Category talk:Island municipalities in the Philippines

Point of this category

Everywhere in Phils is in an island. What's the point of this cat? Mary McAllen (talk) 16:58, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

This category refers to municipalities who are their own islands or their own archipelago. For example, Cordova, Cebu is not an island municipality because it shares the island its on with Lapu-Lapu City. On the other hand, Jomalig is an island municipality—it doesn't share the island its on. —seav (talk) 03:13, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

But what's the point? Does the list have value? By the way, Cordova is on its own island(s). Mary McAllen (talk) 21:40, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Does everything always have to have a point for you? Some Filipino elementary student might be asked in school which municipalities in his or her province are their own islands. This category can help that student answer the question and learn more about the country's geography. Besides, what harm does this category pose? It does not collect defamatory information. It does not present incorrect or unsourced information. Wikipedia is not paper so there is no need to "save" space by removing categories.

And while I agree that Cordova is separated from Lapu-Lapu by bodies of water, the municipality itself does not consider itself to be an island municipality but rather sharing Mactan Island with Lapu-Lapu. To quote from the website of Cordova: “It is a coastal town” and “Cordova is one (1) of the two (2) local government units in Mactan Island, the other one is the highly-urbanized city of Lapu-Lapu”.[1] So Cordova will not be considered an island municipality per that source and other sources. —seav (talk) 00:41, 30 March 2016 (UTC)