Supporters and followers of the 11th Philippine Web Awards (PWA) will finally get their chance to vote for their favorite Web sites, either via e-mail or cellphone text messaging (SMS), starting next Monday, Nov. 10.
On that date, the 11th PWA's pre-finals round officially kicks off, ending on Dec. 31, when the list of semifinalists would be trimmed down by a panel of judges to five finalists per category. For this year, 100semifinalists, spread over 18 categories, have qualified. In comparison, the 10th PWA had 95semifinalists and 15 categories.
While the PWA rules allow for 10semifinalists per category, this year, only one category has the full count-Community & Portal. All the other categories have fewer than 10. In fact, for three- Celebrities & Personalities, Lifestyle & Leisure, and eLGU-Provinces-only three entries for each category qualified as semifinalists.
The complete list of the 2008 semifinalists can now be viewed in the official PWA site at www.philippinewebawards.com.
PWA supporters can vote for their favorites among this years 100 semifinalists. The entry that receives the most number of votes in its group will win the Peoples Choice Award for that category.
Both SMS and online voting would end on the eve of the awards night at exactly 12midnight on Feb. 26next year. Winners will be announced during the awarding ceremonies on Feb. 27, and will be published in the PWA site.
Meanwhile, entries that will make it to the finals round (to be announced on Dec. 31) will all be in the running for the Best Web Site Award in their respective categories. The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges based on a set criteria which can also be found in the PWA site. The finals judges- a different set from the pre-finals panel-- are experts in different fields and include media practitioners, artists and Web developers.
Finals judging will run from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15. The decision of each judge will be sent to and tabulated by PWAs auditors who will keep the results under lock and key, and will open them only on the Awards Night itself.
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