IT IS a rare opportunity to be given a chance to ask US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a single question but Silliman University students were among the lucky ones Friday.
Via ABS-CBN’s Hillary Clinton: The Manila Forum, the voice of students from the City of Gentle People was finally heard.
Broadcaster Tony Velasquez facilitated the forum in Dumaguete, which was held at the Silliman University compound.
Clinton meanwhile was in the University of Sto. Tomas campus in Manila, but students outside the country’s capital such as Dumaguete and Zamboanga were able to …

Long holidays mark the yuletide season this year. Thanks to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s move to declare December 26, 29, and 31, 2008 as special non-working days.
This is the best time to bond with family and friends. And take a vacation out from the busy days in office.
Considered as regular holidays are: December 25 (Christmas Day), December 30 (Rizal Day), and January 1, 2009 (New Year’s Day).
On December 24, President Arroyo likewise declared January 2, 2009 as special non-working day.
The declarations are based on Arroyo’s Proclamation No. 1463.
As …

One call can make a difference. Hearing the voices of the people you cared about can light up your lonely night. But making calls can be quite expensive too. Globe subscribers though are getting lucky as the telecom firm offers “Unlicalls Nyt.”
The new promo of Globe will run from November 14 to December 14. Its nice catch — Unlimited calls from globe to globe and globe to touch mobile prepaid subscribers from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. for only P20.
How it works
Like other Globe offerings, …

Tropical Depression Quinta enters the country, raising signal number 1 in some provinces in Luzon and Visayas including Negros Oriental.
Negresenses must prepare for eventualities that this weather disturbance would bring. Those near coastal areas are advised to take precautionary measures for possible flashfloods.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) spotted Quinta’s center as of 10 a.m. today, November 6, at 40 kms (kilometers) northeast of Mactan.
Pagasa reported that the tropical depression has a maximum sustained winds of 45 kph (kilometer per hour) near the center.
Aside from Negros …

After emerging as the Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Teen Edition Plus 4th place winner, Beauty has definitely shown that she got a share of the showbiz world.
Cristine Marie Gonzalez in real life, Beauty has appeared in the primetime ABS-CBN teleserye Iisa Pa Lamang that stars Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, and Gabby Concepcion. And today, October 29, her first movie “My Only U” is shown in theatres.
Truly a pride of Dumaguete, she admitted missing home. I had a chance to sit down with her and chat a little after …

Seeing advertisements of Cebu Pacific offering low airfare rates is not a new thing. But today as I browsed the daily broadsheet (a usual thing I do every morning), the current promo of the Go-owned airlines really caught my attention this time.
“P500 kahit saan!” goes their ads…what an amazing rate. Yes, it is surely an all-in price at P500 for any domestic flight - inclusive of fare, fuel, and insurance surcharges as well as aviation security fee and tax.
Thus, you can explore the wonderful island of Boracay by taking …

The clamor of Dumaguetenos was heard as the celebration of the Buglasan Festival of Festivals this year is slated October 16 to 26.
To recall, the City Government last year under the administration of Governor Emilio Macias II moved the Buglasan activities to December. The governor saw the significance of holding the event in the said month. (See related post)
Residents of the City of Gentle People as well as the whole province criticized the festival’s postponement. Some welcomed it, saying they would spend the holiday season in Dumaguete and …

The city of Dumaguete will showcase a street dancing competition this Saturday, May 24, as highlight of their 2nd Kabulakan Festival.
Residents and tourists will enjoy watching the street dancing to be held at the city’s major thoroughfares at around 4 p.m.

Jessica Layuman, secretariat of the Kabulakan Festival, said the concept of the festival is to pay tribute to the month of May. “Flowers is the concept here. This took the place of Santacruzan,” she said.
Santacruzan, she added, is being handled by the church and that the Kabulakan Festival is the …

Dumagueteños will now get the chance to view live the much-awaited rematch between Philippine boxing champ Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Mexico’s Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez this Sunday at the Lamberto Macias Sports Complex, Capitol area.
With a minimal entrance fee — only P50 — city residents will see in a giant screen the live telecast of the Pacquiao-Marquez II bout, which starts at 8 a.m.

Dubbed as Unfinished Business, Marquez and Pacquiao will rematch its 2004 fight, which resulted in a draw.
The bout will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and …

The number of tourists visiting Negros Oriental increased by 23.69 percent in 2007 compared to the previous year, records of the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Central Visayas showed.
According to the same report, only 155,323 tourists visited Negros Oriental in 2006 while there were 192,125 visits tallied in 2007, thus an increase of 23.69 percent.
Also, it was noted that the bulk of the visitor arrivals in this province comes from domestic travelers rather than foreign tourists.
In 2007, there were 163,692 domestic travelers who visited Negros Oriental. However, only 28,433 foreign travelers were …