Titas de Bacolod

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  “She's so much prettier in person!” whispered the people who were able to come close to famous TV personality, Korina Sanchez Roxas, wife of presidential candidate Mar Roxas.Korina was in Bacolod to deliver Mar's speech during the City's Charter Day program, held at SMX. She explained that Mar couldn't come to deliver his speech as he had to rush to the victims of typhoon Lando, who needed immediate assistance.Up close, Korina is smaller...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  For days, our good friend, Ludy Montilla Lacson, was so busy calling up relatives of the Montilla clan to a dinner recently, to welcome Judy Araneta Roxas' sister, Baby Araneta Fores, who wanted to touch base with family members she had not seen in a long while.Judy wanted to come for dinner but a sudden illness prevented her from travelling, and so Baby came instead.I remember Baby Fores, whom I first met during a dinner hosted by our...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion She stands ramrod straight like a queen with a regal bearing. She has a figure like a young lady of 20, her flawless skin makes her look so many years younger, her impeccable taste in clothes makes her stand out in a crowd. Her aura is the very expression of the vintage charm and gentility of a bygone era.This is Nena de Leon of Bacolod City, our beautiful grand dame, whom everyone so endearingly calls, “Tita Nena”. Her 90 th birthday celebration...

The last time I saw the late National Artist for Architecture, Leandro "Lindy" Locsin was in 1986.  It was at the Maryville Hall of St. Scholastica's Academy in Bacolod where he was playing his heart out in an afternoon mini-concert.  I regret not having brought my Panasonic recorder to immortalize on cassette Lindy's wonderful melodies.  I said to myself, "Oh well, if I can't record his music, there will always be his architecture to admire." I think I spoke too...

Tatler PH cover : Imee at 60 (Disclaimer: This story is just about the wayward media and not about Martial Law)It has been 29 years since they were chased from the palace.  Amid a stream of discoveries regarding the unexplained wealth, more than 70,000 imprisoned, poverty level at 42% and thousands tortured and “salvaged”.And now, instead of justice the son would utter that there was nothing to be sorry for those days of Martial Law, even peddling the canard that if his father...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  It was good news to fans of Mely Gonzales, when she informed them that her Mely's Garden Restaurant is back to its original location at 6 th Street, Bacolod City.And so on a late afternoon recently, a big group of her friends and admirers trooped to the familiar favorite Mely's Garden with its Balinese-style décor. The soft re-opening was soon packed with her friends from the Negros Occidental Garden Club, the Wow Club, members of the Bacolod...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  It was a special day for Dr. Ver Lacson, when his loving sister, Cora Duterte, arrived from Davao to help him celebrate his birthday recently. On the day itself, the house was all lit up to welcome the guests. The party was in full swing when we arrived with my friends Robert Harland and Ditas Montilla.Special guests were former actor Mandy Ochoa and businessman Stefan Mead from LA. The tables gleamed from the silverware and crystal glasses...