Vice Ganda brings joy

Box office star V ice Ganda staged a three-hour concert filled with nonstop laughter and music before a c rowd of about 6,000 at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City Sunday night.

The performer sang to an appreciative and cheering crowd, and stopped for selfies with the audience without missing a beat.

The “Vice Gandang Ganda Sa Sarili sa Bacolod!” was staged for the benefit of Kalipay Negrense Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization that provides disadvantaged children with shelter, food, healthcare and education.

Anna Balcells, Kalipay founder and president, said she did not realize that Vice Ganda, aside from being a comedian, also has a beautiful voice. She said the songs he sang were geared towards inspiring people to believe in their selves.

Before the show, Vice Ganda asked to meet with the people behind Kalipay, its volunteers and children.

He was very loving, cool and kind to the children, and showed that he really cared, Balcells said.

Balcells said they are thankful to the comedian for being a truly loving and caring person.

Also performing with Vice Ganda were comedians MC and Lassi and performer Rayver Cruz.

The Negros producer of the show brought to Bacolod City by ABS-CBN, JCI, TSE Live and Valley of Peace was Mhel Sillador. *CPG

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‘Let's Do It'
eco-leaders summit on

More than 100 volunteers from 31 local government units are participating in the three-day Let's Do It Philippines Visayas Eco-Leaders Summit and National Coordinators Meeting at Tinagong Dagat 2 in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, starting today.

The theme of the summit is “I am 5 Million Eco-Leader PH Volunteers to Fight Climate Change”.

The project is in line with the Negros Occidental provincial government's advocacy on solid waste and climate change issues, Olive Seruelo of the Provincial Environment Management Office said yesterday.

The summit boot camp aims to capacitate LGUs and youth volunteer leaders who will be the prime movers of the Lets Do It activities on September 20, she added.

It also hopes to level up the degree of environmental awareness and volunteerism consciousness, particularly on the impact of global climate change issues and to mobilize and empower the Visayas region to join the 5 million trash warrior volunteers and synchronize all activities in celebration of the 2015 National/World Cleanup Day, she said.

Based on the project rationale, it will implement four major activities.

It includes educating the leaders through promotion of understanding of environment for communities, solid waste management in particular, especially among the political leaders with supporting activities like Environment/Let's Do It symposium.

The Let's Do It project stated that prevention of global warming with activities like fun run and climate change lectures will be given much attention.

It also said that it is moving towards a recycling-oriented society through resource saving, energy saving and the 3R (reuse, reduce, recycle) activities, solid waste management lecture, cleanups, trainings and demonstrations.

Let's Do It added it will focus on the institutional/capacity building of LGUs, especially the barangays which will be the stakeholders and front liners in the program implementation with supporting documents, Let's Do It symposium, and student volunteers boot camp.*

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L'Fisher turning 25

L'Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City will celebrate 25 years of excellence in providing the best amenities and service to its customers in September. The silver anniversary will be a month-long celebration of events, activities and promotions, a press release from the hotel said.

To highlight the celebration, the hotel will have a concert featuring the Spirit of 67, the well-loved and in-demand band in the country. It will liven up the dance floor with their music from the 60s to the 80s, the press release also said.

The concert will be held 8 p.m. on September 25 at the La Proa Ballroom, and for ticket inquiries and reservation, those interested may contact 433-3731, the press release added.*

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