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To write and edit [[Philippines]]-related articles, please follow these conventions.

==Adjective form of the Philippines==

*'''Philippine''' is generally used with inanimate nouns. Examples: {{xt|the Philippine National Anthem}}, {{xt|the Philippine Senate}}. '''Philippine''' is also used as an adjective for people when it describes people representing the Philippine ''nation''. Examples: {{xt|the Philippine president}}, {{xt|the Philippine ambassador}}, {{xt|a Philippine politician}}, {{xt|the Philippine goalkeeper}}. Note that '''Philippine''' ''cannot'' be used as an adjectival noun: {{!xt|The Philippine was talking to the Frenchman}} is not idiomatic English.
*'''Filipino''' is used as an adjective and adjectival noun to refer to male Philippine citizens or people with Filipino ancestry: {{xt|a Filipino actor}}, {{xt|He is [a] Filipino.}} It is mainly used for males or mixed-gender groups, or where the gender is unknown. Example: {{xt|Many Filipinos believe ...}} '''Filipino''' may also be used with inanimate nouns, though it is more commonly applied to people. Examples: {{xt|Filipino jeep}}, {{xt|Filipino pottery}}. '''[[Filipino language|Filipino]]''' is also the name of the national language. Examples: {{xt|She speaks Filipino}}, {{xt|Filipino-speakers}}.
*'''Filipina''' is used when referring to women, both as an adjective and as an adjectival noun. Examples: {{xt|a Filipina poet}}, {{xt|The company is run by a Filipina}}. {{!xt|Filipino women}} is an expression that is mainly used outside the Philippines and should be avoided in Philippine-related articles; in Philippine English, standard usage is {{xt|Filipinas}}, {{xt|Filipina women}} or, more rarely, {{xt|Philippine women}}.
*'''Pinoy''' and the feminine form '''Pinay''' are the slang equivalents to '''Filipino''' and '''Filipina''' respectively, and apply to people only.
*'''Pilipino''' or '''Pilipina''' are rarely used in English. They may be found in the former name of the Filipino language as well as in the acronym OPM, or [[Original Pilipino Music]].
*'''Phillippino''', '''Phillipino''', '''Philippino''', or '''Philipino''' are simply wrong.

==Names==
===Historical figures===

Names of '''historical figures''' (roughly those who were alive during Spanish rule) should generally follow Spanish conventions outlined at [[Iberian naming customs]]. The article title should include the given name and the surname. The first mention of the subject should be in '''bold''' and include the whole name, including mother's maiden name and any other names. Exceptions are allowed, especially if the subject is widely known by their whole name, as in the case of [[Miguel López de Legazpi]].

[[Diacritics]] or accent marks are to be preserved even if they are unused today.

*Example: 
**Article name: [[José Rizal]] 
**First mention: '''José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda'''

=== Modern figures ===
Names of '''modern figures''' (roughly those who were born during the 20th century) should follow current Philippine naming conventions where the middle name is generally the mother's maiden name. The article title should include the given name and the surname. The first mention of the subject should be in '''bold''' and include the whole name, with the mother's maiden name (if used) between the first name and surname.

Names are expected to be written according to contemporary Philippine usage and should not be modified to conform to Spanish usage. This means, in general, that ''no diacritics'' are to be used unless they are widely used, as in the case of the name ''José'' and the surname ''Osmeña''. Furthermore, this also means that surnames such as ''Dela Cruz'' should not be written ''de la Cruz''. Exceptions are allowed only if the person in question generally conforms their name to Spanish usage, such as in the cases of [[Luis Moreno Salcedo]] and [[Guillermo Gómez Rivera]].

*Example 1: {{xt|Corazon Aquino}}, not {{!xt|Corazón Aquino}}
*Example 2: {{xt|Carlos Polestico Garcia}}, not {{!xt|Carlos Poléstico García}}, or {{!xt|Carlos García y Poléstico}}

== Places ==
Article structure for places should follow the guideline as per [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/Settlements: Article structure]]. 

Infoboxes for provinces should have one map: the country map with the province highlighted. Infoboxes for local governments have the province map with the locality highlighted, and only use Philippines national map for pushpin map, ''no'' multiple pushpin maps.

Diacritics except ''eñe'' ('''ñ''') are not to be used in place names, hence {{xt|Cagayan}} instead of {{!xt|Cagayán}} and {{xt|La Union}} rather than {{!xt|La Unión}}, but {{xt|Parañaque}} instead of {{!xt|Paranaque}} and {{xt|Los Baños}} rather than {{!xt|Los Banos}}.

=== Provinces ===
The name of the province should be written by itself, wherever possible. Furthermore, in the case of a province sharing the same name with a municipality, then the name of the province generally takes precedence. If the province shares its name with an island, then normal disambiguation rules apply including the consideration on whether the island or the province is the [[WP:PRIMARYTOPIC]] for the name. Thus, the island is located at [[Leyte]] and the province is at [[Leyte (province)]].

The word ''province'' should not be placed after the province's name, unless it is part of the province's name. The only province this applies to is [[Mountain Province]].

If using the name by itself is not possible for whatever reason, then ''(province)'' should be placed after the province's name. Examples: [[Abra (province)]], [[Antique (province)]], [[Aurora (province)]], and [[Laguna (province)]].

=== Municipalities ===
As a general rule, article titles of municipalities follow the <nowiki>[[municipality-name]]</nowiki> format, without the name of the province, unless a disambiguation is needed or is necessary. In that case, article titles follow the <nowiki>[[municipality-name, Province]]</nowiki> format. Thus: [[Guiuan]] and [[Shariff Aguak]] but [[Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay]] and [[Santa Praxedes, Cagayan]].

=== Cities ===
All article titles of [[Cities of the Philippines|cities]] fall under three types of conventions: general convention, provincial name convention, and "City" convention.

==== General convention ====
As a general rule, cities should neither be affixed with the word "City" nor the name of the province in which it is located. Examples:

* {{xt|Baguio}} instead of {{!xt|Baguio City}}
* {{xt|Malaybalay}} instead of {{!xt|Malaybalay, Bukidnon}} or {{!xt|City of Malaybalay}}
* {{xt|Sipalay}} instead of {{!xt|Sipalay City, Negros Occidental}} or {{!xt|Sipalay City}}

This is also applicable to capital cities which are the preferred [[WP:Primarytopic|primary topic]], over other places, such as:
* [[Bacolod]] for the capital of Negros Occidental, while the lesser-known municipality of the same name goes under [[Bacolod, Lanao del Norte]].

This is also applicable to uniquely-named cities that bear special titles. So far no city in the Philippines falls under this case.

==== Provincial name convention ====
If the city has the same name as another city or municipality in the Philippines, disambiguate with a comma and the provincial name after the name of the city (e.g., "{{xt|Tanauan, Batangas}}"). If it is in Metro Manila, use ''Cityname, Metro Manila''. This is also applicable to independent and highly urbanized cities, except those names which are unique in the Philippines but not in other countries. The provincial name purports to describe the general area and not necessarily as the mother political unit of the city.

;Cases and examples:
City with the same name as that of other Philippine city or municipality.
:*[[Naga, Camarines Sur]]
:*[[Roxas, Capiz]]{{under discussion inline|talkpage=Wikipedia talk:Tambayan Philippines#Moving forward on barangays plus some MOSPHIL discussion}}
:*[[San Fernando, La Union]]
:*[[San Fernando, Pampanga]]
:*[[San Juan, Metro Manila]]
:*[[Santiago, Isabela]]

Component city with the same name as that of other non-Philippine city or municipality.
:*[[Isabela, Basilan]]
:*[[Legazpi, Albay]]

Cities having non-unique names that bear special titles.
:*[[Muñoz, Nueva Ecija]] for "Science City of Muñoz"
:*[[Samal, Davao del Norte]] for "Island Garden City of Samal"

==== "City" convention ====
Whenever a city has the same name as that of a Philippine province or region, the word "City" may be provided as part of the city name. Examples:
* [[Cebu City]]
* [[Quezon City]]
* [[Zamboanga City]]

If a highly urbanized city does not have an eponymous toponym or place name even in other countries, but is not the primary topic for other reasons, the word "City" may be used as part of the city name.
* [[Angeles City]] – numerous unrelated topics at "[[Angeles]]" (disambiguation page)
* [[Lapu-Lapu City]] – the primary topic of the name "Lapu-Lapu" is the chieftain, hence it redirects to [[Lapulapu]].

=== Barangays and districts ===
Generally, article titles of [[barangay]]s follow the <nowiki>[[barangay-name]]</nowiki> only format. Where disambiguation is required or is necessary, the name of the city or municipality where it is located is used. It should never be appended by the term "Barangay" as a prefix. Examples: [[Taliptip]] (not "Barangay Taliptip") and [[Santo Domingo, Cainta]] (not "Barangay Santo Domingo, Cainta"). When further disambiguation warrants, use the name of the province, e.g.: [[San Juan, San Jose, Dinagat Islands]] and [[San Ramon, Gandara, Samar]]. [[Poblacion]] articles are under ''Cityname, Poblacion'' format, e.g.: [[Dapa Poblacion]] and [[Kalibo Poblacion]].

District names are also treated the same way: [[Jaro, Iloilo City]] and [[Sampaloc, Manila]].

===Train stations===
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Canadian stations)|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (US stations)}}

Articles titles of train stations should generally follow the format of '''[Name] station''' (e.g. [[Dela Rosa station]], [[Ayala station]]), with parenthetical disambiguation where required. This convention is the result of move discussions at [[Talk:Tutuban station]] and [[Talk:Roosevelt station (LRT)]]; it sets a standard convention that would better align train station names with common usage in the Philippines and local communities, and eliminates previous unwritten conventions such as the use of "railway/LRT/MRT station" in titles (for PNR, LRT and MRT stations respectively), preemptive disambiguation, and the controversial use of ''bare'' line numbers to disambiguate stations on Metro Manila's rapid transit network divided between the LRT and MRT systems.

Where disambiguation is needed, it should be either the system (e.g. [[EDSA station (PNR)]], [[Araneta Center–Cubao station (LRT)]]) province (e.g. [[San Fernando station (Pampanga)]]), or line.

In limited cases, there are exceptions where the proper name includes "Station" (e.g. [[Unified Grand Central Station]]) or has a common name that do not use "station" ([[Central Terminal (LRT)]]).

== Languages and dialects ==
In general, the use of the term ''dialects'' to refer to [[Languages of the Philippines|Philippine languages]] should be avoided.

When using a language's name in an article, try to ensure consistency by verifying the name in the language's Wikipedia article or in reference works concerning languages of the Philippines (such as [[Ethnologue]]).

This means using [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] over Ilonggo or Visayan, [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] over Binisaya or Visayan, [[Pangasinan language|Pangasinan]] over Pangasinense or Pangalatok, [[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]] over Pampango or Pampangan, [[Central Bikol language|Bikol]] over Bicol or Bicolano, [[Ilocano language|Ilocano]] over Ilokano or Iloko, etc.

When writing any Wikipedia articles about schools, colleges and universities based in any province, city, or municipality in the Philippines, please add the correct translations in ''the local Philippine language'' rather than the Tagalog language.

==Nationality==
Avoid explicit or tacit declarations of who is and who is not Filipino, as this against [[WP:NPOV]].

An example of a statement to avoid is:
:Foreign minorities like xxx and yyy comprise z% of the Philippine population.

This could be worded without the POV:
:Minorities like xxx and yyy comprise z% of the Philippine population

{{Manual of Style}}

[[Category:WikiProject style advice|Philippine-related articles]]
[[Category:Wikipedia Manual of Style (regional)|Philippine]]

Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Philippines-related articles - Revision history

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