BACOLOD:MassKara Festival 2012 Schedule October 16 to October 22, 2012

BACOLOD:MassKara Festival 2012 Schedule October 16 to October 22, 2012

 

 

BACOLOD:Maskkara Festival 2012

BACOLOD :Maskkara Festival 2012
 
Bacolod, the "City of Smiles" will once again celebrate its world renowned Masskara Festival this year! And for 2012 the theme is "Life’s Good in Bacolod". They say that Bacolod City has the happiest festival in the country.  Maybe a lot of you are wondering what does the word Masskara means.  Mass, which means "many", and Kara, a Spanish word for "face". Masskara Festival is the most anticipated festival in the country held every 3rd week of October in Bacolod City. The street dancing competitions for schools and barangay categories is the Masskara festival's highlights which will be happening on October 20-21, 2012.

Here are the calendar of activities:



October 1, 2012

Opening of the Festival sites (all-day) @ Bacolod Public Plaza
Opening of Carnival sites: SM City (all-day)
GMA DanssKara:The MassKara Dance Showdown Eliminations (all-day)
Fireworks (all-day)
Opening of 2012 MassKara Festival and DanssKara Elimination (GMA Dance Showdown) @ Bacolod Public Plaza (7:00 pm – 11:00 pm)

October 5, 2012

MassKara Art Weekend (all-day)
Opening of art events: MassKara 9 group show, Magika MassKara, Art Tour

October 6, 2012

MassKara Art Weekend (all-day)

October 7, 2012

MassKara Art Weekend (all-day)

October 12, 2012

i-Witness DocuFest wth GMA News and Public Affairs personalities @ SM City Event Center (12:00 pm – 6:00 pm)

October 13, 2012

Little Miss MassKara pageant night (5:00 pm – 7:00 pm)

October 19, 2012

Kapuso Electric Float/Electric MassKara Day 1 @ Tourism Strip (6:00 – 4:00 am)
Electric Float Competition

October 20, 2012

Streetdance – Schools Category @ Bacolod Public Plaza (2:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
Kapuso Mall Show @ SM City Event Centre (4:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
Kapuso Electric Float/Electric MassKara Day 2 @ Tourism Strip (6:00 pm – 4:00 am)

October 21, 2012

Streetdance – Barangay Category @ Bacolod Public Plaza (2:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
Kapuso Electric Float/Electric MassKara Day 3 @ Tourism Strip (6:00 pm – 4:00 am)

October 22, 2012

Closing Ceremonies (all-day) @ Bacolod Public PlazaMassKara Festival
Closing Ceremonies/DanssKara Grand Finals/Kapuso Night (7:00 pm – 11:00 pm)

For more details, visit:
www.themasskarafestival.com

You may like my other post about Bacolod:

When I went to Bacolod City in 2010 I stayed in this very cheap and affordable hostel/ guest/pension houses/ inn.

Victoria's Milling Corporation

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Church of San Diego De Alcala

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Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House

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Silay City El Ideal

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Chicken House BACOLOD

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Bob's

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Bacolod's Calea

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Bacolod Church

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Balay Negrense

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BACOLOD: Angry Christ Church

BACOLOD: Angry Christ Church

Inside the Victorias Milling Company (VMC) compound in Victorias, Negros Occidental, there is a Catholic church unlike any other church in the Philippines, if not in the whole world. Known to negrenses as the St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church.

Sugar baron Miguel Ossorio owner of Victorias Milling Co. (the largest sugar refinery in Asia) built the chapel at the end of World War II to serve the spiritual needs of its employees and their families who are living inside the sugar refinery compound.

His son, Alfonso, painted Christ’s image because he wanted something different. He used commercial paints, which surprisingly lasted, the colors were very much alive until now, despite some natural fading. Strong shades of red, blue, yellow and green extend all the way to the ceiling. It took Alfonso Osorio two years, 1948-1950 to complete this murals.

The VMC chapel became internationally renowned through a Life Magazine article which dubbed it as the "Church of the Angry Christ" because of the mural’s sharp lines and Christ’s depiction as a frowning God. 

Alfonso Ossorio depicted Jesus Christ (God the Son) with hands laterally-outstretched, being received by God the Father, represented by two giant, red-orange hands.

A descending dove (the Holy Spirit) with multi-colored wings hangs above On the right side you could see the image of Saint Joseph with the Blessed Virgin Mary ( done by local artist Benjamin Valenciano) while at the left side is the image of Saint John the Baptist with Moses. 

Fire details in the mural, indicate God’s passionate love.

The Salesian priests of St. John Bosco oversee the parish while at the same time administer the Don Bosco Technical Institute located inside the VMC compound.

The chapel is open to those who wish to visit.

To get there from Bacolod City, take a jeepney or bus that can bring you to the Victorias Milling Company. Upon reaching the gate, a tricycle can take you straight to the chapel.

I do not know how much it would cost you, since we hired a jeepney to take us there for P 1,000. We had a side trips to Balay Negrense,Silay and the Church of San Diego De Alcala. Since we are ten (10) in the group our share is P100.00 each not bad eh!

The Ruins

Luisa's Chicken Bacolod

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Sharyn's Cansi

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Cheap Pension House in Bacolod

Bacolod Cheap Pension House

O-mar Pension 

D-53 Narra Avenue

Capitol Shopping Center

Bacolod City

Tel #034-709-0062

I got the a double bed with own c.r. and aircon for only P 390.00 / night

it is clean and very near Luisa's Chicken and Sharyn Cansi

Bacolod Electric Masskara

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BACOLOD MASSKARA FESTIVAL 2010

BACOLOD MASSKARA FESTIVAL 2010

First timer guide to Bacolod

Transport from Silay airport to Bacolod:

Option number 1 click here
Option number 2 click here
Option number 3 click here
Option number 4 click here

Hotel Recommendation:

L Fisher
Check Inn
O Hotel

Pension House

Omar Pension

DO-IT-YOURSELF BACOLOD CITY TO SILAY AIRPORT

Do-it-yourself Bacolod City to Bacolod-Silay Airport

How to go to Bacolod-Silay Airport from Bacolod City

• In Bacolod City Ride a Jeepney with SILAY BACOLOD signage Fare P 13.00/ person 
• alight @ the Silay City Plaza Ride a Green Trike @ Silay City Market ( fare cost P10.00/ person) to BACOLOD - SILAY AIRPORT 

Total Fare P23.00

Note: Travel time more or less 1 1/2 hours ( pahinto hinto ang jeep at may waiting time sa trike dahil nagpupuno ng pasahero)

TIP: You can rent the trike for P 50.00 para ihatid ka na sa Airport kahit mag isa ka lang

Other mode of transport Click here

How to go to Bacolod-Silay Airport from Bacolod City

Do-it-yourself Bacolod City to Bacolod-Silay Airport

How to go to Bacolod-Silay Airport from Bacolod City:

• In Bacolod City Ride a Jeepney with SILAY BACOLOD signage Fare P 13.00 
• alight @ the Silay City Plaza 
• Ride a Van @ Silay City Plaza ( near EL IDEAL fare cost P50.00) to BACOLOD - SILAY AIRPORT Total Fare P63.00

Note: Travel time more or less 1 1/2 hour ( pahinto hinto ang jeep at nagpupuno ng pasahero)

Other transport option: Click here