Kabankalan All Set with Negros Sinulog Queen

Hot on the heels of his work directing the coronation night of Pinay Beauty Queen Academy, Direk Edu Pillora seems to be the indefatigable director these days as he ramps up preparations for Negros Sinulog Queen to be held in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental mid-January 2015.

Everything is coming into play as Kabankalan celebrates Sinulog for 2015.

Great work Direk Edu!

Direk Edu Pillora at work with the ladies from Negros Sinulog Queen.

A Dessert You Should Look For When In Negros

The dessert you missed in your last trip to Negros Island, the Sweet Spot of the Philippines!

This is the Avocado Mousse by ELG Gourmet Foods.  It is considered the best and overall excellent dessert by ABS-CBNNews.com Lifestyle writer Vladimir Bunuan, among his 5 Must-Try desserts in Bacolod City! (posted October 18, 2014).

Available as a dessert at Kristin's Steakhouse, Lacson Street, Bacolod.  For direct orders, one can call 034.433.3968.

Where to pick up orders:


149 San Sebastian / Lopez Jaena Sts.

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6th Bacolod JazzFest slated on February 20, 2015

Word is out.  The 6th edition of the Bacolod JazzFest is slated on February 20, 2015 at the La Proa Ballroom, L'fisher Hotel.  Joining the Fesival will be The Mike Tambasen Project featuring Nimrod Villamarzo.

The Bacolod JazzFest is an annual event presented by the Jazz Society of Negros.

Weekend Souk at The District

Find your way around this month's WEEKEND SOUK. Please take note that everyone's going to be at the Corte Area this Saturday and Sunday, December 13-14. Can you spot your favorite sellers?

SelfieStation Brings out Smiles at the 29th Negros Trade Fair

Every September, the Association of Negros Producers troops to Makati with all their delicious goodies and beautiful wares from the land of sugar, Negros Island - the Sweet Spot of the Philippines.  The Negros Trade Fair is a big hit not just among the Negrenses and Ilonggos residing in the Metropolis but among all who have been charmed by the land of chicken inasal and delectable cakes and pastries.

This year, the Negros Trade Fair, in step with the digital age was able to maximize the use of social media using an apparatus which fuses Social Media with Out-Of-Home Media.  Using the services of SelfieStation (a trademark of Cloudwalk Digital), the Negros Trade Fair was able to provide its attendees with an opportunity to have their photos taken with a distinct Negros Trade Fair frame.

Users of the SelfieStation were able to choose from three configurations of the frame (single, strip, or square).  The shots could immediately be uploaded on the users' Facebook accounts.

Overall, the Association of Negros Producers saw a greater awareness created around the event as visitors and SelfieStation users made their presence at the Trade Fair known through the leading social media platform, Facebook.

To inquire about SelfieStation and how to rent or acquire it for your event or venue, Cloudwalk Digital may be reached at 0917-591-6924.

The First Governor of Negros

The "First" Filipino Provincial Governor in the Philippines (during the American regime) was MELECIO YORAC SEVERINO of Silay, Negros Occidental. He took his oath of office as Civil Governor of the whole Negros Island on November 6, 1899; exactly a year after the formal surrender of Spain to the Negros Island Republic - officially consummated with the signing of "Acta de Capitulacion-1898).

Click here to know more about the story of the November 5, 1898 revolution.