THE Pampanga Digital Influencers (PDI), a Pampanga-based group of bloggers, photographers, and social media influencers, in partnership with Google Business Group Pampanga, over the weekend conducted its second “Google Local Guides Photowalk” dubbed “Ikadwa”.
PDI co-founder Armela Patalud, during the activity held at Nepo Center in Angeles City, shared that the event aims to help promote the different business establishments in the area by updating their existing information on Google.
“This is actually the second wave of our Google Local Guides Photowalk, wherein we help people and Google by adding, modifying, and reviewing places so that others who are Googling these ventures can get the best and most up-to-date information on them,” she explained.
“During our first Photowalk session held last August 21, we focused on various restaurants and dining outlets at the Nepo Quad 1. After the success of our first event, we then decided and realized that we need to also feature and update information of tenants in and around Newpoint, Nepo Mart, and the Quad,” she added.
During the Ikadwa, over 50 participants composed of photography enthusiasts and university students were divided into smaller groups. Their photos and gathered contact details of the local business units were then uploaded and updated on the Google search engine.
“It is very important that we organize this kind of activity that helps us expose what Angeles City and Pampanga in general is all about. It’s the same reason why we are planning to regularly host this event, maybe twice a month, so that we could scour other areas here in the province,” she noted.
Patalud then disclosed that PDI is set to hold a charity dinner this coming September.
“We are anticipating that this will be our biggest event this year, which will also be in collaboration with Google Business Group Pampanga. The charity dinner will feature heritage dishes and Kapampangan heirloom recipes that we aspire to promote and preserve,” she concluded.