Desperately Seeking Gerry’s Grill

Cebu-based blogger McBilly Sy went to Manila last week to join other models in the Bench Blackout fashion show, and he grabbed the opportunity to meet with other bloggers.

After consulting with other bloggers, he set a date for a mini-eye ball: July 27, 2008, 7pm, at Gerry’s Grill Megastrip in SM Megamall.

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We’re Sorry

We’ve been missing in action for the past three months. If it seemed like we’ve abandoned our promise to “regularly publish concise, timely, accurate, fair and interesting reports on events and developments in the Philippine blogosphere,” we’re sorry.

We’re now back, and we will try harder to fulfill our mission to report on the Philippine blogosphere.

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Blog Awards Nominations Now Open

The Philippine Blog Awards (PBA) today started accepting nominations for its second year.

“Nominations for The Philippine Blog Awards 2008 officially starts today,” the announcement on the PBA website read.

This year’s awards are divided into three divisions — the Best Blog Division, the Best Single Blog Post Division, and the Special Awards — and 36 categories. The first PBA only had the main categories and the special awards.

Nomination forms are available at the PBA website.

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Philippine Blog Awards Recognizes Top Filipino Bloggers

October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

By TONYO CRUZ

Philippine Blog Awards winners pose for the camera.

Applause, cheers and the never-ending flicker of camera lights welcomed the country’s top bloggers at the 2nd Philippine Blog Awards held September 21 at glitzy rites held at 1Esplanade near SM Mall of Asia.

Some bloggers came in formal attire, while others came in smart casual wear, but no one seemed to mind. Everyone was up on their toes on who were chosen by the judges, mostly bloggers too, as the best across 36 categories. More on page 88

UP Students’ Food Blog Tops 2008’s Emerging Influential List

August 12, 2008 | 20 Comments

MANILA FOODISTAS, a food blog by eight University of the Philippines students, was named last night as 2008’s top emerging influential blog.

Other winners in the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008 project are Filipino Voices, a group blog on news and politics; Visit Sagada, a travel blog; Missing Carlo, a sister’s tribute to her brother who has autism; Mar Roxas 2010, a campaign site for Liberal Party Sen. Mar Roxas;

You Got Tech, a technology blog for non-techies; The Talented DJ Montano, an Australian’s controversial blog about his ex-lover; food blog Davao Delicious, which tied with Music Picks by a Music Lover Blogger in the eight place; Bariles Republic, a guide to General Santos City and personal blog Fritzified; and Bloggers Da Who, a blind item blog about bloggers.

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Senator Mar Roxas Meets Bloggers

August 3, 2008 | 4 Comments

Liberal Party Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas II on Friday, August 1,  met with prominent Filipino bloggers during the launch of his blog at Annabel’s restaurant in Quezon City.

Carlo Ople, Sen. Roxas’s new media consultant, wrote that among those who attended the launch were Susan “Toots” Ople, Noemi Dado, Lester Cavestany, Jester [Pierre Galla], Arbet Bernardo, Marck Rimorin, Juned Sunido, Sonnie Santos, Abe Olandres, Paolo Florenda, Ding Gagelonia, Gail Villanueva, Marc Villanueva, Ellen Tordesillas, Manolo Quezon, and Ricky Carandang.  A number of them are bloggers from FilipinoVoices.com,

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