History society turns 75

THE PHILIPPINE National Historical Society (PNHS) marks its 75th founding anniversary with its 36th National Conference on National and Local History at Casa Real de Iloilo in Iloilo City on Oct. 22-24.

The conference is cosponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts-Committee on Historical Research, the city government of Butuan led by Mayor Ronnie Vicente Lagnada, the Butuan City Heritage Society, and the Philippine Social Science Council, with the endorsement of the Commission on Higher Education. Its theme is “Mindanao History in the Context of National History.”

The PNHS is the oldest historical organization in the country, founded in 1941.

The following papers are to be presented: “Philippine Epics and Oral History: A Digitized Archive on the Web” by Nicole Revel; “What Causes Tausug to Go on Parrang Sabil: Analysis of Four Kissaq, Sung Narratives Linked to Reality,” Talib L. Sangogot and Hj. Masaat P. Sangogot; “Nature's Presences and Their Incarnations in Music: An Inquiry into the Repertory of Lip-Valley Flute in Mindanao Philippines,” Jose S. Buenconsejo; “The Joint Filipino-Japanese Collaborative Study on the Human Skeletal Remains from Escalon Cave, Surigao,” Leslie E. Bauzon and Fernando A. Almeda Jr.;

“Hindu-Buddhist Cultural Influences Based on Tangible Finds in Caraga Region,” Greg Hontiveros; “The Beads, The Boats, The Bowls of Butuan: Studying Old Things to Generate New Knowledge,” Mary Jane Louise B. Bolunia; “Jawi Documents in Mindanao: Their Significance in Shaping Na- tional Muslim Narrative,” Mansoor L. Limba; “The Meranao Manuscript: Their Contents and Characteristics,” Labi Hadji Sarip Riwarung; “Trade and Politics in Mindanao-Sulu, Moluccas, and Bornay, 14th16th Centuries,” Heidi K. Gloria;

“Rich and Beautiful, but Deadly”—Esteban Rodriguez de Figueroa and his Quest for Mindanao,” John Crossley; “Scrutinizing Science and Philanthropy: Appreciating Little-Known Spanish Expeditions to the Philippines, 1789-1813,” Ma. Eloisa P. de Castro; “The Limasawa Pot: A Bakalág (Human Sacrifice Ritual Artifact,” Rolando O. Borrinaga; “Kopyan Da Iyawe: Revisiting Traditional Healing Ritual Practices of the Kalingas in the Cordillera Region,” Michael G. Layugan, SVD; “Altering the Colonial Agricultural Landscape—One Plant, One Animal at a Time: Flora and Fauna Introductions and Improvements of the Bureau of Agriculture, 1903-1915,” Marco Stefan B. Lagman and Keith Gerard L. Daguio;

“The Visayas: Islands in the Seas, A Historical Perspective (Series 7),” Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope; “A Survey of Mindanaoan Writers and Writers,” Calbi A. Asain; and “Rizal, Civic Virtue, and Active Citizenship,” Clement C. Camposano.

The fee is P3,500 to cover the conference kit and daytime meals (lunch and snacks).

For inquiries, contact the conveners: Bernardita R. Churchill (PNHS) at (02) 9214575, (02) 926-1347, 0919-490 5371, or nitachurchill@hotmail.com, and Greg Hontiveros (Butuan) at (085) 342-688 or 0927606-7096. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/261968227163626/