Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province - Compiled Threads

[JEFFjr_25]

^^ Precisely. Exactly. Perfectly.:lol:

[cyclosimon_89]

^^yes you're right migo..we really should ask the people who are in authority of the construction and not only the workers..because the workers are just tasked to construct the building not knowing the whole plan...16 floors is good but lets just wait for the final rendering of the building so that we can all celebrate!:cheers:

[ngprofflorida]

^^ Precisely. Exactly. Perfectly.:lol:

Korek gid ya amigo.... I cant wait jay will post the new construction at the Bacolod airport....

Amigo SUV hopefully 16 floor ina. and we will celebrate.....

Any preparation dira sa Bacolod sa fight ni Pacquio this coming sunday....?

[derfbcd]

well basically thats what they told me...sorry to mis inform you guys...im just sharing what i know...if its a 12 floor building, no problem, but using word "pataka" is improper...just be careful with our choice of words next time....

[SUV111]

well basically thats what they told me...sorry to mis inform you guys...im just sharing what i know...if its a 12 floor building, no problem, but using word "pataka" is improper...just be careful with our choice of words next time....

i appreciate your information and sorry for the term..we dont refute to the information your giving us...we just wanna make sure about the info kay its embarrassing if we celebrate ahead not knowing the reality of the project .i said sometimes naga pataka...that term is not that bad...mas worst ang word na tikal....

[cyclosimon_89]

Korek gid ya amigo.... I cant wait jay will post the new construction at the Bacolod airport....

Amigo SUV hopefully 16 floor ina. and we will celebrate.....

Any preparation dira sa Bacolod sa fight ni Pacquio this coming sunday....?

sounds interesting ah! so are they going to convert it to an ecozone na? i can't wait na ma sugudan na n tanan! Soar high into the Sky Bacolod!:)

[derfbcd]

basically em not braggin' anythin', just informing...peace!

i appreciate your information and sorry for the term..we dont refute to the information your giving us...we just wanna make sure about the info kay its embarrassing if we celebrate ahead not knowing the reality of the project .i said sometimes naga pataka...that term is not that bad...mas worst ang word na tikal....

[SUV111]

basically em not braggin' anythin', just informing...peace!
i know you dont :)...peace :) enjoy lang ta ah...kasdyahan man ni sang Bacolod kag aton tanan

[JEFFjr_25]

Korek gid ya amigo.... I cant wait jay will post the new construction at the Bacolod airport....

Amigo SUV hopefully 16 floor ina. and we will celebrate.....

Any preparation dira sa Bacolod sa fight ni Pacquio this coming sunday....?
Yes migo NG, 16 is better than 12. But we need to consider its economic impact on the part of the owners/builders. ROI is the key here.:)

well basically thats what they told me...sorry to mis inform you guys...im just sharing what i know...if its a 12 floor building, no problem, but using word "pataka" is improper...just be careful with our choice of words next time....
I guess you never misinformed us here. Coz you have your sources as well. Its just that we needed reliable info so as not to complicate things. :)


sounds interesting ah! so are they going to convert it to an ecozone na? i can't wait na ma sugudan na n tanan! Soar high into the Sky Bacolod!:)
And thats my long time dream actually. An EPZone or techpark as alternative for the Bacolod airport conversion.:cheers:

[SUV111]

sounds interesting ah! so are they going to convert it to an ecozone na? i can't wait na ma sugudan na n tanan! Soar high into the Sky Bacolod!:)

no...its in silay...jay saw some construction going on inside the airport's premises. :) i was thinking basi amo na na ang iya HQ sang airfoce :)

[Mr_Fanatic]

MALACAÑANG
Manila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 1434
CREATING AND DESIGNATING A BUILDING TO BE KNOWN AS ONE SAN
PARQ WHICH SHALL STAND ON A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND
LOCATED AT SAN ANTONIO PARK SQUARE, LACSON STREET,
MANDALAGAN, BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AS AN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 7916 AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8748
Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Republic Act No. 7916, otherwise
known as the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 as amended by Republic ~ cNto.
8748 and upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic
Zone Authority, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines,
do hereby create and designate as information technology center, subject to the
provisions of Republic Act No. 7916 as amended, its Implementing Rules and
Regulations, Resolution No. 00-411 dated 29 December 2000, as amended by
Resolution No. 05-341 dated 29 September 2005, and Resolution IVo. 07-277 dated
02 July 2007 of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, th.2
One Sanparq, which shall stand on a certain parcel of land of the private domain
located at San Antonio Park Square, Lacson Street, Mandalagan, Bacolod City,
Negros Occidental, containing an area of Six 'Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty
Seven (6,787) Square Meters, more or less, as defined by the following
technical description:
Lot 1433
TCT NO. T-182375
A parcel of land (Lot 1433 of the Cadastral Survey of Bacolod), with the
irr~provementst hereon, situated in the MUI-~icipalitoy f Bacolod. Bounded ori the NE.,
SW., and NE., by Lot No. 1459, and on the SE., by Bacolod Silay Road. Beginning at
a point marked "1" on plan, being N., 13 deg. 06'E., 68.72 m. from BLLM No. 7.
thence N. 70 deg. 53' W., 108.98 m. to point 2;
thence S. 21 deg. 30' W., 58.82 m. to point 3;
thence S. 67 deg. 02' E., 108.58 m. to point 4;
thence N. 21 deg. 33' E., 33.81 m. to point 5;
thence N. 22 deg. 04' E., 32.33 m to the point of A
beginning, containing an area of Six Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Seven
(6,787) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the

^^^^
Mayo kay I.T. Zone na di gali nayon, which means kng madayon na da ang taas nga building it could be home to big multinational I.T. Companies, excited na ko kay lain man gid mag ubra kag mag istar sa bacolod..wala na traffic tawhay pa ang lifestyle..hehe

[JEFFjr_25]

PRA explains BREDCO
contract extension

The Philippine Reclamation Authority has approved the reclamation and development schedule of the reclamation project of the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. in Bacolod City because it has the power and authority to extend what it has approved.

This was the response of PRA general manager Andrea Domingo to the Resolution of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod inquiring on PRA’s extension of BREDCO’s reclamation contract despite the non-conformity of the City of Bacolod, its opposition to the grant, and the letter of the PRA dated Oct. 2, 2007.

The SP also requested PRA to recall the extension it has granted to BREDCO until such time that the consent of the city is obtained in accordance with Item 6 of the Memorandum of Agreement of 2000 between the city, Philippine Estates Authority and BREDCO.

In her letter dated June 11, 2008, Domingo said the PRA is the agency primarily responsible for integrating, directing and coordinating all reclamation projects for and on behalf of the national government.

Under Executive Order No. 543, the power to approve reclamation projects was delegated to the PRA, she said.

BREDCO, in its letter to the PRA dated Jan. 16, 2007 and May 23, 2007, requested for a time extension for the completion of the reclamation project in Bacolod City, citing the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Chavez versus Amari Coastal Bay Development Corp. and Public Estates Authority, Domingo said.

She said the Supreme Court declared null and void the PEA-Amari Joint Venture Agreement which adversely affected the development of the project. The SC decision cast legal doubts on the MOA of 2000 and resulted in the slowing down of the pace of the project, she said.

Domingo said the PRA finds merit in the reason because almost all reclamation projects of PRA nationwide were either temporarily stopped, suspended or delayed as a result of the Supreme Court decision.

Meanwhile, Domingo said Item 6, page 13 of the MOA of 2000 states that “any amendment or revision made shall be in writing, signed by or on behalf of the party to be bound or burdened.”

A close scrutiny of the MOA specifically Article III (B.3) would show that it is BREDCO who will be burdened by such amendment considering its undertakings provided in the agreement,” she said.

As regards the contention that the grant of extension is contrary to the very intent of the PRA letter dated Oct. 2, 2007, Domingo said the letter only informed the city that its Resolution No. 566, Series of 2007 was duly noted.

Domingo said it was not a letter of assurance that PRA is agreeing to the city’s Resolution, especially if to do so would be prejudicial to the project and to the interest of the government.

She said they believe that it is to the best advantage of the government to have the project completed at the soonest possible time so that the government can immediately get and enjoy the proceeds of its landshare.

Domingo also cited the economic benefit that will be derived from the completed BREDCO reclamation and its multiplier effect in terms of immediate conveyance to the government both local government and national of their respective landshares from the project, vertical developments, new jobs, taxes and fees that the local government will generate from it.*

[england boy]

the most important is, evidence....evidence....evidence.... peace to every1, lets wait na lang once somebody show the exact project.....

[Christendom]

ill be there in bacolod tomorrow...mangitai kuda ubra basi may ara na da mayu nga ubra dra nalang ko...fresh grad of BSIM

[SUV111]

PRA explains BREDCO
contract extension


Domingo also cited the economic benefit that will be derived from the completed BREDCO reclamation and its multiplier effect in terms of immediate conveyance to the government both local government and national of their respective landshares from the project, vertical developments, new jobs, taxes and fees that the local government will generate from it.*

this is absolutely true. Just Imagine how Reclamation has become after BREDCO developed it? before you cant even go there when the sun starts to set..(well, except those with hidden agendas hehehe) but now, recalmation is a hot spot in bacolod where modern infrastructures are located. :) I hope that Mr. Palanca's plan in putting up a medical City will push through :)

[SUV111]

ill be there in bacolod tomorrow...mangitai kuda ubra basi may ara na da mayu nga ubra dra nalang ko...fresh grad of BSIM

zyanz...pwede ka apply convergys, TP and Teletech...9-5 mon-fri and ila schedule mag accept applicants. :)

btw, theres a "rumor" that a BIG BPO company will put up a branch in Bacolod and build their office in front of ROBINSON"S CYBERGATE. :) and Peoplesupprot will not be located in DEPOT mall, instead...they will take over SERVANDO'S Building as their site :) again, these are just rumors but lets wait and pray that these rumors will come into reality:gossip::gossip: :)

[Kim_Han2020]

MALACAÑANG
Manila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 1434
CREATING AND DESIGNATING A BUILDING TO BE KNOWN AS ONE SAN
PARQ WHICH SHALL STAND ON A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND
LOCATED AT SAN ANTONIO PARK SQUARE, LACSON STREET,
MANDALAGAN, BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AS AN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 7916 AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8748
Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Republic Act No. 7916, otherwise
known as the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 as amended by Republic ~ cNto.
8748 and upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic
Zone Authority, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines,
do hereby create and designate as information technology center, subject to the
provisions of Republic Act No. 7916 as amended, its Implementing Rules and
Regulations, Resolution No. 00-411 dated 29 December 2000, as amended by
Resolution No. 05-341 dated 29 September 2005, and Resolution IVo. 07-277 dated
02 July 2007 of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, th.2
One Sanparq, which shall stand on a certain parcel of land of the private domain
located at San Antonio Park Square, Lacson Street, Mandalagan, Bacolod City,
Negros Occidental, containing an area of Six 'Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty
Seven (6,787) Square Meters, more or less, as defined by the following
technical description:
Lot 1433
TCT NO. T-182375
A parcel of land (Lot 1433 of the Cadastral Survey of Bacolod), with the
irr~provementst hereon, situated in the MUI-~icipalitoy f Bacolod. Bounded ori the NE.,
SW., and NE., by Lot No. 1459, and on the SE., by Bacolod Silay Road. Beginning at
a point marked "1" on plan, being N., 13 deg. 06'E., 68.72 m. from BLLM No. 7.
thence N. 70 deg. 53' W., 108.98 m. to point 2;
thence S. 21 deg. 30' W., 58.82 m. to point 3;
thence S. 67 deg. 02' E., 108.58 m. to point 4;
thence N. 21 deg. 33' E., 33.81 m. to point 5;
thence N. 22 deg. 04' E., 32.33 m to the point of A
beginning, containing an area of Six Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Seven
(6,787) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the

^^^^
Mayo kay I.T. Zone na di gali nayon, which means kng madayon na da ang taas nga building it could be home to big multinational I.T. Companies, excited na ko kay lain man gid mag ubra kag mag istar sa bacolod..wala na traffic tawhay pa ang lifestyle..hehe
^^
that's right! and there's a lot of yummy and delicious food anywhere in Bacolod!

[Kim_Han2020]

zyanz...pwede ka apply convergys, TP and Teletech...9-5 mon-fri and ila schedule mag accept applicants. :)

btw, theres a "rumor" that a BIG BPO company will put up a branch in Bacolod and build their office in front of ROBINSON"S CYBERGATE. :) and Peoplesupprot will not be located in DEPOT mall, instead...they will take over SERVANDO'S Building as their site :) again, these are just rumors but lets wait and pray that these rumors will come into reality:gossip::gossip: :)

^^
yeah! i also heard way back last year, that a BPO company will be located at Servando's building. can't wait to see PeopleSupport and other BIG BPO Companies to expand in Bacolod!:banana:

btw, do you have an idea where ExcelAsia will be located?:nuts:

[ngprofflorida]

this is absolutely true. Just Imagine how Reclamation has become after BREDCO developed it? before you cant even go there when the sun starts to set..(well, except those with hidden agendas hehehe) but now, recalmation is a hot spot in bacolod where modern infrastructures are located. :) I hope that Mr. Palanca's plan in putting up a medical City will push through :)

Nice Location also, cant wait whats the new BPO office infront of Robinsons cybergate.....:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[Kim_Han2020]

^^ is there a vacant lot in front of Robinsons Cybergate Center Bacolod?

i thought the old airport is in front of Robinsons Cybergate.:nuts:

[bacolodchamp]

Nice Location also, cant wait whats the new BPO office infront of Robinsons cybergate.....:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

^^ is there a vacant lot in front of Robinsons Cybergate Center Bacolod?

i thought the old airport is in front of Robinsons Cybergate.:nuts:

^^
yeah! i also heard way back last year, that a BPO company will be located at Servando's building. can't wait to see PeopleSupport and other BIG BPO Companies to expand in Bacolod!:banana:

btw, do you have an idea where ExcelAsia will be located?:nuts:

i'm getting confused also. the area fronting rob metro (cybergate) is the old bacolod airport. could it be that what they mean is the front area of rob metro?

is servando's department store closed already?

[ngprofflorida]

i'm getting confused also. the area fronting rob metro (cybergate) is the old bacolod airport. could it be that what they mean is the front area of rob metro?

is servando's department store closed already?

Dapat isara na lang ina, maano pa sila abi...... ara na ang mga giant mall.... BPO office na lang ....:banana::banana:

[bacolodchamp]

Dapat isara na lang ina, maano pa sila abi...... ara na ang mga giant mall.... BPO office na lang ....:banana::banana:


you're right. daw wala naman abi sing may gakadto dira.

[Christendom]

zyanz...pwede ka apply convergys, TP and Teletech...9-5 mon-fri and ila schedule mag accept applicants. :)

btw, theres a "rumor" that a BIG BPO company will put up a branch in Bacolod and build their office in front of ROBINSON"S CYBERGATE. :) and Peoplesupprot will not be located in DEPOT mall, instead...they will take over SERVANDO'S Building as their site :) again, these are just rumors but lets wait and pray that these rumors will come into reality:gossip::gossip: :)

ok...maaply man ko sa bacolod government online damo open jobs

[JEFFjr_25]

Across Robs Cybergate, just beside the old Bacolod airport, theres an old building where small auto repair shops are housed. And its a bit of an eyesore.:lol: Maybe that property is up for sale or lease. That can be a good location for that up and coming BIG BPO we're all excited about here.:)

Servandos used to be Bacolod's version of Rustans. Its synonymous to quality goods and high fashion. But through the years, they never innovate until its already too late theyve been gobbled up by the major players in retail and shopping. Good thing Lopues survived.:)

[bacolodchamp]

actually its a vast expanse of open space we have there from the old bacolod airport down to st. vincent's road. i really love to to see this area converted into an ecozone.

i love going to servando's. if you really want a quiet time shopping, that's the place to go.

[SUV111]

hahahaha!!!! who knows....its really inside the old airport :)

[ngprofflorida]

hahahaha!!!! who knows....its really inside the old airport :)


Lets cross our fingers maybe thats Eton's Properties hahahaha:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Remember Eton's Properties they develop BPO condo Office.....

[SUV111]

Across Robs Cybergate, just beside the old Bacolod airport, theres an old building where small auto repair shops are housed. And its a bit of an eyesore.:lol: Maybe that property is up for sale or lease. That can be a good location for that up and coming BIG BPO we're all excited about here.:)

Servandos used to be Bacolod's version of Rustans. Its synonymous to quality goods and high fashion. But through the years, they never innovate until its already too late theyve been gobbled up by the major players in retail and shopping. Good thing Lopues survived.:)

actually its a vast expanse of open space we have there from the old bacolod airport down to st. vincent's road. i really love to to see this area converted into an ecozone.

i love going to servando's. if you really want a quiet time shopping, that's the place to go.

I al;so missed servando's :) you're right in saying that its the little rustan's of Bacolod. :) Just imagine guys, they had a closing out sale and some jeans were sold at 70% less... as in gutok gutok and damo tao :)

[bacolodchamp]

I al;so missed servando's :) you're right in saying that its the little rustan's of Bacolod. :) Just imagine guys, they had a closing out sale and some jeans were sold at 70% less... as in gutok gutok and damo tao :)

so its confirmed, it's really closing out migo? so sad. servando's is considered a household name in bacolod.

[SUV111]

it is already closed :) but if PS will take over...it will surely bring back the life in Awing Araneta...and tani dira sa rizal park butangan nila sang mini cafes...siguro manami pa na da ang lugar :)

[bacolodchamp]

it is already closed :) but if PS will take over...it will surely bring back the life in Awing Araneta...and tani dira sa rizal park butangan nila sang mini cafes...siguro manami pa na da ang lugar :)

so PS is rumored to locate there, migo? mini cafes in rizal park? not a bad idea. outdoor cafes paris-style. great!

[urban Iegend]

Tacloban Sangyaw Festival 2008 contingents:
(June 29 2:00pm)

Isabela
Laoag
Navotas
Marikina
Makati
Talisay
Lapulapu
Bacolod
Cagayan de Oro
Iloilo
Ozamis
Cebu (Lumad Basakanon)
Abuyog, Leyte
Catarman, Northern Samar
Tacloban

[JEFFjr_25]

so PS is rumored to locate there, migo? mini cafes in rizal park? not a bad idea. outdoor cafes paris-style. great!

it is already closed :) but if PS will take over...it will surely bring back the life in Awing Araneta...and tani dira sa rizal park butangan nila sang mini cafes...siguro manami pa na da ang lugar :)

Setting up some coffee shops or small retail outlets along that strip will greatly enhance the Awing-Araneta area. And that can really be possible with the entry of such labor intensive businesses like BPO's. What worries me is the poster perfect Rizal Elem. School facade. Its one tourist attraction in the middle of the city. Maybe our city planners must come up with a good and viable idea if they really are certain in putting up these shops.:)

[SUV111]

so PS is rumored to locate there, migo? mini cafes in rizal park? not a bad idea. outdoor cafes paris-style. great!

hehehehe!!!! it'll be great to hangout there under the centuries old acacia tree. :)

@jeff...they can put it along the side of rizal park so as not to disrupt the spanish designed architecture of rizal school :) there are still spaces which can be enhanced and be developed as fancy restos and coffee shops :) besides, the place is surrounded by banks and some stores.

[Xeltran]

Milo Marathon Bacolod leg entries reach over 3,000


I'll join here tomorrow. :lol::lol:

[ngprofflorida]

Piccio wins in AJGA
Rome Classic

Bacolod City and Negros Occidental pride Maria Imelda Isabel "Mia" Piccio added the Burgett H. Mooney Jr. Rome Classic to her growing list of golf championship titles as she successfully dethroned defending champion Austin Ernst in the girls division of the tournament yesterday.

Piccio shot a final-round 2-under-par 69 for a total 6-under-par 207 to clinch her second AJGA second win of the season.

While not sure of her chances in the competition after noting some weaknesses in her own strokes, Piccio managed to keep her composure until the end.

“I wasn't hitting it well before the tournament, but I guess I just needed some adrenaline,” Piccio said. “It feels really good to win.”

She said that focusing on the fundamentals was the key to her success.

“Overall, I shot well. I hit three fairways and 12 greens and only had 27 putts,” Piccio said. “My putting was really working for me this week. I had 25 on the first day and 27 the next two days.”

Determined to make her mark in the tournament, the Bacoleña birdied four of her last 12 holes at the start of the competition three days ago, to tame the par-71 Coosa Country Club layout with two 33s.

Ernst, who won the tournament last year, carded the lowest final round with a 4-under-par 66 for a tournament total 4-under-par 209 and settle for second place.

“I had eight birdies and I thought my putting worked well,” Ernst said. “On No. 6 I hit my best iron shot probably ever.”

Finishing tied for third with tournament totals of 3-under-par 210 were Anna Keith and Kyung Kim.

In the boys’ division, Franco Castro fired a final-round 6-under-par 64 to capture the title.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Burgett H. Mooney Jr. Rome Classic featured 99 players from 18 states and South America.

The field consisted of 75 boys and 24 girls, ages 12-18. The boys played Coosa Country Club as a par-70 at 6,783 yards, while the girls played it as a par-71 at 6,036 yards.*

[ngprofflorida]

Develop local pool
of animators - BNEFIT

Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, chairman of the Bacolod-Negros Educational Federation for Information Technology, said a local pool of animators should be developed to supply talent to business process outsourcing companies.

This was reiterated by Batapa-Sigue as the Animation Council of the Philippines yesterday to give an orientation about the ACPI and its role in the animation industry, which earned P52 million in 2005 and increases by 25 percent yearly.

ACPI will hold “Animahenasyon,” a Pinoy Animation Festival on November 12 to 16 to encourage more animators to develop their own original films, Ma. Victoria Sta. Rita-Ilagan, ACPI executive director, said.

Batapa-Sigue said the city government should push for training schools to utilize the PGMA animation scholarship coupons and encourage schools to offer animation as a course, subject or elective.

It should also hype animation as an outsourcing opportunity for the public, and strengthen ties with ACPI, she added

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod venues set for
fight of Pacquiao
BY NIDA BUENAFE

More Bacolod City venues for the live telecast of the Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz’s “Lethal Combination” fight for the World Boxing Council championship title will be opened this Sunday.

In Bacolod City, the fight will be shown live from Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada USA in malls, hotels, barangay and school gymnasiums, the BAYS Center and at the City Hall.

At P100 with free lunch, the public can watch the fight at the Gaisano City mall foodcourt, while those who prefer to view the bout and shop at SM mall, can join the crowd at SM Cinema 1 and pay P400 for deluxe accommodation and P500 for premiere.

The fight will also be shown live at Robinsons Movieworld starting 8 a.m.

L’Fisher Hotel will also open its La Proa grand ballroom to those who want to watch the fight and enjoy a buffet lunch at the hotel at P610 per person.

To bring the fight closer to the people in the barangays, the city government of Bacolod has hired the services of a private group to install parabolic antennas and set up LCD projectors and wide screens in barangays Alijis, Banago, Granada, Handumanan and Sum-ag and made arrangements with the school administrators of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod, and Riverside College to have the Pacquiao-Diaz fight shown for free to students and school personnel.

People in the vicinity of Alijis can go to the Olympia Village gym to watch the live telecast of the fight while those in Banago can proceed to Banago Elementary School II where the wide screen and parabolic antenna will be installed. The same set-up will be made in the gymnasiums of Sum-ag, Granada and Handumanan where the public can watch the live telecast, free of charge.

In Murcia, the local government also made arrangements to have the fight telecast live at the foodcourt of its new market where Murciahanons can watch on Sunday.

Meanwhile, American boxing analyst Tim Starks wrote in his online column, Ring Report, that the fight against Diaz will give Pacquiao the chance to prove that he is indeed, the best and most exciting fighter of his generation.

“There is a boxer on this planet so popular that when he fights, rebel wars in his homeland halt and crime drops to zero. Boxing fans around the world, in addition to a rabid Philippines following, know this fighter, Manny Pacquiao, to be among the top handful of most exciting boxers today,” Starks wrote in his column.

With a day left before the big night for Pacquiao and Diaz, the philboxing.com reported yesterday that the Filipino boxing was seen at the IBA Gym in Las Vegas without his chief trainer, Freddie Roach, to complete the final training day.

The report said that Pacquiao’s training at the IBA gym was more for a little sweat than anything else, “just to keep in shape”.

On hand to supervise Pacquaiao’s short routine was his long time friend and trainer Buboy Fernandez, the report said.*NAB

[SUV111]

I'll join here tomorrow. :lol::lol:

goodluck noy!!!! hehehehe tani while ga marathon ga panguha ka pictures :) hahahaha

Develop local pool
of animators - BNEFIT

Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, chairman of the Bacolod-Negros Educational Federation for Information Technology, said a local pool of animators should be developed to supply talent to business process outsourcing companies.

This was reiterated by Batapa-Sigue as the Animation Council of the Philippines yesterday to give an orientation about the ACPI and its role in the animation industry, which earned P52 million in 2005 and increases by 25 percent yearly.

ACPI will hold “Animahenasyon,” a Pinoy Animation Festival on November 12 to 16 to encourage more animators to develop their own original films, Ma. Victoria Sta. Rita-Ilagan, ACPI executive director, said.

Batapa-Sigue said the city government should push for training schools to utilize the PGMA animation scholarship coupons and encourage schools to offer animation as a course, subject or elective.

It should also hype animation as an outsourcing opportunity for the public, and strengthen ties with ACPI, she added

this superwoman is on the move again :)

[bacolodchamp]

goodluck noy!!!! hehehehe tani while ga marathon ga panguha ka pictures :) hahahaha



this superwoman is on the move again :)

she's just admirable. her projects have great impact on the lives of bacolodnons, be it in gender equality, environment, energy, ict and even tourism you name it, she's there pushing for it.

[SUV111]

she's just admirable. her projects have great impact on the lives of bacolodnons, be it in gender equality, environment, energy, ict and even tourism you name it, she's there pushing for it.

if theres one person Mayor Bing should support as his successor...i think it should be this woman...Bacolod's future will be even brighter if shes going to be the Mayor. She made things possible for Bacolod and hoisted the City into the limelight as one of the TOP 3 BPO next wave cities :)

[SUV111]

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[ngprofflorida]

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Grabe naga speed up gid ang development daw power speed ni Pacquio.......

[habagatcentral1]

Ey, si Mayor Bing nasa likod ni Manny Pacquiao, ginakapot naman liwat ang belt...:colgate:

[kyle@1008]

^^ as usual...

[SUV111]

^^ HAHAHAHA!!!! amo gid na ya berns. :) nami an na sya daan mag kapot belt ni pacquiao kay nahadlok siya basi kung indi niya pagkaptan tapungolon siya ni pacquiao :) hahahaha

[SUV111]

Grabe naga speed up gid and development daw power speed ni Pacquio.......

Bacolod in full throttle gid gani :) hehehehe ambot kung ano pa gid ang masunod...daw ako naga ka excite :)

[habagatcentral1]

^^ HAHAHAHA!!!! amo gid na ya berns. :) nami an na sya daan mag kapot belt ni pacquiao kay nahadlok siya basi kung indi niya pagkaptan tapungolon siya ni pacquiao :) hahahaha

:lol: La lang, may nadumduman lang ko nga ginahambal sang mga taga-Bacolod media sa amon sang nagligad nga WVTA...hehehe!!! :colgate:

[bacolodchamp]

Ey, si Mayor Bing nasa likod ni Manny Pacquiao, ginakapot naman liwat ang belt...:colgate:

^^ as usual...

^^ HAHAHAHA!!!! amo gid na ya berns. :) nami an na sya daan mag kapot belt ni pacquiao kay nahadlok siya basi kung indi niya pagkaptan tapungolon siya ni pacquiao :) hahahaha


mayor bing is pacman's most potent weapon...must be the killer smile of mayor bing...congrats to pacman, he did it again. he really made us proud to be filipino.:cheers:

[SUV111]

^^ooops!! he did it again!!!! Mayor Bing is pacmans lucky charm :) hahahahaha

[SUV111]

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[SUV111]

^^ oh!!! its the Bacolod Medical Plaza Building :)

[JEFFjr_25]

Roxas unit to build P1-B bioethanol plant in Negros


Roxol Bioenergy Corp., the bioethanol arm of listed sugar conglomerate Roxas Holdings Inc. (RHI), has engaged the services of Indian-based firm KBK Chem-Engineering Pvt. Ltd. to build a P1- billion turnkey bioethanol plant in Negros Occidental.

KBK Chem-Engineering provides tailor-made turnkey solutions in the field of distilleries, ethanol, biofuels and cogeneration power systems for companies in India, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Africa, East Europe and Latin America.

To be put up are facilities and equipment for the fermentation and distillation in ethanol production, wastewater treatment, slops concentration, product storage as well as the steam boiler and turbo-generator components.

The plant will be built next to Central Azucarera de La Carlota Inc. (CACI) in La Carlota City, a sugar mill owned by CADP Group Corp., a subsidiary of RHI.

The plant, which will have an estimated capacity of 100,000 liters a day or 30 million liters yearly, is slated for completion by the end of next year or early 2010.

RHI chairman and chief executive officer Pedro Roxas said Roxol will primarily use final molasses as raw material for the ethanol production to be sourced from three sugar mills – the Roxas-owned CACI and Central Azucarera Don Pedro, Inc. in Batangas and its affiliate Hawaiian-Philippine Company in Negros Occidental.

[bacolodchamp]

this will be the second ethanol plant to be built in the province after the san carlos ethanol plant. that's another boon to our economy. a sign of a better and brighter future for negros because its a long term and capital extensive investment.:cheers:

[ngprofflorida]

this will be the second ethanol plant to be built in the province after the san carlos ethanol plant. that's another boon to our economy. a sign of a better and brighter future for negros because its a long term and capital extensive investment.:cheers:

more ethanal plant will be built in negros, this is a 3rd wave of investment remember before my friend......:banana::banana::banana::banana::lol::lol::lol:

I heard but this is not a confirm an electronic manufacturing plant eyeing the negros province.....

A big call center in Canada is now scouting to put up office in Bacolod.... will confirm this news.......

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Would it be Telus Company?

[Kim_Han2020]

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how do you know that this is a 3F commercial complex?:nuts:

[SUV111]

this will be the second ethanol plant to be built in the province after the san carlos ethanol plant. that's another boon to our economy. a sign of a better and brighter future for negros because its a long term and capital extensive investment.:cheers:

do i see a brighter negros in the years to come? hehehehe lets all be thankful for the many blessing pouring down the province. :) once all these projects be completed, I'm sure...the Sugar empire will rise again!! :) and its gonna be fierce than ever. :)

[SUV111]

^^
how do you know that this is a 3F commercial complex?:nuts:

simple....i asked the workers :lol::lol: :)

[Kim_Han2020]

it is already closed :) but if PS will take over...it will surely bring back the life in Awing Araneta...and tani dira sa rizal park butangan nila sang mini cafes...siguro manami pa na da ang lugar :)
^^
and the view of JEGABYTES at night is very good.:)

[Kim_Han2020]

simple....i asked the workers :lol::lol: :)

^^
haha, another commercial complex!!! people in Bacolod and Negros Occidental are really big spenders!!! people here are not that thrifty than people in Cebu, Dumaguete & Iloilo.:)

speaking of commercial complex, i saw an ad about Manville Royale, and one of its special features is a 3.5 hectare commercial mall with supermarkets, movie houses, amusement centers, specialty shops and merchandise stores.
^^
is this mall already built?:nuts:

[SUV111]

^^
haha, another commercial complex!!! people in Bacolod and Negros Occidental are really big spenders!!! people here are not that thrifty than people in Cebu, Dumaguete & Iloilo.:)

speaking of commercial complex, i saw an ad about Manville Royale, and one of its special features is a 3.5 hectare commercial mall with supermarkets, movie houses, amusement centers, specialty shops and merchandise stores.
^^
is this mall already built?:nuts:

i dont think they can put up a mall there...knowing that there ae plenty of malls in the City right now...and besides...the area is not that developed so putting up a mall there is not a good idea. Maybe in 20 years time

OT:

pila na edad mo kim?

[bacolodchamp]

more ethanal plant will be built in negros, this is a 3rd wave of investment remember before my friend......:banana::banana::banana::banana::lol::lol::lol:

I heard but this is not a confirm an electronic manufacturing plant eyeing the negros province.....

A big call center in Canada is now scouting to put up office in Bacolod.... will confirm this news.......

yes migo, i remember. you really never ran out of surprises. hehehe. that's good news to our TUP-V grads. they go as far as laguna and cavite for their ojt. its a lot of savings for their parents if we have manufacturing plants right in our own backyard.

^^
how do you know that this is a 3F commercial complex?:nuts:

simple....i asked the workers :lol::lol: :)

you've got to trust SUV on that @Kim_Han2020. hehehe

[Kim_Han2020]

i dont think they can put up a mall there...knowing that there ae plenty of malls in the City right now...and besides...the area is not that developed so putting up a mall there is not a good idea. Maybe in 20 years time

OT:

pila na edad mo kim?
^^
secret.:lol:

[BYAHILO]

pa share some photos i took yesterday during the revival of the Sangyaw Festival in Tacloban City

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Lumad Basaknon and masskara were the most applauded group. masskara could have given basak a run for their money, kaso guest lng ang masskara.

[SUV111]

^^ wow!!! thank you so much eric for the photos ha :) tani damoon mo pa post

[BYAHILO]

damo pa na masunod.. ara pa sa SD card ko mga pics. wala ko pa ma resize tanan kag watermark. mga 400 photos. i jaz arrived from tacloban today, kag ari naman office.

neways twas my first time to actaully see masskara perform in another city. i was so teary eyed makita ko sila ga perform sa sa tacloban kag naga cheer ang mga tawo sa ila.

ex congressman john orola was there too since wala si mayor bing to lead the group. they gave Mayor romualdez a mask as a token of appreciation.

though tac is waray waray, cong orola thanked the people and the mayor for inviting the city using the hiligaynon dialect.

[Kim_Han2020]

any updates about the A.M. Builders Depot at reclamation? The Building looks good in the rendering.:)

[race]

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im just wondering where in bacolod exactly the first pic is coz as far as i know the second one is near L fisher.

[bacolodchamp]

damo pa na masunod.. ara pa sa SD card ko mga pics. wala ko pa ma resize tanan kag watermark. mga 400 photos. i jaz arrived from tacloban today, kag ari naman office.

neways twas my first time to actaully see masskara perform in another city. i was so teary eyed makita ko sila ga perform sa sa tacloban kag naga cheer ang mga tawo sa ila.

ex congressman john orola was there too since wala si mayor bing to lead the group. they gave Mayor romualdez a mask as a token of appreciation.

though tac is waray waray, cong orola thanked the people and the mayor for inviting the city using the hiligaynon dialect.

thanks for the pics migo. and nice to hear that masskara was warmly welcomed in tacloban...:banana:

[bacolodchamp]

im just wondering where in bacolod exactly the first pic is coz as far as i know the second one is near L fisher.

the first pic shows the jomabo building i guess, near the corner of rizal and lacson sts.

[Blair]

^^Ang ganda ng lamppost..

[SUV111]

damo pa na masunod.. ara pa sa SD card ko mga pics. wala ko pa ma resize tanan kag watermark. mga 400 photos. i jaz arrived from tacloban today, kag ari naman office.

neways twas my first time to actaully see masskara perform in another city. i was so teary eyed makita ko sila ga perform sa sa tacloban kag naga cheer ang mga tawo sa ila.

ex congressman john orola was there too since wala si mayor bing to lead the group. they gave Mayor romualdez a mask as a token of appreciation.

though tac is waray waray, cong orola thanked the people and the mayor for inviting the city using the hiligaynon dialect.

ahay!!! i know maskin sin o man guro will feel the same way. Thats one thing that we should be proud of kay maskin diin magkadto ang masskara dancers ta well applauded gid sila even sa gwa sang pilipinas :) I hope people of Tacloban will be able to witness this year's masskara festival as well.

[Schatje]

[QUOTE=postergirl;21235255]hello Schatje! and welcome to our thread! :D hehe maybe you would like to meet up with the Bacolod SSC forumers when you arrive :)


^^Thanks Postergirl :) Well, I love too. Where we gonna meet? :) We will arrive in Philippines (Bacolod) on the 15th of July. By the way, diin ka sa Bacolod?

[wildmusic!]

hello guys, musta? it's been a while. daw na miss ko man ang bacolod ba. basa ko anay updates... :):):)

migs SUV, musta na migs?hehe sensya gid migs kay daw nag sako gid lately.

btw, i hope all of you are ok there after sg bagyo.

[Kim_Han2020]

What are the WEBSITES that promotes BACOLOD as a Tourist Destination???:nuts:

THANKS!

[wildmusic!]

^^ actually this is the only site i know.hehe i'm not sure if you already know this but you can find other links there. :) hope this helps.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/bacolod_city.htm

[SUV111]

hello guys, musta? it's been a while. daw na miss ko man ang bacolod ba. basa ko anay updates... :):):)

migs SUV, musta na migs?hehe sensya gid migs kay daw nag sako gid lately.

btw, i hope all of you are ok there after sg bagyo.

were all ok migs. thank God were spared from the wrath of typhoon frank. :) thanks for visiting the thread. :)


[QUOTE=postergirl;21235255]hello Schatje! and welcome to our thread! :D hehe maybe you would like to meet up with the Bacolod SSC forumers when you arrive :)


^^Thanks Postergirl :) Well, I love too. Where we gonna meet? :) We will arrive in Philippines (Bacolod) on the 15th of July. By the way, diin ka sa Bacolod?

if you wanna meets us just send us a PM...you have my number. we can set a meeting along with other forumers :) of course, in our usual hang out place....sylvia Manor.

[BYAHILO]

some more photos of Masskara Festival performing at the Sangyaw Festival in Tacloban City. Nag guest ang Masskara dito last Sunday, and I as there to cover the event.

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[jmok]

im just wondering where in bacolod exactly the first pic is coz as far as i know the second one is near L fisher.



atubang na xia sang business inn.....its jomabo building i guess......:):)

[wildmusic!]

^^ wow nice Masskara pics there :yes:

[postergirl]

[QUOTE=postergirl;21235255]hello Schatje! and welcome to our thread! :D hehe maybe you would like to meet up with the Bacolod SSC forumers when you arrive :)


^^Thanks Postergirl :) Well, I love too. Where we gonna meet? :) We will arrive in Philippines (Bacolod) on the 15th of July. By the way, diin ka sa Bacolod?

were all ok migs. thank God were spared from the wrath of typhoon frank. :) thanks for visiting the thread. :)


[QUOTE=Schatje;22139910]

if you wanna meets us just send us a PM...you have my number. we can set a meeting along with other forumers :) of course, in our usual hang out place....sylvia Manor.

hehe you guys just set the date, let me know. if pwede weekends lang, friday or saturday because weekdays I have classes in the evening. sorry if I haven't been active for a while, sako sa school. cheers! :cheers:

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod, Negros Occ. brace
for animation outsourcing industry
BACOLOD City – The prospects of a globally expanding Philippine animation industry encourage Negrense freelance animators, teachers and professionals to support local initiatives to generate jobs.

"Animation is one of the industries that rake in revenues for the Philippines next to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) remittances," Maria Victoria Ilagan, executive director of the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI) said.

"Bacolod should now explore the animation industry for lucrative careers in the business process outsourcing sector," Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue said.

Sigue invited ACPI, a non-stock and non-profit organization whose member-companies specialize mainly in 2D or 3D animation.

ACPI aims to promote the animation industry globally with the intention of making the Philippines among the preferred countries that service the animation industry.

“The challenge is for us to organize our local animators, encourage schools to offer animation either as a course, subject or elective, encourage the establishment of animation training centers, strengthen ties, and conduct massive public information about the job opportunities in animation and game development,” Batapa-Sigue said. (PIA/PN)

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Good day everyone. I'm really amazed at the rate Bacolod is transforming itself, this year 2008 is quite phenomenal. Wala-tuo ang construction. Thanks @SUV and all Bacolod-based forumers for the picture updates. BTW, where exactly is the location of East Point Hotel; is it after Mc-Donalds along circumferential road if you're going to Bata direction?

[SUV111]

Good day everyone. I'm really amazed at the rate Bacolod is transforming itself, this year 2008 is quite phenomenal. Wala-tuo ang construction. Thanks @SUV and all Bacolod-based forumers for the picture updates. BTW, where exactly is the location of East Point Hotel; is it after Mc-Donalds along circumferential road if you're going to Bata direction?

you guessed it right :) hehehe its after mcdonalds and its on the left side when your passing through circumferential road

[SUV111]

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Again!!!! Eric.....ganda ng trip mo. I just love the photos you posted...thank you so much :)

[race]

the first pic shows the jomabo building i guess, near the corner of rizal and lacson sts.

atubang na xia sang business inn.....its jomabo building i guess......:):)

a ok, now i remember. thanks:)


wow how nice they are going to met up:banana:

[SUV111]

were all ok migs. thank God were spared from the wrath of typhoon frank. :) thanks for visiting the thread. :)




hehe you guys just set the date, let me know. if pwede weekends lang, friday or saturday because weekdays I have classes in the evening. sorry if I haven't been active for a while, sako sa school. cheers! :cheers:

ok poster...anyway i have your number. i will let you know :)

[SUV111]

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where is this?

[SUV111]

Palmas del Mar Bacolod
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[/CENTER]

I like this shot @Smile. :)

[derfbcd]

some more photos of Masskara Festival performing at the Sangyaw Festival in Tacloban City. Nag guest ang Masskara dito last Sunday, and I as there to cover the event.

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very nice pics eric, nahuya daw cmo magsapak cousin ko isa pa hadlok sila ma akigan ni panoy kung mag linangas daw sila hehehehe, la ka guid kapadala pasalubong, btw, Villamonte will have an audition na on the 3rd week i believe...nami intra liwat hehehehehe:banana:

[bacolodchamp]

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where is this?

panaad park?

[JuIcYdUdE22]

PLEASE UPDATE THE BACOLOD LINK UNDER www.world66.com

[Area51]

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[Kim_Han2020]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/archivince/Bacolod.jpg
^^
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS BUILDING??????

[jaywalker]

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As of last week of June:
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[Kim_Han2020]

^^
does anyone have an idea what the name of this building is?????:nuts:

[ngprofflorida]

As of last week of June:
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jay banat na sa pics. :banana::banana::banana::banana:

[Kim_Han2020]

Soon to Open at SM City Bacolod!!!

BMW Showroom (North Wing)

Chevrolet Showroom (North Wing)

Filigrenasia (North Wing)

Partyphilles (North Wing)

[ngprofflorida]

Soon to Open at SM City Bacolod!!!

BMW Showroom (North Wing)

Chevrolet Showroom (North Wing)

Filigrenasia (North Wing)

Partyphilles (North Wing)

Wow BMW showroom..... how big.....? I kow chevrolet.... whats filgrenasia, and Partyphilles?

[SUV111]

panaad park?

hehehehe!!!! :banana::banana::banana: anyway panaad park is doing some repair of the tracks.

[SUV111]

I like this shot @Smile. :)

thank you jeff...hehehehe nasubuan ko na na shot :) hehehehehe

[JuIcYdUdE22]

hehehehe!!!! :banana::banana::banana: anyway panaad park is doing some repair of the tracks.

thats true, when ka nag pa panaad @suv? i am just with in the area, coz i am from DC2. and dra man ko panaad ga gym.

for the city of escalante booth, that prroject will start around the last quarter of this year upto feb 2009.

[SUV111]

thats true, when ka nag pa panaad @suv? i am just with in the area, coz i am from DC2. and dra man ko panaad ga gym.

for the city of escalante booth, that prroject will start around the last quarter of this year upto feb 2009.

ga jog kami da ni boynegros every afternoon. :) yes, i saw also the area where they will build the new escalante booth. looks nice ha. :)

[wildmusic!]

Soon to Open at SM City Bacolod!!!

BMW Showroom (North Wing)

Chevrolet Showroom (North Wing)

Filigrenasia (North Wing)

Partyphilles (North Wing)

nice ba..hehe i heard before na ma expand ang SM bacolod? any of you guys have any updates on that? thanks! :)

[wildmusic!]

ga jog kami da ni boynegros every afternoon. :) yes, i saw also the area where they will going to build the new escalante booth. looks nice ha. :)

nice ka trip nyo migs ba..hehe masabay ko sa inyo sa dason ah..hihihi miss ko naman panaad eh. finally ma repair na gid man ang tracks dira. :banana:

[ngprofflorida]

ga jog kami da ni boynegros every afternoon. :) yes, i saw also the area where they will going to build the new escalante booth. looks nice ha. :)


Mig SUV what type of new business ina sa SM north center?

[aikanaro]

Wow BMW showroom..... how big.....? I kow chevrolet.... whats filgrenasia, and Partyphilles?
filigrenasia is a silver jewelry store. :) partyphilles, i would deduce based on the name would concern about parties...

[JuIcYdUdE22]

ga jog kami da ni boynegros every afternoon. :) yes, i saw also the area where they will going to build the new escalante booth. looks nice ha. :)

yuga eh, upod kamo elmer? la ko man sa nakita. t cge, later kay ma jog kag gym man ko, pero under medication ko now, migraine, pero k lang, majog man ko dyapon.

[Area51]

sorry Kim, cannot tell you the name of the building, but it is primarily an office building located along GV & Sons Street, behind PLDT.

[jaywalker]

jay banat na sa pics. :banana::banana::banana::banana:

:lol: Pahunay hunay ko anay Migs Ng.Basa lang ko anay sang previous post.Upload ko anay ang iban.

Soon to Open at SM City Bacolod!!!

BMW Showroom (North Wing)

Chevrolet Showroom (North Wing)

Filigrenasia (North Wing)

Partyphilles (North Wing)

Thanks for the update Kim Han.Bout silingon mapuno na gid ang SM sang tenants.Damo sila variety nga occupant sa SM.Amo ini ang kulang sa Robs.Nagclick gid ang mga Spa sa SM.I think Robs should attract tenants like mga Spa's.

[jaywalker]

[QUOTE=Schatje;22139910]

hehe you guys just set the date, let me know. if pwede weekends lang, friday or saturday because weekdays I have classes in the evening. sorry if I haven't been active for a while, sako sa school. cheers! :cheers:

Sadya naman ni gali ang ara sa Bacolod nga SSCers.

@Postergirl naghapit kami gali ni Suv sa hotel last week kaso ato ka kuno sa school.

Thanks gid Migs Boynegros kag Suv sa inyo company.Sa iban nga SSCers Bacolod like Cyclosimon,Jmok kag iban pa sa next meeting na lang.Few days lang ko dira kag gin bagyo pa pero its all worthwhile and salamat sa Mahal nga Diyos kay diutay lang ang naapektuhan sa Negros sang Bagyo Frank.

[JuIcYdUdE22]

[QUOTE=postergirl;22156081]

Sadya naman ni gali ang ara sa Bacolod nga SSCers.

@Postergirl naghapit kami gali ni Suv sa hotel last week kaso ato ka kuno sa school.

Thanks gid Migs Boynegros kag Suv sa inyo company.Sa iban nga SSCers Bacolod like Cyclosimon,Jmok kag iban pa sa next meeting na lang.Few days lang ko dira kag gin bagyo pa pero its all worthwhile and salamat sa Mahal nga Diyos kay diutay lang ang naapektuhan sa Negros sang Bagyo Frank.


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[SUV111]

yuga eh, upod kamo boynegros? la ko man sa nakita. t cge, later kay ma jog kag gym man ko, pero under medication ko now, migraine, pero k lang, majog man ko dyapon.

ahem!!! first name basis gid na ya? hehehehehe

huo eh...kay man bilog na panaad ang gina libot namon indi kami ya ga jog sa track. :)

@wild...theres no news yet about the expansion but the Hotel will push through this 2009. I am so eager about it since most of the Hotels in Bacolod are undergoing expansion...If this will be materialized...then Bacolod can now Host Bigger conventions. :)

[SUV111]

Mig SUV what type of new business ina sa SM north center?

i saw ford/ chevrolet and not BMW...i will try to check it first...kay basi may BMW gid man. but they are located in the northwing area...corner na siya pero sa gwa na na na mga stores

[SUV111]

filigrenasia is a silver jewelry store. :) partyphilles, i would deduce based on the name would concern about parties...

migs!!!! amo na ya!!! intra intra ka man sa discussions di ah para sadya :) anyway, please tell us as soon as you have the news if etelecare will really have plans in putting up a site here in Bacolod. :) see you in cebu soon migs :)

[jaywalker]

P7M for gov’t center
electricity ok’d
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod approved during its regular session Monday night the budget requested by Mayor Evelio Leonardia for the proposed electrification of the Bacolod City Government Center.

The SP approved an appropriation ordinance reverting the amount of P7 million from the item “Hospitalization and Health Services,” under the City Health Office to electrification, power, energy structures, Office of the City Engineer.

Councilors Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and Wilson Gamboa Jr. voted against the passage of the appropriation ordinance.

Batapa-Sigue said that as chairman of the Committee on Energy, she objected to the re-alignment of the P7 million because she believes that the SP has no basis for the appropriation of the amount since it has no application for direct connection with the National Power Corp. that is pending before the Energy Regulatory Commission.

She also cited that the city has no application for power connection with CENECO.

The SP only relied on the pronouncements of the two board of directors of CENECO that they will not provide power to the government center, Batapa-Sigue said.

She said she also believes that the capital outlay of the government center is already so big and will encroach upon other basic services and important projects of the city especially that the P7 million is going to be taken from the item Hospital and Health Services.

Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairman of the Committee on Finance and Appropriations, said the P7 million has not been utilized yet. It will not be disbursed until such time that the mayor will request the SP for an authority for him to sign the memorandum of agreement between the NAPOCOR and the city, he said.

Espino said he endorsed the request of the mayor for the reversion of the P7 million for the electrification of the government center because the city will be able to save on electric bills by directly connecting to NAPOCOR.

City Administrator Roger Balo said the city can recoup its expenses in six years time in the savings it will get from connecting directly to NAPOCOR, he added.

“In the event that we will not use the fund it will revert to the general fund,” Espino said.

Espino said acting City Health Officer Dr. Salome Biñas informed them that the P7 million is intended for the acquisition of a mobile health clinic. But she was informed by the supplier that they cannot deliver the unit for at least six months, he said. By that time the fund will be replenished, he said, adding that the amount will not affect the delivery of health services.

“I’m brushing aside politics because I’m more concerned with the savings the city will get by connecting directly to NAPOCOR,” Espino said.

Batapa-Sigue said that under the Energy, Power Industry Reformed Act vis-à-vis the Republic Act which created NAPOCOR, the end user can directly connect with NAPOCOR if its power demand is one megawatt. According to Balo the government center will only require 260,000 kilowatts, she said.

Espino said that according to NAPOCOR, there is a new circular that that power requirement is no longer applicable since there is a new revision in their internal rules. “I believe there is no issue on the proposed power consumption of the city since the Province of Iloilo connects directly to NAPOCOR,” he said.

He said NAPOCOR has assured them that it can accommodate the requirement of the government center.*CGS

[Kim_Han2020]

i saw ford/ chevrolet and not BMW...i will try to check it first...kay basi may BMW gid man. but they are located in the northwing area...corner na siya pero sa gwa na na na mga stores
^^
i went to sm this morning, and i saw that it is Kia/Chevrolet.:)

[SUV111]

^^
i went to sm this morning, and i saw that it is Kia/Chevrolet.:)

sorry...its kia gali? hahahahahaha:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

[Kim_Han2020]

:lol: Pahunay hunay ko anay Migs Ng.Basa lang ko anay sang previous post.Upload ko anay ang iban.



Thanks for the update Kim Han.Bout silingon mapuno na gid ang SM sang tenants.Damo sila variety nga occupant sa SM.Amo ini ang kulang sa Robs.Nagclick gid ang mga Spa sa SM.I think Robs should attract tenants like mga Spa's.
^^
you're welcome! Robinsons Place Bacolod is also doing well, in fact, i saw a lot of shops soon to open at Robinsons, i believe that they will do well because Robinsons is just a stone throw away from 722 Metropolis Towers, One Sanparq, etc. and i have noticed that there are a lot of foreigners (especially koreans) in Robinsons. The LTO in Robinsons is also a big help to the mall. Any updates about the expansion of Robinsons?:nuts:

[Kim_Han2020]

sorry...its kia gali? hahahahahaha:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:
^^
yeah! i thought it was BMW when i first saw it! (kia and BMW have 3 letters)hehehe.:)

The Showroom of Chevrolet & Kia will add class to SM City Bacolod.:)

[Kim_Han2020]

Chevrolet will have 2 showrooms in Bacolod!!!:banana:

[Kim_Han2020]

Wow BMW showroom..... how big.....? I kow chevrolet.... whats filgrenasia, and Partyphilles?
^^
sorry for my mistake, it is Kia and Chevrolet Showrooms at SM, Filigrenasia is a jewelry store and PartyPhilles is selling Party needs.:)

only 3 more vacant spaces in SM City Bacolod (2 in East Bridgeway and 1 in the Bingo area).:)

[SUV111]

^^ theres no news yet as to when the expansion will be...the only thing that matters is that we know that they have a plan to expand. lets just wait. and yes, robinsons mall is doing good. i think theres a new store opened at robs. :)

[Kim_Han2020]

sorry Kim, cannot tell you the name of the building, but it is primarily an office building located along GV & Sons Street, behind PLDT.
^^
i understand, but can you give us an idea on who will occupy this building? looks like a BPO building for me.:)

[Kim_Han2020]

^^ theres no news yet as to when the expansion will be...the only thing that matters is that we know that they have a plan to expand. lets just wait. and yes, robinsons mall is doing good. i think theres a new store opened at robs. :)
^^
yeah, many stores are opening at Robinsons, especially on the 2nd floor.

i wonder why SM city Bacolod have no Nike, Adidas, Converse, Olympic Village, Speedo, USA Sports, unlike Robinsons.

[SUV111]

^^
i understand, but can you give us an idea on who will occupy this building? looks like a BPO building for me.:)

^^ baw amo man paminsar namon. :) hahahaha!!! i wonder why the name of that building is really a secret...afterall, manughuman naman na. Lets call it na lang Blank building a . :) hehehehehehe

[Area51]

It's not going to be rented out. It will be for the owner's exclusive use, they're into pharmaceuticals.

[SUV111]

It's not going to be rented out. It will be for the owner's exclusive use, they're into pharmaceuticals.

SV more pharma?.....the owner is from bacolod e

[wildmusic!]

^^
yeah, many stores are opening at Robinsons, especially on the 2nd floor.

i wonder why SM city Bacolod have no Nike, Adidas, Converse, Olympic Village, Speedo, USA Sports, unlike Robinsons.

probably due to limited space and capacity?

[SUV111]

^^
yeah, many stores are opening at Robinsons, especially on the 2nd floor.

i wonder why SM city Bacolod have no Nike, Adidas, Converse, Olympic Village, Speedo, USA Sports, unlike Robinsons.

amo na gani nami...kay each malls will have its own share of costumers. :) damo shoe shops sa Robs compared to SM but damo watch stores sa SM compared to robs. :)

[Kim_Han2020]

ahem!!! first name basis gid na ya? hehehehehe

huo eh...kay man bilog na panaad ang gina libot namon indi kami ya ga jog sa track. :)

@wild...theres no news yet about the expansion but the Hotel will push through this 2009. I am so eager about it since most of the Hotels in Bacolod are undergoing expansion...If this will be materialized...then Bacolod can now Host Bigger conventions. :)
^^
do you mean Casa SM Hotel??? i hope that it will be tall! and how about the SM-owned Bacolod International Convention Center and the SM Condo?

just curious, what are the lots owned by SM in the Reclamation area?:nuts:

[jmok]

hi goodpm

@kim_han2020...I guess damo koreans nga naga stroll sa Robinsons its because lapit lng ang Ilove phils, which is a tutorial center for koreans......so ila na da gru hang-out,,hhehehhe

----------------Bacolod is BOOMING--------------

[SUV111]

^^
do you mean Casa SM Hotel??? i hope that it will be tall! and how about the SM-owned Bacolod International Convention Center and the SM Condo?

just curious, what are the lots owned by SM in the Reclamation area?:nuts:

they will only build a sprawling 3 storey building i guess. :) so if this will be completed...it will cover the whole facade of SM city when your in downtown area. i heard its going to be a 150 rooms hotel.

can somebody post the list of Hotels in Bacolod and the number of rooms. :) thanks...i lost my copy. :)

[ngprofflorida]

FIRST CLASS
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TOURIST INNS


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BACOLOD KING'S HOTEL
San Sebastian-Gatuslao Street
Tel No.434-4500, 434-4500; Fax: 433-0576
Manager: Sushiela Soliman
No. of Rooms: 45 Rates:
Executive Suite 1 P 1,375.00
Suite Room 4 975.00
Standard Room 38 695.00
Junior Suite 2 875.00
Function Hall:
Function Room 40 pax 500.00/hour
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

SALTIMBOCA PENSION
17th Lacson, Bacolod City
Tel No.432-3617, 432-1145, 432-3179
Manager: Teresa Paula Jalandoni
Email: info@saltimboca.com
Website: www.saltimboca.com
No. of Rooms: 48 Rates:
Presidential 1 P 1,760.00
Family Room 1 1,430.00
Deluxe 2 1,100.00
Standard D 16 935.00
Standard A 5 880.00
Standard B 3 770.00
Standard C 3 660.00
Single Room 1 3 605.00
Single Room 2 3 550.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

G & J HORIZON
Locsin-Libertad, Bacolod City
Tel No.433-3098
Manager: Butch Barera
No. of Rooms: 12 Rates:
Horizon Suite 1 1,000.00
Super Deluxe 3 800.00
Deluxe Single 6 650.00
Standard Single 2 500.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

REGENCY PLAZA INN
Lacson Extension, Bacolod City
Tel No.433-1458
Manager: Rudy F. Jenier
No. of Rooms: 42 Rates:
Suite w/ garden & Jacuzzi 1 P 2,700.00
Suite w. Jacuzzi 1 2,200.00
Suite w/ garden 3 1,700.00
Family Room w/ sala 1 1,400.00
Family Room 4 1,200.00
Deluxe 2 1,000.00
Semi-deluxe 12 950.00
Executive 3 850.00
Double AC 4 750.00
Standard AC 9 650.00
Single AC 2 600.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

BACOLOD PENSION PLAZA
Cuadra St., Bacolod City
Tel No.433-4547/ (034) 433-2203
Manager: Orville U. Ong
Email: bacpensionplaza@yahoo.com
No. of Rooms: 66 Rates:
Superior 16 888.00
Executive 6 850.00
Deluxe 22 800.00
Budget Saver 22 700.00
Function Hall:
Function Room 20pax
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

PEARL MANOR
North Drive - Lacson St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 433-5091 / 433-5092
Manager: Jhoanna T. Sian
Email: pearlmanorbcd@yahoo.com
No. of Rooms: 22 AC Rates:
Family Room P1,200.00
Deluxe Double 1,650.00
Deluxe Single 1,250.00
Standard Room 750.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

G & V PENSION ROYALLE
Burgos North Drive., Bacolod City
Tel No. 433-5234
Manager: Ramon E. Vicete
No. of Rooms: 17 AC Rates:
Family Room 1 P1,200.00
Triple Sharing 2 880.00
Double 9 650.00
Single 5 500.00

Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice
TRAVELLER'S INN
BS Aquino Drive- Lacson St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 432-2966
Manager: Virginia Adonio
No. of Rooms: 8 AC Rates:
Double bed AC P 850.00
Dorm-type (4pax) 5,200.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

MERCENARY INN (Formerly Bacolod Legacy Inn)
Liroville Subd., Bacolod City
Tel No. 433-6181-82
Manager: Hazel Equito
No. of Rooms: 44 Rates:
Executive P 550.00
Family 700.00
Double 450.00
Single 400.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

KIMAS PENSION HOUSE
Mandalagan, Bacolod City
Tel No. 435-4293 / 709-8529; Fax:709-8527
Manager: Esterlina Geduriagao
No. of Rooms: 32 Rates:
Presidential 1 P1,550.00
Executive Room 2 1,100.00
Suite Room 5 900.00
Deluxe Room 3 850.00
Family Room 2 750.00
Double Room 5 650.00
Standard 11 550.00
Standard Non AC 3 300.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

PENSION BACOLOD
11th St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 434-7065
Manager: Fe L. Remetio
Email: remetiofe@yahoo.com
Website: www.pensionbacolod.com
No. of Rooms: 77 Rates:
Aircon w/TV 6 470.00
Aircon Room 9 390.00
Non-Aircon 62 120.00
Function Hall:
Function Hall 1 60 pax 1,200/hours
750/4 hours
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

CASA AMPARO
Lacson St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 433-3592
Manager: Melanie Mondroy
Email: casa_amp@mozcom.com
No. of Rooms: 15 Rates
Family Room 2 950.00
Double DeLuxe 2 950.00
Double Luxury 3 750.00
Single Luxury 3 650.00
Single Budget 5 500.00
Function Hall:
Graciana Hall 30 pax 400/hour
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

BALDEVIA PENSION HOUSE
San Juan-san Sebastian Sts., Bacolod City
Tel No. 433-8107-09
Manager: Brian Keh
No. of Rooms: 31 Rates:
Pent House 1 P1,500.00
Executive Suite 3 1,210.00
Junior Suite 2 792.00
DeLuxe 24 638.00
Non-Aircon 1 418.00
Function Hall:
Function Hall 1 280 pax 4,000.00
Function Hall 2 60 pax 1,200.00 (4 hours)
Function Hall 3 75 pax 1,500.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

BELLE'S PENSION HOUSE
17th Lacson St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 434-5575-76
Manager: Don Neil Canson
No. of Rooms: 14 Rates:
Suite 1 P1,500.00
Family 1 1,050.00
Double 1 900.00
Matrimonial 8 850.00
Single 3 700.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

OMAR PENSION
Narra Avenue, Bacolod City
Tel No. 709-0062
Manager: Omar A. Bravo
No. of Rooms: 43 Rates:
Aircon 22 P 350.00
Non-Aircon 21 280.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

STAR PLUS PENSION
Lacson-Rosario St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 433-2949
Manager: Rowena Ferrer
No. of Rooms: 32 Rates:
Aircon w/ TV and Bath 160 500.00
Aircon w/ Bath 7 460.00
Aircon w/TV 2 460.00
Double AC 1 410.00
Fan w/ bath 1 410.00
Single AC 345.00
Fan w/ common bath 4 335.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

TINDALO PENSION
Tindalo St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 709-0006
Manager: Fely Buensuseso
No. of Rooms: 86 Rates:
Aircon Large 43 435.00
Aircon Medium 395.00
Aircon Small 350.00
Fan Double 43 295.00
Fan Single 250.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

7R RESIDENCE INN
#56 Luzuriaga St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 434-6674
Manager: Rufo Alvarez
No. of Rooms: 9 Rates:
Dorm 9 1,500.00
Aircon 2 800.00
Non-Aircon 5 600.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

CASA MARABELLA
Ylac Avenue, Villmonte
Tel No. 434-8446
Manager: Carleen Lopez
Family Room 1 P 1,500.00
DeLuxe 13 850.00
Standard 2 650.00
Function Hall:
With Aircon (max 80 pax) P 2,500.00
Function Hall (80-250 pax) 1,500.00
Last Updated: May 9, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice



LUXUR PLACE (Formerly Convention Plaza Hotel)
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L'FISHER HOTEL
Date Established: September 29, 1990

14th Lacson Street, Bacolod City
Tel No.433-3731 to 39; Fax (034) 433-0951
E-mail: lfisher@globelines.com.ph
Manager: Robert Baide
Classification: First Class Rates:
No. of Rooms: 100
Royal Suite 1 P 12,200.00
Imperial Suite 2 10,174.80
Sr. Executive 1 9,150.00
Executive 4 6,100.00
Junior Suite 1 5,599.80
Super Deluxe Double 4,331.00
Super Deluxe Single 19 3,696.60
Deluxe Double 3,306.80
Deluxe Single 72 2,671.80
Function Hall:
La Proa Ballroom (500-600 pax)
La Proa 1 (100-150 pax)
La Proa 2 (40-50 pax)
La Proa 3 (30-40 pax)
Don Ricardo 1-3 (90-100 pax)
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


CASINO FILIPINO HOTEL
Date Established: August 18, 2000

Goldenfields Commercial Complex, Bacolod City
Tel No.434-8901-10; Fax: (034) 434-4433
E-mail: csedback@lasaltech.com
Manager: Mr. Michael Bailey
Classification: First Class
No. of Rooms: 68
Pres. Suite 1 P 6,600.00
Ambassador Suire 3 4,500.00
Extra Person/Extra Bed 8 396.00
Deluxe Twin 48 1,980.00
Deluxe Double 16 2,420.00
Function Hall:
Cinco de Noviembre (80 pax) 5,000.00
Taberna (130 pax) 8,000.00
Kahirup Lounge (150 pax)
Amphitheater (300 pax) 1000/hour
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


LUXUR PLACE

Magsaysay Avenue, Bacolod City
Tel No.434-4551
Fax: (034) 433-3757
Email: bcp@mozcom.com
Website: www.luxurplace.com
Manager: Rafael Lizares
Classification: First Class
No. of Rooms: 105 Rates:
Executive Suite 6 P 4,200.00
Superior Room 3 3,300.00
Deluxe 96 2,200.00
Function Hall:
Tapas Hall (40pax) 1000/hour
Poolside (200 pax) 7400/4 hours
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


PLANTA CENTRO BACOLOD
Hotel and Residences
Date Established: February 2008

Corner Araneta- Rojas Sts
Tel No.468-0400, 468-0408
Email: reservations@bacolodplantahotel.com
Website: www.bacolodplantahotel.com
Manager: Daryline Sumalangcay
Classification: First Class
No. of Rooms: 83 Rates:
The Loft 1 P 7,200.00
Residence Suite 3 5,500.00
Superior Suite 2 4,500.00
Bridal Suite 1 4,000.00
Superior 16 2,450.00
Family Deluxe 1 2,950.00
Family Standard 4 2,450.00
Deluxe 27 1,850.00
Standard 27 1,650.00
Extra Bed 300.00
Extra Person/Mat 200.00
Function Hall:
Grand Ballroom (400 pax)
Garden Pavillion (250 pax)
Meeting Room 1 (50 pax)
Meeting Room 2 (20 pax)
Courtyard (50 pax)
Solarium (50 pax)
Observatory (2-10 pax)
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


BACOLOD EXECUTIVE INN HOTEL
Date Established: February 24, 1999

San Sebastian-Locsin Sts., Bacolod City
Tel No.433-7401 / Fax: 433-7442
E-mail: info@bcdexecutiveinn.com
Website: www.bcdexecutiveinn.com
Manager: John Oliver O. Sy
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 36 Rates:
Presidential Suite 1 P2,145.00
Junior Executive 1 1,565.00
Matrimonial 2 1,455.00
Double Executive 8 1,290.00
Single Executive 2 1,175.00
Double Deluxe 18 1,175.00
Single Deluxe 4 1,065.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


BUSINESS INN HOTEL

#28 Lacson St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 433-8877; Fax: (034) 434-2114
E-mail: info@businessinn.net
website: www.businessinn.net
Manager: Leanne Ching
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 73 Rates:
Chairman P 2,790.00
Directors 1,990.00
Presidential 1,890.00
Superior CEO 1,690.00
Corporate 1,650.00
Superior AVP 1,590.00
Senior Executive 1,390.00
Junior Executive 1,190.00
Regualr 1,090.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


CIRCLE INN
Date Established: September, 2004

Lopez-Jaena-Malaspina Sts, Bacolod City
Tel. No. 433-2538, 709-9111
E-mail: info@circleinnph.com
Website: www.circleinnph.com
Manager: Orson U. Ong
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 76 Rates:
Executive Suite 2 P2, 900.00
Executive Room 5 2,400.00
Zen Room 5 2,400.00
Circle Inn Suite 1 2,400.00
Family Room Double 1 1,600.00
Family Room Single 1 1,400.00
De Luxe Plus 5 1,350.00
De Luxe 16 1,240.00
Standard 40 1,100.00
Function Hall:
Grand Ballroom (100-250pax)
Small Function Hall (30-50pax)
Board Room max 20)
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


GOLDENFIELDS KUNDUTEL

Goldenfields Commercial Complex, Bacolod City
Tel No.433-7211 to 16
Fax: (034) 433-7202
E-mail: kundutel@bcd.wbw.ph
Manager: Mr. Orville Ong
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 83 Rates:
Royal Suite P 2,500.00
Presidential Suite 2,500.00
Ambassador Suite 2,300.00
Executive Suite 1,900.00
Family Room (4pax) 1,500.00
Family Room (3pax) 1,400.00
Superior Matrimonial 1,300.00
Deluxe 1,200.00
Standard 1,100.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


HOTEL ALHAMBRA
Date Established: September, 2004

Locsin-Gatuslao Streets
Tel No.433-4022
Fax: (034) 434-5173
E-mail: alhambra@mozcom.com
Website: www.travellers.ph/alhambra
Manager: Pamela Jalandoni Yulo
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 31
Suite Room P1,395.00
Deluxe Double 1,195.00
Holiday Room 895.00
Single Room 795.00
Extra Person 250.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


PROMINENCE INN
Date Established: 1995

Araneta Street, Singcang, Bacolod City
Tel No.435-0021
E-mail: prominence@mozcom.com
Manager: Ruth Minerva Cruz
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 24 Rates:
Suite 1 P 2,500.00
Family Room 2 2,300.00
Single 1,200.00
Matrimonial Double 1 1,500.00
Matrimonial Single 1,200.00
Standard Double 21 1,500.00
Standard Single 1,200.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


ROYAL AM REI
Date Established: November 1997

13th Lacson Street, Bacolod City
Tel No.433-8881/ Fax: 4330222
Manager: Vernadeth C. Junio
E-mail: farrahpiccio@yahoo.com
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 32 Rates:
De Luxe 4 P1,458.00
Standard 48 998.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


SUGARLAND HOTEL
Date Established: 1973

Araneta-Singcang Sts., Bacolod City
Tel No.435-2690
Fax: (034) 433-2645 ; Fax: 435-2645
E-mail: sugarland@mozcom.com
Manager: Augusto D. Sison
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 88 Rates:
Suite Room 3 P 2,900.00
Junior Suite 2 2,500.00
Executive Room 29 1,600.00
Standard Room 54 1,400.00
Function Room:
Ballroom (600 pax)
Sampaguita Hall (200 pax)
Muscovado Room (80 pax)
Fiesta Garden (150 pax)
Quedan Room (70pax)
Farmers Room (60 pax)
Planters Room (50 pax)
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


GRAND REGAL HOTEL
Date Established: 2005

Araneta St., Singcang, Bacolod City
Tel No. 708-5888 / 708-5588
Website: www.flicker.com/grandregalhotel_bacolod
Manager: Maybell Perez
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 91 Rates:
Presidential 1 P10,000.00
Ambassador Suite 2 8,888.00
Senior Suite 2 4,100.00
Junior Suite 6 3,500.00
Standard 80 2,000.00
Function Hall:
Regal Ballroom (500 pax) P 25,000.00/4 hrs
Royale Hall (120 pax) 4,000/4 hrs
Majestic Hall (100 pax) 2500/4 hrs
Imperial Hall (100 pax) 3000/4 hrs
Board Room (20pax) 1,500/ 4 hrs
Regal 1 (150pax) 15,000/ 4 hrs
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


SYLVIA MANOR HOTEL
Date Established: March 28, 2006

San Juan St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 434-9833/ 709-0927; Fax: 434-9833
http://www.sylviamanor.com/
E-mail: stay@sylviamanor.com/
Manager: Rolin Riglos/ Belinda C. Berbenzana
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 52 Rates:
Presidential 1 P8,000.00
Deluxe Studio Suite 1 6,000.00
Junior Suite 3 5,000.00
Deluxe Queen 2 3,200.00
Deluxe Twin 2 3,200.00
Superior TwinB 6 2,950.00
Superior TwinA 22 2,350.00
Standard Room 15 1,990.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


WESTOWN HOTEL
Date Established: 2008

Lacson Street, Mandalagan, B.C.
Tel No. 441-1481/ Fax: 709-6500
Manager: Olive Ong
E-mail: mo2westown_bcd@yahoo.com
Classification: Standard Class
No. of Rooms: 34 Rates
Deluxe Room 28 P1,800.00
Superior Room 4 2,400.00
Junior Room 2 3,500.00
Executive Room 1 4,200.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


SEA BREEZE HOTEL

San Juan Street, Bacolod City
Tel No.(034) 433-7370/ Fax: 4337994
Email: seabreeze_ph@yahoo.com
Manager: Marigold M. Besa
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 15 Rates:
Standard Double 5 P 945.00
Double DuLuxe 3 1,095.00
Single 4 858.00
Suite Room 3 1,750.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


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BASCON HOTEL

Gonzaga Locsin Streets, Bacolod City
Tel No.435-4071-72
Manager: Oscar "Dodong" Bascon
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 22 Rates:
Suite 1 P 1,000.00
Family Room 2 870.00
Matrimonial 3 650.00
Double Room 9 650.00
Single Room 5 570.00
Single NAC 2 400.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


CHECK INN PENSION

Ponce Building, Luzuriaga St, Bacolod City
Tel. No. (034)432-3755
Email: check_in_ph@yahpp.com
Manager: Dexter Fernandez
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 90 Rates:
Presidential Room P2,500.00
Family Suite 1,750.00
Suite (2pax) 1,450.00
DeLuxe (2pax) 800.00
Deluxe Standard Matrimonial 800.00
Single 650.00
Extra Bed 150.00
Extra Person 100.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


TAMERA PLAZA INN
Date Established: March 2006

#79 Lacson St., Bacolod City
Tel No. 432-1708; Fax: 709-0886
Manager: Dina Serfino
E-mail: tameraplazainn@gmail.com
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 20 Rates:
Superior 1 P 1,700.00
Family 2 1,600.00
Suite Room 6 1,150.00
De Luxe A 6 1,050.00
De Luxe B 2 950.00
Standard 3 795.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice


MO2 DAYS INN
Date Established: October 2006

Goldenfields Commercial Complex
Tel No. 432-2317; Fax: 709-4368
Manager: Orville Ong
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 34 Rates:
Deluxe Room 3 P 998.00
Standard Room 25 888.00
Economy Room 6 650.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice

NORTHWEST INN
Date Established: May 17, 2007

JB Corner, Rizal-Mabino Sts
Tel No. 434-4077
Manager: Jennifer Joy Valiente
Classification: Economy Class
No. of Rooms: 20 Rates:
Presidential Suite 1 P 2,740.00
Executive Suite 1 1,840.00
Junior Suite 2 1,740.00
Family Room 1 1,540.00
Deluxe Room 14 1,340.00
Standard Room 1 1,140.00
Function Room:
Function Room (30-80) 4,000.00
Conference Room (15-25) 4 hours 2,500.00
Board Room (6-12) 1,500.00
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Rates are subject to change without prior notice





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[jmok]

asked lng ko if tuloy na gd na ang sm casa hotel dri sa bacolod????

[cyclosimon_89]

Guys remember nu pa na my E-jeeps ang Bacolod? ngaa wla pa na na2n gka kita nga ga byahe hw? if we use this jeeps, it will surely be an answer in the soaring prices of oil and will minimize Pollution in our city...just a thought..

[cyclosimon_89]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/LC-550_a.jpg

Guys do you have any idea what is the name of this ship? I just saw it on wikipedia..:)

[SUV111]

asked lng ko if tuloy na gd na ang sm casa hotel dri sa bacolod????

i think madayun migs kay thats the plan for next year. anyway...thanks NG for posting the list of hotels...

[SUV111]

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e262/freeman280/Untitled-1-1.jpg?t=1214994863

[JEFFjr_25]

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e262/freeman280/Untitled-1-1.jpg?t=1214994863

This banner @Smile is really neat. Nice job!:cheers:

In regards to the Casa SM Hotel-Bacolod, 2009 will be a perfect time. The Sy family and its partners will have the appropriate time to contemplate and deliberate if this can be "Go" or not. Considering the neverending uphill of oil prices and its domino effects.

Guys remember nu pa na my E-jeeps ang Bacolod? ngaa wla pa na na2n gka kita nga ga byahe hw? if we use this jeeps, it will surely be an answer in the soaring prices of oil and will minimize Pollution in our city...just a thought..

Thats what you call a "political photo-ops".:lol: Remember the incident on who to sit side by side with PGMA on board that infamous e-jeep.:)

[habagatcentral1]

@SUV. Have it send to Jan. :)

[SUV111]

^^ thanks jeff. :) happy birthday friend :) hehehehehe anyway, I am now questioning myself...why starbucks philippines is up for expansion while in the US, they'll be closing down 600 stores next year. :)

[SUV111]

-dp-

[JEFFjr_25]

^^ Daw indi ko man birthday?:lol::lol: Sadya ah.. According to reports, only those underperforming stores. Considering the size of the US market, so i guess they need to trim down for better profits. Well, the Phil. market is a different scenario. I pressume.:)

[BYAHILO]

^^ thanks jeff. :) happy birthday friend :) hehehehehe anyway, I am now questioning myself...why starbucks philippines is up for expansion while in the US, they'll be closing down 600 stores next year. :)

thats because starbs has not yet fully saturated the phil market. unlike in the US. and i guess it will take some more time for rustans to completely saturate it. even if there are stiff competitors like GJ or CBATL (which is my preferred caffeien fix)

[SUV111]

@SUV. Have it send to Jan. :)

hehehehe...huya ko berns :)

[SUV111]

thats because starbs has not yet fully saturated the phil market. unlike in the US. and i guess it will take some more time for rustans to completely saturate it. even if there are stiff competitors like GJ or CBATL (which is my preferred caffeien fix)

so i think britney needs to look for another coffee shop coz SB is her favorite and it will soon close down ...:) hahahahaha

[jaywalker]

SP authorizes mayor
to buy garbage site
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod has authorized Mayor Evelio Leonardia to sign a deed of conditional sale with Dynasty Agricultural Corp. for the purchase of its property in Brgy. Felisa, Bacolod City for the city’s use as a new waste disposal facility.

Acting Bacolod Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya yesterday said the seven-hectare property of the DAC represented by its president Ester Lopez is worth P23.8 million.

The city has available funds from its budget for landbanking to pay the initial P20 million, while the remaining balance of P3.8 million will be paid within a year from the execution of the deed of conditional sale, he said.

Gasataya said the Bacolod Clean and Green Coordinating Action Team, which he chairs, endorsed and recommended to the mayor the property owned by the Lopez family for the city’s waste disposal facility subject to the colatilla that the purchase price should not be more than the assessed value of the property which is P360 per square meter.

He said the mayor convinced the Lopez family to sell the property at P340 per square meters and they agreed, “manifesting that the reduction from the original demand of P600 per square meter is their generous contribution to the city in its quest to comply with the mandatory provision of the law on solid waste management.”

The BCGCAT Technical Working Group believes that the city has urgent and immediate need to purchase the property for its waste disposal facility because its existing controlled dumpsite can no longer accommodate its collected garbage, he said. The present dumpsite might be full by August, he added.

Gasataya said the Lopez property has an existing notice to proceed for use as a controlled dumpsite which the city can rely on at the meantime and during the pendency of its application for an Environmental Compliance Certificate with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

At this time, it is legally impossible for the city to obtain a notice to proceed for other possible sites since the DENR does not anymore issue one for new controlled dumpsites, Gasataya said. If the city transfers to other areas because the present dumpsite cannot accommodate collected garbage, it will take a month for them to secure an ECC, he said.*CGS

[ninja kid]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/LC-550_a.jpg

Guys do you have any idea what is the name of this ship? I just saw it on wikipedia..:)


Philippine Navy's BRP Bacolod City (LC-550)

ari ang link ho ah ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Bacolod_City_%28LC-550%29

ayos! :banana:

[ninja kid]

^^ Daw indi ko man birthday?:lol::lol: Sadya ah.. According to reports, only those underperforming stores. Considering the size of the US market, so i guess they need to trim down for better profits. Well, the Phil. market is a different scenario. I pressume.:)

b-day mo sir? inom ta ah ... :cheers:

diri sa amon, mas sikat ang Tim Horton's coffee sing sa SB ...

but ... mas barato kuno ang presyo sing TH coffee sa US than here in the big C ... ay nano ... :ohno:

[boynegro$]

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e262/freeman280/Untitled-1-1.jpg?t=1214994863

Nice banner smile. :banana::banana:

^^ Daw indi ko man birthday?:lol::lol: Sadya ah.. According to reports, only those underperforming stores. Considering the size of the US market, so i guess they need to trim down for better profits. Well, the Phil. market is a different scenario. I pressume.:)

Ma inom ta Jeff. Happy B-day my friend.:cheers::cheers:

[boynegro$]

Philippine Navy's BRP Bacolod City (LC-550)

ari ang link ho ah ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Bacolod_City_%28LC-550%29

ayos! :banana:

May ara gali name ang Bacolod sa Navy migo Ninja? AY KANAMI NO.:banana::banana:

[JuIcYdUdE22]

Nice banner smile. :banana::banana:



Ma inom ta Jeff. Happy B-day my friend.:cheers::cheers:

DIIN ANG INOM, SIGN ME IN... hahahaha

[boynegro$]

^^haha, wala d c jeff mig ya ara sa Singapore.:nuts:

[boynegro$]

hehehehe...huya ko berns :)

E send nana noy, huyahuya pa, ay sos.....:banana:

[Kim_Han2020]

Guys!!! A 5-storey building is under-construction near UNO-R. It is located at the back of the newly-demolished Petron station. The Rendering is already there!:)

Based on the Rendering, The building looks tall and has a good design!:)

[wildmusic!]

Guys!!! A 5-storey building is under-construction near UNO-R. It is located at the back of the newly-demolished Petron station. The Rendering is already there!:)

Based on the Rendering, The building looks tall and has a good design!:)

this is good news! hope sunod-sunod na nga ma develop ang UNO-R and libertad area.

migs SUV, mahulat lang kami photos ah.hihihi :lol:

[wildmusic!]

E send nana noy, huyahuya pa, ay sos.....:banana:

abaw migo boynegro$ kamusta na? any updates sa riverside migs?

ano bag-o nyo da nga trip ni SUV? hehe

[jmok]

Guys!!! A 5-storey building is under-construction near UNO-R. It is located at the back of the newly-demolished Petron station. The Rendering is already there!:)

Based on the Rendering, The building looks tall and has a good design!:)


I have noticed that pero la pa ko kakita sang rendering hope someone will share here........

It would be great for Unor- libertad area........:):):)

[SUV111]

b-day mo sir? inom ta ah ... :cheers:

diri sa amon, mas sikat ang Tim Horton's coffee sing sa SB ...

but ... mas barato kuno ang presyo sing TH coffee sa US than here in the big C ... ay nano ... :ohno:

ninja...welcome back. baw kasadya na naman ah .:) hahahaha!!!! sala ko, indi niya gali birthday kagapon. hahahahaha

Nice banner smile. :banana::banana:



Ma inom ta Jeff. Happy B-day my friend.:cheers::cheers:

hahahahaa!!!!! thank you @boynegros. :) sige lang noy kay i need to learn more sa photoshop para mas ok pa gid...for now amo lang na anay. hehehehe

btw, kanami sang signature mo noy....

this is good news! hope sunod-sunod na nga ma develop ang UNO-R and libertad area.

migs SUV, mahulat lang kami photos ah.hihihi :lol:


hahahaha!!! ara dayun ah. teh @boynegros, kadto ta to anay sa libertad para makuha pic sang building before ta makadto sa kaladtuan ta?

[bacolodchamp]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/LC-550_a.jpg

Guys do you have any idea what is the name of this ship? I just saw it on wikipedia..:)

Philippine Navy's BRP Bacolod City (LC-550)

ari ang link ho ah ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Bacolod_City_%28LC-550%29

ayos! :banana:

if i'm not mistaken this is the navy ship where the controversial "suicide" of navy ensign pestaño happened...

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e262/freeman280/Untitled-1-1.jpg?t=1214994863

very nice migo. i hope they make it a banner for ssc...:applause:

[wildmusic!]

hahahaha!!! ara dayun ah. teh @boynegros, kadto ta to anay sa libertad para makuha pic sang building before ta makadto sa kaladtuan ta?

thanks migs! wala mo gid kami gina let down.hehe :banana:

hmmm...daw interesado ko sa kaladtuan nyo haw...:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[ngprofflorida]

thanks migs! wala mo gid kami gina let down.hehe :banana:

hmmm...daw interesado ko sa kaladtuan nyo haw...:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Sige Boynegros and SUV banat na pic :banana::banana::banana: Jeff Happy B-Day

[boynegro$]

Guys!!! A 5-storey building is under-construction near UNO-R. It is located at the back of the newly-demolished Petron station. The Rendering is already there!:)

Based on the Rendering, The building looks tall and has a good design!:)

Really? when SUV and I pass by that area we barely notice it. When did they post the rendering? Just yesterday? cool though. we will check on that.:cheers:

[boynegro$]

ninja...welcome back. baw kasadya na naman ah .:) hahahaha!!!! sala ko, indi niya gali birthday kagapon. hahahahaha



hahahahaa!!!!! thank you @boynegros. :) sige lang noy kay i need to learn more sa photoshop para mas ok pa gid...for now amo lang na anay. hehehehe

btw, kanami sang signature mo noy....




hahahaha!!! ara dayun ah. teh @boynegros, kadto ta to anay sa libertad para makuha pic sang building before ta makadto sa kaladtuan ta?

Thank you mig. Puedi gd ta ka hapit anay e.. hahaha. C NG ga dali na gd ni makita ang renderings guro ay. 5 storeys? not bad.:lol:

[SUV111]

Thank you mig. Puedi gd ta ka hapit anay e.. hahaha. C NG ga dali na gd ni makita ang renderings guro ay. 5 storeys? not bad.:lol:

sige...we will check it out later.. i will just post it tonight. Text me na lang noy :)

[ngprofflorida]

sige...we will check it out later.. i will just post it tonight. Text me na lang noy :)


Mig check naman ang NBSA airport nga thread new rendering naman gin post..... banana dance ko anay:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[ngprofflorida]

Bacolod DFA office
‘soft opening’ held
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Department of Foreign Affairs Regional Consular Office in Bacolod City will be open to serve the people of Bacolod City and Negros Occidental starting Monday, Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella said during its soft opening yesterday.

The blessing of the DFA RCO-Bacolod at the second floor of East Block Square, Circumferential Road, Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City, was officiated by Msgr. Victorino Rivas.

“This is not only a dream come true but it is history in the making,” Puentevella, who celebrated his 62nd birthday yesterday, said.
DFA assistant secretary Domingo Lucenario Jr. said the DFA RCO-Bacolod is the 14th office in the country that they have opened after six years.

He said that before its opening, they conducted about 50 mobile passporting services in Bacolod for the past six years that saved the people of Bacolod and Negros Occidental about P60 million, considering that one has to spend between P1,000 and P2,000 to process their passports and other documents in Iloilo City.

Jose Jacob, OIC-director of the DFA RCO-Bacolod, said about 60 percent of the applicants going to the DFA in Iloilo are from Bacolod and Negros.

Lucenario said the resolution passed by the Bacolod Sangguiang Panlungsod in July 2007 urging Congress to put up a DFA Sub-Office in Bacolod had been supported by the officials of Bacolod and Rep. Ignacio Arroyo (Neg. Occ., 5th District).

It was Puentevella who helped them with the budget to put up the office in Bacolod, he added.

The resolution was authored by Councilors Alex Paglumotan, Celia Flor and Roberto Rojas.

The city officials helped in the realization of the DFA office in Bacolod so they will be able to bring government services closer to the people, Lucenario said. The DFA hopes to devolve the authentication of documents that is being done in Manila to Bacolod before the end of the year, he added.

Also present were DFA Passport Division director Donna Celeste-Gatmaitan, executive director Frank Simafranca, Councilors Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and Catalino Alisbo, who represented the city government, barangay captains, and business leaders.

They expect to accommodate a minimum of 150 applicants a day, Jacob said.

Lucenario said their 10-day express passport processing will cost P750 while the regular processing, which will take 20 days, will only cost P500.*CGS







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[ngprofflorida]

SunLife to set up booth at SM City

Sun Life Financial Philippines will set up its Amazing – I booth at SM City Bacolod on July 4 to 6 to share with Negrenses the wisdom of insurance and investment products, a press release from the company said.

There will be a short audio visual presentation and a simplified financial calculator at the booth to engage the public in discussion about the importance of financial planning and how Sun Life can help them, it said.

It is during this times of market uncertainty that our clients need us the most. Sun Life will be there to guide and help Negrenses attain their life’s true treasures, Sun Life Financial Philippines president and CEO Henry Joseph Herrera said.

He said they want to make insurance and investment less intimidating for Filipinos and they can provide solutions to their financial worried through the Amazing –I campaign.

Amazing–I is Sun Life’s latest market education campaign to counter the negative sentiment of most Filipinos brought about by current market uncertainty and rising commodity prices; educate them on financial planning; provide solutions to their financial worries through investments and insurance; make insurance and investments less intimidating for them and publicly launch Sun Life’s Amazing Links VUL packages, the press release added.*

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[ngprofflorida]

‘A stormy opening’


Typhoon “Frank” was just beginning to unleash its fury when the restaurant “Sa Baybay” at the Reclamation Area, was launched. The heavy downpour and the strong winds did not stop the huge number of guests from coming to the grand opening of Dr. Marichi Ramos’s newest business venture - a snazzy native resto grille by the sea.
Earlier that day, Fr. Mitch Guadalupe officiated at the blessing. By noon, the place was filled with VIPs, businessmen, civic leaders, power players and Chi’s friends and family.

All eyes were on the guest of honor, Manila socialite, Tingting Cojuangco. Looking so regal and elegant, she immediately disarmed the guests with her warmth and charm.

Everyone wanted to have a glimpse of the woman who had been dubbed by Harper’s Bazaar as “one of the 100 most beautiful women in world”.

Everyone enjoyed the excellent Ilonggo cuisine of freshly grilled seafoods and scrumptious salads. Succulent fruits adorned the long buffet table which was groaning with all kinds of epicurean delights. There was a festive air as the guests mingled with friends and business acquaintances who all came to wish Marichi good luck on her resto, “Sa Baybay”.*

[boynegro$]

Bacolod DFA office
‘soft opening’ held
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Department of Foreign Affairs Regional Consular Office in Bacolod City will be open to serve the people of Bacolod City and Negros Occidental starting Monday, Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella said during its soft opening yesterday.

The blessing of the DFA RCO-Bacolod at the second floor of East Block Square, Circumferential Road, Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City, was officiated by Msgr. Victorino Rivas.

“This is not only a dream come true but it is history in the making,” Puentevella, who celebrated his 62nd birthday yesterday, said.
DFA assistant secretary Domingo Lucenario Jr. said the DFA RCO-Bacolod is the 14th office in the country that they have opened after six years.

He said that before its opening, they conducted about 50 mobile passporting services in Bacolod for the past six years that saved the people of Bacolod and Negros Occidental about P60 million, considering that one has to spend between P1,000 and P2,000 to process their passports and other documents in Iloilo City.

Jose Jacob, OIC-director of the DFA RCO-Bacolod, said about 60 percent of the applicants going to the DFA in Iloilo are from Bacolod and Negros.

Lucenario said the resolution passed by the Bacolod Sangguiang Panlungsod in July 2007 urging Congress to put up a DFA Sub-Office in Bacolod had been supported by the officials of Bacolod and Rep. Ignacio Arroyo (Neg. Occ., 5th District).

It was Puentevella who helped them with the budget to put up the office in Bacolod, he added.

The resolution was authored by Councilors Alex Paglumotan, Celia Flor and Roberto Rojas.

The city officials helped in the realization of the DFA office in Bacolod so they will be able to bring government services closer to the people, Lucenario said. The DFA hopes to devolve the authentication of documents that is being done in Manila to Bacolod before the end of the year, he added.

Also present were DFA Passport Division director Donna Celeste-Gatmaitan, executive director Frank Simafranca, Councilors Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and Catalino Alisbo, who represented the city government, barangay captains, and business leaders.

They expect to accommodate a minimum of 150 applicants a day, Jacob said.

Lucenario said their 10-day express passport processing will cost P750 while the regular processing, which will take 20 days, will only cost P500.*CGS

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One down another one to go:cheers: The PRC...:banana::banana:

[COLLIN JASPER]

I really enjoy my stay at bacolod last week. i spend my 3 day vacation with a friend leaving near Palmas del Mar. heres the place i really enjoyed staying at the MO2 goldenfield, Mo2 ice, massage at Thai, (Macho,babae ang mga masahesta don ha baka isipin nyo naman hehehe) dinner at IMay's, strolling around Capitol Lagoon, Palmas del Mar, Resort. Mud pack sa Mambukal di natuloy. SM city atbp.

[SUV111]

^^ hahahaha!!! nice to hear you enjoyed your stay here...were you able to take some pictures of the mudpack festival in Mambukal?...the next time you go here, try the spa along 6th st. i forgot the name but a lot of my friends told me na its super nice daw. :)

[SUV111]

One down another one to go:cheers: The PRC...:banana::banana:

PRC...cant wait!!! hahahaha!! bravo Monico!!!!!

[ngprofflorida]

PRC...cant wait!!! hahahaha!! bravo Monico!!!!!

Hopefully soon hahahaha sayaw tayo....:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[SUV111]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/2634609674_089ddccd11_o.jpg

[ngprofflorida]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/2634609674_089ddccd11_o.jpg


kanami ini nga introduction naga lupok gid ha!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[SUV111]

lapit na lang gali matapos ang thread :) hahahahaha kung sin o man gid ang makatapos l;ater please feel free to create a new one...you may use the intro again or you can create a new one. :) hahahaha!!!!

@NG, mag puli ka di upod ka jog sa panaad? nami na to migs...bugnaw kag matapos ang rehabilitation nila mas nami pa gid :) hehehehehe!!!

btw, bascon cafe will open their 3rd branch in salvacion center...@boy bantaye na ha? hahahahaha

[SUV111]

^^thanks NG...i need to meet neomind pa kay mapatudlo pa ko on how to make it even finer. Btw, i already have the rendering of the new building being built in Libertad...daw indi gid man ok pero at least 4 storeys siya...its an apartment owned by COKIN....

[ngprofflorida]

lapit na lang gali matapos ang thread :) hahahahaha kung sin o man gid ang makatapos l;ater please feel free to create a new one...you may use the intro again or you can create a new one. :) hahahaha!!!!

@NG, mag puli ka di upod ka jog sa panaad? nami na to migs...bugnaw kag matapos ang rehabilitation nila mas nami pa gid :) hehehehehe!!!

btw, bascon cafe will open their 3rd branch in salvacion center...@boy bantaye na ha? hahahahaha

Ay agree gid ako sa imo I really want to jog sa Panaad ka very relaxing sang environment, fresh air, and surrounded by eucalyptus trees, and very classy gid ang place....:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[SUV111]

amo na ya!!!! so sadyahon ta ni magpuli ka kay ma jog ta didto...:) kagina i saw them removing na the old tracks, buslan na na nila sang bag o....tani sa sunod maintain na nila para indi sagi ilis. Kapoy gina migs amon jog...bilog daan na panaad gina jog namon ni boyngeros. :)

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Abi ko tulog ka na? Hehehe!! Maayong aga sa tanan! :)

[SUV111]

^^ Abi ko tulog ka na? Hehehe!! Maayong aga sa tanan! :)

indi ko katulog migs...but its nice ssc is back again.. now i have 2 forums to visit :)

[neomind]

^^thanks NG...i need to meet neomind pa kay mapatudlo pa ko on how to make it even finer. Btw, i already have the rendering of the new building being built in Libertad...daw indi gid man ok pero at least 4 storeys siya...its an apartment owned by COKIN....

pacenxa migs wala ko kadayon sng last. medyo busy. I'm currently doing the website of L'fisher. I hope I could get their rendering sng ila expansion. but anywayz. pwedi ka gd ka tudluan online lng. :lol::lol::lol:

[neomind]

guys, just pass by this morning on the on going construction of the Depot at the shopping area. Its a Home Depot pala. they've placed sign saying 'Soon to Open, Visayas Largest Home Depot', basta daw amu na. sorry I wasn't able to take a photo of it. :lol::lol::lol:

[Sinjin P.]

1,000 posts. :lock:

[habagatcentral1]

Post away folks of Sugarlandia! :)

[boynegro$]

New Thread nata gali, kadasig lng ba...:banana::banana::cheers::cheers:

[jasontt]

HAHA new thread na, post lang gyapon even when training is still going on... :)

[boynegro$]

^^ssshhh, pawala lng Jays basi madakpan ta ka IT.:lol::lol:

[jasontt]

^^:lol:hahaha, so far wala paman a... its not like their gonna fire us or anything.....

[boynegro$]

^^Maybe your right. so pagusto kita diri SSC?:banana::banana:

[Kim_Han2020]

BACOLOD 2008!

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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/starbucksbacolod.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/activebacolod.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/eastpoint-1.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/2245543231_4d4159ddfe-1.jpg

[boynegro$]

^^I like the first design of starbucks compared to the second one. Azotea is one massive project.:)

[Kim_Han2020]

Stories from Sugarlandia

By Camille V. Pilar

Seeing Negros Occidental from the sky, on a plane some hundred meters above the ground, is akin to staring at a giant green mosaic. Looking out the window welcomed an expanse of identical green squares of sugarland dissected by narrow gray roads that looked almost like veins. Haciendas are at the heart of Negros. But not too many people know that the history in this place is richer than its soil.

The Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. (FHFI) along with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts dropped by Bacolod, Silay and Victorias City to celebrate the National Heritage Month, and along the way, revisit places and people that embraced Negrense pride and lore.

Places for reverence (to nature, man and the divine)

Landing in the new Bacolod-Silay International Airport is an event marked by undeniable modernity. But don’t let the fresh white walls and tall glass windows fool you though Negros Occidental is home to places devoted to pristine nature, man and his ancestral structures and divine worship, all amidst the quiet splendor of the countryside.

The best of the plains, slopes and mountain ranges in Western Visayas converge to create a place for reverence to nature and the country life in the south of Negros. Nothing paints the picture of rural living better than the road to the Gawahon Eco Park in the eastern border of Victorias City. Makeshift signs that bear the message “agogo [ice candy] for sale” greeted the eye like tiny billboards, and a little further up the mountain road was a spring where children bathed with the family carabao. At Gawahon, seven waterfalls flowed from the top of Mt. Silay and backpackers and vacationers could take a dip in the natural springs in the park. Originally called Alipo-op, which means “fog,” Gawahon also takes pride in a manmade lake where one can go boating and in an infinity pool overlooking the misty mountains.

In Silay, one can revel in the historic glory of our forefathers in the heritage district where 31 ancestral houses, two of which are museums, still stand after 150 years. A city ordinance in Silay prohibits the demolition of these historical structures. The wide windows, high ceilings and intricate decorations of the houses reflect the opulence enjoyed by sugar barons at the turn of the century.

In the Bernardino Jalandoni Museum, built in 1908 and converted into a museum in 1993, a molave ice chest proclaimed the Jalandoni’s social status in a time where only the privileged could afford to offer iced beverages in parties. The Balay Negrense, built in 1897, and now a museum and venue for social functions, along with the Gaston ancestral mansion in Hacienda Rosalia, Manapla are also two of the living examples of the “dako nga balay,” which literally means big house.

In reverence to the divine, Filipinos have localized religion to make it fit with cultural traditions. This process of borrowing and blending is most evident in Negros Occidental’s array of unique churches and chapels.

The Sta. Clara Chapel in Bacolod is well known for its astounding display of shellcraft. Its altar, statues, walls and chandelier are made of capiz, batad, sigay, tahong, baby mother of pearl and an assortment of other native shells collected from Bacolod’s shores. The artist behind the intricate shell creations is Leticia “Lena” Ledesma, whose Artwork has appeared in Philippine postage stamps. The altar is a 95,000-piece mosaic and the shell chandelier, called “Manna from Heaven,” is a glorious sight of 8,000 immaculately white cup shells cascading in spirals from the ceiling. This shell chapel captures the patience and devotion that drive the soul of a people whose livelihood is the sea.

The Hacienda Rosalia Chapel in Manapla is also a testament to the bond between Christianity and Filipino livelihood. Called the “Chapel of the Cartwheels,” its walls are made of molave cartwheels formerly attached to carts that carabaos pulled to plow the fields. The chapel’s roof is styled like a salakot, a farmer’s triangular hat. Msgr. Guillermo Gaston had the chapel built so the cartwheels and the hat-shaped roof would speak of the labor and hardship of farm life, while the circles in the cartwheels symbolized eternity and the Trinity because of its three parts: the hub, the spokes and the felly.

When it comes to the enculturation of faith into local culture, there is no bolder example than the “Church of the Angry Christ” in Victorias City. Known as the St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church to the compound inside the Victorias Milling Co., the church got its provocative name from an avant-garde mural made by Alfonso Ossorio and Benjamin Valenciano. Completed in 1949, the church was frowned upon by conservative groups because its contemporary design and rendition of Catholic saints as brown-skinned Filipinos were not in line with Spanish tradition. Although the mural appears odd, it is an artistic landmark in its mixture of modernity and Filipino identity.

People to recognize

History has been attributed to be mainly male-centric, hence “his story”, but in Negros Occidental, it is the women who are honored for their contributions to the Negrense society. In a biographical photo exhibit entitled “Las Gran Damas de Negros: Negrense Women of Substance,” 11 Negrense women are recognized for their exemplary life achievements. Raymond Fuentes, the researcher and curator behind the exhibit, collaborated with the NCCA and the FHFI in putting together the stories and exhibits of these women worthy of emulation.

“Everyone can be a doña but not everyone can be a Gran Dama,” Raymond Fuentes pointed out in his opening speech. “Beauty and wealth are not the primary reasons for their recognition; rather, in everything they do, they do it with compassion.”

Armita Bantug-Rufino, president of the FHFI and whose mother, Remedios Palanca Bantug, is one of the celebrated Gran Damas, along with Chichi Salas, FHFI’s finance officer, recounted the story behind putting together the exhibit. What started as an effort to display old Filipiniana gowns worn to grand balls in the Manila Hotel became a renewed and strengthened endeavor to acknowledge the women who wore the gowns after they heard their amazing life stories.

Remedios Palanca Bantug is known as the “Mother of Victorias” because of the improvements she spearheaded in the city. Marta Mijares Rivilla is remembered for maintaining harmony in their haciendas in a time when land wars were rampant. Olivia V. Yanson and her family manage the Ceres liner, the largest liner in the Visayas, while Lourdes Concha Ciocon and her family are into the fishing business and own L. Fisher Hotel, Bacolod’s most prestigious hotel.

Other women of substance acknowledged in the exhibit include Hortensia Starke, Nene Lacson Garcia, Gloria Araneta Esteban, Luisa Diaz Lacson, Hermelinda Ramos Dizon, Carmen Rodriguez Lizares and Nena Vargas Ledesma.

The exhibit opened at the provincial capitol of Negros Occidental where guests dressed in their best Filipiniana wear to honor the legendary ladies of Negros. On display are sepia portraits of the Gran Damas accompanied by a narration of their stories, a gown, antiques from their homes and similar memorabilia. The exhibit was moved to SM Bacolod where more people can gain a lesson in “her story.”

Pride to reawaken

“Our culture will die if we do not pay it homage,” said Msgr. Gaston, the chairman of the Malihaw Arte Kag Kultura in Bacolod. To foster an attitude of remembrance and appreciation, the FHFI and the NCCA targeted the youth as its primary audience in a program of traditional songs and dances held at Robinson’s Place Bacolod.

Taking center stage were students from the Colegio de San Agustin-Bacolod who performed music befitting a fiesta with different brass instruments and they put together colorful dance numbers that had the people in the audience tapping their feet. The program proceeded with Elie Mayo Diola and Niño Alcala entertaining the crowd with rounds of the composo, a traditional ballad that was sang impromptu after a given topic, which was usually about local heroes, folk tales and the history of a certain place.

Sometimes, it is difficult to get the youth interested in heritage and culture. So instead of forcing the youth into liking traditional culture, the FHFI brought culture to a level that would interest the youth. By combining the old with elements of the new, the Palihang Hagonoy group from Bulacan demonstrated how the balagtasan, a traditional Tagalog form of debate through poetry, could be applied in contemporary times. Instead of talking about tried and tested, and often, boring topics, the Palihang Hagonoy offered a comical yet profound dialogue on a matter concerning us all: whether to use the more traditional tabo (dipper, in English) or the more modern toilet paper.

Trained by Crispin de Luna, the former councilor of Bulacan, the members of the Palihang Hagonoy know how to interact with a young audience as they are young themselves. Recher de Luna Tamayo and Jocelyn Dagalea are only 13 years old, while Ricardo Gutierrez is 18 years old. All three of them have been performing balagtasan pieces by Jaime Sumpaico for years and they attest that the experience is enjoyable and undeniably educational for them.

Jose Montelibano, mayor of Silay City, has big plans for the preservation of heritage and he agrees with keeping in stride with modern times while paying tribute to the past. Because of the opening of the new Bacolod-Silay International Airport, Montelibano anticipates an increase in tourism and trade in Negros. But to preserve the aesthetics of Silay’s heritage district, he intends on building the export processing zones and other infrastructures in a “new town” near the airport. After all, the opening of a modern gateway does not mean closing doors to the past.

In this year’s National Heritage Month, we learn that there is more than just sugar in Sugarlandia. Home to places of reverence, people to recognize and a pride to reawaken, Negros Occidental offers treasures that are truly ours and not anyone else’s. Or in Armita Rufino’s words spoken in the local language: “Aton ini. Pilipino gid ya.” This is ours. This is truly Filipino.

[SUV111]

New Thread nata gali, kadasig lng ba...:banana::banana::cheers::cheers:

new thread na migs abi paghalong kamo da basi madulaan kamo da access.. :banana::banana::banana:

HAHA new thread na, post lang gyapon even were training is still going on... :)

@ last!!!! your back jason!!! congrats...!!! :lol::lol::lol: any updates if tp will expand? hehehe

[SUV111]

^^I like the first design of starbucks compared to the second one. Azotea is one massive project.:)

it is a massive project...construction will start on January next year



@berns... thanks for doing this thread

[JEFFjr_25]

I like this concept better.:) Very cool appeal. It must be the "green" thang.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/starbucksbacolod.jpg

[SUV111]

I like this concept better.:) Very cool appeal. It must be the "green" thang.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/starbucksbacolod.jpg


yeah....and its more glassy. but i wonder where they will build this thang....

[boynegro$]

I like this concept better.:) Very cool appeal. It must be the "green" thang.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/starbucksbacolod.jpg

I like the blue one Jeff.:lol::lol: anyway both designs are nice.:banana::banana:

[boynegro$]

new thread na migs abi paghalong kamo da basi madulaan kamo da access.. :banana::banana::banana:



@ last!!!! your back jason!!! congrats...!!! :lol::lol::lol: any updates if tp will expand? hehehe

Not yet but there's another account coming in and rumor says they're gonna need a thousand agents. this could be it...probably.:)

[SUV111]

Not yet but there's another account coming in and rumor says they're gonna need a thousand agents. this could be it...probably.:)

WOW!!!!! this is simply amazing!!!! not all things that glitters are gold gid man gali :) hahahaha!!!!

[SUV111]

and btw, rumors says.....theres an animation school that will put up a site in Bacolod...lets wait! i got this info from a source with a reliable source :) ehhehehehe

[jasontt]

^^Am gonna second that! Thats according to a trainer next room. :lol:

[Kim_Han2020]

BACOLOD 2008!

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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/bacolodbuilding.jpg

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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/robsbacolodxpansion.jpg

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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/starbucksbacolod.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/activebacolod.jpg

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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/2245543231_4d4159ddfe-1.jpg

^^
if you know more Bacolod Projects that i have not posted, please add!:)

i know that there are so many buildings u/c in Bacolod that have no rendering yet.:)

[Kim_Han2020]

Stories from Sugarlandia

By Camille V. Pilar

Seeing Negros Occidental from the sky, on a plane some hundred meters above the ground, is akin to staring at a giant green mosaic. Looking out the window welcomed an expanse of identical green squares of sugarland dissected by narrow gray roads that looked almost like veins. Haciendas are at the heart of Negros. But not too many people know that the history in this place is richer than its soil.

The Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. (FHFI) along with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts dropped by Bacolod, Silay and Victorias City to celebrate the National Heritage Month, and along the way, revisit places and people that embraced Negrense pride and lore.

Places for reverence (to nature, man and the divine)

Landing in the new Bacolod-Silay International Airport is an event marked by undeniable modernity. But don’t let the fresh white walls and tall glass windows fool you though Negros Occidental is home to places devoted to pristine nature, man and his ancestral structures and divine worship, all amidst the quiet splendor of the countryside.

The best of the plains, slopes and mountain ranges in Western Visayas converge to create a place for reverence to nature and the country life in the south of Negros. Nothing paints the picture of rural living better than the road to the Gawahon Eco Park in the eastern border of Victorias City. Makeshift signs that bear the message “agogo [ice candy] for sale” greeted the eye like tiny billboards, and a little further up the mountain road was a spring where children bathed with the family carabao. At Gawahon, seven waterfalls flowed from the top of Mt. Silay and backpackers and vacationers could take a dip in the natural springs in the park. Originally called Alipo-op, which means “fog,” Gawahon also takes pride in a manmade lake where one can go boating and in an infinity pool overlooking the misty mountains.

In Silay, one can revel in the historic glory of our forefathers in the heritage district where 31 ancestral houses, two of which are museums, still stand after 150 years. A city ordinance in Silay prohibits the demolition of these historical structures. The wide windows, high ceilings and intricate decorations of the houses reflect the opulence enjoyed by sugar barons at the turn of the century.

In the Bernardino Jalandoni Museum, built in 1908 and converted into a museum in 1993, a molave ice chest proclaimed the Jalandoni’s social status in a time where only the privileged could afford to offer iced beverages in parties. The Balay Negrense, built in 1897, and now a museum and venue for social functions, along with the Gaston ancestral mansion in Hacienda Rosalia, Manapla are also two of the living examples of the “dako nga balay,” which literally means big house.

In reverence to the divine, Filipinos have localized religion to make it fit with cultural traditions. This process of borrowing and blending is most evident in Negros Occidental’s array of unique churches and chapels.

The Sta. Clara Chapel in Bacolod is well known for its astounding display of shellcraft. Its altar, statues, walls and chandelier are made of capiz, batad, sigay, tahong, baby mother of pearl and an assortment of other native shells collected from Bacolod’s shores. The artist behind the intricate shell creations is Leticia “Lena” Ledesma, whose Artwork has appeared in Philippine postage stamps. The altar is a 95,000-piece mosaic and the shell chandelier, called “Manna from Heaven,” is a glorious sight of 8,000 immaculately white cup shells cascading in spirals from the ceiling. This shell chapel captures the patience and devotion that drive the soul of a people whose livelihood is the sea.

The Hacienda Rosalia Chapel in Manapla is also a testament to the bond between Christianity and Filipino livelihood. Called the “Chapel of the Cartwheels,” its walls are made of molave cartwheels formerly attached to carts that carabaos pulled to plow the fields. The chapel’s roof is styled like a salakot, a farmer’s triangular hat. Msgr. Guillermo Gaston had the chapel built so the cartwheels and the hat-shaped roof would speak of the labor and hardship of farm life, while the circles in the cartwheels symbolized eternity and the Trinity because of its three parts: the hub, the spokes and the felly.

When it comes to the enculturation of faith into local culture, there is no bolder example than the “Church of the Angry Christ” in Victorias City. Known as the St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church to the compound inside the Victorias Milling Co., the church got its provocative name from an avant-garde mural made by Alfonso Ossorio and Benjamin Valenciano. Completed in 1949, the church was frowned upon by conservative groups because its contemporary design and rendition of Catholic saints as brown-skinned Filipinos were not in line with Spanish tradition. Although the mural appears odd, it is an artistic landmark in its mixture of modernity and Filipino identity.

People to recognize

History has been attributed to be mainly male-centric, hence “his story”, but in Negros Occidental, it is the women who are honored for their contributions to the Negrense society. In a biographical photo exhibit entitled “Las Gran Damas de Negros: Negrense Women of Substance,” 11 Negrense women are recognized for their exemplary life achievements. Raymond Fuentes, the researcher and curator behind the exhibit, collaborated with the NCCA and the FHFI in putting together the stories and exhibits of these women worthy of emulation.

“Everyone can be a doña but not everyone can be a Gran Dama,” Raymond Fuentes pointed out in his opening speech. “Beauty and wealth are not the primary reasons for their recognition; rather, in everything they do, they do it with compassion.”

Armita Bantug-Rufino, president of the FHFI and whose mother, Remedios Palanca Bantug, is one of the celebrated Gran Damas, along with Chichi Salas, FHFI’s finance officer, recounted the story behind putting together the exhibit. What started as an effort to display old Filipiniana gowns worn to grand balls in the Manila Hotel became a renewed and strengthened endeavor to acknowledge the women who wore the gowns after they heard their amazing life stories.

Remedios Palanca Bantug is known as the “Mother of Victorias” because of the improvements she spearheaded in the city. Marta Mijares Rivilla is remembered for maintaining harmony in their haciendas in a time when land wars were rampant. Olivia V. Yanson and her family manage the Ceres liner, the largest liner in the Visayas, while Lourdes Concha Ciocon and her family are into the fishing business and own L. Fisher Hotel, Bacolod’s most prestigious hotel.

Other women of substance acknowledged in the exhibit include Hortensia Starke, Nene Lacson Garcia, Gloria Araneta Esteban, Luisa Diaz Lacson, Hermelinda Ramos Dizon, Carmen Rodriguez Lizares and Nena Vargas Ledesma.

The exhibit opened at the provincial capitol of Negros Occidental where guests dressed in their best Filipiniana wear to honor the legendary ladies of Negros. On display are sepia portraits of the Gran Damas accompanied by a narration of their stories, a gown, antiques from their homes and similar memorabilia. The exhibit was moved to SM Bacolod where more people can gain a lesson in “her story.”

Pride to reawaken

“Our culture will die if we do not pay it homage,” said Msgr. Gaston, the chairman of the Malihaw Arte Kag Kultura in Bacolod. To foster an attitude of remembrance and appreciation, the FHFI and the NCCA targeted the youth as its primary audience in a program of traditional songs and dances held at Robinson’s Place Bacolod.

Taking center stage were students from the Colegio de San Agustin-Bacolod who performed music befitting a fiesta with different brass instruments and they put together colorful dance numbers that had the people in the audience tapping their feet. The program proceeded with Elie Mayo Diola and Niño Alcala entertaining the crowd with rounds of the composo, a traditional ballad that was sang impromptu after a given topic, which was usually about local heroes, folk tales and the history of a certain place.

Sometimes, it is difficult to get the youth interested in heritage and culture. So instead of forcing the youth into liking traditional culture, the FHFI brought culture to a level that would interest the youth. By combining the old with elements of the new, the Palihang Hagonoy group from Bulacan demonstrated how the balagtasan, a traditional Tagalog form of debate through poetry, could be applied in contemporary times. Instead of talking about tried and tested, and often, boring topics, the Palihang Hagonoy offered a comical yet profound dialogue on a matter concerning us all: whether to use the more traditional tabo (dipper, in English) or the more modern toilet paper.

Trained by Crispin de Luna, the former councilor of Bulacan, the members of the Palihang Hagonoy know how to interact with a young audience as they are young themselves. Recher de Luna Tamayo and Jocelyn Dagalea are only 13 years old, while Ricardo Gutierrez is 18 years old. All three of them have been performing balagtasan pieces by Jaime Sumpaico for years and they attest that the experience is enjoyable and undeniably educational for them.

Jose Montelibano, mayor of Silay City, has big plans for the preservation of heritage and he agrees with keeping in stride with modern times while paying tribute to the past. Because of the opening of the new Bacolod-Silay International Airport, Montelibano anticipates an increase in tourism and trade in Negros. But to preserve the aesthetics of Silay’s heritage district, he intends on building the export processing zones and other infrastructures in a “new town” near the airport. After all, the opening of a modern gateway does not mean closing doors to the past.

In this year’s National Heritage Month, we learn that there is more than just sugar in Sugarlandia. Home to places of reverence, people to recognize and a pride to reawaken, Negros Occidental offers treasures that are truly ours and not anyone else’s. Or in Armita Rufino’s words spoken in the local language: “Aton ini. Pilipino gid ya.” This is ours. This is truly Filipino.

^^
i'm really excited about the big project near the New Bacolod-Silay Airport!:banana:

[SUV111]

^^Am gonna second that! Thats according to a trainer next room. :lol:

jason....Kapamilya fiesta will be at robs later...are you going to watch? daw solid kapamilya ka man? hehehehe

[boynegro$]

^^hahaha. thats true, thats why they're on "goodie toe shoes" status for this client. Hopefully we can acquire this client so that there will be many job opportunities for Bacolodnons and hopefully the TP Lacson will come true.:banana:

[SUV111]

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The smile never fades

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[SUV111]

^^hahaha. thats true, thats why they're on "goodie toe shoes" status for this client. Hopefully we can acquire this client so that there will be many job opportunities for Bacolodnons and hopefully the TP Lacson will come true.:banana:

that will be fun...more jobs for the people of Bacolod and the neighboring cities and island!!!! this will surely further boost the economy of Bacolod. I hope more BPOs will invest in Bacolod.

[boynegro$]

^^IT sure will. According to HR here, there are two BPO willing to invest here, big BPO's actually. :)

[SUV111]

^^ then lets sit tight and wait for the fireworks:) hehehehehe

[JEFFjr_25]

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/2433403746_3fafb5f6ec.jpg
^^
This first time i saw this design, i thought its part of an "ocean park" complex.:lol: IMO, the blue glass windows of this structure doesnt conform with the worldwide "green" trademark of Starbucks. So i go for the design below.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/starbucksbacolod.jpg

[SUV111]

^^ if your going to look at both designs...the green one looks more beautiful and well designed...but, the blue one is much taller than the green one...so which do you prefer...the design or the height?

[SUV111]

Mudpack Festival '08
Murcia, Negros Occidental


"The Scared, The Happy & The Scary"

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"Bridge Of Joy"

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"Leaving . . . "

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photos by drxe500

[boynegro$]

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/2433403746_3fafb5f6ec.jpg
^^
This first time i saw this design, i thought its part of an "ocean park" complex.:lol: IMO, the blue glass windows of this structure doesnt conform with the worldwide "green" trademark of Starbucks. So i go for the design below.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/wowphp/starbucksbacolod.jpg

Yeah your right, I think Starbucks will prefer the 'green' ones cause it resembles the color of their company.:)

[JEFFjr_25]

@Smile, i go for a good design. A "not-so-good" designed tall building will always be mediocre,IMO. A well planned/designed structure is a work of art. To showcase the Negrense ingenuity in architecture and fine arts. In this case, building concept/design.:)

[jasontt]

jason....Kapamilya fiesta will be at robs later...are you going to watch? daw solid kapamilya ka man? hehehehe

HAHA I'll just dream about how fun that event is... Kapoy nako mag lagaw pa... :bash:

[SUV111]

^^ and were known for that migs jeff...just like what waway said before...we have very nice buildings...it may not be tall but it is well designed structures. :)

[boynegro$]

^^Jeff Basi ma guba ang bueaty kung tanan nga green na bintana ma abri. ga abri-abri daan ang windows sang green one.:lol::lol:

[habagatcentral1]

^^ I dunno, is it just me or is it that I observe that Bacolod City or Negros Occidental has somewhat have an association with the colour green?

Sugarcane is green, USLS is green, renewable program is green. The city seal of Bacolod has green and so is the seal of NegOcc. Basta, there is something that in Bacolod, the green colour dominates.

[SUV111]

very clever observation migs :) hehehehe thats true....but the mind of every Bacolodnon is not green huh!!!! :) hehehehehe

[Xeltran]

^^ I dunno, is it just me or is it that I observe that Bacolod City or Negros Occidental has somewhat have an association with the colour green?

Sugarcane is green, USLS is green, renewable program is green. The city seal of Bacolod has green and so is the seal of NegOcc. Basta, there is something that in Bacolod, the green colour dominates.

Maybe the architects don't really notice it, but it seems like green is the new black for this year in Bacolod.

Oh yeah, while Starbucks plans to close 600 underperforming shops in the US, they're going to open more stores in Asia. Actually their first major market in the continent is Japan, second is the Philippines. I believe the two Starbucks outlets in WV are testrun outlets. Yey for coffee madness, too bad I don't drink coffee though. :lol:

[habagatcentral1]

very clever observation migs :) hehehehe thats true....but the mind of every Bacolodnons is not green huh!!!! :) hehehehehe

Pwera na lang cguro didto sa.....amo na...amo na gid...ang ano bala...atong naupod ang isa ka host sang SnaS sa una kag ang isa ka bata sang isa ka prominente nga persona. Amo na. :D

But overall, its just a certian observation. BongBongs is Green. The Mandalagan jeep is yellow and green. Maybe because of the dominating colour of the sugarcane fields.

[SUV111]

^^ hahahaha!!! i was the one who took care of their baby when i was assigned in the nursery.

[SUV111]

BTW, kimhaan....building in Libertad is not a 5 storey building...its only 4 and its an apartment building owned by COKIN...

[boynegro$]

^^minus one gali mig?:lol: ok lng a:)

[sugarboy]

hi guys, just a quick question...does anyone here know of any bacolodnon in san diego,ca?

just wondering.

thanks for your help :)

[JEFFjr_25]

^^Jeff Basi ma guba ang bueaty kung tanan nga green na bintana ma abri. ga abri-abri daan ang windows sang green one.:lol::lol:
Maybe in preparation for the eventual power outages the city might experience in the future(knock on wood).:lol: Still cool even without airconditioning. Isn't that neat @Boynegro$?:)

very clever observation migs :) hehehehe thats true....but the mind of every Bacolodnon is not green huh!!!! :) hehehehehe
Plus, Mayor Bing's political color is also green.:)

Maybe the architects don't really notice it, but it seems like green is the new black for this year in Bacolod.

Oh yeah, while Starbucks plans to close 600 underperforming shops in the US, they're going to open more stores in Asia. Actually their first major market in the continent is Japan, second is the Philippines. I believe the two Starbucks outlets in WV are testrun outlets. Yey for coffee madness, too bad I don't drink coffee though. :lol:

I agree. Testing the coffee lifestyle in Bacolod. But i think their targeting more of Bacolod's BPO populace. And some "in" crowd in the city.:lol: Ang mga katawhan na "who wants to see... and be seen".:lol:

[Kim_Han2020]

BTW, kimhaan....building in Libertad is not a 5 storey building...its only 4 and its an apartment building owned by COKIN...
^^
yeah! 4-storey and a penthouse. . . just included the penthouse!:)

any pics?:poke:

[Kim_Han2020]

Stories from Sugarlandia

By Camille V. Pilar

Seeing Negros Occidental from the sky, on a plane some hundred meters above the ground, is akin to staring at a giant green mosaic. Looking out the window welcomed an expanse of identical green squares of sugarland dissected by narrow gray roads that looked almost like veins. Haciendas are at the heart of Negros. But not too many people know that the history in this place is richer than its soil.

The Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. (FHFI) along with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts dropped by Bacolod, Silay and Victorias City to celebrate the National Heritage Month, and along the way, revisit places and people that embraced Negrense pride and lore.

Places for reverence (to nature, man and the divine)

Landing in the new Bacolod-Silay International Airport is an event marked by undeniable modernity. But don’t let the fresh white walls and tall glass windows fool you though Negros Occidental is home to places devoted to pristine nature, man and his ancestral structures and divine worship, all amidst the quiet splendor of the countryside.

The best of the plains, slopes and mountain ranges in Western Visayas converge to create a place for reverence to nature and the country life in the south of Negros. Nothing paints the picture of rural living better than the road to the Gawahon Eco Park in the eastern border of Victorias City. Makeshift signs that bear the message “agogo [ice candy] for sale” greeted the eye like tiny billboards, and a little further up the mountain road was a spring where children bathed with the family carabao. At Gawahon, seven waterfalls flowed from the top of Mt. Silay and backpackers and vacationers could take a dip in the natural springs in the park. Originally called Alipo-op, which means “fog,” Gawahon also takes pride in a manmade lake where one can go boating and in an infinity pool overlooking the misty mountains.

In Silay, one can revel in the historic glory of our forefathers in the heritage district where 31 ancestral houses, two of which are museums, still stand after 150 years. A city ordinance in Silay prohibits the demolition of these historical structures. The wide windows, high ceilings and intricate decorations of the houses reflect the opulence enjoyed by sugar barons at the turn of the century.

In the Bernardino Jalandoni Museum, built in 1908 and converted into a museum in 1993, a molave ice chest proclaimed the Jalandoni’s social status in a time where only the privileged could afford to offer iced beverages in parties. The Balay Negrense, built in 1897, and now a museum and venue for social functions, along with the Gaston ancestral mansion in Hacienda Rosalia, Manapla are also two of the living examples of the “dako nga balay,” which literally means big house.

In reverence to the divine, Filipinos have localized religion to make it fit with cultural traditions. This process of borrowing and blending is most evident in Negros Occidental’s array of unique churches and chapels.

The Sta. Clara Chapel in Bacolod is well known for its astounding display of shellcraft. Its altar, statues, walls and chandelier are made of capiz, batad, sigay, tahong, baby mother of pearl and an assortment of other native shells collected from Bacolod’s shores. The artist behind the intricate shell creations is Leticia “Lena” Ledesma, whose Artwork has appeared in Philippine postage stamps. The altar is a 95,000-piece mosaic and the shell chandelier, called “Manna from Heaven,” is a glorious sight of 8,000 immaculately white cup shells cascading in spirals from the ceiling. This shell chapel captures the patience and devotion that drive the soul of a people whose livelihood is the sea.

The Hacienda Rosalia Chapel in Manapla is also a testament to the bond between Christianity and Filipino livelihood. Called the “Chapel of the Cartwheels,” its walls are made of molave cartwheels formerly attached to carts that carabaos pulled to plow the fields. The chapel’s roof is styled like a salakot, a farmer’s triangular hat. Msgr. Guillermo Gaston had the chapel built so the cartwheels and the hat-shaped roof would speak of the labor and hardship of farm life, while the circles in the cartwheels symbolized eternity and the Trinity because of its three parts: the hub, the spokes and the felly.

When it comes to the enculturation of faith into local culture, there is no bolder example than the “Church of the Angry Christ” in Victorias City. Known as the St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church to the compound inside the Victorias Milling Co., the church got its provocative name from an avant-garde mural made by Alfonso Ossorio and Benjamin Valenciano. Completed in 1949, the church was frowned upon by conservative groups because its contemporary design and rendition of Catholic saints as brown-skinned Filipinos were not in line with Spanish tradition. Although the mural appears odd, it is an artistic landmark in its mixture of modernity and Filipino identity.

People to recognize

History has been attributed to be mainly male-centric, hence “his story”, but in Negros Occidental, it is the women who are honored for their contributions to the Negrense society. In a biographical photo exhibit entitled “Las Gran Damas de Negros: Negrense Women of Substance,” 11 Negrense women are recognized for their exemplary life achievements. Raymond Fuentes, the researcher and curator behind the exhibit, collaborated with the NCCA and the FHFI in putting together the stories and exhibits of these women worthy of emulation.

“Everyone can be a doña but not everyone can be a Gran Dama,” Raymond Fuentes pointed out in his opening speech. “Beauty and wealth are not the primary reasons for their recognition; rather, in everything they do, they do it with compassion.”

Armita Bantug-Rufino, president of the FHFI and whose mother, Remedios Palanca Bantug, is one of the celebrated Gran Damas, along with Chichi Salas, FHFI’s finance officer, recounted the story behind putting together the exhibit. What started as an effort to display old Filipiniana gowns worn to grand balls in the Manila Hotel became a renewed and strengthened endeavor to acknowledge the women who wore the gowns after they heard their amazing life stories.

Remedios Palanca Bantug is known as the “Mother of Victorias” because of the improvements she spearheaded in the city. Marta Mijares Rivilla is remembered for maintaining harmony in their haciendas in a time when land wars were rampant. Olivia V. Yanson and her family manage the Ceres liner, the largest liner in the Visayas, while Lourdes Concha Ciocon and her family are into the fishing business and own L. Fisher Hotel, Bacolod’s most prestigious hotel.

Other women of substance acknowledged in the exhibit include Hortensia Starke, Nene Lacson Garcia, Gloria Araneta Esteban, Luisa Diaz Lacson, Hermelinda Ramos Dizon, Carmen Rodriguez Lizares and Nena Vargas Ledesma.

The exhibit opened at the provincial capitol of Negros Occidental where guests dressed in their best Filipiniana wear to honor the legendary ladies of Negros. On display are sepia portraits of the Gran Damas accompanied by a narration of their stories, a gown, antiques from their homes and similar memorabilia. The exhibit was moved to SM Bacolod where more people can gain a lesson in “her story.”

Pride to reawaken

“Our culture will die if we do not pay it homage,” said Msgr. Gaston, the chairman of the Malihaw Arte Kag Kultura in Bacolod. To foster an attitude of remembrance and appreciation, the FHFI and the NCCA targeted the youth as its primary audience in a program of traditional songs and dances held at Robinson’s Place Bacolod.

Taking center stage were students from the Colegio de San Agustin-Bacolod who performed music befitting a fiesta with different brass instruments and they put together colorful dance numbers that had the people in the audience tapping their feet. The program proceeded with Elie Mayo Diola and Niño Alcala entertaining the crowd with rounds of the composo, a traditional ballad that was sang impromptu after a given topic, which was usually about local heroes, folk tales and the history of a certain place.

Sometimes, it is difficult to get the youth interested in heritage and culture. So instead of forcing the youth into liking traditional culture, the FHFI brought culture to a level that would interest the youth. By combining the old with elements of the new, the Palihang Hagonoy group from Bulacan demonstrated how the balagtasan, a traditional Tagalog form of debate through poetry, could be applied in contemporary times. Instead of talking about tried and tested, and often, boring topics, the Palihang Hagonoy offered a comical yet profound dialogue on a matter concerning us all: whether to use the more traditional tabo (dipper, in English) or the more modern toilet paper.

Trained by Crispin de Luna, the former councilor of Bulacan, the members of the Palihang Hagonoy know how to interact with a young audience as they are young themselves. Recher de Luna Tamayo and Jocelyn Dagalea are only 13 years old, while Ricardo Gutierrez is 18 years old. All three of them have been performing balagtasan pieces by Jaime Sumpaico for years and they attest that the experience is enjoyable and undeniably educational for them.

Jose Montelibano, mayor of Silay City, has big plans for the preservation of heritage and he agrees with keeping in stride with modern times while paying tribute to the past. Because of the opening of the new Bacolod-Silay International Airport, Montelibano anticipates an increase in tourism and trade in Negros. But to preserve the aesthetics of Silay’s heritage district, he intends on building the export processing zones and other infrastructures in a “new town” near the airport. After all, the opening of a modern gateway does not mean closing doors to the past.

In this year’s National Heritage Month, we learn that there is more than just sugar in Sugarlandia. Home to places of reverence, people to recognize and a pride to reawaken, Negros Occidental offers treasures that are truly ours and not anyone else’s. Or in Armita Rufino’s words spoken in the local language: “Aton ini. Pilipino gid ya.” This is ours. This is truly Filipino.

^^
where will Mayor Montelibano build the 'new town' near the Airport?:nuts:

[bacolodchamp]

very clever observation migs :) hehehehe thats true....but the mind of every Bacolodnon is not green huh!!!! :) hehehehehe

have you heard of green-eyed monsters, i hope we're not...hehehe

[jmok]

GOOD PM,,,congratz sa bag.o nga thread,,,,yehey......

--------------BOOM BACOLOD--------------------------

[Xeltran]

The Cokin Clan is known to really monetize their structures (borading houses, apartments, groceries). Another building owned by them will soon rise.

[SUV111]

^^
yeah! 4-storey and a penthouse. . . just included the penthouse!:)

any pics?:poke:

havent seen any penthouse in the rendering...i will post the pic soon

[jmok]

The Cokin Clan is known to really monetize their structures (borading houses, apartments, groceries). Another building owned by them will soon rise.

really????,,,hhehehehe...wer is it loc.?????so excited...


O.T. ri q di sbng sa cokin building front sang City high skul sa tta ko apartment...hhehehe,,la lng:):):):)

[jmok]

ah..so ang gina construct gli near unor is owned by cokin,,,ah..hehhehh...

nwayz hambal sa news ang E-Jeepneys kuno ang maka solve sa oil crisis that we are facing ryt now pero dw la ko na nakita ang e-jeepney sa bacolod nga naga byahe hw???or basi sa ibn lng ni xia nga rota ga-byahe??or ao lng ni nakanotice?hehhehe.......

[SUV111]

its true...it can solve the problem but as of now the government is not doing anything to make this operational.

migs, pwede avoid lang text post....basi maakigan ta :)

[jmok]

aw..sorry gd.....thank you for the reply...

[SUV111]

hey guys...what action can be done if your pic was stolen by someone for media purposes? hehehehehe

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Um, ask Eric Byahilo. He knows that. ;)

[PinoyCalgarian]

1. Congratz sa bag-o nga thread sang Bacolod!!! I wish I could go home now...damo na gid developments sa Bacolod!

2. It's amazing to know that Starbucks will open soon in Bacolod while it is closing some of its stores (about 600 branches) worlwide...That means there is really a market in the city...

3. I wish Active group will start constructing their condo-hotel?

[Area51]

"hey guys...what action can be done if your pic was stolen by someone for media purposes? hehehehehe"

hmm...wala. hehe. Let them be don't loose too much sleep over it.

Same thing can be asked...who really owns the copyright of the picture? the architect who designed and prepared building's perspective as shown on the tarpaulin hanged at the site or the photographer who takes the picture of the perspective from the tarpaulin (without permission) and posts it in a public forum?

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Actually, IPR is a difficult thing here in the Philippines. You may copyright your work for about P200 per picture at least.

The best thing you can do is to have 2 spares of picture. One is the original unedited, and the other one stating your rights reserve, the full name and the year you have copywritten it. This is on the basis that the one who will be utilizing your photos are aware that you have your rights reserved.