Through Enrico's Eyes: December 2006

For the 9th consecutive year, Media G8way Corp. (MGC) once again honored the countrys best Web sites competing in 13 different categories. A total of 60 Web sites have made it to the 9th Philippine Web Awards (PWA) finals.

The PWA held at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium Podium 4, RCBC Plaza Makati City Last Thursday, December 7 '06.
It is a night of fun, glamour and a chance to witness the high-tech online creativity of filipinos.

The 13 Web site categories are: Arts and Portfolio; Banking and Finance; Blogs; Celebrities and Personalities; Community and Portal; Corporate; e-Government; Lifestyle and Leisure; Media; Organizations; Personal; Schools; and SMEs (sites of small and medium enterprises across all industries).

For each of the 13 categories, two separate awards are given: The Best Web Site and the Peoples Choice Award. A award also given for The Most Popular Web Site of the Year 2006.

Guest celebrities JM Rodriguez and Sheryll Crystal hosted the event with actresses Francine Prieto, Pinky Amador, and lounge singer and former Philippine idol contestant Jelly Mateo as presenters.

Also, three local Filipino alternative rock bands are gave live performances in the event, composed of DNA Rock, Helen band, and the Join the Club band.

Prestigious local and foreign judges evaluated all the 60 Web site finalists. The finals judging ended on December 1 and the scores of each finalist are tabulated by the Isla Lipana & Co., a member firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

And also the countrys Best Local Government Unit (LGU) Web Sites honored during the PWA. The inclusion of the category is made possible through a partnership signed between MGC, the National Computer Center (NCC), and the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT).

Winners of Peoples Choice awards are those that garnered the most number of SMS and Online votes in their respective categories, while the Most Popular Site of the Year winner is the site that, overall, has garnered the most number of both SMS and Online votes.

PWA also treat some voters by given a chance in winning two free tickets to witness the PWA event.

The PWA says that this is the stepping-stone for a bigger and glitzier awards event the Annual Webby Awards the global index of success for interactive work. It is hailed as "the most prestigious award in the world" by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!

For Corporate Category:
Best Website:

Verdana Homes Mamplasan

www.verdanamamplasan.com.ph

People's Choice:

Ayala Land

www.ayalaland.com.ph

For E-Government Category:
Best Website & Peoples Choice Award:

The Provincial Government of Bulacan Website

www.bulacan.gov.ph

For SME Category:
Best Website:

holycow! animation