My video focuses not only on the winners but also the insights of the finalists, organizers, judges and sponsors.
In this video, Janette Toral and Manuel Quezon III talks on how blogging in the Philippines grew into a very diverse and vibrant Blogging Community nowadays.
Jayvee Fernandez, Gail Villanueva Arbet Bernardo and Markku Seguerra share their experiences as part of the organizing committee and how the awards are getting bigger and bigger along not only with the number of categories, but the number of sponsors as well.
Benj Espina shares how he became a big time blogger after winning the Best Personal Blog last year. Also, some of the winners also included in this video. Entrepbuff.com for winning the best Videocast, Fire Quinito for Best Spotrs Blog and Micamyx for winning the Blogger’s Choice awards.
Here are the winners of the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Blog Design The Site Guy
Best Filipino Blog Abroad The Warped Zone
Best Foreign Blog My Sari Sari Store
Blogger’s Choice Micamyx
Best Filipiniana Blog Pilipino Komiks
TEN BEST POSTS OF THE YEAR
Karnabal by Tuyong Tinta ng Bolpen
Finding Your Soul Mate: A Statistical Analysis by Guttervomit
Lost Gems Of Philippine History: The 1896 Board Meeting by It’s true! It’s true!
The Diving Boys of Quezon Bridge by Dennis Villegas
Twenty Pesos by Lostphotograph
The way of the leaf by SMOKE
Portrait of a dramatic highlight in Nick Joaquin’s A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino by Gibbs Cadiz
Kaya Dumarami ang Bading Kasi… by Manila Gay Guy
The Parable of the Furry White Rabbit by Good Times Manila
The Amazing Bulul: A Story of Epiphany by The Cat Whisperer
BEST BLOGS
Best Technology Blog Jaypee Online
Best Travel Blog Langyaw Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels
Best Entertainment Blog Lessons From the School of Inattention
Best Personal Blog Writing on Air
Best Food & Beverage Blog Table for Three, Please
Best Family & Living Blog Make or Break
Best News & Media Blog Virtual Journals
Best Business Blog Negosyo Ideas
Best Sports Blog Fire Quinito
Best Hobby & Recreation Blog Bearbrick Love
Best Fashion Blog Who is Elyoo?
Best Photoblog I Am a Documentary Photographer
Best Culture and Arts Blog magnetic-rose.net: Japanese Pop Culture for Filipino Fans
Best Commentary Blog The Marocharim Experiment
Best Videocast Blog Entrepbuff.com
Best Podcast Blog Brink Notes Entertainment Daily
Best Humor Blog The Professional Heckler
Best Gaming Blog Blog Mike Got Game!
Best Advocacy Blog Autism Society of the Philippines
Best Beauty Blog The Doctor Is vaIN
Buddy Gancenia is a Corporate and Training video producer in the Philippines.