Hi Eric,<br><br>There's actually a tag for the official name: official_name=*<br><br>For the name=* tag itself, it should be what casual people expect to see on maps.<br><br>So it could be something like:<br><br>name=Makati City<br>
official_name=City of Makati<br>name:tl=Lungsod ng Makati<br>official_name:tl=Lungsod ng Makati<br><br>or <br><br>name=Makati<br>
official_name=City of Makati<br>
name:tl=Makati<br>
official_name:tl=Lungsod ng Makati<br><br><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:19 PM, eric pareja <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric.pareja@gmail.com">eric.pareja@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
We should follow the Philippine Standard Geographic Codes (PSGC) which<br>
is available at <a href="http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ACTIVESTATS/PSGC/default.asp" target="_blank">http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ACTIVESTATS/PSGC/default.asp</a><br>
<br>
The official city names are listed there in the quick table. So the<br>
official name will either be "City of ...." or ".... City" as<br>
indicated in the table there.<br>
For example, "Taguig City" is the official name, not "City of Taguig".<br>
On the other hand, "City of Makati" is the official name, not "Makati<br>
City".<br>
<br>
It will be the same for Barangays as well as for other geographic units.<br>
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On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <<a href="mailto:seav80@gmail.com">seav80@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi Totor,<br>
><br>
> We are having the same problem in Wikipedia. The current naming convention<br>
> there is to add the "City" but there's a proposal to drop the "City" in most<br>
> of them. Except for those cities that share names with other prominent<br>
> places (Iloilo, Cebu, Davao, Cotabato, Isabela, Quezon, Sorsogon etc.),<br>
> people usually refer to these places by just the name without the "City". In<br>
> OSM, we have the convention to remove "Barangay" in barangay names and<br>
> similarly, "City" in most city names.<br>
><br>
> The reason why you'll see signs that add the word "City" is because<br>
> achieving city status is a "badge of honor". The city governments would like<br>
> to proclaim that they are a city (which implies a more developed places)<br>
> every chance they get! So I wouldn't put too much weight on those signs and<br>
> government websites. ;-)<br>
><br>
> My two centavos,<br>
> Eugene (osm:seav)<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Totor <<a href="mailto:totor_osm@yahoo.com">totor_osm@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hi everybody<br>
>><br>
>> I put back the City in some city names in cebu :<br>
>> Mandaue City,<br>
>> Lapu-Lapu City<br>
>> and<br>
>> Danao City<br>
>><br>
>> They were removed some time ago, and while it makes sense<br>
>> (unlike Cebu City, there is no Mandaue island or province...),<br>
>> the road signs indicate Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City.<br>
>><br>
>> The address of the company I work also shows Lapu-Lapu City.<br>
>><br>
>> These websites also mention the "City" in the name :<br>
>> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Cebu" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Cebu</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.mandauecity.gov.ph/" target="_blank">http://www.mandauecity.gov.ph/</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.cebu.gov.ph/" target="_blank">http://www.cebu.gov.ph/</a><br>
>> and even : <a href="http://openstreetmap.org.ph/viewall.php" target="_blank">http://openstreetmap.org.ph/viewall.php</a> !!!<br>
>><br>
>> I was not able to find anything regarding this in the wiki.<br>
>> Probably because European names/road signs usually don't include city (as<br>
>> far as I know)<br>
>><br>
>> What is your opinion ?<br>
>> Should we ignore the City in most of the names or add it to all?<br>
>> Should we add City as stated on the road signs only?<br>
>> Is there an official name list ? (I never heard of Manila City :)<br>
>> How about Carcar, Naga, Toledo, Bogo and Talisay ?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Happy mapping.<br>
>><br>
>> Totor<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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