After much controversy and court battles, the contract for the sale and lease of the 7.7-hectare prime property of the Negros Occidental provincial government in Bacolod City was signed by AyalaLand and the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental last April 27, 2012. The signed contract will be ratified by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in a special […]
Archives for April 2012
Eata: Indigenous People of Negros Occidental
Gary Consing, the Chieftain of an Eata tribe in Cadiz Cit, addressed the small crowd that gathered at the Negros Museum last February 29 during the launching of the exhibit of the Saulog! Celebrating an Ancient Culture & Way of Life in the Visayas. Albeit quite shyly, Manong Gary thanked the organizers for giving them the […]
Bacolod MassKara is Showtime Inter-Town Grand Champion
Bacolod MassKara was adjudged as the Showtime Inter-Town Grand Champion. Despite a slight technical problem at the start of their performance, the Bacolod MassKara dancers went on with their world-class performance garnering a perfect 10 score from all the judges. The group went home with the P2M prize and another P1M for the City of […]
Join the Google Map Maker Summit in Bacolod and Help Map the Sweet Spot of the Philippines
Google will sponsor Google Map Maker Summits in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The summit is envisioned to kick off Mapping Activities to help Philippine tourism and disaster preparedness all over the country with the use of Google Map Maker. Google Map Maker allows you to add and update geographic information for millions of users to […]