2005 is the year of the Philippine blogs. Let’s review what happened this year, shall we?
- March 15, 2005 – Manila Bulletin adds Blog-O-Rama section featuring Filipino blogs as interviewed by Annlyn Jusay.
- April 4, 2005 – the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism launched its blog.
- May 7, 2005 – iBlog, the 1st Philippine Blogging Summit was hosted by the UP College of Law, UP-ISP headed by JJ Disini.
- June 12, 2005 – Gloriagate & Hello Garci scandal was exposed on the PCIJ blog with full recordings made available for download.
- June 17, 2005 – the Sun Star Chronicles launched the Citizen Watch blog to take a closer look at Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the heat of the “Hello garci” scandal.
- July 5, 2005 – Connie Veneracion (The Sassy Lawyer) became the first blogger-turned-columnist in the Philippine blogosphere. She now writes for Manila Standard Today.
- July 15, 2005 – the Pinoy Top Blogs project was launched revealing the popular blogs in Philippine blogosphere.
- August 4, 2005 – iBlog Mini – Blogging Gloriagate was hosted by UP College of Law, UP-ISP.
- August 4, 2005 – The Philippines According to Blogs turned 1 year with over 2,000 aggregated pinoy blogs.
- October 22, 2005 – Journalist as Bloggers Conference at the Linden Suites, Ortigas was heavily attended by journalist-bloggers and would-be bloggers alike. (sponsored by PCIJ)
- November 4, 2005 – the PCIJ was slapped with a TRO to remove a certain post from its blog about Michael Defensor.
- November 14, 2005 – big time blog network Pajamas Media launches with $3.5 Million in venture capital. Manuel L. Quezon III is among their top bloggers.
- November 18, 2005 – Market Man runs after Inq7.net for blog plagiarism.
- November 22, 2005 – Microwarehouse sponsors podcast session for 12 channels which included Jessica Zafra and Danton Remoto.
- December 15, 2005 – first fan blog (Retzwerx) to be featured on ABS-CBN (only to be cancelled later).
A lot of other things happened though I can’t trace the dates. A lot of prominent people got into blogging as well, led by a pack of journalists like Ricky Carandang, RG Cruz, Ellen Tordesillas, Carol Arguilles, Tina Panganiban-Perez, Howie Severino & Bing Guanzon. Jessica Zafra joined the fray and Dean Jorge Bacobo went back to blogging as well.
If you know of any other blogworthy additions, please leave a comment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What major event exposed the 'Hello Garci' scandal in 2005?
The PCIJ blog exposed the Gloriagate and Hello Garci scandal on June 12, 2005, with full recordings available for download.
Who became the first blogger-turned-columnist in the Philippine blogosphere in 2005?
Connie Veneracion (The Sassy Lawyer) became the first blogger-turned-columnist on July 5, 2005, writing for Manila Standard Today.
When was the first Philippine Blogging Summit held?
iBlog, the 1st Philippine Blogging Summit, was hosted on May 7, 2005, by the UP College of Law and UP-ISP.
really good read. kudos and happy new year!