Titas de Bacolod

 Cleaning Up For 2015 After the early morning's deluge of Typhoon Seniang which turned Lacson Street (particularly the Mandalagan area in front of Robinsons) into a mini-river, it is now time to move on and do the necessary cleaning in time for 2015. Throughout the year we tend to accumulate a lot of stuff which we really don't need at all. At the same time, we realize that we are all getting older and there really is no point in hanging on to a lot of stuff which we intended to...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  The Visayan DAILY STAR's annual Christmas party this year was a unique Cowboy and Indian themed bash at Business Inn, where everyone came in various cowboy or Indian attires.Everyone came in the mood to have fun and enjoy the camaraderie of the VDS group. Christmas songs were sung as the guests began arriving. Congressman Bing Leonardia dropped by to greet the crowd and left shortly for another party.Singing diva Token Lizares arrived laden...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion Christmas came early to the members of the Negros Occidental Garden Club when they held a most exciting and enjoyable Christmas celebration and induction of officers recently at the Grand Ballroom of the Bacolod Pavillon Hotel.Attire was strictly formal and everyone came in their most elegant and glamorous evening gowns with shimmering jewelry for the ladies and coat and tie or barong for the gentlemen. The Pavillon’s grand ballroom was bathed...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion The skies were dark with ominous clouds as threats of a super-typhoon called Ruby kept being aired by PAGASA on all the media for the last couple of days. But despite the warnings of foul weather, birthday celebrator Nene Rojas still remained optimistic that the weather would hold. His lovely wife, Lourdes, was equally confident and so the preparation for the grand birthday party was in full swing.On the day itself, tables were set up in the...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion Spellbound! This was the reaction of the enchanted A-list audience during the “Gershwin in Concerto in F” concert held recently at the Santuario de La Salle, Bacolod.The audience, composed of the city’s literati, glitterati and culturati, sat in rapt attention all throughout the concert, that began with the awesome sounds of the 56-member Metro Manila Concert Orchestra (how young they were!), brilliantly conducted by maestro Josefino Chino Toledo....