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Nov272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Holiday spirit alive again in iconic Christmas village

The festive holiday spirit is alive again at Bacolod’s iconic miniature Christmas village that turns 25 years old this December.Christmas songs fill the air, merrymakers are dancing on ice, the trains are running, the carnival rides are on the move, festive lights are blinking - it’s that magical time of the year once again at the 8 by 10-meter room filled with thousands of miniature objects at the ancestral home of Bacolod artist Bamboo Tonogbanua at San Juan Street in Bacolod City.The village that opened in 1996 has brought joy to thousands of children and adults but as the COVID-19 pandemic raged last year Tonogbanua was forced to close it to the public.This year the village that has undergone its annual design upgrades, the secret to its staying entertaining to even those w...

Nov252021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

9th GMEA celebrates media, content creators who inspire positive change

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The rapid adoption of digital technology has dramatically changed people’s lives and society. With this global shift to virtual spaces, the 9th Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA) aims to recognize the importance of digital platforms in delivering relevant news and content to the public.With the theme “#PadayonDigital: Uplifting Lives Through Digital Technology,” Globe invites media and content creators in Visayas and Mindanao to be part of these meaningful awards and be recognized. Storytellers can submit works that show how they embraced digital to provide inspiring narratives that mirror today’s challenges and triumphs.Padayon is a Cebuano term that means to move forward or to continue. In some cases, it is also used for cheering someone, ushering them to go on.“The 9th GME...

Nov62021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Villacampa crowned Pintaflores Queen

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The representative of Julio Ledesma National High School, Jenny Cris Villacampa, was crowned Pintaflores Festival Queen 2021 in a Facebook Live show Friday night, Nov. 5.She also bagged the People’s Choice, Best in Group Performance and Best in Production Number awards, and received a P50,000 cash prize with an additional P5,000 worth of services from Brey's Beauty Lounge.Sharame Villabeto, representing Central Philippine State University, was 1st runner-up a and Miss Photogenic, Best in Solo Performance and Ms. Brey’s Beauty Lounge – San Carlos. She received P5,000 worth of beauty services on top of her P30,000 cash prize.Marieth Pescadero, representing Colegio de Sta. Rita de San Carlos Inc., who was 2nd runner-up and Ms. Ponce Automobile Corp. received a P20,000 cash prize, ...

Oct292021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Superior

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"Superior" is RA Tijing’s 13th one-man show, a relevant comment in the social order that dictates the present dynamics of human living.Modeka describes "Superior" by definition, as pertaining “to a higher rank, status, or quality, however, for artist RA Tijing, superiority is a matter of politics and human behavior.Despite Tijing's bold use of bright colors, with endearing monster-like characters placed in an open landscape, upon closer inspection, these works draw inspiration from real socio-political and economic issues that plague our society.The exhibition consists of five paintings, each serving as a visual commentary on a certain matter. One example would be his piece entitled "Coke It Is!" which depicts the famous (or rather infamous) North Korean politician Kim Jong-un ...

Oct222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

San Miguel Pale Pilsen releases Larry Alcala X Rob Cham IconiCan

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San Miguel Pale Pilsen continues to serve delightful bonding moments and unforgettable memories with its time-tested brew. Through the years, this iconic Filipino beer has brought people from all walks of life together, helping shape local culture through music, fashion, and the arts.This Holiday season, to commemorate the brand’s timeless taste and signature style, San Miguel Pale Pilsen merges classic with contemporary through its limited-edition IconiCan. Bringing beer lovers together through creativity, the IconiCan is a product of an exciting collaboration between two award-winning visual artists, the late editorial cartoonist Larry Alcala and touted graphic novelist Rob Cham.Alcala was awarded the title of National Artist for Visual Arts posthumously for his body of work thro...

Oct212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

‘Imaginary Disorder’

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"Imaginary Disorder" is Jay-R Delleva’s 8th one-man show, accomplished in the middle of the pandemic.His curator Moreen Austria wrote that it is “commonly assumed that one is constantly predisposed by their outside environment when the influences, in reality, come from within. To quieten intrusive thoughts, the mind when foggy and in circles, cross-questions sometimes unwillingly and recedes to a corner of comfort."Imaginary Disorder" is Delleva's solo exhibition where comfort and unrest form an assemblage of his conscious and subconscious experiences and contemplations.Extending feelings of anxiety beyond questions of unfamiliarity, his works merge these into domestic and phobic spaces where limits and boundaries blur. Without intention to influence nor evoke a thought, the ar...

Sep272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Chan gives advice on coping with Covid lockdown, singing

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Jose Marie Chan dishes out advice on Saturday, Sept. 25*“Be prayerful and if you can, go to mass everyday online.”That is the advice of singer-songwriter Jose Marie Chan to people suffering from cabin fever because of COVID-19.“Get inspiration from homilies…it is very important that we are connected with our God,” he said, in “An afternoon to Remember with Jose Marie Chan”, a Zoom gathering of media practitioners from around the country organized by Selrahco led by Charles Lim on Saturday, September 25.Chan, an adopted son of Bacolod City, said the three important tenets are faith, hope and charity.“Faith that we believe that Jesus is God’s only begotten son who was born to this earth to save us from our sins so there will be eternal life for all of us after this journ...

Sep232021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Champion Negrense archer turns to brush, easel, canvas

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Salvador Escalante III with his painting titled "Galingan."*Ronnie Baldonado photoHibalag founder JR Ledesma's opus salutes the medical frontliners and recognizes their sacrifices in this 24 by 24 inches acrylic on canvas commissioned by Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr.*“Proclivity,” an art exhibition at the Cadiz City Mall, that runs until September 26.*Salvador Escalante III, a champion archer, has set his sight on a new target - blending colors and creating forms with lines.The 19-year-old dabbled most of his teenage years in various sporting disciplines, the COVID-19 pandemic brought him back to one of his childhood hobbies: painting.“I started painting when I was around Grade 3. I thought painting is something I won’t excel in so I shifted to sports. Then COVID ...

Sep222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Tawong Dalan to launch album on Sept. 22

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Tawong Dalan, a band composed of four Negrenses, will hold its online album launch 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 22.It will be live streamed on the official Facebook page of Tawong Dalan, lawyer Prince Delloso, the band’s vocalist, said."Tawong Dalan is a band composed of four people who come up with songs that speak of life lessons that are picked up from the streets, and the road of life as a whole," Deloso said.Their album includes several genres such as reggae-rock, ballad, and pop jazz, he said.The songs in their album are all written in Hiligaynon aimed at touching the hearts of the masses, he added.The members of Tawong Dalan are: Prince Gil F. Delloso on vocals, Angelo Oro on guitars, Christian Samillano on bass, and Nathanael Paul Castillo on drums.*

Sep62021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Power of faith, prayers save 4-year-old, pa says

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A 4-year-old girl who was near death in August miraculously survived her ordeal after her parents surrendered her fate to God.“We believe that Kassy’s story was chosen so people will believe in the power of faith, prayers, and miracles again,” said her father John Karlo Legarde, who grew up in Silay City, Negros Occidental, but now lives in Pasig City.Kassandra Legarde spent 30 days at St. Luke's Medical Center in Taguig, Metro Manila - 23 days in the intensive care unit, 16 days intubated, six days on a nasal cannula, one day completely off oxygen support before she was finally released from the hospital.She tested negative for COVID-19 but had caught the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causing severe pneumonia.“The doctors were also challenged by the fact that her body ...