Bacolod holds medical mission

A free medical dental mission was conducted recently by the city government under the Bacolod Initiative Nurturing Good Health program, at the Handumanan Cultural Center, a press release from the city said.

The activity was led by Sangguniang Panlungsod Councilor Bobby Rojas, chairman of the SP Committee on Health, in coordination with the Negros Occidental Host Lions Club, Iloilo Host Lions Club, and the doctors of the Riverside Medical Center, the press release also said.

Rojas said P35,000 worth of medicines were made available to residents of Barangay Handumanan and nearby areas. The activity included free medical consultations, dental services, optical services with free 500 eyeglasses, a feeding program for about 500 children, and circumcision.

The B.I.N.G. medical mission had also earlier conducted ECG, FBS, cholesterol, urinalysis and blood pressure checkups, and blood-letting at the Brgy. Felisa Cultural Center, led by Councilor Mona Dia Jardin and City Health Office head Babylin Drilon, the press release also said.*

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All-Pinoy cast to perform
in ‘The King and I’ Sept. 15

An all-Filipino cast, led by theatre legend Leo Tavarro Valdez and stage great Monique Wilson as King Mongkut and Anna, respectively, will perform the mega-musical “The King and I”, September 15, at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila, a press release from organizers said.

It will also feature Bo Cerrudo and Sheila Valderrama as alternates for King Mongkut and Anna, Gina Respall and Apple Chui as Lady Thiang, Tanya Manalang and Marian Santiago as Tuptim, and Lorenz Martinez and Floyd Tena as Lun Tha, among others.

Sourced from the 1944 novel by Margaret Landon’s chronicle of Anna Leonowens memoirs as she was chosen to become governess to King Mongkut of Siam’s many children in the early 1860s, “The King and I” tells the travails of a British schoolteacher and her life in a foreign land, marred by conflict and an unexpressed love for the king, the press release also said.

The tale was further popularized by the 1956 movie headlined by Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence. Revivals of the classic musical had also been featured in Broadway and the West End.

In Saturday’s performance, director Freddie Santos will add spice to the immortal tale of Anna and the King, with the dreamy scoring of the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Rodel Colmenar. It also boasts of new sets of production props; lights, sound, and video technologies; and even the wardrobe designed by Philippine fashion icon Rajo Laurel, the press release also said.

For those interested, tickets are on sale at the Resorts World Manila Box Office and in all TicketWorld outlets. For more information, visit www.rwmanila.com or call the tourist/visitor hotline at (632) 836-6333, the press release added.*

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Stage veteran directs
Sept 21 kids’ musical

A veteran of about a hundred theatrical productions in the Philippines will direct the musical “Children’s Letters to God”, September 21, at the L'Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City, a press release from organizers said.

Bart Guingona, who won the prestigious Aliw Award for Best Stage Actor for his portrayal of the conflicted Chinese-Filipino university professor teaching English to American’s in Paul Lim’s “Mother Tongue” in 2001, has directed the works of Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekov, Mamet, Rabe, Hare, Cocteau, Marber and many others, the press release also said.

Tickets for the musical are available at 21 Restaurant or call (034)457-8003, 0917-3000181, 0917-3003815, the press release added.*

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