There is Something Wrong In Philippine Blog Awards

2nd time around Philippine Blog Awards or PBA will be held in Mindanao. This is a yearly event which aims to recognize the bloggers who stand out on their respective niche. Last November 12, 2011 the Philippine Blog Awards was held in Visayas and YES they have lots of potential and nice blogs were nominated during the event. I really gave time to review the nominated blogs in Visayas , those who were awarded for their respective categories. In my opinion YES 90% of them were really qualified and deserving to be nominated.

While this November 26, 2011 it's time for Mindanao to recognize bloggers for their respective niches . The PBA will be held in the home of the champions and the tuna capital of the Philippines, General Santos City. So probably the blogging community in GenSan is hosting this big event. November 17, 2011 the gensantos site released the official blog nominees for Mindanao. We were excited to see the official finalist for Mindanao but when I looked at the finalists, I got so disappointed..

I will specify why I'm disappointed..

* BEAUTY AND FASHION *

• www.pinoytvcritic.com - This is an entertainment blog and it's a 72 days old blog. So it means this blog is too young and does not enough post.
• http://www.chamimayonflats.blogspot.com/ - I can say that this blog is majority not about FASHION and BEAUTY. This blog mostly tackled the owner’s pregnancy period. Looking at the posts, I don’t think this would pass as a finalist. Yeah she has some posts about fashion but those were mostly personal...

FOOD AND BEVERAGE *

• http://www.ormanmanansala.com/ - No doubt that this blog is a food blog, but my question is why is this the only finalist blog nominated in this category..? Were there no other initial nominees? Seriously, the entire MINDANAO?

* LIFESTYLE *

http://akosiisko.wordpress.com/ - How did this become a lifestyle blog..??

• http://www.turtzonthego.blogspot.com/ - SERIOUSLY..??This blog is more on politics..

* PHOTOBLOG *

http://www.iamvisualstoryteller.blogspot.com/ - Did you check this blog before including this as finalist...? This blog does not exist...

* TECHNOLOGY *

• http://gensanblog.com/ - Are you sure that this blog is a TECHNOLOGY BLOG..?? How do you define a Tech Blog? The judges might want to differentiate a Tech blog from a GENERAL BLOG..?

* TRAVEL/DESTINATION *

• http://www.journeysandtravels.com/ and http://jt76.wordpress.com/ - Blog has the same content but nominated as finalists in 2 different categories as in COPY PASTE content to the other TEMPLATE.. Let's assume that this blog was migrated but these 2 are basically the SAME blog. How is it a finalist for 2 categories?
• http://www.wayph.com/ - This blog used images from this blog bukidnonphotojournal.blogspot.com without informing the owner of the blog aside from the watermark of the photos he/she did not give any credit link to the original owner/up-loader of the photos..
  

I do not know what were the basis of the panel of judges to make a certain blog a finalist for a certain category. I do not wish to question the credibility of the panel but seeing all these lapses on the blogs listed anyone would wonder if the blogs were properly screened or at least reviewed. This blogging award is a BIG shame to the blogging community ESPECIALLY in Mindanao if the panel didn’t bother to scrutinize each entry or if they blindly pick those entries... This is going to be a big down fall, not to mention discouragement, to Mindanao blogospshere.. NO I did not make this post because I am BITTER but what I would like to emphasize here is that we should exercise fairness, transparency, honesty and setting politics aside. "LET THE BEST BLOG WIN" Sadly I didn’t see that implemented..I do not blame the blog owners either as they are not the ones deciding which blogs will make it to the finals. We hope that next year PHILIPPINE BLOG AWARDS will really ensure that every blog nominated are really well screened, judged and are reviewed properly if not meticulously. Let someone who is deserving receive the award...There are a LOT of MINDANAO BLOGS of different niches who deserve such recognition and probably bragging rights. Thank you and hope you are proud...

Court junks Katrina's case against Hayden

(UPDATE) Katrina Halili suffered a big legal setback Tuesday after the Pasig Regional Trial Court junked her case against Hayden Kho over the sex video scandal last year.

Katrina charged Hayden of violations to Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women And Children Act for secretly filming their private intimate encounters without her consent. These videos found its way to the Internet in early 2009 that spurred public outcry that led to a Senate investigation and the eventual revocation of Hayden's professional medical license.

According to the resolution written by Judge Rodolfo R. Bonifacio, the case was dismissed due to the insufficiency of evidence presented against Hayden.

Hayden is accused with two criminal acts: taking a video of the sexual encounter without the knowledge of Katrina and uploading the video on the Internet.

The court resolution stated that the prosecution failed to provide any evidence that Hayden uploaded the videos illegally. It further stated the mere taking of the sex video is not yet a violation of the Anti-Violence against Women and Their Children Act.

As for the recording of the sexual act, the decision states that "the Court itself saw during the ocular inspection that the video camera was situated in an open and unconcealed place which cannot escape unnoticed." This proves that the "camera was never hidden" and that "it was in plain view."

"The video camera was there visible to both of them, it was aimed at the direction of the bed, and it was already the fourth occasion when their libidinous activities were recorded in video," the resolution stated, adding that these instances made it hard to believe that Katrina was unaware of the video taking.

Hayden said in the interview with Yahoo! Southeast Asia that he hopes the case's dismissal will help in his motion for reconsideration regarding the revocation of his medical license.

The quote article is taken from yahoo site.

In short BULOK ang Justice system ng ating bansa. Anong walang sapat na ebidensya??bulag bah sya at di nya nakita ang video..??Sana tama ang naging decision ni Judge Rodolfo R. Bonifacio na ibasura ang kasong ito,sabagay hinde naman natin alam kong ano ang basihan nya sa kasong ito. Sana hinde sya isa sa mga trapo sa pamahala-an natin na nagbulag-bulagan para sa pansariling kapanan..Sana hinde sya nabayan para sa paghatol nya sa kasong ito..

Cabinet Members of P-Noy Administration

This are the list:

• Paquito Ochoa Jr., executive secretary;

• Alberto Romulo, Department of Foreign Affairs;

• Edwin Lacierda, presidential spokesman;

• Jose de Jesus, Department of Transportation and Communications;

• Engr. Mario Montejo of the UP College of Engineering, Department of Science and Technology;

• Corazon Soliman, Department of Social Welfare and Development;

• Gregory Domingo, Department of Trade and Industry;

• Ramon Paje, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources;

• Alberto Lim, Department of Tourism;

• Jose Rene Almendras, Department of Energy;

• Proceso Alcala, Department of Agriculture;

• Kim Jacinto Henares, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR);

• Florencio Abad, Department of Budget and Management;

• Julia Abad, Presidential Management Staff;

• Voltaire Gazmin, Department of National Defense;

• Cesar Purisima, Department of Finance;

• Guillermo Parayno, Bureau of Customs commissioner;

• Leila de Lima, Department of Justice;

• Rosalinda Baldoz, Department of Labor and Employment;

• Rogelio Singson, Department of Public Works and Highways;

• Dr. Enrique Ona, Department of Health;

• Armin Luistro, Department of Education;

• Cayetano Paderanga, National Economic and Development Authority;

• Virgilio de los Reyes, Department of Agrarian Reform;

• Teresita Deles, presidential adviser on the peace process;

• Eduardo de Mesa, presidential legal counsel; amd

• Patricia Licuanan, Commission on Higher Education.
Maj. Gen. Ricardo David is reportedly going to be the next Armed Forces chief.