Sunday 5th February 2012

August 2008

Camella Meridian Bacolod

“It’s more than just a place, it’s a lifestyle” Goes the slogan of the first real estate development project in Bacolod City of Camella Communities, Camella Meridian Bacolod. How aptly the slogan also described Bacolod City. Camella Meridian is located in Cordova/Buri Road in Brgy. Mandalagan, Bacolod City. Five model houses are currently available, Lara, [...]

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Festivals & Fiestas

Catch the Dinosaurs at Robinsons Place Bacolod

The “Dinosaurs Are Back” and they’re out to entertain you. Children and adults alike get a chance to learn more about dinosaurs when nine fully automated robotic dinosaurs are displayed at the Robinsons Place Bacolod. The exhibit opened on August 20 and will end on August 31. “Dinosaurs are Back” feature Tyrannosaurus Rex, Deinonychus, Triceratops, [...]

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Food & Dining

Bacolod Chicken House…the local legend

Bacolod Chicken House…the local legend by lloydtronco If ever there was any reason why Bacolod chicken inasal became the legendary Bacolod delicacy it is now known to be, it can all be traced back to Architect Joe Cajili’s Chicken House. Currently known as Bacolod Chicken House, the real Chicken House started as a hole-in-the-wall at [...]

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Featured

Bacolod City Welcomes 3rd LCP Negros Caravan Delegates

The Bacolod City Government with the leadership of Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia welcomed the delegated of the 3rd League of Cities of the Philippines Island Caravan at the New Government Center. The delegates and visitors were greeted with a fireworks display and with the performance of the Masskara Dancers. The 3rd LCP Island Caravan for [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

The Don Mariano Ramos Ancestral House

The Mariano Ramos Ancestral House is the ancestral home of the late Don Mariano Ramos, first appointed Presidente Municipal of Bacolod City, Philippines. It was built in the 1930s and its architecture is a combination of Castilian and Tuscan traces. It comprises three storeys including the tower room, known as the mirador. Being the second [...]

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Featured

Things to See and Do in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental

We went to visit our relatives in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. Unlike last year when we just passed by on our way to San Carlos City, we spent the day in town to explore its many landmarks. Fast Facts (from Wikipedia) Region : Western Visayas Province : Negros Occidental District : 1st District of [...]

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Food & Dining

Kape Musang of Don Salvador Benedicto

“The Luwak (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) denizen of the coffee (kopi) plantations of Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi, eats only the ripest coffee cherries. Unable to digest the coffee beans, the Luwak graciously deposits them on the jungle floor where they are eagerly collected by the locals. The stomach acids and enzymatic action involved in this unique fermentation [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

The Stone House in Don Salvador Benedicto

There used to be one but now there are three – one, where the founder of Don Salvador Benedicto, its first mayor and now a Sanguniang Panlalawigan Board Member, Nehemias G. De la Cruz. The second one is home to the current mayor, Mayor Marxlen Del a Cruz and the third one, still undergoing construction [...]

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Nature, Travel & Tourism

The Don Salvador Benedicto Magnetic Hill Experience

Road to Don Salvador Benedicto via the Pandanon, Murcia route. I heard about the same occuring in Los Banos, Laguna but I haven’t experienced it until this. We parked our car beside the KM34 SB13 road marker, put in on neutral and then voila! our car moved backward on the downhill slope. They call this [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

7 Negros Occidental Cities Ready to Streamline Business Licensing System

Seven cities in Negros Occidental yesterday forged a Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) for the implementation of Streamlining Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) Project. This project is aimed at upgrading their business permits and licensing issuance system, a common backlog in starting a [...]

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Featured

Experience Sipaway Island on a Budget

Geographically known as Refugio Island, Sipaway Island is a favorite destination both of local and foreign tourists. It is just 10 to 15 minutes away from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental by pumpboat. The island is only around 7 kilometers from tip to tip so you can explore the Island in one day with a [...]

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