Sunday 5th February 2012

October 2008

Familia Luzuriaga Cemetery: Only in Bacolod City

I pass by this intersection everyday for almost a year already yet I still wonder why the Familia Luzuriaga Cemetery is right smack in the middle of the street. The privately owned cemetery is actually in the Guinness Book of World Records as “the only cemetery in the world at the intersection of two highways”. [...]

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MassKara Festival: From a First-Timer’s Point of View

Been living here in Bacolod City for almost five years now but I haven’t watched MassKara Streetdance live on the streets, not even once. I can be a killjoy sometimes, preferring the peace and quiet of Mambukal over the revelry of MassKara Festival. This year was different, I decided to be where the action was, [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Palmetto Floor Plans

Today I talked with a staff of St. Rafael Dev elopement Corp. (SRDC), the developer of Palmetto, and asked him for a copy of the floor plans for the proposed condominium units. As of now, no pricing is available although he told me that prices may start at P4M per unit and the minimum floor [...]

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2008 Masskara Festival Winners

Thousands trooped to the streets of Bacolod, braving the heat and the crowd, to watch the Streetdancing Competition of the 2008 MassKara Festival. They were not disappointed as dancers in colorful costumes and smiling masks performed to well choreographed and synchronized moves. It was my first time to watch MassKara Festival live in the streets [...]

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Vega Crowned MassKara Queen 2008

Jan Maricris Vega bested nine contestants when she was crowned MassKara Queen 2008 in the coronation night held at the PNB Compound, Lacson St., Bacolod City. Krystalle Warns was 1st runner-up while Kazumi Mami Sakuma was second runner-up. This year’s MassKara Queen was different from the previous years since the search was deconstructed into four [...]

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Watch out for Starbucks Coffee Bacolod

World famous Starbucks Coffee has finally reached the shores of Sugarlandia. The first Starbucks in Western Visayas will be located at 18th-Lacson St., Bacolod City. This development will further boost the designation of Lacson St. as Tourism Strip of Bacolod City. High end restaurants, bars and coffee shops already line up Lacson St. and the addition [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

East Point Hotel Construction Updates

The East Point Hotel is the newest addition to Bacolod City hotels. The 5-Storey hotel is located along Circumferential Road near Burgos corner. It’s worth noting that since the New Government Center was constructed along the Circumferential Road, there were a lot developments going east of the city. Construction of the East Point Hotel is [...]

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Sports, Entertainment & Lifestyle

PALumba sa Masskara 2008: A Big Success

The old Bacolod Airport runway still has a good use after all. For three days, October 10-12, 2008, it was packed with a large crowd of drag racing enthusiasts for the PALumba sa MssKara 2008 which is the First National Drag Race. Racers from Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Bacolod City joined in the competition [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Bacolod City Among Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities

Bacolod online communities are buzzing with the news about a study by CyberMedia s Global Services, titled Top 8 Global Outsourcing Cities. The study shortlisted Bacolod City as one of Tier II cities globally which has a potential to be in the Top 50 Global Outsourcing Cities. This is no doubt an affirmation of Bacolod [...]

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Festivals & Fiestas

Welcome to Bacolod, City of the World

Last October 1, no less than the Philippine President Gloria Arroyo officially opened the 29th MassKara Festival. It was a historic event since it was the first in the 29 years of MassKara Festival that a Philippine President graced the occasion. This year’s theme is “Bacolod, City of the World” truly reflects the recent wave [...]

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