Pilipinas Panorama Community/Meetups

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The Pilipinas Panorama Community (PPC) is a thematic Wikimedia organization based in Metro Manila, Philippines.

The community was founded by Filipino Wikimedians advocating equity, cultural heritage, history, language & ethnicity, art, freedom of panorama, and Wikimedia's Movement Strategy, contributing to expand the global availability of free knowledge.

Events

As a thematic community based in the Philippines, the Pilipinas Panorama Community equally organizes meetups and events and participates in events organized by other Wikimedia-related communities, to share the advocacies and works of the organization.

Manila 21: The 21st Manila Meet-up & Movement Charter Conversation

See also Manila 21: The 21st Filipino Wikipedians meet-up in Metro Manila


Movement Charter Ambassador & Pilipinas Panorama Community Head Johnny Alegre (Buszmail) led the second consultation for the Wikimedia Movement Charter in the Philippines. The meeting venue of Manila 21 was Cioccolata Churros Cafe at the Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros, Manila. The consultation was participated by representatives from the Tagalog and Central Bikol communities.

The participants were Johnny Alegre, Jocelyn Alegre, Ralff Nestor Nacor, Charrie Anne Nacor, and John Paul Antes. It was followed by GLAM photowalks at the Museo San Agustin in San Agustin Church, Baluarte de Dilao, and Fort Santiago.

Date: November 19, 2023 (Sunday)
Location: Intramuros, Manila City

Gallery

Manila 20: The 20th Manila Meet-up & Movement Charter Conversation

See also Manila 20: The 20th Filipino Wikipedians meet-up in Metro Manila


Movement Charter Ambassador & Pilipinas Panorama Community Head Johnny Alegre (Buszmail) led the consultations for the Wikimedia Movement Charter in the Philippines. The consultation was participated by representatives from the Tagalog and Central Bikol communities.

The participants were Johnny Alegre, Jocelyn Alegre, Alex Umali, Ralff Nestor Nacor, Charrie Anne Nacor, and John Paul Antes. The Manila 20 happened at the Casino Español de Manila which is a cultural heritage site in Ermita, Manila. It was followed by a GLAM photowalk at the Philippine National Museum for Natural History.

Date: October 29, 2023 (Sunday)
Location: Casino Español de Manila, Ermita, Manila City

Gallery

A Survey of Freedom Of Panorama (FOP) in the Philippines


Johnny Alegre (Buszmail), head of the Pilipinas Panorama Community, presented a capsule overview of PPC's flagship advocacy, Freedom of Panorama, before the diverse audience attending Wikimania 2023 in Singapore.

Freedom of Panorama is a little-known yet important legal right; for photographers, netizens, and content creators to freely capture and share public works of art and architecture found in or seen from public spaces, usually installed on a permanent basis. FOP serves to benefit Wikimedia's readership by acting as a freely accessible adjunct to information on all branches of knowledge. In the context of FOP in the Philippines, it is still a legislative work in progress. The reportorial on the subject will be of interest to Wikimedians in ESEAP, and perhaps the global audience.

Date: August 18, 2023 (Friday)
Location: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore

Discussions

As a thematic community based in the Philippines, members of Pilipinas Panorama Community organize meetings to discuss organizational matters and its advocacies related to cultural heritage, history, language & ethnicity, art, and freedom of panorama. Due to the pandemic, face-to-face meetings are limited and most likely be virtual.

2024

Date Time Type Subject Attendees/Invitees Note(s)
February 15, 2024 09:00 AM UTC+8 General Buszmail as Affiliations Committee member Ralffralff (Presentor) Ralffralff shared the appointment of PPC Head Buszmail as one of the Community Advisers of the Affiliations Committee to the community.
February 08, 2024 08:00 AM UTC+8 General Wikimedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 20 Buszmail (Presentor) Buszmail shared his experience at the Wikimedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 20 to the community.
January 27, 2024 08:00 AM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Free the Freedom of Panorama in ESEAP JWilz12345 (Presentor), Buszmail, etc. Call for the support of "Free the Freedom of Panorama in ESEAP" initiative

2023

Date Time Type Subject Attendees/Invitees Note(s)
December 16, 2023 06:00 PM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage "The Philippine Panorama Project in 2023" Ralffralff (Presentor) Ralffralff shared his article in Diff about the yields of the Philippine Panorama Project in its founding year.
December 05, 2023 11:00 PM UTC+8 Movement Charter "A Journey of a Thousand Steps" Buzmail (Presentor) Buszmail shared his article in Diff which tackles the Meetups, GLAM Photowalks and Movement Charter Conversations of the Pilipinas Panorama Community.
November 27, 2023 04:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama No Permit, No Shoot Policy in Manila Public Parks Markadan (Presentor) Markadan shared to the community the demonstration against the "No Permit, No Shoot Policy" in front of the Arroceros Park in Manila. The policy prohibits photographers carrying digital single-lens reflex cameras on taking photos in public parks.
November 26, 2023 09:00 AM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Featured Photowalks for Cultural Heritage Ralffralff (Presentor) Featuring the photowalks in Arayat (Pampanga), Balayan (Batangas), and University of the Philippines Baguio at the Cultural Heritage tab as a part of the Philippine Panorama Project initiative
October 13, 2023 12:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Creation of Freedom of Panorama page in Meta-Wiki JWilz12345 (Presentor) The creation of Freedom of Panorama page in Meta-Wiki aims to increase the appreciation to Freedom of Panorama (FoP) advocacy not only in the Philippine community but also to the global community.
September 16, 2023 08:00 AM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage National Museum of Natural History (GLAM Initiative) Buzmail (Presentor) Buszmail shared the photowalk led by the Rotary Club of Makati Rockwell President Al Orolfo. He is also the current Director of the DENR National Capital Region. The event was held at the Philippine National Museum of Natural History.
September 02, 2023 08:00 AM UTC+8 General Wikidata Item of PPC Ralffralff (Presentor) Ralffralff shared the creation of the Wikidata item for Pilipinas Panorama Community (Q122169160) and asked the community to further improve its details.
August 27, 2023 09:00 AM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Magallanes (Sorsogon) Heritage Center (GLAM Initiative) Buszmail (Presentor) Buszmail shared to the community his visit to the Magallanes (Sorsogon) Heritage Center. He gave his gratitude to the Mella clan and Magallanes Mayor Mella for the very special visit and access. The museum have dioramas donated by the Ayala Museum, and illustrations of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade and the first Catholic mass on Luzon Island.
August 13, 2023 08:00 AM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Summary of FOP statuses internationally JWilz12345 (Presentor), Buszmail (Reactor), Ralffralff (Reactor) Presentation of the summary of FOP status internationally which also includes that of countries within the Wikimedia region known as ESEAP (ESEAP Hub)
August 09, 2023 10:00 AM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Possible suggestions to FOP in the Philippines JWilz12345 (Presentor) JWilz12345 compiled the possible suggestions to FOP in the Philippines which includes that of (1) for the pending bills, (2) concerns, (3) model examples of FOP provisions if the concerns need to be addressed, and (4) for the upcoming Implementing Rules and Regulations
July 23, 2023 09:00 AM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Instituto Cervantes de Manila (GLAM Initiative) Buszmail (Presentor) Buszmail shared to the community his visit to Instituto Cervantes de Manila where he met Gemma Cruz-Araneta, Chairperson Emeritus of the Philippine Historical Conservation Society and former National Museum director, and author Christina Hyo-Jung Lee, Princeton University Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese). The latter delivered a lecture on the occupation and pillage of the Spanish colonial capital of Manila by the British fleet for 20 months between 1762 and 1764; and a host of topics on digitization of priceless centuries-old books about the Philippines.
July 15, 2023 05:00 PM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage PPC's GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) Initiatives Ralffralff (Presentor) Presented the newest tab which documents the community's involvement with GLAM. At the time of discussion, initiatives include that of with Filipinas Heritage Library and the subproject Philippine Panorama Project/GLAM
July 09, 2023 04:00 PM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Filipinas Heritage Library (GLAM Initiative) Buszmail (Presentor) Buszmail shared to the community his signing of one of his earliest compositions as a college student in the University of the Philippines, as part of his donation of personal archives to the Filipinas Heritage Library.
June 25, 2023 08:00 AM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Community Discussion
(1) Are heritage sites liberated from restrictions of photography?
(2) Can FOP be freely exercised in heritage sites?
(3) What are the practices in other countries?
Buszmail (Presentor), JWilz12345 (Reactor), Ralffralff (Reactor), others Key conclusions:
(1) It depends and can be freely photographed if it is already in public domain (where majority of heritage sites are classified of)
(2) FOP should be and it depends on the legislation of a particular country
(3) In most other countries, heritage sites can be freely photographed except Italy where it has two-fold restrictions (e.g. No FOP and Cultural heritage assets)
June 06, 2023 08:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Fair Use Policy in Wikipedia Buszmail (Presentor), JWilz12345 (Reactor), Ralffralff (Reactor) Specific parameters and/or limitations for uploading Fair Use photos e.g. file size, resolution, etc in different Wikipedia language projects
May 21, 2023 10:00 AM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama (1) Restricted FOP in Museums and Art Galleries
(2) Membership
(1) JWilz12345 (Presentor)
(2) Buszmail (Presentor)
(1) Community discussion about restricted FOP in museums and art galleries and its possible introduction in the Philippine setting
(2) Community discussion about Filipino Wikimedians directly involved on FOP in PH
May 09, 2023 12:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Campaign to Protect Intellectual Rights Online JWilz12345 (Presentor), others Acknowledgement on the strong support for the passage of an updated Intellectual Property (IP) Code through House Bill No. 7600 authored by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda, and the community support for the FOP clause of the three (3) other bills
May 01, 2023 10:00 PM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Philippine Panorama Project Ralffralff (Presentor), others Update on the impact of the project and sharing of recent photowalks in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
April 21, 2023 08:00 AM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama The Complex World of Style, Copyright, and Generative AI (Creative Commons) Buszmail (Presentor), others Web article sharing for awareness between Generative AI (GAI) tools and Copyright Law
March 27, 2023 12:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama FOP status for countries that are of relevance to Filipinos JWilz12345 (Presentor), others Presentation of FOP status for selected countries: based on lists of countries preferred by Overseas Filipino Workers, preferred by Filipino travelers, and top destinations for Filipinos
March 24, 2023 05:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Status of FOP provision for the amended RA 8293 (Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines) JWilz12345 (Presentor), Buszmail (Reactor), others Updates on the recent developments of FOP in the House of Representatives of the Philippines and its eventual impact to Filipino Wikimedians
March 20, 2023 08:00 PM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Categories of Pilipinas Panorama Community and Philippine Panorama Project in the Wikimedia Commons Ralffralff (Presentor), others Categorization of community media files in Wikimedia Commons
February 18, 2023 04:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Importance of FOP in Cultural Heritage Ralffralff (Presentor), JWilz12345 (Reactor), others Discussion on the new section of the Cultural Heritage tab: Importance of Freedom of Panorama (FOP)
February 11, 2023 06:00 PM UTC+8 Cultural Heritage Collaboration for Wiki Loves Art in Bikol Wikipedia Ralffralff (Presentor), others As part of the celebration for the National Arts Month, the community intends to support and collaborate for Wiki Loves Art in Bikol Wikipedia
February 05, 2023 03:00 PM UTC+8 General Topic-related Community Chats for FOP and Cultural Heritage Buszmail (Presentor), others Community chats for two of the top organizational advocacies were created: Freedom of Panorama (FOP) and Cultural Heritage
January 21, 2023 03:00 PM UTC+8 Freedom of Panorama Freedom of Panorama (FOP) International status JWilz12345 (Presentor), Buszmail (Reactor), others Discussion of the Freedom of Panorama (FOP) in the international scene and featuring of the topic in the organization's webpage

2022

Date Time Type Subject Attendees/Invitees Note(s)
December 28, 2022 09:00 PM UTC+8 Google Meet, Etherpad, Messenger Chat Movement Charter, Philippine Panorama Project Buszmail (Presentor), Invitees from the Pilipinas Panorama Community and Bikol Wikipedia Community Feedbacks of the Community to the Wikimedia Movement Charter, Discussion of the Philippine Panorama Project
December 17, 2022 06:00 PM UTC+8 Online Meeting

(Facebook Messenger Video Chat)

Movement Charter, Consensus, Projects Buszmail (Presentor), Ralffralff, JWilz12345, Inarawan1979, Cyrus noto3at bulaga, others Discussion of the Wikimedia Movement Charter and proposed projects of the members for the organization
December 02, 2022 07:00 PM UTC+8 Online Meeting

(Facebook Messenger Video Chat)

Foundation Date of the Community Buszmail, Ralffralff PhilWiki Community - Manila was the first name, and was later renamed as the Pilipinas Panorama Community