Editor’s Note: Updated and clarified quoted statement.

The Philippines’ first Wordcamp Philippines, a boot camp for free blogging platform Wordpress, nears, according to organizers.

Led by Mindanao-based bloggers, the Wordcamp Philippines aims to bring both users and developers of the Wordpress. It also aims to bring together Filipino enthusiasts using this platform for the first time.

According to this blog, the Wordcamp Philippines is scheduled to happen on September 6, 2008 at the College of St. Benilde in Metro Manila.

Wordcamp Philippines is organized by Mindanao-based bloggers Oliver Robillo, Maria Jose, Migs Hipolito, Winston Almendras and Andrew dela Serna.

Various Wordcamps have been held in the US and other parts of the world because it has become popular platform for web publishing.