Archive for September 2008

Negros Occidental Observes Tourism Week

Sep 29th, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

The Negros Occidental Tourism observed the Tourism Week which was celebrated last week with this years’ theme “Tourism Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change”. Different activities were conducted such as Quiz Bowl, Exhibits, Web Designing and a lot more. The awarding ceremony was held last September 26, 2008 at the Cinema 1 of the [...]



Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental Celebrates Tourism Week

Sep 29th, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

The Kabankalan City government observed the tourism week with a musical presentation entitled “Ikaw…Ako…Disenyo at ang Musika”. It is the first time for the Kabankalan City tourism to conduct a musical presentation like this with the celebration of their tourism week. The event was a joint project of the city government and DepED-Kabankalan spearheaded by [...]



Drumbeat Competition to be Stage on the (Masskara Festival) Highlights

Sep 29th, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

The SM City Bacolod will sponsor a drumbeat competition entitled”Sigaboom 2008 Tribal Drumbeating Competition: The World Beat Challenge”.  It is one of the attractions in the highlights of Masskara Festival on October 19, 2008. It would be the first time to stage a competition like this during the Masskara Festival. This contest is open to [...]



All Set for Masskara Festival Celebration in Bacolod City

Sep 25th, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

It’s all system go now for the Masskara Festival Celebration according to the festival organizers, with the theme “Bacolod City, Around the World”. The local government of Bacolod set to make a history as president of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo granted their invitation to be the guest honor for the grand opening slated on [...]



[Masskara Festival]-Bacolod City

Sep 24th, 2008 | By | Category: Festivals & Events

Masskara Festival started and founded in 1980 when the province of Negros was suffering a period of crisis on its sugar production. It was also the time of mourning when the inter-island vessel Don Juan collided with the tanker of Tacloban City. The passenger ship carrying many Negrense, including those from the prominent families and [...]



2008 (Masskara Festival) Schedule of Activities

Sep 24th, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

With the theme “Bacolod City, Around the World” the city government of Bacolod City together with the Masskara Festival Foundation is now fully prepared and ready to go for the grand opening of one of the best and most colorful Philippine Festival all over the country. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will do the honor for [...]



Masskara Festival 2008 (Bacolod City)

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

Bacolod City is now ready for the celebration of the 29th Masskara Festival which will kick-off on October 1, 2008 and will end on October 19, 2008 or its highlight and the charter day of Bacolod City. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is expected to be the main guest for the opening of Masskara Festival which [...]



Terisita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital to Celebrate “Medical Week”

Sep 22nd, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

The “Medicine Week” will be observed at the Silay City, spearheaded by the Terisita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital on September 22-26, 2008. Scheduled activities are lectures on Pap Smear at 9 a.m. on September 22; on Sight Saving with Dietary Counseling on Sept 23, 9 a.m.; Acute Gastroenteritis, Sept. 24, 9 a.m.; and Hypertension, 9 [...]



Negros Oriental to Mark Tourism Month

Sep 22nd, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

The observance of the World Tourism Month in Negros Oriental will start today and will run until Saturday, to be led by universities and colleges in Dumaguete City. Institutions with tourism and related courses were given priority to showcase and promote their curricula, senior tourism operations Officer Myla Mae Abellana said yesterday. To mark the [...]



Negros Oriental Barangays Participated in Field Farming School Training

Sep 22nd, 2008 | By | Category: News and Headlines

The Sta. Catalina government and Provincial Agriculturist Office conducted a farmers’ field school training which started last May 2008 and ended September 5 of the same year. The 136 participants came from barangays of Sta. Catalina in Negros Occidental Buenavista, Kakha in Talalak, San Miguel, San Jose, and Canggabok in Nagbinlod. Thirty-nine from Canggabok, Nagbinlod [...]