Friday, December 3, 2021

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Bamboo Tonogbanua’s miniature Christmas Village @25

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:45 AM PST

MULTIMEDIA artist Bamboo Tonogbanua is a proverb in his hometown's extensive community of artists and art enthusiasts.

He naturally loves art to heart. He was the lone initiator of putting up a meticulously well-arranged, well-zoned, and world-class Miniature Christmas Village at the confines of his beautiful home situated at San Juan Street or the heart of downtown Bacolod City.

Amazingly, the tiniest piece of art exhibits a scenic representation of a zestful and colorful life he created by his creative imagination.

Bamboo loves to travel the world, collecting miniature figures relevant to his art collections.

Long years before the pandemic, "I go places abroad, and when I go around, I already have my focus on scenes that I want to create when I get home. So, I love tiny pieces, bought them and collected them, and I started to make a Christmas village on one table size of plywood, and every year, I expanded it. Until now that I have filled up more or less a 30 square meter room on the second floor of my house," he said.

He mounted this scenic miniature Christmas village for the love of Christmas and the love of tiny things. When you look closer to these small pieces of art, you can see facial expressions of the people with scenes that depict how they live and how their community exists, as if there's real life in the tiny villages and communities that I have created only at the confines of my room. I love collecting action figures, putting them together, and making a life for them amazingly," he shared.

Bamboo's art collections spun from the nativity diorama scene in a 3D setting, located on the ground floor of his house to pirates chest and dollhouses, among others.

On the second floor, there goes the beautiful and fantastic Christmas village that features happy scenes of Christmas, small figures for the China Town, the European houses, Glasshouses, the Disneyland, a tiny cable car, a symbol of English writer and social critic Charles Dickens, the Harry Potter scenery on top of the Christmas village, people riding the horses, dancing, playing, working, all are having fun from children to adult.

His room is like a book where you can turn pages full of excitement. Everything moves and has life.

Bamboo is known for costume designs and stage productions as an integral part of the famous MassKara festival. He worked with renowned artists, the late Peque Gallaga, Rene Hinojales, etc. He used to be a Professor of the Fine Arts at La Consolacion College in Bacolod City.

His Miniature Chrismas Village is considered a tourist attraction. He said children love Christmas too. They enjoyed it when they got here before.

"You don't have to explain to them the scenery. Children find their way to interpret, appreciate and enjoy it."

Tonogbanua opted to defer the opening of the Christmas village this Season because of the pandemic.

"I want to share this with everyone. But since there is a pandemic, I have to put safety first," he said.

It is always a good year for the last 25 years. Every Christmas, I feel so high and happy that I have this Christmas village where I can enjoy taking care of. I thank everyone who joined me in my hobby. The people who come and visit my Christmas village before the pandemic and my family also add gifts to combine with my plenty of collections as something that I can incorporate. I am happy that I have already turned a multitude of people, including my family, into my hobby," he said.

He encouraged everyone to keep safe until the pandemic is over.

"We will soon see each other at the Christmas village," he said.

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Official: Teachers, students in face-to-face classes should be vaxxed

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:35 AM PST

"THE Department of Education (DepEd) should ensure that those who will participate in limited face-to-face classes (F2F) are already vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19)."

This was stressed by Councilor Renecito Novero, chair of the City Council committee on education, after the DepEd announced that the limited F2F classes will start on Monday, December 6.

In Bacolod City, the Alangilan National High School in Barangay Alangilan was among the 177 public schools allowed by the DepEd to hold limited F2F classes.

"We want to ensure that all of our teachers already avail themselves of the vaccines because our children aged 12 to 17 were also permitted to get vaccinated against Covid-19," Novero said.

He said the City Government earlier inoculated thousands of individuals belonging to the age group in various vaccination centers.

"We want to protect them against Covid-19. This is for their protection and that of their family," he added.

Aside from DepEd personnel, Novero said barangay officials should be ready to monitor their Covid-19 cases.

"Barangay Alangilan recorded a low number of Covid-19 cases so far," he said.

Novero noted that before the implementation of the program, the DepEd should have a consultation with barangay officials to determine the real situation of the barangays in terms of Covid-19 cases.

President Rodrigo Duterte approved limited F2F classes in at least 120 public and private schools in areas classified as low risk for Covid-19.

Education Secretary Leonor Briones earlier said the pilot limited F2F classes is a shared responsibility of the DepEd and the Department of Health.

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Bill seeking upgrade of provincial hospital gets House approval

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:33 AM PST

A BILL seeking to upgrade the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City has been approved on its third and final reading before the House of Representatives.

Negros Occidental Third District Representative Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez, who authored House Bill No. 10463, said the improvements at the provincial government-run hospital will address the healthcare needs of the Negrenses.

Under the bill, the authorized bed capacity of the TLJPH shall be increased from 100 to 300 beds, and any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan that will be prepared by the hospital chief and submitted to the Department of Health (DOH).

The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, meanwhile, shall provide the necessary funds to cover the maintenance and other operating expenses of the medical facility.

It will also appropriate the funds for the additional human resource complement to support the increase in bed capacity and the corresponding upgrading of the hospital facilities and professional health care services.

Currently, the construction of the TLJPH's Center for Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases worth P100 million is ongoing.

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3 drug suspects arrested in Bacolod

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:32 AM PST

OPERATIVES of Police Station 3 apprehended three alleged drug personalities in a buy-bust operation conducted in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City past 6 p.m. Thursday, December 2, 2021.

Police Major Richard Fajarito, commander of Police Station 3, identified the suspects as Helen Pitogo, 40; Gene Abuhat, 56; and Dionisio Mot, 42, all residents of the barangay.

Fajarito said the suspects were arrested after one of them sold a sachet of suspected shabu to a poseur buyer.

Police recovered from the suspects' possession six sachets of suspected shabu weighing 1.35 grams and valued at P9,180, the P500 marked money and other illegal drug paraphernalia.

Fajarito said Pitogo was identified as a street-level individual in Bacolod City and that she was under surveillance for almost a month before her arrest.

The suspects were detained at the custodial facility of Police Station 3.

They will be charged for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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Unega sets assembly December 4

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:31 AM PST

SOME 183 candidates under the United Negros Alliance (Unega) are set to meet at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center in Bago City, Negros Occidental Saturday, December 4, 2021.

Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, secretary general of Unega, said only the candidates of the provincial party are invited to the event.

"It does not include the party members," Escalante said.

Invited are all candidates for the six congressional districts of the province down to the councilors of each town and city, he added.

Also invited were Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and former Third District congressman Alfredo Benitez, who is running for mayor of Bacolod City.

The event will be a general assembly of the party and renewal of membership, the group's secretary general also said.

Unega has not yet officially made a declaration who are they supporting for president.

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1 dead, 5 injured in accident

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:30 AM PST

ONE died while five others were injured in a freak accident involving a canter truck and a tricycle in Pontevedra town, Negros Occidental Thursday, December 2, 2021.

Captain Hancel Lumandaz, acting town police chief, identified the fatality as Joselyn Dumalag, who died on her way to a hospital at the nearby La Carlota City.

Initial investigation showed that the canter truck driven by Nolito Montebon, 42, of Purok Boulevard at Barangay 14 in Bacolod City, was heading south of the road when one of the front tires exploded upon reaching the area of Barangay San Juan.

Montebon lost control of the vehicle, causing it to swerve to the left and occupy the lane and collide with the approaching tricycle driven by Rogin delos Pobres, 34, investigation added.

Lumandaz said due to the strong impact, the tricycle banged into a concrete wall beside the road while the canter rammed into the steel gate of a residence.

Delos Pobres, Montebon, the passengers of the truck and the other passenger of the tricycle, who were not named, were treated at a hospital in La Carlota City.

Witnesses said the canter was speeding prior to the accident.

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Radyo Veritas manager new KBP-Negros Occidental chair

Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:29 AM PST

THE Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP)-Negros Occidental Chapter has elected its new set of officers Friday, December 3, 2021.

Its new chairman is Ma. Chona Villaluna-Gosiaoco, who is the station manager of dyAF Radyo Veritas-Bacolod.

Gosiaoco replaced dyEZ Aksyon Radyo Bacolod station manager Nona Magbanua, who was elected as the new treasurer of the organization.

Meanwhile, dyHB RMN Bacolod station manager Jeony Bigay was elected as vice president, while Chester Elias of dyVS Sweet Voice of Salvation is the new secretary.

Joy Pastoral, also of dyVS, and Serafin Plotria Jr. were also elected as executive secretary and standard performance officer, respectively.

Elected as members of the Board were Francis Muñoz of Love Radio and Easy Rock; Jerry Mayordo of RJFM; Bong Tan of RPN-dyKB; Joel Katalbas of Hapi Radio; Divine Grace Cuello of dyWB Bombo Radyo - Bacolod, Jennifer Ellaga of Star FM; and Angelina Matilla of dyRL Abyan Radyo.

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