Here are the Top 100 Popular Blogs in the Philippines (June 2011)

For a more detailed information on the metrics used, check out this post.

Top 10 Blogs with Most Unique Visitors (from January-June 2011)

1. BatangasToday.com – 246,192 unique monthly visitors
2. Rickey.org – 162,051 unique monthly visitors
3. DailyContributor.com – 70,079 unique monthly visitors
4. Mykiru.blogspot.com – 55,113 unique monthly visitors
5. NursingCrib.com – 48,615 unique monthly visitors
6. JunAuza.com – 42,393 unique monthly visitors
7. JaypeeOnline.net – 38,886 unique monthly visitors
8. ChuvaChienes.com – 37,587 unique monthly visitors
9. PanlasangPinoy.com – 30,818 unique monthly visitors
10. PhilBoxing.com – 29,503 unique monthly visitors

Top 10 Blogs with Highest Pageviews per User (from January-June 2011)

1. Istorya.net – 15.20 pages viewed per user per visit
2. StyleManila.com – 11.20 pages viewed per user per visit
3. PinoyFitness.com – 7.90 pages viewed per user per visit
4. PinoyAmbisyoso.com – 7.30 pages viewed per user per visit
5. ForeclosurePhilippines.com – 7.00 pages viewed per user per visit
6. TheFilipinoEntrepreneur.com – 7.00 pages viewed per user per visit
7. MotorcyclePhilippines.com – 6.60 pages viewed per user per visit
8. FinanceManila.net – 6.20 pages viewed per user per visit
9. MattsCradle.com – 5.30 pages viewed per user per visit
10. Lynxjuan.com – 5.10 pages viewed per user per visit

Top 10 Blogs with Longest User Time on Site (from January-June 2011)

1. StyleManila.com – 17.09 minutes per user
2. Istorya.net – 17.05 minutes per user
3. ForeclosurePhilippines.com – 15.24 minutes per user
4. PinoyFitness.com – 14.43 minutes per user
5. PinoyAmbisyoso.com – 12.34 minutes per user
6. TheFilipinoEntrepreneur.com – 9.8 minutes per user
7. MattsCradle.com – 9.16 minutes per user
8. MotorcyclePhilippines.com – 8.61 minutes per user
9. FinanceManila.net – 8.36 minutes per user
10. GenSantos.com – 5.99 minutes per user

Top 10 Blogs with Lowest Bounce Rate (from January-June 2011)

1. Lynxjuan.com – 16.8% of visitors viewing only one page
2. StyleManila.com – 25.3% of visitors viewing only one page
3. Istorya.net – 26.8% of visitors viewing only one page
4. ForeclosurePhilippines.com – 32.8% of visitors viewing only one page
5. PinoyFitness.com – 32.9% of visitors viewing only one page
6. FinanceManila.net – 34.8% of visitors viewing only one page
7. TheFilipinoEntrepreneur.com – 35.3% of visitors viewing only one page
8. MelvinBlog.com – 35.4% of visitors viewing only one page
9. MotorcyclePhilippines.com – 39.6% of visitors viewing only one page
10. PinoyAmbisyoso.com – 49.1% of visitors viewing only one page

Like I said in the previous update, its always good to be listed among the 100 Most Popular Pinoy Blogs and see other online friends’ blogs make it. However, in my case I have a lot of work to do to improve on the areas of Time on Site and especially on Bounce Rate. For those who are regular readers, I would like to hear your feedback, suggestions and opinions.

Thanks to James of PinoyMoneyTalk for taking the time and effort to gather all the data and share it with us!

If you’re a blogger based in the Philippines, then you’ll probably want to mark your calendars and make sure you don’t have any appointments this coming April 1 and 2. Why? So you can attend iBlog7: The 7th Philippine Blogging Summit. Like last year, iBlog7 will be held at the Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

iBlog7 is a two-day event. The first day, April 1st will be for entrepreneurs and businesses who want to learn how to tap blogs as a medium for promoting their products and services. The second day, April 2nd will be for everyone who are interesting about blogging. Just to make sure you got it right, below are the complete details of the upcoming event:

WHAT: iBlog:The 7th Philippine Blogging Summit
WHERE: Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City
WHEN: April 1-2, 2011

iBlog7 Schedule of Activities:

Day 1 (April 1, 2011)

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
9:15 – 9:35 Sponsor Talk
9:45 – 10:05 Blogger Etiquette: How to be a Blogger with Integrity (Earth Rullan)

BREAK

10:45 – 11:05 Public Relations Success through Effective Social Media Management (Ruben Licera Jr.)
11:15 – 11:35 Be the Blogging and Social Media Champion in your Company (Regnard Raquedan)

BREAK

1:00 – 1:20 Blog Traffic 102 (Melvin Dichoso)
1:30 – 2:00 Organizing Online Contest (Jayson Biadog and another resource person)
2:15 – 2:35 Offline Marketing for your Blog (Ginger Arboleda)
2:45 – 3:05 Ten Power Blogging Advance Tips (Carlo Ople)

BREAK

3:45 – 4:05 Earning from Blogging (EJ Arboleda)
4:15 – 4:25 Are we ready for a National Bloggers Association or Professional Bloggers Association? (Janette Toral)

Raffle, Group Picture

Day 2 (April 2, 2011)

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
9:15 – 9:35 Sponsor Talk
9:45 – 10:15 Blogging 101 (Jonel Uy & Jinkee Umali)

BREAK

11:00 – 11:20 Podcasting 101 (Adrian Jeric Peña)
11:30 – 11:50 Dealing with Writer’s Block (Roy Dela Cruz)

BREAK

1:00 – 2:00 Blogging for Advocacy (Sonnie Santos, Grace Nicolas, Gus Cosio, Ivan Henares)
2:15 – 2:35 Blog Traffic without SEO (Fitz Villafuerte)

BREAK

3:15 – 3:35 Your Blog and Facebook (Mon Macutay)
3:45 – 4:05 Building a Discussion Community (Michael Rubio)
4:15 – 4:35 Blogging, Social Networks, Online Relationships as Support System (Ria Tirazona)

Raffle, Group Picture

REGISTER NOW for iBlog7: The 7th Philipping Blogging Summit.

iBlog7 has a great lineup of topics and speakers, so you wouldn’t want to miss it. I wonder if they’ll be doing a livestream of the event? I’m sure those bloggers who couldn’t attend would like that. Btw, anyone notice the brand new logo iBlog logo? It’s looks livelier and definitely much better than the old logo.

Blogging events such as these depend on the help of generous sponsors so if you or your company is interested in sponsoring this event, check out the iBlog7 Sponsorship Packages.

NOTE: The first 250 persons who register will be given food stubs and event kits so if you decide to attend iBlog7, make it a point to register early. Btw, the remaining food stubs and kits will be handed out to early walk-ins.

Anyone already registered or planning on attending iBlog7: The 7th Philippine Blogging Summit? Which particular topics and/or speakers are you interested to hear the most?

A few days ago, the organizers of the Philippine Blogging Summit announced and posted the schedule of iBlog6: The 6th Philippine Blogging Summit. This year’s event is scheduled for April 16-17 and will be held at the Malcolm Theater of the UP College of Law, University of the Philippines Diliman Campus.

Previous Blogging Summits were only 1 day events. This year, iBlog6 will be 2 days and as usual, it is open to everyone and registration is FREE. Day 1 of the event will be for businesses and entrepreneurs who are interested to know how to tap blogs as a medium for promoting their products and services. Day 2 is meant for everyone who interested about blogging.

iBlog 6 Schedule of Activities:

Day 1 (April 16, 2010)

9:00 – 9:20 Opening Ceremonies (National Anthem, Welcome)
9:20 – 9:40 Blogging for Business (Janette Toral)
9:50 – 10:10 Tapping Bloggers to Generate Buzz (Jayvee Fernandez)

10:20 – 10:35 BREAK

10:35 – 11:05 Advertising in Blogs (Abe Olandres and Carlos Palma)
11:20 – 11:40 SPONSOR talk

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH / NETWORKING

1:15 – 1:35 SEO & Blogging to Promote Your Business (Francis Gary Viray)
1:50 – 2:10 Measuring Blog Buzz (Carlo Ople)

2:25 – 2:45 Legal Concerns in Blogging for Business (JJ Disini)

3:00 – 3:20 BREAK

3:20 – 3:40 Blogger and Advertiser: What is the Win-Win Relationship? (Diana Paterno)

3:50 – 4:10 Online Attraction Marketing (Manuel Viloria)

4:20 RAFFLE and GROUP PICTURE

Day 2 (April 17, 2010)

8:45 Opening Ceremonies (National Anthem & Welcome)

9:00 – 9:20 Blogging 101 (Hannah Villasis)
9:30 – 10:00 Video Blogging 101 (Vince Golangco)
10:15 – 10:35 Photo Blogging 101 (Juned Sonido)

10:50 – 11:05 BREAK

11:05 – 11:40 Political, Online Commentary, Social Media, & Election Blogging 2010 (Marck Ronald Rimorin and Noemi Dado)

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH & NETWORKING

1:15 – 1:35 (SPONSOR TALK)
1:50 – 2:10 Launching Successful Blog Contests (Jinoe Gavan)

2:25 – 2:45 Blog Policies (UP-ISP)

3:00 – 3:15 BREAK

3:15 – 3:35 Impact of Blogging to the Community (Joseph Gonzales)

3:50 – 4:10 SEO: A Must for Making Money Online (Marhgil Macuha)

4:30 RAFFLE, iBlog Video Contest Winner Announcement, and GROUP PHOTO

What are you waiting for? REGISTER NOW for iBlog6

These are the type of events that I’d love to attend and be a part of, but unfortunately I can’t because I’m not in the Philippines. All I can do is support these events and help promote them. If you’d like to be a sponsor of iBlog6, please check out the Sponsorship Packages.

Anyone planning or are sure to attend iBlog6: The 6th Philippine Blogging Summit? Are you going to attend both day 1 and 2? Which topics/speakers are you looking forward to hear?

Even though I knew most of the participants/nominees last year, this year is different from last year because several nominees are close to my heart. First is Patay Gutom, a Pinoy food blog created by Jehzeel Laurente and of which I am one of the “contributors”. Next is a group of bloggers who belong to the Jedi Bloggers (which I am “officially” a part of) – Jan Geronimo of Writing to Exhale, Doc Z of Zorlone, and Kelvin Servigon of Kelvinonian Ideas 2.0.

Winners of the 2009 Top 10 Emerging Influential Pinoy Blogs

Here’s the complete list of the Top 10 Emerging Influential Pinoy Blogs of 2009.

• Writing to Exhale
• Patay Gutom
• The Struggling Blogger
• Zorlone
• Father Blogger dot Com
• Kelvinonian Ideas 2.0
• Tales from the Mom Side
• Adaphobic
• Lakwatsero
• Let’s Go Sago!

I was preoccupied the whole weekend that I totally forgot about the event and forgot to check who the winners are. It was just today that I remembered it and I was very happy to find out that the top two winners are both my friends Writing To Exhale and Patay Gutom. Congratulations to you guys and also to the rest of the Top 10 Emerging Influential Pinoy Blogs of 2009.

I wish I was able to attend the event and meet my blogging friends and the other Pinoy bloggers. I envy you guys! I’m sure you all had a great time. I’d also like to extend my congratulations to Ms Janette Toral and the rest of the organizers for the success of this event.

New Media Coverage:

• Mindoreño Is 2009’s Most Influential Blogger
• I’m Sorry… I Failed
• Congratulations to all the Winners
• The Influential Blogs 2009 Awards Night
• Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009
• I Won The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009
• Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009 Winners
• I am One of The Top 10 Emerging Influential Bloggers of 2009
• Thank You!!!!
• Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009 Awards Night
• Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009 Winners
• Winners of the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009
• Top Ten Emerging Influential Blogs Crowned for 2009

Photos:

• Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2009
• Top 10 Emerging Influential Bloggers 2009 Eyeball Event
• Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009
• Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009

Links courtesy of Fritz.

[image source: Iris Aeirin]

The local blogging scene is very active in the Philippines as evidenced by numerous blogger meetups and events. One of these events that Pinoy bloggers look forward to each year, is the annual Philippine Blogging Summit which is now on its fifth year. iBlog5 or the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit is organized by the University of the Philippine’s College of Law.

Final schedule:

Morning session: (some can be sponsored talk)

9:00 – 9:20 – Blogging 101 (Micaela Rodriguez and AJ Matela)
9:30 – 9:50 – Photo Blogging 101 (Faith Salazar and Fritz Tentativa)
10:00 – 10:15 – Break
10:15 to 10:35 – Video Blogging 101 (Azrael Coladilla and Kring Elenzano)
10:45 – 11:05 – Mobile Blogging 101 (Edwin “Ka Edong” Soriano)
11:15 – 11:35 – Do’s and Don’ts of Blogging 101 (Benj Espina and Juned Sonido)
11:45 – 12:05 – Blog Promotion & Traffic Generation Strategies 101 (Winston Almendras and Coy Caballes)
12:05 – 1:00 – Lunch break

Afternoon session:

1:00 – 1:20 – Legal issues in Blogging
1:30 – 2:30 – Preparing Bloggers for the 2010 Elections
- COMELEC on Blogging & Bloggers (Dir. James Jimenez, COMELEC-EID Director)
- Citizen Journalism for the 2010 Elections (Oliver Robillo, NAMFREL Chairman – Davao City)
- The Bloggers Election Handbook project release (Janette Toral)
2:40 – 3:30 – Blog Advertising Situation in the Philippines (Laszlo Lim, Business Development Head – Yehey, Jayvee Fernandez and Eric Ramirez)
3:30 – 3:45 – Break
3:45 – 4:45 – Blogging to the Next Level (Fitz Villafuerte and Anton Diaz)
4:45 – 5:00 – Raffle & Group picture taking

7:00 PM onwards – After-Event Party (sponsored)

The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit will be held on May 9th, 2009 at the Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law, UP Diliman Quezon City, Philippines. The event will run from 8 AM to 5 PM. iBlog5 is open to all Pinoy bloggers and registration is FREE. Register here.

I wish there were blogging events like these when I was still in the Philippines. If you’re a Pinoy blogger, this event is for you so make you don’t miss it. You’ll learn lots of stuff, meet other Pinoy bloggers and make friends/connections. Anyways, all the best to all the speakers, organizers and staff of the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit. I’m pretty sure the event will be a huge success.