Vote now for your blog favorites and help them win the Bloggers’ Choice Award for 2007! Take note though… You may vote only once and you must be a blogger to vote.
If you’re a Bloggers’ Choice Award nominee, let your readers know you’re vying for the Award by uploading these badges on your site.
The awards nights is closing in really fast and we’re all busy preparing for it. Here’s your chance to get invites for the awards night:
1) Blog about the awards night on your blog. Include your email in your post.
2) Link to this entry.
3) Leave a comment here so we’ll check out your blog and send you an e-Ticket via email.
4) Reply to that email with your complete name and blog URL.
The e-Ticket will serve as your pass to the Awards night. It’s limited seating so we cannot guarantee everyone to get a pass but its first come first serve.
There’ll be around a hundred tickets or so. Once you get your e-Ticket in your email, print it and bring it on the awards night so we can exchange that with the real one. That will also serve as your raffle ticket to the mobile phones and iPod that we will raffle off during the event.
Philippine Blog Awards
Awarding Night
March 31, 2007
6PM – 8PM
Podium 4, RCBC Theater
RCBC Building, Ayala cor. Buendia Ave., Makati City
Attire: Semi-formal to formal
Globe Telecoms is sponsoring 5 additional special blog awards.
These special awards will be selected by the Globe Telecoms Group from the existing lineup of nominees. Now there are more trophies to go around.
If you’ve already got an invite, here’s how to get to the venue:
Driving
When you have a car, parking is under the building, enter via Buendia, going to EDSA. There’s a large parking lot in Salcedo Village (in front of Word for the World Fellowship Building, behind LKG Tower), you can try that for
Commuting From EDSA Buendia MRT
-Take the jeep going to CRISPA, or the FX to LRT
-Pay 7 pesos / 10 pesos for the FX
-You will pass by the Paseo De Roxas, Makati Avenue (Gas Station), Yamaha, Reposo St, MAPUA IT School, Zuellig office, the Columns Condos (all on the right side)
-Get off the next stop light.
-The large twin tower on your left (across the street) is RCBC Plaza.
-Take the elevators going up to the 4th floor to the Carlos P Romulo Auditorium
-Smile Smile, you’re there!
Commuting From TAFT Buendia LRT
-Take the jeep going to BEL AIR or GUADALUPE
-Pay 7 pesos
-You will pass by the South Super Highway flyover, Mcdo, Mercury Drug, Ayala Avenue (both on the right).
-After Ayala Avenue (PeopleSupport is to your right) – go down-the large twin tower on your right is RCBC Plaza.
-Take the elevators going up to the 4th floor to the Carlos P Romulo Auditorium
-Smile Smile, you’re there!
Commuting From Ayala MRT
-From the MRT Station in Ayala, go down on the Forbes Park Side (the buses are going North/Monumento here)
-Don’t get on the buses
-Walk to Ayala Avenue/Gas Station
-Behind the Gas Station, there are jeeps
-Get on any jeep, pay 7 pesos.
-You’ll pass by Manila Peninsula (on your right), this is Makati Avenue.
-You’ll pass by Ninoy’s Statue (on your right), this is Paseo De Roxas.
-You’ll pass by PBCOM (East West bank on your right), this is Herrera/Rufino Avenue.
-Go down on the next stop (on the farthest waiting shed).
-Walk forward to the underpass in front of GT Tower
-Go down, walk forward, go up again.
-On your right is RCBC Plaza.
-Take the elevators going up to the 4th floor to the Carlos P Romulo Auditorium
Commuting From anywhere in EDSA
-Take an AYALA LRT bus.
-On AYALA, (you’ll know the Glorietta malls will be on your left)
-You’ll pass by Manila Peninsula (on your right), this is Makati Avenue.
-You’ll pass by Ninoy’s Statue (on your right), this is Paseo De Roxas.
-You’ll pass by PBCOM TOWER (East West bank on your right), this is Herrera/Rufino Avenue.
-Go down on the next stop (on the farthest waiting shed).
-Walk forward to the underpass.
-Go down, walk forward, go up again.
-On your right is RCBC Plaza.
-Take the elevators going up to the 4th floor to the Carlos P Romulo Auditorium
-Smile Smile, you’re there!
Remember to mingle and mix and bring home lots of blog addresses when you’re at the Blog Awards 2007
You can try this online map. http://www.yellowasp.com/makatimap/
For the Finalists: Your e-ticket was already sent which entitles you to 2 entrance tickets. If you have not received it yet, please email philippineblogawards at gmail dot com and include your blog name and url in the body.
For the Bloggers who commented: We’ve sent the first batch of e-tickets for those with comment dates March 28 or earlier. If you posted by that date but did not receive your e-Ticket, check your post to include all required details then shoot me an email at philippineblogawards at gmail dot com . For those who commented March 29 and 30, we’ll send your e-Tickets by tonight or Saturday morning at the latest.
Note: Finalists who commented were no longer given Blogger’s e-Tickets. They have the Finalists’ version.
If you are just reading this now, and want to attend the event, here are the details on How to Get an e-Ticket. But hurry, limited slots available.
Better hurry up, today is the last day for voting! Vote for your favorite blog using this form if you haven’t voted yet. Remember, only bloggers can vote (and yes, we will know if you’re just pretending to be one) and can only vote once.
Here is the invocation by Fr. Stepehn Cuyos during the Philippine Blog Awards 2007 night.
The results are out!
Best Personal Blog: Misteryosa
Best Home & Living Blog: Wifely Steps
Best Socio-Political Blog: Philippine Commentary
Best News & Media Blog: Inside PCIJ
Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog: Bryanboy: Le Superstar Fabuleux
Podcast of the Year: HappySlip
Best Technology Blog: Leon Kilat: The Cybercafe Experiments
Best Business/Entrepreneur Blog: Reflections of a BizDrivenLife
Best Entertainment Blog: Retzwerx
Best Sports & Recreation Blog: Who rides a Vespa?
Best Travel Blog: Ivan About Town
PhotoBlog of the Year: Señor Enrique: Wish You Were Here
For the Special Awards winners, we have…
Best Blog Design: Far from Neutral Notions
Best Free Custom Theme: Blu3zin3
Best Plugin/Extension: iPap
Best OFW Blog: Kwentong Tambay
Bloggers’ Choice Awards: MarketManila
And last but not the least, the Globe Broadband Awards winners…
Blog Achievement Award: The Mommy Journals
Pinoy Ako Blog Award: ederic@cyberspace
Family Blog Award: About My Recovery
Blogirl Award: Well Whatever
Deliblog Award: Dessert Comes First
Congratulations to all the winners! Again, we can’t say thank you enough for all your support. Till next year! 
Here’s a shout-out to our sponsors who made the 2007 Philippine Blog Awards possible!
Our Co-Presentors:
Our Major Sponsors:
Our Minor Sponsors:
Annalyn Jusay | TxtBuff – A collection of SMS quotes in the Philippines | Davao Blogspace: The Aggregator of All Davao Blogs | My Journal Philippines | Tagpuan Forums | SELaplana | Thoughts in Binary | Bembang! Blogs | Mukamo Filipino Forum | Bisaya Bloggers
Donors:
Krispy Kreme Philippines | SM Cinemas
Some of the trophies are still with us. Not to worry. They are safe and sound and haven’t been chipped.
If you are within Metro Manila, you cna have it picked up at the this address:
1561 P. Santos St.,
Bangkal, Makati 1223
#02.8857089
If you are outside Metro Manila and you want your trophies shipped to you, please contact abeolandres {at} gmail {dot} com so we can arrange for it.
Again, congratulations and see you next year.
