Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province - Compiled Threads

[jaywalker]

BACOLEÑOS AGREE CITY SHOULD HAVE 2 DISTRICT
More Funds, More Projects for Dev’t
By Edith B. Colmo

Several Bacoleños are in favor of dividing Bacolod City nto two congressional districts.

The idea has emerged from the resolution sponsored by Counc. Alex Paglumotan and was approved by members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod in its recent session.

Paglumotan’s objective in opting for two congressional districts in the city’s because Bacolod has been a fast growing metropolis. It has doubly increased its annual budget to P1 billion for this year. In the latest survey, the population density has reached 497,000 which is much higher than Zamboanga which was declared two districts lately.

Iloilo’s bid for a two-district city is in Congress already. Bacolod is much bigger in density and demographics than Iloilo City, Paglumotan stressed.

Once Bacolod becomes two districts, it is of great advantage to the people. The pork barrel received by each congressman in the amount of P265,000.00 will be doubled and would mean more benefits to the people. During election time, candidates will spend less in their campaign budget, efforts and machinery.

Paglumotan does not discount the ocular visit of top officials of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) so as not to disenfranchise local residents.

The SP will have eighteen members plus two sectoral representatives but there will still be one mayor as chief executive of the city.

Peoples’ reactions are favorable because they said the councilors will have more time to feel the pulse of the people, and that more infrastructures and services will be availed of by the residents of both districts.

Atty. Julie Carbon, general manager of BACIWA at the same time a civic leader, also welcomes the division of Bacolod’s congressional district into two. As long as the objective is to serve the best interest of the people, there is nothing wrong in dividing the lone district of Bacolod. BACIWA will still serve its area of jurisdiction without territorial boundary, she said.

9 out of 10 PUJ drivers have answered favorably in dividing Bacolod into 2 districts, because the people will attain more benefits.

There are three congressmen who are supporting this move according to Paglumotan. They are Cong. Jeffrey Ferrer, Freddie Marañon, and Iggy Arroyo. As of this week, “we already have heard results from the congressmen deeply involved in this move.”*

[^TumandoK]

Oist I've heard na ang Lions Park sa may SM naun ma close na daw.. kay tapos na ang contract.. kag tapos siling nila mabulos daw dira Andoks.. ambot kung ini katuod.. lols

[JEFFjr_25]

hahahaha!!!! thanks, its the same old cybershot migs jay...indi ko afford sang DSLR ya :)

Wow @Smile. If this ain't DSLR used, then your technique is really magnificent. Great shots indeed. Creativitywise... two thumbs up.:cheers:

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:

We'll just share our pics here @Jay. For you to take a peek of the fun ...and fun ....and fun we'll be having. hehehee..

[ngprofflorida]

Mig SUV siguro may bag o na nga rendering sang depot nga building.....

[postergirl]

^^I think you took this when you were bored during your class... hehehe nice angle....:lol:

where else? LCC of course :)

haha yes, it was taken from one of the rooms in LCC..but not from a classroom..from the bathroom :lol:

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...

yes that building is supposedly a hotel..wala pa glng rendering..

[Christendom]

Oist I've heard na ang Lions Park sa may SM naun ma close na daw.. kay tapos na ang contract.. kag tapos siling nila mabulos daw dira Andoks.. ambot kung ini katuod.. lols

nice ambiance of andoks compare to mang inasal...i like their stand-alone andoks sa may lapaz, iloilo fronting of gaisano city,,,dako kag nice and design

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...

welcome here dude

[jaywalker]

Hello Postergirl!
Is there any expansion plans for Sylvia Manor Hotel?:)

Wow @Smile. If this ain't DSLR used, then your technique is really magnificent. Great shots indeed. Creativitywise... two thumbs up.:cheers:



We'll just share our pics here @Jay. For you to take a peek of the fun ...and fun ....and fun we'll be having. hehehee..

I agree Mig Jeff!Very nice shots!Most likely a pro.:cheers:
I'll be expecting that Mig Jeff.:lol:I know you're going to have a good time with some of SSC Bacolod forumers because i did have a great moments with them:cheers:

[postergirl]

Hello Postergirl!
Is there any expansion plans for Sylvia Manor Hotel?:)



I agree Mig Jeff!Very nice shots!Most likely a pro.:cheers:
I'll be expecting that Mig Jeff.:lol:I know you're going to have a good time with some of SSC Bacolod forumers because i did have a great moments with them:cheers:

Hey Jay! :) well, it IS in mind, but as of now wala pa man gd. Maybe a few years from now hehe

Jeff, when are you arriving? Merienda tayo sa Sylvia! :banana:

[cyclosimon_89]

tnx guyz for welcoming me...i'll try tp help SSC bacolod sa abot ng mkakaya ko..hehehehehe...:lol::lol::lol:

FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!

[Christendom]

tnx guyz for welcoming me...i'll try tp help SSC bacolod sa abot ng mkakaya ko..hehehehehe...:lol::lol::lol:

FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!
anyway here's the other threads of bacolod:

Bacolod projects
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=330

Bacolod infrastructure
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=585

negros occidental heritage
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=448314

[suplado]

I really missed Bacolod http://www.supladoonline.com/panaad-sa-negros-%e2%80%93-panaad-park-and-stadium-%e2%80%93-where-i-brought-my-last-gf-along-to-see/ :ohno: and Panaad sa Negros

[jaywalker]

Hey Jay! :) well, it IS in mind, but as of now wala pa man gd. Maybe a few years from now hehe

Jeff, when are you arriving? Merienda tayo sa Sylvia! :banana:

That's great Postergirl!Next ko nga vacation probably before this year ends i'll make sure nga nakacharge ang battery sang camera ko para damo makuha ko nga pics sa SMH.:lol:


tnx guyz for welcoming me...i'll try tp help SSC bacolod sa abot ng mkakaya ko..hehehehehe...:lol::lol::lol:

FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!
:banana:Gadamo na ta diri and it's really good.:banana:
I really missed Bacolod http://www.supladoonline.com/panaad-sa-negros-%e2%80%93-panaad-park-and-stadium-%e2%80%93-where-i-brought-my-last-gf-along-to-see/ :ohno: and Panaad sa Negros

[SUV111]

Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)
Shopping, Bacolod City

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2470072791_ba47afa56b.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/2470072143_d9194909b8.jpg?v=0

heres the much awaited rendering of Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)

[SUV111]

Bacolod Medical Specialist Building

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2470896056_860bed65b1.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2470896758_d18374f583.jpg?v=0

[SUV111]

Soon to Open
ST. SEBASTIAN
International School

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2470074713_c0549ceb56.jpg?v=0

[SUV111]

New Resto in East Block

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2470897786_35efd8eddc.jpg?v=0

what a name hahahahaha!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[SUV111]

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:

i was inspired by some of our fellas here from Camera Club of Negros. :) hahahahaha tood? nag improve? thanks ha. :) hahahahaha if ever you'll decide of buying a new DSLR, hatag mo na lang sa akon ang imo ha....or sell it to me in a very friendly price :)

Wow @Smile. If this ain't DSLR used, then your technique is really magnificent. Great shots indeed. Creativitywise... two thumbs up.:cheers:

thanks jeff, i will do my best to take good shots again next time :)


Mig SUV siguro may bag o na nga rendering sang depot nga building.....

ara na boss....:) pila bayad mo sa akon? hahahaha

tnx guyz for welcoming me...i'll try tp help SSC bacolod sa abot ng mkakaya ko..hehehehehe...:lol::lol::lol:

FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!

thank goodness....i just hope you'll help us take more pics and help us promote the city in your own little way :) hehehhehehe

[JEFFjr_25]

^^ Another Big Bang courtesy of "our guy" in the city of Smiles, @Smile.:) Mig Smile, The Triangle Mall really impressed me. Btw, I've heard from the grapevine that PeopleSupport(Bacolod) will house their call center at Depot Mall. Any idea?:)

[SUV111]

^^ Another Big Bang courtesy of "our guy" in the city of Smiles, @Smile.:) Mig Smile, The Triangle Mall really impressed me. Btw, I've heard from the grapevine that PeopleSupport(Bacolod) will house their call center at Depot Mall. Any idea?:)

dont have any idea migs. :) if thats true....then its going to be another Boom for Bacolod's call center industry. :) hehehehehe!!!!

[SUV111]

i expect a beautiful outcome of this mall...

Kuntel kasi eh

[JEFFjr_25]

Exactly @Smile. But whats sure is that PeopleSupport will soon be conquering Bacolod. Kudos to the BPO industry in the city of smiles.:cheers:

[SUV111]

Perfect!!!! ok na na for Bacolod...were hosting BIG call centers...Galing naman. :) kaya soon our City will be filled with more businesses coz the quality of life is improving :) yeheyyyyyyyy!!!

[SUV111]

BTW, RED MOON will soon open in SORRENTO...i think its a restaurant. :) i will take a picture of it soon:)

[SUV111]

Calea, Bacolod City

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2470079253_78bc4d41bb.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2470078525_59fb6e4701.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2470077909_93c99df35f.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2470077293_37236b9d84.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2470076495_98e11c9250.jpg?v=0

[SUV111]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2191/2470902392_28d9166b93.jpg?v=0

share ko lang pamahaw ko gina...chicken waldorf sandwich of Calea. :) hehehehehe jeff, gusto mo ni? tell me lang ha?

[habagatcentral1]

BTW, RED MOON will soon open in SORRENTO...i think its a restaurant. :) i will take a picture of it soon:)

Red Moon is a Chinese resto which has a branch in Cebu. :)

[SUV111]

Red Moon is a Chinese resto which has a branch in Cebu. :)

oh ok...thanks berns. :) gali? wala ko na ya kakita sa cebu haw? i wish cafe laguna will branch out....

[jasontt]

^^Hmmmm namets... hehehe bagay gid sa up and coming independent film which will be shot here in negros....:cheers:

[JEFFjr_25]

^^@Smile, cakes, cakes and more cakes.. yum yum but the fats..:lol: Nice pics, its very inviting. I expect the Triangle Island Mall will offer something "different" to the shopping public of Bacolod and Negros Occidental. Coz if not, it'll surely battle head to head with 888 Chinatown Square in attracting shoppers as well as tenants. But whats important here is that, Bacolod's retail scene is getting more exciting and alive compared to previous years.:cheers:

[habagatcentral1]

oh ok...thanks berns. :) gali? wala ko na ya kakita sa cebu haw? i wish cafe laguna will branch out....

At Paseo Arcenas in Banawa Cebu City...in front of Convergys. :)

[SUV111]

^^@Smile, cakes, cakes and more cakes.. yum yum but the fats..:lol: Nice pics, its very inviting. I expect the Triangle Island Mall will offer something "different" to the shopping public of Bacolod and Negros Occidental. Coz if not, it'll surely battle head to head with 888 Chinatown Square in attracting shoppers as well as tenants. But whats important here is that, Bacolod's retail scene is getting more exciting and alive compared to previous years.:cheers:

I think they will have a different concept. :) at least people now in Bacolod will have many places to shop... just like in cebu where you can see lots of malls around. Namian gid man Bacolod peeps mag shop e :) hehehehe

[SUV111]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2470080243_386e7a8215.jpg?v=0

guessing game.....sa diin ni be? heheheheh

[JEFFjr_25]

^^ At the Planta Hotel????:) Nice shot @Smile.

[SUV111]

^^ hahahahaha!!!! nope, mali! mali! mali!!! sige pa...guess pa kamo :) diary ang prize.... hahahahaha

[Taz08]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2470080243_386e7a8215.jpg?v=0

guessing game.....sa diin ni be? heheheheh

sa lopue's east na ai??hehehe

[ninja kid]

i expect a beautiful outcome of this mall...

Kuntel kasi eh

daw kabastos gid ya sing ngalan sini nga contractor ... :lol::lol::lol:

but after what they have done with Convergys Bldg. ...

I highly commend them for a job well done ...

I am sure Depot Mall shall look very beautiful ... :okay:

[SUV111]

^^ you guessed it right ninja...may diary ka na sa akon

[SUV111]

Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)
Shopping, Bacolod City

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2470072791_ba47afa56b.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/2470072143_d9194909b8.jpg?v=0

heres the much awaited rendering of Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)


looks like lopues mandalagan...hehehehe but the classy version of Lopues Mandalagan. :) :lol::lol::lol:

[bacolodchamp]

good job migo SUV. a feast for the eyes and those cakes are mouth-watering...hidlaw man ta kaon sa calea ba. he he. it's good to know that peoplesupport will soon invade bacolod. BOOM BOOM BACOLOD!!!:banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)
Shopping, Bacolod City

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2470072791_ba47afa56b.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/2470072143_d9194909b8.jpg?v=0

heres the much awaited rendering of Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)


cool beautiful new mall, remember before what I said a new world of shopping very classy mall, Bacolod is now the top shopping destination in the region.:banana::banana::banana:

Thank you Amigo SUV!!!!!!!!!

[ngprofflorida]

Soon to Open
ST. SEBASTIAN
International School

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2470074713_c0549ceb56.jpg?v=0

Another International school naman, daw naga damo na gid haw..... banana ko anay....:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: Salamat amigo the best ka gid ya!!!!!!

[ngprofflorida]

New Resto in East Block

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2470897786_35efd8eddc.jpg?v=0

what a name hahahahaha!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Another one naman, naga fast forward ang east block haw....... coool grabe:banana::banana::banana: daw wala naga batyag sang crisis. haw....:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[SUV111]

^^ thank you guys for appreciating my photos and my updates. :) hehehehehe

[jaywalker]

New Resto in East Block

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2470897786_35efd8eddc.jpg?v=0

what a name hahahahaha!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana:
.....sa diin ayhan ang ngalan ginkuha:lol:

i was inspired by some of our fellas here from Camera Club of Negros. :) hahahahaha tood? nag improve? thanks ha. :) hahahahaha if ever you'll decide of buying a new DSLR, hatag mo na lang sa akon ang imo ha....or sell it to me in a very friendly price :)


Keep it up migs!You are in good direction.:cheers:

[jaywalker]

daw kabastos gid ya sing ngalan sini nga contractor ... :lol::lol::lol:

but after what they have done with Convergys Bldg. ...

I highly commend them for a job well done ...

I am sure Depot Mall shall look very beautiful ... :okay:

i expect a beautiful outcome of this mall...

Kuntel kasi eh

Sikat na gid ang Kuntel.Nami na ila reputation.Aside from the Sanparq Square of Convergys,ano pa gid ang ila mga natapos nga projects sa Bacolod?

Thanks delivering the rendering of the Depot Mall Mig Suv!:cheers:

[jaywalker]

^^ Another Big Bang courtesy of "our guy" in the city of Smiles, @Smile.:) Mig Smile, The Triangle Mall really impressed me. Btw, I've heard from the grapevine that PeopleSupport(Bacolod) will house their call center at Depot Mall. Any idea?:)

dont have any idea migs. :) if thats true....then its going to be another Boom for Bacolod's call center industry. :) hehehehehe!!!!

Exactly @Smile. But whats sure is that PeopleSupport will soon be conquering Bacolod. Kudos to the BPO industry in the city of smiles.:cheers:

Perfect!!!! ok na na for Bacolod...were hosting BIG call centers...Galing naman. :) kaya soon our City will be filled with more businesses coz the quality of life is improving :) yeheyyyyyyyy!!!

Excellent! After Convergys,PeopleSupport na naman.:banana::banana::banana:

[jaywalker]

Nat’l table tennis age-group tilt
blasts off in Bacolod May 22-25
BY NIDA BUENFAE

The 1st Lopue’s Table Tennis National Age-Group Championship reels off May 22 in Bacolod City with 15 titles up for grabs in events to be contested by registered participants in the three-day event.

At stake are top honors in boys and girls’ singles 10-Under, 12-Under, 14-Under, 17-Under, men and women’s singles 25-Under, 30-Under, 30-Above, 40-Above, and 50-Above singles.

Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up in every category will be given medals plus P2,000, P1,000 and P500 cash respectively, LOPTTA organizers said.

Interested participants will have until 6 p.m. of May 17 to register at the LOPTTA office as only 32 players per category will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis.

A registration fee of P50 will be collected from participants in boys and girls 10-Under, 12-Under, 14-Under and 17-Under while participants in men and women’s 25-Under and 30-Under will be charged with P100 while those seeing action in the 30-Above, 40-Above, and 50-Above will have to pay P150 registration fee.

Those who wish to register must bring a photocopy of their birth certificate and those who will impersonate, misrepresent and falsify their documents will be subjected to disciplinary action that may consist of perpetual exclusion from tournaments conducted and sanctioned by LOPTTA, association secretary Mark Francis Jimenez said.

Drawing of lots for participants in all categories will be on May 21 with competitions in boys and girls’ 10-Under, 12-Under, 14-Under, 17-Under to be played on May 22-23 while the 25-Under men and women’s singles, 30-Under, 30-above and 40-above will have its play dates on May 24-25. Singles above 50 will have their battle for supremacy on May 24.

Meanwhile, a free table tennis clinic for coaches and trainers in Negros Occidental will be conducted by former RP Men’s Team No. 1 player Rowell “Jet” Yatco on May 26-28 with the assistance of some LOPTTA players.

The clinic will have limited slots and participants will be accommodated on a first-come-first-serve basis, Jimenez said.*NAB

[Christendom]

May 07, 2008
NOSCA Hinoba-an opens this year, targets 700 students (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2008/05/07/feat/nosca.hinoba.an.opens.this.year.targets.700.students.html)

HINOBAAN town Mayor Ma. Teresa Bilbao said the Negros Occidental State College of Agriculture (Nosca) will open an extension campus in Hinoba-an this school year, initially accommodating 700 freshmen college entrants in a newly constructed building at the heart of the municipality.

Bilbao told Sun.Star Bacolod that last May 5 was the first day of Nosca-Hinoba-an entrance examination.

The Nosca-Hinoba-an extension is a tertiary education flagship project of Bilbao in the municipality, taking into consideration the distance of the municipality to the nearest college located in other cities of the province.

Hinoba-an is 198 kilometers drive from Bacolod City or around four hours by private vehicle and a six-hour drive by public buses.

It is located at the southernmost tip of Negros Occidental and its distance poses certain economic setback for the municipality.

From the town's profile provided by the Provincial Information Office, Hinoba-an is composed of 13 barangays with only one district, is under the leadership of the district supervisor and being supervised by the Schools Division Superintendent Department of Education (DepEd).

This district has six primary schools and 16 elementary schools, two national high schools with three extension schools and two private schools.

"No college in Hinoba-an yet. This school year, however, four courses will be opened: Bachelor of Education both primary and secondary majors, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Bachelor of Science in Animal Science," Bilbao said.

She said in terms of livelihood and industry, the egg-laying livelihood project, which was initially started in Hinob-an's biggest barangay -- Asia -- was proven effective.

The total production of Asia families involved in the livelihood project cannot cope with the demand of the barangay alone, Bilbao said. "The readiness of the project, however, will now be replicated in two other big barangays of Hinoba-an, in Bacuyangan and Culipapa."

Last December 8, Sun.Star Bacolod witnessed how the egg-laying project was started in Barangay Asia.

But as earlier reported, eggs coming from the neighboring areas are usually damaged upon arrival to Hinoba-an owing to the town's distance.

Upon Bilbao's assumption, however, she facilitated an augmentation program for the egg-laying livelihood among the barangays of Hinoba-an.

"Presently, three barangays are involved in the livelihood project, among others. Eventually, we will target all 12 barangays of Hinoba-an," Bilbao stressed. (Gil Alfredo Severino)

[Christendom]

^^Negros Occidental College of Agriculture (NOSCA) campuses
1. Kabankalan City- main
2. Sipalay City
3. Cauayan
4. Candoni
5. Ilog
6. Moises Padilla
7. Hinobaan- newest

*Soon this will become a Negros State University

[SUV111]

Sikat na gid ang Kuntel.Nami na ila reputation.Aside from the Sanparq Square of Convergys,ano pa gid ang ila mga natapos nga projects sa Bacolod?

riverside pharmacy building

Thanks delivering the rendering of the Depot Mall Mig Suv!:cheers:

your always welcome

[ngprofflorida]

Excellent! After Convergys,PeopleSupport na naman.:banana::banana::banana:

Jay people support from Tampa Florida, I already forgot the home base of this company remember we discussed this on thread 18.... another call center will open>? :banana::banana::banana:

[postergirl]

Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)
Shopping, Bacolod City

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2470072791_ba47afa56b.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/2470072143_d9194909b8.jpg?v=0

heres the much awaited rendering of Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)


thanks SUV for the rendering :) glng..kabastos sang ngalan sang mall gd ya :lol::lol: paminsara nyo bala..kung mag hagad kamo sang inyo mga friends kung ano ang ihambal ninyo :lol::lol::nuts::nuts::lol::lol:

[bacolodchamp]

thanks SUV for the rendering :) glng..kabastos sang ngalan sang mall gd ya :lol::lol: paminsara nyo bala..kung mag hagad kamo sang inyo mga friends kung ano ang ihambal ninyo :lol::lol::nuts::nuts::lol::lol:


pa depot ta...:lol::lol::lol: i never thought of that.

[ngprofflorida]

pa depot ta...:lol::lol::lol: i never thought of that.

Ok lang na mig, at least hindi na obvious ma malling gali....:banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

thanks SUV for the rendering :) glng..kabastos sang ngalan sang mall gd ya :lol::lol: paminsara nyo bala..kung mag hagad kamo sang inyo mga friends kung ano ang ihambal ninyo :lol::lol::nuts::nuts::lol::lol:


my postergirl any rendering of new hotel?

[postergirl]

my postergirl any rendering of new hotel?

hehe not yet. still waiting for it. dasig ila construction :)

[SUV111]

^^ yeah....1st floor na sila :) hahahaha daw ala castle peak hotel sang cebu. galing 7 floors lang to ya :)

[ngprofflorida]

^^ yeah....1st floor na sila :) hahahaha daw ala castle peak hotel sang cebu. galing 7 floors lang to ya :)

Wow another historical landmark naman ina....:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

^^Negros Occidental College of Agriculture (NOSCA) campuses
1. Kabankalan City- main
2. Sipalay City
3. Cauayan
4. Candoni
5. Ilog
6. Moises Padilla
7. Hinobaan- newest

*Soon this will become a Negros State University

wow most of the town theres a college level na..... hindi na sa Bacolod ang concentration, well spread na ang colleges sa negros.:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[cyclosimon_89]

^^ yeah....1st floor na sila :) hahahaha daw ala castle peak hotel sang cebu. galing 7 floors lang to ya :)

Ok na na ya! 7 floors can improve the bacolod skyline...tni damu pa gd mpa taas mn...:cheers:

FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!

[SUV111]

buot ko silingon ang castle peak ang 7 floors indi ang sa east side

[Taz08]

^^ you guessed it right ninja...may diary ka na sa akon

ako to bla kapot..lol:)

[blueguy]

confirmed..Starbucks will build a stand alone store each in Bacolod and Iloilo

[cyclosimon_89]

buot ko silingon ang castle peak ang 7 floors indi ang sa east side

Ay sorry abi q ang sa east side na na! hahahahaha!!!!:bash: ang sa east side ya gli ra na cla sa level 3...


FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!!

[SUV111]

confirmed..Starbucks will build a stand alone store each in Bacolod and Iloilo

thats cool. thanks for the info

[SUV111]

Ay sorry abi q ang sa east side na na! hahahahaha!!!!:bash: ang sa east side ya gli ra na cla sa level 3...


FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!!

nope, ang sa east side level one pa lang

[bacolodchamp]

confirmed..Starbucks will build a stand alone store each in Bacolod and Iloilo


may bag-o naman nga talambayan...:banana:

[ngprofflorida]

may bag-o naman nga talambayan...:banana:
Well coffee is really brewing in Bacolod City.....:banana::banana::banana:

[Xeltran]

Well, that's good.
Pero I hope Starbucks Bacolod won't look like the Starbucks in MM (isa lang ang mabakal, tapos ang table ubrahon lang pang-display sang cellphone sang mga upod niya; or it will be a haven of conyo people)

[gladita]

Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)
Shopping, Bacolod City

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heres the much awaited rendering of Triangle Island Mall (DEPOT)


Baw amo ni gali ginsakuan mo SUV. Mayo gid ah. Keep it up! :banana::banana::banana:

[Christendom]

^^ yeah....1st floor na sila :) hahahaha daw ala castle peak hotel sang cebu. galing 7 floors lang to ya :)

basi boutique hotel na...this will be the 1st hotel to rise in eastside part and soon the 1st tallest hotel in the city...di ba ang sylvia manor is boutique

[habagatcentral1]

Well, that's good.
Pero I hope Starbucks Bacolod won't look like the Starbucks in MM (isa lang ang mabakal, tapos ang table ubrahon lang pang-display sang cellphone sang mga upod niya; or it will be a haven of conyo people)

:lol: :lol: Die Conyos! Die!!! :bash: :lol:

Damn! Iloilo and Bacolod will have SB? The great robber of my wallet is here to tempt me with her caramel macchiatto in soy milk. :lol:

But anyway, its a good news. :okay:

[kyle@1008]

:lol: :lol: Die Conyos! Die!!! :bash: :lol:

The great robber of my wallet is here to tempt me with her caramel macchiatto in soy milk. :lol:

. :okay:

:lol: :lol: ang ganda ng pagkakasabi :lol:

[Xeltran]

Naguba ang X-ray machine sa Bacolod-Silay airport. :(

Damn brownouts!
And they're doing the checking of luggages manually now. O___O


X-ray machines in Bacolod airport breakdown due to brownouts (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=117575)

By MARTY GO

ABS-CBN Bacolod

Frequent power interruptions resulted in the breakdown of four X-ray baggage machines of the New Bacolod-Silay Airport in Negros Occidental.

"Masyadong mataas yung fluctuation na unacceptable level na yung pumapasok sa ating mga equipment so kaya nasira yung mga x-ray kasi ang x-ray ay pinatatakbo ng computer," airport staff Christine Perez said.

Air Transportation Office manager Antonio Alfonso said that the airport’s x-ray machines have not been functioning since February. Alfonso blamed the frequent brownouts in the province for the breakdown of their x-ray machines.

Alfonso said that their personnel now manually inspects baggage of passengers which sometimes result in long queues at the airport terminal.

The airport is currently undermanned and Alfonso said he hopes his request for the repair of the x-ray machines will be approved soon so that their operation will not suffer.

"Kawawa lang itong ating mga tao kasi talagang pagod na pagod, so meron tayong tinatawag na skeletal force na nagtatrabaho pero we are watching them very closely," Alfonso said.

The airport management advised passengers to be at the airport early to avoid any delay in boarding.

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Now I know...it looks like its not our monopoly of having Christmas lights in summer...tsktsk... Daku nga daan ang isyu subong sa energy sector ta sa pungsod. :ohno:

[annie_may]

confirmed..Starbucks will build a stand alone store each in Bacolod and Iloilo

wow this is good news, although bob's fan ko, pag christmastime ya, starbucks gid ko because of the planner! hahaha! :banana:

[GearX]

ano ba talaga cause ng brownouts? :ohno:

[cyclosimon_89]

ano ba talaga cause ng brownouts? :ohno:

^^the increasing demand of the region because of the rising consumers and the down grade of the powerplants in the visayas...we need more powerplants!!!^^


FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!

[jaywalker]

Naguba ang X-ray machine sa Bacolod-Silay airport. :(

Damn brownouts!
And they're doing the checking of luggages manually now. O___O

Don't they have a back-up power generator in the airport? This is the kind of attitude that i don't like most the "blaming portion."I believe they knew that it would affect all thier computerized system with the frequent power failure that the province has been experiencing due to the maintenance.Thier failure of early actions to the problems causes all this trouble.

[jaywalker]

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President Arthur N. Aguilar-National Transmission Corporation, Secretary Angelo T. Reyes-Department of Energy, President Cyril C. Del Callar-National Power Corporation at the Briefing on the Power Supply Situation in Western Visayas at Natures Village Talisay City yesterday.* (Jun de los Reyes photo)

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/05/08

Bacolod essay-writing, poster-making winners named
Bacolod City (8 May) -- The first essay writing contest launched during the 3rd Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival recently was participated in by 22 students from different high schools-both private and public in Negros Occidental.

The contest was held at the Governor's Hall, as a preliminary activity ahead of the opening program of the Festival.

Awarding was held at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol where the top 10 were awarded from the 22 participants.

The major prizes were garnered by: Louise Artadi (USLS)-1st place; Edcel Paul L. Tejare (BCNHS)- 2nd place; and Venice Marie B. Hulleza (Sagay NHS)- 3rd place. Prizes in generous amount have been given to them as follows: 1st prize-P10,000; 2nd-P7,000; and 3rd prize-P5,000. Consolation prizes were given also to the rest of the top 10 ranking participants. All of them received the certificate of participation.

On the other hand, winners of the Poster Making contest held during the opening were: 1st place-Hanna Joy Sayan (Domingo Lacson NHS); 2nd place-Alain A. Aujero (Sagay NHS); and 3rd place-Alyssa Bodios (La Castellana NHS). Each received also P10,000, 7,000, and 5,000 respectively. (OPA/PIA/EAD

[jaywalker]

PIA Press Release
2008/05/08

More budget sought for Bacolod scholarship program
Bacolod City (8 May) -- Committee on Education Councilor Greg Gasataya is proposing for additional budget for the Comprehensive Scholarship Program of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia to give more opportunities for deserving students.

This was revealed by Gasataya during the Livelihood and Skills Development Enhancement Seminar Workshop, which was a joint effort of the Bacolod City Public Employment Service Office and the Johnny J. Orola Sr. Memorial Foundation conducted recently.

With the number of applicants applying, the assessment is divided in two – one in VMA Global College to accommodate applicants from the south and one in Casa Orola for those coming from the north.

PESO Head Moises dela Cruz said that names of the scholars will be made available third week of May while the Bacolod City College is also open for scholarship slots as long as applicants pass the qualifying exams given.

Former Congressman John N. Orola informed those who attended the seminar that VMA Global College is offering TESDA accredited programs like Food & Beverage, Bartending Commercial Cook, Massage Therapy, Welding, Butchering, Housekeeping, Household Services, Call Center Training, Welding, Caregiver, Elderly & Infant Care, Agricultural and Flower Farming, Information Technology, Hotel and Restaurant Management. Graduates of these programs are issued certificates upon completion. He said that they are following the program of TESDA which is the ladderized system so that the students can easily be employed even with only a certificate. Those below 22 years old will be recommended for local employment while those above 22 will be recommended abroad, Orola said. According to Orola, most Overseas Workers pay their placement fees through salary deduction.

Gasataya said that the concept of this program is for those who finish technical courses to have a better opportunity of landing a good and high paying job. He said butchers in Australia earn P150,000 a month. According to him, the Comprehensive Scholarship Program of Mayor Leonardia which is on its third year of implementation has had quite a number of recipients. The plan right now is to add scholars that will focus on skills training and short courses.

Gasataya added that applicants need to secure an endorsement letter from the Mayor and a Barangay Certification of Residency from their respective barangay. Gasataya advised those who were present to take courses of their interest that will help them land a good job. Bacolod City College will also offer short-term TESDA accredited courses.

Ms. Cyril Aplaon, Operations Manager of Dungganon Bank was also present to inform those present that Dungganon gives financial assistance to OFW's with their placement fees so long as they have a Job Order to present.

Dr. Yolanda Porswitzh, TESDA Provincial Director, said that the thrust of TESDA is to offer short-term ladderized courses in the education program that allows scholars to qualify for a job after studying for only 1 or 2 years. After taking the competency test TESDA will issue a National Competency Certificate which is now a requirement of the embassy for employment abroad. There is also, Porschwitz added, a finishing course sponsored by President Gloria M. Arroyo, Star of Asia, CHMSCI and VMA. Porschwitz mentioned that there at the moment is a shortage in household service workers and welders in Canada and that they earn P160.000.00 a month. (CMO/PIA/EAD)

[SUV111]

Another Beautifully designed Building at the back of PLDT

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[jaywalker]

Now, that is something to cheer about.Thanks for bringing some good news Mig Suv!:)

[SUV111]

and another construction along shopping near SJI... hehehehe

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[SUV111]

Now, that is something to cheer about.Thanks for bringing some good news Mig Suv!:)

my pleasure migs. :) hehehehe nice siya noh? nakibot ko gani gina kay daw ka huge wala ko pa makita ang rendering...sang nag labay kami nag stop gid ko para kuhaan pic, teh kundi pundo man ang sa likod namon

[postergirl]

confirmed..Starbucks will build a stand alone store each in Bacolod and Iloilo

nice! I wonder where they'll put it..:D

Btw, L'Fisher is up for expansion. They will build another 100 rooms making their total room count up to 200 and a function room with a capacity of 2000. The area to be used will be the parking lot at the back of their hotel. :)

Which means..MORE CONVENTIONS FOR BACOLOD!! :banana::banana::nuts::nuts::banana::banana:

[bacolodchamp]

my pleasure migs. :) hehehehe nice siya noh? nakibot ko gani gina kay daw ka huge wala ko pa makita ang rendering...sang nag labay kami nag stop gid ko para kuhaan pic, teh kundi pundo man ang sa likod namon

nice find migo...you're d best.:cheers1:

[SUV111]

nice! I wonder where they'll put it..:D

Btw, L'Fisher is up for expansion. They will build another 100 rooms making their total room count up to 200 and a function room with a capacity of 2000. The area to be used will be the parking lot at the back of their hotel. :)

Which means..MORE CONVENTIONS FOR BACOLOD!! :banana::banana::nuts::nuts::banana::banana:

great news...hahahaha!!! i hope nami man ang design. :) anyway, starbucks?...ok lang. :) just a regular place to go to. :) hehehhehe

nice find migo...you're d best.:cheers1:

thank @champ :) hehehe

OT: cant wait for jeff...he'll be here na soon :)

[postergirl]

and another construction along shopping near SJI... hehehehe

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nice! amat2x na ang Bacolod! :cheers:

the area for the proposed Gaisano is being cleared fast..:) There are a lot of squatters being relocated..along Lacson-San Sebastian, Mabini and San Juan(in front of LCC ARFIEN Building..more infras are being put up :banana::banana::banana:

[jaywalker]

my pleasure migs. :) hehehehe nice siya noh? nakibot ko gani gina kay daw ka huge wala ko pa makita ang rendering...sang nag labay kami nag stop gid ko para kuhaan pic, teh kundi pundo man ang sa likod namon

Very nice gid Migs!I like the design.Very modern.:cheers:.
:lol:I bet ginbusinahan ka gid sang ara sa likod nyo nga salakyan.

nice! I wonder where they'll put it..:D

Btw, L'Fisher is up for expansion. They will build another 100 rooms making their total room count up to 200 and a function room with a capacity of 2000. The area to be used will be the parking lot at the back of their hotel. :)

Which means..MORE CONVENTIONS FOR BACOLOD!! :banana::banana::nuts::nuts::banana::banana:

:banana::banana::banana: My wishes for Bacolod is coming bit by bit.A resort hotel at the Goldenfield.Check! 200 rooms or more for a hotel.Coming soon!:banana::banana:

Thanks @Postergirl!

[bacolodchamp]

nice! I wonder where they'll put it..:D

Btw, L'Fisher is up for expansion. They will build another 100 rooms making their total room count up to 200 and a function room with a capacity of 2000. The area to be used will be the parking lot at the back of their hotel. :)

Which means..MORE CONVENTIONS FOR BACOLOD!! :banana::banana::nuts::nuts::banana::banana:

i hope they'll add more floors postergirl. but, what i would like to hear is for sylvia manor to add 500 more rooms....he he

[SUV111]

^^ way to go Bacolod. :) hahahaha!!!! this will be fun, poster...please prepare the place ha...next week we will have a gathering. :)

[postergirl]

great news...hahahaha!!! i hope nami man ang design. :) anyway, starbucks?...ok lang. :) just a regular place to go to. :) hehehhehe



thank @champ :) hehehe

OT: cant wait for jeff...he'll be here na soon :)

My source said that the height will be the same with their old building, nugon lang, tani i-pataas na lang nila. Oh well..

Text me when we'll meet up, oki? :)

[SUV111]

Very nice gid Migs!I like the design.Very modern.:cheers:.
:lol:I bet ginbusinahan ka gid sang ara sa likod nyo nga salakyan.



:banana::banana::banana: My wishes for Bacolod is coming bit by bit.A resort hotel at the Goldenfield.Check! 200 rooms or more for a hotel.Coming soon!:banana::banana:

Thanks @Postergirl!

wala man gid ah...gin pauna man sila namon pero daw indi sila gusto so bahala sila kay makuha ko ya pics :)

[postergirl]

Very nice gid Migs!I like the design.Very modern.:cheers:.
:lol:I bet ginbusinahan ka gid sang ara sa likod nyo nga salakyan.



:banana::banana::banana: My wishes for Bacolod is coming bit by bit.A resort hotel at the Goldenfield.Check! 200 rooms or more for a hotel.Coming soon!:banana::banana:

Thanks @Postergirl!

you're very welcome :)

i hope they'll add more floors postergirl. but, what i would like to hear is for sylvia manor to add 500 more rooms....he he

same height lang daw with the original building..hahaha as for sylvia manor, maybe indi pa time mag expand hehe :nuts:

[SUV111]

^^ ok lang na kung indi pa mag expand...kamo man una patindog sang nami na design sang building. :)

about SB, tani dako lang para ma accomodate ang growing number sang SSC Bacolod :) hahahahaha!!! pero mas nami kung sa Hotel mag tambay kay daw ka sadya lang. gina serbisyuhan ka pa sang mga waiters. :)

[jaywalker]

^^ way to go Bacolod. :) hahahaha!!!! this will be fun, poster...please prepare the place ha...next week we will have a gathering. :)

i hope they'll add more floors postergirl. but, what i would like to hear is for sylvia manor to add 500 more rooms....he he

My source said that the height will be the same with their old building, nugon lang, tani i-pataas na lang nila. Oh well..

Text me when we'll meet up, oki? :)

500 hotel rooms,maybe we could expect that for SMH in due time with a restaurant on the top floor.SMH location is almost perfect.It offers breathtaking views of Panay Gulf and the entire city of Bacolod.

Lapit na lang mapauli si Migo Jeff.Sadya na naman kamo dira.Pictures lang ha,please.:banana:

[SUV111]

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[postergirl]

^^ ok lang na kung indi pa mag expand...kamo man una patindog sang nami na design sang building. :)

about SB, tani dako lang para ma accomodate ang growing number sang SSC Bacolod :) hahahahaha!!! pero mas nami kung sa Hotel mag tambay kay daw ka sadya lang. gina serbisyuhan ka pa sang mga waiters. :)

hahaha thanks :) nami man na ang service sang waiters sa starbucks. ;)

[jaywalker]

^^ ok lang na kung indi pa mag expand...kamo man una patindog sang nami na design sang building. :)

about SB, tani dako lang para ma accomodate ang growing number sang SSC Bacolod :) hahahahaha!!! pero mas nami kung sa Hotel mag tambay kay daw ka sadya lang. gina serbisyuhan ka pa sang mga waiters. :)

Absolutely a good news that we be seeing SB in Bacolod.I will patronized more homegrown coffee shops than SB.

Support local products!:cheers:

[postergirl]

500 hotel rooms,maybe we could expect that for SMH in due time with a restaurant on the top floor.SMH location is almost perfect.It offers breathtaking views of Panay Gulf and the entire city of Bacolod.

Lapit na lang mapauli si Migo Jeff.Sadya na naman kamo dira.Pictures lang ha,please.:banana:

hahaha its never bad to dream hehe ;)

meeting at the hotel and then saka nmn sa atop! :lol::lol::lol:

[SUV111]

yahay!!!! rooftop naman kami sini gali :) hehehehehe

about SB, tani its going to be along Lacson lang. :) CBTL and seattle's best :) hahahahaha

[postergirl]

yahay!!!! rooftop naman kami sini gali :) hehehehehe

about SB, tani its going to be along Lacson lang. :) CBTL and seattle's best :) hahahahaha

ready mo na self mo, SUV, basi magpalamuypoy nmn tuhod mo :lol:

It would be nice if its along Lacson since that's where all the action is now hehe nami tni tuod CBTL and Seattle's Best para sadja pgd :D

[SUV111]

ready mo na self mo, SUV, basi magpalamuypoy nmn tuhod mo :lol:

It would be nice if its along Lacson since that's where all the action is now hehe nami tni tuod CBTL and Seattle's Best para sadja pgd :D

i will bring lubid when i go there kay ma rappelling ko :) hahaha

definitely...para monday, SB, tues, Figaro, weds, gloria jean's, Thurs, Seattle's friday, CBTL, sat, BOB's and sunday, Bo's hahahahaha!!!!!

[postergirl]

definitely...para monday, SB, tues, Figaro, weds, Coffee Bean, Thurs, Seattle's friday, CBTL, sat, BOB's and sunday, Bo's hahahahaha!!!!!

hahaha grabe ba! you forgot Gloria Jean's and Kuppa hehehe

[jaywalker]

hahaha its never bad to dream hehe ;)

meeting at the hotel and then saka nmn sa atop! :lol::lol::lol:

yahay!!!! rooftop naman kami sini gali :) hehehehehe

about SB, tani its going to be along Lacson lang. :) CBTL and seattle's best :) hahahahaha

It's free to dream.:lol::lol::lol:but you can set it as a goal.We can never tell what's gonna happen tomorrow.
And so now i have to add another one on my wish list and that's a hotel with a resto at the top floor.The resto will surely be a hit and it fit for the kind of lifestyle in Bacolod.

Mig Suv please don't forget the aerial shots.:banana:

[SUV111]

It's free to dream.:lol::lol::lol:but you can set it as a goal.We can never tell what's gonna happen tomorrow.
And so now i have to add another one on my wish list and that's a hotel with a resto at the top floor.The resto will surely be a hit and it fit for the kind of lifestyle in Bacolod.

Mig Suv please don't forget the aerial shots.:banana:

oh i will....galing wala ko DSLR. :) hahahahaha

[SUV111]

i hope they'll add more floors postergirl. but, what i would like to hear is for sylvia manor to add 500 more rooms....he he

nami tani if they can make a new building at the back and renovate the old one after the expansion is done. :) tani ma cladding naman sila and make it look modern or better yet, dugangan maskin 2 floors lang.

[postergirl]

Good night, guys! Cya all soon! :cheers::cheers:

[jaywalker]

ready mo na self mo, SUV, basi magpalamuypoy nmn tuhod mo :lol:

It would be nice if its along Lacson since that's where all the action is now hehe nami tni tuod CBTL and Seattle's Best para sadja pgd :D

oh i will....galing wala ko DSLR. :) hahahahaha

:lol::lol::lol:.I suggest madala na lang camera stand para indi halata sa picture nga gakurog ang tuhod kon ara na sa rooftop.Ok's lang migs,kay pang DSLR man gihapon mga shots mo.

[bacolodchamp]

Absolutely a good news that we be seeing SB in Bacolod.I will patronized more homegrown coffee shops than SB.

Support local products!:cheers:

patronize your own migo jay...ha ha. its good to see homegrown businesses succeed in our own turf like l'fisher and smh. but, once in while kadto ka man sa sb migo jay...

[jaywalker]

patronize your own migo jay...ha ha. its good to see homegrown businesses succeed in our own turf like l'fisher and smh. but, once in while kadto ka man sa sb migo jay...

Yes Migs,that's my way of helping our local economy.Gagwa gid pagkaBacolodnon ta.We always like to support and proud of our own.
I dont really like SB,i'll always go for GJ.I find Calea's cheesecakes more delicious than SB.One of the best cheescakes,i have tasted:lol:

[SUV111]

Another Beautifully designed Building at the back of PLDT

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beautiful site for another call center diba?...what do you think guys?

[SUV111]

Yes Migs,that's my way of helping our local economy.Gagwa gid pagkaBacolodnon ta.We always like to support and proud of our own.
I dont really like SB,i'll always go for GJ.I find Calea's cheesecakes more delicious than SB.One of the best cheescakes,i have tasted:lol:

precisely!!! GJ? is it because its an Aussie brand? heheheh

SB will surely be a hit here in Bacolod. People here like to hang out in places who offer good ambiance. Plus the fact that SB is an international coffee shop, for sure lagson gid na sang mga tao. Ok man ang drinks nila a, but its not that great. :) hehehehhe

[bacolodchamp]

yup, yup migo. tahum gid kon gintupad sila sang convergys...

[jaywalker]

precisely!!! GJ? is it because its an Aussie brand? heheheh

SB will surely be a hit here in Bacolod. People here like to hang out in places who offer good ambiance. Plus the fact that SB is an international coffee shop, for sure lagson gid na sang mga tao. Ok man ang drinks nila a, but its not that great. :) hehehehhe

Yes Migs!It is an Australian brand and that's true maclick gid ang SB dira.Matambay man ta dira Migs!Future SSC-Bacolod meeting place.:lol:

yup, yup migo. tahum gid kon gintupad sila sang convergys...

I agree Migs.

[jaywalker]

and another construction along shopping near SJI... hehehehe

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Migs Suv,do you have any idea kon ano ini?

[bacolodchamp]

daw ting-ting's na da sa kanto mig, no? grabe ang shopping area subong...ga hataw man...

[jaywalker]

^^Gahataw gid Migs.Gaamat amat naman damo nga bag-o nga establishments sa Shopping.:cheers:

[bacolodchamp]

any news mga migo kung when is the opening of convergys...

[JEFFjr_25]

^^Gahataw gid Migs.Gaamat amat naman damo nga bag-o nga establishments sa Shopping.:cheers:

I guess its all for the reason that Bacolod's shopping area still has a lot of prime properties for disposal or development. The area can still be positioned as the city's business district. Anyway, most "old" Fil-Chinese Bacolodnons prefer 'Shopping' for their businesses. Its proximity to the booming east area of Bacolod and the NGC could prove beneficial and viable. Hence, a number of construction activities in the said site and its vicinity.:)

[bacolodchamp]

I guess its all for the reason that Bacolod's shopping area still has a lot of prime properties for disposal or development. The area can still be positioned as the city's business district. Anyway, most "old" Fil-Chinese Bacolodnons prefer 'Shopping' for their businesses. Its proximity to the booming east area of Bacolod and the NGC could prove beneficial and viable. Hence, a number of construction activities in the said site and its vicinity.:)

that's true, migs. and i know of a lot of chinese businessmen in the shopping area who have tons of money at their disposal but still prefer to hold their businesses there. they don't care if their building looks dilapidated for as long as their customers continue to patronize them. i think that's the chinese old thought in business.

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Migs Suv,do you have any idea kon ano ini?

This area is being owned by the Gochangcos.. ang tag iya bala ka Appliance Centrum.. patindugan daw nila commercial building.

[bacolodchamp]

http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.1&disp=emb&view=att&th=119c993d4dfa75d1

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Guys, this is the interior of the new Bacolod Pavilion and Resort taken during the convention of the Masons in Bacolod recently.

and the fireworks...

http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.7&disp=emb&view=att&th=119c99c104174cfa

[cyclosimon_89]

http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.1&disp=emb&view=att&th=119c993d4dfa75d1

http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.5&disp=emb&view=att&th=119c993d4dfa75d1

Guys, this is the interior of the new Bacolod Pavilion and Resort taken during the convention of the Mason in Bacolod recently.

and the fireworks...http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.7&disp=emb&view=att&th=119c99c104174cfa

Bacolodchamp indi ma kita ang pics..repost gro...bsi mg ok na..thnx..

FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!

[cyclosimon_89]

Reyes: Buffer zone needed
for serious power shortage
BY CARLA GOMEZ
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Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said he met with Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra last night to explain the need for the Philippine National Oil Co.-Energy Development Corp. to enter the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park buffer zone to tap more geothermal energy in order to meet a serious power shortage in Negros Occidental.

At a briefing on the power supply situation in Western Visayas before Negros Occidental officials and stakeholders at the Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City, Reyes said the PNOC-EDCs North Negros Geothermal Power Plant in Bago City, that aims to generate 49 megawatts, is vital to the energy needs of Negros.

The NNGP currently generates only 5 megawatts.

Reyes said he understands the concern of the bishop and environment groups on the need to prevent environmental damage within the buffer zone and assured that measures would be taken to address them.

The protesting environment groups have pointed out that the entry of PNOC-EDC into the bio-diversify rich buffer zone will affect 7,800 trees worth P58,139,965,026, and endanger flora and fauna.

Reyes said he asked to present a program to address their reservations and the bishop gracefully acceded to meet with him again on Monday.

The environment secretary said he will return to Negros with energy and PNOC-EDC officials to present to the bishop and those opposing the buffer zone entry a plan on environmental protection that, hopefully, will resolve the impasse.

It was encouraged by the fact that the bishop was keeping an open mind, Reyes said.

The energy briefing with local officials and stakeholders was set to start at 6 p.m. yesterday but Reyes made Negros officials and stakeholders wait an hour and a half while he met with the bishop.*CPG



FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!

[habagatcentral1]

I dont really like SB,i'll always go for GJ.I find Calea's cheesecakes more delicious than SB.One of the best cheescakes,i have tasted:lol:

Let me guess, that "Dulce de Leche" of G.J...yummy! :D

[cyclosimon_89]

Labor rejects P10 wage offer
BY NANETTE GUADALQUIVER

Representatives of the labor sector in the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board 6 yesterday turned down the proposal of employers for a P10 increase in the daily minimum wage in Western Visayas.

“It’s just (a) crumb of the bread, a cheap solicitation. Ten pesos is not even enough for a roundtrip fare. They should reconsider it considering the unprecedented increases in the prices of basic commodities,” Wennie Sancho, who represents the workers sector in the wage board, said.

Hernane Braza, another labor representative, said the P10 wage increase, in the form of emergency cost of living allowance, is improper and unjust.

“It’s an insult to the workers. What can they buy with P10? That’s why we petitioned for P50, so we can help the workers cope with the economic difficulties,” he said.

On April 2, the RTWPB 6 received a petition for a P50 across-the-board minimum wage increase from the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, and on May 2, the Wage Increase Solidarity-Negros also submitted a petition for a P125 daily minimum wage increase.

At the consultation on wage issues held at the Business Inn in Bacolod City yesterday, the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bacolod Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry jointly pushed for the granting of not more than P10 ECOLA per day to “help workers cope with the rising cost of essential commodities.”

“We, in the business sector believe that our employees’ needs should be addressed. However, the wage board should not lose sight of the fact that the micro, small, and medium enterprises suffer also from the adverse effects of the increase in prices,” the two business groups said in their position paper signed by Roberto Montelibano, president of MBCCI, and James Chua, president of BFCCCI.

The Confederation of Sugar Producers’ Associations Inc. Negros-Panay Chapter proposed an across-the-board increase of P10 in the daily minimum wage.

Its chairman, Federico Locsin III, said they favor an increase, but not to the extent being sought by the labor sector.

“CONFED believes that granting the petition for a P50 increase in the daily minimum wage would only push us deeper into a vicious cycle that has engulfed us,” the planters’ group said. That is, a wage increase will raise higher the labor component cost and thereby increase production cost. This will, in turn, push the prices of goods and commodities higher that will then provide another petition for another reason for a new petition, they said.

“Unless the situation is averted now and the petition for a P50 wage hike is denied, there could be no end to this cycle,” CONFED Negros-Panay said.

But Braza said that if business is suffering because of price increases, it’s even worse for the workers.

“They rely only on their wages for income, why would they hold back what’s due for the workers?” he said.

Sancho added that labor should not be treated as a commodity and workers should be treated as beneficiaries of economic production and not its mere elements.

Labor Regional Director Aida Estabillo, who also chairs the RTWPB 6, said the wage board is looking into the P50 petition for wage increase filed by the NACUSIP-TUCP.

The petition for P125 wage increase is now with Congress so we don’t have to touch on that, she said.

Estabillo said that, based on their consultations, in the Panay provinces – Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo – the management sector was also proposing a minimum wage increase of P10 to P20.

She said that some employers are willing to increase minimum wage but most of them claimed they can grant only non-wage benefits such as housing or COLA.

“As soon as we conduct public hearing, we’ll deliberate and come up with a decision,” Estabillo said.

The public hearing is scheduled on May 22 at the Royal Amrei in Bacolod City, on the RTWPB announcement in a local newspaper said yesterday.*NLG



FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!!

[postergirl]

more news guys..apparently its not only just guest rooms and a function rooms for L'Fisher. I can't disclose any information yet because my other source told me not to tell anyone yet..

[bacolodchamp]

hmmm, what could that be @postergirl? a casino maybe...he he

[SUV111]

^^might be @champ since casino here in Goldenfields will transfer because their contract will soon expire. They will transfer to a new place daw. much bigger and better. :)

[bacolodchamp]

Group offers dumpsite for free to City
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino

THE Philippine Bio-Sciences Corporation (PhilBio), the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (MBCCI) and Greenpeace are offering the Magsungay dumpsite for free to be used by the Bacolod City Government for the disposal of its garbage.

MBCCI had already sent pertinent papers to the offices of Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Vice Mayor Thaddy Sayson and Councilor Greg Gasataya, who chairs the City Council committee on environment and is the concurrent Clean and Green Task Force head.

Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo

The Magsungay dumpsite is now under a laboratory-investment study by PhilBio, which will take 77 days prior to the establishment of a waste-to-energy digester facility. PhilBio said not a single centavo would be charged to the city.

The PhilBio facility does not need several hectares of land for the garbage because it would immediately process them and convert methane into electric energy, it added.

The letter, however, said that part of the pre-investment study of PhilBio is the transport of waste products from various sources, which is the only responsibility it is asking from the city.

MBCCI vice president Jose Maria Zayco said: "Initially, we are asking the city to deliver its waste products coming from the four big markets - Central Market, Burgos, Libertad and Sum-ag. Also, we are asking for the waste product of the Bacolod slaughterhouse."

"The PhilBio technology does not need to be segregated as it has a built-in processing for segregation. The dumpsite at Magsungay will be developed into a closed landfill not this hazardous open dumpsite," Zayco added.

"All requirements of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be taken cared of. The city simply collects all garbage in the markets and slaughterhouse and dump them in Magsungay," he also said.

Zayco expressed his concern for Bacolod City, saying: "This is the service of the private sector and Greenpeace for the compliance of solid waste management program of the country. In a bigger scale, through all our collaboration, the city will earn carbon credits as stipulated in the Kyoto Protocol, living up to its name as the most livable city

www.sunstarbacolod.com

[SUV111]

I guess its all for the reason that Bacolod's shopping area still has a lot of prime properties for disposal or development. The area can still be positioned as the city's business district. Anyway, most "old" Fil-Chinese Bacolodnons prefer 'Shopping' for their businesses. Its proximity to the booming east area of Bacolod and the NGC could prove beneficial and viable. Hence, a number of construction activities in the said site and its vicinity.:)

actually, there was a proposal before coming from the Mayor and fil-chi of Bacolod to Resurrect that area as the Chinatown of Bacolod thereby requiring everyone to renovate their buildings and make it look modern and beautiful :) but only a few complied...but now, when you visit shopping, some old houses structures were demolished and i think they will start to build new structures and make shopping as one of the Booming areas in Bacolod.

I hope they will also give emphasis on the roads....:ohno::ohno::ohno:

[bacolodchamp]

so i blew it...he he. sorry @postergirl. if that happens migo SUV, that stretch of lacson st will be the tourist belt of bacolod. goldenfields will never be the same again without the casino but i know it will survive and continue to be the life of bacolod at night.:banana:

[bacolodchamp]

Former senator setting up Negros waste mgm’t facility
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Former Senator John Osmeña yesterday said is setting up an integrated waste management facility in Negros Occidental that will recycle waste and turn biodegradable garbage into fertilizer.

Osmeña said he has yet to decide on the site but he is hoping to tap the waste from Bacolod, Bago, Silay Talisay and Victorias cities and Murcia town.

We will salvage metal, plastics, paper and glass from the waste for recycling, and put earthworms into biodegradable garbage to create vermicast, a much cheaper fertilizer for the sugar industry that could sell at P300 a bag against petroleum-based fertilizer selling at P1,800 a bag, he said.

This will be a zero waste effort with all the garbage turned into something useful, he said.

But I would need the commitment from local governments that they are willing to use my company for their waste disposal, he said, since he will put money into the site for the facility and the dumptrucks.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned local officials whose areas still maintain open dumpsites, including 12 in Negros Occidental, to close these facilities within six months, or charges will be filed against them.

A list of open dumpsites of the National Solid Waste Management Commission, as of the fourth quarter of 2007, shows that 12 of the 826 listed are in Negros Occidental.

These are located in Brgy. Felisa, Bacolod City; Sitio Pandan, Brgy. Ma-ao, Bago City; Sitio Minubuno, Brgy. Tigbon, Calatrava; Brgy. Mabini, Escalante City; Brgy. Iglau-an, Murcia; Hacienda Coscolluela, Brgy. Poblacion II, Sagay City; Brgy. Poblacion, San Enrique; Brgy. E. Lopez, Silay City; Brgy. Gil Montilla, Sipalay City; Zone III, Brgy. Catabla, Talisay City; and Hacienda San Ramon, Victorias City.

Gov. Isidro Zayco said some of the mayors of the areas that still have open dumpsites asked Presidential Management Staff Secretary Cerge Remonde yesterday for a meeting with Environment Secretary Lito Atienza.

The mayors want an extension of the deadline for the setting up of sanitary landfills because they do not have enough funds to get them ready in six months, he said.

Zayco, when informed of Osmeña’s plan, said it is a welcome development because that is what the mayors need.

Perhaps a meeting between Osmeña and the mayors can be arranged on the matter, the governor said.

Osmeña said he has moved his residence to Negros Occidental and is building a house in Silay City.
Aside from the waste management facility, he is also working on developing the former Mirasol wharf, near the BREDCO port in Bacolod City, that was bought by the Bacolod Terminals and Real Estate, a corporation that he is involved with.

He is also bringing in his cattle from Negros Oriental for fattening in Bacolod and is going into the low-cost housing business, Osmeña said.*CPG

www.visayandailystar.com


I have a gut feel that John O is positioning himself for the 2010 elections in the province...why silay not bacolod? your guess is as good as mine...

[bacolodchamp]

Jail site work winning bids namedBY CARLA GOMEZ

A contractor who allegedly began site development work on a 3-hectare property of the provincial government in Tabunan, Bago, for the new Negros Occidental provincial jail even before the bids for the job were made yesterday did not show up for the bidding at the Provincial Administration Building in Bacolod City.

Engineer June Caberoy, acting secretary of the Provincial Bids and Awards Committee, said RA Construction did not enter any bids for the three items related to the site development that were bidded out yesterday.

Gov. Isidro Zayco had earlier said that if RA Construction joined the bidding and won, he would question it.

Caberoy said the winning bidder that offered the lowest bids for the aggregate sub base materials for the 3-hectare site and the equipment needed was DK Lacson Construction of Talisay.

The two other bidders were Jaime B. Ching Enterprises and Micro Asia Builders Corp.

The winning bidder for the labor component was Stevenson Capadocia of Murcia.

Other bidders were Jerry Francisco of Talisay and Marvin Nemenzo of Bacolod.*CPG

www.visayandailystar.com

a very commendable act on the part of the governor and the contractor. that's delicadeza and transparency...

[bacolodchamp]

this is an excerpt from the column of primo esleyer at the visayan daily star today...very interesting...

"Sammy Palanca has still many other projects in mind, Strong, healthy, agile, and mentally alert at 85, he still has other projects in mind. I believe he will still be strong at 90. That’s only five years away.

I hope he can realize his dream of making a boulevard along the shore from Banago to Sum-ag. This will not only beautify Bacolod but make the shore areas hum with business replacing many squatter areas there.

If Iloilo had put up a big statue of a British Consul Nicholas Loney at Mielle Loney in the Iloilo port for opening Iloilo to foreign business, there is no reason that Sammy Palanca does not deserve a much bigger statue at the port.
Not now. Sammy deserves many awards but he politely refused them. When he is no longer around, the statue is a must".

[bacolodchamp]

1st DLRC to Open in Bacolod Today

The first Drivers’ License Renewal Center will open today at 3rd floor Robinson’s mall, 2:30 p.m.
This DLRC is part of the “Serbisyo Muna” program of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through the Land Transportation Office.

This new DLRC is manned and operated by LTO organic personnel.

Expected to come during the opening are LTO Chief Alberto Suansing, Bacolod City Lone District Cong. Monico Puentevella who chairs the House Committee on Transportation, Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, Gov. Isidro Zayco and all the provincial Board Members, City Officials, Presidential brother-in-law Negros Occidental 5th District Rep. Ignacio Arroyo and many others.

Ted Lizares and Betina Quimson, the proponents of DLRC in Bacolod said this will improve the services of the LTO because it is located in a mall and one can shop while renewal of their driver’s licenses are processed.

LTO NCR Director Ricardo Tan said there are 15 DLRCs in Manila while this is the first to be established in Bacolod City.*(CNC)

www.negrosdailybulletin.com

[postergirl]

hmmm, what could that be @postergirl? a casino maybe...he he

^^might be @champ since casino here in Goldenfields will transfer because their contract will soon expire. They will transfer to a new place daw. much bigger and better. :)

so i blew it...he he. sorry @postergirl. if that happens migo SUV, that stretch of lacson st will be the tourist belt of bacolod. goldenfields will never be the same again without the casino but i know it will survive and continue to be the life of bacolod at night.:banana:

grabe ang inyo psychic abilities..well, the cat's out of the bag :)

I wonder though, what will happen to the Casino Filipino Hotel?

[SUV111]

grabe ang inyo psychic abilities..well, the cat's out of the bag :)

I wonder though, what will happen to the Casino Filipino Hotel?

it will remain as a hotel but it will not carry the name of Casino Filipino anymore. :) who knows, some international hotel chain will take over the Hotel in Goldenfields and make it more bigger :)

[jaywalker]

Let me guess, that "Dulce de Leche" of G.J...yummy! :D

:lol:..... that "Dulce de Leche",the heavenly heavenly feeling during the first bite.:lol::lol::lol:

I coudn't find that thing in GJ branches in Manila.Sa Bacolod lang siya ayhan matilawan?:lol:

[jaywalker]

hmmm, what could that be @postergirl? a casino maybe...he he

^^might be @champ since casino here in Goldenfields will transfer because their contract will soon expire. They will transfer to a new place daw. much bigger and better. :)

grabe ang inyo psychic abilities..well, the cat's out of the bag :)

I wonder though, what will happen to the Casino Filipino Hotel?

:lol::lol::lol: Dasig sa ila magpakot.I can still recall that someone in this thread mentioned about the L'fisher expansion.I think it was Bro NG.

[postergirl]

my dad and I went around Bacolod yesterday and took pictures of some buildings..

this one was taken somewhere in the downtown area
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0357.jpg

here are some buildings found somewhere in Libertad
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0359.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0358.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0362.jpg

[postergirl]

and here's a picture of an old house..

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0364.jpg

[postergirl]

the Dizon-Ramos Museum

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0366.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0367.jpg

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http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0370.jpg

and there's the house beside it..:)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0371.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0372.jpg

[jaywalker]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/2475966602_2197a88ca7.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2475149229_140b227f96.jpg?v=0



This area is being owned by the Gochangcos.. ang tag iya bala ka Appliance Centrum.. patindugan daw nila commercial building.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info Migs Tumandok!I guess 2 floors ina.

I guess its all for the reason that Bacolod's shopping area still has a lot of prime properties for disposal or development. The area can still be positioned as the city's business district. Anyway, most "old" Fil-Chinese Bacolodnons prefer 'Shopping' for their businesses. Its proximity to the booming east area of Bacolod and the NGC could prove beneficial and viable. Hence, a number of construction activities in the said site and its vicinity.:)

actually, there was a proposal before coming from the Mayor and fil-chi of Bacolod to Resurrect that area as the Chinatown of Bacolod thereby requiring everyone to renovate their buildings and make it look modern and beautiful :) but only a few complied...but now, when you visit shopping, some old houses structures were demolished and i think they will start to build new structures and make shopping as one of the Booming areas in Bacolod.

I hope they will also give emphasis on the roads....:ohno::ohno::ohno:

They should Migs plus the drainage system partly near Kuppa.Shopping area is a good location for condominiums.A mixed residential and commercial area.

[jaywalker]

the Dizon-Ramos Museum

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0366.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0367.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0368.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0369.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0370.jpg

and there's the house beside it..:)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0371.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0372.jpg

Sa diin ni siya @Postergirl?

[postergirl]

11th Street Pension House(hey guys, its a WIFI Zone!)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0373.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0375.jpg

Then there's Luxur Suites, located on the same street..don't know anything about it, though..its the first time I've seen or heard about it.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0378.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0379.jpg

[jaywalker]

Former senator setting up Negros waste mgm’t facility
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Former Senator John Osmeña yesterday said is setting up an integrated waste management facility in Negros Occidental that will recycle waste and turn biodegradable garbage into fertilizer.

Osmeña said he has yet to decide on the site but he is hoping to tap the waste from Bacolod, Bago, Silay Talisay and Victorias cities and Murcia town.

We will salvage metal, plastics, paper and glass from the waste for recycling, and put earthworms into biodegradable garbage to create vermicast, a much cheaper fertilizer for the sugar industry that could sell at P300 a bag against petroleum-based fertilizer selling at P1,800 a bag, he said.

This will be a zero waste effort with all the garbage turned into something useful, he said.

But I would need the commitment from local governments that they are willing to use my company for their waste disposal, he said, since he will put money into the site for the facility and the dumptrucks.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned local officials whose areas still maintain open dumpsites, including 12 in Negros Occidental, to close these facilities within six months, or charges will be filed against them.

A list of open dumpsites of the National Solid Waste Management Commission, as of the fourth quarter of 2007, shows that 12 of the 826 listed are in Negros Occidental.

These are located in Brgy. Felisa, Bacolod City; Sitio Pandan, Brgy. Ma-ao, Bago City; Sitio Minubuno, Brgy. Tigbon, Calatrava; Brgy. Mabini, Escalante City; Brgy. Iglau-an, Murcia; Hacienda Coscolluela, Brgy. Poblacion II, Sagay City; Brgy. Poblacion, San Enrique; Brgy. E. Lopez, Silay City; Brgy. Gil Montilla, Sipalay City; Zone III, Brgy. Catabla, Talisay City; and Hacienda San Ramon, Victorias City.

Gov. Isidro Zayco said some of the mayors of the areas that still have open dumpsites asked Presidential Management Staff Secretary Cerge Remonde yesterday for a meeting with Environment Secretary Lito Atienza.

The mayors want an extension of the deadline for the setting up of sanitary landfills because they do not have enough funds to get them ready in six months, he said.

Zayco, when informed of Osmeña’s plan, said it is a welcome development because that is what the mayors need.

Perhaps a meeting between Osmeña and the mayors can be arranged on the matter, the governor said.

Osmeña said he has moved his residence to Negros Occidental and is building a house in Silay City.
Aside from the waste management facility, he is also working on developing the former Mirasol wharf, near the BREDCO port in Bacolod City, that was bought by the Bacolod Terminals and Real Estate, a corporation that he is involved with.

He is also bringing in his cattle from Negros Oriental for fattening in Bacolod and is going into the low-cost housing business, Osmeña said.*CPG

www.visayandailystar.com


I have a gut feel that John O is positioning himself for the 2010 elections in the province...why silay not bacolod? your guess is as good as mine...

Migs nanotice ko lang nga damo na mga politicians kag showbiz personalities ga moved sa Negros Occidental.

[postergirl]

We had a late merienda at Chantilly Cakes and Pastries(and guess what? It's another WIFI Zone! :banana:)

We tried their Chantilly Original sandwich(the bread was freshly baked), Triple layer chocolate cake, sylvannas, fresh strawberry shake and vanilla shake :)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0380.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0382.jpg

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http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0388.jpg

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http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0393.jpg

[jaywalker]

Then there's Luxur Suites, located on the same street..don't know anything about it, though..its the first time I've seen or heard about it.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0378.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0379.jpg

It could be a serviced appartments.:)

[postergirl]

Sa diin ni siya @Postergirl?

Burgos Road :)

[postergirl]

It could be a serviced appartments.:)

possibly..its not on the list of accommodations in the Bacolod city website..

[jaywalker]

We had a late merienda at Chantilly Cakes and Pastries(and guess what? It's another WIFI Zone! :banana:)

We tried their Chantilly Original sandwich(the bread was freshly baked), Triple layer chocolate cake, sylvannas, fresh strawberry shake and vanilla shake :)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0380.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c284/tidzybitterbeauty/IMG_0393.jpg

The Chantilly of Dumaguete.Thanks for flooding the thread with your photos @Postergirl.:banana::banana::banana:

Update ta list sang WIFI Zones.:cheers:

[postergirl]

The Chantilly of Dumaguete.Thanks for flooding the thread with your photos @Postergirl.:banana::banana::banana:

Update ta list sang WIFI Zones.:cheers:

You're welcome Jay :) san.o ka mapuli d liwat? hehe

yes, Chantilly of Dumaguete. :) Their cashier/waitress was very accommodating..:)

[jaywalker]

^^Kanami kay once in a while ga city tour kamo.It find it funny kay sometimes gakakibot sila sa balay dira sa Bacolod kon may ipamangkot ko nga mga bag-o sa Bacolod.Paano kag diin ko bala ini kuno nabal-an.Mas updated pa kuno ako.:lol::lol::lol:

[postergirl]

^^Kanami kay once in a while ga city tour kamo.It find it funny kay sometimes gakakibot sila sa balay dira sa Bacolod kon may ipamangkot ko nga mga bag-o sa Bacolod.Paano kag diin ko bala ini kuno nabal-an.Mas updated pa kuno ako.:lol::lol::lol:

hahaha amu gd na ya, the power of the internet :lol::lol::lol:

[bacolodchamp]

:lol::lol::lol: Dasig sa ila magpakot.I can still recall that someone in this thread mentioned about the L'fisher expansion.I think it was Bro NG.

i think it's only in bacolod where casino filipino operates a hotel...all the rest are either purely for gaming like the one in parañaque or they lease a space in a hotel like hyatt and heritage...

[jaywalker]

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
Chantilly Cakes and Pastries
11th St. Pension House
Lopues East Center

[postergirl]

i think it's only in bacolod where casino filipino operates a hotel...all the rest are either purely for gaming like the one in parañaque or they lease a space in a hotel like hyatt and heritage...

from what I've heard it is the Ciocons who run Casino Filipino hotel..only the casino is run by PAGCOR...

[jaywalker]

You're welcome Jay :) san.o ka mapuli d liwat? hehe

yes, Chantilly of Dumaguete. :) Their cashier/waitress was very accommodating..:)

Dali na lang gid!:banana::banana::banana:Nauna lang si Migo Jeff.Ginahulat ko na lang ma approve ang leave application ko.Sa Monday mabal-an ko na ini pero short break lang gid kay i'm planning for another work break sa December para sadya naman ta.Si Migo Jeff i think ara na sa Manila.:banana::banana::banana:

i think it's only in bacolod where casino filipino operates a hotel...all the rest are either purely for gaming like the one in parañaque or they lease a space in a hotel like hyatt and heritage...

Daw amo gid Migs!Sa may Slot Machines pa sila tupad sang L'fisher Hotel:cheers:

[postergirl]

Dali na lang gid!:banana::banana::banana:Nauna lang si Migo Jeff.Ginahulat ko na lang ma approve ang leave application ko.Sa Monday mabal-an ko na ini pero short break lang gid kay i'm planning for another work break sa December para sadya naman ta.Si Migo Jeff i think ara na sa Manila.:banana::banana::banana:



Daw amo gid Migs!Sa may Slot Machines pa sila tupad sang L'fisher Hotel:cheers:

hehe okidoki, just let us know :)

[boy muscovado]

Group offers dumpsite for free to City
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino

THE Philippine Bio-Sciences Corporation (PhilBio), the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (MBCCI) and Greenpeace are offering the Magsungay dumpsite for free to be used by the Bacolod City Government for the disposal of its garbage...
...Zayco expressed his concern for Bacolod City, saying: "This is the service of the private sector and Greenpeace for the compliance of solid waste management program of the country. In a bigger scale, through all our collaboration, the city will earn carbon credits as stipulated in the Kyoto Protocol, living up to its name as the most livable city
www.sunstarbacolod.com

Bacolod is really living up to the name "CLIMATE FRIENDLY CITY OF THE WORLD" :banana::banana::banana:

[jaywalker]

Bacolod City tourism propects bright for 2008

Bacolod City — Bacolod City’s tourism prospects are bright this year as more tourists arrive here with the city fast turning into the “call center capital” of Western Visayas and was recently adjudged the Most Business-Friendly City in the Philippines.
A report from the Bacolod City Tourism office shows that tourist arrivals hiked by 20 percent registering 303,314 in 2007 compared to 253,262 tourists in 2006. Gross receipts from tourism totaled P985,425M
Koreans topped the list of foreign visitors in the city with 10,308 followed by Americans 8,113, Japanese 5,211, Canadians 2,497, and Germans 2,309.
L’Fisher Hotel garnered the highest number of tourist with 29,162 house guests, Standard Hotel 23,885, Pension Bacolod 33,000, Bacolod Pension Plaza 16,547, and Palmas del Mar 28,461.
New hotels and accommodations have recently opened to welcome tourist growth in the city. These are Planta Hotel in Araneta St. with 82 rooms, and Bacolod Pavillion Hotel with 82 rooms. Westown Hotel in Lacson St. and Carribean Waterpark Resotel at Goldenfields Commercial Complex are yet to open. dailyinformer.info/

^^^^

[dive-cebu]

il be visiting bacolod for the first time on may 28 to 30... anong di ko dapat ma miss out of my very short stay there? hope u guys can help. thanks!

btw, is l 'fisher a good hotel na? thanks again

[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
Chantilly Cakes and Pastries
11th St. Pension House
Lopues East Center

add:

M02 days inn
Kundutel
Casino Filipino Hotel
Bob's Lacson
East Block
Planta Hotel




add ko lang na ha :)

[SUV111]

il be visiting bacolod for the first time on may 28 to 30... anong di ko dapat ma miss out of my very short stay there? hope u guys can help. thanks!

btw, is l 'fisher a good hotel na? thanks again

Lfisher is good but i suggest you go for Sylvia Manor Hotel. Its owned by one of our SSC forumers here. The rooms are nice and you will surely get the feel of Negrense Ambiance and Hospitality. :)

Dont miss going to Mambukal...visit San Sebastian Cathedral, Goldenfields of course and dine at lacson street...:) visit Silay and dont miss el ideal for some goodies and also Manokan Country. its where you can find original Chicken BBQ, you will surely tell yourself "iba talaga lasa kesa sa mga chicken inasal restos. :)

[boy muscovado]

Lfisher is good but i suggest you go for Sylvia Manor Hotel. Its owned by one of our SSC forumers here. The rooms are nice and you will surely get the feel of Negrense Ambiance and Hospitality. :)

Dont miss going to Mambukal...visit San Sebastian Cathedral, Goldenfields of course and dine at lacson street...:) visit Silay and dont miss el ideal for some goodies and also Manokan Country. its where you can find original Chicken BBQ, you will surely tell yourself "iba talaga lasa kesa sa mga chicken inasal restos. :)

Wow really?....he hehehe.....anyway any of us here available could be your tour guide for free!....:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Abi ko ara ka sa Boracay? Waay ka man gali naghambal nga naghapit ka di gali sa Iloilo...Nyahaha!! :D

@Bai Div...Suggest pud nako didto ka sa Sylvia Manor pud. Unya, naa man sya sa downtown Bacolod ug halfway sya between Robinsons og Gaisano og pwerteng duola sa SM City og sa pier padung or gikan Iloilo. :)

[postergirl]

il be visiting bacolod for the first time on may 28 to 30... anong di ko dapat ma miss out of my very short stay there? hope u guys can help. thanks!

btw, is l 'fisher a good hotel na? thanks again

Lfisher is good but i suggest you go for Sylvia Manor Hotel. Its owned by one of our SSC forumers here. The rooms are nice and you will surely get the feel of Negrense Ambiance and Hospitality. :)

Dont miss going to Mambukal...visit San Sebastian Cathedral, Goldenfields of course and dine at lacson street...:) visit Silay and dont miss el ideal for some goodies and also Manokan Country. its where you can find original Chicken BBQ, you will surely tell yourself "iba talaga lasa kesa sa mga chicken inasal restos. :)

grabe mag promote si SUV ba hehe..:)

dive-cebu, SUV is right. Other places to go would be the Ruins in Talisay. what other things are of interest to you? maybe we can help set your itinerary :)

[SUV111]

Wow really?....he hehehe.....anyway any of us here available could be your tour guide for free!....:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

i can be the tour guide but i easily get hungry. :) hahahahaha:banana::banana::banana:

[jaywalker]

grabe mag promote si SUV ba hehe..:)

dive-cebu, SUV is right. Other places to go would be the Ruins in Talisay. what other things are of interest to you? maybe we can help set your itinerary :)

i can be the tour guide but i easily get hungry. :) hahahahaha:banana::banana::banana:

please if time and health pirmits,don't forget to visit Mambukal Resort,climb the seven waterfalls and a dip in the hot spring pool or cool water from the waterfalls and the Negros Museum.Nightlife and dining out,Mig Suv and Postergirl is the perfect tour guide to be with.

Migs Suv,It explains the changes from your recent photo.:lol::lol::lol:

[jaywalker]

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Gov. Isidro Zayco (3rd from left) made Mayor Evelio Leonardia (second from left) and Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella (right) hold hands behind his back after asking them to shake their hands in the presence of Secretary Cerge Remonde of the Presidential Management Staff (left) at the opening of the Driver’s License Renewal Center at Robinson’s Place, in Bacolod City yesterday.*

[jaywalker]

PGMA May Visit Bacolod May 21
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may drop by Bacolod City on May 21, 2008.

Presidential Deputy Spokesman Anthony Golez who was in Bacolod City yesterday said, the President will be going to Bohol on May 21 for a cabinet meeting there.

Golez said, the President is tentatively scheduled to drop by here but the iterinary here is not yet final.* (TEDulla)

[jaywalker]

BCC to Offer B.S. Information Systems
Bacolod City College may offer another course in addition to other courses in their ladderized program of education, which will be started when classes open in June this year.

Acting College Administrator for BCC, Dr. Roger Balo said during a meeting of Department and Office Heads of the City Government held at the Business Inn yesterday, May 8, 2008, that another course, BS Info Systems, may be introduced. This will enable a student to acquire skills in PC operation and receive a certificate after one year. On the 2nd year, the student acquires skills in web design and simple programming. On the 3rd year, the student acquires skills in systems programming. BS Info Systems is a 4-year course, Balo said.

There is an increase of 24.9% in enrolment at BCC. There are about 1,016 incoming freshmen, but the college is faced with a shortage of classrooms, rehabilitation of the Bacolod City Training Center and the need for additional computers and vocational tools.

Balo said that the ladderized program can be implemented in the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology where students can be trained in masonry, painting, carpentry, plumbing, AC Technician, civil technology and welding. Students under this program can be issued TESDA Certificates after 2 years.

Balo recalled that BCC graduates performed better than those from other schools in the recent Philippine Licensure Examinations for Teachers.

Meanwhile, on the New Slaughterhouse issue, Balo mentioned that the city incurred losses of Php17 Million from 2005-2007. It would be advisable for the slaughterhouse to start operations to revert these losses into profit.*

[jaywalker]

Pasalubong, Jessica Soho
From: bualaw08

Featuring Bacolod's famous pasalubong treats "Napoleones" from Roli's

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[ngprofflorida]

Another Beautifully designed Building at the back of PLDT

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wow mig SUV unending development ang Bacolod beautiful building......:banana::banana::banana: daw wala diri crisis haw

[ngprofflorida]

and another construction along shopping near SJI... hehehehe

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Mig SUV this is a huge lots, basi amo na ini....... hahahaha:banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

nice! I wonder where they'll put it..:D

Btw, L'Fisher is up for expansion. They will build another 100 rooms making their total room count up to 200 and a function room with a capacity of 2000. The area to be used will be the parking lot at the back of their hotel. :)

Which means..MORE CONVENTIONS FOR BACOLOD!! :banana::banana::nuts::nuts::banana::banana:


Yes yes thanks postergirl, I already discussed this before in the construction on the rise part 2 L fisher willl expand another building I asked sugarfreak before if he has rendering...; grabe ang crystal ball ko.....:banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

hmmm, what could that be @postergirl? a casino maybe...he he


Maybe casino gid...... para ala las vegas strip ang style.....:banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

:lol::lol::lol: Dasig sa ila magpakot.I can still recall that someone in this thread mentioned about the L'fisher expansion.I think it was Bro NG.

yes it is amigo grabe and memory mo... hahahaha
:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Another hotel will expand the rooms of Sugarland Hotel, according to my councilor friend his a chairman of tourism in Bacolod, The city needs at least 3000 rooms by 2010. they will bid for international Organic convention.... hopefully this will materialized their dreams.

[ngprofflorida]

Pasalubong, Jessica Soho
From: bualaw08

Featuring Bacolod's famous pasalubong treats "Napoleones" from Roli's

Qs0LJLpOaXM


Grabe gid ya pirme lang gina paguwa and Bacolod city :banana::banana::banana::banana:

[tj_brewed]

Hi Negros Occidental....can anyone share some info about Escalante City specifically the Barangay of Rizal? You guys have any photos? thanks

[dmist24]

Pasalubong, Jessica Soho
From: bualaw08

Featuring Bacolod's famous pasalubong treats "Napoleones" from Roli's

Qs0LJLpOaXM

Wow! Teacher ko yan c "Virgilio Aguilar" a.k.a. "Sir Tisoy" sa Social Studies nung college pa ako sa lasalle! Go Sir! we are proud of you! Sikat kana pla...:banana:

[dmist24]

thanks SUV for the rendering :) glng..kabastos sang ngalan sang mall gd ya :lol::lol: paminsara nyo bala..kung mag hagad kamo sang inyo mga friends kung ano ang ihambal ninyo :lol::lol::nuts::nuts::lol::lol:

Actually we have already used it before.... remember "Entertainment Depot"? yes, we always hagad our friends..... "te, pa depot ta?" :nuts:

[NightDog]

daw kabastos gid ya sing ngalan sini nga contractor ... :lol::lol::lol:

but after what they have done with Convergys Bldg. ...

I highly commend them for a job well done ...

I am sure Depot Mall shall look very beautiful ... :okay:

Ninja Kid I think is referring to the contractor name as bastos not the name of the Mall. Kuntel daw medyo bastos man guid sa tagalog.

[habagatcentral1]

Got a question for everyone:
In the news earlier, energy officials and LGUs have acknowledged the presence of the said energy crisis happening in Western Visayas (and even Cebu and Central Visayas).

PNOC plans to explore the protected Mount Kanlaon National Park for potential power generated by geothermal sources. But the Bishop of Bacolod and the rest of the diocese said that it would not allow or wouldn't agree with exploration of the said area for constructing a power plant.

Like in Iloilo who's clergymen are opposing with the construction of the coal power plant, in Bacolod they have the same reaction..now with a renewable energy source.

What's your say regarding this situation?

[NightDog]

mga obispo na naman. our local govt. should not listen to the church. they do not anything about how much energy our province & our region need. we should explore that area for further power generation. not using the present energy source sometimes is dangerous also, in due time it will create pressure build-up & will result to disaster. otherwise, the church should provide us solution to our energy crisis.

[jaywalker]

yes it is amigo grabe and memory mo... hahahaha
:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Another hotel will expand the rooms the Sugarland Hotel, according to my councilor friend his a chairman of tourism in Bacolod, The city needs at least 3000 rooms by 2010. they will bid for international Organic convention.... hopefully this will materialized their dreams.

:lol::lol::lol:Tandaan ko naman ni Bro Ng.
I guess vertical expansion ang ila himu-on kag this time maskin pila pa floors ang ila i-add wala na hindrance.Mga pila ayhan ka rooms ila idugang?Any estimates Migo?

[JEFFjr_25]

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/10/pix/BING-NEWKS.jpg
CGSamillano photo

Gov. Isidro Zayco (3rd from left) made Mayor Evelio Leonardia (second from left) and Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella (right) hold hands behind his back after asking them to shake their hands in the presence of Secretary Cerge Remonde of the Presidential Management Staff (left) at the opening of the Driver’s License Renewal Center at Robinson’s Place, in Bacolod City yesterday.*

How sweet????... :lol:

[ngprofflorida]

:lol::lol::lol:Tandaan ko naman ni Bro Ng.
I guess vertical expansion ang ila himu-on kag this time maskin pila pa floors ang ila i-add wala na hindrance.Mga pila ayhan ka rooms ila idugang?Any estimates Migo?

No idea, how many rooms hopefully a total of 150 rooms

[jasontt]

Actually we have already used it before.... remember "Entertainment Depot"? yes, we always hagad our friends..... "te, pa depot ta?" :nuts:

dee-poh.... ano ang bastos da man?:ohno:

[ngprofflorida]

The depot in shopping is the rivalry of 888 mall....chinese family man gihapon sadya gid ni bagsakan ang mga presyo.

[boy muscovado]

^^ Abi ko ara ka sa Boracay? Waay ka man gali naghambal nga naghapit ka di gali sa Iloilo...Nyahaha!! :D



am I the one you're referring to?...arti pa ko Boracay gyapon gapangabuhi ah....Bacolod na ko in a short span of time, but via Manila ko kay ato pa to gamit ko

Got a question for everyone:
In the news earlier, energy officials and LGUs have acknowledged the presence of the said energy crisis happening in Western Visayas (and even Cebu and Central Visayas).

PNOC plans to explore the protected Mount Kanlaon National Park for potential power generated by geothermal sources. But the Bishop of Bacolod and the rest of the diocese said that it would not allow or wouldn't agree with exploration of the said area for constructing a power plant.

Like in Iloilo who's clergymen are opposing with the construction of the coal power plant, in Bacolod they have the same reaction..now with a renewable energy source.

What's your say regarding this situation?

I believe they're not against the geothermal plant, they're just concerned about the encroachment of the plant within the National Park. In 1998-1999 I was one of those who stood up at rallies against the intrusion of PNOC at MKNP. What they are asking is for the protection of the last remaining "unspoiled" forests of Negros home to many endangered and endemic species. if only PNOC and other concerned org's and agencies could agree on a certain "buffer zone" between the park and the plant, then it would not be a problem :banana::banana:

[habagatcentral1]

^^ I think that was what the NAPOCOR spokesperson told ANC earlier that Sec. Reyes of DOE will fly to Bacolod tomorrow and convince the bishop regarding "the buffer zone."

[SUV111]

Got a question for everyone:
In the news earlier, energy officials and LGUs have acknowledged the presence of the said energy crisis happening in Western Visayas (and even Cebu and Central Visayas).

PNOC plans to explore the protected Mount Kanlaon National Park for potential power generated by geothermal sources. But the Bishop of Bacolod and the rest of the diocese said that it would not allow or wouldn't agree with exploration of the said area for constructing a power plant.

Like in Iloilo who's clergymen are opposing with the construction of the coal power plant, in Bacolod they have the same reaction..now with a renewable energy source.

What's your say regarding this situation?

actually whether they like it or not, i think PNOC were already given permit for the exploration of the buffer zone. It was in the track record of PNOC that they havent done anything that can jeopardize the environment. if ever they will do something on a certain area...they make sure that they will replenish it. :)

regarding sa simbahan...basi gusto nila mag sermon someday nga naga singgit kay wala na kuryente or kung gusto nila pamphlets na lang ang ila misa. kay wala na makadto sa simbahan na pwerte ka gin ot kag indi man bation ang sermon nila kag ang choir ga kanta wala music. :) hehehehe

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Makakita naman kita liwat sang mga pulpito sa mga simbahan sa bug-os nga Bisayas Nakatundan ni, basi amo na gusto nila...hehehehe!!! :D

[SUV111]

Planta Hotel

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[SUV111]

How sweet????... :lol:

hahahahaha!!!! daw ga blush sila bala. :) :lol::lol::lol:

[SUV111]

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[cyclosimon_89]

Planta Hotel

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:banana::banana::banana:Grabe na gd n ang planta hotel! abi q sa ibn na lugar na n ky gli sa bacolod lng n makita! thier interior designs are great..hopefully many hotels will also follow the elegance that this hotel can offer:cheers:...I know many hotel owners are just hesitant to spend more money on beautifying thier hotel not knowing that they can even surpass their present income if many tourist can be attracted by their unique and eye catching designs...I'm urging the all business owners to make more hotels as thier assets because bacolod is now being flood by millions of tourists every year...:banana::banana::banana:

^^FAST FORWARD BACOLOD!!! ^^

[SUV111]

it is one of the goals of Bacolod to have as many hotels as we can because we are hosting several conventions and seminars. Plus the fact the we are becoming as the top call center destination in the region. We need to keep up to the expectations of our foreign and local visitors that we here in Bacolod, we have nice hotels around and yet very clean and affordable. :) lets wait for sugarland and Lfisher to do some facelift. I am sure they wont allow their Hotels to be left behind. :) thanks for Sylvia Manor Hotel for setting up the trend :)

[jaywalker]

^^ Planta Hotel interior looks impressive.Tanan gablend from floor to ceiling.:cheers:

Thanks Migs.Kanami gid!

[dmist24]

Got a question for everyone:
In the news earlier, energy officials and LGUs have acknowledged the presence of the said energy crisis happening in Western Visayas (and even Cebu and Central Visayas).

PNOC plans to explore the protected Mount Kanlaon National Park for potential power generated by geothermal sources. But the Bishop of Bacolod and the rest of the diocese said that it would not allow or wouldn't agree with exploration of the said area for constructing a power plant.

Like in Iloilo who's clergymen are opposing with the construction of the coal power plant, in Bacolod they have the same reaction..now with a renewable energy source.

What's your say regarding this situation?

I know the church has the right to preserve and protect our beloved mother earth (i know everybody wants also) but oh come on, im not against the church people but just leave the job to the government and those who have knowledge about this energy crisis of ours.. I know there must be a way for high tech industries and mother nature that will benefit both, take Japan, I've never been to Japan but just seeing there country on TV blossom with fascinating buildings but still having those luscious greens and forest makes them one great example of having nature and industries work together.

Did you notice that almost everyday we have brownouts in the city? and it is not very business friendly for almost every sector of the society. These things will make a bad impression on the city, I know that we are ranked no.1 as the most livable city in the Philippines, but who wants to live here when everyday we experience brownouts... that a hellish environment!

Yes, even me I'm against that coal fired power plant because I know its bad effects, but on our end its said its geothermal, and from what I knew geothermal is way better that coal. So, I hope that in somehow and someway we can resolve this energy problems of ours very soon or else we maybe back in stone age with no power, just using lamps and torches..

[bacolodchamp]

^^ I think that was what the NAPOCOR spokesperson told ANC earlier that Sec. Reyes of DOE will fly to Bacolod tomorrow and convince the bishop regarding "the buffer zone."

well, the meeting ended on a positive note...sec reyes didn't get an answer pointblank but having talked to the bishop for me was good enough. although in my opinion, sec reyes doesn't need to do that because while the church is questioning the encroachment to the buffer zone of the mt kanlaon natural park, the bishop or the church for that matter doesn't have the right to encroach on government program and policies. its tantamount to intervention in governemnt affairs and a violation of the separation of the church and the state clause of the constitution. what i don't understand with church people is that they are in the frontline of rallies against the rising of prices of crude oil and now that the government is looking at alternatives, they still are opposing it. i wonder what they really are up to...

anyway, migo SUV those pictures are really perfect...planta hotel is i think the best hotel in bacolod by far. very classy and elegant, very old world style and its perfect for me...i like how they hid those aircon units which oftentimes become distractive...

[bacolodchamp]

am I the one you're referring to?...arti pa ko Boracay gyapon gapangabuhi ah....Bacolod na ko in a short span of time, but via Manila ko kay ato pa to gamit ko



I believe they're not against the geothermal plant, they're just concerned about the encroachment of the plant within the National Park. In 1998-1999 I was one of those who stood up at rallies against the intrusion of PNOC at MKNP. What they are asking is for the protection of the last remaining "unspoiled" forests of Negros home to many endangered and endemic species. if only PNOC and other concerned org's and agencies could agree on a certain "buffer zone" between the park and the plant, then it would not be a problem :banana::banana:

just to add migo, boy. geothermal is i think the "friendliest" of all energy sources and based on the pics posted on the other threads, the geothermal plant in leyte is surrounded by trees which to me looks like a well preserved forest. i think these church people should re-consider their stand and give the project a chance. its the best and only option we've got to avert the impending energy crisis or else we'll go back to the "dark" days of the cory regime...

[NightDog]

our people actually are citizens of two countries, the Philippines & the Vatican. the thing, is that it is easier for us to rally against the government than to be against the church. it is already in our minds that if we go against the church our eternity will be in danger.
actually, oil crisis is not only in the Philippines, it is felt worldwide because of the increase of the crude oil per barrel. even here in srilanka, petrol per liter costs 140 rupees, that is equal to 70 pesos per liter. & the rice here costs 160 rupees per kilo, that is equal to 80 pesos per kilo. the thing is that srilanka is even poorer than the philippines. i don't why our bishops there are telling the people to rally against the government because of these.
our govt. is trying everything to balance the situation. Firstly, our church's responsiblity is to spread the gospel, but from time to time they can explain also to the people what is happening, but not to be against the govt.

labay man akon, daw kanami na sang Planta Hotel no? daw mas nami pa sa L'Fisher. kag ang bag-o nga Government Center daw pirdihon nya pa ang Malacanang. pang world-class guid.:)

[bacolodchamp]

our people actually are citizens of two countries, the Philippines & the Vatican. the thing, is that it is easier for us to rally against the government than to be against the church. it is already in our minds that if we go against the church our eternity will be in danger.
actually, oil crisis is not only in the Philippines, it is felt worldwide because of the increase of the crude oil per barrel. even here in srilanka, petrol per liter costs 140 rupees, that is equal to 70 pesos per liter. & the rice here costs 160 rupees per kilo, that is equal to 80 pesos per kilo. the thing is that srilanka is even poorer than the philippines. i don't why our bishops there are telling the people to rally against the government because of these.
our govt. is trying everything to balance the situation. Firstly, our church's responsiblity is to spread the gospel, but from time to time they can explain also to the people what is happening, but not to be against the govt.

labay man akon, daw kanami na sang Planta Hotel no? daw mas nami pa sa L'Fisher. kag ang bag-o nga Government Center daw pirdihon nya pa ang Malacanang. pang world-class guid.:)

amo guro migo nga daw mati ko ma expand man l' fisher didto sa likod nila kay daw na pierde gid sila sang planta kag sylvia manor sa design... hahaha

[NightDog]

amo guro migo nga daw mati ko ma expand man l' fisher didto sa likod nila kay daw na pierde gid sila sang planta kag sylvia manor sa design... hahaha

a gle. hahahaha. oo mas maayo guid nga may mga kumpitensya kay indi guid mag papirde man ang iban. ti ang resulta kaayuhan sa aton syudad. gadugang ang development sang aton syudad. sa tood lang, pirdihon pa sang bacolod ang akon diri nga lugar, srilanka. pang world class na guid ang bacolod.:)

[bacolodchamp]

Church, DOE meet on buffer zone reset
BY CARLA GOMEZ

The meeting between Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes and Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra and other oppositors to the entry of the Philippine National Oil Co. Energy Development Corp. into the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park buffer zone to tap more geothermal energy has been tentatively reset to May 19.

The meeting had originally been set on May 12 but Reyes has to attend a congressional hearing, Rey Maleza of the Department of Energy said.

The meeting and venue will be finalized on Monday, he said.

Maleza said he has asked Fr. Anecito Buenafe, Diocese of Bacolod Social Action Center director, for a list of the oppositors so that they can be invited to the dialog.

Reyes had asked for the dialog during a meeting with Navarra Wednesday night to allow government to explain the need for PNOC EDC to enter the buffer zone in order to solve the power shortage being faced by Negros.

The bishop and environmental groups are opposed to the buffer zone entry, saying it would destroy the rich biodiversity in the area.

Meanwhile, the Negros Occidental Sanggunian is expected to decide next week whether to concur or not in the request of the Philippine National Oil Co. Energy Development Corp. to enter the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park buffer zone to tap more geothermal energy, Gov. Isidro Zayco said.

The North Negros Geothermal Power Plant of PNOC in Bago City that has a 49-megawatt capacity is currently only producing 4 megawatts.*CPG

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/10/topstory5.htm

[bacolodchamp]

a gle. hahahaha. oo mas maayo guid nga may mga kumpitensya kay indi guid mag papirde man ang iban. ti ang resulta kaayuhan sa aton syudad. gadugang ang development sang aton syudad. sa tood lang, pirdihon pa sang bacolod ang akon diri nga lugar, srilanka. pang world class na guid ang bacolod.:)

nice to hear that migo @nightdog...that's straight from the horse's mouth...muzta lang ko da sa mga migo ta man nga tamil tigers...he he he

[NightDog]

nice to hear that migo @nightdog...that's straight from the horse's mouth...muzta lang ko da sa mga migo ta man nga tamil tigers...he he he

mig, kabalo ka man gali sang amon diri sitwasyon. daw kagamo guid diri kaayo. mig, sa bilog nga pungsod sang srilanka, tatlo lang ang macdonals. ang KFC apat. hambalun pa ko na diri sang akon mga upod sa obra.....may macdonald man sa inyo?hahahaha. kun makadtuan nila siguro ang bacolod..masiling sila nga dira na lang sila maistar.:)

[bacolodchamp]

mig, kabalo ka man gali sang amon diri sitwasyon. daw kagamo guid diri kaayo. mig, sa bilog nga pungsod sang srilanka, tatlo lang ang macdonals. ang KFC apat. hambalun pa ko na diri sang akon mga upod sa obra.....may macdonald man sa inyo?hahahaha. kun makadtuan nila siguro ang bacolod..masiling sila nga dira na lang sila maistar.:)

mas madamo pa gali mcdo sa bacolod mig. one of their own became famous here in the philippines, ronnie natanielz...OT mig...so if negros opt for a federal state, maka-survive gid mig kay nakasurvive gani ang sri lanka...

[SUV111]

McDonald's Stores

Lacson
Luzuriaga
La salle
SM
East
Plaza
Libertad

Jollibee Stores

Plaza
La Salle
East
Lacson
Luzuriaga
SM
Robinsons
Gaisano

Chowking

Plaza
Araneta
Lacson
SM
Robinsons
Gaisano
Northdrive

Mang Inasal

NorthDrive
888 Mall
SM
Gaisano
Libertad
Centroplex
East

KFC

888mall
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[jaywalker]

Monday, May 12, 2008
Province to consider hydro power plant in Bago

A 'water everywhere but no light in sight' scenario may finally be over for Negros Occidental with the Provincial Government seriously considering a proposal of setting up a hydroelectric power plant in its thrust to have self-sustaining renewable energy in the province.

Negros Occidental Governor Isidro Zayco said they are seriously studying the proposal of Alto Power Management Corporation to develop a hydro power plant in Bago City.

The power plant will also have a component dam project that would help solve the irrigation problem in Negros.

In its proposal to Zayco, Alto Power seeks permission to conduct a feasibility study for 180 days, asking the governor to have "free and unencumbered access" to the sites as well as to all of the province's available economic, market and technical studies related to the project and total and complete support and cooperation of the province's infrastructure development group.

Zayco said he welcomes the initiative, which is on a build-operate-own (BOO) scheme, "as this will answer our power needs come 2010, the time when Negros Occidental is projected to go through a power crisis if no solution can be found."

He, however, stressed the province will only agree to the proposal if a fair amount of royalty tax for both the province and Bago can be arrived at, and a reasonable power rate could be implemented.

The governor also stressed that Alto Power, in the course of its study, must "recognize, respect and observe due regard and consideration for the welfare, rights and interests of the communities and environment to be affected, ensuring the least or minimal adverse effects upon them."

The Provincial Government also stressed that the company "shall have no right of compensation from the Province to cover any and all costs incurred arising from or in connection with the study." They also asked that outputs from the study should include market, technical, manpower and administrative support as well as the social and environmental impact arising from the hydro power plant.

There have been several proposals for hydro plants in Negros, including one in the Ilog-Hilabangan River in Kabankalan City, but the proximity and physical structure of the Bago River was one of the factors why it was preferred by private investors.(Ma. Ester Espina)

[Christendom]

I know the church has the right to preserve and protect our beloved mother earth (i know everybody wants also) but oh come on, im not against the church people but just leave the job to the government and those who have knowledge about this energy crisis of ours.. I know there must be a way for high tech industries and mother nature that will benefit both, take Japan, I've never been to Japan but just seeing there country on TV blossom with fascinating buildings but still having those luscious greens and forest makes them one great example of having nature and industries work together.

Did you notice that almost everyday we have brownouts in the city? and it is not very business friendly for almost every sector of the society. These things will make a bad impression on the city, I know that we are ranked no.1 as the most livable city in the Philippines, but who wants to live here when everyday we experience brownouts... that a hellish environment!

Yes, even me I'm against that coal fired power plant because I know its bad effects, but on our end its said its geothermal, and from what I knew geothermal is way better that coal. So, I hope that in somehow and someway we can resolve this energy problems of ours very soon or else we maybe back in stone age with no power, just using lamps and torches..

agree

Hi Negros Occidental....can anyone share some info about Escalante City specifically the Barangay of Rizal? You guys have any photos? thanks

hello Jech,,,i can only help you through their url http://www.escalantecity.gov.ph

[butz]

migs, bag o lang ko diri sa forum nyo ri ko subong sa cairo egypt believe gid ko sa improvement sang bacolod. gapamati ko subong diri bombo radyo daw paralized gid sang strike ang bacolod,,, kung sabagy grabi na gid man pagsaka sang gasolina diri indi mang gid tanto kamanhal sang gasolina P8/liter pero 4 days ago nag saka man diri ang gasolina next day saka dayun plete sang salakyan instant na diri saka gasoline next day saka man ang pasahe. believe ko parts sa inyo contribution sa ini nga forum. more power

[Christendom]

migs, bag o lang ko diri sa forum nyo ri ko subong sa cairo egypt believe gid ko sa improvement sang bacolod. gapamati ko subong diri bombo radyo daw paralized gid sang strike ang bacolod,,, kung sabagy grabi na gid man pagsaka sang gasolina diri indi mang gid tanto kamanhal sang gasolina P8/liter pero 4 days ago nag saka man diri ang gasolina next day saka dayun plete sang salakyan instant na diri saka gasoline next day saka man ang pasahe. believe ko parts sa inyo contribution sa ini nga forum. more power

welcome lang bordz ah

here's the other threads of bacolod:

Bacolod projects
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=330

Bacolod infrastructure
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=585

negros occidental heritage
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=448314

[SUV111]

migs, bag o lang ko diri sa forum nyo ri ko subong sa cairo egypt believe gid ko sa improvement sang bacolod. gapamati ko subong diri bombo radyo daw paralized gid sang strike ang bacolod,,, kung sabagy grabi na gid man pagsaka sang gasolina diri indi mang gid tanto kamanhal sang gasolina P8/liter pero 4 days ago nag saka man diri ang gasolina next day saka dayun plete sang salakyan instant na diri saka gasoline next day saka man ang pasahe. believe ko parts sa inyo contribution sa ini nga forum. more power

hello butz...welcome in our thread. :) enjoy ka lang and be a part of our discussions :)

[NightDog]

mas madamo pa gali mcdo sa bacolod mig. one of their own became famous here in the philippines, ronnie natanielz...OT mig...so if negros opt for a federal state, maka-survive gid mig kay nakasurvive gani ang sri lanka...

huo guid mig, masarangan guid ni sang Negros kun mangin Federal state kita. ano man lang ang resources sang srilanka, tsaa lang. ang aton dira ya kalamay mas importante ikumpara sa tsaa. sa sitwasyon pa lang subong daw mas mauswag pa kita ikumpara sa diri.
pero kun bilog nga western visayas ang aton state daw sa akon lang ok man guro gihapon mig. mga utod man na naton ang mga taga panay kag guimaras. ang dapat na lang guid nila i-priority kun matabo ini, ang friendship bridge between Negros-Guimaras-Panay para mangin isa na lang guid kita tanan. diri sa abroad, isa man lang kami tanan ka-grupo, basta Ilonggo ululupod kami tanan, bisan diin pa kami naghinalin, sa Bacolod man, sa Iloilo, sa Guimaras, kag sa iban nga mga probinsya sa Panay.:)

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Daw sa Mindanao man...mga Ilonggo didto gahiliusa...hay tani diri man sa SSC. :D

[bacolodchamp]

bilog na lang pungsod pilipinas mga migz....maghiliusa...hehehe

[ngprofflorida]

McDonald's Stores

Lacson
Luzuriaga
La salle
SM
East
Plaza
Libertad

Jollibee Stores

Plaza
La Salle
East
Lacson
Luzuriaga
SM
Robinsons
Gaisano

Chowking

Plaza
Araneta
Lacson
SM
Robinsons
Gaisano
Northdrive

Mang Inasal

NorthDrive
888 Mall
SM
Gaisano
Libertad
Centroplex
East

KFC

888mall
SM
Robinsons

Thanks for the update amigo SUV, saka naman di ang gasolina subong, sunod naman kamo sa pinas.......were expecting $200/barrel within 6 months. good news pa gani kamo sa pinas damo pa gid ang construction ninyo, here diutay na lang. pinas still blessed. but wala lang kami brownout. dapat ang may brownout ang palasyo lang sang cathedral sang Bacolod.

[dmist24]

"maghiliusa" <-- daw ka dalum gid na ilonggo ba! hihih

[ngprofflorida]

Pulupandan Port & Terminal-one of the most modern seaports in Negros Occidental being docked by International Shipping Lines. Bantay Banwa Tonette Kilayko, Vice-Chairman “Dot” Soliven with Municipal Consultant- Remy Suatengco pinpointing Uncle Chick International Ship. The spark of Commerce, Trade and Industry.* (Jun de los Reyes photo)

http://www.negrosdaily.com/

PGMA May Visit Bacolod May 21
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may drop by Bacolod City on May 21, 2008.

Presidential Deputy Spokesman Anthony Golez who was in Bacolod City yesterday said, the President will be going to Bohol on May 21 for a cabinet meeting there.

Golez said, the President is tentatively scheduled to drop by here but the iterinary here is not yet final.* (TEDulla)


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[ngprofflorida]

BCC to Offer B.S. Information Systems

Bacolod City College may offer another course in addition to other courses in their ladderized program of education, which will be started when classes open in June this year.

Acting College Administrator for BCC, Dr. Roger Balo said during a meeting of Department and Office Heads of the City Government held at the Business Inn yesterday, May 8, 2008, that another course, BS Info Systems, may be introduced. This will enable a student to acquire skills in PC operation and receive a certificate after one year. On the 2nd year, the student acquires skills in web design and simple programming. On the 3rd year, the student acquires skills in systems programming. BS Info Systems is a 4-year course, Balo said.

There is an increase of 24.9% in enrolment at BCC. There are about 1,016 incoming freshmen, but the college is faced with a shortage of classrooms, rehabilitation of the Bacolod City Training Center and the need for additional computers and vocational tools.

Balo said that the ladderized program can be implemented in the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology where students can be trained in masonry, painting, carpentry, plumbing, AC Technician, civil technology and welding. Students under this program can be issued TESDA Certificates after 2 years.

Balo recalled that BCC graduates performed better than those from other schools in the recent Philippine Licensure Examinations for Teachers.

Meanwhile, on the New Slaughterhouse issue, Balo mentioned that the city incurred losses of Php17 Million from 2005-2007. It would be advisable for the slaughterhouse to start operations to revert these losses into profit.*

[bacolodchamp]

Thanks for the update amigo SUV, saka naman di ang gasolina subong, sunod naman kamo sa pinas.......were expecting $200/barrel within 6 months. good news pa gani kamo sa pinas damo pa gid ang construction ninyo, here diutay na lang. pinas still blessed. but wala lang kami brownout. dapat ang may brownout ang palasyo lang sang cathedral sang Bacolod.


its a worldwide phenomena na gid migo...i think the opec member countries lang gid siguro ga-enjoy sa sini nga phenomenon...dapat lansagon man ang oil cartel.

[postergirl]

migs, bag o lang ko diri sa forum nyo ri ko subong sa cairo egypt believe gid ko sa improvement sang bacolod. gapamati ko subong diri bombo radyo daw paralized gid sang strike ang bacolod,,, kung sabagy grabi na gid man pagsaka sang gasolina diri indi mang gid tanto kamanhal sang gasolina P8/liter pero 4 days ago nag saka man diri ang gasolina next day saka dayun plete sang salakyan instant na diri saka gasoline next day saka man ang pasahe. believe ko parts sa inyo contribution sa ini nga forum. more power

welcome to our thread, butz :) feel at home lang diri.

btw, guys..rumor has it that casino will not transfer to L'Fisher but to Palanca's hotel at the reclamation area..

and dad said he read it in the newspaper(I don't know which one, I'm still looking for it) that the Salvacion Center is actually a hotel with 36 rooms.

[jasontt]

welcome to our thread, butz :) feel at home lang diri.

btw, guys..rumor has it that casino will not transfer to L'Fisher but to Palanca's hotel at the reclamation area..

and dad said he read it in the newspaper(I don't know which one, I'm still looking for it) that the Salvacion Center is actually a hotel with 36 rooms.

tuod...ang na balan ko ya salvacion center part of it will be occupied by a review center

[bacolodchamp]

welcome to our thread, butz :) feel at home lang diri.

btw, guys..rumor has it that casino will not transfer to L'Fisher but to Palanca's hotel at the reclamation area..

and dad said he read it in the newspaper(I don't know which one, I'm still looking for it) that the Salvacion Center is actually a hotel with 36 rooms.

if that's the case @postergirl, then maayo man gihapon nga location for a casino dira sa reclamation...casino by the bay. :)

[dmist24]

dba ang salvacion center amo na sya ang sa atubang rolling hills memorial? nice tuod and look ka bldg..

pero you know what, just something to share.. before i have a tita na taga manila asked me if anu na daw na hotel (pointing at the rolling hills memorial), i told her na "ta, that's the hotel you have to stay before going to heaven." hehe... she never thought that it was a funeral bldg. because of the christmas lights thats surrounds the bldg.

[postergirl]

Hey Bacolod! I'm sure you will all find this GREAT news for our city. My dad showed me this newspaper clipping taken from yesterday's Visayan Daily Star. I can't find it online since its like an ad. Here goes..

FuoRen Land...

Coming soon in Bacolod City!

Sometimes a development is just another development, but sometimes a development sets a precedent.

FuoRen Land is developing Azotea, a nine(9) sprawling six-story condo buildings amidst tropical resort setting in downtown Bacolod City. It is an exclusive gated enclave with high security, designed for comfort and convenience, and flexibility of investment. This condo complex is designed by Arch. Ed Calma, a TOYM awardee in Architecture and a product of Pratt Institute New York and Rome and took up MSc in Architectural Design at Columbia University, New York, of Lor Calma & Partners, and landscape design by Arch. Dolores Q Perez, the first landscape architect of the Philippines and a graduate of UC-Berkeley and Arch. Frederick Altavas, current president of the Landscape Architects of the Philippines.

FuoRen Land is engaged not just in condo development but also in development of retirement villages, commercial properties, sea side and lake side communities, mass housing, and tourism/medical oriented projects.

below this was a hiring ad for marketing and sales and accounting and finance.

Hope I made you all happy with this news. :banana::banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

What a good news postergirl, another hotel in salvacion center..... Bacolod is truly blessed. fuorenland condo. basi sa LCC area. the one you posted the other day. nag clear sila sang mga balay.


http://fuorenland.com/contactfuoren.htm

[ngprofflorida]

Ceneco to solve airport
low voltage by Saturday
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Central Negros Electric Cooperative president Roberto Montelibano said he is working on resolving hopefully by Saturday evening the low voltage problem at the New Bacolod-Silay Airport that is also affecting part of Talisay and Silay.

The voltage problem has affected security equipment at the airport.

The airport is having a power shortage problem because its power is coming through a TransCo line from Manapla, Montelibano said. This is because a landowner of a portion of the TransCo line path from Bacolod to the airport has objected to repairs in his area because the firm has not resolved his claims on past accounts for its use of his property, he also said.

“But I have held discussions with the landowner and he will allow CENECO with TransCo access to do repairs on the line through his property to allow us to energize power through it to the new airport,” Montelibano said.

We will work on it on Saturday simultaneously with a scheduled TransCo brownout so only one interruption to power will take place, he said.

Ceneco has also installed three automatic voltage regulators worth P2.5 million that are on loan by the coop to the airport, Montelibano also said.*CPG

[ngprofflorida]

Arroyo expected in
city next week
BY CARLA GOMEZ

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is expected to arrive next week for the closing of a Security and Development Council meet in Bacolod City on May 21 and 22, Gov. Isidro Zayco said yesterday.

Participants from Western Visayas will give their inputs on security and development needs of the summit, he said.

“Among the concerns we will raise from Negros will be our power shortage and improvement of our nautical highway,” he said.

“There are so many things that will have to be addressed,” he said.

“An output of the meet will be submitted to the President at the closing rites on May 22 if she comes,” he said.

However

[jaywalker]

welcome to our thread, butz :) feel at home lang diri.

btw, guys..rumor has it that casino will not transfer to L'Fisher but to Palanca's hotel at the reclamation area..

and dad said he read it in the newspaper(I don't know which one, I'm still looking for it) that the Salvacion Center is actually a hotel with 36 rooms.

if that's the case @postergirl, then maayo man gihapon nga location for a casino dira sa reclamation...casino by the bay. :)

Maskin diin masaylo ang Casino Filipino oks man gihapon.Another Condo for Bacolod:banana:

Good news gid ina @Postergirl.

[ngprofflorida]

amigo jay may ara ka pa pic sang salvacion center. kindly repost my computer is acting again.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=581719&page=41

[jaywalker]

Ari Migs ang picture ni Migs Suv.repost ta lang.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2314658052_66f0b37a7a.jpg?v=0

[ngprofflorida]

if that's the case @postergirl, then maayo man gihapon nga location for a casino dira sa reclamation...casino by the bay. :)

amigo maybe the will transform the masskara village into one stop shop entertainment center, like in MOA, theres a hotel, casino, convention hall, shopping and condo's..... daw amo gid mo...........:banana::banana::banana: naga amat amat lang.... I think sugarfreak my rendering sya before.

[bacolodchamp]

Hey Bacolod! I'm sure you will all find this GREAT news for our city. My dad showed me this newspaper clipping taken from yesterday's Visayan Daily Star. I can't find it online since its like an ad. Here goes..

FuoRen Land...

Coming soon in Bacolod City!

Sometimes a development is just another development, but sometimes a development sets a precedent.

FuoRen Land is developing Azotea, a nine(9) sprawling six-story condo buildings amidst tropical resort setting in downtown Bacolod City. It is an exclusive gated enclave with high security, designed for comfort and convenience, and flexibility of investment. This condo complex is designed by Arch. Ed Calma, a TOYM awardee in Architecture and a product of Pratt Institute New York and Rome and took up MSc in Architectural Design at Columbia University, New York, of Lor Calma & Partners, and landscape design by Arch. Dolores Q Perez, the first landscape architect of the Philippines and a graduate of UC-Berkeley and Arch. Frederick Altavas, current president of the Landscape Architects of the Philippines.

FuoRen Land is engaged not just in condo development but also in development of retirement villages, commercial properties, sea side and lake side communities, mass housing, and tourism/medical oriented projects.

below this was a hiring ad for marketing and sales and accounting and finance.

Hope I made you all happy with this news. :banana::banana::banana::banana:

great news indeed @postergirl...:banana::banana::banana:

[bacolodchamp]

Ari Migs ang picture ni Migs Suv.repost ta lang.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2314658052_66f0b37a7a.jpg?v=0

here's a bigger and better view of salvacion center

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2281564446_1c55c59751.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2280773049_cd35c3a4aa.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2280773327_71bbc3b890.jpg?v=0

[jasontt]

Hey Bacolod! I'm sure you will all find this GREAT news for our city. My dad showed me this newspaper clipping taken from yesterday's Visayan Daily Star. I can't find it online since its like an ad. Here goes..

FuoRen Land...

Coming soon in Bacolod City!

Sometimes a development is just another development, but sometimes a development sets a precedent.

FuoRen Land is developing Azotea, a nine(9) sprawling six-story condo buildings amidst tropical resort setting in downtown Bacolod City. It is an exclusive gated enclave with high security, designed for comfort and convenience, and flexibility of investment. This condo complex is designed by Arch. Ed Calma, a TOYM awardee in Architecture and a product of Pratt Institute New York and Rome and took up MSc in Architectural Design at Columbia University, New York, of Lor Calma & Partners, and landscape design by Arch. Dolores Q Perez, the first landscape architect of the Philippines and a graduate of UC-Berkeley and Arch. Frederick Altavas, current president of the Landscape Architects of the Philippines.

FuoRen Land is engaged not just in condo development but also in development of retirement villages, commercial properties, sea side and lake side communities, mass housing, and tourism/medical oriented projects.

below this was a hiring ad for marketing and sales and accounting and finance.

Hope I made you all happy with this news. :banana::banana::banana::banana:

:banana: whats great about this is that, it will be built in the downtown area... center gid sang Bacolod...

[SUV111]

^^ and its 9 buildings ha. :) Huge project :) Move forward Bacolod

[Christendom]

May 13, 2008
Splash weekend scheduled (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/13/people.htm)

The Lopue’s East Centre in Bacolod City will hold the 2nd Splash Weekend on May 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., where the second floor parking lot will be transformed into a giant water playground, a press release from Lopue’s said.

The management will also include carnival-style games for the enjoyment of the family.

Interested individuals may call Cecile Abellavito at the Children’s Book Club, 3rd floor, Lopue’s East Centre, or call Tel. Nos. 435-2561 to 66, the press release added.*

[ngprofflorida]

A NATIONLINK Automated Teller Machine (ATM) would be installed inside the town of Murcia's public market on May 23.

Nationlink chief executive officer Jess de la Cruz said the presence of the Nationlink ATM in servicing a municipality of Negros Occidental is a 'milestone,' adding the ATM would operate as a 'mini e-bank' for Murcia.



NationLink has been in the wireless or Internet business worldwide, bringing modern sophisticated big banking systems and facilities to small and mid-sized banks and financial institutions.

Murcia Mayor Esteban 'Sonny' Coscolluela said the town's businessmen, gamefowl breeders, sugar planters and farmers, families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and most especially old pensioners would definitely benefit from this service.

Coscolluela cited as an example an old pensioner who has to rent a tricycle and an escort just to get his or her hard-earned pension in Bacolod. "With an ATM machine, think of the savings a pensioner will earn because proceeds will be accessed in a matter of push buttons."

This would be the same for parents of OFWs, who the mayor said, are confused transacting business with big banks in Bacolod.

"At least here, the appropriate municipal office can guide them using the NationLink ATM in many of their problems, thus saving them money than going to Bacolod spending unnecessarily with no results at all," Coscoluella said.

The same situation is experienced by business stakeholders, who at numerous times need thousands or millions of pesos to transact business in Murcia.

With a 'mini e-bank' at hand, the savings these business stakeholders would get will further circulate and perk up the Murcia economy.

Other than the direct benefits the stakeholders would get, Coscolluela said the (eventual) success of the ATM would also send a signal to the commercial banking community to also set up branches in Murcia.

The mayor is hoping to invite commercial banking investments in Murcia as he estimated that the volume of money transaction is now sufficient to deserve the put up of one or more commercial bank branches.(Gil Alfredo Severino)

[SUV111]

http://www.kellyspicks.com/hirise/WestSide%20Condominiums/front.jpg
http://www.kellyspicks.com/UpscaleTownhomes/default.aspx

i wish it will look like this or better than this. :) but much higher of course :) hehehehe

[SUV111]

:banana: whats great about this is that, it will be built in the downtown area... center gid sang Bacolod...

and its sprawling
:) hehehehe

[bacolodchamp]

http://www.kellyspicks.com/hirise/WestSide%20Condominiums/front.jpg
http://www.kellyspicks.com/UpscaleTownhomes/default.aspx

i wish it will look like this or better than this. :) but much higher of course :) hehehehe


nice find, migo SUV. great architectural design...i wonder where is the exact location of the proposed condo buildings...i hope it's in the reclamation area.:)

[jaywalker]

here's a bigger and better view of salvacion center

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2281564446_1c55c59751.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2280773049_cd35c3a4aa.jpg?v=0

Salamat Migo Bacolodchamp!:cheers:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2280773327_71bbc3b890.jpg?v=0

:banana: whats great about this is that, it will be built in the downtown area... center gid sang Bacolod...

^^ and its 9 buildings ha. :) Huge project :) Move forward Bacolod

and its sprawling
:) hehehehe

Diin ayhan ang location sini?