I Am Blogie

This is only a proposal, and still very informal as it hasn’t even been decided yet whether or not to go ahead with the plan to institute a Filipino bloggers’ association. The purpose of my writing this is to attempt to dispel any notion that the organization might be an elitist clique or a political [...]

Having witnessed progressive movements in the Philippine blogosphere, and having gone through challenges facing bloggers across the country, a few bloggers began talking about forming a bloggers’ association last year. Tonyo Cruz and I, in particular, spoke about this around middle of 2010. It was shortly after I’d arrived from an international conference where bloggers [...]

Up until a couple of weeks ago, I’d been holding on to the blogpress.ph domain name for several months, imagining it to become something that would encapsulate — and perhaps somehow represent — the Philippine blogosphere. But the idea didn’t germinate for quite a spell. Then all of a sudden, starting in 2008, things started [...]

Welcome to BlogPress.ph!

The Philippine Blog Press is designed to be a news and features site that will attempt to encompass all events, activities, developments, issues and other matters relating to the Philippine blogosphere. The “e-zine” interface, therefore, is intentional. But beyond that, BlogPress.ph will also contain other interactive “bells & whistles” in the months to come. Suggestions are very much welcome.

Would you like to be part of BlogPress.ph? Drop us a line then! Tell us why and what you believe you can contribute.

Some of the upcoming segments of this site will be the hosting of online blogging contests, as well as features on blog-related events in the country. More news on those and more in the near future!