Tuesday 7th February 2012

Philippines

Verdana Homes ASYANA Grand Launch Interview

(The following are exclusive interviews of TheSugarFairy during the Verdana Homes ASYANA Grand Launch. Photos courtesy of Annie May Alegato-Valdez) Hon Cong. Monico Puentevella: TheSugarFairy: I am a Professional Nurse and I find it very hard to cross both straits (Iloilo and Cebu) just to process my Professional License Card. How about Bacolod having a [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Negros Firm Awarded Most Outstanding Medium Enterprise

Negros firm Vicmik Enterprises was awarded on July 8, 2009 the first-ever Presidential Awards for Outstanding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise. Vicmik Enterprises was one of nine Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao who received the awards. Vicmik Enterprises received the award for Medium category in Visayas. The award was [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

Victorias City’s Church of the Angry Christ

Church of the Angry Christ. The name invokes a sense of wonder. Perhaps because anger is one of the seven deadly sins and it’s strange that a Catholic Church would associate Christ with it. I haven’t had the opportunity to visit the Church of the Angry Christ even though I often visit Victorias City. It [...]

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Featured

Three Negros Occidental Candidates in Ms. Philippines Earth Pageant

Three Negros Occidental beauties are vying for the 2009 Ms. Philippines-Earth title. Ms. Jan Maricris Vega of Bacolod City, Ms. Adie Adelantar of Victorias City, and Ms. Sandra Seifert representing Negros Occidental are all competing for the 9th Annual Ms. Philippines-Earth. The people of Negros Occidental are all excited to watch the Coronation Night on [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

World-Class Bago Silk from OISCA

Sericulture, the rearing of silkworm for the production of raw silk, is a thriving industry in Bago City that supports hundreds of farmers. Because of its potential, Silk is the One Town, One Product (OTOP) of Bago City and the banner OTOP of the Province of Negros Occidental. The Silkworm Rearing Project in Bago City [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Flyover Soon to Rise in Bacolod City

Two flyovers will soon rise in Bacolod City in order to help ease the heavy traffic experienced during peak hours. The two flyovers proposed are to be located at the Lacson – B.S. Aquino junction and Lacson – Burgos junction. Lacson Street is a main thoroughfare in Bacolod City where north bound vehicles pass by [...]

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Featured

Bacolaodiat 2009 Opening

Kung Hei Fat Choi! The Bacolaodiat 2009, Bacolod City‘s own celebration of the Chinese New Year has officially opened with grandiose activities that showcase the best in Filipino and Chinese cultures. The Lopues San Sebastian booth was the center of attention since it was all covered with Chinese lanterns. A cultural show was held at [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Bacolod City in Rated K

Different places in the provinces were featured in Rated K last Sunday for being The Best or Number One in different areas. Bacolod City was featured because the city was named the Best Place to Live in the Philippines by MoneySense Magazine last year. According to Heinz Bulos, Editor-in-Chief of Moneysense, Bacolod has the best [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

And So There Was Light

Several areas in Bacolod City including the downtown area experienced black-out last Friday night. Except for business establishments with generators, the rest of downtown area had no electricity. The “power struggle” between the city government and the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) had shown its ugly face and the consuming public are caught right in [...]

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Featured

Sipalay City Tourist Spots

Sipalay City is Negros Occidental’s best kept tourist destination. But it is a secret no more as no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo bared to the world the city’s attractions when she went diving in Sipalay City. Touted as the “Jewel of the Sugar Island”, Sipalay City is fast becoming a destination of choice among [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

Lanterns at the Provincial Jail

Ever since I transferred here in Bacolod City, I would always look forward to the lanterns displayed in front of the Negros Occidental Provincial jail during Christmas season. The bright colors of the lanterns can make you forget who crafted them. These lanterns are made by the inmates themselves while their family sells them outside [...]

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