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*Online Conference*
*Dynamics of Change and Continuity in Philippine Political Economy: *
*Martial Law and the Marcos Restoration*
23-24 (Thu/Fri) February 2023
9:00-17:00 Philippine Standard Time (10:00 – 18:00 JST; 2:00 – 10:00 CET; 20:00 – 02:00 EST)
Online via Zoom
Registration is required.
<https://msuiit-edu-ph.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1x1gtA7bRNG6W0irPdKT7A>
*Organizers*
Department of Sociology, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University
Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines – Diliman
Ateneo Martial Law Museum
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
You are warmly invited to the online conference titled *‘Dynamics of Change and Continuity in Philippine Political Economy: Martial Law and the Marcos Restoration’, *which will be held on February 23-24. The conference is organised by an international network of interdisciplinary Filipino scholars researching on the political economy of development in the Philippines.
The election in 2022 of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr, as president of the Philippines, 50 years after his father declared martial law and put the country under authoritarian grip for almost 20 years, marks a turning point in Philippine history. It underlines the need for a critical reassessment
of the martial law years, which count among the country’s darkest moments in the latter part of the 20th century. What has that historic authoritarian turn meant for contemporary economic development in the Philippines? This question gathers particular significance with the restoration of a member of the Marcos family in high politics: first, it fuels fears of historical revisionism, particularly in the portrayal of touted achievements of Marcos Sr and in glossing over errors and excesses during his rule; and second, it directly follows the election of another strongman leader, former President Rodrigo Duterte. The deployment of the lens of political economy in assessing the Philippine experience with
strongman rule also enriches contemporary debates on the interaction of authoritarianism with industrialization, sustainable development, neoliberalism, globalisation, and inclusive growth.
The conference features the latest research on the political economy of Philippine development, as well as explorations of both historic and contemporary political, social and economic legacies of the Marcos years.
*Program *
(See latest program at Kyoto University
<https://kyoto.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/event/2023022-24/> and Mindanao State University – IIT <https://sites.google.com/g.msuiit.edu.ph/phpolecon-conference/conference-program> websites. All times are in Philippine Standard Time.)
*– DAY 1, February 23*
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM PLENARY 1: OPENING SESSION
*Writing Today About Martial Law and the Marcos Years*
*Speakers*:
*Teresa Encarnacion Tadem*, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines – Diliman
*Patricio Abinales*, Department of Asian Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
*Jan Carlo Punongbayan*, School of Economics, University of the Philippines – Diliman
*Chair:**Miguel Paolo Rivera, *Ateneo Martial Law Museum
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PANEL 1:
*Denials and Deceptions that Made the Marcos Dictatorship*
*Panelists*:
*Miguel Paolo Reyes, *Third World Studies Center, University of the Philippines – Diliman
*Larah Vinda Del Mundo, *Third World Studies Center, University of the Philippines – Diliman
*Joel Ariate,* Third World Studies Center, University of the Philippines – Diliman
*Discussant*:
*Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, *Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
*Moderator*:
*Cleo Anne Calimbahin, *Department of Political Science, De La Salle University
11:30 AM – 01:00 PM PANEL 2:
*Marcoses’ Disinformation and Restoration*
*Panelists*:
*Arnold P. Alamon, *Department of Sociology, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
*Chelsea Agapia and Reggy Bartido, *Department of Sociology, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
*Joel Jan Alvarez,* Department of Sociology, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
*Discussant*:
*Ramon Guillermo,* Center for International Studies, University of the Philippines – Diliman
*Moderator*:
*Teresa Melgar, *Sociology Department, University of the Philippines – Diliman
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM PANEL 3:
*Justice, Human Rights and Lived Experiences*
*Panelists*:
*Mary Grace Concepcion, *Department of English and Comparative Literature, University of the Philippines
*Elmar Albios, Vickcel Jane Tamayo, Jed Otano, and Marjorie Joy Magdadaro, *Department of History, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
*Hermenio Cabusog Jr., *Bukidnon State University
*Discussant*:
*JPaul Manzanilla,* Department of International Studies, De La Salle University
*Moderator*:
*Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz, *Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM ROUNDTABLE 1:
*Political Economy of Structural Stagnation in the Philippines*
*Speakers*:
*Carmel Abao,* Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University
*Alvin Camba, *Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
*Charmaine Ramos, *University College Utrecht, Utrecht University
*Moderator*:
*Jojo Nem Singh, *International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
*Rapporteur*:
*Jerome Patrick Cruz, *Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*– DAY 2, February 24*
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM PLENARY 2:
*Authoritarian Legacies and the Political Economy of Development*
*Speakers*:
*Walden Bello, *State University of New York at Binghamton
*Antoinette Raquiza,* Asian Center, University of the Philippines
*Discussant*:
*Vicente Rafael, *Department of History, University of Washington
*Chair:**Malou Mangahas, *Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (TBC)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PANEL 4:
*Energy Transition and (Socio)environmental Transformations*
*Panelists*:
*Jared Carlo Echevarrria, *Ateneo de Manila University
*Jonel Maria Caba, *Department of History, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
*Kenneth Cardenas*
*Discussant*:
*Julie de los Reyes, *Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
*Moderator*:
*Jojo Nem Singh, *International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PANEL 5:
*Japan and the Philippines before and during the 1st Marcos Years (1945-1986)*
*Panelists*:
*Rey Ventura, *Meiji Gakuin University and Polytechnic University of the Philippines
*Ohno Takushi, *Asahi Shimbun (Ret.)
*Tsuda Mamoru, *Global Collaboration Center, Osaka University
*Discussant*:
*Wataru Kusaka, *Graduate School of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
*Moderator*:
*Rita Alfaro, *Department of History, Ateneo De Manila University
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM ROUNDTABLE 2:
*The Realities of Academic Freedom in the Philippines*
*Speakers*:
*Oscar Campomanes, *English Department, Ateneo de Manila University
*Rommel Rodriguez, *Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of the Philippines-Diliman
*Jayson Lamcheck, *Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University
*Jean Encinas-Franco, *Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines – Diliman
*Phoebe Zoe Maria Sanchez, *College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines – Cebu
*Moderator*:
*Vina Lanzona, *Department of History, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
*Rapporteur*:
*Sol Iglesias,* Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines-Diliman
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM ROUNDTABLE 3:
*Closing session – Ways forward*
*Moderator*:
*Oliver John Quintana*, Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University
*Rapporteur:*
*Kenneth Cardenas*