Bacolod Government Offices

Capitol Park and Lagoon, Bacolod City Sculpture on the main entrance of the lagoon The Capitol Park and Lagoon is a provincial park located in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental..One of the features of the park is a sculpture depicting a carabao (Water Buffalo) being pulled by a woman. The lagoon's figures were made by Italian sculpture Francesco Riccardo Monti who also executed the sculptures of the Metropolitan Manila Theater and the University...

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Bye Iloilo - Hello Bacolod (Best Chicken Inasal)

Supercat bound for Bacolod It's hard to say goodbye to a place that has not yet so much been explored by myself. There are still so many beautiful sites that I could have visited but my time doesn't permit me to go to that places. But  this Iloilo-Negros journey is not yet over, later I will be arriving at the City of Smile - Bacolod.  I arrived at the ferry terminal in Iloilo around 2.45 P.M to catch a 3.15 schedule for a Supercat trip...

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Molo Church (Day 3 of Iloilo-Bacolod Escapade)

Molo Parish Church, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines The church, which is dedicated to Santa Ana, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, has larger than life images of female saints lined in two rows (eight on each side) inside the church, each standing on a pedestal attached to a massive stone pillar and under the Gothic style canopy. - www.thenewstoday.info One thing I love in visiting Iloilo is their old structure that dates back from the Spanish...

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Lizares Mansion ( Day 3 of Iloilo-Bacolod Escapade)

Once a Haunted Mansion, Now one of Iloilo's Tourist Attraction         This is my first destination for my last day in Iloilo. I opted to visit Iloilo's old structure then a friend brought me to her alma mater which is the Angelicum School. She gave me a little bit of history of the schoolwhich are the ff...

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Dinagyang Festival 2011 ( Day 2)

Finally, I will experience Dinagyang Festival for the first time. The weather that time was good so I packed up my camera and other things needed for the whole day & night event. 08:00 - Start of the long trek from Gaisano City all the way to Freedom Grandstand where the participating tribes or groups will be performing but luck was not with us since there was already a large crowd at the area so the only choice was to find another spot to observe...

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Iloilo Via Canlaon ( Day 1)

This is my first solo backpacking and my first travel for the year 2011. I don't know what came to my mind but when Sinulog 2011 Festival ended, I felt like"bitin" so I decided up to do backpacking Negros-Panay and attend the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo. Then my preparation to do backpacking began ( 6 days prior to Dinagyang Festival). I texted my friend in Iloilo to help me find a transient room in the city but the transient room, apartelle, hostel are fully booked because of the Dinagyang Festival. Now, my excitement turns into disappointment but still there's no stopping now.Part of the plan that if I can't find a room, I will stay overnight...

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New Year, Old Blog

Finally, my first post for the year 2011 and also first on this blog. My new year's resolution for this year is to update this blog once in a while. My Top 3 Memorable Shots of 2010 Pontifical Mass, Sinulog 2010, Cebu City, Philippines After falling in line for 4 hours for the “Hawk sa Niño”, we immediately proceed to the Pilgrimage Area of Basilica Minore del Santo Niño hoping that we could still attend the Pontifical Mass. As early as 2:00...

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