s Calea Cakes

Several times, I keep on rambling to some friends that Bacolod, unlike Vigan Iloilo or Baguio, is not rich in touristy sights. We only have the Cathedral, the Plaza, the Capitol and some few others. All the rest it’s outside of the city already. But one thing why people continue to come in droves to Bacolod is because of its food. Bacolod City in Negros Occidental may not have a large number of places to visit, but has more than enough kainan, foodshops and retaurants to satisfy all your cravings.

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Continue here (http://www.byahilo.com/2008/04/30/byahilo-feasting-on-bacolods-calea-cakes/)

[wildmusic!]

^^Another breaking news na naman Migs Suv!:banana::banana::banana:

Ari gali ang 24 oras news video sang GMA TV Station kon diin nafeature ang Punta-taytay kag ang Carribean Park Resort.
http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/related/20813/Gimik-sa-Tag-init-Nature-lovers'-destinations

i wonder why pta. taytay was featured? :) palmas na lang tani IMO...

[wildmusic!]

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awww...dugay na gid ko wala ka celebrate panaad dira ba.. :ohno:

thanks migs SUV!!

[ngprofflorida]

awww...dugay na gid ko wala ka celebrate panaad dira ba.. :ohno:

thanks migs SUV!!

Hello amigo wildmusic, grabe gid ang panaad, damo festival and negros, the unending festival in the country..... :banana::banana::banana:

[bacolodchamp]

i wonder why pta. taytay was featured? :) palmas na lang tani IMO...

that portion of punta taytay is where GMA's transmitter in bacolod is located. it's just in front of it. that maybe is the reason why...:lol:

[bacolodchamp]

awww...dugay na gid ko wala ka celebrate panaad dira ba.. :ohno:

thanks migs SUV!!

my top 3 for the best booth is la carlota, silay and talisay. i like the ambiance of la carlota's booth, very environmental, modern yet still has the aura of nature. silay and talisay's booth connect you to their illustrious past. :)

[SUV111]

^^ agree with you @ champ :) wait til escalante finish their booth...

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[SUV111]

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[SUV111]

awww...dugay na gid ko wala ka celebrate panaad dira ba.. :ohno:

thanks migs SUV!!

thanks bro. :) hehehehehe

[SUV111]

Bacolod City

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[jaywalker]

^^Nice photos Migs Suv!:cheers:

i wonder why pta. taytay was featured? :) palmas na lang tani IMO...

that portion of punta taytay is where GMA's transmitter in bacolod is located. it's just in front of it. that maybe is the reason why...:lol:

Kon Palmas wala masyado activities didto kundi pahulom hulom lang sa swimming pool.Sa Punta-taytay 5 pesos lang may sisi,talaba kag tahong pa nga libre.Manginhas ka lang kon hunas.Indi lang ina may free nga birdwatching pa kag pwede ka pa mag skimboard:lol::lol::lol:

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[^TumandoK]

Nat’l agencies want offices in
new Bacolod gov’t center
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has issued an executive order for the creation of a committee to study and make recommendations on the requests of several national government agencies to construct their own offices at the new Bacolod City Government Center.

The mayor has designated Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson to chair the committee that is also tasked to study the designs and specifications of the furniture and fixtures to be used by the departments and offices that will occupy the government center, and the landscaping of the frontage and other areas of the building.

The executive order, issued April 16, 2008, said several agencies of the national government have pending requests to be allowed to construct their own buildings in the vacant areas of the government center lot.

Sayson said the government center, which is more than 88 percent complete, is expected to be finished in May this year.

He said his committee will be composed of Councilor Dindo Ramos, City Legal Officer Allan Zamora, City Administrator Roger Balo and Secretary to the Mayor Goldwyn Nifras.

The committee may also create a technical working group to assist it in its study and recommendations, he added.

Sayson noted that there are several national government agencies now renting spaces in the city since they do not have their own buildings. He cited the Department of Labor and Employment, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Pag-Ibig, among them.

“We will start talking with these agencies once we receive a formal request,” he said.*CGS

[SUV111]

I would just like to thank our new members for sharing their fabulous pictures without any hesitations. :) way to go guys!!!! Baskog na ang Bacolod subong kay may mga upod na kami na mga prof. :) hahahahaha

@jay...thank you, @drxe...wait ko text mo...hope we can have our photoshoot this weekend :)

[^TumandoK]

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The Ruins

The structure of THE RUINS is of Italianate architecture with neo-Romanesque columns, having a very close semblance to the façade of Carnegie Hall in New York City. In New England, they often were homes to ship’s captains. A belvedere, facing west, affords a beautiful view of the sunset in a glassed-in sunroom with bay windows.
The mansion was built in the early 1900’s by the sugar baron, Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson (1865-1948) and was home to his unmarried children with his first wife, Maria Braga Lacson (+1911), a Portuguese from Macau. The mansion was the largest residential structure ever built at that time and had in it one of the finest furnitures, chinawares, and decorative items, as the father of Maria Braga was a captain of a ship that sailed across Europe and Asia and would cart with him these items. One of their daughters maintained a beautiful garden of lillies in and around the 4-tiered fountain fronting the mansion, all brought in from abroad.
One of the sons supervised the construction of the mansion making certain that the A-grade mixture on concrete and its pouring was precisely followed.
The mansion met its sad fate in the early part of World War II when the USAFFE (United States Armed Forces in the Far East), then guerilla fighters in the Philippines, burnt the mansion to prevent the Japanese forces from utilizing it as their headquarters. It took days on inferno to bring down the roof and the 2-inch wooden floors.
To this day, the structure still stands tall amidst sugar plantations and continues to awe both local and foreign tourists. Truly, a picture-perfect backdrop and a magnificent sight to see.

[wildmusic!]

I would just like to thank our new members for sharing their fabulous pictures without any hesitations. :) way to go guys!!!! Baskog na ang Bacolod subong kay may mga upod na kami na mga prof. :) hahahahaha

@jay...thank you, @drxe...wait ko text mo...hope we can have our photoshoot this weekend :)

migs, dugay na gid man ya baskog ang bacolod..hehehe :lol: joke lang po... basi may violent reactions.. peace! :nocrook::nocrook:

thanks for you contributions guys. keep 'em coming! :banana:

[bacolodchamp]

Three firms eye Bago hydro power
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Three firms have expressed interests in building dams in the Bago River to generate hydroelectricity, Jose Ma. Valencia, chief of staff of Gov. Isidro Zayco, said yesterday.

Valencia said two of the three firms, Alcantara and Sons and California Energy, have shown serious interest in the project and the provincial government led by Gov. Isidro Zayco and Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer (Neg. Occ., 4th District) are holding further meetings with them.

Initial studies show that the Bago River has the potential to produce 70 megawatts of hydroelectricity and building of dams for the purpose would cost about $400 million, Valencia said.

This would be at no costs to the provincial government, as the firms are proposing to produce hydroelectricity on a build operate scheme, he said.

It will also mean cheaper and clean renewable energy, Valencia said.

He said the firm that undertakes the hydroelectric plan will also be able to provide an irrigation system and potable spring water to Murcia, Bago, Bacolod, Talisay and Silay.

The firm that undertakes it will also conduct reforestation in the area to protect the water levels in the Bago River, Valencia said.

One firm will have to be chosen to undertake the project but we are also offering the tapping of the much larger Ilog-Hilabangan River for hydroelectricity, Valencia said.

The Ilog-Hilabangan river has the capacity to produce more energy than the Bago River, he said.

Should a dam be built there in would also help prevent flooding in the area, Valencia said.

Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. In this case the energy extracted from the water depends on the volume and on the difference in height between the source and the water's outflow.*CPG

www.visayandailystar.com

[wildmusic!]

that portion of punta taytay is where GMA's transmitter in bacolod is located. it's just in front of it. that maybe is the reason why...:lol:

speaking of GMA, do we already have our own GMA-Bacolod station there? :)

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod City

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nice pic mig bacolod skyline naman, SUV ara ka sa pasalamat festival......? grabe ka na gid well covered ang mga festival....

[ngprofflorida]

DOST develops biogas tech, sealing machines for SMEs
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino

WITH large-scale biogas digester facilities soon to be established in Bacolod City to partly solve the garbage problem, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Industrial Technology Development Institute has developed a "cheap and environment-friendly portable biogas digester."

In a photo presented by Dost-Negros field office director Alan Francis Dara-ug, the portable biogas digester is the size of a big oil drum and ideal to service an area as big as a barangay.


As per specifications, the drum-type biogas digester can store up to 211 liters of biodegradable materials from kitchen waste, leaves and animal manure.

The digester also has a capacity of a regular liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Dara-ug said: "There is a need for the public in Negros to know that there is a substitute for LPG."

He, however, stressed it is important to actually see how this portable digester operates.

"With its affordable cost, a barangay can benefit from this portable digester in terms of gathering waste and converting them into cooking fuel," Dara-ug said.

The digester costs P9-10,000.

Dara-ug also presented vacuum-sealing equipment, which is a "floor model mobile type."

This equipment can meet the packaging needs of food sector, supermarkets, pharmaceuticals, hospitals and electronics industry.

Dara-ug said that in Negros where homemade food industry is thriving, this sealing equipment is very ideal cost-wise and to the "presentability" of the product.

All these are originally Pinoy, which means invented by Filipinos

[postergirl]

Good afternoon, Bacolod! I've been reading the thread regularly but I don't really have any news to offer. Only that the hotel in the East side is really picking up speed with their construction. Also, the area in front of the ARFIEN building of LCC along San Juan Street is being cleared out..I wonder if there will be another building ;)

that will be great...ok...mid May, we will have a meet up again
i will just coordinate with postergirl and maybe we can have a reservation in their hotel :)

Mid May is good, just lemme know. Merienda ta..we have fresh baked goods mga around 4pm. :) KKB lang glng hehehe :lol:

ka bad trip sang ulan sa bacolod sang weekend ah. nag ubog naman ko sa baha sa robinson kag nakatilaw lunang akon tsinelas.. heeheh

neways nag enjoy gd kmi da sang stay namon sa bcd, nag libot libot kmi sa silay kag panaad.

ako si kyle, si chymera kag si PH_Man

sa guimaras naman nag overnite kmi ako si PH_Man, Chymera, kag nag upod day trip si Bernie kag Slemarken

balik ko da bacolod sa masskara naman

hey eric!

saw you at the hotel, pero la ko kapalapit kay busy gd kmi sa show cooking. how did you find the hotel? :)

[annie_may]

another one from the panaad bike race in alangilan

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[habagatcentral1]

speaking of GMA, do we already have our own GMA-Bacolod station there? :)

I think Campus Radio has...and you have your own channel already (Ch.10) but the GMA-Bacolod operates like somewhat like of ABSCBN of Iloilo.

[SUV111]

Bacolod-Silay Airport


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[ninja kid]

I think Campus Radio has...and you have your own channel already (Ch.10) but the GMA-Bacolod operates like somewhat like of ABSCBN of Iloilo.

yeah ...dira sang una sa UNO-R ang ila nga studio/transmitter ...

bag-o lang ina guro tindog ang sa Pta. Taytay ... dunno how new it is ... :ohno:

anyways ... nice Pana-ad pix here pipol ... keep on posting ... :okay:

[SUV111]

Bacolod wifi hotspots

L'fisher
Robinson's Place foodcourt
Sylvia Manor
Mayfair
Sorrento
Business Inn
Palmas del Mar
Executive Inn
University Courtyard
La Salle campus
UNO-R campus
Circle Inn Hotel
Northwest Inn
Tamera Inn
Pietro Kaffee
McDonald's Lacson
Mister Donut
Cafe Greens
Chowking Lacson

[SUV111]

yeah ...dira sang una sa UNO-R ang ila nga studio/transmitter ...

bag-o lang ina guro tindog ang sa Pta. Taytay ... dunno how new it is ... :ohno:

anyways ... nice Pana-ad pix here pipol ... keep on posting ... :okay:

hey ninja...wuzzup? so nice of you to drop by. :) Tomorrow there will be a concert of spongecola along with Nikki Jil, Yeng constantino, Chad Peralta and i forgot the name of the other one :) hehehehe

[ninja kid]

hey ninja...wuzzup? so nice of you to drop by. :) Tomorrow there will be a concert of spongecola along with Nikki Jil, Yeng constantino, Chad Peralta and i forgot the name of the other one :) hehehehe

i'm good dude ... medyo sako lang sa work ... kag sa lakat ...

spring na nga daan ... ano pa wala patay ang layaw namon sing mag-iloy ko ... :lol:

mayo pa kamo makalantaw kamo concert ... i like Yeng & Nikki Gil ... i even saw one of Nikki's MTV here last week ...

sikat gid ya ang Pinoy sa bilog nga kalibutan! :okay:

[SUV111]

i'm good dude ... medyo sako lang sa work ... kag sa lakat ...

spring na nga daan ... ano pa wala patay ang layaw namon sing mag-iloy ko ... :lol:

mayo pa kamo makalantaw kamo concert ... i like Yeng & Nikki Gil ... i even saw one of Nikki's MTV here last week ...

sikat gid ya ang Pinoy sa bilog nga kalibutan! :okay:

good for you...i stand corrected..its Gil gali not Jil. :) hahahahaha indi ko ya maglantaw concert...and besides I wont be here tomorrow. I have some Important stuff to do.

Talking about sikat....she(gil) recently performed in HK disneyland and sung the tagalog version of its a small world.

[chymera00]

I need a very big help. If you or someone you know has taken a picture of the exterior of an Ocean Jet fastcraft recently pls. PM me. I really need the pictures. I can't disclose the full details right now but two of my photos have been spotted in a number of their fastcrafts and I need to verify if they have made more reproductions of my pictures in their other units.

Their routes include:
Iloilo - Bacolod
Cebu - Dapitan
Cebu - Dumaguete
Cebu - Tabilaran
Dapitan - Dumaguete
Dapitan - Tabilaran
Dumaguete - Tagbilaran
Manila - Orion

Thanks. This will be a very big help for me.

[jaywalker]

Three firms eye Bago hydro power
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Three firms have expressed interests in building dams in the Bago River to generate hydroelectricity, Jose Ma. Valencia, chief of staff of Gov. Isidro Zayco, said yesterday.

Valencia said two of the three firms, Alcantara and Sons and California Energy, have shown serious interest in the project and the provincial government led by Gov. Isidro Zayco and Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer (Neg. Occ., 4th District) are holding further meetings with them.

Initial studies show that the Bago River has the potential to produce 70 megawatts of hydroelectricity and building of dams for the purpose would cost about $400 million, Valencia said.

This would be at no costs to the provincial government, as the firms are proposing to produce hydroelectricity on a build operate scheme, he said.

It will also mean cheaper and clean renewable energy, Valencia said.

He said the firm that undertakes the hydroelectric plan will also be able to provide an irrigation system and potable spring water to Murcia, Bago, Bacolod, Talisay and Silay.

The firm that undertakes it will also conduct reforestation in the area to protect the water levels in the Bago River, Valencia said.

One firm will have to be chosen to undertake the project but we are also offering the tapping of the much larger Ilog-Hilabangan River for hydroelectricity, Valencia said.

The Ilog-Hilabangan river has the capacity to produce more energy than the Bago River, he said.

Should a dam be built there in would also help prevent flooding in the area, Valencia said.

Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. In this case the energy extracted from the water depends on the volume and on the difference in height between the source and the water's outflow.*CPG

[jaywalker]

Negros organic coffee now available in retail

Coffee organically grown inside the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park is now available for those who prefer their every cup to come from chemical-free and select coffee cherries.

The Negros Island Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Foundation yesterday launched the Negros Island Rainforest Coffee produced by farmers from three upland communities of La Castellana, La Carlota and E.B. Magalona towns at a forum of the 3rd Organic Farmers’ Festival held at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol.

The coffee introduced yesterday came from a rainforest plantation in La Castellana cultivated by about 200 farmers who belong to the Sag-ang Organic Coffee Producers Association headed by Angelvic Labrador.

“We grow our coffee based on the organic standards we learned from NISARD,” Labrador said.

He also said they brought an initial four tons of robusta green beans to NISARD where it is roasted using a computerized machine, and packed for distribution.

Labrador said their association, SOCPA, has established a marketing scheme with NISARD to find a local market for their organic produce and eventually an export market.

The Negros Island Rainforest Coffee, packed in 250-gram foils, is sold by NISARD at P100 per pack for Regular Blend and P125, for Special Blend. It is available in dark roast, medium dark and medium roast variants.

Hernanie Mondia, chairman of the La Carlota Organic Coffee Growers Association, said all processes in producing their coffee – from farm to cup – are guided by organic standards.

It is contamination-free and the quality control is assured by our organic inspectors, said Mondia, whose association in Brgy. Yubo comprised of also about 200 farmers mostly rely on coffee production as their main source of livelihood.

Mondia said the assistance of NISARD, which begin started in November last year, helped revitalized coffee production in their area, a traditional coffee-producing hinterland community.

He said through their marketing scheme with NISARD, they are able to establish a support price. “Even if the price goes up or down, we will stick to that price to protect the farmers,” he said.

Mondia said that, in the conventional marketing system, it is the middlemen who dictate the price.

“I appeal to our fellow Negrenses to patronize the Negros Rainforest Coffee. For every cup of coffee you drink, you are helping the poor farmers,” Mondia said.

NISARD consultant Robert Gasparillo said the production of Negros Island Rainforest Coffee is “traceable from farm to cup” – from the mountain community where it is grown to the handpicking, sorting, drying, roasting and packaging.

This is possible because the internal control system requires the documentation of farmer and farm data and product flow control.

You can know even the name of the farmer who handpicked the coffee cherries where your coffee came from, Gasparillo said.*NLG

[jaywalker]

POEA, five cities sign MOU today
JOB PLACEMENTS IN MALLS TOMORROW

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration will sign a memorandum of understanding on the campaign against illegal recruitment with five cities in Negros Occidental at 10 a.m. today, at the Governor’s Hall of the Provincial Capitol.

POEA Administrator Rosalinda Baldoz and Deputy Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac will sign the MOU together with the local chief executives of the five cities, including Talisay, Silay, Bago, La Carlota, and San Carlos.

Earlier, Bacolod City had also signed a similar MOU with POEA, the first in the Visayas.

JOB FAIRS

Meanwhile, jobseekers can head to the nearest mall tomorrow, Labor Day, to check out available local and foreign employments.

Gaisano City will hold a jobs fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. while SM City, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At Robinsons Place, the Department of Labor of Employment will also open tomorrow its “Greater Modular Access” or GMA Job Center, an employment service machine displaying information on employment opportunities and services for both local and overseas Filipino workers.

PESO head Moises dela Cruz said applicants seeking both local and overseas jobs can proceed to Gaisano City where recruitment agencies will accept applications.

At SM City, only local placements will be available.

Those who are in need of jobs especially fresh graduates can go to SM while those who want to go abroad can proceed to Gaisano, De la Cruz said.

Later, they can also visit Robinsons and register at the jobs kiosk and also check for other vacancies, he said.*NLG

[JEFFjr_25]

Bacolod-Silay Airport


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Its good to note that the road leading to NBSA is well lighted. Hopefully the Silay City local govt would put up a police sub-station along the stretch of the roadway. Thanks for the pics @Smile.:)

[ngprofflorida]

[QUOTE=postergirl;20191176]Good afternoon, Bacolod! I've been reading the thread regularly but I don't really have any news to offer. Only that the hotel in the East side is really picking up speed with their construction. Also, the area in front of the ARFIEN building of LCC along San Juan Street is being cleared out..I wonder if there will be another building ;)

Cool ano naman ina basi new hotel naman.... daw wala untat ang construction sa Bacolod.

[jaywalker]

yeah ...dira sang una sa UNO-R ang ila nga studio/transmitter ...

bag-o lang ina guro tindog ang sa Pta. Taytay ... dunno how new it is ... :ohno:

anyways ... nice Pana-ad pix here pipol ... keep on posting ... :okay:

@Ninjakid,Dugay na dira ang transmitter sa Punta-Taytay,I think over 10 years na.
Bacolod wifi hotspots

L'fisher
Robinson's Place foodcourt
Sylvia Manor
Mayfair
Sorrento
Business Inn
Palmas del Mar
Executive Inn
University Courtyard
La Salle campus
UNO-R campus
Circle Inn Hotel
Northwest Inn
Tamera Inn
Pietro Kaffee
McDonald's Lacson
Mister Donut
Cafe Greens
Chowking Lacson


KUPPA

[ngprofflorida]

guys, can somebody here repost the list of festivals i made in the previous thread?...i couldnt find it. :) thank you...

anyway, i have some shots of the pasalamat festival...i will post it here soon :) or maybe next week. :) medyo busy pa :)


ask ko lang, i read in the news paper that our masskara dancers will perform in korea....how true is it?



MassKara Festival dancers
to perform in South Korea
BACOLOD City – This city’s MassKara Festival will perform in the Mask Dance Festival of Andong, South Korea. Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the city will try its best to send a delegation to honor the invitation extended by Andong Mayor Kim Hwi-Dong.

The invitation was personally delivered by festival organizers Moon, Hyung Suk and Kwon Du-Hyun.

In his letter, Mayor Kim Hwi-Dong stressed that the MassKara Festival’s participation will be beneficial to Bacolod and Andong culturally, economically, educationally and politically.

“We want to experience Philippine culture especially Bacolod, and its kind of masks. You can promote products in our festival,” he said.

Andong’s Mask Festival is now on its 35th year as a local festival and 12th as an international festival.

“It's already famous in the world. The art of mask making is an intangible heritage of higher art. Countries like Japan, China, Thailand and India have already participated in the Andong Festival,” said Moon, one of the festival's organizers.

The Mask Dance Festival is from September 26 to October 5, 2008.

Meanwhile, a sisterhood pact between Andong and Bacolod City is being worked out by a non-government organization chaired by Carmen Padilla. (PNA)

[JEFFjr_25]

^^ So this answers @SUV's inquiry. :) Bacolod's Masskara is going places. Great! This can showcase the rest of the festivals in our Negros province. And to some insight, it can also strengthen further Bacolod/Negros-Korea trade and cultural ties. This can be the start of more investments and tourists from South Korea into the province.:cheers:

[jaywalker]

^^That's right @Mig Jeff and we are becoming more friendly because probably we have the most number of sisterhood pact signed among other cities in the country and cities abroad.

[JEFFjr_25]

^^That's right @Mig Jeff and we are becoming more friendly because probably we have the most number of sisterhood pact signed among other cities in the country and cities abroad.

Correct @Jay. But the best thing the Bing administration can do, with these pacts among cities abroad, is to promote the city more often and invite their officials as well. Offer tour promo's and holiday perks to entice the people to come and visit our natural wonders. Negros Occ. has all the right elements in making it big time in tourism. All we need is just the political will and creativity so to speak.:)

[ngprofflorida]

TRAVEL AND TOUR AGENCIES
Source: Bacolod Tourism Office

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ESTABLISHMENT ADDRESS OWNER/
MANAGER TEL.NO.
1. Adonijah Traver & Tours Blk 8 Banga sawmill Bata Jason S. Bayonita 708-7228
2. Aeros Friend Travel & Tour Svs. 1st Floor Plaza Mart Paddy S. Abaring 709-6082
3. Aero Tours & Travel, Inc. Casa Orola, Rizal Hilado Sts John Oroala 433-0353
4. Bacolod Travel & Tours Rm 255 2nd Plaza Mart Bldg Jorlyn Donasco 433-7683
5. DLRS Travel Inc. San Sebastian Lopues Noel Iligan 433-9232
6. Enhance Visa Services Inc Magsaysay Ave.Cor Lacson Ma Eden R Sojor 433-3508
7. Expedia Travel Services Robinsons Place Catherine Nolido 441-3655
8. Family Travel & Tour Corp. Capitol Subdivision Lumena S. Juen 433-2154
9. Fast Tour and Travel Cineplex, Araneta Laura Jean Digdigan 433-3770
10. Filipinian Travel & Tours Sugarland Hotel, Araneta St. Gregorio Flores 435-0445
11. France-Asia International Inc 1st Lacson St
12. GSF World Travel Margarita St Guia Flores 434-9276
13. HPC TRAVEL Era Mall Helen Claur 433-4887
14. Jaunts & Journeys Mandalagan Frederick Pe 435-1122
15. Jiggers Travel and Tours Centroplex Mall Julinda Gargaritano
16. JSY Travel and Tours Luzuriaga Street Rudy Sy 709-1202
17. Kimberworld Travel & Tours BS Aquino Drive Connie Po 434-2017
18. Lands Air Travel Corp Hiccor Cmpd, Araneta St Henida Escay 432-0116
19. Lopues Travel Center,Inc Lopues Mandalagan Dolores Dy 441-0595
20. Lopues Travel Center,Inc Araneta Street Dolores Dy 432-2745
21. Lopues Travel Center,Inc Lopues East,Villamonte Dolores Dy 708-3633
22. MACRO Travel & Tours Rosario Hernaes Sts Mariloe Bedajos
23. Sky Travel & Tours San Juan Street Lilibeth Estabon 09295345913
24. SN Travel & Tours Sea Breeze Hotel Rodalyn Regalado 433-9884
25. Star Wings Travel Tanpinco Bldg Genevieve Mapa 433-1035
26. Steve and Precy Travel & Tours Barangay 12
27. Silverwind Travel Bargain Square Mall Percy Mijares 434-3430
28. Sun Cures and Tours Services Lizares St Lucia Yunque 703-0170
29. SWIP Travel Inc 18th Lacson St Irene May Hilado 433-6405
30. T3 Trips Tickets & Tours Centre Bargain Square Mall Vima Tan 709-1680
31. TODD TRAVEL 1stFlr Plaza Mart Evangeline Palma 433-0945
32. Travel Delights International Roxas Arellano Sts
33. Travel Experts Center SM City, Reclamation Area Ma Rebecca Hautea
34. Travel Lounge Inc. Victorina Arcade Rizal St Vicky Yap 441-1438
35. Travel Lounge Inc. Robinsons Place Sheila Saratan
36. Viva Tours & Travel Agency Capitol Subdivision Ma Bella Villanueva 434-7318
37. World Bound Travel Corp Prominence Inn Ruth Minerva Cruz 433-6847
38. Yangban Travel Agency Goldenfields Comml Comp Mary Jane Aquilin


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Useful Contacts

Bacolod City Hall
Transportation

City Mayor's Office
435-3535 Ceres Lines (Bus) 433-4992
. 435-1111 . 46-0681
. 434-4278 Phil. Fast Ferries Corp. 434-2350
. Fax - 435-3333 Air Philippines 433-9210, 433-9204
Public Information Office 703-8632 Cebu Pacific 434-9064, 434-2021
Public Affairs and Assistance Division Office 434-8485 Philippines Airlines 434-1595 to 96
Department of Tourism 434-6751 WG & A 434-9887
Tourism and Promotion Division Office 433-2515
433-2517 San Nicolas Taxi Service 434-2206
434-3834

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[jaywalker]

^^Good point Mig Jeff!That's we are lacking of,the tour packages being offered by tour operators outside Bacolod.Even in Manila,there are few travel agencies that offer tour packages for Bacolod including the rest of the province.I think the local travel agencies of Bacolod needs to tie up with some travel agencies in Manila to catch some number of domestic travellers.

[JEFFjr_25]

TRAVEL AND TOUR AGENCIES
Source: Bacolod Tourism Office

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ESTABLISHMENT ADDRESS OWNER/
MANAGER TEL.NO.
1. Adonijah Traver & Tours Blk 8 Banga sawmill Bata Jason S. Bayonita 708-7228
2. Aeros Friend Travel & Tour Svs. 1st Floor Plaza Mart Paddy S. Abaring 709-6082
3. Aero Tours & Travel, Inc. Casa Orola, Rizal Hilado Sts John Oroala 433-0353
4. Bacolod Travel & Tours Rm 255 2nd Plaza Mart Bldg Jorlyn Donasco 433-7683
5. DLRS Travel Inc. San Sebastian Lopues Noel Iligan 433-9232
6. Enhance Visa Services Inc Magsaysay Ave.Cor Lacson Ma Eden R Sojor 433-3508
7. Expedia Travel Services Robinsons Place Catherine Nolido 441-3655
8. Family Travel & Tour Corp. Capitol Subdivision Lumena S. Juen 433-2154
9. Fast Tour and Travel Cineplex, Araneta Laura Jean Digdigan 433-3770
10. Filipinian Travel & Tours Sugarland Hotel, Araneta St. Gregorio Flores 435-0445
11. France-Asia International Inc 1st Lacson St
12. GSF World Travel Margarita St Guia Flores 434-9276
13. HPC TRAVEL Era Mall Helen Claur 433-4887
14. Jaunts & Journeys Mandalagan Frederick Pe 435-1122
15. Jiggers Travel and Tours Centroplex Mall Julinda Gargaritano
16. JSY Travel and Tours Luzuriaga Street Rudy Sy 709-1202
17. Kimberworld Travel & Tours BS Aquino Drive Connie Po 434-2017
18. Lands Air Travel Corp Hiccor Cmpd, Araneta St Henida Escay 432-0116
19. Lopues Travel Center,Inc Lopues Mandalagan Dolores Dy 441-0595
20. Lopues Travel Center,Inc Araneta Street Dolores Dy 432-2745
21. Lopues Travel Center,Inc Lopues East,Villamonte Dolores Dy 708-3633
22. MACRO Travel & Tours Rosario Hernaes Sts Mariloe Bedajos
23. Sky Travel & Tours San Juan Street Lilibeth Estabon 09295345913
24. SN Travel & Tours Sea Breeze Hotel Rodalyn Regalado 433-9884
25. Star Wings Travel Tanpinco Bldg Genevieve Mapa 433-1035
26. Steve and Precy Travel & Tours Barangay 12
27. Silverwind Travel Bargain Square Mall Percy Mijares 434-3430
28. Sun Cures and Tours Services Lizares St Lucia Yunque 703-0170
29. SWIP Travel Inc 18th Lacson St Irene May Hilado 433-6405
30. T3 Trips Tickets & Tours Centre Bargain Square Mall Vima Tan 709-1680
31. TODD TRAVEL 1stFlr Plaza Mart Evangeline Palma 433-0945
32. Travel Delights International Roxas Arellano Sts
33. Travel Experts Center SM City, Reclamation Area Ma Rebecca Hautea
34. Travel Lounge Inc. Victorina Arcade Rizal St Vicky Yap 441-1438
35. Travel Lounge Inc. Robinsons Place Sheila Saratan
36. Viva Tours & Travel Agency Capitol Subdivision Ma Bella Villanueva 434-7318
37. World Bound Travel Corp Prominence Inn Ruth Minerva Cruz 433-6847
38. Yangban Travel Agency Goldenfields Comml Comp Mary Jane Aquilin


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Useful Contacts

Bacolod City Hall
Transportation

City Mayor's Office
435-3535 Ceres Lines (Bus) 433-4992
. 435-1111 . 46-0681
. 434-4278 Phil. Fast Ferries Corp. 434-2350
. Fax - 435-3333 Air Philippines 433-9210, 433-9204
Public Information Office 703-8632 Cebu Pacific 434-9064, 434-2021
Public Affairs and Assistance Division Office 434-8485 Philippines Airlines 434-1595 to 96
Department of Tourism 434-6751 WG & A 434-9887
Tourism and Promotion Division Office 433-2515
433-2517 San Nicolas Taxi Service 434-2206
434-3834

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^^Good point Mig Jeff!That's we are lacking of,the tour packages being offered by tour operators outside Bacolod.Even in Manila,there are few travel agencies that offer tour packages for Bacolod including the rest of the province.I think the local travel agencies of Bacolod needs to tie up with some travel agencies in Manila to catch some number of domestic travellers.


^^ Thanks for this info @ngprof. Kadamo na gali travel agencies sa aton noh. Thats maybe one of the reasons why the TravelExchange was recently held in the city. But this will generate more attention and certainly income, if these tour/travel agencies collect all their efforts alongside with the proper govt agency. It can definitely propel the much needed growth to this sector of Bacolod/Negros' economy. We're blessed with some of the best natural sights and places our country can offer. I guess its high time we take notice of this and savor its benefits, once and for all. :)

[jaywalker]

Nat’l agencies want offices in
new Bacolod gov’t center
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has issued an executive order for the creation of a committee to study and make recommendations on the requests of several national government agencies to construct their own offices at the new Bacolod City Government Center.

The mayor has designated Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson to chair the committee that is also tasked to study the designs and specifications of the furniture and fixtures to be used by the departments and offices that will occupy the government center, and the landscaping of the frontage and other areas of the building.

The executive order, issued April 16, 2008, said several agencies of the national government have pending requests to be allowed to construct their own buildings in the vacant areas of the government center lot.

Sayson said the government center, which is more than 88 percent complete, is expected to be finished in May this year.

He said his committee will be composed of Councilor Dindo Ramos, City Legal Officer Allan Zamora, City Administrator Roger Balo and Secretary to the Mayor Goldwyn Nifras.

The committee may also create a technical working group to assist it in its study and recommendations, he added.

Sayson noted that there are several national government agencies now renting spaces in the city since they do not have their own buildings. He cited the Department of Labor and Employment, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Pag-Ibig, among them.

“We will start talking with these agencies once we receive a formal request,” he said.*CGS

Ano ayhan nga mga National Agencies?

[ninja kid]

1. Adonijah Traver & Tours Blk 8 Banga sawmill Bata Jason S. Bayonita 708-7228

klasmeyt ko ni sing Elementary si Jason ... :banana:

damo na gid gali Travel agencies sa Bacolod ba ... nice ... :okay:

[postergirl]

Cool ano naman ina basi new hotel naman.... daw wala untat ang construction sa Bacolod.

or maybe a dormitory kay lapit sa school :)

[bacolodchamp]

or maybe a dormitory kay lapit sa school :)


did they remove the whole block @postergirl? yeah, i agree that's an ideal site for a dorm or maybe something like university courtyard in front of la salle.

[ngprofflorida]

or maybe a dormitory kay lapit sa school :)

poster any rendering of hotel at the east side center...?:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[jasontt]

Daw lapit nalang e pakita ang rendering sang new building sa may north terminal kay daw may ara na sang bulutangan...

[BYAHILO]

or maybe a dormitory kay lapit sa school :)


baw wala gd ta da ka kitaay sa bcd bah. ahihi. nag padala pa si mom mo buko pie sa room sang gabi. ahihihi

[ninja kid]

‘Gov’t center can get electricity from NPC’
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Manager Zosimo Briones of the National Transmission Corporation-Negros confirmed yesterday that the Bacolod City government can get its power supply directly from the National Power Corp.

Asked if the city can get its power supply for the new government center directly from NAPOCOR, Briones told the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod that the province of Iloilo gets its power from NAPOCOR, and that the Energy Regulatory Commission has approved its contract with the power supplier. He said San Miguel Corp., Gaisano and Distileria de Bago Inc. also get their power directly from NAPOCOR.

Councilor Al Victor Espino said the Electric Power Industry Reformed Act says that the city can access power directly through NAPOCOR.

“Under the EPIRA Law, we can even be the distributor of power from NAPOCOR through TRANSCO and the Independent Power Producers to components of the local government which require power,” Espino said. “All the city needs to do is pay a willing fee,” he added.

Therefore, Espino said, although the two newly-elected directors of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative have declared that they will vote against granting power connection to the new government center, the city can be assured that it can have access to power.

CENECO BOARD STAND?

Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson said he hopes the stand of the newly-elected CENECO directors is not sanctioned by its board.

They claim that the city has unpaid bills with CENECO but they should remember that CENECO also has unpaid franchise taxes with the city, he said. The matter has been brought to court and an amicable settlement has been reached, he added.

Sayson said the problem existed long ago, and it even came to the point when former Mayor Oscar Verdeflor threatened to bulldoze the electric posts of CENECO if the electric cooperative cuts off the power supply of City Hall.

However, he added, under the present administration they were able to talk to CENECO, through the courts, to resolve the problem.

CENECO BILLS VS. FRANCHISE TAXES

Based on the records of the city, as of May 2006, CENECO had total unpaid franchise taxes amounting to P166,095,619.13, while the city has unpaid electric bills with CENECO amounting to P141,654,059.13 as of December 2007.

Sayson said the government center has a big brand new generator set that can provide power for a short span of time.

Meanwhile, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he hopes this is not part of the protracted dream of some people to sabotage the government center. Maybe these people did not succeed in their obvious attempts to stop the project during its construction stage, he said. So now, whatever their agenda is, these people also do not want the project to be finished.

However, Leonardia said they had pursued the project because they believe it is not only needed, but they also believe that an overwhelming majority of the people feel the same way and are in favor of it.

“We are reminding our people that at present our offices are located in eight different areas. With the new government center, we will have them all together to serve the public more efficiently,” he said.

He also thanked again the Gonzaga family for donating to the city the property worth P140-million which, at that time, cost about P280 per square meter.

ILOILO EXPERIENCE

“Let us look at the experience of Iloilo,” Leonardia said. Because Iloilo City did not start their project in 2006, as Bacolod did, they have now been told that their building will cost P80 million more, because of the increase in prices of construction materials, he said.

“Had we listened to the saboteurs and delayed it, the government center, which only costs P390 million, would have cost much more,” Leonardia said.

“Now that we have saved in the cost of the project, some people are still working on sabotaging it through the power connection,” he said.*CGS

[jaywalker]

WASTE SEGREGATION
In 3 City Public Markets
By Carla N. Cañet

The City of Bacolod will start implementing the waste segregation in three public markets namely, Central Market, Libertad Market and Buros Market.

Councilor Greg Gasataya, Chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Environment and Chairperson of the Clean and Green Coordinating Action Team said that the waste segregation system will be conducted in the 3 public markets.

The market vendors have shown willingness to cooperate with the program of the city especially on waste reduction and segregation.

Gasataya said this is part of the city’s compliance with RA 9003, an Act providing for Ecological Solid Waste Management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanism and incentives. Gasataya also met with Toshido Maeda and Koji Takakura of the Kitakyushu Initiative Network which will help the city in composting garbage to convert this into fertilizers.

He said this Japanese Group is willing to help the city at no expense on its part.

He was with Department of Services head Eng’r. Josephus Cerna and DPS Administrative Officer Eng’r. Efren Canlas when he met the Japanese group.

He said they will start small at the public markets and when they succeed in waste segregation at the public markets, they will move to the barangays for a bigger coverage of the program.

Gasataya said this program cannot succeed overnight. It has to be observed little by little because this will involve a change of attitude towards proper waste disposal. The city will try its best to implement waste reduction rather than waste collection.*(CNC)

[postergirl]

did they remove the whole block @postergirl? yeah, i agree that's an ideal site for a dorm or maybe something like university courtyard in front of la salle.

maybe hehe bag.o na man na talambayan haha :) not yet the whole block, I passed by the place this morning and another house was torn down. I think gna amat2x lang nila.

poster any rendering of hotel at the east side center...?:cheers::cheers::cheers:

not yet, ng. I'll be sure to let you all know when its up and I'll post a pic since I pass by it everyday. :)

baw wala gd ta da ka kitaay sa bcd bah. ahihi. nag padala pa si mom mo buko pie sa room sang gabi. ahihihi

haha ara lang gd ko sa hotel, ga luto :lol: padal.on nya tani sa hapon glng dad said you guys were probably out hehe :)

[boy muscovado]

speaking of GMA, do we already have our own GMA-Bacolod station there? :)

We only have RGMA and CAmpus RAdio FM, both of the GMA Network. The GMA Dynamic 10 we had before at UNO-R closed down just after the turn of the milennium :nuts:

I think Campus Radio has...and you have your own channel already (Ch.10) but the GMA-Bacolod operates like somewhat like of ABSCBN of Iloilo.

Yup, its just like when there was ABSCBN TV4 Western Visayas of the ABSCBN RNG. The regional network studio and office is at Bacolod City and broadcasted over Iloilo and the rest of WV. Around 2002, ABS CBN Western Visayas was divided to ABS CBN 4 Bacolod/Negros and the new ABS CBN 10 Iloilo, where both networks would be operating independently as to local channel programming, but the ABSCBN RNG still has its base in Bacolod. Same, is happening to GMA 6 Iloilo. Even though it banners the name of Iloilo, it serves as the "regional TV network" of GMA in Western Visayas with two repeater channel stations, namely GMA 10 Bacolod and GMA 10 Sipalay. As what I have heard with GMA7 Manila and GMA6 Iloilo, a GMA Bacolod station has long been palnned and is long overdue. It's just waiting for a go signal for construction if a permanent site is already available.:banana:

[BYAHILO]

maybe hehe bag.o na man na talambayan haha :) not yet the whole block, I passed by the place this morning and another house was torn down. I think gna amat2x lang nila.



not yet, ng. I'll be sure to let you all know when its up and I'll post a pic since I pass by it everyday. :)



haha ara lang gd ko sa hotel, ga luto :lol: padal.on nya tani sa hapon glng dad said you guys were probably out hehe :)

ahahaha hope to see you there sa masskara. perokung madayun ang akon ex-deal sa iloilo most probably mahapit na naman ko da sa bcd ma singhot lng. ahhaah thanks sa inyo liwat.

We only have RGMA and CAmpus RAdio FM, both of the GMA Network. The GMA Dynamic 10 we had before at UNO-R closed down just after the turn of the milennium :nuts:



Yup, its just like when there was ABSCBN TV4 Western Visayas of the ABSCBN RNG. The regional network studio and office is at Bacolod City and broadcasted over Iloilo and the rest of WV. Around 2002, ABS CBN Western Visayas was divided to ABS CBN 4 Bacolod/Negros and the new ABS CBN 10 Iloilo, where both networks would be operating independently as to local channel programming, but the ABSCBN RNG still has its base in Bacolod. Same, is happening to GMA 6 Iloilo. Even though it banners the name of Iloilo, it serves as the "regional TV network" of GMA in Western Visayas with two repeater channel stations, namely GMA 10 Bacolod and GMA 10 Sipalay. As what I have heard with GMA7 Manila and GMA6 Iloilo, a GMA Bacolod station has long been palnned and is long overdue. It's just waiting for a go signal for construction if a permanent site is already available.:banana:

yup, its long overdue. i have been hearing about the creation of GMA Bacolod as early as 2001 pa.

[postergirl]

ahahaha hope to see you there sa masskara. perokung madayun ang akon ex-deal sa iloilo most probably mahapit na naman ko da sa bcd ma singhot lng. ahhaah thanks sa inyo liwat.


hahaha ok, no prob. :)

[Xeltran]

I just passed by the new "triangle" lot at the Ceres terminal kagina and the sign says it's a two-storey commercial building owned by Triangle Corp., no renderings yet though.

[ngprofflorida]

UniGames, Batang Pinoy Set in Bacolod City
By Cyrus M. Garde

After all, the University Games will still be in Bacolod City, denying that Foundation University of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental has won the hosting of the event now in its 13th year. This came following reliable source gathered by NDB that this annual sporting event of universities and colleges in the Philippines will be held again at University of St. La Salle for the 10th time where it was first held 14 years ago.

University Games is held every October, and in Bacolod City, a day after Bacolod City’s Masskara Festival.

Bro. Rolando Dizon, FSC, who is now the president of Jerusalem University, was the father of said sports event, first joined by few schools but last year it ballooned to more than 50 universities and colleges throughout the country.

UniGames, later has solicited financial support from Philippine Sports Commission and the Commission on Higher Education.

Sources also added, that it will be run by a group other than the present set up.

It is expected that the sports tournament will become competitive among the participating schools as the breeding ground of future athletes that will represent the country in international competitions.

Meanwhile, the revival of Batang Pinoy is expected to surface also in Bacolod City in March next year.

The same source disclosed that there will be amendments in the age-bracket in the holding of Batang Pinoy. Instead of up to 12 years old, it will be changed to 15 years old age bracket. Local Government Units (LGU) will take charge in the support of every player.

Batang Pinoy was introduced several years ago, but it was scrapped when it was considered a duplication of the DepEd-run Palarong Pambansa.*

[jaywalker]

Saturday, May 03, 2008
Bamboo wows Teletech Bacolod

DONNING old T-shirts, slashed faded jeans and inexpensive sneakers, Bamboo faced the Bacolod press inside the mess hall of Teletech Bacolod site Wednesday while over a hundred employees shrieked and 'brought down the house'.

The Bamboo band members are Francisco 'Bamboo' Mañalac (vocals), Nathan Azarcon (bass), Ira Cruz (guitars) and Bacoleño Vic Mercado (drums), who garnered double platinum, platinum and gold record awards.

The band was invited by Teletech, one of the biggest call centers in the country, as a gift to their employee. It was a 'welcome diversion' to Bacolod's labor force last Labor Day.

The rock-balladeer band frequents Bacolod as they were impressed by the taste of the famous chicken 'inasal'. They claimed it is partly the reason for their great longing to come back here without much hesitation.

More significantly, however, Mañalac declared: "We come here with a message to the people of Bacolod. Our songs have messages of light and hope. Yes, we are musicians and our role this Labor Day is a welcome diversion for the hard working."

"We are one with the aspiration of the Filipino people not to leave their shores for a better life. These are the messages in every song we make. This is what inspires us in moving on, playing music for our fellow Filipinos here and abroad," said the Chiz Escudero look-alike.

Among Bamboo's achievements, their singles 'As The Music Plays' (2004) garnered double platinum sales, 'Light Peace Love' (2005) garnered platinum sales and
'We Stand Alone Together' (2007) earned gold.

The band played that evening along Lacson Street fronting the Philippine National Bank. The concert Bamboo presented was in celebration of Labor Day. (GAS)

[SUV111]

Its good to note that the road leading to NBSA is well lighted. Hopefully the Silay City local govt would put up a police sub-station along the stretch of the roadway. Thanks for the pics @Smile.:)

actually they have jeff :)

[^TumandoK]

Inquirer Visayas
The Ruins: An imposing site

By Carla Gomez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:02:00 05/03/2008

BACOLOD CITY – The ruins of a once grand mansion built by a Negrense sugar baron have been turned into a tourist attraction by his great grandson.

The mansion, built in the early 1900s by Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson (1865-1948) in Talisay City, was torched in the early part of World War II by the USAFFE (United States Armed Forces in the Far East), composed of Filipino guerrilla fighters, to prevent the Japanese forces from utilizing it as their headquarters, said his great grandson Raymund Javellana.

It took days of inferno to bring down the roof and the two-inch wooden floors of the mansion that was never rebuilt, Javellana said.

Lacson’s first wife was Maria Braga, a Portuguese from Macau, whose father was a ship captain who bought many fine items during his travels to Europe and Asia, Javellana said.

So when Don Mariano built his mansion in the midst of his vast sugar plantation, it was said to be the largest residential structure ever built at that time, and had in it the finest furniture, chinaware, and decorative items, Javellana said.

“The structure of The Ruins is of Italianate architecture with neo-Romanesque columns, having a very close semblance to the facade of Carnegie Hall in New York City. In New England, they often were homes to ship captains. A belvedere, facing west, affords a beautiful view of the sunset in a glassed-in sunroom with bay windows,” a brochure of the place says.

Javellana said one of Don Mariano’s sons, Felipe, supervised the construction of the mansion making sure that the A-grade mixture of concrete and its pouring was precisely followed. This is probably why despite the ravages of nature, the cement structure of the building remains intact today.

The garden

One of Don Mariano’s daughters, Angelina, created a beautiful garden filled with lilies in and around the 4-tiered fountain fronting the mansion, all brought in from abroad. A Japanese gardener who painstakingly took care of the plants until the burning of the mansion was nowhere to be found when the war broke out, Javellana said.

Javellana, who operated a travel agency, returned last year to Negros Occidental from Manila where he had been living and decided to turn the ruins of the home of his ancestors into a tourist attraction.

So today, the 903-square meter structure still stands tall in the midde of the sugar plantation and continues to awe both local and foreign tourists, Javellana said.

The ruins have been spruced up and the gardens and the fountain restored.

Javellana maintains a nursery of plants in the east side of the mansion that are sold along with jams from berries grown in the grounds.

Today the gardens of The Ruins that offer a picture-perfect backdrop have also been the site of weddings, photo shoots and concerts.

The place, 2.4 kilometers away from Talisay City’s main highway, is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily to tourists who pay an entrance fee of P25.

[bacolodchamp]

Enforce tourism ordinance
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod passed Wednesday a resolution urging the mayor to strictly enforce City Ordinance No. 370 or the Bacolod City Tourism Code of 2003, particularly the section 36-C, prohibiting motels from accepting for lodging or accommodation minors unless accompanied by parents or guardians.

C.O. 370 provides the rules and regulations governing the establishment, operation and maintenance of all tourism-oriented and tourism-related businesses in Bacolod City.

The resolution, proposed by Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, said the SP Committee on Women and Gender has received reports that there are motels and pension houses in the city that lease out their rooms for three hours to minors clad in high school uniforms even during class hours, for as low as P50.

It also said C.O. 370, particularly Section 96 provides that the city mayor may, from time to time, issue rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the ordinance.

The SP also passed another resolution addressed to the seven congressmen of Negros Occidental to support the Magna Carta for the Kasambahays or Househelpers, authored by Councilors Batapa-Sigue and Alex Paglumotan.*CGS

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[Christendom]

May 03, 2008
Bamboo wows Teletech Bacolod (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2008/05/03/life/bamboo.wows.teletech.bacolod.html)

DONNING old T-shirts, slashed faded jeans and inexpensive sneakers, Bamboo faced the Bacolod press inside the mess hall of Teletech Bacolod site Wednesday while over a hundred employees shrieked and 'brought down the house'.

The Bamboo band members are Francisco 'Bamboo' Mañalac (vocals), Nathan Azarcon (bass), Ira Cruz (guitars) and Bacoleño Vic Mercado (drums), who garnered double platinum, platinum and gold record awards.

The band was invited by Teletech, one of the biggest call centers in the country, as a gift to their employee. It was a 'welcome diversion' to Bacolod's labor force last Labor Day.

The rock-balladeer band frequents Bacolod as they were impressed by the taste of the famous chicken 'inasal'. They claimed it is partly the reason for their great longing to come back here without much hesitation.

More significantly, however, Mañalac declared: "We come here with a message to the people of Bacolod. Our songs have messages of light and hope. Yes, we are musicians and our role this Labor Day is a welcome diversion for the hard working."

"We are one with the aspiration of the Filipino people not to leave their shores for a better life. These are the messages in every song we make. This is what inspires us in moving on, playing music for our fellow Filipinos here and abroad," said the Chiz Escudero look-alike.

Among Bamboo's achievements, their singles 'As The Music Plays' (2004) garnered double platinum sales, 'Light Peace Love' (2005) garnered platinum sales and
'We Stand Alone Together' (2007) earned gold.

The band played that evening along Lacson Street fronting the Philippine National Bank. The concert Bamboo presented was in celebration of Labor Day. (GAS)

[jaywalker]

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[jaywalker]

2 Bacolod congressional seats eyed
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Bacolod Councilor Alex Paglumotan yesterday said the House of Representatives has asked for statistical data of Bacolod City to help determine how the city will be divided into two districts.

Paglumotan said Reps. Jeffrey Ferrer and Freddie Marañon III have confirmed that a committee in Congress has taken cognizance of the Sangguniang Panlungsod resolution “requesting the House of Representatives to consider the possibility of dividing the political territorial subdivision of Bacolod City into two congressional seats or districts.”

The resolution proposed by Councilors Dindo Ramos, Al Victor Espino, Homer Bais, Greg Gasataya, Roberto Rojas and Paglumotan, was passed by the SP in February 2008.

Paglumotan said that, perhaps, in two weeks, the Congressional Committee will come to Bacolod, or the proponents will go to Congress for a hearing on the resolution at the committee level.

The proponents will justify before the committee in Congress the need for Bacolod to be divided into two districts, he said.

Bacolod is qualified to be divided into two districts in terms of population and income, Paglumotan said. The annual budget of Bacolod is even bigger than that of Iloilo, he said. Iloilo is also on its way on having two congressmen, he added.

Based on the 2007 census of population conducted by the National Statistics Office as of Aug. 1,2007, the population of Bacolod is 499,497.

Paglumotan said he believes having two congressional seats in the House of Representatives will be advantageous to Bacolod City as this would mean a bigger budget for the enhancement of public service and the delivery of basic services in the city.

Having two congressmen also means having two Priority Development Assistance Funds for the city, he said.

Once Congress gives the go-signal, the appropriate government agencies like the Department of Interior and Local Government will work on the division of the city into two districts, Paglumotan said. If approved by Congress, councilors will no longer be elected at large, but by districts, he said. The only positions to be elected at large are those of the mayor and vice mayor, he added.

Paglumotan cited that Makati has recently been divided into two districts, while Zamboanga, which has a population of only 300,000, has two congressional seats.*CGS

[jaywalker]

Local initiatives tackled versus global warming
BY NANETTE GUADALQUIVER

About 50 representatives from various sectors in Negros Occidental yesterday discussed local initiatives to help address the global problem on climate change.

The group, coming from the local government units, academe, and civil society and non-government organizations, gathered at a roundtable discussion on climate change issues dubbed “Building a United Front Against Global Warming” organized by the Visayas Network on Climate Change with support from the Province of Negros Occidental at the Sugarland Hotel in Bacolod City.

Global warming is the increase in the earth’s mean temperature as a result of enhanced greenhouse effect, and it is one of the climate change-related hazards along with sea level rise and extreme events like flooding and landslide, strong typhoons and drought.

Prof. Rosario Wood of the Miriam College Peace Foundation, convenor of the Philippine Network on Climate Change, in her presentation noted that the Philippines has very little greenhouse gas emissions, but the country is vulnerable to global warming or climate change.

The Philippines is highly susceptible to ground movements, floodings and inundations, loss of biological resources, and illnesses as a tropical country.

It is experiencing trends of extreme climate events that lead to increasing hot days and warm nights and extreme rainfall index, Wood also said.

Jasper Inventor of Greenpeace International discussed the Bali Declaration which calls on governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions "by at least 50 percent below their 1990 levels by the year 2050."

Board Member Mae Javellana, who shared the provincial initiatives on climate change, said the province is leading the implementation of environmental laws within its territory, and among others, promoting the use of clean and renewable energy and working towards the decrease of air pollution.

She also said Negros Occidental is engaging in information and education campaign and in multi-sectoral cooperation and action concerning environmental issues.

Loreto Sanchez, San Carlos City solid waste program manager, said their city has an Eco Park which houses the garbage recycling plant under the SWMP.

He also said that San Carlos is also hosting a biofuels plant and wind power generator.

Participants from the academe also committed to push for more awareness on climate change issues and to integrate its discussions in the curriculum while those from the civil society said they will intensify reforestation and propagate indigenous species.

Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue said that on the part of Bacolod City, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed a resolution supporting the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.

Gov. Isidro Zayco said the provincial government will support multi-sectoral efforts to fight climate change.

It’s alarming seeing how our climate has worsened, we have heavy rains even in summer, he said.

VNCC convenor George Sanchez reminded the participants that “political will is a renewable resource,” quoting former US Vice President Al Gore who noted the lack of political in addressing global warming.

Leadership changes but there should be renewed commitment to Mother Earth, Sanchez said.

Renato Bañas, also a convenor, said the challenge for VNCC is to translate the technical, global and abstract issues to the real world of implementors.

VNCC will coordinate all of these efforts so it will have an impact, he added.*NLG

[neomind]

Lin-ay sng Negros 2008 yesterday, May 2, 2008. sorry guys, I only took few pictures of it ky grabe ka damu sng tawo kagabi. Mayo lang nakapalapit ko sa ending na galing, wala ko b ticket. I'll try to upload the rest.

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[neomind]

Pana-ad Park and Stadium during the Lin-ay sang Negros 2008. Hope you like it guys. please visit my blog at www.neofolio.blogspot.com for more pictures. thanks. :lol::lol::lol:

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[neomind]

Panaad Stadium Lin-ay sng Negros stage Preparation.

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[neomind]

Views from Bacolod's first Overpass. :lol::lol::lol:

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[ngprofflorida]

Pana-ad Park and Stadium during the Lin-ay sang Negros 2008. Hope you like it guys. please visit my blog at www.neofolio.blogspot.com for more pictures. thanks. :lol::lol::lol:

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Wow neomind superganda gali thanks for the pic, meron pang big screen bonga gali and panaad festival the mother of all festival in negros. the marathon festival of the country.:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

Pana-ad golf tourney


The Vice Mayor’s League of the Philippines-Negros Occidental Chapter recently held its awards night for the Pana-ad Golf Tournament at the function hall of the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club.

The competition was participated in by 121 golfers from Canada, Iloilo, Marapara and Binitin, as well as local players.

The ceremonial tee-off of the two-day contest was done by Vice Mayors Mark Golez of Silay, Nicolas Camara, Marxleen De la Cruz of Don Salvador Benedicto, Nico Yulo of Bago City, Leo Rafael Cueva of Sagay City, and Jude Thaddeus Sayson of Bacolod.

Declared champions were Cynthia Capay in the Ladies Division, Class D – Bong Rojas, Class C – Katsumi Kushima, Class B – Mamel Lacson, and Class A – Ray Lim, while Best Net was Rey Kang and having the Best Gross was Francis Gaston.

The awarding night was attended by about 200 guests, including the ladies of Marapara. Everyone enjoyed the delectable buffet dinner and the special numbers.

Adding excitement to the affair were the door prizes which were raffled off for the guests. Winners went home with television sets, premium golf clubs, refrigerators, airline tickets, and unique trophies made of wire, creatively and carefully intertwined to the figure of a golfer striking a tee.

Proceeds of the tournament went to the medical and dental missions of the Vice Mayors League-Negros Occidental Chapter.

Kudos to event organizers!*

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod City, Philippines Saturday, May 3, 2008



2 Bacolod
congressional seats eyed
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Bacolod Councilor Alex Paglumotan yesterday said the House of Representatives has asked for statistical data of Bacolod City to help determine how the city will be divided into two districts.

Paglumotan said Reps. Jeffrey Ferrer and Freddie Marañon III have confirmed that a committee in Congress has taken cognizance of the Sangguniang Panlungsod resolution “requesting the House of Representatives to consider the possibility of dividing the political territorial subdivision of Bacolod City into two congressional seats or districts.”

The resolution proposed by Councilors Dindo Ramos, Al Victor Espino, Homer Bais, Greg Gasataya, Roberto Rojas and Paglumotan, was passed by the SP in February 2008.

Paglumotan said that, perhaps, in two weeks, the Congressional Committee will come to Bacolod, or the proponents will go to Congress for a hearing on the resolution at the committee level.

The proponents will justify before the committee in Congress the need for Bacolod to be divided into two districts, he said.

Bacolod is qualified to be divided into two districts in terms of population and income, Paglumotan said. The annual budget of Bacolod is even bigger than that of Iloilo, he said. Iloilo is also on its way on having two congressmen, he added.

Based on the 2007 census of population conducted by the National Statistics Office as of Aug. 1,2007, the population of Bacolod is 499,497.

Paglumotan said he believes having two congressional seats in the House of Representatives will be advantageous to Bacolod City as this would mean a bigger budget for the enhancement of public service and the delivery of basic services in the city.

Having two congressmen also means having two Priority Development Assistance Funds for the city, he said.

Once Congress gives the go-signal, the appropriate government agencies like the Department of Interior and Local Government will work on the division of the city into two districts, Paglumotan said. If approved by Congress, councilors will no longer be elected at large, but by districts, he said. The only positions to be elected at large are those of the mayor and vice mayor, he added.

Paglumotan cited that Makati has recently been divided into two districts, while Zamboanga, which has a population of only 300,000, has two congressional seats.*CGS

[ngprofflorida]

Fireworks, celebrities
cap Panaad

Celebrity shows and fireworks will cap the week-long celebration of the Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Sports Complex in Bacolod City today, Gov. Isidro Zayco said yesterday.

A GMA Network show with celebrities will be held at the park at 2 p.m. to be followed by festival closing ceremony rites and awarding of prizes to winners of the various festival competitions.

The crowds in the evening will also be treated to fireworks and a Globe sponsored concert.*

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[neomind]

Wow neomind superganda gali thanks for the pic, meron pang big screen bonga gali and panaad festival the mother of all festival in negros. the marathon festival of the country.:banana::banana::banana::banana:

thanks @ngprofflorida,:lol: yup, they have lcd screens on both sides of the stage, they only used plain white cloths for the stage den they added spectacular lightings on the stage, the lighting effects on the stage was awesome. :banana::banana::banana:

[SUV111]

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[SUV111]

Sanparq Building

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[jaywalker]

^^Very nice pictures Mig Suv!
Fantastic,local cafe's at the new airport.This is what i'm longing to see inside BSA.:cheers:

Lin-ay sng Negros 2008 yesterday, May 2, 2008. sorry guys, I only took few pictures of it ky grabe ka damu sng tawo kagabi. Mayo lang nakapalapit ko sa ending na galing, wala ko b ticket. I'll try to upload the rest.

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Such a glamourous night,full of charming and beautiful Negrense!
Thanks for the photos,Migs Neomind!Well captured moments.:cheers:

[jaywalker]

HINIGARAN LIN-AY BAGS NEGROS CROWN
By Carla N. Cañet
Lin-ay sang Hinigaran Ms. Karlyn Mae Bautista was crowned Lin-ay sang Negros 2008 during the beauty pageant at the Panaad Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City last night.

The 17-year-old beauty outsmarted 23 other candidates during the pageant which lasted for about four hours.

Ms. Victorias Mona Gail D’Angelo was adjudged 1st runner up while Ms. Bacolod Kristine G. Alonso was 2nd runner up.
Ms. Bautista brought home the grand prize of P100,000 plus a full scholarship grant for 1 year and several other prizes for the special and corporate awards she got.

D’Angelo received a prize of P75,000 plus 75% scholarship grant and several other prizes.

Alonso on the other hand, got P50,000 plus a 50% scholarship grant and several other prizes.

Recipients of Special Awards were: Lin-ay sang Sagay Analou Agan was named Best in Festival Costume; Ms. Bautista was named Best in Swimsuit; while Ms. D’Angelo was named Best in Evening Gown.

Best Design for the Evening Gown went to Agan, Ms. Sagay.

Recipients of Corporate Awards were:

Best Design in Festival Costume went to Ms. Calat-rava; Ms. Alonso of Bacolod was named Ms. Cali; Lin-ay sang Murcia Ms. Riza Basa was named Ms. Pepsi Max; Lin-ay sang Isabela Aida Mari Tropa Enuslay was named Miss Fit and Right; Lin-ay sang Cadiz, Cleo Soledad was named Miss New Placenta; Ms. Agan, Lin-ay sang Sagay was named Ms. Dynamic Beauty; Lin-ay sang Talisay, Ms. Jade Mariz Penado was named Ms. Sunstar-Bacolod.

Ms. Bautista, Lin-ay sg Negros and Lin-ay sg Hinigaran was named the Most Congenial; Lin-ay sang Murcia Ms. Riza Basa was named Most Photogenic; Ms. Alonso, (2nd runner up) was named Ms. Magnolia; Ms. Enuslay of Isabela was named Negros Navigation Princess.

Ms. D’Angelo, (1st runner up) was named Ms. Globe; Ms. Alonso, (2nd runner up) was named Ms. Convergys; Ms. Super Ferry; Ms. Board Walk and Ms. PNOC-EDC.

The Top 10 of the Lin-ay Beauty Pageant:

Those included in the top 10 were Miss Bacolod, Miss Cadiz, Miss Calatrava, Miss Himamaylan, Miss Hinigaran, Miss Isabela, Miss Murcia, Miss Sagay, Miss Sipalay and Miss Victorias.

The 24 candidates were Kristine G. Alonso, Bacolod City; Frances Dawn Montuya, Bago City; Heather May Perocho, Binalbagan; Cleo Soledad, Cadiz City; Irene Sorono, Calatrava; Arianne Cabaylo, Candoni; Rhea Kris Mejorada, Cauayan; Dorie-lynn Ugbinada, Don Salvador Benedicto; Gretel Shyne Abastillas, E.B. Maga-lona; Maycy Dumdum. Escalante City; Melanie Flor Agustin, Himamaylan; Karlyn May Bautista, Hinigaran; Rinalyn Elarmo, Hinoba-an; Aida Mari Tropa Enuslay, Isabela; Nella Ruth Peralta, Kaban-kalan City; Syndey Rivera, La Castellana; Chariza Sultan, Moises Padilla; Riza Basa, Murcia; Analou Agan, Sagay City; Jemalin Grace Pastoral, Silay City; Dari Grace Gracia, Sipalay City; Jade Mariz Penado, Talisay City; Prince-elyn Dignadice, Valladolid and Mona Gail D’Angelo, Victo-rias City. *

[jaywalker]

3 Bacolod HS Cagers to FEU
Three Bacolod junior varsity basketball players from different high schools here were recruited recently to beef up the junior varsity basketball team of Far Eastern University in Manila in the upcoming opening of 2008-2009 school years.

This came following the conduct of tryout by FEU junior varsity coach Horacio Lim at the Po Hang Gym of Bacolod City Tay Tung High School. The target of his tryout was the incoming secondary freshmen who stand at least 6 feet up.

Trnity Christian School coach Nene Lapore said that three passed the tryout and will don the FEU uniform come June. The lucky trios are Scott Salvacion of St. Joseph High School-La Salle, Don Odango of Trinity Christian School and Stanley Mengullo whose address was not mentioned.

Odango will be joining his partner Gem San Jose who was recruited by the Baby Tamaraws last year. The former TCS center in now playing the position of off guard and small forward.

Salvacion is the son of Tony who is working with the Air Transportation Office and is a part-time referee under the group of Bert Nonan. Mengullo has no available data.

The three high school players will be among the many recruits from Bacolod City. Some go to Iloilo Chinese Commercial High School in Iloilo City. Others go to Manila either to play in the NCAA or UAAP.

There is no question that there is abundance of skillful and talented cagers from sugarlandia. Even Coach Pido Jarencio of University of Sto. Tomas was here last NOPSSCEA competition watching the boys who might follow the footsteps of Nonoy Baclao of Ateneo de Manila University whom Norman Black recruited.
Odango, according to his father has trained at ICHS but went home when he feel homesick. This new batch of hopefuls will meet those Negrenses who have gone ahead of them when recruited by NCR coaches and scouts who find sugarlandia a haven of potential basketball stars.*

[jaywalker]

Panaad 2008 sa Negros!
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[jaywalker]

panaad From: nswirl
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[JEFFjr_25]

Panaad Stadium Lin-ay sng Negros stage Preparation.

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Pana-ad Park and Stadium during the Lin-ay sang Negros 2008. Hope you like it guys. please visit my blog at www.neofolio.blogspot.com for more pictures. thanks. :lol::lol::lol:

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Thanks all for these wonderful pics >>> @Smile, @Jay and @Neomind.:cheers:

[postergirl]

Here's some pictures I took of the Cathedral a few months back and just found them again on my USB :)

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[jaywalker]

^^Beautiful pictures @Postergirl!
Much like a scene somewhere in Europe during autumn.:cheers:

[SUV111]

Lights of Kuppa

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[SUV111]

Here's some pictures I took of the Cathedral a few months back and just found them again on my USB :)

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dugang ko ni poster ah :) hehehehe :banana::banana::banana:

[jasontt]

^^ its like an opening scene in a vampire themed movie during the 60's:lol:

[SUV111]

hahahahaha!!! thats the effect of a black and white pic. :) parang may usok sa cathedral @poster a :)

[postergirl]

^^Beautiful pictures @Postergirl!
Much like a scene somewhere in Europe during autumn.:cheers:

^^ its like an opening scene in a vampire themed movie during the 60's:lol:

hahahahaha!!! thats the effect of a black and white pic. :) parang may usok sa cathedral @poster a :)

Thanks guys :) hehe but I didn't put any effects, I just took the picture the way it was..only in black and white hahaha who wants to guess from where I took these pics ;)

[SUV111]

Thanks guys :) hehe but I didn't put any effects, I just took the picture the way it was..only in black and white hahaha who wants to guess from where I took these pics ;)

where else? LCC of course :)

[jasontt]

^^I think you took this when you were bored during your class... hehehe nice angle....:lol:

[Christendom]

888 China Town Square- Divisoria in Bacolod
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[eonynx]

^^bacolod peeps, i saw awhile ago sa abs cbn that masskara will be featured in the said station's morning show. i'm not sure if it's tomorrow.

[bacolodchamp]

:applause::applause::applause: we're flooded with those beautiful pics...

[SUV111]

^^bacolod peeps, i saw awhile ago sa abs cbn that masskara will be featured in the said station's morning show. i'm not sure if it's tomorrow.

i hope somebody can upload a youtube video of that episode :)

:applause::applause::applause: we're flooded with those beautiful pics...

hahahahaha!!!! its always nice to see our thread full of pictures :banana::banana::banana:

[blueguy]

^^ ngaa subong lang...is it part of the PANAD Festival pa siguro no?

I saw it sa ad nila gab-i

[SUV111]

maybe not...basi they were invited lang gid guro to perform kay its late already kung part pa siya sang panaad :)

[BYAHILO]

aliwan fiesta 2008 vid

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[bacolodchamp]

City councilor submits data for 2 congressional districts
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Bacolod Councilor Alex Paglumotan yesterday said he submitted Saturday the statistical data on Bacolod City required by the Congressional committee for the proposed division of the city into two congressional districts.

He said he did not author the resolution “requesting the House of Representatives to consider the possibility of dividing the political territorial subdivision of Bacolod City into two congressional seats or districts” for political reasons because he has no ambition to run for congressman.

Paglumotan said Bacolod City is qualified to be divided into two districts in terms of population and income. It has now reached a total annual budget of P1 billion, he said.

He said that, based on the 2007 census of population conducted by the National Statistics Office, the population of Bacolod is 499,497 as of Aug. 1, 2007.

Paglumotan said he submitted the data of Bacolod City through 4th District, Negros Occidental Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer because the solon had volunteered to bring the resolution to Congress. Ferrer, together with Reps. Alfredo Marañon III, and Ignacio Arroyo are very active in facilitating their request, he said.

He recalled that the late Bacolod Rep. Romeo Guanzon had asked for a study on the possibility of dividing Bacolod City into two congressional districts before.

Paglumotan said he believes having two congressional seats in the House of Representatives will be advantageous to Bacolod City. A new comer congressman will receive a pork barrel of more than P65 million a year, he said, and if that is doubled, with the city having two congressmen, that will mean more roads, more drainage system repairs, more school buildings, and more farm-to-market road developments for Bacolod.

Once Congress gives the green light, the appropriate government agencies, like the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Commission on Elections, will conduct an evaluation and there will also be a referendum held in the city, Paglumoltan said. The city does not have to spend anything for the activity, he said.

Asked for his reaction, Rep. Monico Puentevella said they will consult everyone about the proposal so they will be able to get the pulse of the people.

Ferrer said he only helped as a taxpayer of Bacolod because economically it will be beneficial to the city. However, politically he is not involved, he said.

Paglumotan said he was informed that the request of Iloilo to be divided into two congressional districts has been approved. If Congress has taken into account the request of Iloilo, there is no reason why it will not grant the request of Bacolod, he said.*CGS

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/06/topstory8.htm

[bacolodchamp]

7 farms, centers named agri-tourism destinations

The Negros Occidental Provincial Government has recognized seven farms and non-government organizations in the province as agri-tourism destinations.

Named were Shenandoah Farms in Bacolod City of Dr. Evangeline Aboyo; DC Cruz Aquaculture Corp. in Bago City of Philip Cruz; Mirasol Development Corp. in Victorias City and Manapla of Ramon Peñalosa; Buro-buro Springs Vermicomposting Farm in Talisay City of Jose and Pamela Henares;

Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc. in Bacolod City managed by Aladino Moraca; Fresh Start Organics in Silay City of Ramon Jr. and Francine Uy; and the Integrated Correctional and Agricultural Technology Center in Bago City run by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist.

Edna Garde of OPA said these farms are the most requested places to visit by farmer-tourists.

Owners and representatives of the seven farms and organizations received certificates of recognition from Armigenia Benedicto of the OPA and Rommel Ledesma of the Negros Island Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Foundation at the closing rites of the recent 3rd Negros Island Organic Farmers’ Festival held at Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City.*NLG

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/06/businessnews2.htm

[^TumandoK]

Sin o sa inyo naka kwa picture sang rendering sang bag o na building sa shopping... Ayus man ang rendering ya.. Depot ngalan sang building..

[cyclosimon_89]

depot nda gli? abi ko triangle nda...my bg-o d gli na building sa east side...dw ka taas mn...infront of the proposed gaisano...

[cyclosimon_89]

Mayors set for
Malaysia, Singapore
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Negros Occidental mayors are leaving for Singapore and Malaysia to learn more about solid waste management and other programs that may be applicable in their towns and cities, Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante said yesterday.

Escalante, president of the Negros Association of Chief Executives, said the trip is being arranged by the League of Municipalities of the Philippines with the Malaysian and Singaporean governments, but the mayors will be personally paying for their trips.

Among those going on May 14 to 18 are mayors Escalante, Rommel Yogore of Valladolid, Jilson Tubillara – San Enrique, Renato Malabor – Isabela, Alberto Nicor – La Castellana, Joyce Alvarez – Ilog, Ma. Teresa Bilbao – Hinobaan, David Lacson – EB Magalona, Jose Eugenio Lacson – San Carlos, Marxlen de la Cruz – Don Salvador Benedicto, John Rey Tabujara of Cauayan and Esteban Coscolluela – Murcia.*CPG


http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/06/topstory2.htm

[cyclosimon_89]

IN WV PERFORMANCE
Neg. Occ. cops
ranked second
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office settled for second place in the performance evaluation rating for the 1st quarter of 2008, among the six provincial police offices in Western Visayas, with the Aklan Police Provincial Office topping them, police records show.

On the other hand, the Bacolod City Police Office is still trailing their Iloilo City counterpart in the same performance rating.

However, the Police Regional Office 6 noted the improvement in the rating of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office now headed by Senior Supt. Ricardo de la Paz, from fifth to third, among the six provincial police offices in the region.

“IPPO is moving up fast,” Chief Supt. Isagani Cuevas, regional police director, said, noting an increase in the rating of IPPO.

Police records showed that last year, NOPPO and Iloilo City Police Office were adjudged best provincial and city police offices, respectively, in the Western Visayas.

The Police Regional Office 6 is conducting performance evaluation rating among nine major police units in Western Visayas, which covers personnel management, intelligence, operations and plans, logistical, investigation and financial management, every quarter of the year.

The Guimaras, Capiz and Antique Police Provincial Offices ranked fourth, fifth and sixth places, respectively, among the six provincial police offices, in the region.*GPB


http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/06/topstory5.htm

[^TumandoK]

depot nda gli? abi ko triangle nda...my bg-o d gli na building sa east side...dw ka taas mn...infront of the proposed gaisano...

cguro kay DEPOT ang naka butang..

[jaywalker]

Lights of Kuppa

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Fantastic shots Mig Suv!:applause:(daw bag-o camera ta migo;):D)

[jaywalker]

Sin o sa inyo naka kwa picture sang rendering sang bag o na building sa shopping... Ayus man ang rendering ya.. Depot ngalan sang building..

depot nda gli? abi ko triangle nda...my bg-o d gli na building sa east side...dw ka taas mn...infront of the proposed gaisano...

Tani may picture ta sang rendering diri.:)
Welcome to SSC Bacolod Cyclosimon!

[SUV111]

Fantastic shots Mig Suv!:applause:(daw bag-o camera ta migo;):D)

hahahaha!!!! thanks, its the same old cybershot migs jay...indi ko afford sang DSLR ya :)

Tani may picture ta sang rendering diri.:)
Welcome to SSC Bacolod Cyclosimon!

your wish is my command :)

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/05/06

Bacolod PNP holds "Pagdayaw"
Bacolod City (6 May) -- The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) awards Certificates of Commendations to several police personnel for completing their post-graduate studies recently.

Among those given the "Pagdayaw" Award were PO2 Dennis R. Gabihan, PO2 George D. Bejemino and PSUPT Antonietto Cañete Gabihan who graduated with Bachelor of Laws, while Bejemino and Cañete are reviewing for the Bar Examinations.

Pagdayaw is in compliance to PNP Circular No. 2006-014 which deals with the Rules and Regulations in the Conferment of Authorized Decorations, Service Medals, Ribbons and Badges to the Personnel of the Philippine National Police and also in compliance with Memorandum from the Directorate for Police Community Relations on the Submission of PCR Impact Projects, Best Practices and/or Program Innovations.

"Although this can be considered as a personal achievement of concerned PNP personnel, this means that said personnel went extra miles to improve themselves which makes them better members of the organization, making them more knowledgeable in the field of management/leadership and/or legal matters. With their education, these personnel will become assets in our campaign for making the PNP a very effective, efficient, and responsive law enforcement agency not only in the country but also in Asia," according to PSUPT. Ranulfo Demiar, Chief of the Regional Public Information Office.

"PAGDAYAW" is a Hiligaynon word for "to praise" and it aims to recognize the invaluable contribution of the PNP personnel in uplifting the image of the PNP organization by finishing Post Graduate Courses and Bachelor of Laws.

It also includes the recognition of personnel who have successfully sent all their children to college, and whose their children have graduated with honors in any academic level (Elementary, High School, College, Post Graduate Studies) or passed the Bar Examinations, Medical Board Examinations, and other Licensure Examinations. (CMO/PIA/EAD)

[jaywalker]

hahahaha!!!! its the same old cybershot migs jay...indi ko afford sang DSLR ya :)



your wish is my command :)

Daw DSLR Migs Suv.Nag improved na gid ang imo photography skills.Thanks gid Migs.Dali na lang kamo makit-anay ni Migo Jeff:cheers: