(Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, Philippines – October 21, 2009) – It’s all systems go for the Cagayan de Oro Bloggers (CDO Bloggers) as they play host to the much-awaited Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3, an annual gathering of Mindanao-based bloggers, IT industry experts, community leaders and new media advocates, on October 24, 2009 at Pearlmont Inn, Limketkai Drive, Cagayan de Oro City. Roughly 300 bloggers are expected to attend this year’s summit.

With the theme, “Mindanao: Bag-Uhon Ang Panan-aw,” (Changing The Way People See Mindanao) the event aims to uphold the beauty and strength of Mindanao, to highlight the diverse cultures and fascinating tourist spots that are uniquely Mindanao and to provide a platform where bloggers and other new media practitioners can discuss concerns related to Mindanao – all with the help of new and emerging technologies.

“Mindanao is the home of everything fascinating or in bloggers’ lingo – bloggable. Through the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3, it is the hope of the CDO Bloggers, along with our partners and generous sponsors, that we listen to knowledgeable resource persons, meet other Mindanaoan bloggers, share and maximize all of our skills and resources and adopt tried and tested practices that can help us to fully promote Mindanao and for us to become better bloggers as well,” emphasized Chiq Montes, president of CDO Bloggers.

“Of course, we also want all of the participants to have a good time and experience the sights and sounds of Cagayan de Oro,” Montes added.

Montes said that apart from Mindanaoan bloggers, the summit will also see the participation of some bloggers from Luzon and Visayas.

Expected to grace the summit are United States Embassy’s new Deputy Chief of Mission Leslie Bassett, Atty. Adel Tamano, Agusan Lone District Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Plaza and Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Constantino ‘Tinnex’ Jaraula.

Considered unprecedented in the Philippine blogosphere, a top ranking United States Embassy dignitary is set to deliver the keynote address. Bassett’s trip to CDO will be her first trip to Mindanao since assuming office in June. She previously served as DCM in Mexico.

“We are deeply honored. We’re certain that the summit participants will be delighted to meet her and we can’t wait for her to see our beautiful city,” Montes said.

Other speakers during the whole-day affair include Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Tinnex Jaraula, Agusan Lone District Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Plaza and Atty. Adel Tamano.

Google’s Philippine representative Aileen Apolo, whose talk will focus on beginners, Digital Filipino’s Janette Toral, who will discuss blog advertising and Lyle Santos, who will talk about making money online will also be present. Representatives of other blogger groups including those in Davao City, General Santos City and Zamboanga will also give updates.

After the summit proper, participants have the choice of joining either the city tour (Xavier University Museum, Cathedral, Divine Mercy Shrine, Opol Aviary, Limketkai Mall) or the whitewater rafting adventure.

Also happening on October 24, right after the MBS 3, is the Philippine Blog Awards – Mindanao awarding ceremonies.

CDO Bloggers, Inc., a group duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is the lead organizer of this year’s Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3. Previous summits took place in Davao City and General Santos City.

The Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 is generously supported by SMART Communications Inc, Nokia, Syntactics, Inc., STI, Rafting Adventure Philippines, MakatiAve.com, Majesty Sales Center, Havaianas Philippines, OLX Philippines Free Classifieds, Clara Shoppe, ASTERISK Events and Communications, RG & K Construction, Paguia’s Cottages, ThePacificaCompanies.com, The Site, Spruce, The City Government of Cagayan de Oro, Office of CDO First District Rep. Rolando “Klarex” Uy, SM City Cagayan de Oro, Ultra Craft Advertising Corporation, Magnet Advertising, Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental and the Mindanao Bloggers community. Media partners include Papa Ardie’s Concepz, STI, ABS CBN, MOR 91.9 and HOT FM 106.3.

For more information about the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3, log on to http://www.mbscdo.com

About CDO Bloggers

CDOBloggers or Cagayan de Oro Bloggers, Inc. is a duly SEC-registered organization that promotes Cagayan de Oro through blogging. Among the group’s goals are to create impact in society through blogging, to help promote Mindanao to the world as a bustling and peaceful land, to promote Cagayan De Oro City and Kagay-anons around the world with a sense of pride and to use blogging as a media platform.

The CDO Bloggers group is the main organizer of the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 (MBS 3). For more information about MBS 3, log on to http://www.mbscdo.com

For more information about CDO Bloggers, visit http://www.cdobloggers.com or send email to cdobloggersinc  {at} gmail.com

About Mindanao Bloggers

Mindanao Bloggers aims to unify the island through this exciting new medium — the way of the blog — thereby promoting deeper understanding of our different cultures and beliefs. Thus, it is hoped that this community blog will help in presenting to the world at large the true beauty of the Philippine South, as well as the marvelous diversity of the peoples of Mindanao. For more information about Mindanao Bloggers, visit http://www.mindanaobloggers.com

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PinoyExp joins Mindanao Bloggers Summit in Cagayan de Oro

CDO Bloggers will be hosting the 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit in Pearlmont Inn, Limketkai Drive, Cagayan de Oro City on the 24th of October this year followed by the Philippine Blog Awards at night.

With the theme “Mindanao Bag-ohon ang Panan-aw”, this big event aims to give better understanding about Mindanao tourism, people, and culture. An event that will give us a chance to meet fellow bloggers, expand network, and of course, build friendship!

Sounds fun and exciting? Sign up for the pre-registration now!

For more info, you can visit MBS-3 CDO and Mindanao Bloggers website.

flyers and posters

Through the effort and dedication of the CDOBlogger officers and members, the 1st CDObloggers Blogging 101 workshop was a success!

How did it started? How’s it planned? Who were those people attended the event? Why is it all about blogging and not mountain biking?

CDOBloggers wanted to share ideas about blogging, inviting people to blog whatever they want to write and express themselves on the blogosphere. A lot been asking lately about how blogging can be a powerful and actually let you earn just by writing. Today, a lot actually care about how they’ll be able to make use of their internet at homes. Others, wanted to document their lives and publish it online where their families and friends could read them while some wanted to just sell their good-as-new wears.

The Core

CDOBloggers decided to call out a meeting for the spearheads. During the second week of this month, there were discussions about having a workshop in the city. A workshop that might inspire people to do and share it with others. Somehow, a good idea for those who wants to have fun and earn as well, expand their networks and make friends; CDOBloggers announced it’s first Blogging 101 Workshop in the public.

With discussions/meetings held every week, members exchanged ideas and provided roles voluntarily to make the event possible. Everybody’s excited about it and wrote down general topics for the speakers. These topics, molded with experiences for over these years, will be shared to public for free*.

It’s all set. Topics were finalized for each speakers as well as the venue and date. It’s time to let the people know about the workshop. CDOBloggers posted the event on the internet – plurking, tweeting, writing about it. Informing officemates, friends, and relatives through SMS. Giving out flyers to the public, printouts posted all over the city – were just some of the funny activies we did.

Then came the first big event. May 23 at Sentro 1850, CDOBloggers didn’t expect a lot of people to join the workshop. There were students, professionals, couples, parents, bloggers and even non-bloggers! It’s for them, it’s for everybody – the Blogging 101 workshop, made possible by the dedicated CDOBloggers and the interested listeners.

CDOBloggers Blogging 101 Workshop

Gold Star Daily News says:
FROM all obvious appearances, CDO Bloggers began as an online social network, a meeting place where virtual scribbling enthusiasts could exchange thoughts, view profiles and engage in light banter. From the very beginning though, during its founding in November of last year, the group already had undercurrents of a deeper goal. Continue reading..