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!
Expect some participants from Zamboanga Peninsula for the summit. We will be there to support. 🙂
Thanks.
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Sir Avel. Update lng. The representative from VOICE contacted me today to confirm that they would be hosting the blog seminar. The date would be September 20. As soon as Monday, we’ll be able to finalize the date once we’ve made our reservations for the venue.
Hi Paul! Will look for you at the summit. Check back for important updates soon! Thanks for visiting Bariles Republic. 🙂
hi joanna! Ok, keep me posted. Thanks so much. 🙂
Marco, why not? If you have enough people to help you, that could be a possibility. Go, Kidapawan, go! 🙂
Ping! Korek ka diha! So muapil ka? 🙂
Count me in. I’m planning to attend this summit since it’s in Gensan, no need to worry about traveling, hehehe. See you guys there.
hi sir!!. sbi po ni sir ayel bka mmove po rw s sept ung seminar s nddu. bc dn po s schl den bc dn po rw ata ung SBO ng nddu (intrams po rw nla). pro we’ll update u po kng ano n pong susunod n mngyyri. cge poh sir..
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sana Kidapawan next time hahaha
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…daghana na ug lingaw dha ui….
uy avel tuloy na tuloy na!
kitakits mga bloggers.
sensya na hinde nakaka attend ng mga meetups
busy para kay baby eh 🙂
see you in the summit!
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Hi everyone!
I will be posting the registration details here and at http://www.mindanaobloggers.com as soon as we finalize the details.
The registration is free for everyone, no worries there.
Just be on alert once the updates are posted.
Daghang salamat sa tanan. 🙂
ASA MAN PWEDE MGPA EARLY REGISTRATION? LIBRE BA NI, O MAY BAYAD, TAGPILA POD?
Sir Avel pede po tanong,,Can i know the sponsors for the event?? I wanna make a nice deal po.
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Wala bang blog post brigade na, “I’m joining the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit”? Napaka advance ko. Hehe.
Great to know that GenSan will host the next Mindanao Bloggers Summit and this is a proof that blogging is reaching greater masses.
Mabuhay!
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ui, dapat matuloy na to ng dumami ang bloggers sa mindanao… ^_^ gud luk sa MBS2… pwede bang sumali ang mga taga Koronadal? hehe…
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‘Posted update at SoccsarGen Google Groups on pre-summit seminar. :p I might not be able to lurk much this week. But I’ll try poke my nose on the google groups when I could steal a minute. :p
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ok thanks! will wait for your email!
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>___< OMG. Sked ng Exams NameN this sat. Free ako 11:30-4:30, I wonder if I could drop by. But I’ll try anyway. Mgttxt lng Po ako Sir Avel :p
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wow…madayon na gid ang gunahulat sang tanan…hehehe
AforDabolz, of course. Sponsor dapat kayo. Hehehe! 🙂
Hi Dulce! Hope you can really make it. Watch out for further details. Salamat po. 😉
Hi Councilor Pete! Welcome to Bariles Republic! Thanks for visiting us. We met at the Blog Seminar in Koronadal last February. Hopefully, you will accept the invitation to be one of the speakers of the October Summit. We will be more than honored.
Will email you the details soon councilor. Thanks. 🙂
Sali kami dyan, ha?
Salamat sa recent blog visit mo. Unfortunately, nadelete mga recent comments in my blog. Don’t know what happened.
Anyway, I spoke at the Marbel bloggers meet up at Notre Dame. So, I need to attend the Gensan eyeball too. I’ll be there in October.
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hehehe
talagang pina ngungunahan.. hehe
Updates po? sir avel
I’ve attended the MBS1… now it’s time for MBS2. Count me in! 🙂
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You read my mind Kritiko. Just wait for further announcements. Thanks. 😉
Hi Mistervader! Will still be hoping that you could come. Any kind of help is welcome from fellow bloggers.
Thanks for your response. 🙂
Sheng, hi! Just leave a note at the CONTACT BARILES PAGE with your email so that we can contact you. Thanks for expressing your willingness to assist us. Ayo-ayo! 🙂
hi rj! Just keep on checking back for the updates. The date of the MBS2 is on October 25. The Tuna Fest is on September 5. Thanks for your response.
odette, hi! don’t worry. we will find a way where you could still help, wherever you may be. Just wait for further announcements.
Thanks for your response. 🙂
Toto, sorry for this delayed response. Super dami ng mga comments. Nalito ako. Hehehe! But go ahead, post it na. Thanks. 🙂
wala bang best in commentator jan…
contest ba sa blog mo… SIr avel
Hi there! Marcelle here. I’ve had casual conversations with Ria Jose about this, and I’m excited for this event, even if I’m not exactly in the area (Though that might change if I get fortunate enough…). In the event that I somehow magically find a way there, I’m more than willing to contribute whatever I can on the date itself. 🙂
Either way, even if I don’t manage to finagle something, I’m still glad that the promotions for this is already underway.
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Count me in, what do i do to help? If it’s not in conflict with my kinda busy sched, i will be so glad to join in. Way to go Gensan Bloggers.
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ai, tama diay.. naka uli ko gensan last saturday…heheehe. daghan ko nakita na bago sa atong ciudad! lingaw kaayo.. unta naa pa mga places na pede ta makatambay ug binuntagay. kay murag sayo kaayo magpahulay mga tao.. hehe.. “ayus, padayon gensan!”
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ahahahahai..excited nako ani… pls update me sa mga mahitabo.. maningakamot jud ko ug uli ana…haha.. goodluck sa event.. pray nato ang success ani. . VIVA GENSAN! hahaha.. tama tama lng ni na event, murag pagkahuman ata sa tuna fest? hehehe. dili ko sure.. amping pirmi
Pislita ni
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whattt????
bakit ngayon lang ‘to?? wuhuhuhuhhuhuhu
i would have loved to volunteer for this event!
but my regrets aside, i am so happy for gensan to have won the bid. this is big, and i am so proud for all of you! congratulations!!!
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hi Scotty’s princess, we will post the details here soon. Watch out for it. Or better still, leave a note at the CONTACT BARILES page and leave your contact details there.
Salamat! 🙂 Hope to see you in person.
WOW! Nindot kaayo nga venture. BTW, if one would volunteer, what would be required of us, just in case?
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Hi Dranreb! Puede, puedeng-puede. Just watch out for the requirements which we will post here. Mas maayo pud if you could attend the 1st Gensan Blog Seminar next month, details which will be out soon. Just keep posted here.
Or if you want to volunteer, write me a note at the CONTACT BARILES PAGE somewhere on the top of the screen. Ok lang? 🙂
pwede muapil sa MBS2? im a newbie n blogging. unsa requirements og qualifications pra mkaapil?
Kritiko, sorry for that. I just fixed it. It’s working now. Thanks. 🙂
When I try to submit my form, I get an error “No account is specified and no destination email provided”
Mr. bariles di sya gumagana once na esend ko na? why? any option
Hello Marco! Will post more details on MBS2 here. Please check back every now and then. Salamat and ayo-ayo! 🙂
This is great!! will join!
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