WordPress 101 seminar in GenSan

Published on 17 May 2009 by Blogie in Community, Events

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WordPress 101 seminar in GenSan

Last 13 & 14 May 2009, Lyle Santos and I conducted a blogging seminar at the Coffee Club 101 in General Santos City, concentrating on WordPress and Google AdSense.
In attendance were GenSan’s bloggers, both seasoned and neophyte, all under the tutelage of Avel Manansala. It was a good group, coming from various age groups, interests [...]

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The bloggers of CDO

Published on 10 December 2008 by Blogie in Community

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The bloggers of CDO

My trip to Cagayan de Oro City last 7 to 9 December was very fruitful, as I was able to meet up with a good number of bloggers there. This is the second incarnation of an active bloggers group in Cagayan de Oro — the first group, the members of whom I met last June [...]

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Media on Mindanao tourism

Published on 29 November 2008 by Blogie in Community

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The Department of Tourism – Region 11 (DOT-11) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts last Wednesday & Thursday held the Mindanao Media Summit on Culture and Tourism in Davao City. MindanaoBloggers.com was invited to be part of this occasion, and I was asked to be one of the reactors.
The presentations by leaders [...]

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MindanaoBloggers satellite communities

Published on 14 November 2008 by Blogie in Community

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Ever since the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit in October 2007, I’ve seen various bloggers’ groups sprout in different parts of Mindanao. Back then, there were groups in Davao and in Cagayan de Oro. Then General Santos, inspired by the Summit and by the activities of MindanaoBloggers.com, also got themselves and organized and were successful in [...]

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Thoughts on MBS2

Published on 30 October 2008 by Blogie in Community, Events

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25th October 2008, General Santos City — the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit was conducted and concluded with flying colors, thanks in large part to Avel Manansala and his team. The bloggers of Soccsksargen really made a fantastic showing! But let’s not forget that a blogger from Zamboanga City, Ryann Elumba, made a big contribution by [...]

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MediaNation5.2

Published on 26 August 2008 by Blogie in Community

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In a forum where the gatekeepers of Philippine media congregate and discuss pressing concerns, MindanaoBloggers was given the opportunity to break into the consciousness of mainstream media. MediaNation is an annual convention of publishers, editors, news managers — the movers and shakers of the country’s media organizations, and it recently concluded its sixth conference.
I [...]

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A fresh take on Mindanao

Published on 18 August 2008 by Blogie in Community

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In his column today, Manila Standard columnist Bong Austero (writing under Are We There Yet?) challenges his fellow journalists who write myopically about Mindanao. His words are a refreshing breath of fresh air, considering it’s coming from the general direction of Metro Manila. But it should not be surprising, because Austero grew up in Davao [...]

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Rootedness

Published on 22 April 2008 by inkblots in Community

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Let us remember….
…our rootedness to Mother earth we call home
…where we draw life from
…which nurtures and feeds our body, mind and soul
Let us remember….
…those who have battled against environmental destruction
…those who have perished for protecting our home
…those who continue to endure the suffering to make it worth living
…those who have suffered and those who have [...]

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Northern Mindanao’s Rapid Internet Expansion

Published on 24 December 2007 by admin in Community

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Just read in the news that Northern Mindanao’s Internet connection expanded by 500% compared to last year’s.
Northern Mindanao had a total of 26,788 Internet connections as of the second quarter, this year, up by 570.87 percent compared to 3993 connections in the same period of 2006, a Sun.Star report said Monday.
“Of this figure, Cruztelco posted [...]

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Soccsksargen Bloggers

Published on 10 December 2007 by Blogie in Bulletins, Community

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Good news to all bloggers from South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City! You guys now have your very own blog aggregator site — www.minsur.net.
Recently, Avel Manansala of General Santos expressed an interest to promote the blogs of South-Central Mindanao (hence, minsur.net), and ultimately, to make known to the [...]

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Poll: to BB or not to BB

Published on 20 November 2007 by Blogie in Bulletins, Community

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Lately, I’ve been getting some requests to put up a Bulletin Board for the Mindanao Bloggers community. While it might be a good idea, other people think it’s overkill. We do have our mailing list already, you know… Still, a bulletin board (a.k.a. forum) is a proven way of building an online community.
So, to settle [...]

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Media mileage

Published on 25 October 2007 by Blogie in Community, Events

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It’s really amazing (but not exactly surprising) how much publicity the Mindanao Bloggers Summit has been getting. On the ‘net alone, the traffic generated by bloggers has been terrific! But ‘offline’ as well, there’s been some buzz going around, thanks to our avid supporters.
Twice now I’ve appeared on TV, as I was invited on two [...]

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Holy Ramadhan

Published on 19 September 2007 by inkblots in Community

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My Davao Eyeball

Published on 12 September 2007 by Are-wee-der-yet in Community

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Me and my sister visited the city of Davao a week ago and we would like to extend our appreciation to Mr. Blogie Robillo and his friends for their hospitality. We talked everything about blogging, blogging personalities and the upcoming 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit in Davao City. This trip is so memorable like our first [...]

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When South meets North

Published on 24 August 2007 by inkblots in Community

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No, they are not Igorot women. They are young Muslim (Moro) professionals who belong to the 5th cohort of Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders (CIPYML), which is a program I used to handle. One of their internship activities is to visit local government units where they can learn the interface of legislative and [...]

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