sentences:  The festival sites include the Bacolod Public Plaza, the Lacson Tourism Strip and the Bacolod Government Center.The word "Masskara" is a portmanteau, coined by the late artist Ely Santiago from "mass" (a multitude of people), and the Spanish word "cara" (face), thus forming "MassKara" (a multitude of faces).The word is also a pun on "maskara", Filipino for "mask" (itself from Spanish "máscara"), since it is a prominent feature of the festival and are always adorned with smiling faces, giving rise to Bacolod being called the "City of Smiles".