ANGELES CITY -- A university recently hosted an international cultural conference in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
The Holy Angel University co-hosted the “3rd Bantula International Conference on Culture-Based Research” from October 18 to 20.
The cultural conference was organized by the NCCA, Philippine Cultural Education Program, and the Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation Inc.
This year’s conference carried the theme, “Language and Culture in a Cross Border Environment Towards Academic Excellence, Community Development, and Youth Empowerment”.
The three-day conference provided a venue for ventilating issues regarding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Cooperation through culture-based education.
Through scholarly discourse, dialogue, and dissemination, culture-based education could be the driver of sustainable development and inclusive growth in the Asean region.
At least seven reputable speakers delivered lectures in plenary sessions including Dr. Michael
Jorge Peralta, executive assistant for Intellectual Property & Research at the University of Santo Tomas; Fr. Ewald Dinter, SVD, missionary to Mindoro; Dr. Eric Zerrudo, director of Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics at University of Santo Tomas; Ronel Laranjo, faculty member of Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature at University of the Philippines; Dr. Katrin de Guia, founder of H.A.P.I. Foundation, Baguio City; Jacob Maentz, documentary Photographer; and Nan Yi Chang, commissioner of Providence University, Taiwan.