Mindanao Studies Center

𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌𝐈 | 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 🎥🗣️🌐

To officially close Pag-aboll 2025, we would like to sincerely thank all speakers, guests, partners, and participants for being part of this meaningful event. It’s been months since it concluded, but our vision for advancing Mindanao studies continues.

We hope these highlights bring back memorable moments and inspire you to stay engaged with the rich culture, history, and knowledge of Mindanao. See you at future events! 🥳

𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
Office of Research

𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
University of the Philippines System
UP Office of International Linkages
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
UP School of Archaeology

𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 | 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 📑🗣️

Faculty members from the University of the Philippines Mindanao offered interdisciplinary reflections on the evolving directions of Mindanao Studies. Representing the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, architecture, management, food science, human kinetics, and applied mathematics, the roundtable surfaced key concerns across fields.

The discussion emphasized narrative and meaning-making, embodied and indigenous knowledge, human–environment systems, food as cultural archive, data and AI, context-sensitive design, and ethical, community-centered development—affirming that no single discipline is sufficient in understanding Mindanao. Interdisciplinarity, collaboration, and grounded research remain central to shaping a responsive and future-oriented Mindanao Studies agenda.

𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
Office of Research

𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
University of the Philippines System
UP Office of International Linkages
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
UP School of Archaeology

𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 | 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 📑🗣️

The afternoon plenary sessions featured Assoc. Prof. Marie Danielle V. Guillen, Prof. Henry C. Daut, Dr. Leee Anthony M. Neri, and Prof. Rufa C. Guiam, who each brought distinct yet interconnected perspectives on Mindanao.

Through discussions on mobility, cultural heritage, archaeology, peacebuilding, and research futures, the plenaries highlighted how lived experiences, landscapes, memory, and ethical engagement shape both present realities and long-term directions for Mindanao studies.

Together, their insights reinforced Pag-aboll’s commitment to grounded, interdisciplinary, and community-centered conversations about Mindanao’s past, present, and future.

Stay tuned for more highlights during Pag-aboll 2025! 🌐

𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
Office of Research

𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
University of the Philippines System
UP Office of International Linkages
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
UP School of Archaeology

𝐊𝐄𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 🎙️🗣️

Prof. Dr. Elsa Clavé, an associate professor of Austronesian Studies (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) at the Department for the Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia, University of Hamburg delivered the keynote presentation “The Global, the Local, the Earthy: About Scales and History in Mindanao” on the first day of Pag-aboll, held on 21 November 2025.

Her talk explored how Mindanao can be understood by looking across scales—linking global histories and forces with local realities, environments, and everyday lived experiences. She emphasized the importance of grounded, place-sensitive perspectives in studying Mindanao’s past and present.

Stay tuned for more highlights from researchers who continue to shape Mindanao studies through an ongoing conversation about the experiences that connect Mindanao to broader regions in Southeast Asia! 🌐

𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
Office of Research

𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
University of the Philippines System
UP Office of International Linkages
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
UP School of Archaeology

𝐊𝐄𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 | 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐠-𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐞𝐨𝐡 🎙️🗣️

Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Seng-Guan Yeoh, an urban anthropologist from Monash University Malaysia, delivered the keynote address "Plural Portals: Journeying and Filming (Parts of) Southeast Asia" on the first day of Pag-aboll, held on 21 November 2025.

He discussed his ethnographic documentaries as accessible portals that serve as memoirs for the communities he worked with, pedagogical tools for students, and archival materials for future researchers.

Stay tuned for more highlights from researchers who continue to shape Mindanao studies through an ongoing conversation about the experiences that connect Mindanao to broader regions in Southeast Asia! 🌐

𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
Office of Research

𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
University of the Philippines System
UP Office of International Linkages
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
UP School of Archaeology