IN BACOLOD
Husband-and-wife
exhibit set Oct. 20

The husband-and-wife art tandem of Angelito Antonio and Norma Belleza will mount an exhibit titled “Fiesta” starting Oct. 20 at the Italia Restaurant, San Agustin Street, Bacolod City, a press release from organizers said.

The exhibit is the first two-man show of the couple in decades, and will feature folk genre masterpieces.

Their works are widely collected by institutions both foreign and local, like the Central Bank of the Philippines, several Philippine and American banks, museums, hospitals, and top collectors in the country, the press release also said.

For more information, those interested may log on to www.charliesartgallery.com or email info@charliesartgallery.com, the press release added.*

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3km walkathon to be held

A three-kilometer walkathon will be conducted by the Rotaract clubs of Bacolod North and South, 5:30 a.m. Friday, starting from the Bacolod Government Center, a press release from the clubs said.

The activity aims to promote good health and awareness, and to gather books for children 3 to 12 years old, educational materials and school supplies that will be collected from participants in lieu of the registration fee, the press release also said.

Project beneficiaries are the Puroks Estefania and Gracia children, Bacolod Girl’s Home, and Huaming Gawad Kalinga site.

Interested walkers may register at the Run Club Robinsons City Walk, Abad Church or Ymmas Bistro, the press release added.*

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MassKara logo replica
competition launched

Where are the eight giant replica letters of the 2012 MassKara Festival logo?

After moving from the Bacolod Government Center, where it was first unveiled in July, to various hosts in the city, the letters are now in eight places where you can take a photo of yourself with them, and win a prize.

Robinsons Place Bacolod and Lifestyles Bacolod magazine are conducting a contest on who can have their photos taken with all the letters and win a prize, festival director Eli Tajanlangit said in a press release.

To participate in the Robinsons Place contest, those interested can have their pictures printed at Picture City in the mall for a minimal fee of P45 and leave the photos with Customer Service. The photos will be put on a wall, and the most creative among them will be given P5,000.

In the Lifestyles Bacolod contest, participants can upload all eight photos on the magazine’s Facebook page. The most creative will also get P5,000.

Contests run until Oct. 31. Clue on the letters' locations: check out where they have been.

The giant replica of the MassKara logo, painted in eight big letters, were created by nine emerging artists of Bacolod: M - Emilio Montelibano, A - Susanito Sarnate, S - Claudine Joyce Ballesteros, S - JR Delleva, K - Guenievere Decena, A - Hilario Campos III, R - Roderick Tijing, and A - Peter James Fantinalgo. Multimedia artist Daryl Jimenea is the ninth artist, the press release also said.

They worked under the direction of three creative consultants - Rudy Reveche, Raymond Legaspi and Charlie Co.

Centered on the theme, “Life’s Good in Bacolod,” each of the eight artists were assigned one letter from the word MASSKARA to design, showcasing the abundant life in the “City of Smiles.” The ninth artist put all the artwork together in digital form.

Tajanlangit said this year’s festival logo is a statement of Bacolod’s vibrant, dynamic and thriving art scene, and also captures the tourism attractions of the city, the press release added.*

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Free clinic held in Victorias

About 1,030 residents of Victorias City, Negros Occidental, were beneficiaries of the free medical and dental services of 18 volunteer doctors and nurses of the “Bulig sa mga Ilonggo (Help for the Ilonggos)” outreach conducted by the Leisure and Resorts World Corp. recently, a press release from organizers said.

The activity is a yearly corporate social responsibility program conducted by the LRWC in various parts of the country, and in partnership with the Betty Bantug Benitez Foundation and the Office of Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District), the press release also said.

The latest medical mission was held at the Alejandro Yap Quina Cultural Center in Victorias City. In August this year, the free clinic was held in Silay City and benefited 688 patients, and in Talisay City with 1,462 beneficiaries last month.

The volunteer medical team was composed of doctors Casten Guanzon, Ma. Elaine Parrenas, Tanya Cuatriz, John Dominic Trinidad, Reman Matapaja, Sabina Damazo, Girlie Pinongan, Felix Valenzuela, Enrique Serna, Domingo Vega, Therese Sune, Rudy Gonzales, Carlo Ebreo, Rey Martin Locson, Josie Sogono Ferraris, Margarita Aparra, Andrei Clark Depasucat, and Marvi Depasucat, the press release added.*

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