Portal talk:Philippines

Welcome! This is a discussion page for the contents in the Portal:Philippines page. For general inquiries on Philippines-related articles, head on to that article's talk page or to the Philippines-related notice board.

Candidates for Selected article to be featured at the Portal page
I've changed it into Manila LRT. -- Howard  the   Duck  09:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Oooh...I would love to see the MRT next! --Sky Harbor 03:08, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
 * If no one objects this'll be next. -- Howard  the   Duck  04:23, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Why not make this on December, since another train-related SA would make it appear that this portal is stale? -- Howard  the   Duck  15:31, 30 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I would like to nominate my article about Mariano Trias. Kevin Ray 04:17, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * If it improves into GA-level by January it can be selected here. (Note that it's on the Did you know section, right now.) -- Howard  the   Duck  06:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I would like to nominate Philippine Airlines to become a Featured article. A lot of work has gone into the Article. Thanks tomauer (talk) 11:04, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I would like to nominate Dagami, Leyte to become a featured article. Unlike other articles on the municipalities of Leyte, this has a lot more info and has quite improved as an article over the last few months. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenphil (talk • contribs) 18:52, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Candidates for Selected picture to be featured at the Portal page
I've changed into the leaning bellfry at Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. -- Howard  the   Duck  09:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Candidates for Selected biography to be featured at the Portal page
I've changed the selected biography to Andrew Gonzalez. But on second thought, I think Epifanio de los Santos would be appropriate. What do you think? --Mithril Cloud 16:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I think we should stick with Bro. Andrew. -- Howard  the   Duck  14:19, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Do we have a free pic, though? -- Howard  the   Duck  14:27, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * For Brother Andrew? Nope. --Mithril Cloud 01:02, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Does he have a statue somewhere? -- Howard  the   Duck  02:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * None too. --Mithril Cloud 05:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC

please include Gabriela Silang biography.

Other sections at the Portal page

 * Everybody is encouraged to be bold and update the sections without going through the nomination process.

Portal:Philippines/On this week/Anniversaries
Everybody is encourage to add the following: How to format your additions: -- Howard  the   Duck  12:41, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Foundation dates of LGUs, corporations, schools, etc. (example: Quezon Day on August 19)
 * 2) Birth dates and death anniversaries of notable people (presidents, sportspeople, actors, singers, mayors, businesspeople, etc.). (example: Jose Rizal birthday on June 19)
 * 3) Historical events (example: Independence Day on June 12)
 * 4) Various weekly/monthly celebrations. (example: "National Fire Prevention Month,")
 * 5) Local holidays (example: Araw ng Maynila on June 24)
 * 1) For annual events, boldface everything except the year, which is enclosed in parenthesis.
 * 2) For others, compose a sentence, boldfacing the person/event. Add a year enclosed in parenthesis at the end.

Errors

 * Post errors about the articles at the portal page here.

Actually, in 1543 Ruy Lopez de Villalobos used the name "Las Islas Felipinas" in honor of Crown Prince Don Felipe, who would later become King Phillip II, on January 16, 1556. Ruy Lopez died before Don Felipe ascended to the Spanish throne.

AKPinoy 21:51, 18 June 2007 (UTC)AKPinoy

Languages problem
Well, I added in the Chavacano and Pangasinan Wikipedias to the Philippine-related Wikipedias section, but it seems that it got messed up for some unknown reason. Who can fix it? --Sky Harbor 22:03, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It looks fixed for me. -- Howard  the   Duck  02:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Have you heard of Cheche Lazaro ?
Cheche Lazaro is a Filipino broadcast journalist, but how notable is she? Have the members of the Phillipines Portal heard of her? Guroadrunner 15:36, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * For questions about Philippine-related articles, visit WT:PINOY, nobody goes here anyway, hehehe. -- Howard  the   Duck  18:12, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Let's discuss about Wikipedia and the Philippines
I encourage everybody to participate in this meeting. Please post your replies to Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Manila 2 --Exec8 06:00, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Historical Background
Long before the coming of the Spaniards to Zamboanga, the place has no name. And this is how Putik got its name…..

At the time when the Spaniards occupied Zamboanga, they usually go around to see different places. One day, they met a tradesman who came from Luzon. The tradesman accompanied by the Spaniards went sight-seeing around the place. It was a rainy season that time and the soil seemed like clay, and so it was slippery. While they were walking, one of the Spaniards stumbled down. He suddenly stood up and asked the trader what was the name of the place. He answered “putik”, he meant muddy. That knowing the tradesman does not know Spanish.

From that time and until now, they call this place as PUTIK.

Distance from CITY PROPER: 4.65 Km. Location: East Coast

(2007 Census) Total Population: 17, 350 Number of Household: 2,542

Barangay Fiesta: every June 13

Marsons Heights
a 120 hectare homestead originally named121.54.58.135 (talk) 19:28, 20 June 2014 (UTC) by Custodio P. Mariano Sr., one of the first Ilocano settlers of Titay,Zamboanga Sibugay.

Kabasalan History
Long before the place is inhabited by the subanens. The subanens are fun of playing the agung. The subanen word for playing the instrument is called ^Basal^.Thats how Kabasalan name came from basalen meaning to play the gong.121.54.58.133 (talk) 19:44, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

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2020 portal updates
The following updates and expansions were performed to the Philippines portal in March 2020. North America1000 05:21, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Updated portal using Template:Transclude random excerpt, which provides readers with current, up-to-date information that is verbatim to that in articles. A consensus approving the usage of transclusion templates in portals was formed at this Village Pump discussion. Used selections moved to the main portal page from Portal:Philippines/Selected article and Portal:Philippines/Selected biography and their Revision histories.
 * Added FA-class articles: Principalía, Joey Santiago, On the Job (2013 film), Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines. Added FL-class: List of NCAA Philippines basketball champions, List of UAAP Final Four results. Also added additional articles to round-out the portal to provide a more comprehensive topical overview: History of the Philippines, 1565–1898, Culture of the Philippines, Filipino cuisine.
 * Added GA-class articles: Ivatan people, Hermano Pule, Football in the Philippines, Sulu bleeding-heart, Janina San Miguel, Sandugo, Larry Itliong, Santa Santita, Philippine resistance against Japan, Iloilo International Airport, Agung, Tamaraw, Manila Hotel, Marcela Agoncillo, Pinoy, History of the University of Santo Tomas, Antonio Luna, Philippine Idol, Romblon.
 * Added some B-class articles, to round-out the portal to provide a more comprehensive topical overview. Visayans, Prospero Nograles, Cinema of the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, Mount Pinatubo, Whang-od, Olango Island Group, Philippine Mobile Belt.
 * Additional articles added, to round-out the portal with an increased diversity of content: Luzon, Manila, Quezon City, Davao City, Cebu City, People Power Revolution, Lapu-Lapu, EDSA (road).
 * Expanded portal with a new general images section.
 * Additional articles for the portal can be considered from those available in the table listed below.


 * Placed images at Portal:Philippines/Selected picture and Portal:Philippines/Selected picture/Archive directly on the main portal page, in the Selected picture section. North America1000 07:18, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Added some new images to the Selected picture section. North America1000 08:50, 23 March 2020 (UTC)