Cignal Digital TV Launched in Davao City

Cignal Digital TV was recently launched in Davao City. Being the lone satellite pay TV company to offers its services nationwide, Cignal Digital TV brings to the city the gold standard in television viewing experience.

Solidly backed by front-runners in direct-pay TV solutions and satellite communications, Cignal Digital TV attracts more subscribers by providing high-quality content, enhanced viewing experience, and excellent after-sales service. Being a leader in HD television programming in the Philippines, only Cignal Digital TV offers the most HD channels with the best image and sound quality at very affordable subscription rates.

Behind Cignal Digital TV is Mediascape, a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. MediaQuest Holdings is a multi-media company and a member of the PLDT Group of Companies.

For inquiries, visit www.cignal.tv. You may also call Comworks (franchise area partner for Davao City) at (082) 228-6006.

3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit

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

Jupiter Suites

I was in Manila last week to help organize WordCamp Philippines 2009. And because Jupiter Suites was one of the sponsors for the event, they provided our small group of bloggers from Mindanao with free accommodations throughout the duration of our stay.

Jupiter Suites is an affordable hotel conveniently located right at the junction of Jupiter Street and Makati Avenue in Bel-air, Makati City. It is within walking distance from the area's finest restaurants, shopping centers, and various business establishments making it ideal for business and leisure travelers.

The spacious fully-airconditioned rooms at Jupiter Suites are well-equipped with amenities like free telephone and in-room internet service, hot & cold shower, cable television, and even a mini-refrigerator. Guests are also provided with daily complimentary breakfast and newspaper. The hotel staff at Jupiter Suites are also very efficient and went through great lengths to make our stay memorable.