2010 Philppine Blog Awards

By: Abegail Mendoza, ASP Program Assistant

Autism Society Philippines’ Blogsite www.autismsocietyphilippines.org was one of the finalists in the Best in Advocacy Blog Category of the 2010 Philippine Blog Awards (PBA), a yearly event that aims to give recognition to outstanding blogs. The nominees are not limited to the Filipino Blogging Community.

the ASP Blogsite

ASP Chair Emeritus, Dang Koe, together with Autism Angel Bloggers, Abby Mendoza (ASP Program Assistant) and Cathy Genovia (ASP Volunteer), attended the said event. Dang is the pioneer of ASaP or ASP Stories, Announcements and Pictures which migrated from the almost daily e-mail newsletter to the current blogsite.

the Autism Angel Blogger Abby Mendoza (left) and Cathy Genovia (middle)
with ASP Chair Emeritus, Pioneer of ASaP, Dang Koe

This year’s awarding ceremony was held at the Carlos P. Romulo, RCBC Building in Makati City with opinion writer and prolific blogger, Manolo Quezon III, as keynote speaker. Click here to read his speech.

Mr. Manolo Quezon III during his speech at the Awards Night

“As presenters introduced all the nominees for the Best in Advocacy, Cathy and I had butterflies in our stomachs while we waited anxiously in our seats, hoping to once again bring home the bacon,” said Angel Blogger, Abby. ASP bagged the 2009 Best in Advocacy Blog. Click here to read more.

This year’s Best in Advocacy Blog went to Web Safety Philippines. The blog is an offshoot from a training module project campaigning for safety online; which led to a bigger campaign to educate parents, youth and young professionals. WSF was conceptualized by Mr. Sonnie Santos, who accepted the award for WSF. Click here to watch clip . Congratulations to all winners of the 2010 Philippine Blog Awards. Click here to read more. Merry Christmas and a Happy Blogging New Year!

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ASaP News Team continues to bring you updates of ASP programs and services, activities and personal stories of people with autism and their families. Thank you to all readers of www.autismsocietyphilippines.org. Maraming Salamat sa inyong walang sawang pagsuporta. Be an Angel for Autism. Join Angels Walk 2011 at SM Mall of Asia.