Davao Eagle
Type of site | Blog |
|---|---|
| Available in |
English Filipino Cebuano |
| Created by | Michael Vicente |
| Founder(s) |
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| Slogan(s) | Your Access to Davao |
| Website |
davaoeagle |
| Commercial | No |
| Users | 1.5 Million |
| Launched | Blog: 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
The Davao Eagle (also known as Davao Eagle Online or DEO) is an online media publication and a community blog that covers local tourism, personalities, and events concerning or related to the Mindanao region.
History
Davao Eagle Online started as an online marketplace for Davaoeños in 2010, from there it launched different platform that supports Davao City. In 2011, Davao Eagle Online with its core team started writing about current events, local news, and stories it deemed inspiring. Later on, it became the hub for Davaoenos for stories in Davao Region. In 2015, Davao Eagle Online bloggers' Pat Maruhomadil and Key Manatad were nominated as Blogger of the Year by Globe Telecom Media Excellence Award for their write ups about Davao Region's events. In 2016, it won Social Media Campaign of the Year for the Year-End Poll Awards 2015 (YEPA) event.[1][2]
Content
Prior to the time when Davao Eagle Online became a blogging community, the website was built as an online marketplace for Davao Region.
The website delivers Davao related content and also President Rodrigo Duterte's policies when he was still a Mayor of Davao City. Davao Eagle Online also uses the Eagle as its symbol "to give a bird’s eye view of what is happening in Davao Region".[3]
Reception
By January 2017, the website has a total of 1.5 million users which Davao Eagle Online team claimed that the website has been the top blogging community in the City of Davao, surpassing the engagement metrics of local media groups in the region. The blog site, davaoeagle.com reportedly registered over 10 million hits from January 2015-2017.
Awards
- 2014 Davao Blogs Awards - Best Gateway Blog (nominated).[4]
- 2015 Globe Media Excellence Award - Blogger of the Year (nominated).[5]
- 2016 Globe Media Excellence Award - Social Media Campaign of the Year (awardee).[6]
Staff
Editors
- Pat Maruhomadil
- Key Manatad
- Dave Stephenn Villamora
- Cherry Mayormita
- Jimmer Ariate
- Mel Brian Ojendras
- Jefrry Puno
- Richard Diongson
References
- ↑ Globe Telecom, Inc. (November 26, 2016). "5th Globe Media Excellence Awards – Mindanao Winners Announced". Globe Telecom. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ Inquirer.net, Inc. (November 26, 2016). "Globe media awards winners bared". Cebu Daily News: Inquirer.net. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ Davao Eagle, Inc. (January 25, 2017). "About Davao Eagle Online". Davao Eagle. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ↑ Philippine Lifestyle, Inc. "2014 Davao Blogger Award Nominees – Philippineslifestyle.com". PhilippineLifestyle.
- ↑ Globe Telecom, Inc. "Globe Media Excellence Awards contenders in Mindanao bared".
- ↑ Globe Telecom, Inc. "5th Globe Media Excellence Awards – Mindanao Winners Announced".