INQUIRER.net won first prize in the newspaper category of the DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards, which was held this morning at the Board of Investments building. Sorry, Janette, wasn’t able to drop by anymore.

Here’s the full list of winners:

1. Apparel / Fashion Category - Kamiseta

2. Art Category - Canvas

3. Association / Organization Category - Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities Initiative

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GOT this from Janette Toral. The winners of the DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards, which is being held in cooperation with the APEC Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC), will be announced on April 27. The awards ceremony will take place at the penthouse of the Board of Investments from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

For the list of finalists, click here.

Winners in 31 categories will be announced, each representing best practices in e-commerce. From these 31 winners, three ADOC awardees will be chosen to represent the country during ADOC Week, which will be held in Taiwan from July 24 to 27.

HERE’S an INQUIRER.net Video clip of VMV Hypoallergenics CEO Laura Verallo de Bertotto shares how her company used the Web to expand its business in a presentation at the Philippine Internet Commerce Society’s 5th National E-Commerce Congress and Exhibit.

LAWYER Claro Parlade, who is a senior partner at Parlade Hildawa Parlade & Eco and executive director of the Cyberspace Policy Center for Asia Pacific, talks about the impact of technology on franchising at the Philippine Internet Commerce Society’s 5th National E-Commerce Congress and Exhibit.

Here’s a clip from INQUIRER.net Videos:

UPDATED: I forgot to mention that this event also commemorates the 13th anniversary of the Internet in the Philippines, heh

I’M blogging now from Dusit Hotel at the Philippine Internet Commerce Society’s 5th National E-Commerce Congress and Exhibit.
I was the moderator for the “making ‘e’ work for your business”session, which featured presentations from Divisoria.com co-founder and CEO Monching Romano; lawyer Claro Parlade, who is a senior partner at Parlade Hildawa Parlade & Eco and executive director of the Cyberspace Policy Center for Asia Pacific; and VMV Hypoallergenics CEO Laura Verallo de Bertotto.

Basically, I asked Monching, Claro and Laura questions, asked them to expound on the impact of technology on businesses, and shared a few laughs, while also asking audience members to throw questions. It was a pretty informative bull session, ranging from serious stuff to lighthearted asides.

Here’s a clip from the INQUIRER.net Videos channel on YouTube of Monching Romano sharing his experience in setting up Divisoria.com.