Majica floats installed in
2 venues in Bacolod

The two floats of Majica MassKara have been installed in their host venues: the installation of “sea creatures” at the Gaisano Grand mall, and the “mountain creatures” at the PanAsiatic Solutions call center in Bacolod City Sunday, a press release from organizers said.

Conceptualized by Peque Gallaga and under the direction of Charlie Co, the floats were created by artists Charlotte Rodriguez, Neil Benavente, Karina Broce, Frelan Gonzaga, Willy Sarabia, Rez Galvez and Joery Bais, and were part of the MassKara Art Weekend Oct. 5 to 7.

The ninth installation, titled “Ang Bukid kag Baybay sa Bacolod (The Mountain and The Sea in Bacolod)” highlights the geographic gift of the city where the mountains and the seas meet.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the local artists have expanded the festival to greater heights, and thanked them for giving more color and creativity to the celebration, the press release said.

“The participation of our local artists is the strongest points of the MassKara Festival. Through it, we create our own identity, our own sense of art. This makes the MassKara a cut above the rest in Philippine tourism,” Leonardia said in his speech at the installation rites attended by festival director Eli Tajanlangit, streetdance committee chair Rudy Reveche, Majica director Charlie Co, and Armand Lim and Nomer Lobaton of Gaisano mall.

The installation artworks will stay in their host venues until Oct. 19, then will join other floats of schools and companies for the first night of the Electric MassKara at the tourism strip at Lacson Street, Bacolod, the press release added.*

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Little Miss MassKara
talent finalists known

Three of 12 Little Miss MassKara contestants were chosen as top finalists for Best in Talent special award in the pre-pageant night and press presentation Monday at SM City Bacolod Event Centre, a press release from organizers said.

Sharlet Gallarde, Mietozsylla Victoria Omega and Yphanny Glam Tribaco will perform their winning presentations anew during the coronation night, 4 p.m. on October 13, also at the mall.

The pageant, a joint activity of the GMA Network and the Silver MassKara Festival Organization Inc., will have Kapuso child stars Jillian Ward and Nomer Limatog as guest performers. For inquiries, those interested may contact the station at (034) 434-6254, the press release added.*

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Outreach helps 832 residents

About 832 residents of Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, benefited from the free medical mission conducted by the Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade, in line with its 35th founding anniversary recently, a press release from the group said.

The activity jointly held with the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. and the Bacolod FCCCII was participated in by about 80 physicians and nurses from the Corazon Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, Dr. Pablo Torre Memorial Hospital, Bacolod City Health and the Philippine Dental Society-Negros Occidental Chapter, the press release also said.

The CVFB, fire marshal Benjamin Ortega, CVFB commission chair Benjamin Barcelona, fire chief Bryant Lao and assistant fire chief Jose Tan Jr. thanked the FFCCCCII, headed by Dr. Tan Ching, and Youth and Integration Committee chair William Yap Castro, for their support to the activity, with medical adviser Carlos Tan and the sponsoring drugstores and pharmacies, the press release added.*

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IN BACOLOD:
Music students to perform
in piano recital in Germany

A piano recital featuring 18 students of the SOJ Music Studio in Bacolod City will be held at KUF im Südpunkt, Pillenreuther Straße in Nuremberg, Germany, on April 20, 2013, a press release from the studio said.

The recitalists are Maria Julia Sy, Bianca Nicole Sabino, Frances Ereneta, Cresiene Parreño, Christian Jacob and Christopher Jacob Yap, Louis Miguel Lo, Chelah June Corpus, Addy May and Edryc James Binoya, Sabinni Sta. Ana, Daniel Miguel and Sanielle Meliz Ong, Wynona Lamata, Renee Joy Beljera, Jaya Mae Jimenez, Francine Louise Lobaton, and Joshua Paulo Miguel Austria, the press release said.

After the recital, the group will travel to other countries in Europe for three weeks, accompanied by SOJ directress Sylvia Ocsio Javellana and Henedina Escay the press release added.*

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