06/10/2025
The Maestro Behind the Music: Dr. Rogie P. Bacosa and the Soundtrack of Miss Bacolod MassKara 2025
When the first notes of the Miss Bacolod MassKara 2025 theme song fill the air, something powerful unfolds. It is more than melody—it is memory, identity, and celebration woven into sound. Behind this composition is a name that has long resonated in the musical landscape of Negros: Dr. Rogie P. Bacosa, LPT, PhD—composer, lyricist, educator, and Negrense at heart.
For Bacosa, music was never merely learned; it was inherited. He remembers his father building makeshift instruments by hand, coaxing rhythm from the simplest of materials. Those quiet, formative moments—watching music take shape in the hands of someone who loved it deeply—sparked a fascination that would grow into a lifelong devotion. That love for music did not end with him. His brother, too, became a composer. In their home, music was not only practiced—it was lived.
Across 35 years of writing, Bacosa has created more than songs; he has composed the cultural heartbeat of a people. His works have been performed in barangay celebrations and national stages, from street parades to songwriting contests. His voice, through music, has narrated the stories of the Negrense—joyful, defiant, enduring.
He is a four-time Grand Champion of the Panaad sa Negros Songwriting Contest, with victories in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012. His music has claimed top honors in competitions dedicated to environmental themes, cultural preservation, and original Hiligaynon composition. He was a finalist in the Musikara songwriting competition for the official MassKara Hymn. His compositions have graced festivals like Sidlak Kadalag-an, Handurayo, Manapla, and even echoed on national platforms like the Aliwan Festival. His music moves across regions, but its soul remains rooted in Negros.
Being chosen to compose the official theme song for Miss Bacolod MassKara 2025 is a new milestone in a journey already rich with accolades. And yet, for Bacosa, it is not merely another assignment. It is a responsibility—to capture not just the spirit of a pageant, but the evolving grace and strength of the Bacolodnon identity. Crafting the piece demanded elegance, vibrance, and sincerity. And to bring it to life, he collaborated with arranger Joseph Remolleno, whose musical sensibility gave the song its layered depth, and with vocalist Regelilyn Navales Remolleno, whose voice carried its emotional weight with clarity and power.
Bacosa’s body of work is both vast and varied—city and municipal hymns, school anthems, brand jingles, and albums of original Hiligaynon songs, including Tubo kag Madamu Pa, a collection that reaffirms his deep commitment to preserving local language and culture through music. And yet, what he values most is not the recognition, but the resonance. His songs live in the voices of choirs, in the choreography of festivals, in the shared memories of community gatherings.
As Miss Bacolod MassKara 2025 crowns its queens and celebrates its people, the theme song written by Bacosa, arranged by Remolleno, and sung by Regelilyn Navales Remolleno will do more than underscore the moment—it will elevate it. It will remind Bacolodnons of who they are and what they celebrate: beauty, resilience, unity, and pride.
For Dr. Rogie P. Bacosa, each song is more than sound. It is a story, a tribute, a legacy. And with every note, he continues to prove that the spirit of a city can be captured—and remembered—through music.
