Digital Filipino Manila Bloggers Networking Event
PAGCOR-Parañaque served as the host that night. Ms. Janette Toral, the ever-smiling lady that founded the club, prepared a short program where she gave brief lectures about blogging as well as overviews and updates about the growing blogging community. The Philippines’ Top 100 Blogs for 2008 were also revealed and the bloggers who made it to the elite list and were present that night were given the chance to talk and share their blogging secrets, of which I learned a lot.
It was a cool experience to have met new faces, mostly bloggers I know online but never really got around to knowing offline until that night. Also, seeing familiar faces like Jehzeel, Edward, Mica, Sexy Mom (thanks again for the belated birthday greetings!) made me feel at home.
Anyway, here are some snapshots of the event:
PAGCOR-Parañaque is one of the corporate members of the Digital Filipino Club along with a dozen other companies. That night, PAGCOR shared with the bloggers its upcoming project — Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City to be erected on a reclaimed land along Manila Bay. It’s a huge leisure and gaming complex that will house hotels, posh shops, restaurants and of course, casinos. The highlight of the project is the ambitious PAGCOR Tower which is geared to be the tallest tower in the world at 655 m. (2,149 ft.) high.
Aside from the sumptuous dinner and the raffle, PAGCOR-Parañaque were gracious enough to provide the bloggers with shuttle service to and from the venue. We got into the shuttle on our way to the venue but decided to just hail a cab on our way home.
Carmela and I won casino coupons in the raffle which we used to play in the casino downstairs.
Edwin and Nice shelled out some bucks to play, though. We never thought we’d win. Must be beginner’s luck. Lol.
Many thanks to Ms. Janette Toral for the opportunity to network with Manila bloggers and have fun at the same time. More power to the Digital Filipino Club and see you around. 
Hi po,
Actually, if I am not mistaken halos magkatapat ang table natin nung event. Sorry po, kung di kita na-approach, na-dyahe ako kasi nga first time e.
Anyway, medyo late na po ata yung post nyo, I thought ako na pinakahuli e. And I noticed, medyo maaga naman ang nilagay nyong date para sa event.
Ang alam ko po ay 25 yun, at hindi 24. May calendar po ba kayo? Joke lang po….peace po!!! lol!
Nice to meet you din po…
@angel cuala: hello father, salamat sa pagbisita.yep, magkalapit lang ang table natin. ako rin, shy. naalala ko pa nung first time ko umattend ng blogger event, super shy tlaga ako.pero in the end, super nag-enjoy ako.
haha, oo nga noh..ayan, nabago ko na po ang date.
i may have not met you in person although i’ve seen you there busy with your friends hahaha! sayang i have to leave early for my morning flight back home! next time sana meron uli!
cheers!
Hello po.You belong d ba yun ang sabi mo.Naku huwag ka masyado mag paniwala diyan kay fatherblogger at palabiro yan.Ang pikon talo.Nice meeting you ha!
@fatherlyours: nice meeting you too, at the poker table.hehe. yep, ako po yun nagsabi ng i belong kasi green nga color of the night eh.hehe.
si father blogger mukhang palabiro nga pero ok nga yun, para he belongs din..hehe.
@reyna elena: twas my first time to see and hear about you.glad i did. ang galing nyo magsalita sa event.hehe. see yah!
Nakss nggood time pla kayo. solid ng bonding bloggers jan ah
Alam mo maganda ang sense of humor mo. Nakakatuwa ka.Mukhang malayo ang mararating ng blog na ito.
@jophilsuperman: oo nga eh, sama ka minsan. meron di nito sa visayas at mindanao ang alam ko.
@fatherlyours: naku, salamat po. di naman msyado.hehe. about naman sa forecast nyo, sana nga po mgdilang anghel kayo.hehe.:)
kaingget naman
Sayang naman di ako naka attend. Di bale next time attend na ako para makita na din kita. Dami ko ng namiss!
@manilenya: sayang wala ka.nakita ko si reyna elena, mukhang magkakilala pa naman kayo.hehe.
@admin: oo nga, bat di ka sumama? di rin tuloy kita nakita.hehehe.next time na lang ulit.
hi edel, kakaingit naman kayo
you guys got the chance to meet fellow bloggers.. hope one day im in manila i could join up 
take care sis and thanks for always hopping along my site..
@pinaywife: yep, masaya talaga. hehe. sama ka when you’re in town.
hi po! nakita kita sa event na to. pumunta rin ako dito. actually, ang ganda nung kasama mong naka-yellow!
@nicely: yuck, yung nakayellow ba? di ko naman kilala yon eh…feeling lang yon, wag mo hangaan yon…hehehe.
Di pa pala ako naka-comment dito. Hehe. It was nice meeting you that night. See you again soon in other blogger events!
@fitz: hehe.buti pala napadaan ka ulit. nice meeting you too. yep, kitakits na lang ulit.
wow.. cool event & nice pics!
galing naman. maganda yan kasi nakakapag interact ka with fellow bloggers.
kung kaya lang sana ng schedule ko sana may oras din akong pumunta dyan.
paano nga pala yung blogger interaction nyo? parang anything goes basta magpakilala ka sa fellow bloggers tama ba?
@call center gal: uu, masaya sya. minsan pag free ka, sama ka rin sa mga ganito.
@simpel married life: sbi ko sasali ako sa contest nyo, kaso di ko na nagawa.dami kong pinagkaabalahan.hehe.hope ok kinalabasan nun.
uu, tama para ka lang nakikipagkilala sa bagong kaibigan.ang kaibahan lang, mga bloggers din sila kagaya mo.
meron din kami nito sa davao
last Oct 21..tapos, sumunod ang mindanao bloggers summit sa gen santos city last Oct 25-26. Super enjoy! am looking for next year’s event:)
@me, the islands and the world: yep, nbalitaan ko nga po, meron din daw sa cebu. ang saya! mauulit pa daw ito next year, diba Ms. J? hehehe.
Hello Miss Edelweiza!
Kita ko po kayu, wee, ikaw pala yun hhehehe. Hmm, after ng networking umuwi na ba kayo agad? Kasi pagtingin namin wala ng tao haha.
Sana magkita kitz ulit tayo sa next event. Mingle tayo! Wee
Cheers,
Ada
adaphobic.com
@ada: hello! uu nga, nabsa ko entry mo about the event at nakita ko mga pics na pinost mo..sbi ko kilala ko to ah…hehe. cge next time na lng, mingle-an tayo.hehehe.
Hi There
Congratz naku inggit naman ako sa inyu pero i’m proud of you girl. Not only your blog is very nice and beautiful too. You deserved it. Sana maka-join din me hahhaa joke lang.
@pilipina-lovestories: thanks po.oo join ka rin minsan, madami blogger events, magbasa ka lang ng blog ko.hehe.kidding aside, bloghop ka lng ng bloghop at mababalitaan mo ang mga events na to.