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This is the discussion page of Tambayan Philippines, where Filipino contributors and contributors to Philippine-related articles discuss general matters regarding the development of Philippine-related articles as well as broad topics on the Philippines with respect to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. Likewise, this talk page also serves as the regional notice board for Wikipedia concerns regarding the Philippines, enabling other contributors to request input from Filipino Wikipedians.


Filipino music article

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when creating a filipino music article if the song is not in english which is more precise tagalog or filipino? ~2025-35234-61 (talk) 06:58, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If a source explicitly says that the song is Tagalog, then put it as "Tagalog" I guess? Best regards, AstrooKai (Talk) 07:25, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Then I guess if it doesn't then filipino is applicable. I have a hard time since all bini articles infobox language has been placed tagalog because it's more precise. but some songs of bini songs doesn't even have tagalog in it. I think filipino is more precise unless a source says tagalog. ~2025-36506-29 (talk) 07:31, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I look at this from a historical perspective: it should say "Filipino" by default if the song was published anytime after 1987 (when the 1986 Constitution was ratified). Before then, it should say either Pilipino or Tagalog, since "Filipino" didn't really exist. If a song was published, let's say, in 2025 "Filipino" is the most precise option. --Sky Harbor (talk) 14:00, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Are the "Pilipino language" and the "Filipino language" two different languages? Did the Pilipino languange became an extinct language in 1987? Howard the Duck (talk) 14:57, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No, but legally (and socially) speaking they are two "distinct" (in deliberate quotation marks) languages. Yes, Tagalog/Pilipino/Filipino are the same but in legal texts, for example, it makes sense to distinguish between the three.
That said, we could do just Tagalog/Filipino instead, so a clear break between pre-1987 (which would use "Tagalog" even if it's supposed to be "Pilipino") and post-1987 (which would use "Filipino"). This is what I do in the List of multilingual presidents of the Philippines article. --Sky Harbor (talk) 09:30, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, it seems that in language terms, "Pilipino" and "Filipino" are the same language, but Pilipino legally died in 1987? How about Tagalog? It's also identical with Pilipino/Filipino?
Is the word "keyk" Filipino, Pilipino, or Tagalog? Howard the Duck (talk) 12:51, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, folks. We've kept around the category linked above for a long time now despite consensus having shifted to Philippine government works being in the public domain. Currently on Commons the relevant category has 20,066 media files as opposed to the 981 in the above category.

Given existing realities, I would think it now makes sense to fully deprecate the lingering treatment of Philippine government works as copyrighted on the English Wikipedia, and to move the remaining images to Commons unless a suitable duplicate already exists there. What say you? --Sky Harbor (talk) 14:14, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not opposed to this suggestion. —seav (talk) 08:26, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Science Competition 2025 in the Philippines

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Wiki Science Competition 2025

Inviting everyone to the Philippine edition of Wiki Science Competition, a biennial international science photography competition being held during November 15 through December 31, 2025. PhilWiki Community organizes the inaugural competition in the Philippines. The competition was first organized in Estonia, and expanded to the rest of the world in 2017.

To participate, you must be the owner of photos you upload, and must have the rights to upload them. The photos should be of good quality and acceptable size, and need to have a good description including what the image depicts, how and where it was made, and what is important to notice about it. It is encouraged to add the images to appropriate Commons categories.

The competition is divided into seven categories. The Philippine jury will select five finalists from each category to submit to the international competition. The categories are:

  • People in science. Got a photograph of a Nobel Prize winner you've always wanted to upload? Or perhaps your dissertation advisor? Maybe your benchmate? We want your photos of scientists! (Especially if they're wearing proper PPE of course!)
  • Microscopy. Photos of small things can be big contributions!
  • Astronomy. Photos of big things can be big contributions too!
  • Non-photographic media. We know you have a really cool diagram you made; or a computer-generated image; or even audio or video of a research result, or a scientific method being performed.
  • Image sets. Because sometimes, one just isn't enough! This category is for sets of three to ten thematically linked images.
  • Wildlife and nature. Do you love taking long walks in the woods, desert, or mountains? This category is for the wild organisms you find growing or living in nature, including macro photography.
  • General. Everything else. Examples include: archaeology, volcanology, X-ray images, ...

PhilWiki Community is sponsoring "Jury's Choice" prizes. More information coming soon!

See all photographs uploaded from the Philippines! Use the hashtags #WSC2025 #WikiScience #WikiScience2025 to spread the word about the competition! --Filipinayzd (talk) 14:31, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Protests and using {{Infobox civil conflict}}

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2015 Iglesia ni Cristo protests, January 2025 Iglesia ni Cristo protests and November 2025 Iglesia ni Cristo protests all used {{Infobox civil conflict}}, but the INC never went up in arms against the government. I have removed such infobox and would highly suggest not to use that infobox on similar "protests".

First Quarter Storm also uses this infobox, and this is mind bending. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:01, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Given how turbulent the Diliman Commune came to be, I'd be more lenient on FQS. Though I'd like to note 2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests and similar events in Asia also used the civil conflict box. Borgenland (talk) 14:06, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, that's why I did not remove the infobox there, but maybe I'd present it more similarly to the George Floyd protests, which was not style as a military event. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:09, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think the usage of that in general should be raised in a larger noticeboard given that the word civil conflict itself seems to unfairly equate peaceful demonstrations with some civil wars in the Third World that I've covered. Borgenland (talk) 14:21, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've following your lead, and replaced it with the more flexible Infobox event.
But despite the dramatic name of "Infobox civil conflict" the infobox is used quote for "a particular civil conflict (for example, protest, strike, clash with police). The goal of a demonstration does not have to be an overthrow or had to be violent.
I see how this give some false impression that there were police clashes since the infobox is very similar to the actual military conflict infobox except for wording (Parties vs combatants). Hariboneagle927 (talk) 14:12, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
George Floyd protests' infobox is styled in a way that doesn't give out combantant A vs. B vibes. I suppose that can be used. Protests where there were no clashes should not use the military-style infobox. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:28, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion about WikiProject banner templates

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For WikiProjects that participate in rating articles, the banners for talk pages usually say something like:

There is a proposal to change the default wording on the banners to say "priority" instead of "importance". This could affect the template for your group. Please join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council#Proposal to update wording on WikiProject banners. Stefen 𝕋ower HuddleHandiwerk 19:35, 6 December 2025 (UTC) (on behalf of the WikiProject Council)[reply]

Hilabaan Island

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There is a discussion on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hilabaan Island that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Borgenland (talk) 14:34, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]