I attended Iblog6: The 6th Philippine blogging summit last April 16 and 17 together with my brother EJ and his wife Ginger who both run Manila Reviews and Manila Fitness. The first time I’ve heard about iblog was from Markku Seguerra of Rebel Pixel. I was actively blogging at multiply then and I’ve always wondered what it would be like to go to a summit like this.
I’ve been blogging since 2002 and my first online journal was “Babble Ramble” and it was hosted on blogdrive. I’ve been blogging on and off ever since. I even got my friends to blog in a way when I opened an online logbook (you know like the ones in org tambayans?). In 2005, my brother opened Manila Reviews but we never got around to it until last year. Good thing EJ still kept payments on the domain though! As for me, I went back to blogging at multiply as “The Girl is Gone” and my first posts where about my wedding planning. I’ve never looked back since 
When news of Iblog6 came up,I signed up for it in an instant. The seminar is free and Digital Filipino Ms. Janette Toral was behind it. The summit was two days of learning from Pinoy blogging superstars such as Janette Toral, Noemi Dado and Abe Olandres to name just a few. It was inspiring to hear them share their tales of success and to hear them talk about the future of blogging in the Philippines.I should’ve gotten up to say hi to them but believe it or not, I couldn’t muster the guts to do so. Shy ako sa personal 
Talks ranged from blogging 101, monetizing blogs, responsible and ethical blogging, how blogs can stay relevant and blogs as a tool for the community. Different bloggers, talking about different topics all made up for two great days of learning. The participants were also very active and relevant questions were asked from the speakers. The Pinoy blogging community is growing exponentially and I’m excited to be a part of this blogosphere!
Ang saya ng iblog6! Sa uulitin 
Visit the iblog site HERE for more info on the topics covered during the summit.
cheers,
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Hi, Neva! So nice to meet fellow Pinoys who are excited about blogging. I hope to see you again.
hi manuel! yes hope to see you around
take care!
Sayang I missed this
next time kinney!! it’s fun!
Iba talaga ang iBlog event. Tulad ng sabi mo, next time ulet!
@kelvin – yep next time sali uli tayo! hehe
@rommel – nakita ko ata tweet mo sa tweetwall haha
di bale next time na lang 
@melvin – yeah, my brother and sis were shy too. ayan di nga tayo nagkakilala haha
Sayang naman. Di kita nakilala sa iBlog6
Next blog event na lang! I had fun, too!
Like you I’ve been blogging for quite a while na but its just my first time attending iBlog. I really wasnt able to network that much because of shyness which is really hard to overcome. heheh
hi manilamommy! nice meeting you po at the iblog6
hi ann! yes! likewise
neva adelane! haha. i wasn’t able to go. had to fix a stag party kasi. don’t ask me which was more fun, hehe.
dinj! sayang di ka nakapunta
sabihan kita pag may blog summit uli 
hey tp, sounds like a really insightful event! i’ve always loved writing but i’ve never really gotten down to doing it online. i hope the next one is on a weekend though. i’d like to attend!
Hey Tp! Yep ok sya talaga
I’ll text you if there are blogging summits that we could attend 
Hi Neva! I met your brother EJ and your sister-in-law (I guess no?) Ginger a few weeks ago at an event in Marriott Hotel.
Enjoyed iBlog6 as well even though I missed some parts. The parts I got to see was well worth the stay.
Will be going to next year too!
Hi Rey! Yeah, we’ll make this a yearly trip, and maybe next year di na kami masyadong shy to say hi haha! I know they’d be uploading some of the presentations at iblog’s blog. Baka makahabol ka dun
Hi Neva. I’m glad that you enjoyed it. The event organizer by the way is the University of the Philippines – Internet Society Program (UP-ISP). Hope to see you again next year! =)
Hi Janette! Thanks for dropping by
Again congrats on iblog6!