UP Cebu Communication Program - CCAD

𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐓𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

What if disaster response didn’t end with resilience—but moved toward regeneration?

At DukiTuki 2026, Sarah Queblatin invites us to reimagine how we live with and move beyond disaster through her talk, “Restoring and Re-storying: From Resilience to Regeneration.”

Drawing from her work at the intersection of art, ecology, and psychosocial care, Sarah explores how trauma-informed, community-centered approaches can help heal not only systems—but also our sense of place, memory, and belonging. Her session weaves together cultural narratives, imagination, and regenerative practices to ask: how do we move from surviving crises to transforming them?

About the Speaker

Sarah Queblatin is a regenerative design specialist working across art, culture, and ecology. She is the founder of the Green Releaf Initiative and has collaborated with global networks such as the UN climate platforms, the Global Ecovillage Network, and the Conscious Food Systems Alliance. Her work focuses on trauma-informed resilience, ecopsychology, and community-led regeneration in disaster- and conflict-affected contexts.

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𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣—𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.

Congratulations to our BA Communication seniors: Hannah Gresha Abayon, Alyssa Sofia Agdon, and Andre John Tagra for their successful Thesis Defense on their undergraduate study entitled, “Tracing Transformation: An Actor Network Analysis of the Touristification Process in Basdaku, Moalboal, Cebu.”

Guided by Actor-Network Theory by Bruno Latour (1999), Michel Callon (1984), and John Law (1992), and visualized through an Actor-Network Analysis Diagram by Payne (2016), their study examined how communicative interactions among human actors—locals, tourists, tourism officers, business owners, tricycle drivers, tour guides, and government employees—and non-human actors such as the coast, weather, sea activities, tourism policies, environmental user’s fee, and infrastructure shape the touristification process in Basdaku White Beach, Moalboal.

Grounding ANT as the theoretical and methodological lens, the study mainly asserts that touristification is not simply the result of policy implementation or economic development, but an emergent condition produced through continuous processes of translation, negotiation, enrolment, and resistance among interconnected actors.

Their findings reveal that communication shapes touristification as it flows from different directions: transforming the physical space from a coastal community into a beachfront destination for tourists, shifting the identities of ordinary residents into tourism workers, and rearticulating the everyday practices of locals according to the directives and logics of tourism.

Touristification, then, is not a finished result but a continuous and evolving process. The Local Government Unit and the Tourism Office emerge as the focal actors, communicating authority through ordinances and policies such as the Environmental User’s Fee and the institutionalization of island hopping. Through these mechanisms, they establish themselves as the obligatory passage point for regulating, negotiating, and sustaining tourism, while tourists and locals continuously adjust their roles through everyday interactions, negotiations, and service exchanges.

However, stability in the network is never fully permanent. Service lapses such as unstable internet, water shortages, lack of health facilities, resistance to fees, rising prices, and the displacement of traditional livelihoods reveal moments of betrayal that destabilize and reconfigure relationships. In this sense, communication constitutes touristification through the never-ending stabilization and destabilization of roles that allow actors to coexist and sustain tourism as a functional and coherent system.

The researchers sincerely thank their Research Adviser, Dr. Crina E. Tañongon, for her mentorship and support throughout the research process. They also extend their gratitude to their panelists, Asst. Prof. Francis Luis Torres and Mr. Joselito “Boboi” Costas, for their valuable insights and critical recommendations.

They call for more grounded, participatory, and sustainable tourism governance—one that recognizes communication as the core mechanism through which tourism spaces are stabilized, contested, and continuously constructed.

𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐓𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

What if resilience begins at the smallest unit of community?

At DukiTuki 2026, Hon. Alfredo A. Arquillano Jr. shares the story behind the Purok System of San Francisco, Camotes—a grassroots model that transforms how communities communicate, coordinate, and respond to risk.

In his talk, “The Purok System of San Francisco, Camotes: Strengthening Communication, Coordination, and Community Resilience,” he highlights how communication becomes a lifeline—enabling collective action before, during, and after crises, while sustaining long-term initiatives in environmental protection, health, and livelihoods.

About the Speaker

Mayor Alfredo A. Arquillano Jr. is the Municipal Mayor of San Francisco, Camotes Islands, Cebu, and a globally recognized advocate of community-based disaster risk reduction. He pioneered the Purok System, a model of grassroots governance that has strengthened local resilience and earned international recognition, including the UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐓𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

What happens inside us when disaster strikes?

DukiTuki 2026 would like to introduce this year’s first plenary speaker – Dr. Johnrev Guilaran!

Dr. Johnrev Guilaran is a professor of psychology at the Division of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas. He was appointed UP Scientist I for cycle year 2022-2024. He earned his PhD in Psychology from Massey University, Wellington and trained in disaster mental health at the Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress in Kobe, Japan. His scholarly interests focus on disaster mental health, social support, traumatic stress, and climate change psychology. He is a member of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) Task Force on Terrorism and Peacebuilding.

At DukiTuki 2026, Dr. Johnrev Guilaran brings the conversation to the psychological dimensions of disaster communication—where emotions, cognition, and behavior intersect with how we receive and act on information.

His talk, “The Psychological Dimension of Disaster Communication,” explores how communication does more than inform—it shapes how people make sense of risk, negotiate danger, and respond in moments of crisis. Drawing from psychological theory and real-world practice, he highlights how communication can foster not only safety, but also resilience, collective efficacy, and hope.

In a context like the Philippines, where disasters are both frequent and deeply felt, this perspective challenges us to rethink communication as a tool not just for response—but for healing, empowerment, and community strength.

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𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

How do communities understand—and care for—their water sources?

Assistant Professor Dominic D. Yasay explores this in his study on watershed stewardship in Argao, Cebu, revealing that environmental sustainability is not just a matter of policy—but of communication, culture, and everyday practice.

Grounded in community voices, the research shows that while residents view the watershed as life-giving and deeply relational, gaps in knowledge, access, and information systems shape how people engage with conservation efforts. These gaps are not just environmental—they are communicative.

By highlighting the role of social and behavior change communication, the study points to a crucial insight: sustainable futures depend not only on resources, but on how meaning, responsibility, and action are shared within communities.

In the context of DukiTuki 2026, this reminds us that risk and resilience are deeply connected to how we communicate—not just in times of disaster, but in the everyday systems that shape them.

Join the conversation. See you at DukiTuki on May 6–7, 2026!

𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

What happens after the floodwaters recede?

UP Cebu Communication Faculty member Januar Yap brings this question to the fore in "Sa Ilalom sa Tulay (Under the Bridge)"—a 120-minute documentary that follows the lived realities of a couple displaced by the devastating impact of Typhoon Tino in Cebu.

Set beneath the Mananga Bridge, the film traces survival not as a moment, but as an ongoing condition—shaped by loss, care, and the fragile networks that hold communities together. Through intimate storytelling, it reveals how disaster is never just an event, but a layered experience shaped by inequality, governance, and the struggle to be heard.

Echoing the idea that there are no “voiceless,” only the unheard, the film challenges us to rethink resilience—not as individual strength, but as collective endurance.

🎥 Watch the trailers:
https://vimeo.com/1154184921
https://vimeo.com/1155979726

Join the conversation. See you at DukiTuki on May 6–7, 2026!

𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

When disaster strikes, communication becomes more than information—it becomes survival, memory, and meaning-making.

As part of the UP Cebu Communication Program’s commitment to disaster and risk communication, we spotlight the powerful work of our faculty in documenting, interpreting, and amplifying stories from the ground—stories that shape how we understand resilience in the face of crisis.

One such work is “Tay-og (Trembling)”, a 2025 documentary produced for ABS-CBN News by Annie Perez-Gallardo, Assistant Professor of Communication at UP Cebu. The documentary, The 6.9 Magnitude Quake in Cebu, brings viewers to the heart of Northern Cebu’s devastation following the September 30 earthquake. Through survivors’ firsthand accounts and raw field footage, it captures not only the immediate impact of the quake but also the unfolding aftermath in communities across the region.

Journeying to the epicenter in Bogo City, the film reveals deeply human stories of loss and survival while also tracing how the landscape itself has been reshaped. Investigations into sinkholes and the emergence of the newly identified Bogo Bay Fault further underscore the evolving scientific and social understanding of the disaster.

Through works like this, UP Cebu Communication affirms the vital role of disaster communication where storytelling becomes a bridge between science, lived experience, and public awareness.

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Disasters are not just events—they are shaped by how we talk about them.
What we hear, what we believe, and what we act on during times of crisis are all influenced by communication. But communication is never neutral. It reflects power, context, and whose voices are heard—or left out.

In a place like Cebu, where risks are lived and recurring, the question is not just what happens—but how it is communicated, and to whom.

Because when communication fails, vulnerability deepens.

And when it works, communities are not just informed—they are empowered.

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𝗗𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗧𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 | 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Ideas in motion. Conversations that challenge. ⚡️

With the theme “Disruptive Currents: Reimagining Communication in an Era of Technological and Cultural Shifts,” DukiTuki 2025 brought together scholars, practitioners, and students to engage with some of today’s most urgent questions in communication.

From plenary insights by Leo A. Lastimosa, Dr. Alexander G. Flor, and Dr. David G. Siglos Jr., to dynamic parallel sessions and workshops, the forum became a space for exploring how communication is shaped by—and reshapes—technology, identity, and power.

Across its sessions, DukiTuki 2025 opened conversations on:
• The public sphere, social media, and democratic discourse
• Gender, empowerment, and q***r performative spaces
• Lived experiences, local culture, and digital communities
• Digital literacy, multimodality, and artificial intelligence
• Counterhegemony, decolonization, and fandom
• Student-led campaigns navigating systems and struggles

More than a showcase, it was a convergence of perspectives—where critical inquiry met creative practice, and where new ways of understanding communication took shape.
Be part of DukiTuki 2026 on May 6–7 as we rethink disaster and risk communication in context.

𝗗𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗧𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 | 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Grounded, fearless, and unmistakably Cebuano. 🎙️

Closing DukiTuki 2025, Leo A. Lastimosa delivered a powerful plenary that cut through the noise of today’s fragmented media landscape.

From traditional broadcast to digital platforms like Baruganan and Panahom sa Kilumkilom, his work reflects an enduring commitment to journalism that is rooted in community, clarity, and conscience. In an era shaped by algorithms and rapid information flows, he reminds us that storytelling remains a public responsibility—one that informs, challenges, and connects.

More than a reflection on media’s evolution, his talk was a call to recognize the value of local journalism as both relevant and transformative.

As we look back, we ask:
What does it mean to tell stories that truly serve the public?

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𝗗𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗧𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 | 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Disruption, desire, and digital life collide. ⚡️

At DukiTuki 2025, Dr. David G. Siglos Jr. opened Day 2 with a compelling plenary that reimagined Filipino identity through q***r narratives, media, and performance.

Drawing from his work on Filipino Style, Dr. Siglos explored how figures like Brenda Mage and the Social Climber Squad transform digital spaces into sites of resistance and meaning-making. Through talak—a mode of excess, disorientation, and expression—he introduced the idea of bakla bildung: a way of understanding q***r becoming beyond rigid norms of nationalism and neoliberalism.

His talk reminds us that communication is not always orderly—it can be messy, disruptive, and powerfully generative.

As we look back, we ask:
What new meanings emerge when we embrace dissonance, creativity, and refusal?

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Disasters don’t begin when the waters rise, and they don’t end when they recede.

In Cebu, risk is part of everyday life. From floods to earthquakes, what shapes our response isn’t just the event itself, but how we communicate before, during, and after it happens.

Disaster communication is more than warnings and updates. It is about who gets heard, who gets prepared, and who gets left behind.

At DukiTuki 2026, we ask:
How can communication make communities not just informed—but empowered?

Join the conversation. See you at DukiTuki on May 6–7, 2026!