“The Inaugural: The inside story of the Aquino Presidency” tackles President Benigno Aquino III’s journey to the presidency . Maria Montelibano, who was Aquino’s communication chief during the campaign said the coffee table book “chronicles the inspiring victory of one person – not merely from one election – but from a political journey culminating with the last election.” The book, according to her was also the “people’s inaugural befitting a people’s campaign in spite of the trappings of tradition. The events of June 30, 2010, she said spoke for the people through its bursts of informality.”
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Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Noemi Lardizabal-Dado is a Content Strategist with over 15 years experience in blogging, content management, citizen advocacy and media literacy and over 25 years in web development. Otherwise known as @MomBlogger on social media, she believes in making a difference in the lives of her children by advocating social change for social good.
She is a co-founder and a member of the editorial board of Blog Watch . She is a resource speaker on media literacy, social media , blogging, digital citizenship, good governance, transparency, parenting, women’s rights and wellness, and cyber safety.
Her personal blogs such as aboutmyrecovery.com (parenting) , pinoyfoodblog.com (recipes), techiegadgets.com (gadgets) and beautyoverfifty.net (lifestyle), benguetarabica.coffee keep her busy outside of Blog Watch.
Disclosure:
I am an advocate. I am NOT neutral. I will NOT give social media mileage to members of political clans, epal, a previous candidate for the same position and those I believe are a waste of taxpayers' money.
I do not support or belong to any political party. I will vote for Vice President Leni Robredo as my President in the 2022 National Elections.
On August 5, 2021, YouTube announced that I was selected as one of 50 Program participants of its Creator Program for Independent Journalists
She was a Senior Consultant for ALL media engagements for the PCOO-led Committee on Media Affairs & Strategic Communications (CMASC) under the ASEAN 2017 National Organizing Council from January 4 -July 5, 2017. Having been an ASEAN advocate since 2011, she has written extensively about the benefits of the ASEAN community and as a region of opportunities on Blog Watch and aboutmyrecovery.com.
Organization affiliation includes Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation
Updated September 4, 2021
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BlogWatch receives the “Best Story” Award for the First Data Journalism PH 2015 from the Open Knowledge Foundation and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for their story on “Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda” . Forbes Philippines also received the same award.