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SUMMARY:2023 UP Manila Wellness and Sports Festival
DESCRIPTION:The University of the Philippines Manila will hold the Wellness and Sports Festival this October 2023. The UP Manila Wellness and Sports Festival Committee has prepared a month-long wellness and sports activities for the UP Manila community.\n\nThe University community is enjoined to actively participate in the various activities and to stay tuned for updates and the pre-registration forms for the wellness activities and sports events from the Committee.\n\nSource: UP Manila Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/2023-up-manila-wellness-and-sports-festival/
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SUMMARY:CSSP 40th Founding Anniversary Activities
DESCRIPTION:Join the activities organized by the UP Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy this October in celebration of its 40th founding anniversary.\n\nRefer to the schedule below for more details.
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/cssp-40th-founding-anniversary-activities/
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SUMMARY:Marco Ruben T. Malto II's 'Bisa' painting exhibit
DESCRIPTION:The following is a press release from the ‘Bisa’ painting exhibit.\n\nWhen the horn-headed aliens from planet Boazan invade to conquer Earth\, a team of young heroes goes “Let’s volt in!” and turns into Voltes V to save the day. Pilots of five attack vehicles fly into a V formation\, and using ultra-electromagnetic energy\, they come together to boost their strength to fight the superior Boazanians. This mind-blowing transformation into a Super Electromagnetic Machine that kept its young viewers glued to their screens happens with the LSS-inducing theme song in the background and the all-too-familiar battle cry\, “Voltes Fiiiive-vah!”\n\nThe recent return of Voltes V on mainstream TV banks on the power of nostalgia over the beloved Japanese anime\, particularly among its first Filipino viewers whose excitement for its nearing finale was cut short by the banning of the show in 1979 for promoting “unwholesome attitudes among children toward violence.” But the show’s fanatics swear the story of Voltes V promotes good values with the heroes looking for their missing father\, the underdogs standing up against injustice\, tyranny and oppression\, and the five pilots learning the value of teamwork. For many\, Voltes V is really about “family and freedom.”\n\nThe V in this iconic anime character stands for the five heroes\, and presumably their ultimate goal — Victory. Coincidentally\, the rebirth of the popular “peace sign” during the last presidential campaign resembles the letter V\, with the candidates waving it ending up victorious indeed. Perhaps more than any other political party\, the current officials put a premium on the impact of images\, and the power of propaganda. More than a year into the “New Philippines” regime\, and upon lifting the country’s state of emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic\, logo launching became a regular event. Government agencies have been promoting their redesigned logos left and right as part of the administration’s campaign for a new brand of governance and leadership. Bagong Pilipinas is “characterized by a principled\, accountable and dependable government reinforced by unified institutions of society\,” and it comes with its own logo.\n\nLogos\, after all\, are graphics for easy recall and understanding of what a brand is all about. The design is as important as the capacity of the brand to make good on its commitment to its audience. When a government\, or any organization\, cannot deliver on its brand promise\, then the logo means nothing. There is a fine line between branding and propaganda. Branding happens when a word\, a slogan\, an image\, or a logo is repeatedly projected to the public until it remains firmly in their memory\, and they finally take it for a fact. Political branding involves government and political actors\, and can be used for either public information or mass disinformation. The success of political branding or campaigns to instil ideas aimed at shaping public opinions have been most evident in the past national elections. An entire nation suffering from “truth decay” has been voting based on its perceived facts. As one Madam once pointed out\, “Perception is real\, the truth is not.”\n\nAmid all the brouhaha over the strongly criticized government logos and campaigns\, Bagong Pilipinas has been marked by high inflation rates\, high prices of basic commodities\, high unemployment rates\, and low expectations from incumbent leaders. 51% of the Filipino families who rated themselves “poor\,” and even the 30% who considered themselves on “borderline\,” are bearing the brunt of poor public service delivery\, problematic education system\, tensions in West Philippine Sea\, damages due to extreme weather changes\, red-tagging\, and mounting cases of massive corruption. With hope running dry\, most Filipinos\, particularly those without privilege or power\, are turning yet again to their most available source of strength — their faith. Some would argue that in “faith\, hope\, and love\,” the greatest of all is faith.\n\nFaithful Filipinos can be followers of superpowers or local heroes\, saints or deities\, prayers or rituals\, religious articles or amulets\, influencers or idols\, political parties or patronage\, vaccines or facemasks\, Lazada or Shopee. Faith in the protection and power offered by these fountains of hope is a comfort provider to overcome challenges\, as well as a courage booster to make things happen. Faith is a formidable force — the vaccine to a virus\, the booster to a weakening immunity\, the Voltes V to Prince Zardoz. Faith is hoping for heroes’ timely rescue\, the prayer to one’s god for protection\, the undying quest for mystical powers\, the rain dance to water shortage\, the dopamine from fangirling K-pop idols or binge-watching K-dramas\, and the highly sought-after assurance from political alliances.\n\nIn his painting exhibit Bisa\, artist\, University of the Philippines Fine Arts professor\, and painter Marco Ruben T. Malto II examines the efficacy\, influence\, power\, or strength of various forms of faith. This is not the first time Malto has featured manifestations of the Filipino faith in his works. Faith and the beliefs that they represent using the enigmatic anting-anting elements is a recurring theme in the artist’s works\, alongside his suggestive narratives referencing popular images to reflect on current issues dominating the nation. The symbols found in anting-antings can be traced to hybrid beliefs combining Roman-Judeo-Christian religion and Filipino folk beliefs in the Bathala. Just as each element in a logo design is strategically decided to achieve desired results\, the symbols etched in the amulets are meticulously composed in order to heal\, protect\, and strengthen the faithful wearer. In Bisa\, the artist showcases how every text in pidgin Latin deliberately inscribed in his works are interplayed with imageries to put to power what many Filipinos consider their talisman.\n\nMalto’s Bisa Exhibit opens on Saturday\, October 14\, at 6 pm\, at Boston Gallery (2nd Flr) on 72 Boston Street\, Cubao\, Quezon City. The exhibit runs until October 31\, 2023. Gallery hours are from 9 am to 5 pm\, Tuesdays to Sundays.\n\nAbout the artist\n\nEvery year\, for the past 10 years\, solo exhibitions by Marco Ruben T. Malto II embody themes capturing the country’s current crucial concerns and how they interplay with history and the nuances of the Filipino culture. The professor in the artist constantly aspires to educate by engaging his public in important national discourses — using his works to characterize and to comment on the socio-political conditions of the present\, while remembering history and drawing on cultural references from thematic beliefs and practices that are distinctly Filipino.\n\nMalto is a graduate of UP Diliman College of Fine Arts (UPCFA) completing his Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Painting degree in 1993\, and his Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002. He has been teaching at UPCFA-Department of Studio Arts since 2002\, and has been a recipient of the University Artist Award\, and the UP Diliman Centennial Professorial Chair Award for his annual solo exhibits from 2013 to 2022.\n\nSource: https://www.rappler.com/bulletin-board/bisa-painting-exhibit-quezon-city-october-2023/
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/marco-ruben-t-malto-iis-bisa-painting-exhibit/
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SUMMARY:Intensive Training Course on Diagnostic Parasitology
DESCRIPTION:Poster from UP CPH Facebook post\nThe Department of Parasitology invites you to the Face-to-Face Intensive Training Course on Diagnostic Parasitology from 14 – 18 August 2023 (33rd ITC)\, and 16 – 20 October 2023 (34th ITC).\n\nThis 5-day intensive course on diagnostic medical parasitology aims to review\, update\, and strengthen the knowledge and skills of health professionals involved in teaching\, research\, and diagnostic work dealing with parasitic diseases.\n\nFor further inquiries\, contact:\n\nDR. ARLENE G. BERTUSO/MS. AMANDA D. VITERBO\nOrganizing Committee\n(02) 8523-5929\n(+63) 949-4762215\nagbertuso@up.edu.ph\ndop.upcph@gmail.com\n\nSource: UP College of Public Health Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/intensive-training-course-on-diagnostic-parasitology-2/
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SUMMARY:7th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (7th ICFAS)
DESCRIPTION:3 Keynote\, 9 plenary speakers to grace 7th ICFAS\n\nWe are thrilled to present the keynote and plenary speakers for the upcoming 7th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (7th ICFAS) to be held on October 18-20\, 2023 at Grand Xing Hotel\, Iloilo City.\n\nGracing this year’s ICFAS as Keynote Speakers are Senator Loren Legarda\, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in the Philippines Dr. Lionel Dabbadie\, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Atty. Demosthenes Escoto.\n\nThe Plenary Speakers include:\n• Mr. Nygiel Armada\, Chief of Party\, USAID Fish Right Program;\n• Dr. Yu-Wei Chang\, Professor\, National Taiwan Ocean University;\n• Dr. Nikita Gopal\, Founding Member and Chair\, Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section\, Asian Fisheries Society;\n• Dr. Sayaka Ito\, Deputy Chief\, Southeast Asian Fisheries\n\nDevelopment Center –Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD);\n• Prof. Kyoko Kusabe\, Asian Institute of Technology\, Thailand;\n• Dr. Cynthia Saloma\, Professor\, University of the Philippines Diliman;\n• Academician Mudjekeewis Santos\, Scientist IV\, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute;\n• Dr. Zhizhong Qi\, Professor\, Ocean University of China; and\n• Dr. Tau Liu\, Professor\, Xiamen University\, China\n\nWith the theme\, Fisheries for the Future\, 7th ICFAS is expected to gather hundreds of participants from the academe\, civil society\, government and non-government organizations to discuss the crucial role of the fisheries sector in the global community on the future of food given the rapidly growing world population.\n\nThe international conference is hosted by the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences\, UP Visayas.\n\nSource: UP Visayas College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/7th-international-conference-on-fisheries-and-aquatic-sciences-7th-icfas/
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SUMMARY:Tax Literacy Course for MSMEs
DESCRIPTION:Image from the ISSI Facebook page\nThe UP Diliman Institute for Small-Scale Industries will conduct the “Tax Literacy Course for MSMEs” on October 18–20.\n\nInterested participants may register at http://bit.ly/UPISSI_2023TrainingRegistration.\n\nGet in touch with Maria Fe S. Reyes (msreyes6@up.edu.ph) for inquiries.
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/tax-literacy-course-for-msmes/
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SUMMARY:Cordillera Creative Writing Workshop 2023: WRITERS TALKING TO WRITERS Public Lectures
DESCRIPTION:Cordillera Creative Writing Workshop 2023: WRITERS TALKING TO WRITERS Public Lectures\n\nLecture 2\nBEYOND LOCAL COLOR WRITING: Initiating a Cordilleran Style Guide\nHeather Ann Pulido\n\n17-OCT-2023\n9:00AM – 10:00AM\nUniversity of the Philippines Baguio\nSarmiento Hall\n\nVisit the Facebook Event page for more info
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/cordillera-creative-writing-workshop-2023-writers-talking-to-writers-public-lectures/
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SUMMARY:“Saving Graciano Lopez Jaena: The Case Against Him and His Role in the Propaganda Movement”
DESCRIPTION:“Saving Graciano Lopez Jaena: The Case Against Him and His Role in the Propaganda Movement” by Mr. Francsico G. Villanueva\n\n19 October 2023\n9:00 am\nUPV Little Theater\, Iloilo City\n\nThis lecture is brought to you by the Center for West Visayan Studies!\n\nSource: Center for West Visayan Studies – UP Visayas Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/saving-graciano-lopez-jaena-the-case-against-him-and-his-role-in-the-propaganda-movement/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231019T100000
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SUMMARY:Waray-Pag-ultan han Pinulongan: Mulay-Mulay ha Binisaya (Waray without Borders: Playing with Words)
DESCRIPTION:Waray-Pag-ultan han Pinulongan: Mulay-Mulay ha Binisaya (Waray without Borders: Playing with Words)\n\nThe Leyte Samar Heritage Center is marking its 28th founding anniversary and Museums and Galleries Month this October with a new exhibit on the Binisaya/Waray language with the title “Waray Pag-ultan han Pinulongan: Mulay-Mulay ha Binisaya (Waray without Borders: Playing with Words).”\n\nThe free interactive exhibit underscores how language carries the collective knowledge of our ancestors\, how it shapes our identity as a people\, and how it helps us navigate this modern world.\n\nEveryone is invited to view the exhibit anytime between 19 October 2023 and 26 January 2024\, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on weekdays except holidays. Book your visit by filling out this form [https://bit.ly/WarayLanguageExhibit].\n\nSource: UP Tacloban – Leyte Samar Heritage Center Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/waray-pag-ultan-han-pinulongan-mulay-mulay-ha-binisaya-waray-without-borders-playing-with-words/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231019T130000
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SUMMARY:Cordillera Studies Center  (CSC) Completed Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:The Cordillera Studies Center invites the public to another installment of the CSC Completed Lecture Series to be held on 19 October 2023 (Thursday)\, 1:00pm-2:30pm at CSS AVR\, UP Baguio.\n\nAssistant Professor Jessica Talangchey of the Human Kinetics Program\, College of Science will be presenting the results of her research entitled Tadek Di E-Sabangan: An Expression of the People of Sabangan’s Cultural Identity and Heritage Through Takik and Tallibeng Indigenous Dances.\n\nThis is an in-person lecture. See you there!
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/cordillera-studies-center-csc-completed-lecture-series/
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SUMMARY:i-conNECt: Groundwater Management
DESCRIPTION:Image from the NEC Facebook page\nEveryone is invited to the seminar “i-conNECt: Groundwater Management” on October 19\, Thursday\, 1 p.m.\, at the UP Diliman (UPD) National Engineering Center (NEC) Audiovisual Room.\n\nToby Roberts\, PhD\, the executive chairman of WJ Groundwater\, is the guest speaker for this session.\n\nThe webinar is organized by the UPD College of Engineering and the NEC\, in partnership with WJ Groundwater.\n\nRegister at bit.ly/ICONNECTREG or scan the QR code on the poster.\n\nThis will also be livestreamed on the NEC Facebook page.\n\nFor inquiries\, email nec_info.upd@up.edu.ph.
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/i-connect-groundwater-management/
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SUMMARY:Online launch "Kaagi: Visayan Identities in Cultural Texts”
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the publication of South East Asia Research (SEAR) journal’s special issue on the Visayas. Titled “Kaagi: Visayan Identities in Cultural Texts\,” this publication marks the third in a series of special issues arising from the SOAS Annual Philippine Studies Conferences.\n\nTo launch the issue\, come join us online and meet its featured authors and artists. The event will be joined by SEAR editor Rachel Harrison\, Rowan Pease\, SEAR Managing editor and Cristina Juan\, editor for the special issue.\n\n19 October 2023 (Thursday) 5:00-6:15 PM ( Philippines)\n10-11:15 am (U.K.)\n\nThe event is all online- please register here to get the zoom link: https://shorturl.at/bclT4\n\nThe issue will be free to access for a limited period (October 19-October 30) See you all soon!\n\nPosted in University of the Philippines Tacloban
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/online-launch-kaagi-visayan-identities-in-cultural-texts/
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