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Friday, September 25, 2009

National finalists for 3rd Philippine Blog Awards announced

With Filipino bloggers scattered across the country and all over the world, not just one but three awarding ceremonies for the 3rd Philippine Blog Awards (PBA) will be held this year.

"This will reflect the theme which is One Blogging Nation," PBA official Juned Sonido said in a press briefing on Thursday, where he announced the list of national finalists.

In Luzon, the awards will be held at the Peta Theater in Quezon City on October 9. For the Visayas, the awards will be held at the Cebu Business Park in Cebu City on Oct. 18 while in Mindanao, it will take place at the Pearlmont Hotel in Cagayan De Oro City on Oct. 24.

Recognizing the diversity of bloggers, Sonido said a special category for expatriates residing in the Philippines and non-Filipinos who blog about Filipino-related topics has been created.

More than one-fifth of nearly a thousand blogs that joined this year’s contest made it to the shortlist. The 208 finalists are vying in 20 categories, as well as four special awards for design, foreign blog, Filipino abroad, and Filipiniana. The regional finalists, who are competing for 12 more awards, have yet to be announced.

Among the national finalists are:
[To see the complete list, click here]

"I think for most bloggers who got involved in this, (we) would like to showcase which one is the best in blogging, which one is noteworthy," Sonido said.

He said the blogs would be judged through their eligibility, content, and design. Judges for the winning blogs will be announced during the awarding ceremony, he added.

Acknowledging the rising number of bloggers, Sonido also encouraged them to be more responsible in their writing.

"I think it’s in the best interest of all bloggers to write responsibly. Kasi in the end … you are more open to legal suits if you don’t blog responsibly. Your reputation might get tarnished if you are not careful with what you write," Sonido said.

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