Tweet Members of the Davao Bloggers community gathered at Krispy Kreme in SM Lanang Premier for the much-awaited Acquaintance party of the year last May 3, 2013. The participants were composed of 50 bloggers, media guests and sponsors. It was a night of fun-filled activities where bloggers got a chance to meet each other and have an overview about the whole organization. Acquaintance Party is an annual event where members of the organization come together in order [...]

Tweet We will bring you live updates from IdeaSpace Foundation’s Final Pitching, Judging and Awards today (April 5, 2013) straight from the First Pacific Leadership Academy in Antipolo City, Rizal. A total of 700 startup ideas were submitted from all over the Philippines. After a rigid selection process by the different panels of judges, all experts and leaders from industries, the startup community, venture capital firms, academe and government; the top 20 finalists were revealed [...]

Tweet Every year on March 23 at 8:30 pm, millions of people around the world switch off their lights in unity to celebrate Earth Hour. For the first time, Davao Bloggers Society will join the global community at SM City Davao Mall Grounds in this symbolic campaign for Mother Earth this year. To show our support for this global movement, we are launching today our very own “I Will If You Will” Twitter online campaign. [...]

Tweet Known to be the deadliest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, Typhoon Pablo (international name, Bopha), left around 850 people dead, 611 missing, 1,792 injured and ravaging P14B property damages in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. Here’s a compiled list on how you can help the Typhoon Pablo victims. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Center (NDRRMC) Account name: NDRRMC Donated Funds Account number: 0435-021927-130 (Peso); 0435-021927-530 (Dollar) Swift code: DBPHPHMM Account [...]

Tweet Screening remains the primary defense available to women against contracting breast cancer. “Breast cancer screenings are very beneficial for women. These examinations should be periodically done by women even if they are not suspected of having breast cancer. There will be more lives saved if more women will take advantage of these screenings,” Ronald delos Reyes, program coordinator of Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), disclosed. EJACC continues [...]

Tweet “We are what we eat” is a worn-out cliché. As simple as it may sound, but it has become difficult for us to make wise decisions concerning our diet, especially when our days are packed. One of the health diseases that our diet could be a contributing factor of is cancer. Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the country. Often, we equate cancer with helplessness and death but the truth is, [...]

Tweet President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed Republic Act No. 10175, also know as Cybercrime Prevention Act on September 12, 2012. Under this new law, the following offenses are punishable: Offenses against the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of computer data and systems: Illegal access Illegal interception Data Interference System Interference Misuse of devices Cyber-squatting Computer-related Offenses: Computer-related Forgery Computer-related Fraud Computer-related Identity Theft Content-related Offenses: Cybersex Child Pornography Unsolicited Commercial Communications Libel Any person [...]

Tweet Davao Bloggers, the official blogging organization of the Davao region, announces Blog Weekend Bootcamp, a 3-day live-in conference with intensive hands-on workshop (Blogathon) that delves into the facets of blogging, creative writing, video blogging, photo blogging and Social Media. It is an excellent opportunity for bloggers of all skill levels as well as non-bloggers who want to learn the best blogging and Social Media practices while utilizing the available tools for creating an effective [...]