Heritage

A vintage photo collection exhibit of Bacolod's yesteryears opened recently at Robinson's Place in Bacolod City in line with the National Heritage Month celebration in May.

In Bacolod, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Filipino Heritage Society spearheaded the closing celebration, the third to be held in the city.

The photo exhibit featured the collections of Joe Lopez.

Also held was the "Aton Panubli-on Cultural Exhibit: Inside Ancestral Homes of Negros" at Sea Breeze Hotel. The celebration was graced by National Commission for Culture and the Arts chairman Ambeth Ocampo, Undersecretary Edu Jarque of the Department of Tourism, Gov. Joseph Marañon and Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia.

Other distinguished guests included Gloria Angara, Tony and Armita Rufino, Melanie Villar, Carrisa Lebron and C.J. Moreno, among others.

Pictures of ancestral houses included that of Doña Enrica Alunan Lizares popularly known as Tana DiKang, Gen. Aniceto Lacson and Don Simplicio Lizares, all in Talisay City; Don Mariano Ramos, Dr. Mariano Yulo (Yulo's Park) in Bacolod, and the Montilla ancestral house at Hda. Ubay, Pulupandan town.

Lia Javellana emceed at the program. Guests viewed the exhibit during cocktails. Remember: "That every life has a purpose or we wouldn't be here at all."*