[Thank you] 1st South Cotabato Google Mapping Party

 Last June 9, 2012 at the 3rd floor of STI Koronadal City Campus the South Cotabato Committee on Web Media Promotions under Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Sports Promotions Unit of the Province of South Cotabato conducted the 1st South Cotabato Google MapMaker Summit. 

The participants during the 1st South Cotabato Google MapMaker
Summit. Photo by Berniemack Arellano.

 The said event were attended by forty-six(46) participants from different LGU Units, colleges and universities, and local bloggers together with some committee members.  The speakers of the said events were Avel Manansala (SoxBloggers and GenSantos), Berniemack Arellano (Habagat Central), and Dr. Remo Aguilar (Hikersitch).

1st Google MapMaker Summit Banner. By Elizer Garcia.

 This event aims to encourage the residents of South Cotabato in making their province viral in the internet. The speakers specially Avel Manansala gives their positive response to that aim. 

Maam Simber Joy Dela Cruz of STI Koronadal City welcoming

the participants, speakers, and facilitators. Photo by

Berniemack Arellano.

 One participant gives her views about the event:

The seminar/workshop was a whole lot of fun experience[. The] various  learning activities  and discoveries of new things on Google Map Maker, [and] the "how do's and the how to's" of mapping our respective communities will certainly have a great impact in terms of disaster preparedness, relief and rescue operations, map information and eco-tourism.

- @mimivirus http://mimi.southcotabato.org/2012/06/south-cotabato-amo-naya-mapping.html

 From left. Bernimack Arellano, Avel Manansala, Nanardxz Zee, and 

Dr. Remo Aguilar.

 The seminar is free with snacks and lunch plus free T - shirts and stickers from Google the creator of Google MapMaker.

Cesar Sulit, ACTS Senior Officer (left) and Arnel Robles, Committee 

President(right) awarding a token of appreciation to the speakers.

 The token is an indigenous musical instrument courtesy of 

the Province of South Cotabato.

 In behalf of the Web Media Promotions Committee I sincerely thank all the participants, speakers, and the sponsors (Google Inc., STI Koronadal, SoxBloggers, SouthCotabato.org, South Cotabato Government) for making this event a success. May God bless us and I hope there will be more events like this in the future :-)

 To everyone: Amo 'na yah! 

Join the South Cotabato Google MapMakers:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/southcotmapups/ 

P.S.

  Kay nanardxz zee for libreng kape at candy, kay sir francis claudio for paperworks, kay sir grey doctolero for kuliting the participants, kay elizer garcia for the designs and certs, kay sir cesar at sir rolly for back up. Salamat salamat salamat. 'Amo na yah!