What we saw during the Silay heritage tour we had during the Philippine Blog Awards Visayas was not the usual image of Silay with its grand mansions and affluent landowner-residents. I can say it was a Silay from the sacada perspective. Ver Pacete, Silay Tourism Officer brought us to Hacienda Adela to experience how the […]
Archives for November 2011
All Set for the 2nd Visayas Blogging Summit in Cebu
More than 250 bloggers from all over Visayas will converge in Cebu City for the much awaited 2nd Visayas Blogging Summit. After the successful hosting of the Philippine Blog Awards – Visayas by the Negros Bloggers, Visayas bloggers will once again gather together to listen to featured speakers talk on various topics in connection to […]
6th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival
The organizers of the first and longest running organic festival in the country once again invite organic producers, retailers and consumers to the 6th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival to be held on December 16-20, 2011 at the Negros Occidental Organic Market and Restaurant at the back of the Provincial Capitol. Negros Island is the […]
Comer.Cio: A Bacolod Food Market Soon!
Christmas is the time for bazaars where you can get big discounts and hard-to-find items. However, aren’t you tired of the usual fashion bazaars? Bacolod is a haven for the foodies yet there’s no food market where you can find great-tasting, artisanal food in a venue where you can also enjoy great meals with friends. […]
Silay Beyond the Landmarks
A Silay City beyond the landmarks is what the bloggers discovered during a heritage tour of Silay as part of the activities for the Philippine Blog Awards Visayas. We are very familiar with images of Silay with its grand ancestral mansions but what really make Silay special are beyond those landmarks. It is its people, […]
Philippine Blog Awards Visayas Successfully Held in Museum City of Silay
The 2011 Philippine Blog Awards Visayas could not have been held in a more fitting venue than Silay City. Its vibrant local economy and a local government supportive in the preservation of its rich cultural heritage cannot be matched by any city in Negros Occidental. Silay has the most number of declared Heritage houses in […]
