... were few photographers and the performers didn't tire posing for any of us. now, the aliwan is a photographer's playground, and they number nearly as much as the performers. nonetheless, ... hope you dance. i did, but the bacolodnons sat it out. so i've been to a few festivals. the aliwan has actually given me an idea about what i might expect in other far-flung places. for next year, i ...

... 5 hours away from Bacolod. I arrived very early which gave me some time to explore the city and the nearby island. I have seen the Pintaflores Festival perform several times. Once in Manila during the Aliwan Fiesta, in 2007 in Cebu Sinulog where they landed in the top 5, and many times in Bacolod City during the Panaad sa Negros Festival, and in 2007 Western Visayas Tourism Assembly which was ...

... Philippine showbusiness, funnier even than Tito, Vic, and Joey. But my first appreciation of his full acting potential was back in film school, when I saw Mike de Leon's short film Aliwan Paradise. And I already marked him down as the most natural local actor I have ever seen. His acting style is subtle, yet full of energy, and the way he delivers his lines--you would never sense that he was ...