San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest Schedule Kick Off Party 2012

San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest Kick Off Party 2012 Schedules:

San Miguel Oktoberfest grand celebrations on September 28 at Aseana City; September 29 in Sta. Rosa, Laguna; October 5 at MEPZ I in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu; October 19 at Limketkai in Cagayan de Oro; and October 20 at Robinson’s Starmills in San Fernando, Pampanga. Maki-saya nang walang katulad sa San Miguel Oktoberfest 2012! Be part of the action! Visit all six SMB beer brand tents na bagay na bagay sa trip mo! Eto na ang tunay na party! Enjoy Overflowing SMB beers for only P12 per cup, or dance to the music of our very own, apl.de.ap!

General Admission - Php. 100
VIP Ticket - Php. 150

Yoou may contact Rosalyn Dizon at 09267293662 for ticket reservation.

See http://www.sanmiguelbeer.com.ph/oktoberfest/ for more details

2012 Palanca Winner: Niles Jordan Breis

Congratulations to our friend NILES JORDAN BREIS who has just grabbed the first prize in essay - fil in the 2012 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. This is his fourth Palanca win. Sir Niles himself is an avid follower of Bisayang Manlalakbay and we are hoping that he'd grace this site with some of his travel essays and poems.

Bacolod Airport or New Bacolod - Silay Airport

Hello Negros Occidental! Arriving at the New Bacolod -  Silay Airport which is located at Barangay Bagtic, Silay City and about 30-45 minutes travel to the center of Bacolod City. The airport is for domestic flights in an effort to trigger business and tourism for the central Philippines (Visayas) area; this area includes Negros Island, where the new airport is situated, and Cebu Island, a popular tourist destination. The new airport, which officially began operations in January 2008 (the airport was thoroughly tested during flying operations conducted in October 2007), was designed to handle over one million passengers and 16,715t of cargo per year. Security equipment such as X-ray equipment which was procured for the new airport was loaned to the old Bacolod airport and was then transferred back and installed at the new airport.

My First Year Blog Anniversary

I supposed to booked my trip to Caticlan but I choose Bacolod City because of many tourist attraction. It was an early flight, 5am I checked in my baggage and have some food and drinks at the 2nd floor of NAIA Terminal 3. I was excited to get from there, the weather is fine and I arrived New Bacolod-Silay Airport at 6am. I Love the Sun!

Higantes Festival 2012 Schedule in Angono Rizal

Marked your calendar on November 23, 2012 at Angono in the province of Rizal. This is the time when people prepare themselves for the celebration of the Higantes.  There will be a lot of activities like Higantes Parade, Street Dancing, Higantes 2012 Festival Making Contest, Float Parade and many more. It will be a 2 weeks celebration, its usually start from November 10-25, 2012. Higantes Festival 2012 is celebrated in honor of their patron saint, San Clemente or San Clemence. which known to be the patron saint of fishermen. In addition, Angono Rizal is known to be the " Art Capital of the Philippines".

Photo Credit: www.rizalprovince.gov.ph

MassKara Festival 2012 Schedule in Bacolod City

Masskara Festival 2012 Schedule in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. There will be a two days street dance competition for this year. The 2012 MassKara Festival logo, which was unveiled at the Bacolod Government Center grounds last July 10, 2012 with a 10-minute fireworks display. The City Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced that the 2012 MassKara Festival is going to be the “biggest and the grandest MassKara ever.”

1. October 20, 2012 – Streetdancing Competition Schools Category
2. October 21, 2012 – Streetdancing Competition Barangay Category

The Electric MassKara is usually held from October 19  to 20 but it depends on the City Goverment of Bacolod. MassKara Foundation will release the final schedule soon but as of now the schedule is not yet available. Book your hotel as soon as possible.