Here is the preliminary program for the conference. The final schedule will be ready about a week before the event.

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA
UP Manila Centennial Committee Project

Program for the UPM Centennial Conference

ALAMAT International Conference on Myths & Symbols
“Flood Stories, Lost Lands & Drowned Continents”

(Rediscovery the Contemporary Significance of Ancient Myths & Symbols for Nation-Building, Values-Formation, and Environmental Advocacy

(Tambunting Hall, Museum of the Filipino People)
November 26 – 28, 2008

Sponsors:
UP Manila Centennial Committee
College of Arts & Sciences (UP Manila)
Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (UP Manila)
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Office of the Manila City Mayor
Manila Historical and Heritage Commission
National Museum
UNESCO Philippines
Department of Education
Manila Hotel
Bahay Nakpil-Bautista
Sanghabi, Inc.

Patron : Former President Fidel V. Ramos (awaiting decision by FVR)
(to deliver Inspirational Speech on the Closing Program (November 28, 2008, 3:22 – 3:50 PM) awaiting action by FVR

Tentative Program

PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
DATE / TIME / PLACE ACTIVITY PERSONNEL
November 25 Arrival of Speakers, Guests and Participants
November 25; Manila Hotel lobby 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Early Registration by guests and participants to be held at the Manila Hotel lobby (Ground Floor) Open to all

Day 1 of Conference ( November 26, 2008 )
MORNING : OPENING PROGRAM (Museum of the Filipino People)
TIME ACTIVITY
7:00 AM Start of Regular Registration at the lobby of the Museum for the Filipino People
9:00 – 9:05 Invocation (Opening Ceremony)
9:06 – 9:10 National Anthem (Opening Ceremony)
9:11 – 9:12 Introduction of Welcome Speakers from the Host and Sponsors Emcees
9:13 – 9:20 Welcome Greetings by UP President Pres. Emerlinda Roman
9: 20 – 9:25 Welcome Greetings by UP Manila Chancellor Dr. Ramon L. Arcadio
9:26 – 9 : 31 Welcome Greetings by UP Manila Centennial Committee Chair for Special Projects Dr. Albert B. Roxas
9:31 – 9: 36 Welcome Greetings by UP CAS Dean Dr. Reynaldo Imperial
9:36 – 9:41 Welcome Greetings by the Manila City Mayor Mayor Alfredo S. Lim
9: 42 – 9: 47 Welcome Greetings by the Manila Historical and Heritage Commissioner Commissioner Gemma Cruz – Araneta
9: 47 – 9:52 Welcome Greetings from the Director of National Museum Dr. Corazon Alvina
9: 53 – 9: 58 Welcome Greetings from the Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts Director . Cecille Guidote – Alvarez
9: 59 – 10:04 Welcome from the Chair of the Committee on Culture of the Arts, UNESCO Philippines Dr. Carmen Padilla
10:05 – 10:10 Welcome Greetings from the Secretary of the Department of Education Dr. Jesli Lapus
10:11 – 10:16 Welcome Greetings from the Philippine Senate (Education) Senator Alan Peter Cayetano (?) for confirmation
10:17 – 10:27 BREAK

Day 1 of Conference (NOVEMBER 26) ; Museum of the Filipino People
MORNING : FIRST SESSION – The Opening Speech by the Main Speaker
10:27 – 10:32 Introduction of the Main Speaker Emcees
10:33 – 11:33 Main Speech, “Eden in the East : human evidence for the drowning of Southeast Asia” Dr. Stephen Oppenheimer
11:34 – 11:44 Open Forum
11: 45 – 11:55 Announcements
11:56 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:00 Museum Tour National Museum Staff

Day 1 of Conference (November 26, 2008) Museum of the Filipino People
AFTERNOON : SECOND SESSION - Alamat, Science, and International
Scholarship
2:00 – 2:05 Introduction of Speakers 1 & 2
2:06 – 2:26 “Oppenheimer, Floods and Mythology” Dr. Wilhelm Solheim, II
2:27 – 2:37 Open Forum
2:38 – 2:58 “Geology in Southeast Asia’s Geography” Dr. Antonio Socrates
2:59 – 3:09 Open Forum
3:10 – 3:20 BREAK
3:21 - 3:26 Introduction of Speakers 3 & 4
3: 27 – 3: 47 “Island Lost, Island Found : The geoarcheology of Butuan City” Wilfredo P. Ronquillo and Mary Jane Louise A. Bolunia
3:48 – 3: 58 Open Forum
3:59 – 4: 19 “Philippine Flood Myths and Legends” Dr. Vivencio Jose
4:20 – 4:30 Open Forum
4:31 – 5:00 Announcements & Closing Emcees
5:30 Closing of Tambunting Hall
F R E E NIGHT

Day 2 (November 27, 2008) Museum of the Filipino People
MORNING : THIRD SESSION - Alamat and Local Paradigms I
TIME ACTIVITY / PAPER PERSONNEL / PRESENTER
8:45 – 9:00 Recap of First Day Sessions Dr. Leothiny Clavel et al.
9:00 – 9:05 Introduction of Speakers 5 & 6
9:06 – 9:16 “’Macaban City’ : A ‘lost city’ in the folk stories of Inabanga, Bohol” Merilla May C. Bation
9:17 – 9:27 Open Forum
9:28 – 9:48 “The Drowning and Resurfacing of Panay Island in Central Philippines” Dr. Leothiny Clavel
9:49 – 9:59 Open Forum
10:00 – 10:10 BREAK
10:11 – 10:16 Introduction of Speakers 7, 8 & 9
10:17 – 10:37 “Banahaw: From catastrophe to worship to paradigm” Dr. Teresita B. Obusan
10:38 – 10:48 Open Forum
10:49 – 11:09 “The Crater of Mt. Apo, Flooding & the Myth of Productivity Among the Tagabawa Bagobos” Dr. Honey Libertine Achanzar – Labor
11:10 – 11:20 Open Forum
11:21 – 11:41 “The Talaandig Flood Story : Its Implications to the Life of the Indigenous People” Datu Migketay Victorino L. Saway

11:42 – 11:52 Open Forum
11:53 – 12:00 Announcements
12:00 – 1:20 LUNCH

Day 2 (November 27, 2008) Museum of the Filipino People
AFTERNOON Part 1: FOURTH SESSION - Alamat and New, Alternative &
Controversial Paradigms
TIME ACTIVITY / PAPER PERSONNEL / PRESENTER
1:25 – 1:30 Introduction of Speakers 10, 11 , 12 & 13
1:31 – 1:51 “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder : After the Sagueney flood” Martin Fortin & Michel Plaisent
1:52 – 2:02 Open Forum
2:03 – 2:23 “Reconstructing a Myth : The Geo-Archeology of Atlantis” Ronnie C. Alonzo

2:24 – 2:34 Open Forum
2:35 – 2:55 ““Lost and Forgotten Cultural History of
Rahr and North East India” Dr. Shambhushivananda
2:56 – 3:06 Open Forum
3:07 – 3:27 “Starry Origins of the Alphabet, the Universal Tongue of the Ancient World” Dr. Ivar Zapp
3:28 – 3:38 Open Forum
3:39 – 3:49 BREAK

Day 2 (November 27, 2008) Museum of the Filipino People
AFTERNOON PART II : FIFTH SESSION –Alamat for Mytho-Historical-Reconstruction, Myth-Making & Prophecy
TIME ACTIVITY PERSONNEL / PRESENTER
3:50 – 3:55 Introduction of Speakers 14 & 15
3:56 – 4:16 “From the Age of Gods to the Age of Men : Underlying Psychic Processes in Myths of the Great Flood” Prof. Felipe “Jun” de Leon, Jr.
4:17 – 4:27 Open Forum
4:28 – 4:48 “New Earth Rising” Georgina Solina
4:49 – 4:59 Open Forum
5:00 -5:05 Announcement & Closing Emcees
5:30 Closing of Tambunting Hall
F R E E N I G H T

Day 3 ( November 28, 2008) Museum of the Filipino People
MORNING : SIXTH SESSION : Alamat, Communication and Creative
Dissemination for Education
TIME ACTIVITY / PAPER PERSONNEL / PRESENTER
8:45 – 9:00 Recap of Second Day Sessions Dr. Leothiny Clavel et al.
9:01 – 9:06 Introduction of Speakers / Presenters 16 & 17
9:07 – 9:37 “Giants, Winged-and-Tailed Beings : pre-diluvian creatures in Cagayan valley region mythology”
(with creative presentation) Mary Daisy-Oñate
9:38 – 9:43 Open Forum
9:44 – 10:14 “Reconstructing the Lost Myth of the ‘Mutya’ : the Laguna de Bay, Pasig, and Manila Bay Region”
(with creative presentation of the ‘Mutya ng Pasig’ story Grace Odal – Devora
10:15 – 10:20 Open Forum
10:21 – 10:31 BREAK
10:32 – 10:37 Introduction of Speakers / Presenters
10:37 – 11:07 Animation film : “Alamat ng 100 Isla” Nelson Caliguia Sr.
11:08 – 11:13 Open Forum
11:14 – 11:44 Storytelling of a Cordillera Myth / Legend
(creative presentation) Kidlat Tahimik
11:45 – 11:50 Open Forum
11:51 – 12:00 Announcements
12:01 - 1:20 LUNCH

Day 3 (November 28, 2008) Museum of the Filipino People
AFTERNOON: SEVENTH SESSION- Alamat for Development and Advocacy
TIME ACTIVITY / PAPER PERSONNEL / PRESENTER
1:21 – 1:26 Introduction of the Closing Speaker
1:27 – 1:47 “The Great Scorching : Possible linkages to
ancient and modern global warming” Paul Kekai Manansala
1:48 – 1:58 Introduction of Panel Discussants / Reactors
1:59 – 3:00 Panel Discussants / Reactors:
• Dr. Stephen Oppenheimer (medicine, genetics, folklore, prehistory, geology)
• Senator Loren Legarda (government, environment)
• Senator Alan Peter Cayetano (?) (government, education)
• Dr. Leticia Shahani (culture and values education)
• Lory Tan (environment)
• Edru Abrahan (Arts)
• Wilfredo Marcelo (Film)
• Jimmy Licauco (parapsychology)
• Dr. Vivencio Jose (folklore and literature)
• Dr. Vic Haochin (Theosophical Society)
3:01 – 3:10 Open Forum
3:11 – 3:21 BREAK

Day 3 (November 28, 2008) Museum of the Filipino People
AFTERNOON: CLOSING PROGRAM
TIME ACTIVITY
3:22 – 3:50 Inspirational Message Special Guest Speaker
Former President Fidel V. Ramos? (for confirmation)
3:50 – 4:00 Conference Resolutions / Recommendations/
Questions / Suggestions
4:00 – 4:15 Establishment of the International Society for the Study of Myths and Symbols
4:16 – 4:21 Closing Remarks Dr. Albert B. Roxas
4:22 – 4: 32 Thanksgiving Statements Dr. Zorayda Leopando and Dr. Josefina Tayag
4:33 – 4:38 Announcements
4:39 – 4:44 Cultural Presentation
4:45 – 5:00 Official Ending of the Conference and Distribution of Certificates Emcees / Ushers & Usherettes

“Gabi ng Pasasalamat”

Invitational Dinner hosted by the UP Manila Chancellor
for all Speakers, UP Manila officials, Friends and Guest,
as well as the Presentation of the Gawad-ALAMAT and the “Pasasalamat” Certification to Sponsors

7:00 – 9:00 PM, College of Arts & Sciences Inner Garden, UP Manila

A. TO BE PRESENTED WITH THE “GAWAD-ALAMAT”
CERTIFICATES:

Mutya ng Alamat : Gemma Cruz – Araneta
Bayani ng Alamat : International – Dr. Stephen Oppenheimer
Bayani ng Alamat : National – Felipe “Jun” de Leon
Alagad ng Alamat Para sa Kalikasan : Mayor Hagedorn
Alagad ng Alamat Para sa Babaylan : Nanay Dayang Macasaet
Alagad ng Alamat Para sa Luzon:
Pagpapalaganap ng Alamat sa Cordillera : Malikhaing
Pagpapalaganap - Kidlat Tahimit, Katheryn de Guia, at
Mga Anak
Pagpapalaganap ng Alamat sa Kabikulan : Dr. Teresita Obusan
(“Pamunuang Tao”)
Alagad ng Alamat Para sa Kabisayaan : Dr. Alice Magos (Epiko)
Alagad ng Alamat Para sa Mindanao : Datu Vic Saway at Bai Liza
Saway (School for Living Traditions)
Alagad ng Alamat ng Bansa sa Amerika : Paul Kekai Manansala

B. TO BE PRESENTED THE “PASASALAMAT “ CERTIFICATES:

GAWAD-ALAMAT “PASASALAMAT” Certificates
National Museum
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Office of the Manila Mayor
Manila Historical and Heritage Commission
UNESCO Philippines
Manila Hotel
Bahay Nakpil – Bautista
Sanghabi Artists
Patron of the ALAMAT

Host: U.P. Manila Chancellor Dr. Arcadio L. Arcadio
With the Support of the following UP Manila units:
UP Manila Centennial Committee
College of Arts & Sciences
Sentro ng Wikang Filipino
CAS Alumni Society

Fourth Day (November 29, 2008) : Optional Packages
• OPTIONAL POST-CONFERENCE TOUR to Laguna
(Please contact Prof. Grace Odal-Devora)
Pila as the “Bayang Pinagpala” and the mythical site of a prediluvian “Garden of Eden”

ALAMAT Working Group :
Prof. Grace Odal-Devora (Department of Arts & Communication, CAS)
Prof. Amante del Mundo (DAC, CAS, UP Manila)
Dr. Leothiny Clavel (DSS, CAS, UP Manila)
Dr. Teresita Obusan (Bahay-Nakpil Bautista)
Mr. Leo Emmanuel Castro (Sanghabi Artists)
Merilla May Bation (Philippine Arts student)
Ramie Anne Malay (Philippine Arts student)
UP CAS Salinlahi (Phil Arts Students Group
UP Manila Centennial Committee Staff

Consultants / Adivisers:
Dr. Ramon L. Arcadio
Dr. Bert Roxas
Dr. Wilhelm Solheim, II
Dr. Leticia Shahani
Dr Luciano P.R. Santiago
Dr. Antonio Socrates

ALAMAT AWARDS Group
Prof. Grace Odal – Devora (Chair)
Dr. Leothiny Clavel
Prof. Amante del Mundo
NCCA Consultants
Dr. Reynaldo Imperial
Criteria for the Award:
Advocacy in Myths and Symbols in particular, and Cultural Heritage Promotion in general ( also related areas)
Community-based cultural work

Regards,
Paul Kekai Manansala

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