Miss Earth 2009 Talent Competition to be Held in Bacolod

Negrenses will have a chance to watch and support Sandra Inez Seifert as the candidate of the Philippines in the Miss Earth 2009 at the pre-pageant Talent Competition on 09 November 2009 at the L’ Fisher Hotel, Bacolod City. The pageant night will be held at Boracay Ecovillage Resort & Convention Center in Boracay Island [...]

Nature’s Village Resort: A Hideaway Close To Nature

Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City is the nearest resort-hotel from the Bacolod-Silay Airport. At only 3.5 km away from downtown Bacolod City, the resort is likewise very accessible from the capital city. When it was developed in 1992, the owners planted hundreds of eucalyptus  trees around the perimeter of the property. The trees are [...]

A Livelier MassKara with Ipanema Drum Dance

An estimated 250,000 people from all walks of life convergde at Lacson St. on October 17 to join the party along what is known as Bacolod City’s Tourism Strip. Excitement was in the air, people were restless, everybody was on their feet. Then we heard the  drumbeats and the crowd were not able to resist [...]

MassKara 2009: A Kaleidoscope of Colors and Culture

Thirty years of smile, thirty years of inspiration. The MassKara Festival was conceived 30 years ago to remind and inspire the Negrenses to remain hopeful despite tragedies and crisis. This year’s Pearl MassKara celebration will hopefully inspire the nation as well. If the Negrenses overcame the sugar crisis and tragedy of the sinking of Don [...]

Rica Paras Enters Pinoy Big Brother

Most Negrenses were glued on their TV screen last night as a housemate from Bacolod enters the Pinoy Big Brother House. Rica Paras, 26 is the Math Goddess from Bacolod Iloilo. Don’t be fooled by the looks, Rica is in fact a transvestite. But she has very impressive credentials – she graduated from the Philippine [...]

Next Stop Negros: Showing You A Different Negros

We are all too familiar with MassKara Festival and the mouth-watering delicacies of Bacolod but other than that what else about Bacolod and Negros do you know by heart? There are so many interesting sights to see but there’s more to Negros than what meets the eye. In every facet of Negrense life, there’s something [...]

Tubo Kag Madamo Pa Video

Negros Island has sugar and more! The “Tubo Kag Madamo Pa” music video showcases the best that Negros Island can offer. According to the  Department Of Tourism, both Negros Occidental and Oriental are among the Top 16 Destinations in the country for the first semester of 2009. Isn’t time for you to discover what the [...]