Makati Heritage Studies Launches First Lecture Series for the Second Semester
08 March 2024 – The ISDNB-Makati Heritage Studies Department held its inaugural lecture series, which drew over 200 participants, at the newly renovated University of Makati Auditorium.
In her opening remarks, ISDNB Dean Dr. Lucia Dela Cruz provided the role of all MHS students in promoting and preserving Makati City’s rich cultural identity, as well as their potential contribution to building a better and just society.
In Photo: Mr. Anthony Xenon L. Walde delivered his lecture on the implications of climate change; Asst. Prof. Joseph Alvin Treyes, MHS faculty, delivered his lecture on Makati City creeks. (Photo: MHS/ISDNB)
For Lecture 1, Mr. Anthony Xenon Walde, an Environmental Planner of the Department of Environmental Services (DES) of the City Government of Makati, discussed the implications of climate change and actions that can be taken to address it. In addition, he presented the city’s initiatives for dealing with the issue. Meanwhile, Asst. Prof. Joseph Alvin Treyes, MHS faculty, and Dr. Jioffre Acopra, CAL faculty, introduced Makati City’s creeks’ history and effects on the environment.
Dr. Jioffre A. Acopra, CAL faculty, introduced Makati City’s creeks’ history and effects on the environment; Mark Joshua M. Fabula provided his talk on the University of Makati’s School of Law’s (SOL) Legal Aid Services; Asso. Prof. Lorna M. Esquivel presents her lecture on Bailes de los Arcos. (Photo: MHS/ISDNB)
In the afternoon session, Mr. Mark Joshua Fabula provided his talk on the University of Makati’s School of Law’s (SOL) Legal Aid Services. Asst. Profs. Lorna Esquivel and Ueseni Gabriel, CAL faculty members, had insightful discussions on the Bailes de los Arcos and Barangay Poblacion heritage houses.
ISDNB-MHS extends its appreciation to those who made the lecture series possible.
In Photo: Asst. Profs. Joseph Alvin Treyes, Jennifer U. Garcia, Discussant on Poblacion Heritage Houses, Asso. Prof. Ueseni G. Gabriel, MHS department head, Dr. Erlinda B. Dizon, ISDNB-MHS dean, Dr. Lucia Dela Cruz, Discussant Asso. Prof. Lorna Esquivel, Beatrice Paton-og, and Krizzel Anne Gutierrez of the International Relations Department, City Government of Makati. (Photo: MHS/ISDNB)
Written by: Asst. Prof. LUIS P. OLIVAR
