Bacolod to host 1st Negrense Beauty, Health & Wellness Show
BACOLOD CITY – This city will soon have the 1st Negrense Beauty, Health and Wellness show slated April 23-26, 2009, said Councilor Jocelle Sigue.
This show aims to help aggressively promote Bacolod and Negros Occidental’s potential for medical tourism, availability of quality health and wellness centers, growing organic agriculture industry, and its competitive and highly-trainable human resource pool.
This activity is being undertaken by the Office of Councilor Sigue, Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Spa Association of Negros Occidental.
The Philippines is tagged as the ‘Heart of Asia” as it emerges as a competitive international health tourism destination.
Health tourism is associated with travel to health spas or resort destinations where the primary purpose is to improve the traveler’s physical well being through a regimen of physical exercise and therapy, dietary control, and medical services relevant to health maintenance.
The country boasts of wide range of body pampering, health and beauty treatments, which integrates the traditional Filipino healing modalities and use of local herbs, oils and essences. These characteristics are further enhanced by the truly Negrense touch of care and hospitality.
As the next sunshine industry in the country today, it is our hope to make Bacolod once again the portal of opportunities for the whole island just Councilor Sigue has pioneered for the information and communication technology (ICT) industry in 2004.
Through her proposed Ordinance that well lay the foundation for an integrated health and wellness program for Bacolod City and her pending Ordinance to encourage the establishment of medical tourism parks, buildings and zones as well as retirement villages, “we hope to see an aggressive promotional campaign for Bacolod to be one of the world class health tourism destinations of the Philippines.”
They also hope to generate more jobs and opportunities for Bacolodnons and Negrenses to make them really “feel life’s goodness!”
Moreover, the exhibitors at Robinsons place include Bacolod Spa for Men & Women; CJ Therapy Massage Clinic; Driftwood Spa; Grand Royal Spa; O’ Fisher Salon; O’Fisher Spa & Wellness Center; PHAAT Traditional Thai Foot & Body Massage; The Blade Salon and Spa; Marykay Philippines; Mar Jun Trading Enterprise; Kits Herbs Products; Doktor Pinoy Pharmhealth, Inc.; Get Healthy Wellness Center and King Dnarmsa International Phils., Inc.
There will be free massage services during the 3-day show.