Wiki Loves Food Philippines

27/02/2026

Lumahok sa WIKI LOVES FOLKLORE 2026 SA PILIPINAS, isang paligsahan ng mga natatanging kulturang pamana!

Ang patimpalak ay nagsimula Pebrero 1 at magtatapos sa Marso 31, 2026.

28/01/2026

Inviting Wikimedia contributors to share their insights to help the PhilWiki Community, Commons Photographers User Group and co-organizers plan a conference for the Wikimedia Commons community in the Philippines and beyond.

In 2023, the WikiCommons PH Conference which is a national conference of contributors on Wikimedia Commons, was held at Avenue Plaza Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue in Naga City, Bicol. This conference brought together participants from different Wiki Loves photography contests, photography enthusiasts, and heritage advocates, intending to strengthen collaboration and better understand the issues faced among the contributors, and to look for solutions.

Community Engagement Survey link in the Comment section.

07/12/2025

We congratulate everyone on the year's achievements. We would like to thank you for your time and effort in participating in our activities, gatherings, and discussions. As the year comes to a close, we are conducting the Year-end assessment. Your inputs will help us improve and enhance our programs in the future. We are thrilled to learn from your insights.

In this survey, we will be asking some questions regarding the profile of the respondents. Feel free to provide your insights in any Philippine language or in English.

https://forms.gle/7grdgueiR6aHYU237

Photo: Cebu WikiConference 2025

02/12/2025

Inviting all Wikimedia Commons contributors to participate in the Conference Community Engagement Survey - Wikimedia Commons Conference 2026.

The purpose of this survey is to help the PhilWiki Community, Commons Photographers User Group, and co-organizers plan a conference for the Wikimedia Commons community in the Philippines and beyond.

The PhilWiki Community board has expressed its readiness to support the organization of the conference, providing logistical and organizational assistance to ensure its success.

Your responses will help organizers understand the level of demand for the event (i.e., how many people in your community believe it is important that the event takes place) and begin to establish a consensus on what topics are most important to this community.

Deadline: December 31, 2025.

The purpose of this survey is to help the PhilWiki Community, Commons Photographers User Group and co-organizers plan a conference for the Wikimedia Commons community in the Philippines and beyond. Conference Concept The idea is to organize a low-cost Wikimedia Commons Conference with a limited numb...

24/10/2025

📣 7DAYS TO GO! |

Every monument has a story... What’s yours?
Only 7 days left to document and celebrate cultural heritage through your lens. Your photo definitely makes history, and could win a prize. Join thousands of contributors across the globe in capturing and uploading images of your country’s monuments.

Not too late to join!
https://w.wiki/FUDn

18/10/2025

1 day to go!

Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photography competition to promote historic sites around the World through Wikimedia projects. By submitting your photos to the competition, you share your heritage with the rest of the world to enjoy online.

Upload photographs of built heritage and historical structures in the Philippines, and win amazing prizes!

1st - P10,000 | 2nd - P5,000 | 3rd - P3,000

For details, visit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2025_in_the_Philippines

02/07/2025

29/06/2025

2 DAYS LEFT: Cebu WikiConference scholarship application will close on June 30, 2025!

Apply here https://forms.gle/48XxJK8RmuMKMSko7

The selection of sponsored participants is based on the following criteria: On-Wiki Contributions, New User Engagement, Community Participation and Collaboration, Inclusivity and Diversity Initiatives, Strategy, Documentation and Outreach, Added Value to Conference, and Special Points.

Types of scholarship:
1. Full Scholarship covers the meals during the conference, a shared room for accommodation and transportation from the city of origin to Cebu City vice versa
2. Partial Scholarship covers the meals during the conference

Application deadline: June 30, 2025
Announcement of full scholarship: July 7, 2025
Announcement of partial scholarship: July 10, 2025
Announcement of accepted participants: July 12, 2025

For inquiries, please email us at [email protected]

The Cebu WikiConference 2025 will be held in Cebu City, Philippines from August 22nd to 24th. The Cebu WikiCon 2025 is an extraordinary national gathering that brings together Filipinos actively supporting and contributing to open educational resources (OERs) with the vibrant Wikimedia communities i...

16/03/2025

06/03/2025

The Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group (PH-WC) or PhilWiki Community, registered as Philippine Wikimedia Comunity Inc. in the Securities and Exchange Commision in the Republic of the Philippines is a non-stock non-profit corporation, which main objective is to initiate, support, promote, part...

23/02/2025

The final jury members have determined the finalists and winning entries in the Wiki Loves Food Philippines 2024!

SWEEP!

Jesse Alegre's appetizing photograph of Vigan Empanada was adjudged best entry in the latest edition of Wiki Loves Food Philippines. The local snack is well-known in the Ilocos Region which main ingredients are vegetables like papaya or cabbage, meat and egg.

He also captured the 2nd Place with his entry entitled Balicucha. His photograph of the sweet candy made from sugarcane is a perfect natural sweetener for coffee and tea. It is also a product from his beloved Ilocos Region.

The veteran photographer from Vigan has won all top prizes in the last three editions of Wiki Loves Food Philippines earning him a spot in the "Wall of Fame" of Wiki Loves Philippines photography contests!

Taking into the consideration the technical quality, originality and usefulness of image as an illustration on Wikipedia, here are the top 12 photographs depicting the unique Filipino cuisine.

Winning the 3rd Place is Herbert Kikoy, an award-winning street photographer for his depiction of an empanada delicacy in his beloved city of Cebu. Four more entries under his name made it as finalists.

Aside from his winning photograph, Herbert Kikoy also won the special prize for the most number of quality entries submitted in the competition!

This year's panel of jurors are Bijay Chaurasia, Wasiul Bahar, Elbert Baeta, Mrb Rafi, Irvin Sto. Tomas and Shreya Dwivedi.

THE FINALISTS

Finalist - Photo by Herbert Kikoy (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pinoy_Turon.jpg Turon is a popular Filipino snack made with sliced bananas, often saba or Cardaba, wrapped in a spring roll wrapper. It's then fried until crispy and coated with caramelized brown sugar. Sometimes, strips of jackfruit are added for extra flavor and texture. Turon is a beloved street food and a delightful treat for any occasion.

Finalist - Photo by Kramthenik27 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hard_bukayo.jpg Bukayo is a Filipino dessert made from shredded young coconut meat and cooked slowly into caramelized buko juice and brown sugar.

Finalist - Photo by Herbert Kikoy (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masi_(Peanut_Stuffed_Sticky_Rice).jpg Masi are sweet rice balls are stuffed with brown sugar and crushed peanuts.

Finalist - Photo by Kramthenik27 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P**o_Balinghoy.jpg P**o Balanghoy, P**o Lanson or also known as P**o Taktak in Negros is a kakanin made with grated cassava, coconut and brown sugar. It is perfect for snack or dessert.

Finalist - Photo by Herbert Kikoy (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sisig_Twist.jpg A different approach and presentation of the Pinoy Sisig.

Finalist - Photo by Idolwanderer (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Puso_Food,The_Heart_of_Filipino_Cuisine%22.jpg Pusô or tamu, sometimes known in Philippine English as "hanging rice", is a Filipino rice cake made by boiling rice in a woven pouch of palm leaves.

Finalist - Photo by ShmilyDigital (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sapin_Sapin.jpg Sapin-sapin is one of traditional Filipino kakanin

Finalist - Photo by KDCwrites (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mango_Rice_in_Pili_Carmel_Sauce.jpg Mango Rice in Pili Caramel Sauce is like Philippine’s version of Thailand’s Mango Sticky Rice which is a special dessert made by a local restaurant natuk in Iriga, Camarines Sur. It is made of “suman” with pili caramel sauce and topped with mango and pili nuts.

Finalist - Photo by Herbert Kikoy (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kutsinta_Delicacy.jpg Kutsinta delicacy is made from a mixture of tapioca or rice flour, brown sugar and lye, enhanced with yellow food coloring or annatto extract, and steamed in small ramekins.

THE TOP ENTRIES

3rd Place - Photo by Herbert Kikoy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pinoy_Empanada.jpg Empanada is a type of pastry that is stuffed with chicken meat, potato, carrots, and sweet pea.

2nd Place - Photo by Jesse Alegre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balicucha.jpg Balicucha is a sweet candy made from sugarcane. It is a perfect natural sweetener for coffee and tea. It is made in the Ilocos Region.

1st Place - Photo by Jesse Alegre (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empanada_de_Vigan.jpg
Vigan Empanada is a very famous merienda food in the Ilocos Region. It's made of vegetables like papaya or cabbage, and also meat and egg.

Thank you to all the participants and congratulations to the finalists and top winners!

31/12/2024

This is it, pansit! Today is the last day of submission for Wiki Loves Food Philippines 2024.

Wiki Loves Food Philippines is a photography competition on Wikimedia Commons which aims to promote the Filipino cuisine, and the rich cooking traditions and practices in the country. Now on its 3rd year, the competition aims to celebrate the diversity of Filipino cuisine in different parts of the archipelago.

Competition runs from November 1 to December 31, 2024.

First prize - P 10,000
Second prize - P 7,500
Third prize - P 5,000

A special prize worth P 3,000 shall be awarded to the participant with the most number of entries depicting a variety of Filipino cuisine.

Criteria (in no particular order):
*Originality
*Technical quality i.e. sharpness, use of light, perspective etc.
*Usefulness as an illustration on Wikipedia articles

To join, create a user account and/or login first, then upload your own photographs of Filipino dishes, sweets, and delicacies using this link:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=wlfood-ph_2024

For the contest details, please visit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Food_2024_in_the_Philippines



Photograph by Herbertkikoy (CC BY-SA 4.0)