Friday 18th May 2012

Negros Occidental

Lifestyle Baking Training to be Conducted

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Association of Negros Occidental Food Processors (ANOFP), Inc. will be holding a Lifestyle Baking Training in Bacolod City. The 2-day training will provide an intensive course for beginners, homebakers, food enthusiasts, coffeeshop owners, etc. who would like to learn about the techniques and theories in baking. [...]

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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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Festivals & Fiestas

The Story Behind the Mask

The MassKara Festival has become an icon for Bacolod as the City of Smiles. It has become the symbol of how Negrenses triumphed over difficult times. The MassKara Festival was conceived in a time when the Province of Negros Occidental was reeling from the effects of the sugar crisis. Having depended largely on the sugar [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Camella Meridian Bacolod

“It’s more than just a place, it’s a lifestyle” Goes the slogan of the first real estate development project in Bacolod City of Camella Communities, Camella Meridian Bacolod. How aptly the slogan also described Bacolod City. Camella Meridian is located in Cordova/Buri Road in Brgy. Mandalagan, Bacolod City. Five model houses are currently available, Lara, [...]

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Festivals & Fiestas

Catch the Dinosaurs at Robinsons Place Bacolod

The “Dinosaurs Are Back” and they’re out to entertain you. Children and adults alike get a chance to learn more about dinosaurs when nine fully automated robotic dinosaurs are displayed at the Robinsons Place Bacolod. The exhibit opened on August 20 and will end on August 31. “Dinosaurs are Back” feature Tyrannosaurus Rex, Deinonychus, Triceratops, [...]

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Food & Dining

Bacolod Chicken House…the local legend

Bacolod Chicken House…the local legend by lloydtronco If ever there was any reason why Bacolod chicken inasal became the legendary Bacolod delicacy it is now known to be, it can all be traced back to Architect Joe Cajili’s Chicken House. Currently known as Bacolod Chicken House, the real Chicken House started as a hole-in-the-wall at [...]

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Featured

Bacolod City Welcomes 3rd LCP Negros Caravan Delegates

The Bacolod City Government with the leadership of Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia welcomed the delegated of the 3rd League of Cities of the Philippines Island Caravan at the New Government Center. The delegates and visitors were greeted with a fireworks display and with the performance of the Masskara Dancers. The 3rd LCP Island Caravan for [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

The Don Mariano Ramos Ancestral House

The Mariano Ramos Ancestral House is the ancestral home of the late Don Mariano Ramos, first appointed Presidente Municipal of Bacolod City, Philippines. It was built in the 1930s and its architecture is a combination of Castilian and Tuscan traces. It comprises three storeys including the tower room, known as the mirador. Being the second [...]

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Featured

Things to See and Do in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental

We went to visit our relatives in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. Unlike last year when we just passed by on our way to San Carlos City, we spent the day in town to explore its many landmarks. Fast Facts (from Wikipedia) Region : Western Visayas Province : Negros Occidental District : 1st District of [...]

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Food & Dining

Kape Musang of Don Salvador Benedicto

“The Luwak (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) denizen of the coffee (kopi) plantations of Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi, eats only the ripest coffee cherries. Unable to digest the coffee beans, the Luwak graciously deposits them on the jungle floor where they are eagerly collected by the locals. The stomach acids and enzymatic action involved in this unique fermentation [...]

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