AWS User Group Philippines

𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟒 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐏

We concluded Week 4 of the Build Nights: Kiroverse Workshop last July 10. Shifting the focus to cloud-native, autonomous workflows, this session guided attendees directly from the terminal and IDE into the browser-driven environment of Kiro Web.

Participants discovered how Kiro's autonomous agent operates independently by planning tasks, delegating to sub-agents, and running ongoing verification loops. They gained hands-on experience integrating with GitHub, using comments to manage pull requests and automate the entire PR lifecycle. Additionally, they worked within sandbox environments to execute tasks in isolation with custom MCP server support, utilizing memory learnings and steering files to ensure the agent adhered to the established coding standard.

Alongside the deep technical learning, attendees participated in engaging icebreaker games and casual networking sessions, which brought together tech students, indie developers, and industry professionals in a collaborative space.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our opening remarks speaker, Ms. Trishia Pelago, Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as our workshop speakers, Mr. David Gabriel and Ms. Raven Reign, for demonstrating the capabilities of Kiro Web. We also thank our facilitators and organizers for ensuring the success of this event.

𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟑 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐏

Last July 3, we wrapped up Week 3 of Build Nights: Terminal-First Development Workshop. Driven by a shift from GUI to CLI, this session gave participants a hands-on look at building with Kiro CLI.

Attendees learned how to write effective requirements documents, manage context for complex projects, and use Kiro CLI's agentic capabilities to build a complete application from the terminal. Guided activities and open discussions let them put these skills to work in real time, letting AI agents handle the heavy lifting while they focused on direction and review.

Beyond the technical dive, participants enjoyed fun icebreaker games and casual networking, connecting tech students, indie developers, and industry professionals in one room.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to our speaker, Mr. Mark Achiles Flores Jr., as well as the facilitators and organizers for making this event a success.
Let's keep the momentum going. See you at the next session!

✨ Transform Customer Experience with AI

Work in customer service, contact centers, or the BPO industry? This AWS meetup is for you.

Join us as we explore how Amazon Connect AI Agents are transforming customer experiences through faster resolutions, smarter automation, and more personalized interactions.

Whether you're a customer support professional, operations manager, solutions architect, developer, or simply curious about the future of AI-powered customer service, you'll gain valuable insights from AWS experts and connect with fellow professionals in the community.

📅 July 23 | 5:00 PM onwards

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Limited slots available—secure your seat today! 🚀

⚡ 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟒 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐏

Last July 10, we took our learning online for Week 4 of Build Nights: QuickQuest! This virtual session was all about transforming how we handle team information by building an intelligent knowledge base using AWS Quick Spaces & Memory.

During our virtual workshop, Ms. Salazar led an incredible hands-on lab. She broke down the automation architecture to make it easier for the participants to understand, explaining how AWS Quick acts as the cognitive "Brain" to process information, while UiPath serves as the robotic "Hands" to execute tasks. Even from behind our screens, the energy was high! Participants set up a local Python-based MCP server to connect Amazon Quick directly to a UiPath robot. Building upon their automated exam reviewers from Week 3, this allowed everyone to trigger study tasks—like extracting specific mock exam questions and automatically logging them into a study tracker spreadsheet—entirely through a natural language chat interface! By the end of the night, attendees were able to make a functional system that eliminates information overload.

Ms. Salazar didn’t just share her technical knowledge with the participants; she also highlighted incredible career-building opportunities for the community. She talked about the UiPath Student Developer Champion application—inspiring everyone as the sole representative from the Philippines! She also shared details about an internship opportunity at Madrid PH and introduced her own volunteer-driven organization, WorkFlow PH.

Let’s keep up the great momentum and continue upskilling together! 🚀

⚡ 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟑 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐏

Last July 3, Week 3 of Build Nights: QuickQuest was all about cutting out manual busywork and learning how to put repetitive daily tasks on autopilot using AWS Quick Flows.

Instead of just sitting through a standard lecture, participants actively built their own automations in real time. Our first speaker laid the groundwork. Ms. Navarro introduced Quick Flows and explained exactly how the platform operates behind the scenes. Once everyone understood those core concepts, Mr. Alarcon walked us through triggers—the essential feature that automatically kicks a workflow into action without needing manual intervention. With their laptops open while the discussion was ongoing, attendees configured their pipelines on the spot and asked our mentors over for debugging help the exact moment they encountered a difficulty along the way.

To balance out the intensive technical work, everyone stepped away from their screens halfway through for an engaging icebreaker session. It was a much-needed mental reset. Beyond just taking a quick breather from coding, the activity turned into a relaxed, low-pressure way to share ideas and connect with peers from various backgrounds.

Let’s keep up the great momentum and continue upskilling together! 🚀

⚡ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟓: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡-𝐢𝐧-𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 — 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩

Every impactful decision is backed by solid data. However, stepping away from your main task just to search the web, read through endless articles, and manually synthesize information can easily ruin your momentum.

Let’s change how we gather data. This Week 5 of Build Nights, we are shifting our focus to Research-in-Flows: Insight as a Workflow Step to help you make data retrieval an automatic, effortless part of your daily workflow.

Instead of manually looking for answers, in this hands-on lab you will learn how to integrate AI-driven research directly into your existing processes and configure triggers that automatically pull, evaluate, and summarize critical information exactly when it is needed. By the time we wrap up, you will have a fully working setup that feeds actionable insights right into your operations without you ever having to open a new search tab.

Eliminate the tedious manual searches and let your automated workflows do the heavy lifting for you. Let’s boost your productivity this Friday!

📅 July 17, 2026 (Friday)
🕕 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 AWS Headquarter, BGC, Taguig

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𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩. 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟕!

💫 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟓: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐨

We've explored the Kiro IDE, CLI, and Kiro Web. Now it's time to bring everything together and build a production-ready full-stack web application powered by agentic development.

From creating a Product Requirements Document (PRD) to designing the frontend, implementing the backend, configuring secure database rules, and deploying to the cloud, you'll discover how Kiro's AI-powered development workflow can take you from idea to production.

This session is all about building a complete application from scratch while learning how to collaborate with AI throughout the entire development lifecycle.

🚀 The Agenda:

💻 Hands-On Workshop
Build a full-stack web application with Kiro from the ground up, generate features, write queries, and develop in real time alongside AI.

🎨 Frontend Development
Design and build a responsive, modern user interface using rapid AI-assisted prototyping.

⚙️ Backend & Database Integration
Implement authentication, user management, business logic, database operations, and secure access rules with Kiro's AI agents.

☁️ Production Deployment
Deploy your application to the cloud and learn best practices for launching and maintaining a production-ready system.

💬 Interactive Q&A
Ask questions, troubleshoot challenges, and receive guidance from the speaker and facilitators as you build.

Whether you're a student, professional, or indie developer, Kiroverse is the perfect place to level up your skills. Join us as we build real-world applications, explore AI-native development, and turn ideas into production-ready software. 🚀

📅 July 17, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Arthaland Century Pacific Tower, Taguig, Philippines (in-person this week, registration subject to host approval)

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🎤 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓 | 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄

With our build night shifting online this Friday, we are bringing the energy, hype, and community straight to you virtually! Mastering AWS Quick Spaces & Memory takes focus, and to keep the Friday night momentum unbeatable, we need a dynamic leader who can keep the screen alive and the community engaged from start to finish.

Taking over the mic and guiding us through our online session is an incredible community builder who knows how to lead an unforgettable event experience:

🟣 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐨
As an IT student at PUP Manila and a passionate UI/UX designer, she understands that a great build night is all about creating a seamless, engaging user experience. Backed by a strong track record of hosting major academic and tech gatherings, she brings effortless charisma, smooth transitions, and high-energy enthusiasm to keep our virtual room locked in and ready to learn.

We have everything set for an amazing online session where you can learn and build right from your own desk. Our host is ready for you!

⚡ 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 | 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄, 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 & 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄

This Friday, we are stepping into the future for Week 4 of the Build Nights: KiroVerse Workshop Series. We are diving deep into Kiro Web—mastering the power of autonomous agents, secure cloud sandboxes, and end-to-end workflow orchestration. Get ready to learn from two incrediblespeakers who are shaping the next generation of development.

Meet the speakers guiding your hands-on build night:

🟣 𝐑𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧
Project Management Lead and aspiring Data Scientist. Raven is a second-year Information Technology student at PUP Manila and a driving force in organizations like E:novators PH. With a background as a Quality Assurance Intern at OTIS Philippines, she brings a sharp, practical approach to project management and technology-driven solutions. Passionate about empowering women in tech and bridging the digital divide, she is committed to exploring how data and innovation can address real-world challenges.

🟣 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥
Frontend Developer and aspiring Data Analyst. David is a third-year nformation Technology student dedicated to building modern, user-friendly web applications that solve environmental and community challenges. He believes deeply in the power of AI and data-driven decision-making to create a smarter, greener future. A constant contributor to the tech community through workshops and speaking engagements, he is ready to help you architect systems while agents execute the code.

Join us this Friday to gain tactical advice and learn firsthand how to streamline your operations and let AI agents handle the heavy lifting. Whether you are a student, developer, or working professional, this is an excellent opportunity to learn directly from industry practitioners.