General Santos City, fresh on its bid to become the Convention Capital of Region XII, will be the site of the biggest gathering of bloggers everywhere in the island – the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit or MBS 2, for short.
A temporary MBS 2 semi-poster designed by Sir Ariel Lalisan
This came after the organizers of the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit held last September in Davao City led by Blogie Robillo, and his group, The Usual Suspects, felt it was time for the Tuna Capital to take the lead.
I and my small group of Socsksargen Bloggers have been thinking about it ever since Mark Aethen Agana of Koronadal, spearheaded a Blog Seminar last February which gathered almost two hundred participants at the Notre Dame of Marbel University.
The positive response of young people from Socsksargen to that seminar led me and seminar speakers Hecky Miñoza, Bro. Vince Celeste, FMS, Sir Ariel Lalisan, together with Gensan Trade portal owners Job and Liezl Oberio, photobuff Toto Lozano, Website designer Dennis Paul Custorio, and teacher Sandra Bonrusto to go a step higher – host an even bigger event, this time to be held in GenSan.
Some, like Hector however wanted to go big time and apply for the hosting of the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit. Why not?, we all chorused. I then relayed our intent to our friends in Davao.
After a few informal talks and meet-ups with The Usual Suspects, famous kikay blogger & The Usual Suspect Muse, Ria Jose announced to me through a phone call, “We’re giving you the MBS 2. Congratulations!”
Oh God!
Although The Usual Suspects will be behind us in this project, it will be Socskargen’s show all the way. So far, in our email and text exchanges between our small team and that of Blogie’s, here are some details we can share to you…
NAME OF EVENT: The 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit (MBS 2)
THEME: Mindanawan: Paminawon Intawon. Blogging the Mindanao Consciousness
DATE: October 25, 2008, Saturday, during the GenSan E-Business Week of the DTI and the city government.
We are still finalizing a suitable venue for the summit and will seal the deal hopefully this month.
The 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit in Davao drew more than 150 participants and so to reach that record, we have invited nationally-famous bloggers (along with Mindanao-based personalities) to make up the exciting list of resource speakers.
So far, I have received word from Inquirer columnist and Cable TV’s The Explainer, Manuel L. Quezon III himself that “It would be an honor to attend, please let me know the details.”
Oh my God! Now the ball is really rolling!
And since this is GenSan, the Tuna Capital of the Philippines, our culmination activity will be the most-sought after among visitors, the SASHIMI NIGHT!
Now, if those aren’t more than enough reasons to be in GenSan, for the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit on October 25, 2008 I really don’t know what else will be.
If you are a Socsargen-based blogger and would like to volunteer your services to the MBS 2, please leave a message here and indicate your talents and skills. Daghang salamat!
UPDATE (July 30) – We just conducted a Planning Workshop for the MBS 2 Gensan Convenors Group composed of volunteer students and bloggers from the Alabel National High School (students of Sir Ariel Lalisan) and Notre Dame of Dadiangas University. Workshop facilitator was Hecky Miñoza who did a very good job coaxing out from us a lot of good suggestions and plans.
Check out too the blogs of some of our 1st batch of volunteers:
We are still currently looking for more volunteers in time for the 1st GENSAN BLOG SEMINAR this August which will be in preparation of the MBS 2 in October.
The next Gensan Convenors Meeting will be on August 9, 2008 at the City Mayor’s Office of Gensan. Please leave a note here or a PRIVATE MESSAGE at the CONTACT BARILES PAGE somewhere up on the screen if you want to volunteer your services. Leave your contact number please.
Hello Manhid! Dapat ipag-nobena kita para matuloy ka rito. Marami rin namang bangus dyan sa Iloilo ah? Wala nga lang Tuna…hehhehe!
Salamat rin sa pagkomento rito. Nadagdagan na naman kaibigan ng Bariles Republic. 🙂
salamat sa dalaw ha..
saya sana nito if makakpunta ako… taga mindanao rin ako, sa cotabato city but ryt now and2 ako sa iloilo city..
miz ko na ang pinausukang bangus!!! waahhh
Wow! Thanks for the offer Kritiko. I sure am taking it! Leave your contact number at the CONTACT BARILES PAGE, the link of which can be found below the TITLE HEADER.
🙂
If you want my job services..I’m willing to do audio visual presentation with w/ 3D animation the tittle and the whole content of the event.. with no cost just a compliments…bear with me…
Mr. Bariles?
Hi Jasper! Too bad you can’t make it. Good luck too on your board exams! Basta, keep in touch.
And don’t forget that list… hehehehe! Last week na kasi eh. 🙂
Will keep you posted. 🙂
Hi Samara! It was good of you to call. You can still join us before lunch. It is just an informal gathering of soccsksargen bloggers. Keep in touch, ok? 🙂
Daghang salamat. 🙂
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Hello. I’ve read your msg in my shoutbox. I only went online today. Is it about the MBS Facilitator Workshop you would like to talk with? That should be tomorrow, right? I’d really love to join but somehow, I doubt if I’d still be able to make it for tomorrow. Meh school activity din kasi kami bukas. Please do inform me more about the workshop for tomorrow, the time and venue po. I shall appreciate it. Thank you.
By the way, Gensan lng po ako. Still studying, but I do hope I’d be able to extend some of my help. 🙂 I’ll try call you early tomorrow if mkkhawak ako ng phone, if not, minalas ako. Hehe.
Go GenSan Go! I would like to join, I am a pure General 🙂
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Hello Sir Avel, thanks for dropping by Ultimate Bounds I will consider placing you to my list. Don’t worry.
btw i hope that i could join this summit but it is physically impossible for me… Board Exam ko that date. More power and hope it will be a success.
-juler
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@Rey, noted! Thanks a lot. Will furnish you with the details of the sponsorship very soon!
Congrats by the way to AMA Computer Learning Center for winning the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at last Saturday’s Gensan YAMAN Awards Night.
Mabuhay ka Rey! 🙂
avel, on board aclc sa summit ha per our coffee talks, mhiver will talk to you on what we can help….
@lovely, hi! Will email you privately. Thanks a lot. 🙂
Hi bariles
Count me IN! Anything I can do to help? After all, taga Gensan baya ko hehe
@Samara, hello! Welcome to Bariles Republic! We will be posting the requirements in less than two weeks time. Just stay tuned. Where are you based now? 🙂
If you’re just in the vicinity, we might be able to need your good help… 🙂
hala. parang gusto kong sumali? Ano bang requirements sa mga magiging participants? 😛 Well, of course, aside from having blog, I suppose. 🙂
@Hi Aethen! Sembreak yata yan eh. Come home! 🙂
Sana maka-uwi ako sa October para sa Summit. Sabihan nyo ako kung may itutulong ako ha?!
Padayon, SOCCSarGen Bloggers!
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Kuy,
yan na ba ang official poster?
idikit ko na sa site ko. hehehehe
Toto
@Richard, lapit ng Gensan mula Kidapawan no? Weekend naman iyan eh. By the way, Bro. Vince is here. He will be back there on Monday. 🙂
sana nga po makasali ako.. 🙂
@Nate, hi! You’re welcome to join of course. Just keep posted for the details soon. Thanks.
@RJ hello, no registration fee is required. we just need you to do some things…. details which will be laid out soon. Thanks. 🙂
pede ko muapil ani?
unta naa pud ko matabang ani…hehe..
naa ba ni registration?
GoodLuck sa Event.. musupporta ko ani kay blogger pud ko..
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…Im making a photo blog on Gensan…probably I could gain some insights from the bloggers.. If you want my services..I’m willing to do so..~Gensan’s Mentalist – Nate marx
@Orman! You can join too. You can even be one of the sponsors. Hehehe! 🙂
@Iceman! Great! We will see you soon. Keep yourself posted for updates and guidelines. Where are you based?
@Dimaks, hello again. Too bad…. Well, anyway, you can still help by being a sponsor…. How’s that? Yehey! 🙂
@BoneMD, hello! We surely need your help in any capacity you can. We will email you the details soon. Re the outdoor party, why not? Isla Parilla is so near. Gumasa is also a good area. Anything is possible with the right planning… and funds. Hehhe! Thanks Doc! 🙂
@Gervy, hello! Everyone is welcome to participate. We will post the guidelines one of these days. Thanks for your interest. 🙂
@Twinks, hi! Do not be absent! You have so much to share am sure. Keep posted my friend. 🙂
how i wish it is that easy to file a leave, considering that Japanese view of “Research” is so intense. You got to be present in the lab from sun up to sun down, visible to their inspecting eyes, lol. oh well, if only.. good luck to the summit and i’m sure it will go great and successful.
@Ria! Thank you for visiting! Hoping to see more of you in the next few weeks. 🙂
@Mike Nichols, magandang Gensan (as people here greet one another)! You really have no reason now not to visit Gensan. Here, we will be speaking in one voice with the hope that our voices be heard above the din. See you very soon! 🙂
@Fr. Bobonng! Yes, we do need your blessings! Too bad, you won’t be here in person. We will keep you posted. 🙂
count me in the summit
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SOunds fun. I just hope na maka attend ko.. hope that i’ll be here in GenSan by then. Btw, thanks for the visit in my blog. Much appreciate it.
Goodluck! The said event will be a good boost to GenSan tourism. 🙂
how i wish we will be invited…its an honor…
I’m not going this event again, not now that it will be in Gen San!
Anything I can help Bariles?
Uh, while we are at it, just a suggestion, maybe we can have some mindanao bloggers outdoor party in one of the famous beaches of SokSargen? After the summit?
Bone MD
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Manong Avel ! Congrats for that nice idea. I will pray for that incoming event .It is me from Chile .
Wow. I’m really stoked that this is in GenSan. Now I have an excuse to make that drive from Malaybalay to GenSan – something I’ve been wanting to do. “Blogging the Mindanao Consciousness” is not only excellent, it’s something I, as a non-Filipino (but Mindanaon nonetheless), can own too; I can advocate for that.
Great start to MBS2. Hope to make it.
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Good luck! 😀
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@Migs brader! Will definitely see you in October. Wouldn’t you want us to do the entertaining and just enjoy the fun you’ll have here? We will keep you informed on the help we need, lalo na from you. Thanks migs!! 🙂
@Toto, organizer ka kaya dapat andito ka no? Hehehe! Will be there for your exhibit. Congrats! Di ka na mareach ha? 🙂
@Richard, we really need all the luck in the world! You should be here. Hitch ka kay Bro. Vince. 🙂
Wow! Nice! Good luck po…
Sir Avel, sorry, I wasn’t able to answer your call. Got probs here po. I’m really very sorry.
So, the good news is that the great MLQIII is interested. Congrats! 😀
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Ayos!
Hopefully maka attend ko ani.
Kuy, imbitado ka sa exhibit ko http://totolozano.com/?p=119
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Brader avel!
See you in October!
Oh, just PM me kung anong pwede ko maitulong. I will be blogging about it bukas (Scheduled post).
Baka you may also want me to host (emcee) MBS2. =>
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@Hecky! Manoy, sure! Will call you for the final weekend date. Thanks. Galing mo meyn! 🙂
@Jilyn, hello! Of course you can. We will post more details of the summit soon. Just stay tuned, or better still, subscribe ka na muna dito para updated ka pirmi. Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
@Pchi, hi! Of course, it will definitely push through. Watch out for further announcements. Thanks for your interest. Where are you based, by the way? 🙂
sounds good…
i hope it pushes through so I can join ^_^
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Hi! Can I join here?
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so the iron is getting hot now… lets keep moving Manoy Avel, i will volunteer to facilitate the preparatory workshop, just set a schedule when and where our small team can make doable EVENT PLANNING.. i suggest make it saturday within this month. eArLy AnTs aLwAyS eAt sWeEts
hep.. hep.. CHEERS!!!
cheers!!! 😀
@dimaks, hi!
How can you not be there? It’s still 3 months away, my friend. You can still apply for that LEAVE and plan for the trip here.
Come on! You have to be there and meet the other bloggers from Mindanao. It will be one GRAND EYE-BALL! 🙂
this is a remarkable benchmark of the mindanao bloggers and mindanao blogging in general. i really wish i could attend the event but by this time, it still looks so vague, given my academic schedule. good luck to all of you there fellows.
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@Blogie! Thanks a lot for entrusting us with this. As long as you’re there, how can we fail? 🙂
Yeah, will do that as soon as I remember my username. All I get is an error. 🙁
Must be memory gap…. 🙂
We’ll be behind you all the way, Avel! 🙂
Also, please make formal announcements of the MBS2 developments via our official blog, MindanaoBloggers.com.
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