Titas de Bacolod

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 Philippine society.  It was a firm circle which not even the imperial Manila politicians could easily penetrate. Negros, the rich land of sugar now had to contend with the criticism of many.  The lady...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  It was just an impromptu idea to hold a post-Valentine dinner with a few friends, mostly members of our club, Circulo Negrense, at Dr. Ver Lacson's residence recently.A couple of hurried text messages (oh, the convenience of modern technology!), and some last minute telephone calls, set the ball rolling and everything was all set for an intimate dinner that cool, drizzly evening.Coming in from the drizzling rain, it was such a pleasant sight...

By Ma. Cecilia Locsin-Nava,Ph.D.       Nostalgia or "the desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home, or to one’s family and friends" binds the three visual arts exhibit currently showing in Bacolod.  These are Wayne Lacson Forte’s “Ano May ReklamoKa?” which opened February 2 at  the Negros Museum;  DioknoPasilan’s “Locale” which opened February 6 at Orange Gallery and EdbonSevilleno’s “Glimpses of Negros”...

Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion  Pretty Nikka Amable is a typical teenager, who dreams of being a successful fashion designer someday. Like the rest of her friends, she loves to dance and sing and swoon over her “crushes”. For her debut recently, her family and friends wanted to make the occasion extra special, something she would treasure and remember the rest of her life.Nikka's Tito Cris Amable, a popular event stylist, came up with the concept “Fashion Runway Show”,...