Last May 9, the University of the Philippines Internet and Society Program (UP ISP) held the fifth Philippine Blogging Summit iBlog event (or iBlog5). For the last five years, iBlog events has been  putting the issues of new and experienced bloggers forward– from talks about hot to start a blog to more advanced topics such as making money online, the legal aspect of blogging, and blogging’s cultural effects, iBlog has been a good information resource and learning ground for bloggers.

But for me, iBlog means something different. To be honest, I wouldn’t have come to iBlog because of the talks and the speakers (make no mistake, a lof of the speakers are really very good and friends of mine) only. I went there for one thing: fellowship. Despite staying on the event for short period of time, I got to meet friends, reconnected with old friends, and met some new folks.

I feel really great that such an event can get bloggers together. With blogger events getting smaller and smaller (due to the focus and targeting of companies, and more independent blogger event organizers coming out), this event is a throwback to the time when blogger events mean more than 40 people who had a blog get together.

If rock had its Woodstock Festival, independent film has its annual Sundance Film Festival, the Philippine blogging scene has iBlog. (Yeah, I’m going out on a limb to say that. )

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Some rough pics I took:

Updated links (Thanks to Janette!):

• iBlog5 tackles blogger’s role in election (Patricia)
• iBlog5: Back to the Basics of Blogging (John)
• The iBlog5 Experience (Marhgil)
• iBlog 5: My first blogging event (Randy)
• My iBlog5 Experience (Maureen)
• The Thirsty Blogger Attends iBlog 5 (Fitz)
• Success of iBlog5: Congratulations (Gilbert)
• IBLOG5 and Taboo (Juned)
• Deconstructing the iBlog5 Summit (Fencesitter)
• How to blog about blogging (Tikisoka)
• Timeline of unreported noteworthy occurrences at the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (V)
• The Secret in Taking Your Blog to the Next Level (Anton)
• The iBlog5 Experience (N.F. Trapa)
• COMELEC is PHAIL (Laya)
• iBlog5 is the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Jehzlau)
• Ukay-ukay Escapades at iBlog5! (Madz)
• Are you Evolving as a Blogger? (by Anton Diaz @ iBlog5) (Lawrence)
• Post iblog5 (Christa)
• My iBlog5: The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit Experience (Jeffrey)
• iBlog5 (Carl)
• Photoblogging 102, tequila shots, dancing and hulabaloo at iBlog5 (Poyt)
• Blogging for Bloggers (Rene)
• My iBlog5 Aftermath (Leira)
• iBlog Experience (Maria Katrina)
• iBlog5 5th Philippine Blogging Summit at UP Diliman (Tonyo)
• Top 5 Tips That Probloggers Will Usually Not Tell You About Making Money Online (Fitz)
• At iBlog5 (Arbet)
• Blogger Evolution and 4 Types of Bloggers (Carlo)
• iBlog5: So many bloggers… so little time… (Roy)
• 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Benito)
• iBlog5 Thoughts (Regnard)
• Live Blogging at Iblog 5 | Pictures and Experience @ iblog 5 (Dexter)
• iBlog5: The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Jen)
• iBlog5: The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Rochelle)
• iBlog5 Summit and It’s Munificent Speakers (Ada)
• iblog5 – A Success (Mon)
• iBlog5, therefore I am (Kevin)
• iBlog5: A FabOUlous Event (Kring)
• The iBlog5 Summit (EdZee)
• iBlog5 Postscript – of Mobile Blogging and the Elections (Edwin)
• What I Learned From The iBlog5 Philippine Blogging Summit (Earth)
• I Blog 5 (Rommel)
• My iBlog5 Experience (Snow)
• iBlog5 Post Event Coverage and Reasons Why You Should Go to iBlog6 (Carlo)
• iBlog5- 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Noemi)
• iBlog5: The Philippine Blogging Summit (Villa)
• iBlog5, and Coffee With Girl Friday (Judd)
• Blogging About My iBlog5 Experience (Louis)
• iBlog 5 (Niki)
• Ako Mismo a hot topic on iBlog5 (Lawrence)