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Rediscovering Manila’s Past: 19th Annual Manila Studies Conference

Author: Ilsp on August 31st, 2010

Academicians, students and researchers alike are invited to attend the Manila Studies Association Inc.’s (MSA) 19th Annual Manila Studies Conference on 31 August to 1 September 2010, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at St. Thomas Hall, St. Thomas Building, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Intramuros, Manila.

With its partners, the National Commission for Culture and Arts-Committee on Historical Research and the Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL), MSA will present Manila studies papers that focus on the history and culture of the Philippines.

Researchers from different organizations are set to present the following papers:

• “Update on the Prehistory/Archaeology of the Philippines: Philippine Deep History is not Prehistory” by Victor J. Paz (UP-Diliman)
• “San Juan Batangas Archaeology within the General Question of Philippine History” by Grace Barretto-Tesoro (UP-Diliman)
• “The Archaeology of Lubang Island and its Implications to Understanding 15th Century Philippines” by Zandro Villanueva (UP-Diliman)
• “From Manila to Frontier California: Asian Goods from Manila Supplied to California Presidios as Discovered in Spanish Language Documents” by Veronica A. Dado (NHCP)
• “Ermita: The Republic’s Would-Be Civic Center” by Fernando Z. Zialcita (ADMU)
• “Hayaan Mong Mangusap Ang Muog: Isang Hermenyutikong Paglalahad sa Kasaysayan ng Letran” by Manuel R. Zamora Jr. (CSJL)
• “Todos los Santos de Intramuros” by Jerry Imbong (CSJL)
• “A Requiem for Cementerio Balic-balic, Sampaloc, Manila (1884-1925) ” by Martin Gaerlan (Independent Researcher)
• “The Japanese Community of Manila During World War II Through the Eyes of a Japanese Resident” by Augusto V. de Viana (UST)
• “’To the Person Sitting in Darkness’ – Mark Twain, The Anti-Imperialist League and the American Resistance to the Philippine-American War (1899-1910) ” by Jose Victor Z. Torres (DLSU)
• “Tundo: Ang Hamon ng Bagong Siglo” by Gil G. Gotiangco, Jr. II (UP-Diliman)
• “Accesorias in Spanish Colonial Manila” by Lorelei DC. de Viana (FEU)
• “Cholera Epidemics and Everyday Life in Colonial Philippines” by Ma. Mercedes G. Planta (UP-Diliman)
• “Cine/Sine: Spanish Beginnings of Philippine Cinema” by Nick Deocampo (Center for New Cinema)

Open forums after each presentation will be presided over by moderators coming from CSJL, as well as by MSA board members such as Bernardita R. Churchill, Marya Svetlana T. Camacho, Lorelei DC. De Viana, Fr. Rolando S. DelaGoza, and Violeta S. Ignacio.

With the P2,000 sharing fee, participants shall receive a conference kit, one complimentary publication, lunch and snacks for the two-day conference.

On the second day, MSA will also launch two of its publications titled Manila 2010 (ed. by Lorelei DC. de Viana) and Manila 2007 and Manila 2008 (ed. by Jose Victor Z. Torres) with the assistance of NCCA.

Filipiniana.net shares the advocacy of Manila Studies Association Inc., a non-profit professional organization established in June 1989, in preserving and conserving the historical and cultural landmarks of Manila through the dissemination of relevant historical literature.

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Tags: Culture, History, Manila Studies Association

Category: Events

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First international meet on technology education to be held in Manila

Author: sblvr on March 2nd, 2010

The first international conference on technology education entitled “Touchpoint 2010” will be held on March 4 and 5, 2010 at the Century Park Hotel in Manila. With the theme “Real Learning with ICT,” this groundbreaking convention aims to bring together specialists from the fields of technology and education to discuss how information communications technology (ICT) has enhanced teaching, learning and governance in education. The two-day event also aims to promote dynamic collaborations among the participants, expected to include teachers, researchers, scientists, administrators and policy makers.

Tags: Education, Technology, Touchpoint

Category: Announcements, Events, Technology

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UST to hold landmark conference on history of Philippine pharmacy

Author: sblvr on February 5th, 2010

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Miguel de Benavides Library and Faculty of Pharmacy will host a conference on Filipino-Spanish contributions to the history of Philippine pharmacy, entitled “A Century of Pharmacy Dynamics, Ethics and Significs.” The convention will be held on February 8 to 9, 2010, at the Conference Hall of the Miguel de Benavides Library in the UST campus in España, Manila.

The topics to be discussed at the forum include the scope of pharmacy during the Spanish period and the medical products used at the time, as well as the development of chemical theories and pharmacy curricula through the years. There will also be lectures on medicinal plants and botanic gardens, notable Filipino pharmacists, and the practice of pharmacy in contemporary times.

Tags: Philippine pharmacy

Category: Announcements, Events

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Philippine Revolutionary Records: Mga dokumento ng Pambansang Rebolusyon laban sa kolonyalismo at imperyalismo

Author: admin on July 20th, 2009

Hindi maikakaila na may sarili ng kabihasnan ang mga sinaunang Pilipino bago pa dumating ang mga mananakop na Kastila. Subalit sinira ng mga Kastila ang mayabong na kabihasnan ng ating mga ninuno dahil sa kanilang paniniwala na ang kanilang sibilisasyon ay superyor. Pinilit ng mga mananakop na Kastila na tanggalan ng sariling pagkakakilanlan ang ating mga ninuno. Sa unang pagkakataon, tinanggalan ng sariling kasaysayan ang mga Pilipino.

Taong 1896 ng magtagumpay ang mga Pilipino na mailunsad ang isang pambansang rebolusyon laban sa rehimeng kolonyal ng Espanya. Halos dalawang taong nagpunyagi ang mga Pilipino upang makamit ang matagal ng inaasam na kalayaan. Ang rebolusyong Pilipino ay pansamantalang naputol dahil sa kasunduan sa Biak-na-Bato noong 1897.

Sa panahong ipinapakita ng mga Pilipino ang kanilang pagkabansa at kakayahan na pamahalaan ang sariling bayan sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatalsik sa mga mananakop na Espanyol, muli na naman nawala sa kamay ng mga Pilipino ang karapatang maging malaya. Ang imperyalistang Estados Unidos ay agad na sinunggaban ang pagkakataong makapanakop ng panibagong kolonya para sa kanyang pang-ekonomiya at istratehikong interes. Hindi pumayag ang mga Pilipino na basta na lang maagaw sa kanilang mga kamay ang resulta ng dalawang taong armadong pakikibaka laban sa rehimeng kolonyal ng Espanya. Magiting na nilabanan ng mga rebolusyunaryong Pilipino ang mga tropang Amerikano. Ang yugtong ito ng kasaysayang Pilipino ay tinatawag na Digmaang Pilipino-Amerikano.

Tags: Philippine American War, Philippine Revolution, Philippine Revolutionary Records

Category: History

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“Lourdes Díaz-Trechuelo, In Memoriam: A Conference on Spanish Colonial Philippines” March 11 and 12, 2009

Author: admin on February 11th, 2009

Lourdes Díaz-Trechuelo Spínola, eminent Spanish historian who pioneered studies on Spanish colonial Philippines in Spanish academia, passed away in Seville last 16th of March 2008. She was one of the first female university professors in Spain, having begun her career as an academic in the 1940’s and gaining international prestige. The publication of her first major work, Arquitectura española en Filipinas (1565-1800) was a milestone in Philippine historiography in Spain.

Tags: Spanish Colonial Philippines

Category: Announcements

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Libraries for users, by users.

Author: ivyjean on November 21st, 2008

Fires are nightmares for archivists and readers alike. So are moths, paper-eating worms, mildew and dust. Books don’t live forever. Solutions implemented by librarians over the years, outside of buying new copies, include the conversion of books to microfilm and the risographing and rebinding of books once they become too brittle to handle.

Tags: Digital libraries, Filipiniana.net, Vibal Foundation

Category: Announcements, Events, Technology

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Ambeth Ocampo to give annual “Redmond Kernan History Lecture” as part of “War and Dissent: The US in the Philippines” exhibit

Author: laya on October 14th, 2008

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The Presidio Trust confirmed today noted Filipino historian, journalist and National Book Award-winning author Ambeth Ocampo will deliver a special presentation at the Presidio as part of a series of special programs accompanying the Presidio’s ambitious new historical exhibit, War and Dissent: The U.S. in the Philippines 1898-1915. Mr. Ocampo will give his free talk entitled: “Annual Redmond Kernan History Lecture: Ambeth Ocampo Offers a Filipino Perspective” on Wednesday, October 29, at 7 pm at the Presidio Officers’ Club.

Category: Announcements, History

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Riding the Web 2.0 Wave – Lecture No. 6: Exploring the Philippine Knowledge Space

Author: laya on July 27th, 2008

Topic: Exploring the Philippine Knowledge Space

Speaker: Baripov Guerrero, OIC - WikiPilipinas.org

Date and Time: July 1, 2008, 2:50 PM – 3:40 PM

Venue: DOLE Ople Hall, Intramuros, Manila

Mr. Baripov “Bari” Guerrero began his talk with two words: Knowledge Revolution. Its end goal, he said, is knowledge sharing. He then asked what made the Ifugao Rice Terraces different from the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Egypt. The Terraces, he said, were built through community effort while the other two were built by forced labor. Even in ancient times, Filipinos knew the value of community effort.

Tags: Knowledge revolution, Web 2.0

Category: Announcements, Government

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Riding the Web 2.0 Wave – Lecture No. 2: Introduction to Blogging and Blogging for Advocacy

Author: laya on July 1st, 2008

Topic: Introduction to Blogging and Blogging for Advocacy

Speaker: Dine Racoma, www.filipinaimages.com

Date and Time: July 1, 2008, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Venue: DOLE Ople Hall, Intramuros, Manila

According to Ms. Dine Racoma, anyone who can write and use a computer can blog. She herself is relatively a newcomer to blogging since she was the last in her family to learn to blog, she said. Blogging doesn’t need a lot of tech savvy, just the willingness to share things with others.

Tags: Blogging, Web 2.0

Category: Announcements, Government

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Riding the Web 2.0 Wave – Lecture No. 5: Writing for the Web: The Do’s and Don’ts of Web Writing

Author: laya on July 1st, 2008

Topic: Writing for the Web: The Do’s and Don’ts of Web Writing

Speaker: Kristine Mandigma, Editorial Director of Vibal Foundation

Date and Time: July 1, 2008, 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Venue: DOLE Ople Hall, Intramuros, Manila

“Readers on the web don’t read. They only scan. Also, they don’t read pages in sequence,” stated Ms. Kristine Mandigma as she began her lecture. First of all, she said, it’s tiring to read onscreen, so users tend to just scan the material and see what’s interesting. They then tend to download long articles or documents for printing and read the hardcopy. Also, users don’t read web pages in sequence the way books are read from the first to the last page. Because of hyperlinks, users tend to jump between pages depending on what they’re interested in. Also, users tend to read only 20% of the text in a webpage, and they place importance on credibility. Ms. Mandigma reminded the audience that the web is a user-driven medium and each page has to compete with a million other websites.

Category: Announcements, Government

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