Friday, September 3, 2010

Panaad Sa Negros 2009 Festival Dance Competition

One of the reasons why Panaad Sa Negros is touted as the Festival of all Festivals is because the different Festivals of Negros Occidental competes against each other as the Best of Festivals. A huge 15,000 crowd came to witness the performances of the 23 competing festivals and one guest performer during the Panaad 2009 [...]

La Basilia White Beach Resort

November 24, 2008 by Glady  
Filed under Featured, Nature, Travel & Tourism, San Carlos City

La Basilia White Beach Resort in Sipaway Island is a favorite weekend destination for locals and tourists who are traveling to Sipaway on a budget. It provides decent accommodation at an affordable rate. La Basilia is located in Brgy. Ermita, Sipaway Island, just less than 15 minutes away from San Carlos City on a pump [...]

Bacolod City, San Carlos City Featured in Masigasig

Bacolod City and San Carlos City were featured in the October and November issue of Masigasig Magazine, respectively. Masigasig is a free magazine of Globe Telecoms and it features topics on entrepreneurship. The feature on the two cities highlighted the best practices, business environment, tourism and investment opportunities. This is a good promotion for the [...]

San Carlos City’s Pintaflores Festival 2008

November 7, 2008 by Glady  
Filed under Featured, Festivals & Fiestas, San Carlos City

Aside from the celebration of Negros Day or the Cinco de Noviembre, another important event is celebrated in San Carlos City, the Pintaflores Festival. The festival is also in celebration of the Feast of San Carlos de Borromeo, Patron Saint of San Carlos City, whose feast falls on November 4. This First Class Component City [...]

San Carlos City – An Enchanting Experience

September 21, 2008 by Glady  
Filed under Nature, Travel & Tourism, San Carlos City

I’ve been to San Carlos City, Negros Occidental several times already but last week’s trip was the first time that I get to visit Brgy. Codcod, the Vegetable Basket of Negros. It was on official trip so we asked assistance from the City Government and we were not disappointed. The people of San Carlos City, [...]

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 [...]