Philippines/Place Harmonization

The community has come up with several agreements on how to map specific places and editors in the Philippines are expected to adhere to these standards.

This is not meant to be comprehensive and it may change over time. It is therefore important to stay in touch with the community so as to keep abreast of these changes. If you are intent on editing places, please keep these tables on hand at all times.

Place	Primary Category	Additional Category	Type	Comments
24 hour mini marts and sari-sari stores	Convenience Store		Point (may be Area if large enough)	7 Eleven, Ministop, Lawson, Family Mart
Barangay Hall	Government	Organization/Association	Point
Beach Resort	Beach		Point (may be Area if Landmark)	Add category as appropriate: Lodging, Swimming Pool
Church/Chapel	Religious Center		Point (may be Area if large enough)
City Hall	City Hall		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Clubhouse	Organization/Association; Convention/Event Center		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Cockpit	Sports Court		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Commercial Building	Others		Area
Computer Shop	Electronics		Point
Condominium	Organization/Association	Others	Area
Covered Court	Sports Court		Point
Dental Clinic	Doctor/Clinic		Point
Diagnostic Clinic/Laboratory	Office		Point
Facial Care (not Dermatologist)	Personal Care		Point
Funeral Parlor/Memorial Chapel	Others		Point
Geothermal Plant	Industry		Area
Government Housing Project	Others; Government		Area
Health Center	Doctor/Clinic	Government	Point
Home for the Aged	Organization/Association		Point (may be Area if large enough)	*Add Government if applicable
Laundry Shop	Laundry/Dry Clean		Point
LPG Dealer	Shopping and Services		Point
Lying-in Clinic	Hospital/Urgent Care		Point
Mall	Shopping center		Area
Massage Center	Personal Care		Point
Medical Clinic	Doctor/Clinic		Point
Mosque	Religious Center		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Multi-use Buildings	Other		Point (may be Area if large enough)	*May or may not tweak categories based on building use, e.g. as Lodging
Municipal Hall	City Hall		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Orphanage	Organization/Association		Point	*Add Government if applicable
Pawnshop	Shopping and Services		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Pedestrian Footbridge	N/A		DO NOT MAP
Power Plant	Industry		Area
Private Pool/Resort	Swimming Pool	Lodging	Point (may be Area if Landmark)	*POOL and SWIMMING POOL ARE DIFFERENT
Provincial Capitol	City Hall		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Repair Shop	*whichever is applicable: car repair = car services, computer repair = electronics		Point
Rice Mill	Other		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Rural Health Unit	Hospital/Urgent Care	Government	Point
Sari-Sari stores	Convenience Store		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Salon/Barber Shop	Personal Care		Point
Spa	Personal Care		Point
Subdivision/Village	Organization/Association	Others	Area
Surgical Center	Doctor/Clinic		Point
Tattoo Studio/Parlor	Personal Care		Point
Temple	Religious Center		Point (may be Area if large enough)
Wet & Dry Market	Market		Area
Wind Farm	Industry		Area
Women's Center	Organization/Association		Point (may be Area if large enough)	*Add Government if applicable