Friday 18th May 2012

News & Events

Healing Through Healthy Food with Kusinero Negrense Series 3

Ever since I featured the “Healing Through Healthy Food” lecture series of Kusinero Negrense Ronnie Guance, I received several inquiries for the next schedule. Fortunately, you don’t have to wait long. This Friday, May 18, 2012 at 8am to 11am the Session 3 of Ronnie’s talk and cooking demo will be held at Aboy’s Restaurant. [...]

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Pacquiao beats China to end Standoff

Who would have thought it will take Manny Pacquiao to beat China to end the Philippines and China’s month long standoff at Scarborough Shoal? Well, at least in this anime video produced by a Taiwanese news site New Media Animation TV. The site called China’s claim of the whole South China Sea as “ridiculous” and [...]

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Join the Google Map Maker Summit in Bacolod and Help Map the Sweet Spot of the Philippines

Google will sponsor Google Map Maker Summits in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The summit is envisioned to kick off Mapping Activities to help Philippine tourism and disaster preparedness all over the country with the use of Google Map Maker. Google Map Maker allows you to add and update geographic information for millions of users to [...]

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Nature, Travel & Tourism

Negros Navigation Finally Bids Farewell

The name Negros Navigation and SuperFerry will soon be just a part of our memory since the two companies which were already merged under ATS Consolidated will now be called 2GO Travel. Negros Navigation has been a big part of inter-island travel not only for Ilonggos and Negrenses but also for most Filipinos. The company [...]

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Sipalay City to Host National Triathlon 2012

Sipalay City will host the National Age Group Triathlon Series 2012 on March 24, 2012. Sipalay is an ideal location since it has very good road network and the fact that it has also one of the country’s best beaches is also an added plus factor. Since the Sipalay triathlon event will be held during [...]

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Updates on the Effects of the 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake in Negros Oriental

February 12, 2012 As of 1am February 12, 2012, PHIVOLCS Seismic Station in Maasin City, Southern Leyte recorded a total of 1,514 aftershocks, 90 of which were felt. Casualties Dead* 41 (17-Guihulngan;8-Jimalalud; 3-Tayasan; 1-Bindoy; 2-Manjuyod; 2-Ayungon;1-Bais; 8-La libertad) Injured 54 (12 – Jimalalud; 42 – Guihulngan) Missing 67 (28-Guihulngan;39- La libertad) *two of the former [...]

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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shook Visayas

The 6.9 Magnitude earthquake shook Iloilo (Panay), Negros and Cebu Islands yesterday, February 6, 2011. The earthquake caused landslides, cracks on highways and bridges and damages on buildings. Classes and work in most offices in Central and Western Visaya were suspended. Shopping malls temporarily closed for inspection for possible damages. It was reported that a [...]

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6.8 Magnitude Earthquake hits Iloilo, Negros, Cebu

A 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake was felt in Iloilo, Negros and Cebu at 11:49 AM. Most employees in the offices in Bacolod City went out of their buildings to be safe. It was almost one minute long with aftershocks felt a few seconds after. Here’s the detail and location of the earthquake according to the US [...]

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Remembering 2011 and Looking Forward to 2012

I know this may already be a little late for a review of 2011 but I hope you’ll understand. I just got married so a little procrastination may be excused. There were a lot of goings-on in 2011 for Negros Occidental and for my personal life as well. It’s been an exciting year and here [...]

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Let’s Bring Back Christ to Christmas

Every Christmas, I hear people complaining there’s not enough money for giving gifts and to buy food for Noche Buena. I wonder, isn’t Christmas about the birth of Jesus Christ? He is the gift of the Father to us and He did not ask for anything in return. The best gifts I think are those [...]

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I Just Got Hitched!

It’s the first night after my wedding night and I can’t sleep. Not for the reason you were probably thinking. It’s just now that I can look back on the days leading to my wedding day and ponder on the things that have happened and those I wished happened. This is going to be a [...]

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