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Sine Halaga Film Festival and Educational Resources project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Negros Cultural Foundation Inc. calls for entries in its two-category film festival. Dubbed by the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers as 2021’s “Third Best Film Festival” after Cinemalaya and QCinema, Sine Halaga introduces Category A for Adult Filmmakers and Category B for Students Filmmakers. Category A for Adult Filmmakers refers to those aged 20 (by September 30, 2022) and over who are no longer attending school or are already professionals.  However, those who are still officially enrolled in college, may submit under Student Category their films produced from January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. For Category A, prizes for the top three winning films will ea...

A Handumanan resident avails of free consultation.* A total of 154 residents of Barangay Handumanan in Bacolod City recently benefitted from the free medical and surgical mission conducted by the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central in partnership with the Negros Economic Development Foundation.This is the third time that the club held such activity in the barangay, with the beneficiaries also given free medicines, some of which were donated by the Office of Councilor Claudio “Kalaw” Puentevella and the City Health Office.The mission served 47 pediatric patients and handled 10 OB-Gyne cases and 89 other illnesses.  The health project was led by past Rotary District 3850 Governor Dr. Enigardo Legislador, who also took charge of eight surgical operations. Legislador was j...

Sitio Madaja is located in the northern portion of Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City with a distance of approximately 15 kilometers away from the city proper. The terrain characteristics of this place are mostly hilly, muddy, and mountainous.The area was once inhabited by the rebel groups and prone to the “clustering” or “leapfrogging” methodology of the rebel groups in organizing the masses. Problems such as illiteracy coupled with the lies and deception of the NPA organizers put the community vulnerable to NPA’s - Arouse, Organize and Mobilize (AOM) strategy.Despite the geographical location of the area and the risk that continues to hover, the Association of Negros Producers (ANP), Hope Builders Organization Negros Island Inc. (HBONI), and CPSU Radyo Muscovado Sweet FM (RMSFM) c...

“Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy,” a book developed and published by Globe and non-profit Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development (CANVAS), has won as one of the best reads at the 7th National Children’s Book Awards (NCBA), the country’s premier award for locally-published children and young adult books.A board of experts from the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), a non-profit organization committed to the development of children’s literature, selected the book as one of the winners after evaluating titles published in the last two years.The activity book introduces the concept of personal data to children aged 6 to 12 and teaches them how to protect themselves online. It breaks down in child-friendly language the importance of keeping ...

Anxiety and hope fuse when confronted with the unknown. Such is human nature.Instead of succumbing to the loneliness of the enforced lockdowns, the uncertainty of the Covid pandemic brought forth the creativity of 18-year-old Bacolod-based artist Jadon Kilayko.“I’ve been painting for two years. I started during the pandemic, but I have always loved art and designing. In the past two years, I have joined around 10 group shows/art related events, one of which was in Manila and the rest here in Bacolod”, he said.With the support and help of Art District and local artists Charlie Co, RA Tijing and the Team at Orange Project, Jadon launched his first solo show on January 9. He continues to participate in art shows, while receiving guidance from various artists.Now the young arti...

The City Government of Bago is hosting this year’s Mount Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP) Festival beginning Tuesday, August 9, until August 11.Dubbed “Halad kay Kang-laon,” the fourth edition of the festivity is themed “Pagsanyog sang Kumunidad, Nasandig sa Pag-amlig sang Dunang Manggad.”Aside from Bago City, the three-day event will also be participated by five other member-local government units (LGUs) including La Carlota City, La Castellana, San Carlos City and Murcia in Negros Occidental, and Canlaon City in Negros Oriental.Mae Ann Furtos, senior tourism operations officer of Bago City, said the annual activity in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), among other stakeholders, is aimed at promo...