JCI Philipines Area 5 (Mindanao) unveiled the winning design for the Area 5 Merit Award Trophy Design Competition — the splendid "Gabbang Merit Award," masterfully created by truly yours, RCD Cedrick Zabala of JCI Western Mindanao 2! 🏆 

I'm glad to announce that the Southern Philippines Medical Center has successfully conducted the 1st Mindanao Nursing Management Summit last May 23-24, 2012 at the Davao Convention Center, Davao City. Mr. Patrick Soria, RN, the Over-all Chairperson of Mindanao Nursing Summit, entrusted me to design the official logo of the event. With the theme, “Illuminating the Path for the Future of Nursing and Healthcare Transformation", the summit offers nurses educational and professional sessions that will elevate their nursing practice, inspire transformation, promote innovation and energize them to survive & trive in the new age of health care.

My design is inspired the Vinta which is a cultural symbol of Mindanao and is also a metaphor for a community. The sail can also be seen alternatively as a book, symbol for knowledge, which nurses will acquire through the sessions. Embedded in the sail is a lamp with fire, a symbol of Nurisng and illumination. Tribal patterns and the ukkil-inspired shape of the fire and sea depicts the culture of Mindanao.


I'm happy to be part of this historical event and i'm currently designing for next year's summit :D So to all Nurses out there, watch out for the 2nd Mindanao Nursing Summit! Visit their website http://www.mindanaonursingsummit.com/.

March 29, Lotus Restaurant, Astoria Hotel - Sun Cellular Senior Manager for Digital Marketing Services, Mr James Lim invited the Zamboanga Bloggers for a dinner. Mr Ryann Elumba, Shine de Guzman, Patricia, Klei, Meryl, Jolas and I were present. Sir James shared with us the good news that Sun Cellular has to offer in Mindanao. As they are expanding their coverage, Sun is also strengthening their network coverage in areas like Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, Zamboanga and the rest of Mindanao.


Sun Cellular has also recently partnered with Smart Communications as you can see in their recent advertisment featuring one of my favorite songs "Collide." Three big networks team up to give all their subscribers one gigantic offer that is unmatched in the industry! The new Trio 20 call and text promo underscores the power of convergence as Sun Cellular joins the PLDT Group, paving the way for products that give the best possible value for your money by connecting you reliably to 65 million people! If you’re a Sun, Smart or Talk ‘N Text subscriber, just text TRIO20 to 2477 to avail of this latest product.


If you find it hard to look for a sun signal, you can change the setting of your SIM to access the Smart signal. But no worries Sun has intensified their signal in Mindanao. Sir James also suggested the Postpaid Plan of Sun Cellular. So what's new with the postpaid plan? For only Php250.00 per month, subscribers to this new postpaid plan includes unlimited Sun-to-Sun texts, four hours of Sun-to-Sun calls, 500 texts to other networks plus a free Samsung E1080 phone. This plan is perfect for those who want to enjoy unlimited texting and still be able to call their friends and loved ones from time to time. Also with the generous allocation of texts to other networks, this plan will also attract those who want to stay in touch but do not want to spend too much. For more info, visit suncellular.com.ph.

Isn't it awesome? Switch to Sun now and get the most out of your budget! Here are some photos during the meet-up :D Thank you so much Sun Cellular for the swags!

Free Sun Broadband kit with SIM and P100 load (3-day unlimited Internet)

Me and Meryll with our freebies :D

Saw Ate Grace in Paseo and joined us :D Yummy Knicker Bocker. Better than Magnum.haha

Passed by Fort Pilar before parting ways. Thanks Sir James and to all the bloggers who gave time for this meet-up :D Hope there will be more events like this in the future. For now, imma enjoy my Sun Broadband kit ^_^

Iligan Bloggers Society (IBS) is inviting you to the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011(MBS5) on October 29-30, 2011 at Iligan City.

After detailed planning and numerous meetings, Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 will banner the theme “One Green Mindanao: Mobilizing Bloggers to Promote Sustainable Lifestyle”. This year’s summit will not only be a venue to converge Mindanao-based bloggers but also discuss issues on environment and to help formulate a better Mindanao through the promotion and the adaptation of a sustainable lifestyle.

“With the prevalent issues on climate change, the Summit aims to promote natural balance and respect for the human symbiotic relationship with the Earth”, IBS Executive Director, Ms. Yape stated. She also wishes to invite all bloggers who are interested to attend the event and experience the vibrant Mindanao blogging community, and to share ideas and explore the potential impact of blogging and sustainable lifestyle.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR JOINING?

Mindanao- based bloggers are top priority.
Bloggers from Luzon and Visayas are also welcome to join.
Complete the registration and wait for the confirmation email.

IS THERE A REGISTRATION FEE?

There is 200PHp registration fee and we have only 100 slots available, register now, and don’t miss out on the much-awaited convergence of bloggers in Mindanao.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Register here: REGISTRATION FORM
We will then send an email to facilitate you with your registration fee payment

Once accepted as a REGISTERED PARTICIPANT, you are entitled to the following:

Summit Kit
3 Meal Coupons
Raffle Ticket
Certificate of Attendance
Evening Social and City Tour Passes
More More More Freebies!!!

THERE’S MORE!!

For Pre-Event Posting, post the link of the blog post at the 5th Mindanao Bloggers Summit Facebook Fanpage. A Mindanao-Wide Blogging Contest and it’s details will soon be posted on this site, sign up for email updates, so as to not miss out on it!

Blogging 101 Seminar has kick started the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 lasts September 22, 2011 at Mindanao Sanitarium Hospital Conference Hall. Among the topics discussed were the basics of blogging, web designing, online article writing, travel blogging and photography. With participants from Iligan City and it’s neighboring towns and cities (Marawi City), Blogging 101 has indeed spurred up blogging interest within the area!

The keynote speaker for the MBS5 is Commissioner Naderev Saño of the National Climate Change Commission to talk about the pressing matter of climate change and it’s over all impact. The line up for speakers include Aileen Apollo – de Jesus of Google Inc. , professor/researcher Dr. Marilou Siton -Nanaman, environmental advocate Anna Oposa, Ali Bari from DENR 10, and social media specialist Janette Toral.

Iligan City has many tourist destinations that the guest and participants can visit and enjoy. IBS invites you to join the City Tour and the David DiMuzio Concert on October 30, 2011. One of the destinations to be visited will be the NPC Nature’s Park that houses the famous Maria Cristina Falls. Please prepare extra budget for the service fees for adventure rides that you may want to take and experience. A detailed post of the itinerary of the City Tour is posted at THE TOUR PAGE.

See you all in Iligan – the City of Majestic Waterfalls!

To all School President /Director /Head, All School Colleges, School Publications /Student Council, ITTeachers and Students and Bloggers / Photographers from Mindanao,

The Zamboanga Bloggers Society together with the Mindanao Bloggers Community, which is the official network of bloggers in Asia’s Latin City is this year’s host to the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2010 on October 30, 2010 at the Garden Orchid Convention Center.

The summit will cover a range of topics related to its theme “The Mindanao Project: Weaving Voices Online!”. The fourth in its season, the event aims to create a venue for Mindanaoan bloggers to discuss issues affecting them and formulate strategies to help reach their common goal of creating a brighter Mindanao. The event is quickly building momentum and we are excited to announce Philippine Senator TG Guingona III will be speaking.

Participants will get the opportunity to hear from a number of inspirational and knowledgeable speakers covering topics that will help them learn how to make the most of online communities and diverse blogs locally to expand globally and effect change in the society. Further, a Blogging Seminar is set to happen on October 29 at the College AVR, Ateneo de Zamboanga University as a prelude to the summit.

Professional bloggers and guests from all over the country are coming. This is open to bloggers, developers, designers, online journalists, writers, photographers, students and professionals that make up for info activism that help boost tourism, promote culture and share the unique Filipino individuality thru online communities. This is a uniquely exciting event designed to completely absorb all participants, with countless opportunities for learning, meet new people in the blogosphere and share one goal towards Mindanao.

In this regard, I would like to invite your school to participate in our scheduled activities. The regular registration fee of PhP 500.00 is required per participant for the summit proper. The fee includes the certificate of participation, snacks, lunch, souvenir kit, raffle, and freebies and sponsor giveaways. Meanwhile, a fee of PhP 50.00 is set for the Blogging Seminar to cover certificates and organizing cost.We look forward to your participation in this endeavor.

CONTACT US
For more information, you may contact Yolynne Medina or Grace Sojor at:

c/o Elearning Centre
Telefax : 063.062.9927269
3F ZGU Bldg., Governor Alvarez St.
Zamboanga City, Philippines
Look for Yolynne Medina

c/o Seed Interactive
Telephone: 063.062.9227574
Look for Abigail Nebrija

You may also contact us at bloggerssummit2010@gmail.com

For on-line registration and updates please visit: http://www.mindanaobloggers.com/

Online Registration: http://www.mindanaobloggers.com/contact/mbs4-registration/

Program: http://www.mindanaobloggers.com/mbs-4/

VENUE
Garden Orchid Hotel Convention Center Zamboanga (062) 991 0032
http://www.gardenorchidhotel.com/

Just five minutes from the international airport and ten minutes away from the bustling city, known for its well-appointed, spacious and comfortable accommodations. It provides the business and leisure travelers the perfect haven in the city.

Official Letter of Invitation - http://goo.gl/vOmU
Registration Form - http://goo.gl/XleP

Hello Filipino bloggers! The Mindanao Bloggers will be having the annual Mindanao Bloggers Summit (MBS) soon. On its fourth year, MBS4 will be held at Asia's Latin City, Zamboanga. Headed by the Zamboanga Bloggers, MBS4 will be part of the city's lineup of activities of this years fiesta Pilar celebration. Mark your dates on October 29 to 30, 2010, for this will be the day of the 2-day event. On the first day, a series of blogging seminars will be conducted for the new bloggers to make their blogs a successful one. The summit proper will be on the second day, October 30, at Zamboanga's finest hotel - Garden Orchid Hotel Convention center. Well-known bloggers and personalities are invited to share their knowledge and meet you there. With a minimal amount of 500php, you will be registered to the summit and enjoy the whole day affair with Philippine's best bloggers with quality accommodation. This year's theme is "The Mindanao Project - Weaving Voices Online."

The goal of this years summit is to promote advocacies for bloggers to ponder upon. Despite of the situation of Mindanao and Philippines in the international scenario, we bloggers are the voices that can tell the world are side of the story. Through blogs we can uplift our country and help promote positivity to our fellow. MBS will surely be an event that you should not miss. The Zamboanga Bloggers have prepared a lineup of activities that will surely make your stay here in Zamboanga a fresh experience. We will also show you the beauty that Zamboanga is hiding behind its image. Zamboanga, as a melting pot of people from different walks of life has a rich culture that is unique to any part of the country. So what are you waiting for? El Cuidad de Zamboanga is waiting for you. Register now in Mindano Bloggers official website. For more information about Zamboanga City, visit HolaZamboanga.com here. And for more information ab out the Mindanao Bloggers summit, click here. Please visit the official facebook page of Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2010 here.

With what has happened lately... the more we need to strengthen our community and make our voices and concerns be heard... We may be the 3rd island in the Philippines... but this doesn't mean we should be the least. For bloggers, would be bloggers, social media and PR ...practicioners and others interested...pls join us on October 29-31, 2010 for the 4th Mindanao Bloggers Summit. We need to learn how to walk our talk! Interested parties who would like to sponsor can email grace.sojor@gmail.com or yolynne@gmail.com .... Thanks! more updates

The Mindanao Film Festival 2010 is calling for submissions for feature-length films, short films, and documentaries made by Mindanawon filmmakers or films about, related to, or shot in Mindanao.

Students may also participate by submitting their films in the Student Short Film Category (High School & College) or the Student Documentary Category.

All genres are welcome including comedy, drama, experimental, and animation, as long as the film has been completed anytime within October 2009 to September 2010, and has not been screened in the previous Mindanao Film Festival.

Those interested must submit the following:
a. Completed entry form
b. DVD screener copy of entry film

The Guerrilla Filmmaking Competition is an open-theme and open-genre competition where participating filmmakers “race” to produce their 5-15 minute narrative short films during the same time period and are given a strict deadline. Emphasizing the essence of guerrilla-filmmaking, this category of the Mindanao Film Festival has a special award given to the film with the best production value (highest quality for the lowest budget) – the Red Fist Award.

Those interested to compete in the Guerrilla Filmmaking Competition must submit the following:
a. Completed entry form
b. Synopsis of the 5 to 15-minute short film they intend to produce for the competition
c. Samples of film/video works

Deadline for submissions for all categories is September 25, 2010.

All requirements must be sent to:

Mindanao Film & Television Development Foundation, Inc.
c/o Alchemy of Vision & Light Productions
#59-B Aala Bldg.,F. Iñigo (Anda) St.,
Davao City, Philippines

Entry forms and guidelines are available at
www.mindanaofilmfest.com

For any questions, contact mindanaofilmfest@live.com or call +63 (82) 225-FILM

I had my first directing workshop last January 26 and 27, 2008, at the Co-AVR, with the resource speaker Mr. Guiterrez Mangansakan II, a Davao-based film director. The workshop was attended by BSIT and Masscom students taking Video production subjects, CS faculty, and special guests, Mr. Sheron Dayoc and Mr. Al Jacinto. During the two-day workshop, we had fruitful discussions on what and how a film is done and lessons on directing.

Before, film-making is a very expensive job. But today, with the variety of technology that we have, it is possible to make film with any medium. A film basically starts with an idea. Some starts with a question "what if?", and some may have an experience that may lead to an idea. With this idea, we start to make a story and soon, the plot. The script is written by a screenwriter or scriptwriter (some directors are witers at the same time). With the script, the director's job is to put into look the gaze of the story. He has a vision on what the film will look like, and it is his job to tell the story through directing.

Like cells to an organism, film is composed of shots. There are various types of shots. Close-up shots (CU) and Extreme Close-up shots (XCU) are used to focus on the emotions of a character. There are also midi shots that are different with medium shots. Midi is a shot of a character from knees to the space above head (like ones in weather reports), while medium is a shot from waist to head. Long and Extreme long shots are used to establish the setting and mood of the scene. Camera movements are also important, like panning, zooming, tiliting, and some use contraptions like cranes and dolly.

Today, many innovations are used by filmmakers to explore different techniques and styles. As long as they are creative, they could use different combination as possible. But one important point in directing is discipline. As a director, one should be disciplined enough to know the limitations of films.

Anyways, that's just some information that i learned about film language. We also learned to compose a shot. We did a little activity wherein we were asked to draw a shot in a paper. He requested some students to explain their shots and gave feedback and reactions. During the next activity, we grouped ourselves and tried to make a story out of our shots. Different groups had interesting scenes and plots. Some had tragic endings, some had funny scenes. Everyone was very creative.

We also watched some films which are relevant in our discussions. The film Isaak by Nick Deocampo is an interesting short film that started with a painting. The director told a story of a boy who wants to be loved by his father but does not get it. The story is basically an interpretation of the director's past. We also discussed about the film industry in the Philippines. They say it is very commercialized and is now dying, but I don't think so. It is, rather, evolving. Indie films are now very popular and it has been bringing honor in the country, as well as documentaries.

Mr. Sheron Dayoc, a product of Ateneo de Zamboanga, is now a director of films. He was with us during the workshop and we also saw his short film about the Yakans titled Angan-Angan (Dream). Truly, the film industry has been reaching its way to Mindanao. Our speaker, Mr. Gutierrez Mangansakan II, has the advocacy of making Mindanao a breeding ground for directors, who will soon bring the talents, stories, and beauty of Mindanao to the world.

Photos are now available at gallery.adzu.ph