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Masskara Festival 2010

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

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October 19, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Bacolod City, City of Smiles, festival, Festival of Colors, Festival of Masks, Festival of Smiles, fiesta, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, mask, masskara, Masskara 2010, Masskara Festival, Masskara Festival 2010, Negros Occidental, Philippines, smile, street dancing, Visayas | Leave A Comment »

Masskara Festival 2010

Barangay 17

Masskara Festival 2010 Street Dance runner up

Masskara Festival 2010 Best Choreography

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October 19, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 1st runner-up Masskara 2010, Bacolod City, Barangay 17, Brgy 17, City of Smiles, festival, Festival of Colors, Festival of Masks, Festival of Smiles, fiesta, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, mask, masskara, Masskara 2010, Masskara Festival, Masskara Festival 2010 Best in Choreography, Masskara Festival 2010 runner up, Masskara Festival 2010 Street Dance Runner up, Negros Occidental, Philippines, runner up Masskara 2010, smile, street dancing, Visayas | Leave A Comment »

Masskara Festival 2010

Barangay Mandalagan

Masskara Festival 2010 Street Dance Champion

Masskara Festival 2010 Best Mask

Masskara Festival 2010 Best Costume

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October 19, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Bacolod City, Barangay Mandalagan, Brgy Mandalagan, Champion Masskara 2010, City of Smiles, festival, Festival of Colors, Festival of Masks, Festival of Smiles, fiesta, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, mask, masskara, Masskara 2010, Masskara Festival, Masskara Festival 2010 Best Costume, Masskara Festival 2010 Best in Costume, Masskara Festival 2010 Best Mask, Masskara Festival 2010 Street Dance Champion, Negros Occidental, Philippines, smile, street dancing, Visayas | Leave A Comment »

Masskara Festival 2010

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

Champion – Barangay Mandalagan

1^st runner up - Barangay 17

2^nd runner up – Barangay Alangilan

Best Costume – Barangay Mandalagan
Best Mask – Barangay Mandalagan
Best Concept – Barangay Mandalagan
Best Choreography – Barangay 17

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October 19, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 1st runner-up Masskara 2010, Bacolod City, Barangay 17, Barangay Mandalagan, Brgy 17, Brgy Mandalagan, Champion Masskara 2010, City of Smiles, festival, Festival of Colors, Festival of Masks, Festival of Smiles, fiesta, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, mask, masskara, Masskara 2010, Masskara Festival, Negros Occidental, Philippines, runner up Masskara 2010, smile, street dancing, Visayas | Leave A Comment »

Masskara Festival 2010

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

CHAMPION – Barangay Mandalagan

1^st runner up – Barangay 17

2^nd runner up – Barangay Alangilan

Best Costume – Barangay Mandalagan
Best Mask – Barangay Mandalagan
Best Concept – Barangay Mandalagan
Best Choreography – Barangay 17

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Coron

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June 23, 2010 | Categories: Coron, travel | Tags: Busuanga, Coron, islands, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, limestone cliffs, Palawan, Philippines, travel, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Coron’s Limestone Cliffs

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June 23, 2010 | Categories: Coron, travel | Tags: Busuanga, Coron, islands, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, Kayangan Lake, limestone cliffs, Palawan, Philippines, travel, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Coron’s Sunset

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June 23, 2010 | Categories: Coron, travel | Tags: boat, Busuanga, Coron, islands, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, Palawan, Philippines, sunset, travel, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Coron’s Charms

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June 23, 2010 | Categories: Coron, travel | Tags: Busuanga, Coron, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, Palawan, Philippines, plane, travel, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Philippine Pride, beyond wearing a shirt with the Philippine map

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June 19, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: AC, agi, agi:pm, Ajay Kapur, Aklan, Alex Pomento, Allen-Lavesares, alliance global, and the Financial Times and London Stock Exchange Group, Austria, Ayala Corp, Babuyan Island, Bago City, Bais City, banco de oro unibank inc, Bangladesh, Bangui, Bani, bank of the philippine islands, Bantay, Batanes, Bayawan, bdo, bdo:pm, BEM, Big Emerging Market Economies, Bloomberg, Bolinao, bpi, bpi:pm, Brazil, BRIC, BRICs, Bulalacao, Burgos, Calbayog City, Camarines Norte, Carmen, Cauayan, Cavite, Cebu, China, CLSA, CLSA Asia-Pacific, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, Constellation Energy Corp, consumer cyclicals, consumer staples, Corazon Aquino, Cory, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Group AG, Daet, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Dow Jones, economic growth, EDC, Egypt, emerging markets, emerging markets rally, Energy Development Corp, Energy Logics, energy stocks, equities rally, Erap, Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel Ramos, financial stocks, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index, FTSE Group, Gilbert Lopez, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, GMA, Golden Era, Goldman Sachs Investment Bank, Hong Kong, Hungary, ICT, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Ilog, India, Indonesia, industrials, International Container Terminal Services Inc, Iran, Isabela, Jakarta Composite Index, jg summit holdings, jgs, jgs:pm, Joseph Estrada, JPM, JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase & Co, KLCI, Kuwait, Laurence Balanco, Leyte, Leyte Geothermal Field, Maconacon, Macquarie, Macquarie Group Ltd, Malaysia, manila electric company, Manila Water Co, Marcos, mbt, mbt:pm, mer, mer.ps, mer:pm, Mercedes, metropolitan bank and trust corporation, Mexico, Mindoro, Morgan Stanley Capital International, MSCI, MWC, N-11, Negros, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, New Zealand, Newly Industrialized Country, Next Eleven, NIC, Nigeria, Northern Samar, Norway, NREL, Oslob, overvalued stocks, Pakistan, Palawan, Pamplona, Panay, Pangasinan, Pasuquin, Philippine biomass energy potential, Philippine BPO industry, Philippine bull market, Philippine Call Center industry, Philippine GDP, Philippine GDP Growth, Philippine geothermal energy installed capacity, Philippine geothermal energy potential, Philippine Geothermal Power installed capacity, Philippine GIR, Philippine Gross Domestic Product, Philippine Gross Domestic Product Growth, Philippine Gross International Reserve, Philippine hydroelectric energy potential, Philippine inflation, Philippine National Bank, Philippine ocean energy potential, Philippine Renewable Energy, Philippine Stock Exchange, Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index, Philippine Stock Exchange Index, Philippine Stocks, Philippine tourism industry, Philippine wave energy potential, Philippine wind energy potential, Philippine wind farm, Philippines, Philippines equity market, pnb, pnb.ps, pnb:pm, Poland, property stocks, PSE, PSE bull market, PSE index, PSE rally, PSEI, PSEI bull market, PSEI rally, Qatar, Quezon, Ramos, rcb, rcb.ps, rcb:pm, Renewable Energy Coalition, Republic of the Philippines, Republic of the Philippines GDP, Republic of the Philippines GDP Growth, Republic of the Philippines GIR, Republic of the Philippines gross domestic product, Republic of the Philippines Gross Domestic Product Growth, Republic of the Philippines Gross Internation Reserve, Republic of the Philippines inflation, Resilient Markets, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp, Russia, Sakthi Siva, Samar, San Andres, san miguel corporation, secb, secb:pm, security bank, Shiyin Chen, Singapore, Siquijor, Slovakia, smc, smc:pm, South Africa, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Sweden, Tagaytay, Taiwan, Tanjay, telecommunications stocks, Thailand and Indonesia, Thailand’s SET Index, the Philippines, TIP, TIPs, Turkey, undervalued stocks, United States Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UPC Asia, Vietnam | Leave A Comment »

Her Majesty

The queen of the Masskara Festival.

Barangay Mandalagan

Masskara Festival 2009 Street Dance Runner up

Masskara Festival 2009 Best Mask

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February 5, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Army of Smiles, Bacolod City, Barangay Mandalagan, Brgy Mandalagan, City of Smiles, festival, Festival of Colors, Festival of Masks, Festival of Smiles, fiesta, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, Legion of Smiles, mask, masskara, Masskara Festival, Masskara Festival 2009 Best Mask, Masskara Festival 2009 runner up, Masskara Festival 2009 Street Dance Runner up, Negros Occidental, Philippines, smile, street dancing, Visayas | Leave A Comment »

A Festival of Colors: The Masskara Festival

Barangay Mandalagan

Masskara Festival 2009 Street Dance Runner up

Masskara Festival 2009 Best Mask

Masskara Festival 2009, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

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The Masskara Festival’s Legion of Smiles

Barangay Mandalagan

Masskara Festival 2009 Street Dance Runner up

Masskara Festival 2009 Best Mask

Masskara Festival 2009, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

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The City of Smiles: Bacolod City Celebrates

Barangay Mandalagan

Masskara Festival 2009 Street Dance Runner up

Masskara Festival 2009 Best Mask

Masskara Festival 2009, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

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The Festival of Smiles: The Masskara Festival

Barangay Mandalagan

Masskara Festival 2009 Street Dance Runner up

Masskara Festival 2009 Best Mask

Masskara Festival 2009, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

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Bacolod City’s Army of Smiles

Barangay Mandalagan

Masskara Festival 2009 Street Dance Runner up

Masskara Festival 2009 Best Mask

Masskara Festival 2009, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

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Chill

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January 30, 2010 | Categories: Ilocos, travel | Tags: coffee, colonial Philippines, Currimao, Hofileña, Ilocos Norte, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, Luzon, Philippines, Rex Hofilena, Sitio Remedios, swimming pool, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Pampered in Sitio Remedios

Freshly-squeezed honeydew melon with kalamansi. Delicious!

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January 29, 2010 | Categories: Ilocos, travel | Tags: ancestral house, colonial Philippines, Currimao, gumamela, hibiscus, Hofileña, honeydew melon, Ilocos Norte, Jake E. Hofilena, Jake Hofilena, Luzon, Philippines, Rex Hofilena, Sitio Remedios, swimming pool, tapulanga, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Sitio Remedios

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January 29, 2010 | Categories: Ilocos, travel | Tags: ancestral house, colonial Philippines, Currimao, Hofileña, Ilocos Norte, Luzon, Philippines, Rex Hofilena, Sitio Remedios, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Sitio Remedios: A Trip back in Time

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January 28, 2010 | Categories: Ilocos, travel | Tags: ancestral house, colonial Philippines, Currimao, Hofileña, Ilocos Norte, Luzon, Philippines, Rex Hofilena, Sitio Remedios, vacation | Leave A Comment »

Sitio Remedios

Sitio Remedios is beyond superlative. It is the only resort of its kind in the entire Philippines.

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Sitio Remedios in Evening Majestic Splendor

Sitio Remedios in evening majestic splendor.

The resort is designed by my architect uncle and Ilocos Norte’s adopted son, Rex Hofileña, with a Colonial-Philippines theme. Nine ancestral houses from all over Ilocos Norte were painstakingly and meticulously de-constructed and reconstructed around a central chapel in Sitio Remedios.

At dusk, as the light fades and the candles and the lanterns are lit, the resort transforms into a magical place…for contemplation, for rest, for solitude, for romance.

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January 27, 2010 | Categories: Ilocos, travel | Tags: ancestral house, colonial Philippines, Currimao, Hofileña, Ilocos Norte, Luzon, Philippines, Rex Hofilena, Sitio Remedios, vacation | Leave A Comment »