Philippine Blog Awards Winners (Luzon, Nationals & Special Awards)

The 3rd and final installment of the Philippine Blog Awards recently held its Luzon and Nationals awards last December 3, 2011 at the RCBC theater in Makati City.  The PBA gave recognition to outstanding blogs in 8 different categories for Luzon, 19 categories representing the National level and 7 additional special award citations.


The Philippine Blog Awards was hosted by founder of Rock Ed Philippines Gang Badoy. Award presentors included Hannah Villasis of flaircandy.com, Vince Golangco of wheninmanila.com, Tonyo Cruz of tonyocruz.com, Carlo Ople of newmedia.com.ph, Azrael Coladilla of azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com, Ferdz Decena of ironwulf.net, Mark & Gail Villanueva of kutitots.com and social media personality Christopher Lao.

Some award highlights included The Professional Heckler who won the Best in Humor Blog award for a 4th year in a row, and Fitz Villafuerte who bagged the Best in Business Blog for the 2nd straight year with his blog Ready to be Rich at http://www.fitzvillafuerte.com.

Here is the full list of winners:


LUZON

• Beauty and Fashion - Simply Rins http://www.rina-alcantara.com/
• Culture and Arts - Pop Reviews Now http://www.popreviewsnow.blogspot.com
• Food and Beverage - Our Daily Blog http://regandmitzi.wordpress.com/
• Lifestyle - Bongga Ba http://www.bonggaba.com
• Personal/Diary - The Culture Shack http://www.cultureshacked.blogspot.com/
• PhotoBlog - Lakad Pilipinas http://lakad-pilipinas.blogspot.com/
• Technology - GameOPS http://www.gameops.net/
• Travel - Lakad Pilipinas http://lakad-pilipinas.blogspot.com/

NATIONALS

• Advocacy - Environment Philippines http://www.environmentphilippines.com
• Beauty and Fashion - Jenne Chrisville http://www.jennechrisville.wordpress.com/
• Business - Ready to be Rich http://www.fitzvillafuerte.com
• Culture and Arts - Sining Factory http://www.siningfactory.weebly.com
• Entertainment - Without Wang 2 http://andronico.wordpress.com/
• Food & Beverage  - Ralph Guzman // Foodie http://www.ratedralph.com
• Gaming  - The Otaku Fridge http://www.otakufridge.com
• Hobbies and Recreation - kuhol.net – cars, culture, competition, community http://kuhol.net/
• Home and Parenting - Dainty Mom http://www.daintymom.com
• Humor - The Professional Heckler http://professionalheckler.wordpress.com
• Lifestyle - Geek Girl Manila http://geekgirlmanila.com/
• Literature  - Pointless Paranoia http://www.pointlessparanoia.wordpress.com/
• Personal/Diary - I Am Fickle Cattle http://www.ficklecattle.blogspot.com/
• Photoblog - RosariOko http://www.rosarioko.com
• Society, Politics and History - It's True! It's True! http://www.mistervader.blogspot.com/
• Sports - CebuRunning http://www.ceburunning.com
• Technology - LS Geekster Online http://www.lsgeekster.blogspot.com/
• Travel - We are Sole Sisters http://www.wearesolesisters.com/
• Videocasts and Podcasts - Brink Notes Podcast Network http://www.bncast.com

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

• Filipiniana - 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/ from 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 from 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 from 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/

In addition, PBA president Juned Sonido, also revealed that the Philippine Blog Awards and Habitat for Humanity have signed a partnership to go beyond digital borders and help the community as part of this year's theme "Bayanihan." The pilot project is called "Blogger Bahay" which will be located in Metro Manila and will be a sanctuary for past typhoon victims.

From Philippine Blog Awards 2011 (Luzon & Nationals)

Congratulations to all the winners and to the Philippine Blog Awards !

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