August 2025 → August 2026

Twelve months ago, WeCamp was a single commit and one question — should we camp? This is what happened next.

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Chapter one · The build

Three codebases, twelve months.

  1. August 2025

    The first commit

    WeCamp starts life as a web app with one job: turn a Philippine weather forecast into a camping verdict. Within the first two weeks it gets custom date ranges, Google Maps location search and social sharing.

    The Web App is born
  2. September 2025

    The directory takes shape

    The busiest month of web development all year — 113 commits. Campsite pages, verified ratings and the first review system with markdown and anonymity options.

    113 commits in one month
  3. October 2025

    WeCamp goes mobile

    The Flutter app’s first commit lands on October 14. Reviews, the campsite wizard and photo uploads follow within days — and by month’s end, CI/CD is shipping builds to both app stores.

    The Mobile App is born
  4. November 2025

    Hello, App Store

    The iOS app points at the Philippine App Store. Push notifications arrive via Firebase, weather alerts get saved locations, and Google Maps lands inside the app.

    Live on iOS in the Philippines
  5. December 2025

    Bayanihan Hub opens

    The community layer arrives: a social feed built for campers, with an onboarding scroll tour. The first 25 registered campers sign up in December.

    First 25 campers join
  6. January 2026

    The backend — and events

    The NestJS backend’s first commit lands January 9, and it moves fast: camping events with registrations, raffles, QR check-in, deep linking and Sign in with Apple — all within the month. 1,448 campers join.

    The Backend is born
  7. February 2026

    Safety month

    Weather moves to Apple WeatherKit. Safe Return — Bantay — ships with timers, emergency contacts and location tracking. A camping minigame sneaks in too. The biggest month for new campers: 1,628.

    Bantay ships
  8. March–April 2026

    WeShop opens its tent

    The storefront module arrives: stores, products, carts and orders. Event organizers get granular permissions and flexible discount codes. Two campfests happen back to back over Easter.

    Storefront module lands
  9. May–June 2026

    The community talks back

    Bayanihan comments ship with reactions and counts. The storefront reaches the mobile app. Camping with the Chefs closes out the summer with 297 pax.

    Comments + reactions
  10. July–August 2026

    Year one closes

    Social posts with reactions and comments. The first anniversary page. 230 minigame players, 682 commits across three repos, and a total of 30,023 weather verdicts asked.

    You are here

Chapter two · The numbers

A year, counted.

0

campers joined

from the first 25 in December to a community

0

weather verdicts asked

estimated — should we camp? answered honestly every time

0

active campsites

across 25 provinces

0

reviews written

with 1,504 photos from real trips

30,230 questions. Three honest answers.

PWEDENG MAG CAMP, PERO INGAT0 · 58%
CAMP NA!0 · 25%
WAG MUNA0 · 17%

Most of the year, the honest answer was “pwede — pero ingat.” That is Philippine camping weather for you.

0

review reactions

0

campsites saved

0

campsite page views

0

event registrations

0

community comments

0

Bantay safe-return sessions

0

minigame players

0

commits across 3 repos

Where you dreamed of pitching

1Laguna~6,180 searches
2Rizal~5,220 searches
3Batangas~4,170 searches
4Cavite~3,190 searches
5Quezon~1,640 searches

Chapter three · The people

The map grew because you drew it.

Top campsite contributors

The campers and owners who put the most sites on the WeCamp map this year.

1Weekend Backpackerscampsites added0
2The Real Master DKcampsites added0
3Eugene Yapcampsites added0
4Sheboy On The Gocampsites added0
5Gcampsites added0

Top reviewers

The voices other campers trusted before every trip.

1Maria Lina Joaquinreviews · 84 photos0
2Allan Bautoreviews · 85 photos0
3The Real Master DKreviews · 24 photos0
4Yuichi Akaba (Chi)reviews · 50 photos0
5Kevin Delfinreviews · 28 photos0

Minigame hall of fame

230 campers played the camping minigame while waiting out the rain. These five mastered it.

1Kevs Chi Limhigh score0
2Ride & Juanderhigh score0
3Makoy Dolotinahigh score0
4Kevin Limhigh score0
5Maria Lina Joaquinhigh score0

The most-reviewed campsites of year one

Bukid Pamana, a campsite in Cavite

Bukid Pamana

Cavite

4.9· 19 reviews

Camp Payapa, a campsite in Laguna

Camp Payapa

Laguna

5.0· 18 reviews

Connorwoods, a campsite in Bulacan

Connorwoods

Bulacan

5.0· 16 reviews

Chapter four · The gatherings

Six campfires, one community.

Every camping event of year one — 0 pax, from Rizal to Metro Manila.

Tara Kamp sa 2026!

Tierra Campgrounds By Palaya Natural Farm· Rizal

Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2026400 pax

God’s Greenery Easter Campfest

God’s Greenery Campsite· Batangas

Apr 4 – 5, 202666 pax

Camp with a Cause in the City

Nayong Pilipino· Metro Manila

Apr 18 – 19, 202680 pax

Sailun Tires Festival 🏁

Partner venue

May 9 – 10, 2026114 pax

Camping with the Chefs Part 6: Huling Hirit sa Tag-init!

UCM Country Club· Rizal

Jun 6 – 7, 2026297 pax

KALADKAMPERS PH | CAMP FOR TITO PAPS

Connorwoods· Bulacan

Jul 11 – 12, 202665 pax

Every verdict asked, every review written, every tent pitched — that was you. See you sa susunod na camp.

Figures captured August 12, 2026 from WeCamp’s production data and the commit history of its three codebases. Search and verdict figures are estimates: search logging stopped in December 2025, so the logged sample is scaled to approximate the full year.