Jenny's Island Adventure

Punta Ballo Beach There is a jewel in the south where one can travel through bus or private vehicle on a three to four hour drive, about 178.4 kilometers from Bacolod   towards the city of Sipalay. Sipalay City Hall Believe to have its first inhabitants from   Dumangas, Iloilo, a small group of men sailed out in the open seas landing on the shore of Naga, now Sipalay Diotay headed by Basilio Debuyan who became   the town’s leader and changed the name of Naga to Siparay. There was an abundance of rice or palay then which was known as paray in his native tongue, the prefix ‘si’ is commonly used as an address of respect, until Chinese traders frequented the place and   pronounced it as SIPALAY. There are many versions of the story as told by the old. Through the years, what was once a municipality has developed into a city If you have plans on a trip for the weekend here are ten things you can do in the city of Sipalay. Tourism Stude...

Jenny's Travel Talk: Bago Celebrates Babaylan Festival : Babaylan Street Dance It was a sunny Sunday as I rode on a taxi to Bago City about 21 kilometers to the south. Usually, a taxi ...

Babaylan Street Dance It was a sunny Sunday as I rode on a taxi to Bago City about 21 kilometers to the south. Usually, a taxi or a rent a car would have fix rates for long distance travel. This time though, the driver provided a printed receipt the moment I arrived in time for the 3 rd Babaylan Forum at the Community Center, fronting the Bago City Hall. Babaylan Street Dance Artist Concept of a Babaylan The forum is one of the activities in celebration of the 49 th Charter Anniversary of Bago City here in Negros Occidental. I can still remember the first forum with Alicia Magos, an anthropologist and professor emeritus of UP Visayas with extensive Muller Bato tattoo anyone? Mayor Ramon Torres with Vice Mayor Nicholas Yulo and Councilors and published works on culture of Western Visayas as resource speaker, I found myself buying a copy of   the Maaram Tradition after her talk, then there was Dr. Albert Jo, a natural healing advocate. This ti...