About Blogie

Oliver V. Robillo, born 28 July 1971, known to family, friends and colleagues as "Blogie".

I am a Davaoeño. I was born here and I have made my life here.

My work in Davao involves the I.T. industry on one side, and the Japanese language on the other. When this all started out, there wasn’t much of a connection between the two, but in recent years that has changed. In the past, my contributions to the Davao I.T. industry were in community-building, organizational development, and marketing & promotions. But from a few years ago, I’ve become active in the introduction of Davao City to the Japanese market.

Japanese-language classes and translation work form part of my regular activities. I am also endeavoring to publicize the study of Nihongo in Davao City. In 2005, I represented the Philippines in the Trans-Asia Students Conference in Taiwan, which was organized for the purpose of encouraging the spread of Nihongo as a medium of communication for cultural exchange, education and industry. I hold a Level 2 certification in Japanese Language Proficiency.

Currently, I am the chairman of the ICT Industry Cluster of the Regional Development Council-Region 11, which is under the auspices of the National Economic Development Authority and the Department of Trade & Industry. I am also a director of the ICT Davao Inc. — the umbrella organization of all I.T. industry associations in Davao, as well as a permanent member of the City Mayor’s Office’s ICT Task Force Technical Working Group.