The Panaad sa Negros showcased fiestas from different cities and municipalities in the province of Negros Occidental. It is considered to be the “Fiesta of all Fiestas”.
The Masskara Festival is made to show the hardships of the people of Negros. The mask or masskara depicts the Negrense’s happy spirit, in spite of periodic economic downturns in the sugar industry in the mid 80’s. “Masskara” is a portmanteau word from: mass, meaning crowd, and the Spanish word cara, for face. Thus the...