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Nov292022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

USLS holds ceremonial Christmas lighting rites

The USLS Christmas tree all lighted up.*The University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City switched on its Christmas tree lights during the symbolic Institutional Christmas Lighting Ceremony held at its Handumanan Park on Monday, November 28.The annual Christmas lighting at USLS is a tradition that gathers all sectors of the Lasallian community to signal the beginning of the Christmas festivities on campus, a press release from the university said.The Center for Lasallian Ministries kicked off the event with a solemn prayer service while USLS President and Chancellor Br. Joaquin Severino Martinez and the university administrators led the switch-on ceremony.USLS President and Chancellor Br. Joaquin Severino Martinez and the university administrators led the switch-on ceremony.* ...

Nov282022 by Charlene Grace V. GelotinNo Comments

Of hard hats and steel tapes: Civil engineers at forefront of nation-building

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Officers of PICE NOC - engineers Zella Lasola, Patrick Mabag, Glia Mabag, president Leah Jamero, Dennis Vega and Romulo Acoyong (l-r)*On every family gathering where a distant relative of mine realizes I have a degree in Civil Engineering, they would often quip, “Inday, ikaw madesign sang balay ko ha.” From casual conversations to Facebook memes, some people are still under the impression that Civil Engineers are mere builders of homes.Honestly, so did I.I always thought I’d end up in the construction site right after I graduate while I oversee a residential or a commercial project. Spoiler alert: I didn’t. Turns out, there is more to Civil Engineering than just hard hats and steel tapes. With seven specialty divisions embraced by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers Inc...

Nov272022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

It’s a festive Christmas again

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The 25-foot Christmas tree at the Dumancas home*Ronnie Baldonado photoChristmas is in the air again at the home of a Bacolod businesswoman known for her festive life-size holiday decorations that have drawn many to drive by her home over the years.Ginnette Yanson Dumancas, one of the owners of Vallacar Transit Inc. and other businesses, said she did not decorate her home at Capitolville Subdivision in Bacolod City for Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic because it would not have been appropriate with all the suffering people were going through.But this year she felt it was time to bring back the festive Christmas spirit.A 25-foot Christmas tree now sits at the center of her living room and a large manger scene in another room to remind one and all why we celebrate Christ...

Nov212022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Megaworld lights up its townships in Bacolod to kick off Christmas

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HOLIDAY SPIRIT. Megaworld kicks off the holidays with its Christmas lights' switch on at The Upper East in Bacolod City Monday night, November 21.*Romeo Subaldo photoProperty giant Megaworld kicked off the holidays with the simultaneous Christmas lighting at its two townships in Bacolod City Monday night, November 21.It kicked off its “Balik Gugma sa Paskwa” event at its 34-hectare The Upper East and 53-hectare Northill Gateway."Coming from the highly celebrated hosting of The Upper East of some of the major events in this year's MassKara Festival, we are very happy to bring yet another exciting experience to the people of Bacolod. This holiday season, we want to honor the rich and colorful traditions we hold dear and keep alive, and hopefully pass on to the next generation," J...

Nov22022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

25th Adobo Festival in Silay on Nov. 5-6

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Balay Negrense and the Negros Cultural Foundation will celebrate the 25th Adobo Festival at Casa A. Gamboa, Rizal Street in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Saturday and Sunday, November 5-6.The first Adobo Festival on Nov. 5, 1998, was conceptualized when the Negros Cultural Foundation Inc. (NCF) under the leadership of Lyn Gamboa and Executive Director Lynell Gaston thought of an event which can be held annually to raise money for the Balay Negrense Museum.Since then, the NCF has been holding Adobo Cooking Competitions annually but had to stop during the COVID-19 pandemic, Reena Gamboa said.The Balay Negrense Lifestyle Museum is one of the first museums established in Negros Occidental. “Its goal is to remind Silaynons, Negrenses and tourists alike of our Silay heritage and how...

Nov22022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Sine Negrense unveils 2022 short film finalists

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The Sine Negrense in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the province of Negros Occidental, the Negros Cultural Foundation and the Negros Museum unveiled the competing films under the Open and Intercollegiate Category of the Sine Negrense:Negros Island Film Festival 2022 on Wednesday, November 2The nine finalists for the open category are:*A Cookie Movie directed by Dale Gugudan*Amo Guid Na Da Sila directed by Julius De La Peña*Ang Babayi sa Suba directed by Jonathan JurillaApple Soda directed by EMMARY*Balangaw directed by Junmarl Alconga*Golden Bells directed by Kurt SoberanoItib-ong directed by Ferdinand MacalisangOn A Knotted Bough directed by Lorenz CarmonaRitmo directed by Zack VerzosaThe 11 finalists for the intercollegiate...

Oct302022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod lawyer’s novel wins Palanca Awards grand prize

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Bacolod lawyer Raymundo Torres Pandan has been named the grand prize winner in the novel category of the 2022 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.He won for his entry entitled "Bittersweetland" and has been invited to the awards ceremony at the Ballroom of the Marquis Events Place at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig on November 30.Pandan has been a practicing lawyer for 32 years, and was the country’s youngest law school dean in 1997 at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.He was co-counsel for the petitioner in the leading freedom of expression case, “Diocese of Bacolod vs. Comelec.”Pandan won the 2015 Cirilo F. Bautista Grand Prize for the novel titled “When Will This War End?”.He has also won two other Palanca Awards, known as the Philippines’s Pul...

Oct212022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Female traffic enforcer dancing champion

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The recent 6-day Bacolod Dancing Traffic Enforcers Challenge held from October 5 to 19 in Bacolod City ended with Hazel Nagar as the champion.The performances were held six times in three busy intersections of the city and every day there were three different judges.Event creator Toots Jimenez Jr . said having new judges for every performance really proved who among them would top the competition.Scores were accumulated to get the top three winners.Fourteen BTAO traffic enforcers qualified for the competition after the elimination process of 20 entries."There was really fun on the road as drivers and commuters were amused with their dancing skills while on duty", Jimenez said.BTAO head P/Maj. Junji Liba inspired his personnel to deliver their traffic signaling dutie...

Oct192022 by Press ReleaseNo Comments

Globe Media Excellence Awards @10: Celebrating a decade of excellent storytelling

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The Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA) has served as a significant platform for thousands of stories in the past nine years, recognizing authentic and outstanding work by media practitioners from different parts of Visayas and Mindanao.As it turns 10, the longest-running media awards in Visayas and Mindanao marks this important milestone by celebrating innovations that uplift lives with compassion, care, and kindness under the #OneDigitalNation theme. This is part of Globe’s long-standing commitment to use technology for the common good and the promotion of responsible digital citizenship.“Powered by innovations from Globe, the media delivers a message of hope for a future we can be proud of. Every effort towards uplifting the lives of Filipinos in fintech, health tech, ICT, adte...

Oct182022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

MassKarade ball, street dance, competition bring in A-list celebs

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Jojie Dingcong (center, standing) with some of his volunteersChole Cuenca-Chua, Bing Villanueva, Ginnette Yanson-Dumancas and Bingbing Yusay-Sison (l-r) at Sugarland Hotel.*Big names from the world of entertainment, politics and society will be gracing the highlights of this year’s 43rd MassKara Festival.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and son, Vinny Marcos, along with Vice President Sara Duterte, plus a host of political stalwarts, top stars and celebrities will be at the MassKara Arena for the Street Dance competition this weekend.Bacolod Mayor Albee Benitez and MassKara Festival national honorary chairman, Jojie Dingcong, were instrumental in bringing in the A-list celebrities that will put the festival on the map again, after missin...