MORE often than not, it is the company that makes a trip truly more fun. But when exploring a place that is endowed with natural grace, even four hours of sea travel by oneself would not make the experience less rewarding. This is the realization from a four-day escapade to Negros Oriental. Traveling alone can [...]
THE 2012 Giant Lantern Festival is now set as the city of San Fernando, Robinsons Land Corporation, together with regional television network CLTV 36 signed an agreement last Friday. The signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) was witnessed by members of the 2012 GLF executive committee chaired by Architect Yolanda Reyes. According to GLF [...]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — For almost a week, they again came jumping, leaping, singing and dancing into the limelight — that is, both frogs and humans — as the City of San Fernando celebrated the 10th “Pyestang Tugak” or Frog Festival which culminated with a grand show of Fernandino talent Saturday at Robinsons Starmills. [...]
BACOLOD CITY — Students, parents and teachers brave the heavy downpour Saturday afternoon as the Masskara Street and Dance Competition School category proceeded as scheduled. Eleven contingents from the elementary and secondary division participated in Saturday’s dance competition. Last year’s champion in the elementary division also bagged this year’s top award. Grand champion during Saturday’s [...]
TALISAY City’s annual Halad Inasal Festival this October 14, 2012 is expected to be grander than ever, an official said on Thursday. Talisay City Vice Mayor Alan Bucao said that while the Halad Inasal Festival committee is going to finalize everything today, locals and tourists can expect a grander celebration this year. Bucao, who chairs the committee on tourism and heritage, said that this year’s celebration plans to [...]
THIS year’s MassKara trophies showcase the rich artistic cultural heritage of Bacolod, bolstering its claim as the “Art Capital in Southern Philippines,” festival director Eli F. J. Tajanlangit said. Eight Bacolod artists, who also created this year’s festival logo, were commissioned to paint on five trophies each. The result is 40 trophies with different designs [...]
BACOLOD. The 33rd Masskara Festival expands anew as the Nights of Mardi Gras kicked off Oct. 9 at the Bacolod Public Plaza. (Photo by Daryl Jimenea)
TODAY, October 7, is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, patroness of Santo Rosario church. It is a church where Holy Mass is said at least 12 times a day. And for today’s fiesta celebration at 4:30 p.m., the main presider will be Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal (Archdiocese of Cebu). Expected [...]
ILOILO CITY – The ninth installation of the Majica MassKara, dubbed, “Ang Bukid kag Baybay sa Bacolod (The Mountain and the Sea in Bacolod)” was unveiled at the Bacolod public plaza on Friday night with fireworks display. Festival director Eli F.J. Tajanlangit, said this year’s Majica MassKara, now on its 9th year since it was [...]
