I first encountered Google Maps back in 2007. Some of my high school classmates uploaded a few satellite photos of their house. I initially thought that they owned their own satellites. Funny but true. Then, an old friend of mine told me that they used Google Maps. I never thought that Google would actually have that kind of feature because I thought it was just a search engine. No more, no less. After familiarizing myself [...]

Invited by the U.S. Embassy, Davao Bloggers’ Dulce Rose Lada, Ria Jose, Lyle Santos and Kaiser Mangampo attended the Generation Change Project at the Ateneo de Davao University last April 24-25, 2012. This two-day workshop on community leadership and social media best practices has assembled 50 brilliant minds and upcoming leaders from all over the Philippines. Generation Change is a youth-led global network dedicated to empowering the next generation of innovators and leaders. It provides [...]

As bloggers, we are known to be the social media evangelists. And aside from the myriad of shampoos, malls, apparel and telecom brands that we try to talk about subtly (or not-so-subtly) in our blog posts, we are also updated on the best social media platforms there are. A few days ago, one of our most-loved platforms, Foursquare, celebrated its “self-inflicted” birthday. And boy, we truly gave its this special day justice! Disclaimer: The official [...]

  The very first major event of Davao Bloggers. The officers were inducted by Hon. Mabel Sunga-Acosta and new members were officially welcomed by Ms. Dulce Rose Lada, the current Davao Bloggers President. Fun fun fun! We would like to thank our sponsors: Sun Cellular, Piyesta Davao, Bloom Facial and Spa and Lachi’s. VIEW STORY HERE [View the story "Davao Bloggers Acquaintance Party and Induction of Officers" on Storify] Davao Bloggers Acquaintance Party and Induction [...]

Summer is in! This month, we invite you to join these two cool events! *** INDUCTION OF OFFICERS and DAVAO BLOGGERS ACQUAINTANCE PARTY The blogging community of Davao has grown since its inception. On April 9, we invite you to join our acquaintance party to be held at The Royale House Travel Inn & Suites at CM Recto Avenue, Davao City. Also, the new set of officers will be inducted at this event. Event registration is [...]

Today, at 6 p.m., 2 out of 10 finalists will be awarded during the 5th Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Triennial Awards at Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu City. The RAFI Triennial Awards is the premier service and humanitarian award in the Visayas and Mindanao, which recognize the philanthropic, humanitarian, and holistic efforts of individuals and institutions in enhancing the quality of life of various groups and communities. Five finalists vied for each of the [...]

In line with the 75th Araw ng Dabaw celebration, the Davao Bloggers officers organized the second photowalk which was attended by both professional and newbie bloggers. Unlike the first photowalk, this was conducted at night time. The bloggers explored the San Pedro Cathedral, the street food vendors in front of the City Hall and the massage area of Rizal Park. After the almost two-hour affair, the bloggers then went to Hudyakaan along Roxas Avenue as [...]

The team of Gadgets Magazine, the country’s undisputed tech-lifestyle magazine paid a visit to Davao and met up with us last March 3, 2012 at Ahfat Seafoods Plaza II, Victoria Plaza Compound, Davao City to promote their magazine and to share some good news from the cyber realm.     One of the magazine’s main advocacy is the Good Blog Awards. Together with Coca-Cola, it primarily aims to reward people who blog about positive things and inspire people [...]