Titas de Bacolod

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion Visitors to Bacolod are amazed at our unique Sunshine Boys Club. This was told to me by a gentleman from Manila, whom I met during the joint birthday celebration of the Sunshine Boys, held recently at the Bacolod Pavillon Hotel.He was so impressed by the vitality of the club members, who have managed to retain their youthful charms despite their advancing years. He was even more impressed when he saw the “boys” dancing with vim and vigor most...

Over the weekend, I saw a news item about sugar smuggling.  Once again, we are here in this merry-go round.  It has always been this way, spinning perpetually but hardly merry at all.  Fact is, the Sugar Alliance of the Philippines (SAP) is “very alarmed” of the dramatic increase in sugar smuggling during past few months. SAP is the biggest group of sugar planters and millers in the country. Mr. Manuel Lamata disclosed that this increase in the smuggling of sugar will...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion The third quarter birthday celebration recently of the WoW ladies was another smash hit. The members, who were dressed to the nines, trooped to the Ambience Dancing Hall of Bacolod Pavillon Hotel for an evening of yummy food, exciting fun and ear-splitting laughter.Seen among the guests were former Ilog vice mayor Mark Vargas, who was busy inviting everyone to his MassKara Fashion Show in October, and socialite Melinda Garcia, whom we haven't seen...

A quick search on Wikipedia will tell us that Mary Grace Poe was born on September 3, 1968 in Iloilo City. Her biological parents are unknown and she was found abandoned as a baby by a woman, allegedly in the holy water font of Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral, the main church of the city. When the infant was discovered, the parish priest named her "Grace" in the belief that her finding was through the grace of God; she was christened by Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Jaro and later Archbishop...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  We have featured so many Bacolod socials and photos of today's lovely party-goers and the fun they have been having, that I wondered about our ladies of yesteryears.What was it like during their time - their clothes, hairdos, make-up, etc. It would certainly be interesting to find out if they, too, had a blast like some of our fun parties. How was it different from today's fun-filled evenings, which invariably turn into an all-night ballroom...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion The invitation said “wear white” and, sure enough, the SMX venue was a sea of white in all its shades – from immaculate bridal white to cream, ivory, ecru and even to palest silver. Even the gentlemen came in their formal white attire. My escort John Orola was, of course, resplendent in his all white suit outfit. I noticed that most of the ladies correctly wore bright red lipstick to set off their white costumes.This was the grand celebration...