Wikipedia:Tambayan Philippines

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Notice board

This section is for important news, announcements, and other matters that require attention. Edit

[edit] Announcements

• May 3, 2008 - First Tambayan Philippines Chat commenced using Yahoo Messenger.
• March 11, 2008 - Tagalog Wikipedia has reached 16,000 articles with the creation of Pandaka pygmaea
• December 24, 2007 - Tagalog Wikipedia has reached 15,000 articles with the creation of Pasko sa Pilipinas.
• December 19, 2007 - Tagalog Wikinews has been conditionally approved.
• November 24, 2007 - Bikol Wikipedia has been approved.
• October 20, 2007 - Tagalog Wikipedia has reached 10,000 articles with the creation of Bantayan, Cebu.
• August 6, 2007 - A second proposal to establish the Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) Wikipedia has been resubmitted. Please contribute your input here.
• August 3, 2007 - A proposal to establish the Bikol Wikipedia has been made. You may submit your input here.
• June 14, 2007 - Voting for community approval for the Wikimedia Philippines Articles of Incorporation has been extended until June 21. Please vote here.
• May 21, 2007 - The Tagalog Wikinews proposal has been refiled. You may support the new proposal here.
• May 20, 2007 - First Philippine Wikipedia Group Informal Meeting was held at the SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
• April 21, 2007 The second proposal to establish the Kinaray-a Wikipedia has been conditionally approved.

[edit] Content for deletion

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Philippines

• Ed Biado (discuss)
• A Very Special Love Movie (discuss)

[edit] Peer reviews and featured candidates

Current featured content candidates

• Iloilo International Airport (nomination)

Current good article candidates

• La Salle Green Hills
• University of the Philippines, Los Baños

Current peer reviews

• none

[edit] Admin-assisted moves

• Adamson Soaring Falcons -> Adamson Falcons

[edit] Mergers

• Philippines' Next Top Model and Philippines' Next Top Model, Cycle 1 (discuss)
• Luzon Empire to Ancient Tondo (discuss)
• Manananggal#Malaysian_Penanggal to Penanggalan (discuss)

Philippine-related featured content

Featured articles, pictures, and other contributions showcase the polished result of the collaborative efforts that drive Wikipedia. Edit

[edit] Featured content

Articles that gained "featured" status

• Durian
• Hawksbill turtle
• History of the Philippines
• Joey Santiago
• Manila Light Rail Transit System
• Manila Metro Rail Transit System
• Mount Pinatubo

Formerly featured

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

Lists that gained "featured" status

• NCAA Philippines basketball champions
• Presidents of the Philippines
• Provinces of the Philippines
• Vice Presidents of the Philippines

Pictures that gained "featured" status

Map of Manila

Physical map of the Philippines

Filipino casualties on the first day of war

[edit] Good articles

Good articles

• Agoncillo, Marcela
• Agung
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• Ateneo de Manila University
• Basilica Minore de San Sebastian
• Chocolate Hills
• De La Salle University-Manila
• De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
• De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School
• Eskaya
• Flag of the Philippines
• Gandingan
• Gonzalez, Andrew
• Hello Garci scandal
• Ivatan people
• José Rizal
• Kulintang
• Manila Hotel
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
• Philippine Idol
• Philippine National Railways
• Philippine Tarsier
• Sandugo
• St. La Salle Hall
• Tamaraw
• Typhoon Xangsane (aka Typhoon Milenyo)
• University of Santo Tomas

Former good articles

• Iglesia ni Cristo
• Negros Oriental

[edit] Did you know?

Did you know section on the Main Page

• 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash (2008-03-27)
• Agoncillo, Felipe (2007-11-19)
• Agoncillo, Marcela (2007-11-09)
• Agung (2006-11-26)
• Agus River (2008-04-03)
• Aklanon people (2006-12-13)
• Amorsolo, Pablo
• Ancient Tondo (2008-02-10)
• Apo Reef
• Arch of the Centuries (2006-09-02)
• Baguio Cathedral
• Banaag at Sikat (2008-04-10)
• Barasoain Church (2007-11-21)
• Basilica Minore de San Sebastian
• Bata, Bata… Pa’no Ka Ginawa?
• Broadhead catfish (2008-03-02)
• Buenaventura, Rafael (2006-08-23)
• Climaco, Cesar (2008-01-28)
• de Jesus, Gregoria (2006-12-31)
• de la Cruz, Katy (2008-03-20)
• de la Rosa, Fabian
• de Leon, Narcisa (2007-11-26)
• De La Salle University-Manila College of Engineering (2006-09-06)
• De La Salle University Pops Orchestra (2006-08-20)
• del Mundo, Fe (2008-01-01)
• Dyesebel (2007-08-13)
• Ermita (novel)
• Eskaya (2006-12-05)
• España Boulevard (2006-07-24)
• Filipino Sign Language
• Filipino women writers
• First mass in the Philippines (2007-11-18)
• Greater East Asia Conference
• Howlin' Dave
• Harty, Jeremiah James (2006-08-12)
• Ilustrado (2007-08-07)
• Imperial Manila (2008-02-18)
• Ivatan people (2008-04-12)
• Judicial and Bar Council (2006-08-13)
• Kutiyapi (2006-06-22)
• Lacson, Arsenio (2008-02-06)

• Laurel, Jose Jr. (2008-03-10)
• Magat Dam (2008-04-25)
• Malinta Tunnel (2007-08-19)
• Mendiola massacre
• Moreno, Isko (2008-02-12)
• Muñoz-Palma, Cecilia (2007-01-13)
• My Brother, My Executioner
• New Bilibid Prison
• Ople, Blas
• Osmeña, Tomas (2006-11-08)
• Panagbenga Festival (2008-02-05)
• Paper Dolls (2008-02-25)
• Parol (2007-12-25)
• Pasig River (2007-11-14)
• PBA on RPN (2008-06-03)
• Perez, Eugenio (2008-03-11)
• Perfecto, Gregorio (2008-02-07)
• Perna viridis (2007-09-30)
• Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (2007-09-30)
• Po-on (novel)
• Puno, Rico J. (2007-07-23)
• Sandiganbayan (2006-12-27)
• Sandugo (2006-11-24)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (2007-01-28)
• Singing Priests of Tagbilaran (2007-02-04)
• Siniloan River (2007-11-05)
• Spice Boys (2008-03-03)
• St. La Salle Hall (2006-08-06)
• Tañada, Lorenzo (2007-07-14)
• Trias, Mariano (2006-10-26)
• Varsitarian, The (2006-08-04)
• Tigmamanukan (2007-12-29)
• Tiyanak (2007-08-19)
• UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournament (2007-10-15)
• Velasco, Jose R. (2008-01-03)
• Villa, José García (2008-03-02)
• Villareal, Cornelio (2008-03-10)
• WikiPilipinas (2007-09-01)
• Women in the Philippines (2007-07-16)
• Zamora, Arnold (2007-01-20)
• Zamora, Ramon (2007-11-13)

Article requests

Request articles here, or help fulfill requests by creating articles. Edit

[edit] Most wanted articles

There is one Philippines-related article listed at Wikipedia:Most wanted articles:

Lig ng mga Barangay - Punong Barangay - Barangay Kagawad - Balangay

[edit] Requested articles

Dennis Roldan - Tanghalang Pascual Poblete- Libraries in the Philippines - Maging Sino Ka Man - Gabi ng Lagim...awoooooo - Overseas Absentee Voting Act of the Philippines (RA 9189) - Former Japanese Schoolhouse building, Manila - Lyndon Gregorio - National Labor Relations Commission (Philippines) - Irene Marcos-Araneta - Lorillard Spencer - Charmaine Prevosa - Arsenio N. Luz - Antonio C. Delgado - Jorge M. Cui - Ramon Obusan - Gulaman - Fidela "Tia Dely" Magpayo - WOW Philippines - Weapons of Moroland - Xerex Xaviera - Kingfisher School of Business and Finance - Contemporary/Modern-day pornography in the Philippines - San Pedro River (Philippines) - - Michael Tan - The Philippine Tolkien Society - Palarong Pambansa - Bernabe Buscayno - Balangay - Ely Gomez - Felix Librero - Juan Jamias - Roger Cuyno - General Tiburcio de Leon - Itbayaten - Isamurongen - Ivasayen - Aman Dangat - Ivatan Grammar - Grand Air International - !Oka Tokat - Emerald Stadia

[edit] Requested media

Image:Locator map for Southern Libog.png - Image:Locator map for Central Mindanao.png - Image:Delineation map of the Dioceses of Tagbilaran.png - Image:Flag of the Republic of Zamboanga.png - more...

Resources

Resources and links to other useful stuff.

[edit] Philippine Wikipedias

• Bikol Wikipedia
• Cebuano Wikipedia
• Filipino Wikipedia (on Incubator)
• Hiligaynon/Ilonggo Wikipedia (on Incubator)
• Ilokano Wikipedia
• Kinaray-a Wikipedia (on Incubator)
• Kapampangan Wikipedia
• Pangasinan Wikipedia
• Rinconada Bikol Wikipedia (on Incubator)
• Tagalog Wikipedia
• Tausug Wikipedia (on Incubator)
• Waray-Waray Wikipedia
• Zamboangueño Wikipedia

[edit] Other Philippine Wikimedia

• Bikol Wiktionary (on Incubator)
• Filipino Wiktionary (on Incubator)
• Tagalog Wikibooks
• Tagalog Wikinews (on Incubator)
• Tagalog Wiktionary

[edit] WikiProjects

• WikiProject Encantadia inactive
• WikiProject Philippine LGUs inactive
• WikiProject Polytechnic University of the Philippines seeking for contributors

[edit] Stub sorting

• {{Philippines-stub}} – Philippine-related articles
• {{Philippines-bio-stub}} – Filipino biographies
  • {{Philippines-actor-stub}} – Filipino actors
  • {{Philippines-musician-stub}} – Filipino musicians
    • {{Philippines-band-stub}} – Filipino bands
  • {{Philippines-politician-stub}} – Filipino politicians
  • {{Philippines-writer-stub}} – Filipino writers
• {{Philippines-geo-stub}} – Philippine geography and locations
• {{Philippines-tv-stub}} – Philippine television
• {{Philippines-film-stub}} – Philippine films
• {{Philippines-university-stub}} – Philippines university, college or other higher education institution

It is customary to reward Wikipedians for hard work and diligence by awarding them barnstars. The Philippine Barnstar can be used to recognize contributions to Philippine-related articles. To give the award to someone, just place the image on their talk page and say why you've given it. Don't hesitate: be bold!

Likewise, a Philippine Barnstar protection amulet can also be awarded to recognize contributions to Philippine mythology-related articles.

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Philippine-related articles)
• Blank Metro Manila map
• Blank Philippine map