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RINGING OF THE BELL. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer lead the "Arima" or symbolic ringing of the bell to mark the opening of the 36th Negros Trade Fair at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City on Tuesday night (Sept. 20, 2022). The country's longest-running provincial trade fair, which features the best of Negrense crafts and creations, returns after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, until September25.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has lauded the return of the Negros Trade Fair following a two-year break due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, calling it a testament to the ability of Negrenses to overcome challenges. "After two years of uncertainty and dread caused by the pandemic, here we are together, to once again, ring the bell to start this year's historic trade fair," the governor said in his mess
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and ANP vice president Mike Claparols led the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the Negros Trade Fair at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati. Capitol PIO photo
BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Trade Fair, the country's longest-running provincial trade fair now in its 36th year, returns in September after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic to show the "resilience of Negrense spirit". Organized by the Association of Negros Producers (ANP) in partnership with the Negros Occidental provincial government, this year's edition themed, "Hidlaw", which is the Hiligaynon term for yearning, longing, or missing, will be held from Sept. 20 to 25 at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City. Mary Ann Colmenares, ANP vice president for advocacy, said the theme speaks of how much the association misses hosting the activity that they have been undertaking since 1985. "The past two years has given us the opportunity to retool, reflect and restart. The 36th Negros Trade Fair will serve as a testament to the resilience of the Negrense spirit," Colmenares said during the event's official