tonyocruz.com is Best News and Media Blog in Philippine Blog Awards 2008
Sep. 21, 2008 43 Comments Posted under: Blog Action, Blog Feature, Commentary, Events, Movements, Musings, Tech News
A few hours ago, this blog you are reading — tonyocruz.com — received the trophy for Best News and Media Blog in the 2nd Philippine Blog Awards held at the 1Espalanade near SM Mall of Asia.
Our pet cat Bruno just got curious about the trophy.
This I dedicate to my parents, Rudy and Liway, and my whole family, and to Tart (hehe). Credit also goes to Bloggers Kapihan and to the progressive movement I continue to be part of, and to my readers.
Congratulations too to Benj of Atheista.net and Sir Martin of akomismo for also winning in their respective categories. Benj and Martin are colleagues at Bloggers Kapihan. Two other Bloggers Kapihan crew members — Bikoy, Ederic and Mong — were also listed among finalists in their respective categories and they likewise deserve some acclamation!
To all the other winners (like Loi of Professional Heckler and Gibbs of gibbzcadiz.com), finalists and nominees: Congratulations to all of you too. Special thanks also go to the award organizers for their efforts.
Filipino journalists are among the most endangered in the world and many have died while doing their work as reporters, commentators or photographers. No thanks to an administration that maintains the twin cultures of impunity and repression, most if not all are denied justice to this day. Allow me to offer this award to the memory of these fallen colleagues. Ditto to activists who have been mercilessly killed, abducted, harassed and humiliated for speaking out against gross injustices and for aspiring for a truly free and progressive Philippines.
I am not an expert on news and media. I don’t wish to pretend that I am. As a relatively new journalist, I always wish to be able to report about the glories and joys of our people and nation. Talk about cliches, I subscribe to the ideal that journalism should comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable, and to make journalism not the end in itself, but as a means for Filipinos to be able to take stock of what’s happening and from there intelligently and in strong unity make decisions towards positive changes.
Blogging as a new medium is a wonder for journalists. Some say journalists only troll the blogosphere for story ideas — which may be true for some. But I guess journalists’ admiration for this new medium rests on the blog’s inherent capacities for self-expression, citizen journalism and punditry. And that, my friends, is already news for a country that for so long has depended largely on a privileged few for so many things, especially news and media.
The importance of blogging today is perhaps as clear as the sun at eight o’clock in the morning, and so there is much urgency to never, ever put our guard down against all attempts to stifle, limit and penalize this medium. They may come under such covers as “anti-pornography”, “anti-terrorism”, “responsibility” and “self-restraint”, but they are all really fetters to free expression, fetters to freedom which we immediately should nip in the bud.
So right now, after thanking you, dear readers, let me reaffirm my commitments: To present what I perceive to be important news and media developments in politics and technology issues, to present concerns of the marginalized concerns, to share views with you, and to take part in the building of a more vibrant and activist community that is the Philippine blogosphere.
This entry was posted on Sunday, September 21st, 2008 at 11:52 pm and is filed under Blog Action, Blog Feature, Commentary, Events, Movements, Musings, Tech News. You can leave a comment and follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
gibbs said:
Sep. 22, 2008
congrats, tonyo!
tonyo said:
Sep. 22, 2008
salamat gibbz. kudos din sa iyo.
Heckler said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Congratulations!
Kung alam ko lang na andun ka, sana tumuloy ako.
I texted u this morning, you didn’t reply. You changed numbers na pala. I got the new one from Ria.
So how, where, and when can i claim the trophy kaya? The trophy? Well, it’s hmmm… a trophy.
tonyo said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Loi, I suggest na i-email mo ang organizers on how to get it. Or text/call them. I will forward you some numbers.
Kudos uli sa iyo.
LawLiet said:
Sep. 22, 2008
CongratuLations!!! ^_^
Teng said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Congrats, Tonyo.
Cute cat.
tonyo said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Teng, thanks from Bruno and me!
aajao said:
Sep. 22, 2008
tonyo, congratulations!
Global Voices Online » Philippine blog awards 2008 said:
Sep. 22, 2008
[...] winners of the Philippine blog awards 2008. The blog of journalist and GV author Tonyo is Best News and Media blog of the year. Posted by Mong [...]
Ka Juror said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Many congratulations from the UK. Keep going!
Sa pagkakaisa
Janette Toral said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Congratulations Tonyo for winning in the Philippine Blog Awards! Cheers! Cheers!
Jehzeel Laurente said:
Sep. 22, 2008
super congrats!
Bryant said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Congrats tonyo. More importantly, I applaud you for dedicating this award to fallen journalists and activists in this country.
tonyo said:
Sep. 22, 2008
@aajao, mong, Ka Juror, Janette Toral
Maraming salamat sa pagbati!
@Bryant
Glory to our heroes and martyrs!
Congratulations to the Bloggies 2008 winners | Bloggers' Kapihan said:
Sep. 22, 2008
[...] Winner, Best News and Media Blog: Tonyo Cruz of tonyocruz.com [...]
Ederic said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Congrats, Tonyo! Kopi Roti!
jangirl said:
Sep. 22, 2008
weeeeheee! congrats
Jim said:
Sep. 22, 2008
well said. Congratulations for winning the award!
benj said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Magaling, magaling, magaling…
LOL
Buti naman natalo si Mar Roxas. heheh
OK I did not Make it to Philippine Blog Awards | Tech At Hand Dot Net | Philippines, Technology, SEO and Blogging said:
Sep. 22, 2008
[...] by Professional Heckler 8. Prudence M.D. Goes to Philippine Blog Awards 2008 by Tess Termulo 9. Tonyocruz.com is Best News and Media Blog by Tonyo Cruz 10. My 2008 Philippine Blog Awards Experience by Fitz Villafuerte 11. Phaelun Goes to [...]
Shen said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Congratulations on this award! You deserve it and I am glad that I had also been a finalist in this category. Hopefully that people who blog to change our country and contribute to make a change does increase… Mabuhay ka kasama!
dana said:
Sep. 22, 2008
CONGRATS!!!
fran said:
Sep. 22, 2008
congratulations tonyo!!!
Sexy Mom said:
Sep. 22, 2008
congratulations, Tonyo, and more power!
Wyatt said:
Sep. 22, 2008
Congrats Tonyo! Galing!
tonyo said:
Sep. 23, 2008
@benj: Hehehe
@Shen, fran, Sexy Mom and Wyatt: Maraming maraming maraming salamat po!
Alex said:
Sep. 23, 2008
Congrats, Tonyo! ‘Yang mga nananalong ganyan e dapat nagpapainom. Hehehe!!!
Kevin Ray N. Chua said:
Sep. 23, 2008
Congrats Tonyo!
@benj – ok lang! di naman kay Mar Roxas tong blog ko!
pom said:
Sep. 24, 2008
TOOONNNYYYYOOOO!!! i know this is really late, but massive congrats talaga! wow!!! and your cat is sooo cute. i didn’t know you were a cat person! hahaha. pwede ba silang maging friends ni panda ko? panda looks like a cat anyways! miss you!
anton said:
Sep. 25, 2008
Congrats Tonyo! I just subscribed to your blog. Keep it up!
Anton
tonyo said:
Sep. 25, 2008
Hi tocayo! Thanks for visiting and subscribing
Your site is nice and looks very delicious.
bukaneg said:
Sep. 25, 2008
ano sabi ng parenthood? magpapa-pancit canton ba sila?
tonyo said:
Sep. 25, 2008
@pom – yang si bruno ay pangalawa kong pusa. si johnny, yung una, nandun na sa bulacan.
@bukaneg – salamat bukaneg! tuwang tuwa ang ninang niyo! ako daw ang dapat magpapancit canton! hehehe!
Zac said:
Sep. 28, 2008
Brod!
I don’t personally know you but congrats to your latest accomplishment!
We’re proud of you!
Zac
Sociosoc Altruism 97
froilan said:
Sep. 29, 2008
congrats tonyo! keeps the jokes and good articles coming!
tonyo said:
Sep. 29, 2008
@zac – salamat brod!
@froilan – tuloy ang pagsusulat! salamat uli!
Karen said:
Sep. 29, 2008
congrats, tonyo! =)
tonyo said:
Sep. 29, 2008
Karen, maraming salamat!
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Oct. 5, 2008
[...] by Professional Heckler 8. Prudence M.D. Goes to Philippine Blog Awards 2008 by Tess Termulo 9. Tonyocruz.com is Best News and Media Blog by Tonyo Cruz 10. My 2008 Philippine Blog Awards Experience by Fitz Villafuerte 11. Phaelun Goes to [...]
Congratulations sa Philippine Blog Awards winners | ederic@cyberspace said:
Oct. 6, 2008
[...] ng TonyoCruz.com, Best News and Media [...]
Father Blogger dot Com - A Salute to all Filipino Bloggers said:
Nov. 7, 2008
[...] On the other hand, The Philippine Blog Awards also announced its set of winners for this year 2008 in which the complete list can be found at the Manila Blog Times. Tonyo Cruz whom I met at the recent blog event I attended, banged the The Best News and Media Blog. [...]
Elmer Brabante said:
Aug. 27, 2009
Looking forward to a back-to-back win this year. Belated cheers to Ka Tonyo!
tonyocruz.com » Winners of the Philippine Blog Awards 2009 said:
Oct. 11, 2009
[...] the last four award categories. Last year, both Benj and I won awards for best personal blog and best news and media blog [...]