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The singing champions Jabez Dean Marte,  Daisyrie Occeña  and Chrystelle Ann Vailoces with actress Sue Ramirez and Victorias Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez (l-r)* Victorias PIO photo Out of the 21 finalists in this year’s   “Tingog sang Kadalag-an” grand finals in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, three contestants emerged as the champions on Saturday, March 23. The Tingog sang Kadalag-an grand finals was held at the Sidlak Victorias Global City in celebration of the 26th Kadalag-an Festival, a press release from the city said Monday, March 25. Chrystelle Ann Vailoces bested  four other  contenders in the Battle of the Champions and received a P20,000 cash prize and trophy. Daisyrie Occeña, who sang her rendition of “What Kind...

The “Festival of Many Causes” has ended its five-day festivities highlighted with the opening of two important infrastructures that will ease government service and boost tourism activities in Sagay City. On the 28th year of Sinigayan Festival, the city government  opened the 1,500-seater Sagay City Gymnasium and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance Center, the only clearance center outside Bacolod City. This opening added to the line-up of activities which included the operation of the four festival sites namely “Dagway Sagay Arts Village”, “Taliambong Food and Entertainment Village”, “Bugay Sagay Agro-Aqua Village”, and the “Sagay Livestock Village”, a press release from  Sagay City said Monday, March 25. During the festivities, Manila...

Aklan State University's Kyle Francis Dela Cruz and Capiz State University's Mitchie Sumeran Sangalang were named Darling and Muse of the Media, respectively, during the Talent Competition and Media Presentation of Mr. & Ms.RASUC-VI 2024 at Ayala Malls Capitol Central on March 21.*Over 1,000 artists, performers, and coaches from 11 state universities and colleges across Western Visayas will bring in color, music, and festivities to Carlos Hilado Memorial State University this March. The 11 member SUCs of the Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges - VI are set to gather and compete in the RASUC-VI Culture and the Arts Conference and Festival from Saturday to Tuesday, March 23 to 26. “This year, the RASUC-VI Culture and...

The 29 Lin-ay sang Negros contestants Monday night.*Ronnie Baldonado photo Twenty-nine contestants representing Negros Occidental’s towns and cities in the 2024 Lin-ay sang Negros pageant were presented during the launching of the Panaad sa Negros Festival at Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City on Monday, March 18.Out of the 32 towns and cities of the province, only Manapla, Pulupandan, and Valladolid do not have contestants.The candidates are Elli Rose Elola of Bacolod City, Stephanie Kyle Salimbot of Bago City, Lestly Paclauna of Binalbagan, Ayha Jane Sucajel of Cadiz City, LJ Delima of Calatrava, Queencyl Kaye Tiwanac of Candoni, Zoe Clarisse Limson of Cauayan, Eynna Mei Lu of E.B. Magalona;Sawdia Shadia Soliva of Escalante City, Ryza Fortuna of Himamaylan City,...

Chart Motus, Jeff Moses and Joel Torre (l-r) in a scene from “Under The Piaya Moon”* Negrense film “Under The Piaya Moon” by Bacoleño Director Kurt Soberano bagged seven awards, including the Best Film award, at the first ever Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival in Quezon City, Metro Manila, March 16.The film about a young man aspiring to continue the family pastry tradition by winning an inter-city competition, was declared the best feature film beating five other films in the first installment of the film festival by shopping brand Puregold.The film was awarded Best Film, MTRCB Award for Responsableng Paglikha ng Pelikula, and technical awards for Cinematography, Editing, Production Design.Lead stars Jeff Moses and Joel Torre, also a Bacoleño, were also awarded Best Ac...

Thirty short film finalists will be screened during the 2023 Sine Negrense: Negros Island Film Festival at the Cinematheque Centre Negros located at the Negros Museum in Bacolod City on November 21 to 24.There are 15 films in the open category, while 15 student filmmakers are also slated to showcase their films in the intercollegiate category.The films are from Bacolod and Dumaguete , and the rest of Negros Occidental and Oriental, where some are top winners of their respective local film festivals. They are set to offer diverse stories across all genres in the open category.These films are “1942” directed by Kent Raven Ardeña, “Adela” by Fredu Bayon-on, “Ang Duwa ka Tinuga sa Taytay” by Junmarl B. Alconga, “Ang Handurawan ni Janjan” by Julius De la Peña, “Añoranza” by Zack Ver...