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Aug222022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Tanduay Bacolod Rum Fest competition winners named

The Tanduay Bacolod Rum Festival float parade on Sunday.*Bacolod PIO photoThe winners of the nine-day Tanduay Bacolod Rum Festival competitions were announced by organizers in a press release Monday, August 22.In the Culinaria competition Timplada Restaurant headed by Chef Jairus Cambelisa, with Florence Agraviador and James Karl Dulocanog as team members, was declared the Grand Champion. They were awarded P35,000.Firs runner-up GT Hotel with Chef Glennuel Paul “GP” Ve-lasco, Dird Rojon Eslit, and Rosemarie Claire Gwyneth Apu-rado received P25,000, while second runner-up 26 Herb Garden with Chef Joeri Ricaredo Arro and assistant cook Roland Allan Lima received P20,000.Denib Trangia was declared the grand champion of the Bottle Art competition and received a P10,000 pr...

Aug212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

‘Grandest’ MassKara set in October, new foundation for event named

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Participants in the “Mayor Albee VIP and Sponsors' Gala: A MassKara Fundraiser” on Sunday.* MassKara Festival FB page photoBacolod City is celebrating its “grandest” MassKara Festival this year, festival director Pinky Mirano-Ocampo announced on Sunday, August 21.Mirano, who is also the Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc. president, said the festival will be held from October 1 to 23 with the theme "Balik Yuhum (bring back the smiles)".The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation has been tasked by Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Benitez to organize the festival. The “Mayor Albee VIP and Sponsors' Gala: A MassKara Fundraiser” was held at the Stonehill Suites in Bacolod City on Sunday and was joined by Benitez, Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya and the 16 MassKara Queen 2022 contestants.“It is very...

Aug212022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

European envoy says theatre platform for cultural exchange

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European Union Ambassador to the Philippines, Luc Véron, and Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson with the Maskara Theatre Ensemble on Saturday, August 20.*The European Union Ambassador to the Philippines, Luc Véron, said on Saturday, August 20, that he is happy to see that the Teatro Europa theater festival has established itself as a dynamic platform for cultural exchange and collaboration with the Filipino youth.“The youth are an important pillar of society, who make a global impact and will shape the future,” the ambassador said.The ambassador was in Bacolod City to watch “Godo” performed by the Maskara Theatre Ensemble of the University of St. La Salle at the Gallaga Theater.While in Negros he visited Negros heritage sites and tasted Negrense food, Véron said, adding that he i...

Aug192022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Teatro Europa 3 in Bacolod

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The European Union Ambassador to the Philippines, Luc Véron, is in Bacolod City for the performance of “Godo” by the Maskara Theatre Ensemble of the University of St. La Salle at the Gallaga Theater on Saturday, August 20, as part of the Teatro Europa theater festival.Teatro Europa is a theater festival organized every year since 2020 by the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines as part of its efforts to disseminate European culture and to forge partnerships with Philippine academic institutions.Having been held virtually in the past two years, Teatro Europa 3rd edition is taking place in a hybrid format this year, with 18 performances, eight of which are on-site in different locations in Metro Manila, Bacolod, Baguio and Iloilo.This year’s...

Aug192022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

ANP inaugurates Bugana Pavilion, return of trade fair to Makati set

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The Association of Negros Producers (ANP) inaugurated its Bugana Pavilion at the South Capitol Road in Bacolod City on Thursday, August 18, which will showcase small farmers’ produce.ANP president Arlene Infante, Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte - 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, and Provincial Tourism Officer Cheryl Decena cut the ribbon at the inauguration.The agri-sector is the latest category to be added to the ANP membership Infante, said.When the ANP engaged with the Department of Science and Technology in the implementation of their Community Empowerment through Science and Technology Program, its Kabankalan project won a cash price in the regional category, she said.Infante said ...

Aug92022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Sipalay resident wins world vocal coach award

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Sipalay Mayor Ma. Gina Lizares with Elipas C. Sibua *A resident of Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, won the 2022 Outstanding Vocal Coach of the Year award at the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) 25th Anniversary at Disneyland in Anaheim, USA.Elipas C. Sibua bested hundreds of vocal coaches from 32 countries during the competition held July 22-30, a press release from Sipalay City said Tuesday, August 9.Sibua of Brgy. 2, Sipalay City, works as a vocal and music teacher and has been the national director ofthe United Arab Emirates Team for four years. The WCOPA, dubbed the “Talent Olympics”, is a prestigious event where different talents from all over the world vie for the title to be the best of the best.WCOPA is the o...

Jul282022 by Francis PabianiaNo Comments

‘Skim, Surf, and Frisbee’ festival set

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With tourism recovery efforts still ongoing after the Typhoon Odette devastation, the local government of Sipalay City is set for its second Skim, Surf, and Frisbee Fest Friday, July 29.The local government in collaboration with the City Locals Steelwolves Skimboarding, City adDISC Ultimate, Panaon Surf Camp, City Tourism Development and Promotion Office, and City Sports Office, are expecting around 250 sports enthusiasts for the three-day festival starting Friday until July 31.The organizers said that the participants will come from various places in the Negros Island, Davao, Leyte, Siquijor, Cebu, and Iloilo.Jerick Lacson, city tourism officer, said the activity will strengthen sports tourism as one of the unique selling points of the city as a tourist destination and bring i...

Jul202022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NTF preparations on for return to Glorietta

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36th Negros Trade Fair meeting on Wednesday, July 20.* Ronnie Baldonado photoPreparations are underway for 36th Negros Trade Fair (NTF) at Glorietta in Makati City on September 20 to 26, Christina Gaston, Association of Negros Producers chairperson, said Wednesday, July 30.The theme of this year’s trade fair is “Hidlaw” so they will be bringing back old favorites, she said.“We will be highlighting products and food from the districts, festivals and outreach projects.” Gaston added.The last NTF at Glorietta was in September 2019. It had to be held online in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.“Last year, 2021, we had the NTF online and this year, 2022, we will be going back to Glorietta in September, which will still have an online component,” Gaston said.Michael C...

Jul172022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Guv lauds dedication of medical technologists

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Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson acknowledged the dedication and courage of medical technologists, particularly as frontliners in the fight against COVID-19, during the 11th PAMET Visayas Conference hosted by the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists Inc. - Negros Occidental Chapter in Bacolod City on Friday, July 15.Lacson said that medical technologists courageously exposed themselves to patients by being swabbers, and by performing the actual testing at the molecular laboratory, on top of enduring the heat of the PPEs they need to wear for long hours.“Humanity has been aware of the importance of medical technology in the health sector, but the recent health crisis, more than ever, highlighted the significance of medical technologists,” he said.The governo...

Jun62022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros’ representative wins Miss World Philippines title

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Miss World Philippines 2022 Gwendolyne Fourniol who represented Negros Occidental.* Miss World Philippines Organization photoThe 21-year-old French-Filipina beauty who represented Negros Occidental was crowned Miss World Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City in the early hours of Monday, June 6.Gwendolyne Fourniol bested 35 other aspirants for the title.She previously joined the Miss World Philippines 2021 pageant representing Himamaylan City where she made it to the Top 15.Gwendolyne is the daughter of Simfrosa Bolivar Fournial who lived in Kabankalan City but is a member of the Bolivar-Jaruda clan of Himamaylan City, and her father is Thierry Fourniol of France, her aunt Rita Lamayo Balisnomo said.Mayor Raymund Tongson congratulated Gwendolyne in behalf ...