Sometime before Christmas 2011 the Philippine Blog Awards laucnhed a project with Habitat for Humanity; called the Bloggers for Habitat YB Philippines – the project aims to raise a home to be built this coming May. A home is one of the most basic things that any creature … any fellow human being needs to survive. Alas. it is not easy to build a house … a place one could call home. It is one of the most basic of all human needs.

This is why we have launched and we are pursuing project. ANd this is why we are inviting everyone to be part of this project.

How can one be part of this project ?

One, by helping raise funds through donations. go here.

Two, by helping spread the word about this project, go here.

Three, by joining the efforts to build this house by offering your time and expertise, go here.

This year it has changed.

This year the Philippine Blog Awards aims to not only to give recognition to blogs and bloggers but also to launch a project with Habitat for Humanity called the Blogger Bahay Project

Blogging is not the new kid on the block in the global neighborhood of the World Wide Web and the Internet. Blogs and bloggers have had their share of criticism, praise and condemnation. It is a part of life whether one is in the digital world or not. What is important though is try to do some good as one goes through the road of life. The Blogger Bahay Project aims to tap the digital world and make things happen in the real world. In paper the project aims to raise funds and manpower to build a Habitat for Humanity house this coming May 2012. Beyond the paper, the project aims to make changes and contributions go beyond the digital world. In this way making the Bayanihan effort go beyond the digital world.

How can this be done ?

The trophy of the PBA this year is the man riding the carabao. The rider and the carabao is often a repeated image in Asia. The carabao has been a part of Philippine society as the means to transport goods, as the means to till the land and even as the means to move from point A to B. Each blogger, each netizen, is that rider and the carabao is the means to do things. That farmer is lik a blogger, and his carabao, the blog.

And that is how it will be done – the blogger and the blog.

It is a challenge, no doubt, and it might not be an easy road but with our collective skills, tools and talents we can make this happen.

Part of the money raised for the 2011 PBA has been earmarked as seed fund for this project. But there is still much work to be done and more help needed to make the Blogger Bahay Project a reality this May 2012. Let us make this happen.

It is time to rekindle the spirit of Bayanihan.

Juned Sonido
President
Philippine Blog Awards

Secondly, we would like to give our sincere apologies to all the finalists of the Culture and Arts for the PBA Nationals due to the incorrect video / slides shown during the awards night. It has come to our attention that the video / slides that were shown were for the finalists for the Culture and Arts for PBA Luzon (YouTube video).

Thank you,
Juned Sonido
President

(Here is the ZIP file of the Prezi presentation that should have been played last December 3. Download, unzip, then run prezi.exe.)

Environment Philippines http://www.environmentphilippines.com

Best Beauty and Fashion Blog

Jenne Chrisville http://www.jennechrisville.wordpress.com/

Best Busines Blog

Ready to be Rich http://www.fitzvillafuerte.com

Best Culture and Arts Blog

Sining Factory http://www.siningfactory.weebly.com

Best Entertainment Blog

Without Wang 2 http://andronico.wordpress.com/

Best Food & Beverage Blog

Ralph Guzman // Foodie http://www.ratedralph.com

Best Gaming Blog

The Otaku Fridge http://www.otakufridge.com

Best Hobbies and Recreation Blog

kuhol.net – cars, culture, competition, community http://kuhol.net/

Best Home and Parenting Blog

Dainty Mom http://www.daintymom.com

Best Humor Blog

The Professional Heckler http://professionalheckler.wordpress.com

Best Lifestyle Blog

Geek Girl Manila http://geekgirlmanila.com/

Best Literature Blog

Pointless Paranoia http://www.pointlessparanoia.wordpress.com/

Best Personal/Diary Blog

I Am Fickle Cattle http://www.ficklecattle.blogspot.com/

Best Photo Blog

RosariOko http://www.rosarioko.com

Best Society, Politics and History Blog

It’s True! It’s True! http://www.mistervader.blogspot.com/

Best Sports Blog

CebuRunning http://www.ceburunning.com

Best Technology Blog

LS Geekster Online http://www.lsgeekster.blogspot.com/

Best Travel Blog

We are Sole Sisters http://www.wearesolesisters.com/

Best Videocasts and Podcasts Blog

Brink Notes Podcast Network http://www.bncast.com

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Best Filipiniana Blog

Live in the Philippines http://www.liveinthephilippines.com

Top Video/Podcast

Krimmy Couple: A Korean-Filipino Love Story http://www.mykoreanboyfriend.com/2011/02/krimmy-couple-a-korean-filipino-love-story/

My Korean Boyfriend http://mykoreanboyfriend.wordpress.com

Top PhotoPost

2011: its 1/1/11, a new year and a fresh start http://www.lantaw.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-its-1111-new-year-and-fresh-start.html

Lantaw http://www.lantaw.blogspot.com

Top Post

Blood Stains, the Smell of Disinfectant and the RH Bill http://www.orchestroscopy.blogspot.com/2011/05/blood-stains-smell-of-disinfectant-and.html

ORCHESTROSCOPY http://www.orchestroscopy.blogspot.com/

Best Blog Design

Markable http://www.markable.me/

Readers’ Choice

Culture Shack http://www.cultureshacked.blogspot.com/

Bloggers Choice

Libre Lang Mangarap http://otep.wordpress.com/

Best Beauty and Fashion Blog 

Simply Rins http://www.rina-alcantara.com/

Best Culture and Arts Blog

Pop Reviews Now http://www.popreviewsnow.blogspot.com

Best Food and Beverage Blog

Our Daily Blog http://regandmitzi.wordpress.com/

Best Lifestyle Blog

Bongga Ba http://www.bonggaba.com

Best Personal/Diary Blog

The Culture Shack http://www.cultureshacked.blogspot.com/

Best Photo Blog

Lakad Pilipinas http://lakad-pilipinas.blogspot.com/

Best Technology Blog

GameOPS http://www.gameops.net/

Best Travel Blog

Lakad Pilipinas http://lakad-pilipinas.blogspot.com/

Markable (www.markable.me)
The Creative Dork (www.thecreativedork.com)
We are Sole Sisters (www.wearesolesisters.com)
Geisha Diaries (jgsmart.blogspot.com)
Creativitee Lab (diantheexplorer.blogspot.com)

Congratulations! Winners will be announced this Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Finalists should expect an email within the next few days.

Pregnant Dreams from CLICK EZRA CLICK
Vincent and Cassandra from CLICK EZRA CLICK
Moments from from CLICK EZRA CLICK
CANDABA | Glorious Sunrise at the Candaba Ricefields from Lakad Pilipinas
Photo + Walk + Stories from No Spam, No Virus, No Kiddin’!
True Faith from Pixel Quotes
Bangis! from The Visual Storyteller
You Are The Creator from CLICK EZRA CLICK
Color My Life from CLICK EZRA CLICK
My Best Dinagyang 2011 Shots from Don Trivino
Sunrise at the Port of Banton Town from Lakad Pilipinas
Fire and Ice from Pixel Quotes
I Found My Childhood at Casa San Pablo from The Poor Traveler
Guimaras Island: On Shrines, Beaches and Mango Shakes from The Thirsty Blogger
2011: its 1/1/11, a new year and a fresh start from Lantaw

Congratulations! Winners will be announced this Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Finalists should expect an email within the next few days.

Conversations From Cambodia from Ready To be Rich
Some Days Feel Like an Indie Movie Playing in Real Time from Ronibats.ph
Spongebob from tuyong tinta ng bolpen
Standing Next to Poverty from KA-BLOGS-TUGAN
sorry story from citybuoy
How to End Poverty in the Philippines from Business Tips Philippines
Clarity from I am Fickle Cattle
In the cloud? What if it goes up in smoke? from Leon Kilat: The Cybercafe Experiments
A Reunion Story from Micamyx
Clara’s Diary: A Korean Student’s Philippine Experience from My Korean Boyfriend
The Street Girl In Gensan from My Words, My Life
Blood Stains, the Smell of Disinfectant and the RH Bill from ORCHESTROSCOPY
Filipino Names: Cracking the System from Pinay on the Move
Are indies the new mainstream? from Without Wang2
Sometimes We Burn to Live from Yoshke.com – Blogging at the Speed of Life

Congratulations! Winners will be announced this Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Finalists should expect an email within the next few days.

(If you are a finalist, you should have received an email invite from us.)

The Otaku Fridge (www.otakufridge.com)
GameOPS (www.gameops.net)
In2ndLife (In Second Life) (www.in2ndlife.com)
Kabalyero (www.kabalyero.net)
Back2Gaming (www.back2gaming.com)
ExcEsc – Gaming Insights of a Web & Graphics Designer (www.excesc.com)

Congratulations! Winners will be announced this Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Finalists should expect an email within the next few days.