Sudlanan: PUP Online Repository on Philippine Studies

The former Center for Social History (CSH) under the Research Institute for Culture and Language of the Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension, Planning, and Development is now renamed the Center for Philippine Studies (CPS). Founded by the nationalist educator and former PUP president Dr. Nemesio Prudente, CSH is one of the established centers that began as a research institute in 1986. Renaming the Center in 2021 is not a simple shift in direction, nor does it disregard the history, success, and production of the former Center, but rather to further strengthen and promote the convergence of fields of knowledge and practices that cross communities. The PUP Center for Philippine Studies is an attempt to contribute to national and international discourses towards developing a repository of research and creative production in Philippine Studies that can be utilized not only by the academe but more so by the public.

During the pandemic crisis, the transition of activities into the digital space has become a significant challenge for students and teachers. As a research center, it is best to meet such challenges by launching programs that will provide development opportunities. One of the Center’s primary mandates is to develop a repository of research and creative production in Philippine Studies that is freely accessible and beneficial to the public. With the academic institutions’ current state of leaning into the digital space due to the pandemic crisis, there is an increasing need for online teaching resources and research materials. It is also a form of democratization of knowledge that should be promoted by universities such as PUP that provide services to the greater majority of Filipinos.

“Sudlanan” is a Cebuano word meaning storage or container. It is rooted in the word “sulod” which means inside. “Sudlanan,” in the project’s context, is a vessel of knowledge highlighting Filipino ideas, culture, and society. Part of the Center’s advocacy is to feature local knowledge and perspectives that bind academic fields and communities. Sudlanan, is the Center’s first step in developing a repository of research and creative production.

This project is also an attempt to contribute to the promotion of Philippine Studies to create a “critical mass” or critical readers, academics, and the public that is part of what Dr. Ramon Guillermo called an “autonomous community” of Philippine Studies that communicate on a national level and will thus become a conduit to build a strong network of other centers of Philippine and Southeast Asian Studies across the globe.

Memoirs of a Prisoner of the Tagalogs by Santos Rubiano Herrera

This work is the complete English translation of Dr. Santos Rubiano Herrera's memoirs collectively entitled “Recuerdos de un prisionero de los tagalos” published in four different issues of the Spanish magazine Nuestro Tiempo in 1907-1908, and compiled by the Biblioteca Nacional de Espa�a in Madrid (National Library of Spain). Dr. Santos Rubiano Herrera, a Spanish physician serving in the Light Infantry (Cazadores) Battalion No.14 as a Medical Officer of the Spanish Armed Forces, was part of the small column of Spanish troops who survived the revolutionaries’ attack of Calamba on June 1, 1898.

These insightful historical accounts are windows to the soul of a people—accounts on the eve of nationhood, even more so, and in the case of Lipa, especially because it had a central role, not only in the Philippine Revolution begun in 1896, but also in the Philippine-American War that continued in Batangas province well after President Aguinaldo had surrendered. This publication is a collaborative project of De La Salle Lipa, Center for Batangas Studies, Research Institute for Culture and Language, and Center for Philippine Studies.

Nagsasariling Araling Filipino, Volume 1

Ang tatlong bolyum ng monograpo na inilathala ng Marinduque State College ay binubuo ng mga danas, nagbubuklod at nabubukod na mga katangian ng mga bahay saliksikan sa bansa, mula sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao. Pumili ng mga tampok na modelo ng araling pampook at lokal na pagaaral upang magsilbing inspirasyon sa mga taga-isla o labas ng sentro. Naglalaman ng mga binhi ng pagsisimulan ng pagmumulan ng nagsasarili o awtonomus na Araling Filipino.

Ang bolyum 1 ay nakasentro sa Center for Kapampangan Studies na kumakatawan sa rehiyonal na sentro sa Gitnang Luzon. Mababanggit ang Museo ning Angeles at Social History Museum sa lungsod ng Angeles maging ang sariling sentro sa Angeles University Foundation. Ngunit ang tuon ng monograpo ay ang publikasyong Singsing magazine at Alaya research journal bilang mga axis ng translokal na produksiyon ng kaalaman lokal at pambansa.

Nagsasariling Araling Filipino, Volume 2

Itinatampok sa ikalawang bolyum ang Cebuano Studies Center, kasabay ng Center for Western Visayas Studies ang pinakaninuno ng mga nagsasariling bahay-saliksikan sa kapuluang Bisaya. Tinatalakay dito ang mga perspektiba at naratibo ng mga naging direktor mula sa simula hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Tampok ang tagapagtatag na direktor nito, ang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Panitikan na si Dr. Resil Mojares, hanggang sa panahon ni Dr. Erlinda Alburo at sa kasalukuyang direktor, si Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu.

Nagsasariling Araling Filipino, Volume 3

Ang bolyum 3 ay nagmula sa pook ng Mindanao, ang Mindanawon Initiatives for Cultural Dialogue (MICD) kasama ng Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation Inc. (MSCFI) at Mindanao Knowledge Center ng Mindanao Development Authority. Hindi lamang awtonomus ang Bangsamoro kundi maging ang mga Lumad at dayo ay may ambag sa kaalamang lokal at pambansa. Ang MICD ay nasa Ateneo de Davao, samantala ang MSCFI ay dating nasa inisyatiba ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (UP) Mindanao, hiwalay sa National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) ang MinDA ay may sariling tunguhin.

Women of the Lake

The book is about the stories of four strong women across different periods in our history, from the early 1900s to the present, and the men they had to bear, endure and prop-up. It contains four different tales of survival against not only the burdens of family, but also the prejudices and biases of society. It is a celebration of women who struggled, negotiated and danced with and prevailed over patriarchy, of women who refused to be confined and broke free.

AI Ethics Guidebook

The technology of AI (artificial intelligence) forms a significant part of our current reality and will continue to do so in the future. Its unique features, such as the speed and lack of transparency in its operations, its capacity to identify patterns in a vast amount of data and use these patterns to predict behavior and produce new data, and the growing autonomy with which it makes decisions, however, have given rise to new ethical challenges. If we intend to use this technology to contribute to human flourishing, we should be able to meet these challenges. Among other things, this calls for a working knowledge of the basics of AI, ethics, and their interface. This guidebook seeks to provide this knowledge. In general, it aims to assist efforts toward building a community of responsible AI users. Thus, after providing an overview of AI and ethics and examining the primary ethical concerns related to AI, it offers some ethical guidelines on the use of this technology.

Language and Education Policies in the Philippines: Critique and Alternatives

This book is aimed at critiquing existing language and education policies through the lens of language advocates and typically politically sidelined education stakeholders, and at the same time, providing feasible policy recommendations to steer policies closer to grassroots aspirations of a multilingual country where our collective sense of nationhood and nationalism empowers us to reshape our education system for national development, rather than the tired catchphrase of “global competitiveness.” Such critiques and alternative perspectives are informed by available studies, recent data, and updated statistics. This book is thus a handy introduction to 21st century language and education policies in the Philippines, for both education stakeholders, advocates, administrators, professionals, and students.

Sigwa: Climate Fiction Anthology from the Philippines

Sigwa: Climate Fiction Anthology from the Philippines is the first collection of its kind in the country. It also aims to be the most forward in proposing a political voice to narrate the ecological crisis. Edited by Paolo Enrico Melendez and Kristine Ong Muslim and illustrated by Adam David, this anthology of 17 short stories engages with Nick Admussen’s ‘reformed’ literature proposal that speaks the bendable language of the present and the future. Here is the slump and sprawl of civilization’s consumption. Here is mutiny against individuality, against the spectacle and conceit of nationhood. Here, chroniclers of doom and demolished mythologies take on anthropogenic climate change.

The book was published by PUP Press and PUP Center for Creative Writing.

Banwa at Layag: Antolohiya ng mga Kuwentong Paglalakbay ng mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat

Sentro ng kabuoang aklat na ito ang paglalakbay –partikular na ang paglalakbay ng mga Pilipino gamit ang pananaw at wikang F/Pilipino. Sa ilang pagkakataon, isa ang paglalakbay sa hindi gaanong nabibigyan ng pansin sa pag-aaral ng lipunan, sa kabila ng pinagyayaman na itong matagal sa Kanluran at marahil isa nang ganap na diskurso. Batay sa editor ng aklat na alumnus mula sa PUP Departamento ng Kasaysayan na si Axle Christien Tugano, uugatin ang Pilipinong paglalakbay sa agos ng kasaysayan at kalinangan – na hinati sa iba’t ibang bahagi: ang paglalayag sa sinaunang panahon hanggang kolonyalismo; paglalayag sa panahon ng post-kolonyalismo; ang kasalukuyang pagtatala ng paglalakbay ng mga Pilipino; ang pagbawi ng ‘Pilipinong paglalakbay’ mula sa banyagang kaisipan at pananaw; at ngayon ay pagdaragdag ng isang antolohiyang kinapapalooban ng 56-sanaysay ng mga kuwentong paglalakbay ng mga Pilipino sa ibayong dagat – sa iba’t ibang bansa sa daigdig, sektor, at karanasan. Sa aklat na ito, exploratoryong binuo ng editor ang konsepto ng Araling Pangmanlalakbay sa diwa ng Araling Kabanwahan bilang kontra-diskurso ng Travel Writing Studies ng Kanluran

Book of Abstracts: The 2023 SEPI International Conference on Christian Philosophy, Sustainability and Development in the Philippines and Southeast Asia

The Book of Abstracts of the 2023 SEPI Conference on Christian Philosophy, Sustainability, and Development in the Philippines and Southeast Asia is a collection of abstracts of papers presented at the conference held on September 28-30, 2023, at Silliman University, Dumaguete City. The conference is organized by Societas Ethica Philosophica, Inc. (SEPI), in partnership with the Center for Philosophy and Humanities, and the Research Institute for Culture and Language of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and the Department of Philosophy of Silliman University.

The Book of Abstracts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the conference or in the general topics of Christian philosophy, sustainability, and development in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. It is a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students alike.

A True Filipino is A Rizalist and Other Speeches and Lectures on Rizal and Nationhood

First published in 2018 by The Knights of Rizal – Sucesos Chapter, this book contains speeches and lectures about Jose Rizal and the concept of nationhood. This is a project of The Knights of Rizal – Sucesos Chapter edited by Jonathan Balsamo, Joseph Reylan Viray, and Mark Boado. The papers collected in this volume prove that the ceremonies and activities organized by the Knights are not just for socialization with politicians and businessmen, but are sacred moments that provided space for the articulation of inspiring stories, powerful ideas and products of great minds and individuals who lived and who are living a Rizalian life

Sining at Kamalayang Pilipino na Maka-TAO

Pangunahing layunin ng aklat ang makapag-ambag sa pagpapalawak at pagpapalalim ng mga pamantayang ginagamit sa kasalukuyan sa pagsusuri ng mga likhang sining na Pilipino. Nakatuon ang aklat sa paglalatag ng pamantayan at aplikasyon sa pagsusuri ng iba’t ibang anyo ng sining tulad ng panitikan, dula, sining biswal, musika, sayaw, arkitektura, pelikula, at likhang brodkast. Ang mandudula at kritikong si Nicanor G. Tiongson ang nagsilbing editor ng aklat.

Itinatampok sa aklat ang mga sanaysay na naglalatag ng pamantayan sa pagsusuri mula sa mga kinikilalang iskolar sa bansa na sina Cecilia De La Paz, Elizabeth Enriquez, Rene Javellana, Rosalie Matilac, Jerry Respeto, Arwin Tan, Nicanor Tiongson, at Galileo Zafra.

Ang paglalapat ng mga pagsusuri sa mga anyo ng sining ay matutunghayan naman sa mga sanaysay ng mga guro mula sa iba’t ibang departamento ng PUP na sina Elaine Carie Almirante-Andres, Giselle Cabrera, Jose Clutario, Leonardo Dela Cruz, Marvin Lobos, Jalaine Joyce Malabanan, Alvin Ortiz, Marianne Ortiz, Jerome Permejo, Leomar Requejo, at Federico Rivera Jr

Sa Pamumulaklak ng mga Talahib (The Talahib's Blooming)

This book is a collection of Filipino poems with English translation by one of the nationalist writers in the Philippines who also taught at PUP, Prof. Rogelio L. Ordonez. This book was published in 2014 by the PUP Center for Creative Writing, and PUP Printing Press.

Sons of Naujan: Poems in the Labyrinth of Time

This book is a collection of poems by one of the most influential Filipino critics and writers, Prof. Edel E. Garcellano, who also taught at PUP for a long time. The book was published in 2015 by the PUP Center for Creative Writing, and PUP Printing Press.

Hugpungan: Katutubong Kaalaman at Interdisiplinaridad sa Panahon ng Krisis

This publication contains selected essays presented by scholars and researchers at the successful launch in 2021 of the 1st PUP Center for Philippine Studies Conference, a biennial national conference organized by the research center. This publication includes selected keynote and plenary speaker essays and some papers from panel sessions including the transcription of panel discussions on Philippine Studies program of academic institutions.

Ang Mindanao sa Hiraya ni Ferdinand Blumentritt: Mga Piling Historikal at Etnograpikal na Sanaysay

Ang publikasyong ito ay salin sa wikang Filipino ni Dr. Feorillo Petronilo Demeterio III ng mga piling historikal at etnograpikal na sanaysay tungkol sa rehiyon ng Mindanao ni Ferdinand Blumentritt. Isang makabuluhang kontribusyon ang aklat para higit na maunawaan ang mahahalagang tala ng kinikilalang iskolar at malapit na kaibigan ni Jose Rizal. Ang proyektong ito ni Dr. Demeterio ay pinondohan ng National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Pandemic Literature Project

Pandemic Literature from the Philippines and Japan: Narratives of Hope, Resilience and Essential Insights in Overcoming the Covid-19 Crisis was conceptualized from the idea of the current global pandemic that quarantined, isolated, and hindered our social mobility, but not our creativity. The anthology features selected creative works about the pandemic from the Philippines and Japan. The Philippine Society of Young Educators of Languages and the Arts initiated the project in 2020 with funding support from The Japan Foundation Manila, in partnership with the PUP Center for Language and Literary Studies (CLLS) and the PUP Center for Social History (CSH) with an aim of gathering different experiences to collectively remember in the near future.