Reviewing the year 2014 for The Filipino Scribe!

First of all, please allow me to greet you a Happy New Year! I am with you in wishing that the coming year will be good for all of us. May we experience positive things and bigger opportunities in all aspect of life this 2015.

The year 2014 has been a very good one for The Filipino Scribe and for me personally (Isn’t it that 2014 should be lucky for me as someone born in the Year of the Horse? LOL).  After years of indecision, it has finally been upgraded into a self-hosted site under WordPress.org. The cost is not cheap and the transition wasn’t at all easy, but it is really worth it. Thanks to ad networks like Google Adsense, Infolinks, and Nuffnang, this blog is now profiting unlike in the years prior.

Anyway, let’s take a look at out top blog posts for 2014:

1) Paolo Bediones private video – July 27, 2014 

2) Deniece Milinette Cornejo and Cedric Lee – January 26, 2014

3) Paolo Bediones private video – part II – August 15, 2014

4) Buwan ng Wika 2014 – June 15, 2014

5) Roxanne Cabanero photo scandal? – February 21, 2014

6) AJ Ramos and Abby Santiaguel of Ateneo – private video – October 8, 2014

7) Mo Twister bashes Kris Aquino’s interview with Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx – April 29, 2014

8) National Science Club month theme 2014 – “Immunation” – August 16, 2014

9) Alleged photos of Governor Edgardo Tallado and his mistress surface online – October 24, 2014

10) National Nutrition Month Philippines 2014 – June 14, 2014

A runner-up to this list is my recent article titled “Lea Salonga says Darren Espanto should have won ‘The Voice Kids’ title,” which has received almost 30,000 views so far. You can check out the complete annual report prepared by JetPack and WordPress through this link.

The Filipino Scribe now has received 3.5 million page views, or about 75,000 views per month.  I know those figures pale in comparison with other websites, but I guess I should still be thankful for that knowing that TFS remains a one-man project for me and that I don’t get to write as often as I would’ve liked because of time constrains. This year, I will explore having contributing writers just so the website content will remain up to date.

I’d like to thank Technological Institute of the Philippines – Quezon City and De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde for believing in my ability to teach young minds.

Also, I want to give a shout out to those that gave me speaking opportunities this year: De La Salle University-Manila, DLSU-Dasmarinas, National Nutrition Council, Old Balara Elementary School, Dr. Corazon Ignacio of the UP Manila College of Public Health, Ms Amy Navaro of Ponciano Bernardo High School, and Mapua Institute of Technology.

Before I end this, let me share with you some of my goals for 2015. I want to achieve greater financial independence and good health for me, my family, and everyone else. I’m also aiming for more career milestones this year. Of course, I need to finish my long-pending master’s thesis before the year ends. And last but not the least, to be in a committed relationship. :p

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Mark Pere Madrona

The Filipino Scribe (TFS) is managed by Mark Pere Madrona, a multi-awarded writer and licensed professional teacher from the Philippines.

Mr. Madrona earned his master’s degree in history from the University of the Philippines-Diliman last 2020. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in journalism cum laude from the same university back in 2010. His area of interests includes Philippine journalism, history, and politics as well as social media.

Know more about him here: https://www.filipinoscribe.com/about/.

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