Allow me to answer on behalf of NCC.

In previous years of the eLGU web contest, we identified our own judges in
coordination with our other partner, the Asian Institute of Journalism and
Communication. We also followed our own set of criteria in evaluating the
LGU entries.

This year, however, because the eLGU awards was already integrated with
the PWA, judges for the eLGU category were picked by the PWA committee,
the same guidelines were adopted, and the same set of criteria was used in
judging the entries in the eLGU category as with the rest of the
categories in the PWA. NCC did not provide inputs to the criteria.

You have a point though -– it being the “eLGU” category, we should have
included a criterion on the e-governance values and
citizen-centricity of the LGU sites.

But since the 10th PWA is already over and done with, we respect the
decision of the judges and likewise support all the winners in the eLGU
category.

Meanwhile, we thank you very much for bringing the matter to our
attention. Rest assured that we will keep in mind the points you raised
when we draft our action plans for 2008.

A blessed Christmas and prosperous 2008 to all!

Cuchie Echeverria
National Computer Center – Field Operations Office

<<<TOOOO LATE…so disappointing…!!!

Anyway, up to now, wala pa din List of Winners for the text votes. No DTI Permit for the promo. What else can you say about Media G8Way?

The Scoresheet is not for DRAMATIC effect lang. that’s a stupid comment. It should be there pag may competition. Hindi nga dapat confidential yun eh kasi yun ang basis ng awards.

I joined the competition and lost. but no biggie. What disappoints me much is the fact that even if I won the competition, wala din kwenta kasi SOBRANG WALANG KWENTA NG MEDIA G8WAY. Useless trophy, useless prize money (10,000 pesos is ueless kung ganyang awarding lang. Wala pa sa kalingkingan ng isang project ng web-designer yan kaya wag kayo magmalaki). Wala man lang nasagot na issue. Abot tenga at mata na ata yung nakuha nyo na money kaya hindi nyo na pinapansin yung reklamo EVEN BEFORE THE AWARDS NIGHT.

Ni-hindi nga mentioned kung sino yung Designer, or Developer ng winning website. How can you be proud of that! As if naman si ChinaBank talaga gumawa ng website nila, or si Daniel Razon, or kung sinu man. They should give proper credit dun sa developer and lesser sa Company owning the website kung hindi naman sila ang gumawa. I can even pretend that I am the one who designed the winning UNTV website and still nobody would contest, kasi wala naman nakalagay kung sino yung gumawa talaga. Actually, I designed the PWA website. Galing ko no?

I can’t believe GMA still joins the competition yearly. Sila na lang reason bakit ako napasali sa dito eh kasi they made the event look “credible”. I’m really wishing Media G8way and all the people behind that forsaken company get what they really deserve, ten-folds.

Media G8way, you suck.