Iligan City is excited to be the host city for the 5th Mindanao Bloggers Summit. Iligan Bloggers Society had worked hard to make this convergence of Mindanao bloggers the biggest blogging event to look forward to and for you to experience! The 5th Mindanao Bloggers Summit is, definitely and without a doubt, [...]
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The Iligan Bloggers Society (IBS), through its Executive Director Charmaine Xy-za O. Yape, officially released a statement that it will host the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 (MBS5) on October 29-30, 2011. After detailed planning and numerous meetings, IBS Core Group voted to use the theme “One Green Mindanao: Mobilizing Bloggers to Promote Sustainable Lifestyle”. The year’s summit will not only [...]
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It had been quite a spell since I was first invited to talk about “blogging for peace”, so I was happy to have had the chance again two weeks ago in Zamboanga City. The first time was in Hong Kong in November 2009 — it wasn’t really my assigned topic, but I emphasized in my [...]
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It was in Mindanao that an unfathomably huge case of marine poaching occurred last month. Off the coast of Cotabato, in the Sulu Sea, coral reefs five times the size of Manila were plundered beyond imagination, robbing the Filipino people of natural resources that we’ll most probably never see again in our lifetimes. Precious black [...]
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Friends of Mindanao is a group of foreigners and their wives/partners, based in Davao City. They meet socially in each other’s homes and in local restaurants. They also organize group trips to explore other parts of Mindanao. On the first and third Wednesday of each month they meet as a larger group to exchange news [...]
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In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Edsa Revolution, Davao City joined the nationwide effort to keep the spirit of People Power alive through a “freedom run”, which happened early this morning. The event kicked off simultaneously in Manila (on Edsa, of course), Vigan, Zambales, Clark (Pampanga), Legaspi (Bicol), Cebu City, Dipolog City, Davao [...]
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Today, Filipinos celebrate the 25th anniversary of the EDSA REVOLUTION, which brought the Marcos regime to its knees. On 25 February 1986, Filipinos peacefully won freedom from oppression and neglect by the conjugal dictatorship perpetrated by the Marcoses for two decades. Today, Filipinos can be proud of a legacy of revolution by peaceful means through [...]
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LAST CALL to those who are attending the 4th Mindanao Bloggers Summit – We are closing the online registration on October 27, 2010 at 11:59 PM. Who can register? Any past or present Mindanao resident who has a blog (WordPress, Blogger, Live Journal, I.com, Multiply, Friendster, Imeem, Facebook, etc. or a self-hosted blog) or even [...]
Read more →Garden Orchid Hotel has agreed to give 50% discount on their room rates for MBS4 participants. Original Rates (Peso) ROOMS - Single – Twin Standard – 3,500 – 4,250 Superior – 4,000 – 4750 De Luxe – 4,250 – 5,000 Suite – 10,000 Extra bed – 500 More partner hotels to be confirmed tomorrow. Contact [...]
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The new ambassador of the United States to Manila, His Excellency Harry K. Thomas Jr., hosted an Iftar reception last night at his official residence in Forbes Park. I was fortunate to have been invited to be among Filipino and foreign dignitaries in an Islamic tradition that has long been held by the American government. [...]
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Buenas dias, Mindanao Bloggers!
The Zamboanga Bloggers Community officially announces the 4th edition of the Mindanao Bloggers Summit on October 29-31, 2010 in the Asia’s Latin City, Ciudad de Zamboanga.
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The most underrepresented sector of society is, undoubtedly, the youth. Even though the youth are hailed by many as the future of our country, very few actually take the time to listen to them. On the other hand, one reason for this might be the perceived apathy among the country’s high school and university students. [...]
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Early this month, civil society delegates from all over Southeast Asia converged in Hong Kong to attend and contribute to the 1st Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). The purpose was singular: to be heard in the global multi-stakeholder forum where there is an ongoing discussion on issues surrounding the Internet. The civil society group, [...]
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ICT Davao Inc. (IDI), the umbrella organization of all information and communications technology associations in Davao City, is spearheading a truly worthy endeavor to help protect the environment. Recognizing that its particular industry is a huge contributor to e-waste, this organization has mounted this campaign to hopefully stave off environmental damage. Such damage, caused by [...]
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The Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco) organized last 26-27 November in Davao City a forum for government, media and citizen communicators, for peace initiatives in Mindanao. This was done through Medco’s Mindanao Information Network for Development and Peace, or MINDPeace. It was a well-represented group of concerned parties: there were delegates from mainstream media, non-traditional [...]
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