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Mindoreño Is 2009’s Most Influential Blogger

E. Eder @ August 9, 2009 # 11 Comments

A blogger from the province of Oriental Mindoro has been chosen as this year’s most influential blogger.
Jan Geronimo’s Writing ToExhale blog topped the list of winners selected by other bloggers in the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009 contest organized by Ms Janette Toral of Digital Filipino.

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Filipino Blogs, Tweets Honor Corazon Aquino

Tonyo Cruz @ August 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Filipino bloggers quickly took on the task of honoring former President Corazon Aquino, the country’s first female leader, who died yesterday from cardiorespiratory arrest. She was 76.

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Bloggers Hold Cyberprotest vs. Con-ass

E. Eder @ July 27, 2009 # 2 Comments

A day before President Gloria Arroyo’s state of the nation address, Bloggers Kapihan and Facebook group Pilipinas Kontra ConAss led a blog action day against House Resolution 1109, which seeks to convene Congress into a constituent assembly.
The House of Representatives adopted the resolution last July 3.
Bloggers Kapihan compiled a list of bloggers who participated in [...]

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Reyna Elena: Post Yellow Ribbons for Cory

E. Eder @ July 25, 2009 # 12 Comments

Blogger Reyna Elena of Barrio Siete collective blog has urged Filipino bloggers to post yellow ribbons on their blogs as a sign of support for former President Corazon Aquino, who continues her fight against colon cancer.

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Bloggers File Complaint-in-Intervention in Arroyo Impeachment Case

E. Eder @ November 16, 2008 # 2 Comments

Political bloggers led by Manuel Quezon III on Wednesday asked the House of Representatives to include the scrapped Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) agreement in the impeachment complaint against President Arroyo.
Joining Quezon as signatories to the complaint-in-intervention were bloggers Marck Ronald Rimorin, Edwin Lacierda, Jeremy I. Gatdula, Arbet W. Bernardo, Maria A. Jose, and Richard M. [...]

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Digital Filipino Web Awards 2008 Winners Announced

E. Eder @ November 8, 2008 # 5 Comments

E-commerce research site DigitalFilipino.com has announced the winners of its Web Awards 2008 in a recognition ceremony held on November 5, Wednesday at the Taste Asia in Mall of Asia, Pasay City.
Dine Racoma’s The D Spot bagged the award in the personal blog category, while Dexter Panganiban’s Tech at Hand won in [...]

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Bloggers Kapihan Leads Blog Action Day on Poverty in the Philippines

E. Eder @ October 15, 2008 # 5 Comments

Cyberspace group Bloggers Kapihan has called on Filipino bloggers all over the world to join the Blog Action Day 2008 on Oct. 15 by taking on the issue of poverty through text, photos, music and podcasts, video and microblogging.
The event website is at Blog Action Day 2008 where Bloggers Kapihan posted instructions and resources for [...]

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Philippine Blog Awards Recognizes Top Filipino Bloggers

E. Eder @ October 3, 2008 # 3 Comments

By TONYO CRUZ
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 [...]

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

E. Eder @ August 12, 2008 # 21 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 [...]

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Senator Mar Roxas Meets Bloggers

E. Eder @ August 3, 2008 # 7 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, [...]

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