| Issue No. 7 | April 1999 |
party, Party, PARTY!
Cyberflips Yo!
It was party, Party, PARTY time last March 29, at the Watering Hole in Shangrila Plaza,
where the first anniversary of Philippine Internet was celebrated.
(click here for the full story)
The Cyber ballot awards were naturally the highlight of the night, honoring the people behind the phenomenal growth of the Internet in the Philippines. ( Naturally, they were mostly people who were earlier featured in WIRED! Philippines)
It was also a night for nostalgia, and people were reminiscing about the early days of the Internet. ( Andy Liao writes about Remembering the Days of Philippine cyberspace before the Internet. )
Here are the results of this year's cyber ballot awards:
| Grandfather of the Philippine Internet | Dr. William Torres |
| Father of Philippine Internet | Dr. Rodolfo Villarica |
| Son of Philippine Internet | Richard Lozada |
| Kuya of Philippine Internet | Benjamin Tan |
| Uncle of Philippine Internet | Glenn Sipin |
| Rocket Scientist Award | Kelsey Hartigan-Go |
| Ninong of Philippine Internet | Dr. William Padolina |
| Pioneer of Philippine Internet | PHnet Foundation Industrial Research Foundation Department of Science and Technology Comnet and Mosaic Communications |
| Fathers of Philippine E-Mail | Joel Emmanuel Disini Roberto Verzola Far East Broadcasting Network |
| Mustard Seed Awards | Fidonet Philippines |
| Po-Litzer Award | WS Computer Publishing Corporation |
| Forrest Gump Award | Jim Ayson |
| Consumer Advocacy Award | Emmanuel Amador |
| Father of Philippine Cyberspace | Cong. Leandro Verceles |
| SPECIAL AWARDS: | |
| PLDT.COM Award | Bill Torres |
| Persons of the Year | Jim Ayson and Manny Amador |
| Most Interesting / Intriguing Person | Jerome Tan (winner by a landslide) |
| Techie of the Year | Miguel Paraz |
| Company of the Year | IPhil Communications |
| Organization of the Year | Philippine League for Democratic Telecommunications, Inc. |
| Virtual Community of the Year Discussion Groups | Circus the Eraserheads mailing list |
| Virtual Community of the Year Chat | #Pag-ibig (Dalnet) |
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