Friday 18th May 2012

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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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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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Virgie’s Homemade Products

Humble Beginnings … “What I am now and how people, especially my customers viewed Virgie’s Homemade Products is a product of the interdependency of all elements in life, but most of all, God’s Divine Providence subsumed them all”, Mrs. Virginia O. Chua, the owner quips. It all started from a mere hobby 34 years ago. [...]

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San Carlos City – An Enchanting Experience

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, [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

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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Education, Governance, & Business

Negros Occidental Products Under OTOP Philippines

Behind the name of every town and city of the Philippines, there’s a distinct product attached to it. Whenever you visit a place in the Philippines, chances are you’re going to bring home a product unique to that place. This is what the One Town, One Product (OTOP) is all about, to bring to the [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Palmetto Project Launched

St. Rafael Development Corporation (SRDC) officially launched the Palmetto project during the MulAPO sa Puso concert and celebration of their anniversary last September 5, 2008 at the USLS Coliseum. The groundbreaking for Palmetto was conducted last September 4, 2008. Palmetto is the newest project of SRDC in Bacolod City which will feature condominium units in [...]

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