The above-mentioned conference aims to achieve the following specific objectives:
1. to bring Area Studies to the attention of Social Science enthusiasts (high school, college and graduate students and teachers of History, Social Studies and Araling Panlipunan) in the country as a scholarship that aims to bridge various disciplines in order to understand relationships among societies in the changing world;
2. to promote the Organization of Area Studies Majors of the College of Arts and Sciences UP Manila as the pioneer interdisciplinary undergraduate organization in the Philippines;
3. to assemble in one forum experts on Area Studies and other Social Sciences in the Philippines;
4. to extract new theories in Area Studies, to advance new interdisciplinary research methods, to raise the parameters of teaching and learning Philippine history, with emphasis on pre-colonial culture and heritage, economic institutions and development, and the current state of economic and political relations with other countries;
5. to extol the academic and extra-curricular talents and skills of the members of OrgASM.
The conference shall produce a compilation of articles supported by scholarly research and documentation on the various topics in Philippine political, economic, social and cultural histories. These articles are in consonance with the aim to encourage and support the writing of Philippine history from the Filipino perspective.They are also beneficial towards the development of new modes of teaching the social sciences through linking cultures and arts of various societies with that of the Philippines.
The conference is OPEN TO ALL SOCIAL SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES (Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Local and Global Development Studies, Philippine & Asian Studies, International Studies, Economics and other Regional Studies/Disciplines) in the Philippines.
RATES FOR 1-DAY ATTENDEES. It only applies to the first 120. An additional 100 pesos will be collected for the succeeding participants.
RATES FOR 1-DAY ATTENDEES. It only applies to the first 120. An additional 100 pesos will be collected for the succeeding participants. For official transaction of confirmation/reservations, please contact Ms. Charity Joyce R. Santos at 09178402346 or email us at chajoycesantos@yahoo.com or at danae_pantano@yahoo.com.
RATES FOR 2-DAY ATTENDEES. It only applies to the first 120. An additional 100 pesos will be collected for the succeeding participants.
RATES FOR 2-DAY ATTENDEES. It only applies to the first 120. An additional 100 pesos will be collected for the succeeding participants. For official transaction of confirmation/reservations, please contact Ms. Charity Joyce R. Santos at 09178402346 or email us at chajoycesantos@yahoo.com or at danae_pantano@yahoo.com.
THE LECTURES
DAY 1
The conference starts with a keynote address entitled “FILIPINAS, ANOTHER CENTURY HENCE” which is based on the conference theme by Dr. Regino P. Paular who teaches at the Social Sciences Department and the Languages and Literature Department of the College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University Dasmariñas.
REGINO P. PAULAR was a former Chief (retired) of the Historical Education Division of the National Historical Institute (NHI) and Executive Member, National Historical Committee, Sub-Commission on Cultural Heritage, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). He finished his Bachelor of Science, Associate in Arts in 1968 and Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) in Psychology/English, 1969 from the Araneta University Foundation. He is also an alumnus of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran for the degree of Teacher’s Diploma Major Course in Spanish in 1970. In 1982, he graduated from the Instituto de Cooperacion Iberoamericana in Madrid, Spain for the degree of M.A. Spanish as a government scholar. In 1987 he finished his M.A. in Psychology/Linguistics from the University of the Philippines Diliman. In 1990 he brought honor and prestige to the Philippines when his book “La Medicina en Filipinas Prehispanica received third prize. In 1993 he graduated from the Universidad Cumplutense de Madrid. (formerly Universidad Central de Madrid where Dr. Jose Rizal studied) with the diploma on EstudiosHispanicos with a general average of “sobresaliente.” In 2001 he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philippine Studies. He is well-traveled, staying abroad as scholar, researcher, observer or paper presentor in countries such as Spain, Portugal, England, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia, Japan, Thailand, China, Taiwan and others. At present, he is a part-time faculty at the Languages and Literature Department of the De La Salle University Dasmariñas where he teaches Philippine History, Culture and Heritage in both graduate and undergraduate courses.He is a Hispanista, an academician/member of the Real Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española Correspondiente de la Real Academia de la Lengua Española en Madrid.
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PAPER ABSTRACT
In today’s global society, the Philippines is rigidly exposed to too much delicate encounters and challenges between and among countries in Asia, the Middle East, the Americas (USA, Canada, Latin America), Europe, Africa, and the island countries in the Pacific. These encounters and challenges involve political, diplomatic, economic, historical and cultural relationships that, in so many ways, would have enormous repercussions affecting one other. Considering that the Philippines has its own historical and cultural past, a schematic plan for the effective teaching and productive use of the social sciences should already be formulated and implemented to educate its people and prepare them for the present and tomorrow’s overwhelming experiences. This schematic plan should plot out a flow chart of actions whereby its citizens are properly guided to specific objectives and activities that would make themselves properly educated and experienced, ready to face the world of work and confront global challenges that would affect them and their country. Past and present lessons of history, national or otherwise, should make them aware of their implications to improving local governance and international relations, prospective national and global economic potentials or coping with related unfortunate failures, and, ultimately, the appreciation of worldwide cultural legacies and the conservation of extant global cultural heritage. Our government policy makers and the academic institutions should already have paved the grounds for the effective training and the scholarly qualifications of Filipino students. That the latter should have already known the productive educational path they are heading to and the scientific training and practical knowledge of the social sciences that they must have earlier absorbed in the tertiary schools. Nevertheless, how could these be done?
Firstly, the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education should rectify and improve the effectivity of the present curricular offerings to make our students equipped with useful linguistic and academic knowledge and preparations without destroying the very soul of our history and culture . That the results of educational and social researches should be made available to both students and teachers, for diagnostic and prognostic purposes;
Secondly, to promote commerce and tourism, our government’s Departments of Foreign Affairs, Finance and other related agencies should have excellent friendship with countries we already had diplomatic relations. Yet, there is still a strong need to open more embassies and consular offices in other countries where the prospect of good economic and political ties could bolster our economic stability and territorial integrity. We missed to become a member of the Organization of Latin American countries, where the Philippines is historically and culturally linked. The Philippines Is considered a Hispanoamericano country on account of her Hispanic culture and history. One should know that Spain is our strong advocate in the European Community, especially on economic and political matters. With good diplomacy comes tourism possibilities and economic potentials that are favorable to the country and the Filipino people.
Thirdly, making social sciences part and parcel of human development and making it work for peace and prosperity of the country should be the ultimate aim of education. That History, Political Sciences, Economics, including “Culture and Heritage,” which are topics under Anthropology, are related with each other and the important ideas and practices discussed in these domains could serve as bridges or linkages for a prosperous and productive life among Filipinos now and in the future. Knowledge and practices obtained from these areas of specializations could help institute a healthy understanding of the people in different situations or create a friendly environment for local and global communities. The connective knowledge and effective practices of the social sciences could serve as a tool in the attainment of national pride and stability, thereby ensuring global peace and prosperity.
THE CONFERENCE IS DIVIDED INTO SIX SESSIONS, EACH GOVERNED BY A SPECIFIC THEME.
Thee Organization of Area Studies Majors (OrgASM) is an academic and socio-civic organization of the BA Social Sciences (Area Studies) Program of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila. Since its founding in 2003, the (OrgASM) has been at the forefront in molding young interdisciplinary social science students to be holistic, action-oriented, knowledgeable and successful in the field in the sincerest belief that these are requisites in becoming true leaders in the spirit of nation-building.
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