No matter what you call them – Communities, Forums, Groups, Mailing List & Events. In communities we share inspiration and knowledge with others. Newcomers can learn from experienced members. We network and meet new people, creating many opportunities. These groups can base make a great impact in many different ways.

The majority of Filipino are keen to gather together. That’s why there are so many tech communities in Philippines, many of them involving developers, designers, open source, mobile and start-ups.

We’ll list some tech communities here in Philippines, Getting involved in communities like this is an important factor in your success. So, pick one (or more) and get involved!

Developers
NullPointer
Pinoy Python Users
Google Technology Users Group Philippines
Philippine Ruby Users Group (PRUG/PhRUG)
Developers Connect (DevCon)
PHP User-Group Philippines
Drupal Philippines
Joomla Philippines
Philippine Groovy/Grails Users Group
PinoyJUG
Metro Manila Cloud Web Developer Group
Philippine .NET Users Group (PHINUG)
International Game Developers Association (IGDA Manila)

Designers
Philippine Web Designers Organization
Adobe User Group Philippines
Phlashers – Philippine Flash ActionScripters
Design Filipino
Manila Web Design
Graphika Manila
Philippine Graphic Design Awards
Graphikarista

Technology/Software (Others)
Philippine Software Industry Association
Philippines Hacker Conference
Mozilla Philippines
Phililippine Mac Users Group
Scrum and Agile User Group Philippines
Microsoft Philippines Users Group
Philippine SQL Server Users Group (PHISSUG)
Philippine Linux Windows Users Group (PH-LWUG)
Philippine I.T. Organization
TechTalks from Cebu (and Beyond)
Software Freedom Day Philippines (SFD.PH)
Ubuntu Team Philippines
Asterisk Philippines Users Group
LAMP Pilipinas
Philippine Linux Users Group

Startups
Roofcamp
Startup Philippines
Philippine Tech Startups Meetup Group
Startup Weekend Manila
Startup Weekend Cebu
Ideaspace
Kickstart
UP Enterprise Center for Technopreneurship
Wireless Wings
Ayala Technology Business Incubator (Ayala TBI)

Mobile
Philippine Adroid Community (PHAC)
PinoyDroid
Philippine Mobile Developers
Philippine Android Developers Group
JuAndroid
Manila App Innovators
Filipino iPhone Community (apple.i.ph)
MobileMonday Manila (MoMoManila)
mobileTAO
Philippine Blackberry Developer Group (PinoyBBdev)
Globe Labs
Smart Developer Network

Please post a comment. If you are aware of an active tech group in Philippines that is not on this list, Let us know and we’ll add it.