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|subheader=The '''Hablon User Group of Wikimedians in the Philippines''' or simply '''''Hablon User Group''''' (HUG) is a community of Filipino Wikimedians dedicated to promote free knowledge by improving Wikimedia projects through various activities such as, but not limited to, fora, learning sessions and [[metawikimedia:Program_guides/Edit-a-thons|edit-a-thons]]. It is based in [[wikipedia:en:Manila|Manila]] and [[wikipedia:en:Tacloban|Tacloban City]] in the [[wikipedia:en:Philippines|Philippines]]. 

A ''user group'' is defined as a group of individuals who have the same interests and use a particular product or service,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/user-group|title=Definition of ''user group''|publisher=Collins Dictionary}}</ref> thus, we are a group of individuals who promote free knowledge through Wikipedia and its sister projects.

''Hablon'' is a [[wikipedia:en:Visayan_languages|Bisaya]] word which means either "weaver" or "something woven".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/innovation-can-save-hablon-industry-in-iloilo/|title=Innovation can save hablon industry in Iloilo|date=2018-07-12|publisher=''Iloilo Metropolitan Times''|last=Nepomocen|first=Jezza|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718073736/https://www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/innovation-can-save-hablon-industry-in-iloilo/|archive-date=18 July 2018}} - Meaning of ''hablon'' in [[wikipedia:en:Hiligaynon_language|Hiligaynon language]].</ref><ref>[http://www.binisaya.com/cebuano/hablon Binisaya.com] - Meaning of ''hablon'' in [[wikipedia:en:Cebuano_language|Cebuano language]].</ref><ref>[http://diksyonaryowaray.blogspot.com/2011/04/h.html diksyonaryowaray.blogspot.com] - Meaning of ''hablon'' in [[wikipedia:en:Waray_language|Waray language]].</ref> Bisaya is the second among the languages in the Philippines that most Filipinos speak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nap.psa.gov.ph/sexystats/2013/SS20130830_dialects.asp#tab1|title=Many Voices, One Nation: The Philippine Languages and Dialects in Figures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813020556/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/sexystats/2013/SS20130830_dialects.asp|archive-date=2018-08-13|date=2013-08-30|last=Albert|first=Jose Ramon G.|publisher=[[wikipedia:en:Philippine_Statistics_Authority|Philippine Statistics Authority]]}}</ref> Filipinos, especially indigenous Filipinos, are weavers. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2018/10/01/the-stunning-craftsmanship-of-filipino-weavers/|first=Wrenn|last=Sanchez|date=1 October 2018|title=The stunning craftsmanship of Filipino weavers|publisher=[[wikipedia:en:Daily Tribune (Philippines)|The Daily Tribune]]}}</ref> As Filipino weavers use fibers and threads to illustrate the culture of the Philippines in their textiles, HUG strives to interlace small bits of information to form knowledge and to make these knowledge accessible to everyone through Wikimedia projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/weaving-the-philippines-local-textures-and-fabrics/108502/|title=Weaving the Philippines Local textures and fabrics|publisher=''[[wikipedia:en:The_Manila_Times|The Manila Times]]''|date=2014-07-02}}</ref>  
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== Background ==

The three Wikimedians who spearhead Hablon User Group (HUG) are members of the [[metawikimedia:Wiki_Society_of_the_Philippines|Wikimedia Philippines]] (WMPH) when it was still recognized as a [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_chapters|Wikimedia Chapter]] in the Philippines. As members, while the two of them have been part of the [[metawikimedia:Open_Web_Day|Open Web Day]] project of the Wikimedia Philippines and the Mozilla Philippines and the other one has been coordinating fora and edit-a-thons under an independent Wikimedia community recognized by the Wikimedia Philippines which is the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170314034952/http://www.wikimedia.org.ph/wmph/Resolution:Recognition_of_Sinirangan_Bisaya_Wikimedia_Community Sinirangan Bisaya Wikimedia Community (SBWC)], they collaborated on most of activities of SBWC particularly the [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Philippines/Projects/Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|1st]] and [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Philippines/Projects/2nd_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|2nd Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thons]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20150805/282342563556506|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-lifestyle/2015/08/05/1484749/virtual-pool-free-knowledge-eastern-visayas|publisher=''The Freeman''|via=[[wikipedia:en:The_Philippine_Star|''The Philippine Star'']]|title=A Virtual Pool of Free Knowledge on Eastern Visayas|archive-date=2015-08-05|date=2015-08-05|last=Nazareno|first=Eileen}} - (A news article about the 2nd Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.)</ref>

Despite the derecognition of WMPH in 2017, the three Wikimedians continue to participate and conduct fora, learning sessions and edit-a-thons either with SBWC  and or with other similar organizations.

== Who we are ==
To be more effective in promoting free knowledge by reaching out to other organizations and institutions to be partners, the three Wikimedians decided to form the '''Hablon User Group of Wikimedians in the Philippines''' or simply the '''Hablon User Group'''.

The Hablon User Group is '''not an affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation''' but is '''a community of volunteers for the Wikimedia movement'''.

We are based in [[wikipedia:en:Manila|Manila]] and [[wikipedia:en:Tacloban|Tacloban]] in the [[wikipedia:en:Philippines|Philippines]].

=== Objectives ===
The purpose of Hablon User Group is to promote free knowledge by improving [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_projects|Wikimedia projects]] through activities and projects in partnership with like-minded individuals, organizations, institutions, the [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] and other Wikimedia communities. 

Specifically, this group aims to:

* Inform the public about the [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_movement|Wikimedia movement]] and its projects by participating and conducting meet-ups, fora, conferences and other activities;
* Encourage individuals, organizations, educational institutions and government units to contribute to Wikimedia projects by reaching out to them through meet-ups, fora, conferences, learning sessions and other activities;
* Improve Wikimedia projects by adding content and editing existing information by conducting learning sessions, edit-a-thons and other activities;
* Support the [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] by promoting and participating in its projects, activities and other undertakings;
* Reach out to other Wikimedia communities by supporting, promoting and participating in their projects and activities as well as collaborating with them by exchanging ideas and good practices.

=== Members ===
* [[metawikimedia:Special:CentralAuth/Jojit_fb|Jojit fb]] – Administrator in [[wikipedia:tl:Unang_Pahina|Tagalog Wikipedia]] ([[metawikimedia:Special:EmailUser/Jojit_fb|primary contact person for the group]])
* [[metawikimedia:Special:CentralAuth/JinJian|JinJian]] – Administrator in [[wikipedia:war:Syahan_nga_Pakli|Waray Wikipedia]]
* [[metawikimedia:Special:CentralAuth/Billie_bb|Billie bb]] – ([[metawikimedia:Special:EmailUser/Billie bb|primary contact person for the group]])
* [[metawikimedia:Special:CentralAuth/Maxdaquilanea|Maxdaquilanea]]
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== What we do ==
The activities in which these Wikimedians participated in, organized and conducted are as follows:

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!Type of activity
!Title of activity
!Organizations involved
!Year conducted
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|Fora
|[[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Philippines/Projects/Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon#UPVTC_meeting|2nd Waray Wikimedia Forum]]
|UPVTC {{ref|id1|[a]}}, SBWC {{ref|id2|[b]}}, WMPH {{ref|id3|[c]}}
|2014
|-
|Fora
|[[metawikimedia:2015_Waray_Wikimedia_Forums_at_Greater_Tacloban|3rd and 4th Waray Wikimedia Forum]] <ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212220808/http://www.philstar.com/region/2015/12/01/1527809/regional-assembly-court-interpreters-leyte-governor-palo-mayor-outline|url=http://www.philstar.com/region/2015/12/01/1527809/regional-assembly-court-interpreters-leyte-governor-palo-mayor-outline|publisher=''The Freeman''|via=[[wikipedia:en:The_Philippine_Star|''The Philippine Star'']]|title=Regional assembly of court interpreters: Leyte governor, Palo mayor outline need for human resources improvement|archive-date=2015-12-12|date=2015-12-01|last=Nazareno-Ballesteros|first=Eileen}} - (A news article about the regional assembly of PHILACI and the participation of Wikimedia and SBWC at their event.)</ref>
|PHILACI {{ref|id4|[d]}}, SBWC
|2015
|-
|Fora
|[[metawikimedia:7th_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon#5th_Waray_Wikimedia_Forum_with_Philippine_Information_Agency_-_Eastern_Visayas|5th Waray Wikimedia Forum]]
|AGIO {{ref|id5|[e]}}, SBWC
|2017
|-
|Fora
|[[metawikimedia:User:Jojit_fb/2017_Software_Freedom_Day|Software Freedom Day Celebration – Philippines]]
|CPU {{ref|id6|[f]}}
|2017
|-
|Learning session
|[https://www.facebook.com/CPUnion/photos/a.10154742391142203/10154985485707203/?type=3&theater Wikipedia Orientation]
|CPU
|2017
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Philippines/Projects/Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon#Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_at_Calbayog_City|1st Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|MAWF {{ref|id7|[g]}}, SBWC, WMPH
|2014
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Philippines/Projects/2nd_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|2nd Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|NPC-Tac {{ref|id8|[h]}}, SBWC, WMPH
|2015
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:3rd_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|3rd Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|Catbalogan City government, SBWC
|2015
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:4th_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|4th Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|JCI-Catarman Cocoking {{ref|id9|[i]}}, SBWC
|2015
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:5th_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|5th Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|Municipal government of Guiuan, SBWC
|2016
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:6th_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|6th Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|UPVTC, SBWC
|2016
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:7th_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|7th Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|PSHS–EV {{ref|id10|[j]}}, SBWC
|2017
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:2nd_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_in_Pangasinan|2nd Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Pangasinan]]
|Pangasinan Wikipedia Community, Pangasinan Provincial Government
|2017
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:8th_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|8th Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|UPVTC, SBWC
|2018
|-
|Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:9th_Waray_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|9th Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
|UPVTC, SBWC
|2019
|-
|Resource Persons for Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:User:Billie_bb/Participation_during_the_10th_Bikol_Wikipedia_Anniversary|10th Bikol Wikipedia Anniversary]]
|PhilWiki Community {{ref|id11|[k]}}
|2017
|-
|Resource Persons for Edit-a-thon
|[[metawikimedia:Hablon_User_Group/UP_Internet_Freedom_Network_-_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon|Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Documenting Desaparecidos and Red-tagging against activists in the Philippines]] 
|UP Internet Freedom Network
|2020
|-
|Conference participation
|[[metawikimedia:ESEAP_Conference_2018|ESEAP Conference 2018]] {{ref|id12|[l]}}
|[[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Indonesia|Wikimedia Indonesia]], WMF {{ref|id13|[m]}}
|2018
|-
|Conference participation
|[https://iyil.ph/events/international-conference-multicultural-education-linguistics-counselling-and-social-sciences-2019/ International Conference on Multicultural Education, Linguistics, Counselling, and Social Sciences 2019] {{ref|id14|[n]}}
|[http://asscat.edu.ph/ Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology]
|2019
|-
|Conference presentation
|[[metawikimedia:User:Jojit_fb/2016_International_Conference_on_Inclusive_Education_and_Mother_Tongue-Based_Multilingual_Education|Contributing Freely to the Sum of all Knowledge]]
|[http://mothertongue-based.blogspot.com/2016/01/mtbmle-conference-invitation.html International Conference on Inclusive Education and Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education] {{ref|id15|[o]}}
|2016
|-
|Conference presentation
|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Conducting_a_successful_edit-a-thon.pdf Conducting a successful edit-a-thon]
|[[metawikimedia:ESEAP_Conference_2018|ESEAP Conference 2018]] {{ref|id16|[p]}}
|2018
|-
|Conference presentation
|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Improving_Wikimedia_Projects_Content_through_Collaboration_Waray_Wikipedia_Experiences_2014_to_2017_final_presentation.pdf Improving Wikimedia Projects Content through Collaboration-Waray Wikipedia Experiences 2014 to 2017]
|[[metawikimedia:ESEAP_Conference_2018|ESEAP Conference 2018]] {{ref|id16|[p]}}
|2018
|-
|Paper presentation
|[[metawikimedia:Hablon_User_Group/International_Conference_on_Multicultural_Education,_Linguistics,_Counselling,_and_Social_Sciences_2019|How Philippine-language Editions of Wikipedia Can Assist in Achieving Equality in Indigenous Education]]
|[http://asscat.edu.ph/international-conference-on-multicultural-education-linguistics-counselling-and-social-sciences-icmelcss2019/ International Conference on Multicultural Education, Linguistics, Counselling, and Social Sciences 2019] {{ref|id17|[q]}}
|2019
|-
|Lightning talk
|[[metawikimedia:Hablon_User_Group/MozillaPH_Monthly_Meetup,_April_2020|Mozilla Philippines Monthly Meetup, April 2020]]
|[https://www.mozillaphilippines.org Mozilla Philippines]
|2020
|-
|Write-up Publication
|[https://alcd-web.s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/28/329548f03e3f374c2e4b07cc0cdd41b6.pdf Disseminating Information Using an Indigenous Language – the Waray Wikipedia Experience]
|[https://web.alcd.center/aew/book.php?id=119 Aboriginal Education World vol. 91] {{ref|id18|[r]}}
|2020
|}
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;Notes:
:a.{{note|id1}} UPVTC = [[wikipedia:en:University_of_the_Philippines_Visayas_Tacloban_College|University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College]];
:b.{{note|id2}} SBWC = [https://web.archive.org/web/20170314034952/http://www.wikimedia.org.ph/wmph/Resolution:Recognition_of_Sinirangan_Bisaya_Wikimedia_Community Sinirangan Bisaya Wikimedia Community];
:c.{{note|id3}} WMPH = [[metawikimedia:Wiki_Society_of_the_Philippines|Wikimedia Philippines]];
:d.{{note|id4}} PHILACI = Philippine Association of Court Interpreters;
:e.{{note|id5}} AGIO = Association of Government Information Officers of Eastern Visayas Region; 
:f.{{note|id6}} CPU = [[wikipedia:en:Computer_Professionals%27_Union|Computer Professionals' Union]];
:g.{{note|id7}} MAWF = [https://www.facebook.com/Maharlika-Artists-and-Writers-Federation-MAWF-124400914273353/ Maharlika Artists and Writers Federation];
:h.{{note|id8}} NPC-Tac =  [https://nationalpressclubphilippines.com/ National Press Club] - Tacloban;
:i.{{note|id9}} JCI = [[wikipedia:en:Junior_Chamber_International|Junior Chamber International]], Philippines;  
:j.{{note|id10}}PSHS-EV = [[wikipedia:en:Philippine_Science_High_School_Eastern_Visayas_Campus|Philippine Science High School Eastern Visayas Campus]]; 
:k.{{note|id11}} PhilWiki Community = [[metawikimedia:PhilWiki_Community|Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group]];
:l.{{note|id12}} Conference reports of HUG representatives can be read [[metawikimedia:User:Jojit_fb/ESEAP_Conference_2018_Report|here]] and [[metawikimedia:User:Billie_bb/ESEAP_Conference_2018_Report|here]]
:m.{{note|id13}} WMF = [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]]
:n.{{note|id14}} Report on conference participation can be read [[metawikimedia:Hablon_User_Group/International_Conference_on_Multicultural_Education,_Linguistics,_Counselling,_and_Social_Sciences_2019|here]]
:o.{{note|id15}} Organized by 170+Talaytayan MLE and endorsed by UNESCO Bangkok
:p.{{note|id16}} Organized and sponsored by [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Indonesia|Wikimedia Indonesia]] and [[metawikimedia:Wikimedia_Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] and held in Bali, Indonesia in 2018
:q.{{note|id17}} Organized by and held at the [http://asscat.edu.ph/ Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology];
:r.{{note|id18}} The [https://web.alcd.center/aew/ Aboriginal Education World] is a bimonthly periodical of the [https://web.alcd.center/about/index.php?type=center Center for Aboriginal Languages, Cultures and eDucation, Center for Aboriginal Studies, National Chengchi University] in Taipei City in Taiwan 

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