SM City Bacolod Official Blogsite: December 2010

Dec 27, 2010

Now Showing @ SM Cinema

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Dec 24, 2010

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Dec 23, 2010

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Dec 18, 2010

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Dec 15, 2010

SM Supermalls in partnership with the Commission on Filipino Overseas Workers held the Global Pinoy Cineforum at SM Cinemas nationwide recently. The films Rigodon and Fidel aimed to increase public awareness in various issues concerning migration, intermarriage and existing government policies and programs directed against illegal recruiment, documentation, fraud, and human trafficking.

At SM City Bacolod, around 800 students from Bacolod City College and VMA Global College watched at SM Cinema 4. The event was part of the celebration of Overseas Filipino Workers' International Migrants Day.

Rigodon follows the the spiritual journeys of three Filipino immigrants in New York City whose lives intertwine in the age of racial profiling and economic crackdowns. Amado, the fighter, too old to continue boxing in his native land, came to the US to battle the harsh conditions every migrant faces as he dreams of the family he left behind. Salome, the dreaming war-bride, has been wed to her American for ten years but visions haunt her as she pursues her American dream. Dante, the rebel- poet, has been helping his fellow immigrants over a decade. Their stories unfold in poetic cinematic language as the film meditates on the beauty and horror that is the American dream. Meanwhile, Fidel which was played by Lance Raymundo is about an OFW in the Middle East raped and abused by his male employer.

SM Supermalls thru the SM Cares program has launched 25 Global Pinoy Centers located all over the country where SM malls operate. The center allows members the convenience of a place to relax in between shopping. It also provides easy access to the different financial services such as Money Remittancepickup even on weekends and holidays.

Dec 13, 2010

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Dec 6, 2010

Inquirer Read-Along

Movie, stage and television actor Ronnie Lazaro brought 134 Bacolod children into a world of magic and flying creatures, while two other groups took them on an umbrella journey and into the forest.

Lazaro, Dr. Alvin Parreño and his team, and 11 Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros Junior Story Tellers were among the readers at the Philippine Daily Inquirer Read-Along at the SM City Bacolod Event Centre Saturday.

The Bacolod event was held simultaneously with 24 other read-alongs attended by more than 2,000 children nationwide to mark the 25th PDI anniversary.

The Bacolod participants, including children from three orphanages – Haven’s Home, Calvary Kids Home and Recovered Treasures Kids Home, watched in wide-eyed wonder as the readers acted out the stories they read.

Celebrity reader Lazaro who is from Sagay, Negros Occidental, was recently named one of Negros Occidental’s Seven Outstanding Artists and among his latest awards was for Gawad ng Urian 2009 best actor for his portrayal of a troubled father in the movie Yanggaw.

Lazaro, who paid for his own airfare to be in Bacolod for the read-along, said he was happy to have an opportunity to give back to his own province.

Visayan DAILY STAR editor and PDI correspondent Carla Gomez and Dr. Alvin Parreño, Suntown Camp Foundation vice president, acted as hosts of the read-along.

Parreño also entertained the children by reading The Giving Tree story, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein, a tale about a young boy and a tree in a forest. Acting out the story as Parreño read were Suntown volunteers Dr. Emma Tolentino and Dr. Ronel Sario.

Parreño, Tolentino and Marx Louie dela Rosa also entertained the children in between stories.

The 11 Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros Junior Story Tellers trained by Agnes Diongson, a teacher at Old Sagay Elementary School who last year joined a read-along workshop conducted by the PDI, also acted out the story Up Up Bella Umbrella! written by Celine Diego and illustrated by Lloyd Ybera.

The junior story tellers were Jeane Malou Togle, Johnreb Mermida, Emy Ruth Dipon, Jose Ritchie Balandra, Alexa Grey Maderazo, John Reynald Reyes, Sheilo Espinosa, Hillary Bantigue, Johanna Grace Radan, Daireen Mae Dagatan and Celyn Marie Fuentes.

Their participation was made possible by Sagay Mayor Rafael Leo Cueva and Lilibeth Cordova – museum curator.

The read-along held by PDI was co-sponsored by ShoeMart, McDonalds, Pilipinas Shell, Vibal Publishing and Adarna House.

Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. also provided additional toys for the participants, and San Miguel Corp. gave all of the children T-shirts with the saying “I read therefore I live” printed on them, and additional t-shirts for the volunteers.

Other volunteers at Saturday’s workshop were Toks Lopez, Mate Espina, Tina Orbecido, Avelyn Agudon, Arlene Gomez, Maja Dely, Weena Magturo and Bro. Jaazeal Jakosalem and his University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos teachers.* Carla P. Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer Correspondent - Bacolod

Celebrate Joy

Toy Kingdom's 12 Toys for Christmas

‘Tis the time of year when kids draw up their wish lists and keep their fingers crossed that they will wake up to see their dream toy under the Christmas tree.

Play Santa this Christmas with amazing toys from Toy Kingdom, which suggests twelve toys that will surely bring a smile to the little ones. And to make shopping more convenient, Toy Kingdom now has kiosks at all SM Supermalls. You can also visit Toy Kingdom Express outlets in all SM Department Stores.