Are you a blogger from the Davao Region (Davao Del Sur, Davao Del Norte, Davao Oriental or Compostela Valley) and keen to meet other bloggers?

Come along and party with us at the Metropolis Suites Davao this Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 6pm.

Celebrate in Style

We decided to step it up a notch and celebrate this year’s Christmas Party in style. For this night only, bloggers are encouraged to dressed up in their best Black and White formal wear. The best dressed blogger get to take home awesome prizes from our generous sponsors.

That’s Not All

This dazzling evening will be filled with fun activities and exciting entertainment.

• Blogger-Oke Challenge (sing your hearts out)
• Davao Bloggers Awards Night (honoring the best of the best)
• Kris Kringle (at least P250 unisex gift)
• Quiz Night (are you smart enough?)
• Gift Raffle (thanks to our generous sponsors)

Fonzi and Friends will serenade the night with their acoustic covers while Bandila Fusion will entertain us with their hip-hop grooves.

Interested?

Kindly fill in the registration form:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dGJ2dTZEaWNVTTdmSkJEWDBDUFhpVGc6MA

Send your P250 registration payment at Mam Bebs, CVA Building, C.M. Recto St., Davao City or pay online via Paypal ($5.50 to merchant@alleba.com).

Deadline of Registration: December 9, 2011

Big Thanks

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following sponsors:

Globe Telecom

SolidHosting.PH

Metropolis Suites Davao

Themecredible

Kaiser Web Solution

Leyende

Lachi’s Sans Rival Atbp

MarkDotDate Photobooth Davao

Yoh Froz Davao

San Miguel Corporation

Venue Location

The Metropolis Suites Davao is located at Bread of Life Ministries, J.P. Laurel Ave, Davao City 8000, Philippines.

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We welcome you to join us in this festive event!

We are live in the University of Southeastern Philippines Social Hall, where DabaweGNU and USEP are hosting the annual Software Freedom Day activity.

Different tech talks, presentation, demonstrations among the students, local IT professionals and solution providers will be showcased today. A Linux installation contest and online quiz will also be conducted later this afternoon.

Stay tuned while we give you updates shortly!

Here we go…

1:10 PM

• Freelance work in Open Source: Kristine Mae Adlaon, IT Faculty, MATS College of Technology

2:30 PM

• Question and answer portion

2:34 PM

• Firefox Add-on: Nathaniel Jayme, Tierracycle Cooperative
• Uniting freelance developers as well as solution providers

2:45 PM
Now demoing Firefox Add-on creation.

2:50PM
The noise level of the crowd went down. Nosebleed for most of the Students.

2:51PM
He’s showing us an XML file of an Firefox add-on.

2:55PM
He created a “Hello World” add-on for Firefox.

2:57PM
Two ways of creating Firefox add-ons.

• Traditional/Terminal
• SDK

3:09PM

Nathaniel ended his talk with a round of applause.. but not everyone seemed to have properly absorbed the nose bleeding lecture.

3:11PM

Charles Pino from DabawGNU now taking the spotlight.

His topic? Android Development.

3:15PM

He is talking about Android Scripting SL4A

3:18PM

Most of his scripts are python based.

3:30PM

• Holden Hao is up next, live from Cagayan de Oro. Talking about Big Blue Button, which he’s using to talk to us!
• Big Blue Button runs on a Mac and other Unix based OS.
• It’s browser based.
• You can A/V with someone and also present documents/edit them.

15:45PM

Next talk: Supercharging the LAMP platform.

LAMP is a compilation of open source technologies:

• Linux
• Apache
• MYSQL

16:36PM

WordPress Installation Fest.

17:03PM

3 Teams joined the WordPress Installation Fest. The Davao Bloggers team, spearheaded by Eugene Maning (team mates: Kevin Paquet, Riel Lawliet, Princess Salan) finished first in installing WordPress. No real surprise though.

We’re live blogging from Cafe Demitasse where we are holding the Forum on “The Filipino Blogosphere: Political Expression, Communication, and Participation.” Our speakers are:

• Maria Jose, Political Blogger
• Mary Grace P. Mirandilla-Santos, Lead Investigator of “A-List Filipino Political Bloggers and their Blog Readers: Who They Are, Why They Write/Read Blogs, and How they Perceive and Participate in Politics”
• Reactor: Atty. Angela Librado – Trinidad

Live blogging for us today is Alma Ritchel Merin.

Introduction and First Speaker: Ria Jose

*Topic: Experiences and Lessons in Political Blogging and Participation by Ria Jose

- her first blog post was actually Tagalog
- first topics: brain drain, pangingibang-bansa, divorce and etc..

- blogging about politics has grown exponentially in just six years. By 2010, Philippines Blogging Election has already generated 59,300,000 results from Google.
- she got a copy of “Hello Garci” tape which was uploaded by Andrew dela Serna on her blog. This topic has become so popular on her blog.
- she also blogged about Raul Roco, where she really cried when he died
- 2008, she attended iBlog and met Manolo Quezon Jr.
- Impeachment Intervention
- supported “No to Con Ass”
- she was one of the bloggers who made the official position paper for Broadband Capping in the Philippines.

*Political Blogging
-can bring light to a little known issue or topic, can provide a voice to the underrepresented, can provide a venue for discussion in order to form an opinion, can bridge the gap between academics and the masses, can bridge the gap between a public servant and his constituents, can provide concer
> Ria Jose encourages everybody to use the potential of internet not just to earn, download movies but also to inform like promoting tourism, environmental issues

*2nd Speaker: Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos

Topic: A-List Filipino Political Bloggers and their Blog Readers: Who They Are, Why They Write/Read Blogs and How they Perceive and Participate in Politics
- she was given funding support by SIRCA. She chose the impact of internet for her topics.
- A-list (popular and established bloggers).

a. Armchair Revolutionaries?
- Jim Paredes decribed netizens as armchair revolutionaries. Paredes emphasized the importance of physical presence in a number of issues
b. Slacktivism?
c. Internet, Blogging and Politics
-through the internet, there can be an electronic public
- blogosphere is like a wildfire
d. Curious Connections
- blogs
- political participation
- there are actors and motivators

What she find out:
A-list Filipino political bloggers

Political Blog readers
- she conducted an Online Survey, interviewed Political Bloggers, Journalists, Academics
> Majority of A-list bloggers are Male, 25-34 y/o, Metro Manila based; college-educated, employed, high-income, veteran internet users (7yrs and above); broadband at home and work
- they are blogging for 2-4 years, 1-2hrs/day, 3-5 days/week; all blogs allow comments, almost all have links to other political blogs, read more than 10 blogs

Why did they start to blog about Politics?
1st reason: to keep track of their thoughts (basically sort of reflection)
2nd reason: inform people on most relevant info, inform people on most recent info (fall on the same spot)
3rd season: help society
least reason: money

Why do they continue to blog?
1st motivator: keep track of thoughts (self reflection)
2nd motivator: formulate new ideas
3rd motivator: inform people on most relevant info
4th motivator: serve as political watchdog
5th motivator: help society
least motivator: Make Money

How Blogs promote participation:
- announce an event (express participation)
- raise money and political campaign (still on the lowest ranking)

Encourage readers to participate offline
- Vote, attend a peaceful demonstration (conventional and legitimate)
- sign a petition, join a protest rally (unconventional but legitimate)

Encourage readers to participate online
- visit other blogs, other websites, write/send comments on blog (neutral, conflict-free networking)
- join an online cause, sign an online petition (political stand, support mobilization)

Blogger Political Activities Before and After
- no significant different
- some activities are time-specific such as voting

After blogging, although respondents feel much more informed about political issues, but only somewhat sure about their influence on politics.

> Blogger and Blog Readers
- more female readers, more readers outside Manila

Why readers visit political blogs?
- Main reason: to be updated (be informed)

Readers political activities (before and after)
- voting

Reader’s Political Cynicism
- readers are highly cynical associated with – competence of candidates,

Political Efficacy
- readers are moderately efficacious: Items, having a say about what the government does, ways to have a say other than voting, understanding what is going on in politics, government

Observations: “Politics” of Political Blogging
- there is politics in political blogging itself
- aggressiveness and violence in online debates
- stressful especially for women.
- “Men won’t accept defeat” – accdg to top female blogger

>Bloggers of the same opinion stick together
- Polarization – blogs tend to invite, nurture a following from like-minded individuals who agree with bloggers view

> Political Blogs – small audience but can be influential when: blog becomes viral, blog is picked up by mainstream media, gets attention of influential people and “gate keepers”

>Blogging aids in creating public consciousness
- highest popularity in PCIJ blog: Hello Garci and F3

>Convergence or complementation of different media
- necessary to effectively shape public opinion (like twitter and other social media sites)
- complemented by face to face mobilization

> Blogging is only one form of participation
> Blogging alone declining; convergence with FB and Twitter.

- Blogging: low-cost, non-hierarchial, decentralized (blogs criticized against journalistic standards: accuracy and accountability)
- in traditional journalism, stories goes through editors, publisher has legal accountability
- in blogs, blogger functions as writer, editor  and publisher
- foregone editorial filter makes blogger soley responsible for what she or he writes

> Journalist Blogging (J-blogging)
- journalist as source of political information thru blogs

What did we find out?
- A-list Filipino political bloggers and their readers are: majority young males, have resources, located in country’s political capital
- Filipinos start to blog to keep tract of thoughts and inform others;continue to formulate new ideas
- Credibility is currency in the blogosphere
- Most engage in expressive, conventional and legitimate forms of participation

>>The more you know of something, the more you become critical. You just don’t accept things in face value.

Sidelined Issues
- Disengagement from online political discussion (bickering and personal attacks)
- Wrong info or smear campaigns can spread like wildfire thru blogs (accuracy sacrificed for quick access to controversial information)
- Censoring blogs? (high-profile case of bloggers sued in court by private individuals and government official, How to impose code of ethics to bloggers?)

Future Research:
- how is new media influencing in political blogging (FB, Twitter)
- content analysis of blogs and comments thread
- new governance approcah – PNoy replying directly o netizen’s note on FB

*Reactor: Angela Librado – Trinidad

- Atty Angging Librado commented on Ria’s political blog. It was about local development plan for children.
- she sees Politics as essential thing for decision making. It could be individual politics (decide on daily matters etc)
- Political blogging? Influence people to a particular mindset, effective way to reach-out to people.
> your thoughts will not be edited, it is raw.

> if the concern is credibility, we can turn it to critics also because traditional media is into commercialization. When you are in traditional, there are issues where your articles are sold. To some extent, sacrificing content for profit.

> Traditional Media – they lose sight of daily struggles of people.

> Political blogging should be encouraged.

> A challenge: give more access to women for Political Blogging.

> Mrs. Angela Librado- Trinidad hopes to see more political bloggers in Davao.

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Davao Bloggers would like to acknowledge the sponsors for our Christmas Party this December 3, 2010.

Our sponsors are the following:

AVATAR MEDIA

LACHI’S SANS RIVAL ATBP




CREPELATO

JEHZLAU CONCEPTS

RANCHERO

IMPRESSIONS

DAVAO TLCSHOP

PADD SOLUTIONS

MAM BEBS BAKERY

DABAW PINOY

Daghang Salamat!

If you haven’t registered for the party yet, please do so at this link. Attendees are requested to bring pens, pencils, and other school supplies for the beneficiaries of the Pens of Hope Foundation.

See you!

VBS Speakers

10:30 am The 1st Visayas Blogging Summit has just started. I think I’m the only Mindanaoan here. I will be delivering a talk on the “Role of Bloggers as New Media.” My talk is scheduled for 11:30 am but the program started late.

10:35 am Mary Claire Bretina opens the summit. She is the IBS President.

Aileen Apolo – de Jesus talks about “Blogging 102: I Have a Blog, Now What?”

• In 2008, 4.80% of the Philippine population write blogs. Around 70% read blogs.
• “Blogs influence purchase more than social networks.”
• 1/2 of the online pop’n qualifies as blog readers.
• “Frequent blog readers say they trust blogs for purchase decisions.”
• Why, what, how do you blog?
• Content is king. Be original. Be consistent. Find your voice.
• Drive traffic.
• Add more technical skills.
• The secret sauce to blogging is PASSION.

11 am Mayor Cabilog is giving his Welcome Speech.

11:15 am Flow Galindez on “Blogging for Advocacy.”

• Crisis Blogs and Issue Blogs
• Hear the Call. Accept and Activate. Messenger. Objectives. Never stop and keep going.
• Some issues: poverty and hungry, education, gender equality, child moratality, maternal health, combat diseases, environmental sustainability, global partnership for devt

1:59 pm Tonyo Cruz talks about “Social Media and Citizenship.”

• Filipino bloggers have long taken action.
• In November 26, 2010, Filipino bloggers made history by signing the impeachment complaint against GMA.
• Social media was front and center to report during Ondoy and Pepeng.
• Social media shines brightest when we wield is as a community…

3:15 pm Jayvee Fernandez on Blogging Better: A Brief Discussion on Blogging Ethics.

• Being able to live up to the standards in order to push society forward.
• Am I contributing something useful?”
• Ask yourself: Is it something I would say face to face?

3:30 pm Estan Cabigas on “Selling the Best of the Philippines through Blogging”

• You must have a sense of place.
• Think local.
• Research and plan.

Apologies. I wasn’t able to catch the other speakers but I heard most of them were good.

Congratulations to the organizers, speakers, and participants of the very successful First Visayas Blogging Summit!

Congratulations to

The holiday season is upon us again and it’s time to celebrate. Davao Bloggers will be celebrating with a Christmas Party on December 3, 2010 at B3 Family Room, NCCC Mall, Davao City.

The elections of the Davao Bloggers Officers for 2011 will also be held during the Christmas Party.

We will be charging a fee of P150 to cover the food and other expenses for the party. Please pay the fee at Mam Bebs Bakery, CVA Building, CM Recto Street, Davao City (in between Union Drug and Planters’ Bank) on or before November 26, 2010. Please fill out the form below and pay ASAP so we can start preparing for the party.

Those who will pay after November 26, 2010 are required to pay P200.

Non-bloggers who would like to join the party may do so, either by registering or by getting listed as a guest of a blogger. Non-bloggers and guests are also requested to pay the required fee.

Party attendees are requested to bring a unisex gift for the Kris Kringle.

To register for the party, please fill up the form below.

Attendees are requested to bring pens, pencils, and other school supplies for the beneficiaries of the Pens of Hope Foundation.

After payment, please comment in this post that you have already paid.

Thank you! See you on December 3, 2010.

US Embassy sponsored seminar with Procurement Watch, Inc

Our live blogging team today is composed of:

• Ria Jose
• Brendel Balaga
• Leah Valle
• Lyle Santos

9:15 am Opening Remarks by Atty Amador Astudillo, President of Procurement Watch Incorporated

Procurement Watch monitors the bidding and procurement process for government institutions. PWI works with other organizations in monitoring procurement.

“The time for change is now. Let us seize the moment.”

9:20 am Speaker is Mr. Scott H. Amey, the General Counsel of the Project on Government Oversight (POGO – http://www.pogo.org)

NGOs should be vigilant because it is an issue of public funds. This is our money. “It’s not government money. It’s our money.”

POGO was founded in 1981 by Pentagon Insiders. It oversees federal agencies, Congress, and government contractors. POGO works with insiders and whistleblowers.

It’s not just about exposing the problem, but also finding the solution.

Whistle blower protection and the Freedom of Information Act will be good tools to strengthen the work of procurement watch.

POGO uses investigative journalism techniques working with whistleblowers, anonymous sources and journalists through FOIA.

• identify systemic corruption
• launch independent investigations
• findings
• promote positive change
• inform public
• work with the govt for improvements
• demand a more accountable govt

Making Change: By applying internal & external pressure through the media, the public, govt insiders, and policy makers, POGO helps ensure that the federal govt implements policies & programs in a manner that benefits all Americans.

Independence. Integrity. Reputation. Credibility.

We name names.

Areas of Interest

1. Contract Oversight
2. Financial Oversight
3. Good Government
4. Government Corruption
5. Government Oversight
6. Government Secrecy
7. Homeland Security
8. Housing
9. National Security
10. Natural Resources
11. Nuclear Security & Safety
12. Public Health
13. Transportation
14. Whistleblower Issues

Pitfalls

• Whistleblowers: usually comes with a stigma
• Media
• slow govt
• political wrangling
• burdening govt
• costs of good govt
• preventing innovation

Funding: Do not accept any govt, union or corporate contributions nor funds from anyone with a financial interest in the outcome of our investigations.
It’s more important who we DO NOT accept money from.
Churches might be a place where you can get money from.

Federal Contract Oversight
“Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.” – USA Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Every citizen is entitled to have complete confidence in the integrity of his government.” – US President Johnson

Problems in Federal Contracting System

1. Spending has grown tremendously
2. Spending on services outpaces goods
3. Lax procurement laws
4. Oversight has decreased
5. Acquisition workforce is strecthed thin
6. Abdication of functions to private industry
7. The politics of contracting

Contracting Reality in US

• Inadequate Competition
• Deficient accountability
• Lack of Transparency
• Risky Contracting Vehicles

Transformations in the Federal Workforce

• Steady since 2000 despite the dramatic increase in federal contract spending
• Contractors are performing jobs once performed by public servants
• What does a BLENDED WORKFORCE mean as far as costs and control of govt policy, planning, and programs?

The Politics of Contracting: “American taxpayers have witnessed a series of corporate mega-mergers that have transformed large govt contractors into a small universe of formidable policy, planning, program, financial support, lobbying, and influence-peddling machines.”

POGO: “We sink our teeth into an issue and don’t let go.”
Tie old issues and problems with new ones.

1:30 pm Resumption of seminar

Promoting Good Government from the Outside

• Policies
• Planning
• Offers
• Awards
• Administration
• Oversight

What to Ask?

1. What are we buying?
2. What mission will we accomplish?
3. Who is involved in the decision?

Working On

• Contracting Reform
• Improved Transparency
• Enhanced Access to Govt/Contractor Records
• Preventing Conflicts of Interest
• Stronger Whistleblower Protections

“Transparency is where it starts.”

Fourth question: HOW ARE WE BUYING IT?
Discussion about…

• types of contracts
• level of competition
• accountability
• oversight
• transparency

Working Against — Vested Interests

• Industry Associations
• Contractors
• Lobbyists
• Government Personnel
• Members of Congress

“Working for POGO is great because the staff has the ability to make positive changes, free from political interference. Coming to work isn’t about collecting a paycheck; there is an integrity in protecting the public which keeps me excited about coming in.” -Scott Amey, POGO General Counsel

We’re at the Pinnacle Hotel at a workshop entitled “Designing Disaster Resilient Communities: Bridging the Hazards Management – Climate Change Adaptation Divide” by Resource Speaker Dr. Gavin Smith.

Dr. Smith is from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters in the Department of City and Regional Planning in UNC.

The talk is a joint project between the US Embassy and the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP).

Davao Bloggers is covering the event. Our team today is composed of:

• Ria Jose
• Dulce Lada
• Brendel Balaga
• Lyle Santos
• Leah Valle
• Niko Buluan
• Koii Canarias

We’re also online at Twitter at our DavaoBloggers account with the hastag #climatechange.

9 am Start of the Program

9:10 am Ms. Mayu Muñariz, Director of the PIEP on the importance of Environmental Planning and how the workshop was conceptualized.

9:17 am Opening Remarks by Joseph Tordella, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer of the US Embassy, Manila. Workshop aims to incorporate lessons from the Ondoy disaster and in “recognition that we live in a fragile world.”

9:20 am Dr. Smith takes the podium. “Is there an opportunity to change things?” Will talk about how land use planning can play a role in hazards mitigation in relation to climate change.

Experiences from Hurricanes Fran (1996) and Floyd (1999)
Risk reduction and disaster recovery was not very difficult because of the availability of federal dollars.

Hurricane Katrina in NC: worked with Governor’s Office of Recovery and Renewal.

Center’s Vision:

• Expand our understanding of hazard science through rigorous interdisciplinary research agenda focuse on hazard resilience
• Develop a translational model that moves knowledge into practice using IT products, education, extension and training methods reflecting and diversity and needs of targeted audiences
• Diversify center support, utilizing leveraging opportunities fostered through new and expanded partnerships.

Natural Hazards vs Disasters: “Disasters are a human construct.”
Hazards by itself are not bad. Floods are not bad in itself.

Emergency Management and Hazards Management
4 Phases of Emergency Mgt: Preparedness, Response, Hazard Mitigation, and Recovery

Hazards Mgt: Risk Reduction; what is it you can do to decrease vulnerability; includes land use planning

“US is starting to realize climate change is actually happening.”

With climate change, we don’t if a hundred year event will happen every five years or every ten years, etc.

In 1900, a storm devastated Galveston, Texas. They chose to elevate the entire island and built a seawall. By building a sea wall or levee stopped the natural processes and now there is no beach. The beach which serves as a natural protection is now gone. And the island is now spending dollars to re-create the beach.

Importance of assessing “social vulnerability.”

Some communities in US don’t take capability assessment seriously.

Dimensions of capability are fiscal (internal and external), technical, administrative, and political. Do these have positive and negative effects on your programs?

“It takes political will to say enough.” It’s very hard to have the will to limit development.

10:20 am Robert “Bobby” Alabado, from the City Planning Office, is asking questions regarding limiting and managing development in Davao City.

11:00 am Over 600 million dollars were spent in hazard mitigation funding after Hurricanes Fran and Floyd.

Inevitability of relocation due to sea level rise.

Risk, Sustainability and Disaster Resilience:

• Can high-risk communities be sustainable and resilient?
• Market Behavior vs Risk-Based Planning and Design
• Decreasing Social Vulnerability vs Diverse Popularions
• Linking Planning to Sustainable Development, Hazard Resilience, and Adaptation

“The Filipino family and individual are very resilient but our communities are not.”

12 nn Group Discussions: Talking Points

• How has the Philippines sought to address the differeing vulnerability, capability, and development patterns found in urban, suburban and rural communities?
• What approaches have proven the most successful?
• Can lessons be transferred from urban to rural communities and vice versa? If so, what are the lessons? What are the best ways to share this information?

Reactor: How do we address the housing of indigenous settlers?

Alobado: One of the first settlers in Louisiana were indigenous Filipinos who were brought to educate Louisiana settlers on housing on stilts and other housing adaptations for watery terrains.

Alobado emphasizes the difference in the housing of the urban poor and how easy it is for them to recover from hazards compared to those in the middle classes.

1:25 Disaster Recovery Planning

• Pre-disaster: planning tools, including hazard mitigation
• Post-disaster: long-term recovery and reconstruction
• Importance of planning process: public participation, policy dialogue, facilitation, negotiated rule-making

Lessons from the US: Planning for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction

• Develop pre-event plans for post-disaster recovery
• Disaster recovery plans created after an event can succees under the right conditions
• Invest the time necessary to huild a diverse coalition of support for disaster recovery planning
• Emphasize local capacity building as part of a disaster recovery plan
• Incorporate land use planners and land use planning principles into recovery plans
• Recognize and embrace technical, political and collaborative leadership
• Establish and regularly update the recovery plan fact base
• Incorporate hazard mitigation practices into recovery plans
• Institutionalize sustainable development and disaster resilience through planning for post-disaster recovery

Disaster Recovery Assistance Network

• Public Sector
• International Aid Organizations
• Nations
• Private Sector
• Private Non-profits
• Quasi-Governmental Organizations
• Emergent Groups and Individuals

An organization may do something well-meaning but it might run counter to another organization’s actions. Collaboration is key.

National Policry
RA 10121 The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act
RA 9729 Climate Change Act of 2009

Role of the Land Use Planner

• Improved Use of Existing Planning Tools and Processes
• Land Use Planning Tools
• Planning Process – Disasters as Conflict/Altruism
• Connectivity to Framework – Changing the Defining Characteristics

2:46 pm End of Talk, Open Forum / Q & A

Slideshow used in Part 2 of the Creative Writing Workshop by Rene Gerardo A. Lizada. Organized by the Davao Bloggers and co-presented by Avatar Media, the workshop was generously sponsored by SMART, Lachi’s Sans Rival Atbp, and 13th Witch Design Studio.

As a follow-up to the Creative Writing Workshop for Bloggers that was held last March 27, 2010, we will be holding the Creative Writing Workshop Part 2 on July 17, 2010.

The workshop will still be held at the Training Rooms of the PLDT Davao Office, along Ponciano Street. It will be from 7:30 am – 5 pm.

We will still have Mr. Rene Lizada as our resource speaker. Lizada is an educator, SunStar Davao columnist, and writer. He will be continuing the discussion, focusing on the construction of sentences and paragraphs.

This workshop is highly recommended for participants of the first workshop. However, interested participants who didn’t attend the first workshop are still welcome to join us. To catch up with the discussion, please download and review the slides of the first workshop available at this link.

Non-bloggers are also welcome to join this workshop.

For this workshop, we are requiring participants to pay a fee of P300 on or before 5 pm of July 9, 2010. The payments are to be put in a sealed envelope marked with the participant’s name and dropped of at the following outlets:

• Ortiz Dental Clinic, Ma-a Road, Davao City (in front of the Supermarket entrance of the NCCC Mall of Davao); open Mondays to Saturdays, 10 am – 5 pm
• Mam Bebs Bakery, CVA Building, CM Recto Street, Davao City (near Ateneo in between Union Drug and Planters’ Bank); open Mondays to Fridays, 9 am – 6 pm

After dropping off your payments, please send an SMS confirmation to our Secretary General Miah Laborte. Her contact number shall be sent to you after you fill out the form below.

If you fail to pay on or before 5 pm of July 9, 2010, you are considered to be a walk in participant and required to pay P400 on the workshop date at the venue. To sign up for this workshop, please answer the form below completely. Thank you very much! See you on July 17, 2010. Please be on time.

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