Friday 18th May 2012

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Do you know where Fr. Ferrero Street is?

The City Council recently approved the ordinance naming the street marked Road Lot 4 and Road Lot 9 in the Reclamation Area as Father Mauricio Ferrero, OAR Street. The street was inaugurated last January 19, in the eve of the Feast of San Sebastian The street is bounded on the north by the property of [...]

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Lanterns at the Provincial Jail

Ever since I transferred here in Bacolod City, I would always look forward to the lanterns displayed in front of the Negros Occidental Provincial jail during Christmas season. The bright colors of the lanterns can make you forget who crafted them. These lanterns are made by the inmates themselves while their family sells them outside [...]

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Christmas Village on Display

Bacolod artist Bamboo Tonogbanua once again share his collection of miniature Christmas Village to the public throughout the Christmas season. The Christmas Village are on display at SM City activity center and at the Tonogbanua’s residence at San Juan St. where visitors can visit from 6 to 9 pm by appointment. Tonogbanua started collecting in [...]

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Negros Occidental Catholic Churches

Catholic churches have both historical and spiritual values to us Filipinos. Colonial churches are proof of Spain’s influence and provides a wealth of information to the life of our ancestors during the colonial period. Many of us know that our local delicacies dates back to the time some of the colonial churches were built. Egg [...]

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Experience Negros Heritage Through Churches

I will be going with friends who were commissioned by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to conduct photo-documentation of Catholic Churches in Western Visayas. Today will be the start for the Negros Occidental leg which will end on Monday, December 1. I know it will be a grueling three days considering [...]

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Two Carlos Hilado Grads Top November 2008 CE Board

The pioneer Civil Engineering graduates of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College has produced top caliber graduates as two landed in the Top Ten of the November 2008 Civil Engineering Licensure Board Examination. At second place, with a 98.95 percent rating, is Jeshurin Dacules Severo and at fourth place with a 97.55 percent rating is Janean [...]

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Namet Gid Eh!

I watched Namets! last night and was lucky enough to have a glimpse of Angel Jacob and Christian Vasquez who were sitting on the row in front of me. They played the role of Cassie Labayen and Jacko Teves, respectively, the two former lovers whose lives got intertwined through their love for food. Namets is [...]

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Experience Negrense Cuisine Through Namets!

Namets is slang for Hiligaynon word “namit” meaning yummy so expect to salivate from all the delicious food which are featured in Namets! directed by Negrense Jay Abello and screenplay by Vicente Garcia Groyon. Namets was a finalist to the Cinemalaya 2008. Much can be gleaned about our culture from our local cuisine – our [...]

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Cinco de Noviembre: The Day Negros Bluffed Its Way To Freedom

Today, Negrenses celebrate the Al Cinco de Noviembre to commemorate the Negrenses’ uprising against the colonizers on November 5, 1898. The uprising led to the surrender of the Spanish troops in the province and the establishment of the short-lived Cantonal Government of Negros reuniting Negros Occidental and Oriental. Led by Gen. Juan Araneta from Bago [...]

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The Ruins, Talisay City: A Gem from the Rubble

The Ruins showcases what is left of the Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson Ancestral Home in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. During its heyday, the mansion was the largest residential structure ever built. It boasted of its garden of lilies in and around the four-tiered fountain on the mansion’s front lawn and the finest furniture, chinaware and [...]

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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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