One of the biggest of these is the Masskara Festival in Bacolod ... coined by Ely Santiago of the Art Association of Bacolod. From that moment on, smiling masks have become a main feature of ...

and its history. True to its moniker the “City of Smiles,” Bacolod has a festival of masks aptly named “MassKara” — but the masks have smiles. No sad faces, no Money Heist type of masks.

BACOLOD CITY—Throngs of people gathered here on Sunday to celebrate the MassKara Festival ... the lives of many Bacolodnons. The festival of smiling masks was held to lift the spirits of ...

Once an insular and populist festival ... 1980 to coincide with Bacolod’s Charter Day. MassKara was traditionally a few days of revelry in colorful costumes and masks, drinking, feasting ...

Artists from the Art Association of Bacolod further sought to enhance the festival. Cartoonist Ely Santiago coined the portmanteau “MassKara” from the Spanish words “mass’” to signify a ...

the Bacolod Masskara Museum/Trade Center; and the Orange Project, the city’s biggest art gallery combining education and entertainment. The Masskara Festival’s logo and soundtrack, meanwhile ...

BACOLOD CITY— A gun ... to secure the world-famous MassKara Festival that will culminate with street dancing competition by dancers wearing smiling masks on Oct. 27. The gun ban was approved ...

The City of Bacolod has gained renown for a number of reasons, among them is the Masskara Festival, a colorful annual ... and some of the best local desserts. For art collectors, the city has ...