To mark the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia, a group of Wikipedians from throughout Metro Manila, and some from further afield, met on the afternoon of 18 January 2026. The 22 attendees came from a variety of backgrounds: newcomers, independent editors, and Wikimedians from various user groups in the Philippines. For many attendees, this was their first in-person Wikipedia-related event. Other attendees were old hands, and reminisced about the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia celebration. Others fell in-between those extremes, but (so far as the organizers have heard) all enjoyed the event. *Experienced hands celebrate the continuity of cakes*. (Exec8 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / CC BY-SA 4.0) Some editors were new. “Until recently I didn’t know you could edit Wikipedia”, one said in their introduction, a refrain many in the movement have heard before.…