Merged: All about BACOLOD CITY

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[jackdi]

FYI
Cebu to Bacolod for karong Pasko is PhP 499 via Cebu Pacific



Basin nahan mo mo-book daan.

[micaijo]

ali dinhi bacolod bai... welcome ka kaayo dinhi.. hehehe mas ok ang kundutel bai kay lapit man na m02 na bar daghan angels diha hahahha

nyahahahah! mayabag ko kung angels akong makita. intawn bae ko woist! unsa man tawn akong ma kuha kung pareha mi naa? lols!

anywayz pinned my stay at bacolod pension plaza. It would be great if I could stay longer or booked on the 19th instead of the 15th. But since it is my first time to visit bacolod. Then at least patikim lng kay i'm sure there will be next year. At that time I will surely choose those highlight dates. D ko pa kabisado ang place so I opted the one nearest to s.m for my dept. tungod sa shuttle service in s.m

[gabgab]

nyahahahah! mayabag ko kung angels akong makita. intawn bae ko woist! unsa man tawn akong ma kuha kung pareha mi naa? lols!

anywayz pinned my stay at bacolod pension plaza. It would be great if I could stay longer or booked on the 19th instead of the 15th. But since it is my first time to visit bacolod. Then at least patikim lng kay i'm sure there will be next year. At that time I will surely choose those highlight dates. D ko pa kabisado ang place so I opted the one nearest to s.m for my dept. tungod sa shuttle service in s.m

kung naa kay shots mangau ko links sa images ha? Salamat daan

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Masks @ Robinson's Place Bacolod by SUV111 of SSC Bacolod

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Banderitas Along Lacson by SUV111 of SSC Bacolod

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During the third week of October, the long and wide roads of Bacolod City, capital of the Sugarlandia, Negros Occidental gets short, and narrow. While the locals are busy preparing for the greatest performance of their life, tourists are scrambling to get the cheapest airfare leading to the city, or make hotel reservations.

This is October. And this is the Masskara Festival. It is during this time when the Philippines’ City of Smiles gets loud colorful and crazy. Masskara is a Celebration of Life. It is a yearly tradition that reminds people to be strong and firm despite all the problems, and tragedies.

Bacolod City Philippines Masskara Festival

History would tell us that more than two decades ago, Bacolod City and the entire province of Negros Occidental were worst hit by the slump of prices of sugar in the world market. As if this is not enough, a ship of Negros Navigation sank killing hundreds of Ilonggo passengers. And to add more pain to the itching scar, Time, one of the world’s best-selling news magazine published an article about the hunger and poverty crisis in Negros Occidental.

No. It didn’t just publish an article. It made the cover page. An image of a young malnourished Negrense kid made it as its cover. And because of that news reportage, malnourished kids were then called the “Batang Negros” (A Negrense Kid).

Many civic groups in Bacolod then thought “Enough is enough. We should not let this catastrophes and disasters bring us down, no matter how strong they are” So they all planned and think of activities that could uplift the spirits of the people.

Civic leaders, then headed by cartoonist, Ely Santiago, thought of creating a local festival of masks. Its idea is to wear smiling masks and hide the grim faces of the Bacoleño. And that’s what they all did. People made masks painted with different colors, wore colorful costumes, and dance to the street to the tune of the Latin music.

The event is also being covered by the national and International Press. Photographers from all over the country are all gathered in this central Visayan City just to witness this grand event.

Through the years the festival got bigger and better. Various civic groups are active in promoting the festival as the premier event of the city. Tourist arrivals are also steadily increasing each year. Although the way Masskara Festival is being celebrated today is tad different from the past, one this is still evident in everyone’s faces: To enjoy life despite all the calamities, disasters and catastrophes that we face each day.

As the Bacoleños say: “Sige Lang, Sige na! Bacolod Bato^ kita!” (It’s alright, It’s Okay. Bacolod fight on!)


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[MK]

one thing bacolod need to improve kay ang ila traffic light system on many parts of the city hehe
kuyawan ko usahay kanang mo visit ko diha nya kusog ato driving dili kaayo obvious ang mga crossings...mostly kana gabii na time.

[Sol_Itaire]

gimingaw ko sa banana cue sa lopues east!

[gabgab]

one thing bacolod need to improve kay ang ila traffic light system on many parts of the city hehe
kuyawan ko usahay kanang mo visit ko diha nya kusog ato driving dili kaayo obvious ang mga crossings...mostly kana gabii na time.

I think no need paman guro kay ako maglagot jud ko basta naay traffic light every kanto. Sa mga major streets naa man mga traffic light. Bisan fly over gani daghan ang dili ganahan.