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UPDATE 3: Read the story about this event at INQUIRER.net breaking news.
Excerpt:
MANILA, Philippines — It was a no-frills affair.
But Filipino bloggers came dressed in their best, some like they were already winners in “semi-formal” getup, others clad casually in jeans and rubber shoes.
UPDATE 2:I forgot to add the categories. So here it is again. You [...]

I’m live blogging from the 2007 Philippine Blog awards just outside the Carlos P. Romulo auditorium at the RCBC Plaza.
I’ve already met some bloggers.

I’m sending this “link of love” to @play and A Bugged Life. This is about a recent podcast interview with Lagalag’s Wilfredo Pascual. Here’s A Bugged Life’s entry:
I was able to finally talk to Wil Pascual, the creator of the Lagalag Project, which is an experiment of sorts that features Filipinos around the world and [...]

I read this from Sylvia Mayuga’s breaking story on Global Nation (Thanks JV). It features Sheila Coronel, formerly of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, looking at the dangers faced by today’s journalists in different countries. Below is an introduction from Frontline World’s video report titled “Requiem”:
At a time when fair and accurate news coverage [...]

My eyes are heavy. My body is aching. But my mind is still active. This is after a long day of chasing stories, doing interviews, and chasing more stories, heh. The reward: you break the story way ahead of everyone. That’s online journalism for you. You have to be there when a story unfolds. You’re [...]

It was a tense day yesterday for more than 20 children and their tutors. For 10 hours, children and their teachers were held hostage inside a bus parked near the Manila City Hall. The children were freed later. While I was covering the happenings at the Commission on Elections (Comelec), everyone was distracted by this [...]

For those interested to attend, here are the details. But below is the shorter version:
Philippine Blog Awards Night
March 31, 2007, 6PM - 8PM
Podium 4, RCBC Theater
RCBC Building, Ayala cor. Buendia Ave., Makati City
Attire: Semi-formal to formal (Jeans allowed?)
erwin.oliva[at]gmail[dot]com

Interesting thoughts from Poynter Institute and from Maria Trombly’s blog from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Excerpt:
Dan Kubiske, chair of the SPJ’s International Journalism Committee, suggested that I blog about my experiences running a bureau out here in Shanghai, so this is it.
Some background — I came to China three years ago, to run the China [...]

Is the boob tube the noob tube? Joey Alarilla asks in his @Play blog. To add to this discussion, I offer you my own, well, thoughts.
1. I hate advertisements slammed down my throat. Remember the boxing fight between, oh you know who. I recall waiting for hours to find out who won the fight when [...]

Author and former journalist Dr. Stephen Quinn was in Manila to attend a forum. Last Sunday, he spent a few hours with his students from the Ateneo Center for Journalism (that includes me) talking about about the Philippines, journalism, online media, mobile phones, convergent journalism in Asia, and his love for red wine! (But I [...]