The foreword Carmen Guerrero Nakpil in the coffee table book Silver Tiangge must have been by itself an ample introduction to the Negros Trade Fair and the Association of Negros Producers. Last year,...
I can finally say I did it! Fresh from my Dagupan trip witnessing the swimming competition at Palarong Pambansa, I made my way though heavy rain to reach Fullybooked in Bonifacio High Street. Nope, I...
The day was Saturday, just like any ordinary day preparing for my fencing training and my visiting cousin’s prep up for Palarong Pambansa when we were suddenly glued to the television at ABS-CB...
Fed up with the heat of summer down at the bustling cities? Why not take a break and go to somewhere cooler and refreshing? My family would always have a certain place as the top choice – Mambukal Re...
Everyday, we spend our time moving from once place to another for whatever purposes. For most of us who travel a lot or simply have a lot of client meetings in places other than your office, you may ...
Looking over at old pictures in my Facebook account, I came across an album about my Rizal Studies Class’ fieldtrip to Mount Banahaw. Dr. Jose Rizal and Mt. Banahaw? You might ask me what is th...
How much of our kasimanwas have gone abroad to settle in a faraway land? For most of us, if we have relatives abroad, they are most likely in the United States. In the United States alone, there are ...
This morning, the Negrense Community in Facebook woke up to some people adorned with a gold, pink and white Picbadge of Negros Island including yours truly. I have been flooded with messages from fel...
Last week, I had a rare privilege of being invited by Ayala Malls and the PR firm Visions and Expressions for the public launch of the Ayala Malls 360˚, the mall company’s new digital media pro...
Two days ago, I received a Facebook message informing me that my cousin Jason Adrian Mayo-Mirabueno won in the swimming competition over at the Western Visayas Regional Meet. Deep inside, I was elate...
Last February, I had the privilege of setting an informal interview for a pre-screening interview of Direk Jay Abello, the director of PUREZA The Story of Negros Sugar. We initially just thought of m...
After a long day at Hinigaran, we decided to wind down back to Bacólod City for us to cap off the Christmas tour of Negros. In the bus, I was able to sleep but arouse just in time to see the town pla...
Summer season has come once again to the Philippines and in my hometown of Bacólod City, this means that the much awaited Panaad sa Negros Festival is just a month away. Preparations are now in full ...
Football fans in the country would always remember that first major win of the Philippines against Mongolia and that I remember very well. I was not able to see the game but I have a close personal c...
Food has been one of my favorite topics in conversation and writing blog reviews. I am more inspired currently with food since I am finishing up Hell’s Kitchen series from Season 1 and currentl...
The exclusive scoop of República Negrénse yesterday on Sky Pasada’s upcoming Bacólod-Boracay flight this March was received by Negrénse flying public quite well. A blog post on the matter poste...
Some people say that to experience the culture of a certain locality, you have to taste their cuisine and specialties. After a long walk, I decided to take my guest to Mila’s. Mila’s is a...
Last Saturday, February 18, 2012, I went to the website of Sky Pasada to check out their flight schedules to Baguio from Manila for I have plans to try it out this summer. Going to the flight search ...
Two of Negros’ biggest locally homegrown companies, CM & Sons’ Merci Bakeshop and Negros Grace Pharmacy took a day off for relief efforts to the areas affected by the 6.9 magnitude ea...
As the trend for healthy living escalates nowadays, restaurants and café joints are taking the cue in serving healthy selections from their menu. It is not only food that is now beginning to be serve...
The late morning of Rizal Day 2011 was a busy day since it will be my last day in the Sugarlandia. After a brief delay with laundry at a laundromat near my Bacólod home, I met my guest in the hotel l...
Valentine’s Day or for singles like me, Single Blessedness Day (formerly Singles Awareness Day), works as double-edged swords to people where to some it is a happy day, to some non-existent and...
” …stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel…” Philippians 1:27, NIV 1984 I would like to take this chance to congratulate my home chu...
On our way back to the Bangga Pepsi in Brgy. Bata from The Ruins, Doc Chard mentioned that he wanted to eat local cuisine that he read from a coffee table book back in Café 1925. Since I don’t ...
Last February 4, 2012, a Saturday, I woke up from slumber and immediately opened my Facebook. I was not expecting much since my friends would most probably be out somewhere. Seeing my contact’s...
It was Saturday and in the early afternoon when I caught the train and headed to Ayala Center. I was going to Kuppa Fort Bonifacio to meet with the Director/Executive Producer of PUREZA The Story of ...
Metropolitan Bacólod, lone metropolitan area of Negros Island, is the heritage and financial center of Negros. Composed of Silay, Talisay and Bacólod Cities with a population of three quarters of a m...
The Museum Café is once again in the works of another amazing selections just for you. We are still a week away until Valentine’s Day yet they have new selections that would surely appeal to yo...
Early afternoon of February 6, 2012, the general area of the Visayas and some parts of Mindanao were reported to have experienced tremors from a Magnitude 6.8 earthquake. The United States Geological...
The walking tour of Silay was a success and we were able to see most of the heritage structures in this veritable city. As we finished enjoying a cup of coffee in Café 1925 we decided that it was tim...
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