Steeped in tradition, most debut celebrations in the Philippines conjure images of formalities and elaborate ceremonies. However, one debutant from Bacolod City is rewriting the script of the classic Filipino debut. Carmeli Cordero’s 18th birthday celebration commits to being anything
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Robinsons Bacolod hosted a fashion show and mural painting event as part of its 2024 Earth Hour celebration, with the theme “Our Earth, RPlace.” The mall joined the global switching off of lights from 8:30 p.m.
• AGNES GASTON REYES The world today seems to be tippy toeing toward World War III, God forbid. Everyday, armaments are unloaded in bombings of one country or the other, unlike the guerrilla warfares of the seventies. Bombings in countries
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A group art exhibition, in celebration of International Women’s Month, opened at the ground floor of Ayala Malls Capitol Central on March 18 and will run until March 31. Titled “HerStory”, the show was organized by
About 6,000 STIers took part in the opening day of the Bacolod leg of the 25th National Youth Convention (NYC) at the SMX Convention Center yesterday, a press release from STI said. The NYC dubbed, “VibeShift: Find Your Meaning —
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Teleperformance Bacolod is hosting a group art exhibition, in partnership with the Art Association of Bacolod-Negros (AABN), in celebration of National Women’s Month. Titled “#inspireinclusion: Celebrating WOMEN and Their Allies,” the show opened on March 15
Artfull Gallery celebrated their 3rd Anniversary this March with the launching of the 1st PULU-POP-UP on March 15 and 16. PULU-POP-UP is a play on the prefixing of Ilonggos, especially when nouns or English words are used, trying to turn
The Christian Artists National Various Arts Society (CANVAS) in partnership with the Babayi Art Group and The Inns By The Oriental Bacolod will hold an art show in observance of the Holy Week season on March 26 to April 7,
Delegates and selected school personnel of all STI colleges and universities will be gathering once more during the 25th National Youth Convention in Bacolod City, a press release from the organizers said. The NYC, which is an annual STI event,
I was one of five female speakers from various sectors who spoke before tertiary-level students as part of the recent International Women’s Day celebration. The forum, entitled ‘Women in Position’, focused on the experiences of career women. Aside from sharing
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday requested the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to submit a comprehensive strategic modernization plan to the House of Representatives, which can be used as a basis for allocating funds in annual budget deliberation of Congress.
In a bid to enhance public transportation and promote eco-friendly travel options, the City of Bacolod, with the initiative of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, will launch a green route dry run featuring electric jeeps (e-jeeps) starting May 15 until May
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
Various farm equipment were turned over to the members of two farmers’ associations in Barangay San Isidro E. B. Magalona yesterday by E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon’s consultant Ramie Babac and Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., according to a press
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Silay City Mayor Mark Golez yesterday announced that he is resigning from the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) Laban, as he confirmed his intention of mounting a comeback in politics in 2025. Golez said that incumbent
