Camella Meridian Bacolod
August 31, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Education, Governance, & Business, Featured
“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, [...]
Catch the Dinosaurs at Robinsons Place Bacolod
August 30, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Festivals & Fiestas
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, [...]
Bacolod Chicken House…the local legend
August 29, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Food & Dining
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 [...]
Bacolod City Welcomes 3rd LCP Negros Caravan Delegates
August 28, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Bacolod City, Featured, Festivals & Fiestas
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 [...]
The Don Mariano Ramos Ancestral House
August 25, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Arts, Culture & Heritage
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 [...]
Things to See and Do in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental
August 24, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Don Salvador Benedicto, Featured
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 [...]
Kape Musang of Don Salvador Benedicto
August 24, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Don Salvador Benedicto, Food & Dining
“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 [...]
The Stone House in Don Salvador Benedicto
August 24, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Arts, Culture & Heritage, 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 [...]
The Don Salvador Benedicto Magnetic Hill Experience
August 24, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Don Salvador Benedicto, Nature, Travel & Tourism
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 [...]
7 Negros Occidental Cities Ready to Streamline Business Licensing System
August 16, 2008 by Glady
Filed under Bacolod City, Bago City, Cadiz City, Education, Governance, & Business, Kabankalan City, Sagay City, San Carlos City, Silay City, Talisay City
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 [...]



