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Grandest Blogging Event: Blogfest SOX 2.0

Unknown | Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | 2comments
From small gathering of local bloggers to unexpected nationwide popularity: well, that is the BlogFest SOCCSKSARGEN. Hundred bloggers from different parts of the region will merge in the Tuna Capital with a common advocacy of projecting South Central Mindanao in a more positive light through blogging.


The second installment of BlogFest this year is called The BlogFest SOCCSKSARGEN 2.0 (well, that reminds me of a software version which is 2.0) with its theme "The Emergence of Blogs and Social Media"Eight of the most influential personalities in the country will be the speakers of the much-awaited blogging event in the south. (*Exciting!)



LiveinthePhilippines.com's Bob Martin (popularly known as MindanaoBob in cyberspace) is a foreign blogger who loves the county so much, Mindanao in particular. He is responsible for blogging positive lights about Mindanao despite of not-so-good news (terrorism, kidnapping, etc) from print media, television news and internet.



Hon. Darlene Antonino Magnolia-Custodio, or known as the prettiest politician (and I like that tagline!) was was a former representative of the first district of South Cotabato and the current mayor of General Santos City. She is responsible for launching the official websites of the city’s 69 public elementary schools and 26 barangay high schools through her administrations SHEEP-Computer Literacy Program, making GenSan the first in the country to have done so.



Mr. Jack Madrid, is the country manager of Multiply Philippines. Before joining Multiply, he was the Yahoo! Philippines top honcho. (Then perhaps, future CEO for Facebook Philippines, that would be awesome!)



Raffy Tima, is a notable TV News Anchor, Producer and Host of GMA Network and its affiliate GMA News TV. He was one of GMA’s main reporter during the 2000 to 2004 series of kidnapping by the Abu Sayyaf group and the all-out war of the Armed Forces of the Philippines against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Tima has also covered the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2004. He also covered US President Barack Obama’s inauguration for GMA News.



Flow Galindez, a blogger advocate of UN World Food Programme and WFP's Bloggers Against Hunger Connector MDG advocate. (Whoa! I love his advocacy!) He is well-known for having informative and personal blog, http://angsawariko.com/



Abe Olandres is known in the blogosphere as Yugatech. (This guy is superb!)  He is a tech blogger whose site, Yugatech.com is the country’s #1 review resource for electronic gadgets and IT-related stuffs.



Mae Paner, popularly known as Juana Change (I'm craving to meet her personally for 2nd time around), is one of the Philippine Web’s biggest personalities. She portrays different characters to show Filipinos about the relevant issues in Philippine politics and government.



Manuel Quezon IIImore popularly known as Manolo Quezon, is a essayist and blogger. He is currently an Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO). Prior to being appointed to the undersecretary position, he served as host of The Explainer and The Explainer Dialogues on the ANC cable news channel. He also headed the Speaker’s Bureau, columnist, and editorial writer for The Philippine Daily Inquirer and was the Assistant Managing Editor and an editorial writer for The Philippines Free Press weekly news magazine.


I can't wait to attend the grandest blogging event of the year, the BlogFest SOCCSKSARGEN 2.0 on November 26, 2011 at Sun City Complex, General Santos. This blogging event is sponsored by Smart Telecommunications Philippines, Dole Philippines, Inc., Circle of Arts Productions, Sagittarius Mines, Inc., organized by Project O! Consultants and is spearheaded by the Soccsksargen Bloggers. Its lead convenors are GenSan News Online Mag by Mr. Avel Manansala and GandaEverSoMuch.com of Mr. Orman Manansala.

Are you EXCITED? Well, see you at the BlogFest! :)
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2 comments:

nanardxz said...

Nice rabzky! effort to the max ged.. see u :)

Unknown said...

Thanks Kuya Nardxz. :)

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