Titas de Bacolod

Word has gotten around that a food festival showcasing Negrense food is happening at the Hidalgo Drive of the Rockwell Center in Makati, Metro Manila.  Dubbed as the Namit Namit Food Festival, this gathering will perhaps be the very first time the Manila-based people of Negros Island, the sweet spot of the Philippines, will be celebrating their holiday known as Cinco de Noviembre in Metro Manila.If there's one thing we all know Negrenses for, it's their passion for rolling out the...

In case you missed it, the last time Winnie Monsod's opinion column appeared on the digital version of the Inquirer was June 11, 2022.  That was about the Alternative assessment of Duterte admin (2)Yesterday "Get Real" no longer appeared on the digital version of the Inquirer.  Surprised that I didn't find it, I had t look for the hard copy of Inquirer for June 18, 2022.  Lo and behold,  Winnie's column was still there.  That may be the last of it though.I'll...

BACOLOD CITY - When presidential aspirant, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. came into town last February 23, 2022, eyebrows were raised among Bacolod and Negros Occidental citizens as to who came out to support the son of the former dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.It was of no surprise that Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer was leading the party to welcome Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  The dots are so easy to connect.  Vice Governor Ferrer is the spouse of the Representative of Negros...

Found in one of the archives of The Visayan Daily Star.   Excerpts from Ninfa R. Leonardia's farewell to Nena (Carolina) Lacson Garcia in 2015: But Nena was also a fighter for causes. When the sugar industry was threatened during the days of the dictatorship, she was one of the most outspoken and blunt in her criticisms. At one time, the late sugar industry leader, Roberto S. Benedicto, set an interview with me and two other journalists from Bacolod, to be done in a TV station...

Received in my Facebook Page today as a message: Dear Tita de Bacolod: First off, this is quite funny.  I am writing to you as if I were a young newlywed seeking advise from an auntie who has weathered the highs and lows of marriage for some kind of marital problem.  In actuality, I may be older than you, Tita.  In addition, this has nothing to do about marriage. I am writing to you about how the world has changed because of technology and how what was meant to bring...

 In case you haven't watched the video of the three ladies who smoked marijuana for the first time, you can check out the YouTube video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj66Vnye8qM Washington state, where cannabis is legal, is now offering adults a relaxing new incentive for those who are anxious about getting the COVID-19 vaccine — marijuana joints.The program, launched by the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board and named "Joints for Jabs," runs until July 12 and allows state-licensed...

 Uh-huh, we heard you!  Some Titas de Bacolod based in the Seattle and Shoreline area have had a blast having two kinds of shots!  The jab and the joint!  Washington state is offering adults a relaxing new incentive for those who are anxious about getting the COVID-19 vaccine — marijuana joints.The program, launched by the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board and named "Joints for Jabs," runs until July 12 and allows state-licensed dispensaries to give qualifying customers...

This gentleman goes to Bangkok to visit a jeweler.  The shop is one of the many dazzling Alladin’s cave of scintillating delights that have beguiled many a tourist into this exotic Asian kingdom.  As fate would have it, the gentleman had entered a particularly interesting shop and browsed through the display cases.  At first glance, he could be mistaken for a local for he blended right in with his squarish jaw, Malay tan, thick straight jet black hair peppered with grey,...

Warning : Do not read this without tissue paper or a handkerchief in your hand! Throughout the last half of 2015 I have been thinking of how to put down in writing this incident which surely had to be chronicled.  Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months.  Now, Christmas has arrived and has set the stage for me to tell the story. I followed this from July 7 when I read it on Ricky Monfort's Facebook wall.  On that day, Ricky posted that a tragedy had struck their...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion Titas de Bacolod is back!  All the writings of Tita Ivy Visitacion will also be republished here. Meet The Man Who Helped Marcos Bring Negros Island To Its Knees Negros Island was in a woeful state at the eve of the snap elections in 1986.  Negros as a word was synonymous to "Crisis" in those days.  For the longest time, the sugar industry, romanticized by the well-heeled landowners of Negros and Iloilo, was the prima donna of...