The Philippines' Blogging Oscars Has Come! (the jester-in-exile's online red carpet coverage of PBA'08, part 1)

As the sun sets tomorrow, all roads will lead to One Esplanade. All eyes will be on the best of the Philippine blogosphere as they will be honored in the Oscars of the Philippine blogosphere.

Friends, the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards.



The red carpet awaits the footsteps of the Philippines' niche of cyberspace. Let's meet the nominees for the Crystal Crescent!


The Best Blog Division

Technology
A niche blog that focuses on developments and news about Technology. But what is technology? In its most simple definition Technology refers to the tools and machines that are used to solve real-world problems. Such tools and machines need not be material in this sense it can be virtual. So a Technology Blog could be a blog about the Internet, software, mobile phones and television sets. Each are tools that are used to solve real-world problems.

And the nominees are:

Tech Source From Bohol
Technograph
Captain’s Log
Unlock For Us
Seed Interactive Multimedia and Animation
Orangeinks
Tech At Hand Dot Net
PinoyBlogero.com

Travel
A blog that focuses on the different aspects traveling for an extend period of time from point A to B. It may be a narrative or even an advice post focused on a trip or destination.

And the nominees are:

Adventures of the Coconuter
biyahengpinoy
BYAHILO: Ito ang Blog ko!
Explore Iloilo
Ironwulf.net: En Route
Ivan About Town
Just Wandering
lagal[og]
Lakwatsero
Paraiso Philippines Tourism and Travel Guide
Philippine Travel Blog
Trippin’ with Noelle De Guzman
Visit Sagada
Walk This Way!

Entertainment
A blog that focuses on news and commentary about the entertainment industry. This covers the following areas of show business - from television shows, film, popular music and concerts. It may also cover personalities and people involved in show business.

And the nominees are:

Chikadora
City Boy Sedricke
Da Couch Tomato
E-musicality
Music Picks
Philippine Star Supreme
Sari-Saring Sineng Pinoy
Screensucked
The Professional Heckler

Personal
A blog that covers the personal. A diary or a journal a record and treasure chest of one’s thoughts and ideas. It could be on any topic from the food eaten this morning to national issues. The important thing is that it is one’s personal take on the issue.

And the finalists are:

Ang Pansitan ni Ate Sienna
Atheista
Bakla Ako, May Reklamo? (I’m Gay, Got a Problem With That?)
Bikoy.net
DITZ-REVOLUTION.NET by Helga Weber Filipina blogger and web designer
fritzified.com
FunnySexy
Ginger Brew
Kwentong Barbero .Com: See the World Thru My Eyes
Misterhubs
Rising Internet Star

Food & Beverage
A blog that focuses on the food and drink. A description of it. The manner by which it is cooked or served. The history or chronicle of it. A critique of how food is cooked and served. And even the personal experience of eating in a particular place or time. It could be scientific or literary as long as it is about Food & Beverage.

And the nominees are:

Kubiertos
Market Manila
No Special Effects
Table for Three Please

Family & Living
A blog that focuses on things about the family and how to live and enjoy life. It tackles family issues and chronicles family occasions. It also covers how to improve one’s life and one’s life by improving the home and family environment with a better designed living room or a unique experience for the family or the individual.

And the nominees are:

Nest School for Whole Child Development
Poch Ang Ina Mo
The D Spot

News & Media
A blog that focuses on News & Media. It could chronicle the life of a journalist and it could also be a blog that primarily tackles issues and events covering News and Media.

And the nominees are:

The Good and the Bad News Around Us
tonyocruz.com
Mar Roxas for President in 2010

Business/Entrepreneur
A blog that represents or is the face of business. The posts we find here tackle the daily grind and important news of an enterprise. It will also contain news and updates about the business and its product or products.

And the nominees are:

Blog Tambayan
Pinoy Money Online
Pinoy Web Start Up
Ready to be Rich
Pinoy Money Talk

Sports
A blog that reports and discusses events and issues about Sports. It could be about boxing (both pro and non-pro) or it could be about marathon running. More often the distinction here is that this blog covers competitive sports.

And the nominees are:

Big Lakers Fan
Bleachers’ Brew
HooPh - Philippine Hoops Blog
Lakers Today
Sports and Tech sa Pilipinas
The Bull Runner
Victorious One

Hobby/Recreation
A blog that focuses and discusses about pastimes and hobbies. It is the thing you do on your spare time and it may or may not be competitive. It could be about hiking a mountain or stitching a quilt. It could even be stamp collecting or keeping fishes called Green Terrors. It is something you enjoy doing in your spare time and not covered by the other categories. For example, a blog about basketball belongs to the Sports category but a blog about collecting basketball trading cards belongs to the Hobby/Recreation category.

And the nominees are:

Brown Rice
Comicology
Pinoy Mountaineer
Life on Pinky Street
Bear Brick Love
Bibliophile Stalker
The World Thru Postcards
DotAStrategy Blog
Sped Life Cebu
Stylemo

Fashion & Lifestyle
A blog that focuses on beauty and clothing. Anything to do with how one looks and how dresses. It may cover blogs that concentrate on beauty products or even one about mustache. It could cover events, advice and opinion related to fashion and beauty products.

And the nominees are:

Pinoy Guy Guide
Shoppingera
Shopchicks

Photo Blog
Is a blog composed of photos chronologically arranged or posted. It is not a gallery but a post maybe composed of more than one photograph scanned from film or taken with a digital camera - cellphone, point-and-shoot, and DSLR.

And the nominees are:

Binary Silver
days go by
Digital Puto
lostphotograph
Nan’s Project 365
Tina Zamora Photography

Culture & Arts
Is a blog that focuses on the different forms of art whether they be literary, visual, performance and musical art. The posts found in this blog could be a feature of a play; a post reporting on a cultural event, a review of a book or a critique of a play.

And the nominees are:

Dalityapi Unpoemed
GIBBS CADIZ
pamatay homesick
Perlas Design Studio
Pinoy Power

Commentary (Social, Political, Science & History)
This blog focuses on the commentary and expository blogs. These are not only blogs that talk but discuss. The topic they covered a variety of topics from Social, Political, Historical and even Scientific posts.

And the nominees are:

A Tribute To An Angel
Atheista
Creature Lover
http://edericeder.com/
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Person
In Defense of the Real CFC
Mongster’s Nest
New Philippine Revolution
Pagod Ka Na Bang Maging Si Juan?
Pinoy Bochong
Splice and Dice
Standpoint
The Journal of The Jester-in-Exile
The Pelican Spectator

Videocast/Podcast
The blog that posts sound or moving images: podcasts and videocasts. These are the items we download from the blog or delivered to us by RSS. They may span from one minute to an hour.

And the nominees are:

Brink Notes Podcast
CokskiBlue - Pinoy Vlogs, Videos and Vodcasts
Eksena Manila - Tamang Trip!
Funny is the New Sexy
GuitarTutee
Komikero Video Channel
The Dan & Rye Show
The McVie Show, Season Seven

The Special Awards

Bloggers's Choice Award
Also informally known as the People’s Choice Award. This goes to the blog that is nominated and gets the most number of votes. Its effectiveness as a blog is in its inherent popularity that translates into an overwhelming number of unique votes. The voting system for this category will be defined by the Philippine Blog Awards.

And the candidates are:

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Adventures of the Coconuter
Alfredo B. Palconit Jr. Blog
Basta Igat, Sikat!
Basta…
Batang Yagit
Behind Wonderland
bikoy.net
Buhay Coy on Campus
Comicology
Confessions of a Pinoy Blogger
Day-to-Day Heroes
Dog Are Us!
ederic.tinig.com/
Filipino Voices
Flavored Tongue
FruityOaty
Heart of Rachel
Hola Filipinas
Indistinguishable Gibberish
just curious
kain pinoy
Kiss the stars with me
L A G A L [ O G ]
Life’s Existence
LUCKWATCHERO: My STORY. My PRIDE. My THOUGHTS.
Macuha.com
Makoy’s Memoirs Of A Certified Blogger
marketmanila.com
Mico Santos’s Lagalag
Mike Villar
My Boring Life... Now A Blog!
Mykiru Isyusero
NewIvory
Octwelve
Philippine Nursing Resource & Updates
Philippine Nursing Seminars & Trainings Source
Pinoy Ambisyoso
Ready To Be Rich
Reel Advice
Seed Interactive
Senor Enrique
Serena Mithane
The Heritage of Cebu
The Journal of The Jester-in-Exile
The Konoha Ground
TurfSite Manila

Deadline of voting (and getting a chance to win a Nokia N82): 11:00 PM Philippine time (23:00 GMT+8:00) September 20, 2008

Best Blog Design
The Best Blog Design award will be given to the blogger who made best use of design elements and principles on his or her blog. Only blogs with customized or modified themes are eligible for this award.

And the nominees are:

Accidental Rebel
Blog of a Freelance Web Designer
Dodski
Noel Perlas - Perlas Design Studio
OctTwelve
Pinoy Teens Online
Redberger
Stellify
Strawberry Colada
Stylemo
Tonet’s Daily
Well Whatever

Best OFW Blog
This award gives honor to the best blog authored by an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW).

And the nominees are:

Reyna Elena
flippin’ in singapore
Tingog — The Voice of a Filipino
Samjuan

Best Free Custom Theme
This award gives recognition to the best free and original blog theme released for public use, made by a Filipino designer/developer.

And the nominees are:

Blue Block Theme
Flower Border
Mag on Wood
Rebel Magazine
Stargaze Wordpress Theme
Una Wordpress Theme

Best Blog Plugin/Extension
Similar to the Best Free Custom Theme award, this award aims to recognize the efforts of the best Filipino-made plugin/extension out in the public.

And the nominees are:

Daily Top Ten
Post Avatar
Technorati Tags for WP 2.3

Best Network Blogger
This award gives honor to the Network Blogger that best exemplifies professionalism and dedication to his work. A Network Blogger refers to a person who blogs for a Blog Network.

And the nominees are:

Grace Ibay
Dexie Jane Wharton
J. Angelo Racoma
Gloria Gamat
Juan Mandaraog

Level Up!’s Gaming Blog Award Finalists
And the nominees are:

Gaming Froshie
Just Perfect: Perfect World Online Database
Mutual Liquid Nirvana 2.5 Special Ballers Edition
kendingkamias.com
Calime's Perfect World
testing the water
Ragnarok World
Master Diwa: Composer, Violinist, Gamer and Cosplayer

Nokia’s: Kaleidoscope of Connections Award

And the nominees are:

Congratulations to all the nominees!

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The 2008 Philippine Blog Awards is sponsored by:

Co-Presentors
Level Up! Games
San Miguel Corporation
Nokia
Blog Bank
Smart Communications
Josiah’s Catering
Toshiba
Geiser Maclang
San Miguel Corporation

Gold Sponsors
Rsun My Technology Store
Yahoo
2go
Belo Medical Group
XFM 92.3
Buddy Gancencia Reality TV
Ultravision Photo and Video
Click Booth
Aloha Board Sports
Sheero Media Solutions
YourPinoyBroker.com
PLDT
Red Box
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Havaianas
California Pizza Kitchen
David and Goliath

Media Partners
Inquirer.Net
ROAM Magazine
flippish tv

Much thanks to the sponsors, without whom this event would not have been as grand as this.

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