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By Way of Self-Introduction
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- Some history: As a newbie editor, I authored my first article in English Wikipedia on 16 November 2006
(Since then, more experienced editors have improved on the article.)
Affiliations, Commitments
edit- Current
- In 2024-2026, selected as Adviser, then vetted as Member (2026-2029) of the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee.
- In 2022-present, established as Founding Head (emeritus) the Pilipinas Panorama Community (PPC), a thematic Wikimedia organization based in Metro Manila.
- In 2023-2025, voted to the ESEAP Preparatory Council (EPC), then transitioned as ESEAP Community Connector (2025-2026).
- Historical
- In 2023, voted to the ESEAP Interim Hub Committee (IHC).
- In mid-2022, President of Philippine Wikimedia Community (PH-WC) user group based in Naga City, Camarines Sur province.
- In 2014, extended honorary membership by the Bikol Wikipedia community.
- In 2014, President of Wikimedia Philippines (WMPH) (2014-2015); (which later became the Wiki Society of the Philippines).
Wikimedia events
edit- Attendee: Wikimedia Conference 2015 in Berlin (as WMPH president. Participated in the ESEA Hub meetup.
- Attendee: Wikimedia Summit 2022 in Berlin (worked alongside Wikimedia MSG: Movement Strategy & Governance) for ESEAP
- Attendee: ESEAP Conference 2022 in Sydney.
- Attendee: Wikimania 2023 in Singapore. (Associate Lead Organizer of the ESEAP Strategy Summit)
- Attendee: Wikimedia Summit 2024 in Berlin
- Attendee: ESEAP Conference 2024 in Kota Kinabalu.
- Attendee: Wikimania 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. Performed as instrumentalist accompanying the Wiki Choir
Initiatives
edit- In 2014, took part in WikiExpedition Santa Ana, Manila.
- In 2020, engaged in clarifying effective Philippine regulations and legislation on Freedom Of Panorama (FOP).
- Grantee as a Movement Charter Ambassador (2022-2024) in support of Wikimedia's Movement Charter drafting process.
- Listed in 2023 as Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) Advisor.
- Translated the Movement Charter drafts (editions 2023 and 2024) in their entirety into the Tagalog language.
- Volunteered for and completed the 100wikidays challenge.
Gallery
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Wikimedia Affiliations Committee at Wikimedia Summit 2024, Berlin
Presenting the concepts of Freedom of Panorama — during the 2024 Kota Kinabalu ESEAP Conference
ESEAP Preparatory Council 2024, Kuala Lumpur
ESEAP Interim Hub Committee 2023 with Jimmy Wales, Singapore
Wikimania 2023
ESEAP Group Photo, Singapore
ESEAP Conference 2022 Group Photo, Sydney
Wikimedia Summit 2022 Group Photo, Berlin
PhilWiki board meeting in Naga City
Wikimedia Conference 2015 Group Photo, Berlin
ESEA (East and Southeast Asia) 2015 meetup in Berlin
Pangasinan Edit-a-thon 2014, WMPH Organizing Team
WikiExpedition Santa Ana, 2014, Manila
WMPH President's 2014 Bikol Wikipedia community visit, Naga City
Wikimedia Philippines in its founding year, 2010, Manila
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Extent of International Travel
editDecorations
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User Boxes
editI like User Boxes! They look and feel like Boy Scout merit badges.
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| US | This user uses American English. |
| en-5 | This user can contribute with a professional level of English. |
| tl | Ang tagagamit na ito ay katutubong tagapagsalita ng Tagalog. |
 | This user contributes using Microsoft Windows. |
.svg){kind=icon} | This user has a channel on YouTube. |
 | This user is a musician. |
 | This user is a music composer. |
| Guitar-5 | This user is a professional guitarist. |
 | This user assumes good faith. |
 | This user finds edit/revert wars disruptive. |
 | This user has extended confirmed rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) |
 | This user is a member of the Association of Categorist Wikipedians. |
 | This user advocates WikiPeace. |
 | This user participated in the #100wikidays challenge. (contribution) |
Community Links
edit | This user participates in WikiProject Jazz. |
| This user participates in Tambayan Philippines. |
 | This user is a member of Pilipinas Panorama Community |
 | This user is a member of East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional Cooperation (ESEAP). |
It may also be of interest to Rotarians in the Wikimedia movement that I am an active member (President, RY2018-2019) (President, RY2025-2026) of the Rotary Club of Makati Rockwell, under the jurisdiction of Rotary International District 3830; and a Paul Harris Fellow. You may want to know what this is, so here:
Links of interest
editPPC templates
editYou may copy/paste your PPC community affiliation on your own English Wikipedia user page, with either of the two curly-bracketed codes below.
* {{User Pilipinas Panorama}} * {{User Pilipinas Panorama supporter}}
| This user is a member of Pilipinas Panorama Community |
| This user supports the advocacy of Pilipinas Panorama Community |
Babylon
edit| en | This user is a native speaker of the English language. |
| tl | Ang tagagamit na ito ay katutubong tagapagsalita ng Tagalog. |