Manila Bulletin considered one of the Philippines' oldest newspapers with millions of readers nationwide featured Hive blockchain in one of their articles regarding the highly anticipated Bull or Bear events initiated by the country's first Educational Technology Platform, Bitskwela.
This is another milestone for the Hive community here in the Philippines, being featured in one of the most popular newspapers and websites in the country will surely get some interest among Filipinos who are not yet a member of the community.
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Bitskwela's upcoming online debate titled "The Limits of DYOR: A Debate on Web3 Influencers and Promotions" on June 9, 2023, will feature prominent figures in the Web3 industry in the Philippines, including YGG country manager Luis Buenaventura; Bitcoin firm Pouch PH CEO Ethan Rose, CNN Philippines TV host, and former PBA Player Jared Dillinger; Suzuverse PH and Web3 content creator Em Dangla and MJ Aguilar; as well as FavX Capital and Cryptoverse Academy CEO Marvin Favis.
Hive is one of the key partners in the Bull or Bear Event alongside Bitget, and Tekkon. It is co-presented by GCash, the Philippines' most popular mobile payment wallet, which claims to have 81 million active users.
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The government agency, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) also supported the Bitskwela event that promotes Web3 education, alongside Go Digital, Ayala Malls, and the country's flag carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL).
Significance of Hive Being Featured on Manila Bulletin
Being featured in the Manila Bulletin newspaper with its nationwide circulation, reach and coverage is an advantage to the Hive community because more and more people are now aware of the community-backed blockchain and Filipinos will be curious about the brand.
In the previous Bull or Bear event organized by Bitskwela our very own Nathan Senn @nathansenn, the co-founder of D.Buzz was one of the speakers representing Hive blockchain and becoming the face of Hive here in the Philippines for his presentation and demonstration of how a real Web3 blockchain worked.
As a Filipino blogger for the past decade, a mere mention of a brand in a newspaper or on their official website is already an achievement for the community and we cannot do it without people bridging us with those companies.
I would like to commend the efforts made by Chris Rice @chrisrice the founder of the Philippine-based decentralized micro-blogging platform D.Buzz for his efforts to connect us with the mainstream media through his partnership with Bitskwela.
For the information of everybody here on Hive, Manila Bulletin had a huge social media following with a total of 4.3 Million Followers on Facebook and 3.6 Million Likes. On Twitter, Manila Bulletin had 1.1 Million Followers.
Manila Bulletin is considered the Philippines' largest English-language broadsheet newspaper by circulation. It has an estimated 1.17 million daily readers nationwide based upon a survey conducted by Nielsen Media Research's Nielsen Media Index Study.
What is Bitskwela
Bitskwela is a Filipino-led edutech platform that strives to make Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education accessible to all Filipinos of any ethnicity.
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Bitskwela is headed by a young and dynamic leader Jiro Reyes as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. He is a graphic designer turned crypto enthusiast. One thing he's learned so far is that Life is Hard, but Bitcoin is harder.
Other prominent members of his team include Cams Puentespina sa Chief Product and Tech Officer, JC Macalintal, the Chief Marketing Officer, Vince Edralin, as Chief Operating Officer, and Lance Chua, Chief Finance Officer.
The Bitskwela Project started way back on January 3, 2022, and made its first public release on April 2, 2022. They also launch the Bitskwela Blogs on June 1, 2022, and made some educational reach-outs, live talks, and mainstream media appearances in the same month.
One of the most popular events hosted by Bitskwela is the yearly Bull or Bear Event in various parts of the Philippines. The first Bull or Bear event was held in Davao City, the second was held in La Union, and the upcoming Bull or Bear event will be held in Cebu City with pre-event through Twitter Space and an in-person event in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
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The Bitskwela Team is also responsible for the country's first-ever Web3 Debate organized by Bitskwela which was held in Manila. Bitskwela (@bitskwela) was already on-boarded on Hive through the micro-blogging platform D.Buzz. Although they are not that active right now due to some activities they will be active in the next few days.
Story Behind Manila Bulletin
The Manila Bulletin is considered the second oldest newspaper in the Philippines as it was founded and flourished over the last 115 years through partnerships with governments, businesses, shareholders, and varied stakeholders.
Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation is a publicly held corporation in the Philippines that publishes in print and online a daily broadsheet, tabloid-sized newspapers, and various magazines in English, Filipino, and the vernaculars.
It is the second oldest newspaper published in the Philippines and the second oldest English newspaper in the Far East.
Manila Bulletin or MB for short, is best known not only in the Urban areas of the Philippines but also in rural areas and it has lived up to its reputation as an "exponent of Philippine progress" for the past 100 years.
The newspaper's humble beginning as a shipping journal that published advertisements of shipping companies in its early years of existence, the Manila Bulletin became a chronicler of news and inspiring stories about every Filipino.
This publisher and newspaper company pioneered in the Philippines to become the only broadsheet to utilize an integrated approach to a multi-level platform. Manila Bulletin is not just a newspaper but more so in being a multi-media company, harnessing the power of technology to keep its readers and the market fully informed.
The Manila Bulletin is now present in every platform, from print, online, mobile, and LED billboards, and on every screen, to adapt and thrive in the ever-widening digital universe.
Hi! Everyone, My name is Ed Umbao or @philnews.xyz here on Hive. I am the former co-founder of PhilNews.Ph, one of the leading news sites in the Philippines and the current Founder and owner of PhilNews.XYZ.
I have been blogging since the year 2010 when I was working as O.F.W. in Saudi Arabia. I became a member of Hive in 2019 but posted two articles only, and returned to short-form blogging through D.Buzz last February 2023.
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A hardy and decentralized congratulations!
Thank you for the mention Sir @allentaylor been absent for the past few days due to some out-of-town commitment and at the same time promoting Hive to a larger audience.
This is awesome update from phillippines . I hope HIVE can make it debut to public in my country . There was not many people know about it here
I am also waiting for another update from the same newspaper because the company we worked with is prominently featured in the Technology section of their newspaper. Getting the Hive logo displayed all over this newspaper is indeed an achievement for us Hive users here in the Philippines.
Hi Ed! Great to meet you here on Hive. Glad to read about your update.
Thanks a lot for the support, we are doing our best to spread the news about Hive here in the Philippines, attending Web3 gatherings and in-person meet-up here in Davao City and adjacent cities.
We will be in Manila this coming June 15 for another event and Hive will be prominently displayed in that event, they give us also at least 5 minutes to talk about Hive in front of hundreds of audience and the mainstream media will be there also.
Where in Manila? I will be waiting for your update or report about that event.
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We will be at Mandaluyong for the Bitskwela Event Bull or Bear.
Thanks for the info. I wish I can attend one of your events in the future.
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