Wikimedia Philippines/Reports/Annual report, 2013
Events
January
- Tacloban Meet-up
February
- Open Web Day
March
- Wikimedia Chapters Conference
April
- Amsterdam Hackathon
June
- Launch of the New Filipino Language Orthography
Roel Balingit attended the launch of the revised orthography of the Filipino (Tagalog) language at the Sentro Rizal of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino in Manila. The new guidelines certainly has an impact to the Tagalog Wikipedia which should reconcile its own guidelines to find the Wikipedia project more relevant and up to date. See full report here (Filipino)
- 2013 Philippine Wikimedia Conference
The 2013 Philippine Wikimedia Conference was held last June 15 at the WSI Corporate Center in Makati City. The conference which focused discussions on the various Philippine language Wikipedias provided information and data on the problems facing these Wikipedia projects, including language and translation issues that hinder their growth as these create confusion among interested contributors. There were presentations about the Bikol, Kapampangan, Pangasinan and Tagalog Wikipedias. Participants from outside Manila came from Bohol, Camarines Sur, Pampanga, Pangasinan and Baguio City. The first chapter-sponsored Media-Wiki training was also conducted simultaneously during the conference by participants in the Berlin and Amsterdam Hackathons.
- Annual Meeting of Wikimedia Philippines
The 4th Annual Meeting of Wikimedia Philippines took place immediately right after the Philippine Wikimedia Conference. Among the propositions voted by the general membership are amendments to the chapter's bylaws, which will make Wikimedia Philippines more compliant with local regulations. The annual meeting was a milestone in the chapter's history as the terms of all the original seven trustees expired and 7 of the 9 Board seats had to be filled. Four of the original trustees were successfully reelected, while two women were elected to the previously all-male Board, one of whom is also based outside of Manila.
July
- Open Web Day
August
- Wikimania 2013, Hong Kong
As part of his prize winnings, James Singlador, winner of Wiki Loves Monuments Philippines 2012 participated in Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong.
September
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2013
Wikimedia Philippines held for the second year, Wiki Loves Monuments which is now participated by 53 countries and regions. The month long upload period gathered 6,053 entries (33,824.4 MB of data) from 92 participants, tripling the 2,300 images uploaded in the previous year's edition of WLM. The Philippines ranked 18th among the participating countries with the most number of uploaded images. The top entries from the Philippines will vie for two international honors, one in an Asia-wide event sponsored by Guidoo – Your personal travel guide where it will compete with top entries from China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Taiwan and Thailand, and the other being the global Wiki Loves Monuments competition.
October
- Open Web Day
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2013
The 6,053 entries for Wiki Loves Monuments Philippines were trimmed to the 50 best entries last October 18 at the Picasso Residences, Makati City by the preliminary jury composed of Paolo Bustamante, a heritage blogger; Alan Lopez, a professional photographer from the Philippine Center for the Advancement of Culture and the Arts; Eugene Villar, Wikimedia Philippines president; Roel Balingit, project coordinator; and Jenna Delos Reyes, project lead. The results were announced on the official website and Facebook page last October 22. The public was invited to "LIKE" their favorite finalists as the most number of "LIKE"s will win People's Choice Award as the final judging immediately went underway.
November
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2013
It was like déjà vu when another image of Vigan’s Cathedral, this time by Jojo Deladia (User:Obra19) won the 2013 edition of Wiki Loves Monuments Philippines. In 2012, James Singlador’s Vigan Cathedral copped the top prize.
The Wiki Loves Monuments Philippines awarding ceremony held last November 16 at the Herald Suites Makati also announced the rest of the Top 10 entries that are nominated to the international and Asia-wide competition of Wiki Loves Monuments as well as two special awards — Quality and People’s Choice Awards. The event also gave recognition to Cid Jacobo for winning 3rd Place at the International Wiki Loves Monuments last year.
The scoring system employed was also explained during the short program wherein the photographs were rated according to Technical Quality (45%), Originality/Setting (45%) and Usefulness in Wikipedia (10%). Members of the jury included three photographers — Ian Alquiros, Niccolo Cosme, Anna Manlapas; Joshua Lim, a Wikipedian; and Mr. Reynaldo Lita from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
For having 12 images in the Top 50, the most of any participant, Jet Velas (User:IJVelas) won the Quality Award. At the same time the Top 50 was announced over Facebook on October 22, the public was invited to “Like” their favorite images in the selection. It was not until 6:00PM of November 16 that the voting was closed and Mon Federe’s image of Calle Crisologo in the Historic Town of Vigan emerged as the People’s Choice Awardee after gathering 1,947 Likes. The rest of the winners can be found on the official project website and project page in Wikimedia Commons.
Some attendees heeded the call to bring relief goods for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda, which were brought the next day to the relief packing facility at the Barangay Valenzuela covered court in Makati.
See also
Board meetings
- January 27
- April 13
- June 10
- June 29
- November 16
- November 23–24 (Strategic Planning)
Resolutions
- See list of resolutions here.
Membership growth
At the end of 2012, membership in WMPH reached 82.
| Date | New Members | Total Members |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-27 | 8 | 93 |
| 2013-02-13 | 3 | 96 |
| 2013-02-26 | 1 | 97 |
| 2013-04-13 | 5 | 102 |
| 2013-05-03 | 5 | 107 |
| 2013-06-09 | 4 | 111 |