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Mar202023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Vet student crowned 1st Sidlak Queen winner

Kadalag-an Queen and Victorias City’s first-ever Sidlak Queen, Kyla Rose Romarate (center), with first runner up Mauren Matugas (right), and second runner up Pauline Isabelle Guanzon.* EP Studios photoVeterinary student Kyla Rose Romarate, 21, was crowned the new Kadalag-an Queen and Victorias City’s first-ever Sidlak Queen during the star-studded grand coronation night at the City Sports and Amusement Center on Saturday, March 18.Romarate from Barangay V, Victorias, is an advocate of tourism, culture, arts, and heritage.She bagged several awards, including Best in Talent, Best in Swimwear, Best in Evening Gown, Miss Photogenic, Sidlak Queen of Talk, Sidlak Designer Award, Darling of the Crowd, Ms. Northland Resort-Hotel Award, Ms. Global Strategic, and Ms. EGY Aesthetic and Me...

Mar172023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Silver Kadalag-an Festival will be star-studded, fun: Javi

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Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez (Center) says this year's festival will have a lot of fun activities.*It will be a star-studded face-to-face comeback for the five-day Silver Kadalag-an Festival in Victorias City that kicks off Friday, March 17, Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez said Thursday.Benitez said he is inviting the public to join the festival that will have a lot of exciting performers and activities lined up from March 17 to 21.The “epic and grandest” comeback of the festival, after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to draw a crowd of 15,000, organizers said.Special performers at the Kadalag-an Queen coronation night at the Victorias coliseum will he movie star and singer Sarah Geronimo and her husband, Matteo Guidicelli, and will a...

Mar152023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘Promise renewed’ as Panaad returns

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Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer and Panaad Executive Director Cheryl Decena (l-r) at the unveiling of the festival's logo. *Ronnie Baldonado photoNegros Occidental provincial government officials launched the return of the Panaad sa Negros Festival, after a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic, at the Provincial Capitol Park and Lagoon Tuesday afternoon, March 14.The launching of the 27th edition of the "festival of all festivals" with the theme, “The Promise Renewed”, included the presentation of its logo and theme song, and the sashing of the 28 Lin-ay sang Negros candidates.This year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival is scheduled at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, April 17 ...

Mar142023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Tolentino guest of honor at Sinigayan Festival 2023

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Senator Francis Tolentino *Senator Francis Tolentino will be the guest of honor at the 27th Sinigayan Festival opening at the Sagay City Public Plaza, Wednesday, March 15.The festival is back to its face-to-face activities after three years of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release from Sagay City said.Tolentino and Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson are expected to arrive for a program at the plaza and the opening of the Sinigayan festival villages, together with Mayor Narciso Javelosa, Jr., Vice Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva, Rep. Alfredo Marañon III (Neg. Occ., 2nd District), and the city councilors.These festival villages are “Bugay-Sagay Agro-Aqua Festival Village” that features the products of the 25 barangays of Sagay City, “Dagway Sagay Arts and...

Mar132023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

NOSPD named champion of Capitol waste mgmt tilt

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The Negros Occidental Scholarship Program Division (NOSPD) is the champion of the 2022 local search for the best Capitol office/hospital compliant with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Program.Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the awarding rites at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, on Monday, March 13.The other winners were the Provincial Information Office (PIO) Division - first place, Valladolid District Hospital - second place and Provincial Assessor’s Office - third place.The recognition of winners was also part of the First Quarter Provincial Capitol Solid Waste Management Task Group (PCSWM-TG) Meeting, chaired by Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II.The winners of the contest received trophies, cash prizes, and certificates.Th...

Mar122023 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

More than P2M in prizes raffled off at mass wedding

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Maximo and Patricia Mataquil, the oldest couple at the mass wedding, sign their marriage contract in front of Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez.*Ronnie Baldonado photoMore than P2 million in prizes were raffled off to the 2,023 couples who joined the mass wedding at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds on Saturday, March 12.Special prizes were also given to the oldest couple, “longest cohabitation” pair and to the three best dressed couples.The oldest couple were Maximo Mataquil, 79, and his bride, Patricia Doremon, 72, of Barangay 22, Bacolod.Mataquils' signed their marriage certificate, fed each other wedding cake and kissed on the stage to the delight of the crowd.She was very happy that she and Maximo were finally married after living together for 25 ye...

Mar102023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

IYAS La Salle nat’l writers workshop fellows named

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The 22nd Iyas La Salle National Writers’ Workshop of the University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City, announced its fellows for 2023 on Thursday, March 9.The fellows are:Lakan Uhay D. Alegre (English Creative Non-Fiction);Ivan Ridge A. Arbizo (Cebuano Balak); Agatha Faye J. Buensalida (Filipino Tula); John Mark Capiñanes (English Poetry); Maria del Carmen R. Castillo (English Poetry); Ella Leenail M. Deduro (Hiligaynon Creative Non-Fiction); Rey A. Isidto (English Short Story); Carlo Moldes (Cebuano Short Story); Jhio Jan A. Navarro (Hiligaynon Binalaybay); Khristian Ross P. Pimentel (Filipino Maikling Kuwento); Rommel A. Pamaos (Filipino Sanaysay); and Fe Esperanza P. Trampe (English Short Story)The IYAS Workshop Director is John Iremil Teodoro, and the panelists for this year are Ma...

Mar72023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Panaad sa Negros fest launching March 14

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The launching of the Panaad sa Negros Festival will be held on March 14, Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Tuesday, March 7.He said the launching will be held at the Capitol Lagoon Park or the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, depending on the weather.The actual Panaad sa Negros Festival will be held at the Panaad Park in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod, April 17 to 23.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is set to approve the logo for the festival, which is a fusion of four art works, Diaz said.The winners of the logo contest will be announced during the March 14 launching, he said.The festival music is also almost ready and just needs a little tweak, he added.The theme of the festival, which is returning after a three-year hiatus caused by the CO...

Mar52023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Tenor marries childhood crush

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Tenor Jenmai de Asis Buntalilid and his bride, KJ Cabrera, with their godmother Dulce.*Tenor Jenmai de Asis Buntalilid married KJ Cabrera at the Bacolod Cosmopolitan Christian Church on Friday, March 3, and delighted their guests with a music-filled reception.Among those who performed were Asia’s Timeless Diva Dulce, the couple’s godmother, and the Filipino tenors composed of the groom and Christian Nagano, Ervin Lumauag and Richard Supat.The love story of KJ and Jenmai started when they were pre-school classmates in 1988 at Cosmopolitan Evangelical Church in Bacolod City.The Fortenors Christian Nagano, Jenmai Buntalilid, Ervin Lumauag and Richard Supat (l-r) performing at the reception.*Asia’s Timeless Diva Dulce at the wedding.*Jenmai had a crush on KJ and h...

Mar22023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

SineMargaha 2023 top winners named

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Kent John Desamparado *A film about a grandfather’s love for his granddaughter expressed through letters and songs is this year’s best picture of the Margaha Film Festival, which was announced during the awarding ceremonies at the Sagay City Public Plaza, Saturday, March 25.The film entitled “Ang Kining Ambahanon kag Binalaybay ko Para sa Imo” was announced as SineMargaha Best Short Film for 2023 by the five-person panel of jury during the awards night, as it showed “a story that challenges the concept of the family.”The Jury’s Citation stated that despite the sentimentality and drama inherent in the story, the film avoided romanticizing the adventures of two persons, a decision that renders it even more realistic.This year’s panel of jury was composed of ...