2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines

Victory and Humanity, 1521-2021

Reclaiming Our Place: Reanalyzing Toponymy and Philippine History

Reclaiming Our Place: Reanalyzing Toponymy and Philippine History

Convened by the University of the Philippines Los Baños Department of Social Sciences
15-16 November 2021
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The session focuses on Philippine geographic names as symbols of claiming and reclaiming voices and viewpoints.

Session Schedule

Panel A: Filipinocentrism in Space
15 November 2021 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Moderated by: Asst. Prof. Veronica Alporha, Division of History, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Philippine National Anthem

(Pre-Recorded)

Opening Remarks
Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr. Chancellor University of the Philippines Los Baños
Pagbura, Pag-angkin, Pagbawi: Tunggalian ng mga Gunita sa mga Toponima
Roderick C. Javar, Ph.D. University of the Philippines Los Baños
Do Spaniards Have Bad Hearing?: Rethinking and Correcting Placename Narratives in Northern Panay
Ruchie Mark D. Pototanon University of the Philippines Visayas
Ancient Place Names of Northern Manila Bay Communities and their Spanish Reorganization
Ian Christopher B. Alfonso National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Nasyonalismo at Paggunita: Ang Kaso ng Pagpapalit ng Pangalan ng Langaran, Provincia de Misamis at Lubungan, Comandancia de Dapitan
Ruben Jeffrey A. Asuncion University of the Philippines Los Baños
Open Forum
Panel B: Indigeneity of Space
16 November 2021 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Moderated by: Jervy Biones, Division of History, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Introduction
Old Settlements and Toponymy in Kayapa Valley Area
João Paulo D. Reginaldo University of the Philippines Baguio
The Changing Landscape of Place Names in Baguio City, Pre-16th Century to 1946
Jose Mathew P. Luga University of the Philippines Baguio
Pamasang to Tacurong: A Search for the Identity and Changes from a Moro to a Settler Community in Central Mindanao
Bernardo M. Arellano III University of the Philippines Los Baños
Pagpapakahulugan sa Pagpapangalan ng Pangunahing Lungsod sa Hilagang Mindanao: Kalambagohan, Kagayhaan, Cagiang, Cagayan de Misamis, at Cagayan de Oro
Dr. Neil Martial R. Santillan University of the Philippines Diliman
Rethinking Place in Place Names: Exploring Other Territories of Philippine Toponyms with History and Geography
Ryan Alvin M. Pawilen and Reidan M. Pawilen University of the Philippines Los Baños
Open Forum
UP Naming Mahal
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