Tag: Bacolod City
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Bones and Belly: Breakfast till Dinner in Bacolod
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You’re a traveler and you are arriving in Bacolod during the morning on an early day, or you are a local who needs to have a breakfast meeting, or you are simply looking for a great place to have a morning meal in the city. Despite the many restaurants in…
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Fun Mudpack Festival 2017 in Mambukal Resort
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Mambukal Mountain Resort in Brgy. Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines is one of the gateways to Mt. Kanlaon and has been a favorite destination of Negrenses and travelers since the first half of the 20th century (READ: First-time in Mambukal Mountain Resort). Each year, on the 3rd week of June,…
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Jitaku Private Resort: In the Heart of Bacolod
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Who would have thought that right at the heart of the city of Bacolod, there is a private resort where you can have a family reunion or gathering with friends in the confines of a home setting? Jitaku Private Resort is just along 25th Calamba St. in Capitol Subdivision, right…
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First-time in Resorts Negrense
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Bacolod City is experiencing a new development that will help boost its tourism industry with the inauguration of a new attraction in town — the Resorts Negrense in Punta Taytay, Bacolod City in Negros Occidental, Philippines. I was fortunate enough to be invited to the blessing of Resorts Negrense a…
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First-time Travel Guide: Bacolod City, The City of Smiles
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A Travel Guide for First-time Travelers to Bacolod Bacolod City (10° 40′ 12″ N, 122° 57′ 0″ E), known as the “City of Smiles”, is the capital of the province of Negros Occidental, which composes one half of Negros Island. It is located in the Visayas part of the Philippines, an archipelago in Southeast Asia with 7,107…
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K-pop boy band AxisB Visits Bacolod
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The Korean cultural wave or “hallyu” has invaded every corner of the earth and the Philippines is not exempt from it. However, many Korean pop (K-pop) bands that visit the Philippines hold their shows in Manila or in Cebu. Bacolod City, located in the Negros Island, is usually off the…
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Yakiniku Room: Grill Meat, Eat-all-you-can
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Japan is the country that I have long been setting my sights on, even up to this day. Time will come that I will conquer it, but in the meantime, I take delight with the Japanese food found in our vicinity in Bacolod City. One such place is Yakiniku Room,…
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Chinese New Year at Yuan Thong Temple
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Kiong Hee Huat Tsai! We are ushering in the Year of the Rooster. And when the Chinese New Year celebrations are on the roll, Bacolod City and other parts of the Philippines also join the whole world in this milestone in the lunar calendar. Locally, we have the Bacolaodiat Festival,…
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Chino’s Deli at MassKara Festival
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Since this is the longest celebration of MassKara Festival, the Bacolod City Public Plaza is now teeming with food stalls since it started in October 1 and they are there to stay until October 23. It remind me of years past, during my student days when I had experienced the…
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MassKara Festival 2018 Schedule of Events
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It’s this time of the year once again when my city is alive with colors, songs, and other attractions. Yes, October is MassKara Festival in Bacolod City, the capital of the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. But what is it all about and how did it all start? Read my…
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It’s a Sing Night at Retro KTV Bacolod
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A burst of color painted on container vans fill the backdrop of Retro KTV. Would you believe that these giant containers have videoke rooms in them. This is a new hangout place in Marketplace East, near the Bacolod City Government Center. The commercial compound is a booming location composed of…
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Byron’s Back Ribs Grille in Homesite
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Whenever I mention Homesite to my friends, they often attach Byron’s Back Ribs to it. My sister told me a number of times that a cousin once treated her there. What’s special about the place is that it is just a small rounded corner tucked inside a residential area. Plus,…
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Have a Funatix Game In Bacolod
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People in Bacolod and travelers going to this city for Masskara will have a grander time this festival season because Funatix, the first Edutainment company in Iloilo, has come to our shores to bring fun, education and entertainment to greater heights. Recently opened in SM City Bacolod, Funatix offers programs…
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Buffet Feast at Ripples Restaurant of L’Fisher Hotel
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L’Fisher Hotel lies in the heart of Bacolod City and it is no doubt that most travelers who come to my city pick this as their home away from home. Others hold their special event here especially that their La Proa Ballroom can accommodate gatherings to as much as 1,500…
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Masks at the Jojo Vito Designs Gallery: A Bacolod Icon
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When I moved back to Bacolod City, one of the persons I came to know was Jojo Vito, the man behind the Jojo Vito Designs Gallery, whom I met through the Negrense Blogging Society, Inc. (NBSI). Since I was away for two decades from my hometown, I have become clueless…