Cagayan de Oro City recently hosted the 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit, a gathering of bloggers from all over the island.
The annual event, now on its 3rd year, was attended by over 70 participants from Davao, General Santos, Zamboanga, Iligan, and a few other cities from Mindanao. Guests from Manila were also present.
The summit aimed to change the negative connotation that has long been associated with the place and to promote the island of Mindanao as an ideal tourist and business destination. Speakers included Cagayan de Oro Mayor Tinnex Jaraula, Governor Rodolfo Plaza, Atty. Adel Tamano, and U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Leslie Bassett. Other notable personalities also sent in video messages.
Being a bloggers' convention, the summit also tackled topics such as blogging for beginners; blog marketing; and blog monetization. Notable speakers included Aileen Apolo, Janette Toral, and Lyle Santos.
Representatives of blogging communities from cities around Mindanao also gave updates. Jaime Haw, Jr talked about the activities of the Davao Bloggers. Avel Manansala bared the future plans of the SOCKSARGEN Bloggers while Edu Segundo shared the latest on the affairs of the CDO Bloggers.
The 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit was organized by the CDO Bloggers, Inc and was made possible by the generousity of the following sponsors:
Nokia OVI - www.ovi.com
Smart Communication - smart.com.ph
Make Your Own Havaianas - spruce.ph
1st Rafting Adventures - www.raftingadventurephilippines.com
UltraCraft - ultracraftadvertising.com
Syntactics - syntacticsinc.com
Majesty Sales Center
Clara’s Shoppe - clarashoppe.multiply.com
MakatiAve.com - makatiave.com
Asterisk Event and Communications - asteriskeventsandcommunications.com
Loretos Bar and Grill
The annual event, now on its 3rd year, was attended by over 70 participants from Davao, General Santos, Zamboanga, Iligan, and a few other cities from Mindanao. Guests from Manila were also present.
The summit aimed to change the negative connotation that has long been associated with the place and to promote the island of Mindanao as an ideal tourist and business destination. Speakers included Cagayan de Oro Mayor Tinnex Jaraula, Governor Rodolfo Plaza, Atty. Adel Tamano, and U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Leslie Bassett. Other notable personalities also sent in video messages.
Being a bloggers' convention, the summit also tackled topics such as blogging for beginners; blog marketing; and blog monetization. Notable speakers included Aileen Apolo, Janette Toral, and Lyle Santos.
Representatives of blogging communities from cities around Mindanao also gave updates. Jaime Haw, Jr talked about the activities of the Davao Bloggers. Avel Manansala bared the future plans of the SOCKSARGEN Bloggers while Edu Segundo shared the latest on the affairs of the CDO Bloggers.
The 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit was organized by the CDO Bloggers, Inc and was made possible by the generousity of the following sponsors:
Nokia OVI - www.ovi.com
Smart Communication - smart.com.ph
Make Your Own Havaianas - spruce.ph
1st Rafting Adventures - www.raftingadventurephilippines.com
UltraCraft - ultracraftadvertising.com
Syntactics - syntacticsinc.com
Majesty Sales Center
Clara’s Shoppe - clarashoppe.multiply.com
MakatiAve.com - makatiave.com
Asterisk Event and Communications - asteriskeventsandcommunications.com
Loretos Bar and Grill
