Sunday 5th February 2012

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Bacollywood: Cinema Rehiyon 2012 to Showcase the Best of the Regions

February is the Arts Month and this year, Bacolod City will host Bacollywood: Cinema Rehiyon 2012, , a National Independent Film and Video Art Festival, a project of the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) on February 8-11, 2012. Bacollywood has featured films in Negros and other provinces in the Visayas since its [...]

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Pureza: Dissecting the Negros Sugar Industry

Pureza: The Story of Negros Sugar is a full-length documentary film dissecting the sugar industry and how it has affected the lives of almost 3 million people in Negros island. Sugar is the oil that runs the economy of Negros. Negros Occidental alone produces more than half of the total sugar production of the Philippines. [...]

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Bacolaodiat 2012 Schedule of Activities

The Bacolaodiat Festival 2012 will be celebrated on January 20-23 and this year will be the 7th BacoLaodiat Festival which will usher in the Year of the Dragon with the theme “A Majestic Spirit in a Challenging Year.” Bacolaodiat which was coined from Bacolod and Lao Diat (Fookien word for celebration), is Bacolod City’s celebration [...]

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Virgen Sang Barangay Chapel

I believe the Virgen sang Barangay Chapel is one of the most beautiful churches in Negros Ocidental. In fact, I find it so beautiful I got married there. Located inside Sta. Clara Subdivision, considered as the Forbes Park of Bacolod City, the chapel is quiet, intimate and with no unwanted observers. If you’re planning to [...]

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Fresh Start Organics: Your Partner to a Healthier Lifestyle

Fresh Start Organics in Silay City is more than just a business. It’s a social enterprise helping hundreds of farmers in Negros Occidental with impacts on consumers’ health, fair trade and environmental conservation. The organic movement in Negros Occidental started in the 1980s with players from the NGO sector. It gained a stronger support from [...]

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Silay City Christmas Village 2011

When I agreed to be one of the judges in Silay City’s Christmas Village Arko Competition, little did I know that I will be the only non-artist in the group. It was an honor to be in such an esteemed group of judges. Good thing they have no air and made jokes so I was [...]

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6th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival Program of Activities

The 6th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival will run on December 16-20, 2011 with various activities. There will be trade fairs, lectures, cooking demo, farm ours, fashion show, art workshop and more. The venue will be at the Provincial Capitol grounds, Organic Market, Provincial Capitol Social Hall and NOMPAC Gym. Date Activity Dec. 16, 2011 [...]

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Fresh Start Organics Store at Robinsons Central Citywalk

Fresh Start Organics will be inaugurating their Organic and Natural Store today December 14, 2011 at the Robinsons Central Citywalk coinciding with the birthday of the owner Chin Chin Uy. Organic consumers will now have a place where they can buy organic fresh produce, rice, coffee, fruit jams, and personal care products of Fresh Start [...]

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Meet the Chefs of the Organic Cookfest 2011

The 6th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival is no doubt the most anticipated organic event of the year. You don’t get to see all of these world-class chefs and restaurateurs in one event very often. Don’t miss to attend the various lectures on different topics on organic lifestyle and see various cooking demo by the [...]

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Bacolod City Enjoyed a Full View of the Total Lunar Eclipse

My friends and I were hanging out t the Robinsons Central City Walk when my friend Weng commented how beautiful the moon was. Indeed, the sky was cloudless so we get to enjoy the full moon. It was only when I got home and logged in at Facebook that I learned that we are also [...]

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Fresh Start Organics Farm in Silay: A Showcase on Sustainable Farming

Do you know that vegetable farming can earn you more per square meter than sugarcane farming? At least that’s true in the case of Fresh Start Organics Farm in Silay City. What started as just a demo farm to showcase their organic fertilizer product is now a showcase of sustainable farming and one that is [...]

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