Mambukal Resort Slide for Life Video

Have you tried the Mabukal Resort Slide for Life? Not yet? Well, you are missing a lot. Watch this video if you are not yet convinced to try the Slide for Life. Yes, I’m one of the two shrieking women in the video. Once you get the hang of it, you will actually be looking [...]

Mila’s Royal Bibingka

Most people would always associate the town of Hinigaran with talaba (oyster). However, for those with a sweet tooth, it’s Mila’s Royal Bibingka which they look forward to. Mila’s Restaurant is one of those establishments in Hinigaran that you may consider a household name. It’s located along the highway, near the plaza, so it’s easy [...]

We’re at Negros Daily Bulletin Too!

The Negros Daily Bulletin has featured our posts in their weekend edition for several weekends already under the Blog It column.  Fellow Negros bloggers Eric of Byahilo and Ruby Ricafrente of PinayMommyOnline were also previously featured in the same column. It’s a good thing that our mainstream media are beginning to recognize blogs as important [...]

Spotting the Rarest Deer in the World

The Visayan spotted deer (Cervus alfredi) is considered as the most endangered deer in the world. They used to be widely distributed in the six islands in the Visayas but are now considered extinct in four of these islands and are now believed to exist in the islands of Negros and Panay. It is listed [...]

Saving the Visayan Warty Pig

The Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) or  baboy talunon, as we locally call it, is considered the most critically endangered species of wild pigs in the world. The Visayan warty pigs are endemic to the six islands in the Visayas but are already extinct in four islands. They can only be found now in their [...]

Nine Lives Are Not Enough to Save the Visayan Leopard Cat

The first time you see a Visayan leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis rabori) kitten, the first thought that might cross to mind is Puss in Boots in the movie Shrek. They look so adorable and vulnerable that you would want to take them home as pets. They are vulnerable, yes, but they are not suitable as [...]

Ensaymada ni Amiga Tata

She is Amiga Tata to Negrense viewers of the local TV Show Mag-TV Na Amiga. Lowelia Marie “Tata” is also into cooking. If you follow the show, you may have caught her segment where she features food and cooking. Her food processing company LM Jarvis Gourmet Foods is behind the famous Jarvis Krispee Kangkong, Red [...]

No Freedom of Flight for the Visayan Tarictic Hornbill

The Visayan Tarictic Horbill (Pedelopides Panini) is endemic to the Philippines in the islands of Negros , Guimaras, Masbate,  Panay and offshore islands of Sicogon and Pan de Azucar. The tarictic hornbill is now considered endangered specie with only about that 1,800 remaining in their natural habitat in the islands of Panay and Negros. The [...]

Where to Buy Durian in Negros

It smells sweet to those who love it but it smells like hell to those who don’t. Durian, the king of tropical fruits is also available in Negros Occidental. It is usually in season this time of the year so you don’t need to go to Davao to have your fill of the creamy, delicious [...]

The Negros Organic Market

The Negros Organic Market located at the back of the Negros Provincial Capitol is a product of the efforts of the Organic na Negros! Organic Producers and Retailers Association (ONOPRA). It was organized after the successful holding of the 1st Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival in 2006. Fresh organic produce can be bought at the [...]

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