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Jul222024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Miss U NegOcc pageant to be held in November

Toots Jimenez, Jonas Gaffud - Miss Universe president and chief operating officer, Mags Cue, Kashmere Granada and Arnold Mercado (l-r) after the signing of the franchise contract on Monday.* A Miss Universe Philippines - Negros Occidental pageant will be held in Bacolod City in November. This was announced following the signing of a Miss Universe Philippines - Negros Occidental franchise by local director Kashmere Granada with Mags Cue - director for national search and Arnold Mercado - director for local and Asia Pacific search at Sugarland Hotel in Bacolod City, Monday, July 22. The signing was witnessed by Jonas Gaffud, Miss Universe president and chief operating officer. The screening of aspirants for the Miss Universe Negros Occid...

Jul12024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Over 2K Teleperformance employees join PH-wide Pride marches

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The TP Bacolod employees.* William Doctolero photo Teleperformance (TP) Philippines, a leading global digital business services company, marked Pride Month 2024 with an all-out participation by its workforce, with over 2,000 TP employees joining the Pride March activities in different parts of the country. In Bacolod City, Teleperformance employees joined LGBTQIA+ advocates and allies in a march from Bacolod City Public Plaza to the Provincial Capitol Lagoon and Park on Saturday, June 29, culminating the month-long celebration organized by Negros Pride. Meanwhile, employees in Manila joined what was hailed as the "largest Pride March in the Philippines" held in Quezon City on June 22. Teleperformance also supported similar marches in Baguio, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, a...

May182024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Negrense chaplain receives US Presidential award

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Negrense Don Biadog Jr. (center) receiving his award from Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of Third Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lt. Col. Robert J. Weingart.* US President Joseph Biden Jr. awarded a Lifetime Achievement award to Negrense Don Biadog Jr., a retired Navy chaplain, for his “lifetime commitment to volunteer service”. The award was presented to Biadog by Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of Third Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lt. Col. Robert J. Weingart, executive officer of headquarters and headquarters squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in San Diego, California in April. “On behalf of the American people, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to you for your volunteer leadership, and I encourage you to continue to answer the c...

May112024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Juan Calatrava Movement launched

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The Juan Calatrava Movement, founded by Calatravanhons seeking to discover and develop potential leaders, was launched at the Jose Valmayor National High School in Brgy. Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, May 9. It was attended by 80 students, and a symposium with the theme “Role of the Youth in Nation Building and Values Formation” was conducted, a press release from Andoni Llantada said. Speakers at the symposium were Juan Calatrava Movement convenors historian Dick Dedicatoria and and Andoni Llantada, youth advocate and political scientist. The speakers stressed the importance of active participation in good governance, no to selling of votes, choosing the right leaders and how to become pro...

May102024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

DOLE Usec joins NFSP graduation

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DOLE Undersecretary . Benjo Santos M. Benavidez (right) at the graduation rites with (l-r) ) DOLE VI Regional Director Sixto T. Rodriguez Jr., Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba, Assistant Secretary Lennard Constantine C. Serrano, TESDA Specialist Josie Aurelio and NFSP Vice-President Jaime G. Golez.* Undersecretary Benjo Santos M. Benavidez of the Department of Labor and Employment’s Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster attended the 63rd Closing Exercises of the NFSP Sugar Workers Foundation Technical Skills and Livelihood Training Center at Bacolod City, recently. “Congratulations to the graduates of the NFSP training center! We are happy to witness your graduation, and we pray that you ...

May92024 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Negrense writer, teacher Gawad Balagtas awardee

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Negrense writer, teacher and researcher Ma. Cecilia Locsin-Nava was one of the awardees of the 37th Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas of the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas at the University of the Philippines-Dilliman in Quezon City, Metro Manila, recently. Locsin-Nava is one of the nine awardees of this year’s Gawad Balagtas awards, which are given to Filipino writers for their exceptional work in the Filipino language and their contribution to Philippine literature. The Gawad was awarded to Locsin-Nava under the Kasaysayang Panitikan at Salin sa Ingles or Historical Literature and English Language Translations category. Locsin-Nava is acclaimed for her specialization in literature and culture in Negros and Western Visayas and is a former dean of the College of Arts a...

May82024 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Bacolod launches dance tilts to promote Chicken inasal fest

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Bacolod City officials promote the famous charcoal-grilled chicken through a teaser video of the Chicken Inasal Dance Challenge.* Organizers of this year’s Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, which is set from May 24 to 26, launched dance competitions as added attractions to the annual event, which puts the spotlight on this city’s famous charcoal-grilled chicken. To take chicken inasal global, new events include the dance challenge and modern movement competition as well as the global beats or street dance competition. Videos of Bacolodnons taking on the Bacolod Chicken Inasal dance craze were posted on social media on Wednesday after the release of the teaser video earlier this week. “This 2024, the celebration shall focus on creating platforms and portals fo...

Apr242024 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

‘Stories with a Smile’ sought for Bacolod maiden film fest

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The Bacolod City government on Tuesday, April 23, called for entries to the first Bacolod Film Festival with the theme “Stories with a Smile” set in September this year. Bacolod, known as the “City of Smiles”, is looking for short films with the “potential to inspire laughter, warmth, and a renewed appreciation for the brighter side of life”. “Bacolod should be proud of its creatives. We have very artistic directors, and actors,” Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, who chairs the Bacolod Film Festival Council, said. The competition is part of the city’s initiative in line with the implementation of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act, with additional funding from the Department of Trade and Industry. Qualified to join are producers, directors, ...

Apr162024 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Cadiz beauty wins most Lin-ay corporate awards

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Cadiz City’s Ayha Jane Sucajel* Cadiz City’s Ayha Jane Sucajel won the most number of corporate awards in the Corporate Day and Preliminary Q&A of the Lin-ay sang Negros at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City on Tuesday, April 16. Sucajel brought home seven out of 23 corporate awards in one of the important segments of the provincial pageant, a highlight of the Panaad sa Negros Festival this year. She was hailed as Miss Solana, Miss Vasoh, Miss EGY, Miss Emerald Thai, Miss Metro Inn, Miss MediFix, and Miss Petron Elite 2024. Following Sucajel was Cauayan’s bet Zoe Clarisse Limson with five corporate awards - Miss Mangan Restaurant, Azta Ambassador 2024, Miss Flower Studio, Miss Travelton, and Miss Brazaville. Kyla Ro...

Apr162024 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Victorias, Murcia proclaimed festival of dances champions

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The winning performers of Victorias City*Ronnie Baldonado photo The Sidlak Kadalag-an and Tinabuay festivals of Victorias City and Murcia were declared the champions in the city and municipality categories of the Best of Festival Dances Competition during the first day of the Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Stadium, Bacolod City, Monday, April 15. Victorias was also the champion in last year’s competition with Murcia coming in second. Victorias’ festival, which featured the city’s history, emerged the champion out of the nine cities that competed in the city category and brought home a P200,000 cash prize, Rudy Reveche, Panaad Cultural Competitions chairman, said. The Pintaflores Festival of San Carlos City was in second place with cash prize of P75,000, Silay C...

Apr132024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

CHMSU venue for WVSU exams

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The Carlos Hilado Memorial State University is the testing site for the upcoming admission examination of the West Visayas State University on Sunday, April 14.. Over 700 applicants are expected to take the exam at the CHMSU Talisay (Main) Campus with two schedules – 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 - 4 p.m. The tests will be conducted at the Function Hall, Global Learning Cafe, and four second-floor classrooms all located at the Engineering and Technology Green Building (ETGB), and the Audio Visual Room at the Library, Science, and Academic Building (LSAB). Aspiring WVSU students are advised to arrive early and bring the requirements for the examination. Last week, CHMSU began releasing the lists of those qualified for the screening stage of admission to the univers...

Mar312024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

La Castellana banana fest kicks off Monday

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The 25th Banana Festival of La Castellana town officially kicks off, Monday, April 1, simultaneous with the town's annual patronal fiesta. La Castellana Mayor Alme Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan will lead the opening ceremony at the Panorama Park at 10 a.m. Monday. Also set to start is the Agro- Trade Fair where all the fifteen barangays in the locality will showcase their products especially their homegrown bananas of different varieties. The Agro-Trade Fair will run until April 5. The weeklong festivities will also include the 1st Mayor Mhai's Garden Show that will also start Monday until April 5, and Plaza Food Park at the town plaza. Another highlight of the Silver Banana festival is the search for Banana King and Queen, Monday night to be held at ...

Mar262024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Teleperformance celebrates outstanding TP Women

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AABN artists and employees of Teleperformance Bacolod.* Teleperformance in the Philippines, global leader in digital business services, celebrated outstanding TP women as part of its International Women’s Month Summit, the highlight of the company’s month-long Women’s Month celebration. Affirming its dedication to gender equality and women's empowerment in the workplace, TP marked the event with a ceremonial signing of Teleperformance’s commitment to the Women's Empowerment Principles (UN Women and UN Global Compact), a press release from the firm on Tuesday, March 26 said. Chief Executive Officer Rahul Jolly was joined by senior leaders, TP Women leaders, and all summit attendees in this public pledge of support. Teleperformance Philippine...

Mar252024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Victorias has 3 new singing champions

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The singing champions Jabez Dean Marte, Daisyrie Occeña and Chrystelle Ann Vailoces with actress Sue Ramirez and Victorias Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez (l-r)* Victorias PIO photo Out of the 21 finalists in this year’s “Tingog sang Kadalag-an” grand finals in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, three contestants emerged as the champions on Saturday, March 23. The Tingog sang Kadalag-an grand finals was held at the Sidlak Victorias Global City in celebration of the 26th Kadalag-an Festival, a press release from the city said Monday, March 25. Chrystelle Ann Vailoces bested four other contenders in the Battle of the Champions and received a P20,000 cash prize and trophy. Daisyrie Occeña, who sang her rendition of “What Kin...

Mar252024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Sinigayan 2024 ends five-day festivities

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The “Festival of Many Causes” has ended its five-day festivities highlighted with the opening of two important infrastructures that will ease government service and boost tourism activities in Sagay City. On the 28th year of Sinigayan Festival, the city government opened the 1,500-seater Sagay City Gymnasium and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance Center, the only clearance center outside Bacolod City. This opening added to the line-up of activities which included the operation of the four festival sites namely “Dagway Sagay Arts Village”, “Taliambong Food and Entertainment Village”, “Bugay Sagay Agro-Aqua Village”, and the “Sagay Livestock Village”, a press release from Sagay City said Monday, March 25. During the festivities, M...