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Oct302022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod lawyer’s novel wins Palanca Awards grand prize

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...

Oct172022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Star-studded Miss Bacolod MassKara pageant night at USLS Wednesday

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Bacolod will have its new queen crowned in a star-studded Miss Bacolod MassKara beauty pageant at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 19.Two former national beauty titlists, Billie Hakenson and Pauline Amelinckx will be hosting the pageant night and high profile personalities in the world of pageantry and entertainment have been invited to judge the event.Hakenson was Miss Universe Philippines 2020 fourth runner-up while Amelinckx was most recently crowned as Miss Universe Philippines Charity 2022.Rodney Ascalon, pageant director said winners of the tilt will automatically represent the city national beauty pageants.As such, most of the judges are known in the pageant circles, including this year’s Miss Universe Philippines 2022, Celeste Cortes...

Oct172022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

MassKara Cake Festival in Ayala on Tuesday

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The pandemic has brought out skills and talents among many of us amidst long lockdowns. Online barter and market places thrived with home-cooked delicacies that made entrepreneurs among homemakers.This inspired restaurateur, Joylyn Young Uy, to sponsor the MassKara Cake Festival 2022 to discover home grown talents in the field of baking and provide them a venue and a small capital of P50,000 for the grand prize.On October 18, catch ten would-be bakers compete in a live Dress-The-Cake competition and 20 other entries of cakes display, plus the search for the 1st Bakersfield MassKara Cake Queen at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central starting at 10 a.m.Joylyn who is a baker and manages Joy’s Kitchen Bacolod along with her brother, Stev Young and cousin, Joydee, thought of adding this ...

Oct162022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bailes de Luces wins in South Korea festival

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La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Nicor Mangilimutan with the Bailes de Luces dancers in South Korea.* Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Bailes de Luces dancers of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, won the best foreign performer excellence award at the 2022 Chungjang World Festival of Recollection in Gwangju City in the Donggu District of South Korea, on Saturday, October 15.La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Nicor Mangilimutan who led the Bailes de Luces delegation said she was very happy that they won despite the difficulties they went through in raising the funds and availing of visas to join the festival.She also thanked the dancers for all the hard work they put into their performance.They won 2 million Korean Won (P81,738.6), the mayor said.Although the prize is not very much it was w...

Oct142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Feminine Touch exhibit

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Nanette Milabo, Board Member Rita Gatuslao, Dolly Gatuslao, and Marie June Castro (l-r) at the opening of an all-female art exhibit "Women Strokes" at Ayala Malls Capitol Central, Bacolod City Monday*The Feminine Touch artists launched a group art exhibit for-a-cause at the ground floor of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central, Bacolod City, Monday that will run until October 19.Titled "Women Strokes", the show features the works of Dolly Gatuslao, Genevieve Abeto, Miriam Bayles, Doreen Dofitas, Sony Golez, Pablita Nava, Patty Jane Ong, Sandy Solinap, Svetlana Sevilleno, Konica Faustino, Chin Guanzon-Romorosa, and Chrysee Samillano.Genevieve Abeto, Svet Sevilleno, Pablita Nava, Patty Jane Ong, Nenette Milabo, Board Member Rita Gatuslao, Dolly Gatuslao, Sony Golez, Doreen Dofitas,...

Oct142022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Elemental Majica: A magical world

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Rafael Paderna's towering sculpture "Rock On."*This year’s art offering for the 43rd MassKara Festival from the artists’ community in the Orange Project is a mix of the unknown and the reality.“Elemental Majica” which opens its doors on Saturday, October 15, is the most in-depth and wide-range collaborative exhibition of over 60 artists who worked ceaselessly for months to transport art lovers to a world of magic through art installations, sculptures, paintings, music, dance and an interactive AI installation from foreign artists, among others.Guest artists Juliana and Andrey Vrady with Charlie Co and Bong Lopue (l-r).*At the helm of it are artists, Charlie Co and Bong Lopue, the men behind Orange Project that has nurtured and provided space for local artists for almost two...

Oct132022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

San Miguel Pale Pilsen releases limited edition ‘Play Pilsen’ cans

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San Miguel Pale Pilsen continues to serve exciting bonding experiences for family and friends with its best-tasting brew. Bringing together people from all walks of life, the iconic Filipino beer connects with the current culture and influences local lifestyle.To further inspire generations of drinkers, San Miguel Pale Pilsen plugs into music to immerse its followers in a vibe. With the release of its limited edition ‘Play Pilsen’ cans, San Miguel Pale Pilsen lets drinkers explore worlds of music tethered on the brand’s distinct taste, a press release from San Miguel said Thursday, October 13..The whole barkada can enjoy three different playlists for different moods: REWIND and take a step back with classic OPM hits; TAMBAY and take it easy with chill/lounge music; and GALAW and sh...