[UPDATED Dec. 12, 2010, 2:30 pm) Organizers of the 2010 edition of the Philippine Blog Awards today announced the finalists in the annual ceremonies recognizing the country’s best and brightest blogs.
Winners will be named on December 12, 2010 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Admission is free but registration is required.
The national awards to be handed out follows the Visayas and Mindanao editions which were held in tandem with the Visayas Blogging Summit in Iloilo and the Mindanao Blogging Summit in Zamboanga, respectively.
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