Rupac, Karen Paula L.
Research Seminar 1
A Reaction Paper
The Philippines and Asia in the 21st Century
A Graduate Students’ Conference
The conference features three sessions covering 14 panels and 58 presentations from the
graduate students of the UP Asian Center taking up their MAs at the UP Asian Center and their
PhDs at the TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies program.
Each session consists of four (4) to five (5) parallel sessions.
SESSION 1: 9:00 AM–10:30 AM
Panel 1: Asian Identities
Panel 2: Korean Pop Culture
Panel 3: Confucianism, Taoism, and Spirituality
Panel 4: Islam, Ritual, and Christianity in Peace and Development
SESSION 2: 10:45 AM-12:15 AM
Panel 5: Film and Media in Japan and the Philippines
Panel 6: Tourism and Marketing in Japan and Southeast Asia
Panel 7: Education: Policy and Praxis in East Asia
Panel 8: Food, Ageing, and the Military in East Asia
Panel 9: History, Memory, and Politics
SESSION 3: 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Panel 10: International Relations in East/West Asia
Panel 11: Development and Political Economy
Panel 12: Art and Literature in the Philippines
Panel 13: Gender, Racism and Nation in Korea and Southeast Asia
Panel 14: Religious Expressions and NONS
Session 1 Panel 4 Islam, Ritual, and Christianity in Peace and Development
Development of Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Civic Engagement (Dyandell Mendoza)
Concrete Articulations of Biblical Doctrines in the Development Work of
Made in Hope (Sofia Jingco)
Bultong: A Study on the Role of Religious Ritual in Settling Land Boundary
Disputes through Indigenous Games (Elizabeth Bitog)
Promoting Common Belief between Sunnis and Shias for Peace and
Development in Asia (Muhammad al-hussein Solaiman)
Session 2 Panel 9: History, Memory, and Politics
Sports Tourism and Cultural Practices in Cebu: Perceptions of Sports,
Culture, and Society (Alena Macasil)
Creation of Collective Memories of “Comfort Women:” Comparisons of South
Korean and Philippine Experiences (Antonio Miranda)
‘Tapang at Malasakit’: Filipino Perspectives on Social Organization and the
Rise of Dutertismo (Michael Tabuyan)
Social Movements and Monuments: The “Democracy” in the Democracy
Monument of Thailand and the “People Power” in the People Power Monument
of the Philippines (Gil Turingan)
Session 3 Panel 11: Development and Political Economy
Saemaul Undong in the Philippines: The Case of Brgy. Lomboy in Santa Cruz,
Zambales (Hannah Cana)
Ang Mito ng Kawanggawa: Mga Pambungad na Pagsipat sa Pulitikal na
Ekonomiya ng Paggawa ng Mabuti sa Kapwa (Harvey Castillo)
The Changes in the Land Use Pattern and Environment in Marikina:
Effects on the Development of Marikenyo Identities from a Rural Town to a
‘Lungsod ng May Mabubuting Ugali’ (Nomer Angeles)
Bringing Back the Quad and Indo-Pacific: Implications for the Philippines
(Jeremy Mirasol)
Alternative Ways of Living with Water in Asia (Anne Verzola)