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)