Blog Posts on jay abello

PUREZA, The Story of Negros Sugar: The Manila Premiere by República Negrénse on May 24, 2012I can finally say I did it! Fresh from my Dagupan trip witnessing the swimming competition at Palarong Pambansa, I made my way though heavy rain to reach Fullybooked in Bonifacio High Street. Nope, I was not there to buy a newly-release novel or even...

People on Focus: Direk Jay Abello by República Negrénse on Feb 8, 2012It was Saturday and in the early afternoon when I caught the train and headed to Ayala Center. I was going to Kuppa Fort Bonifacio to meet with the Director/Executive Producer of PUREZA The Story of Negros Sugar and he is none other than a kasimanwa,...

PUREZA, The Story of Negros Sugar - Remember...Learn...Act by My Silay Heritage on Feb 8, 2012Last Monday, I wrote about the first ever documentary film on the sugar industry in Negros, PUREZA.  Last night I attended the premier showing and came out of the movie house feeling sad and in deep thoughts. I was unusually silent, which is so...

PUREZA - A Sober Look At Our Sugar Heritage by My Silay Heritage on Jan 30, 2012Sugar is the lifeblood of Silay and the rest of Occidental Negros.  It is in Silay City that Hawaiian Philippines Company, one of the biggest sugar centrals in the country is located. In fact, a few months ago, I wrote about the last remaining s...

Pureza: Dissecting the Negros Sugar Industry by Experience Negros! on Jan 26, 2012Warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'Array' was given in /home/promdim1/public_html/experiencenegros.com/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 170...