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vol. 4, no. 1 (2021)
The PASCHR Journal
Description
The fifth conference of the South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) held
at the University of Santo Tomas from May 16-19, 2013 with the theme “Healing, Belief Systems, Cultures, and Religions
of South and Southeast Asia†led to the idea of establishing a local and national version of the regional association
of the SSEASR, with the goal of contributing to the advancement and deepening of Philippine studies on culture and
religion by using multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches. Such was a dream of the
SSEASR President, Dr. Amarjiva Lochan, which was then supported by the Filipino participants present during the
conference. This meeting of minds and intentions soon led to the formation of a small working group whose willing
members formed an ad hoc committee for the legal establishment of what came out to be known as the Philippine
Association for the Study of Culture, History, and Religion (PASCHR). The association was then registered as a legalprofessional and academic group at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines on September 9,
2013. The following founding members closely coordinated with Dr. Lochan in establishing the group: Dr. Esmeralda
Sanchez of the University of Santo Tomas; Albert B. Banico of the San Sebastian College; Delilah R. Labajo of San
Carlos University; and Dr. Grace Odal-Devora of the University of the Philippines-Manila. These educators were
engaged in research on Philippine Studies.
Later on, the following people became part of the association’s founding members: Dr. Arvin D. Eballo of the University
of Santo Tomas; Beejay Sebastian of the Holy Angel University; Michael Raymond Pangilinan, an independent
researcher from Angeles City, Pampanga; and Mayor Arnel F. Mendoza, Ph.D., the local head of the municipality of
Bustos, Bulacan who supported the endeavors and ideals of the new association.
Table of contents
Front Matter
Editorial Board
Editorial Policy
Table of Contents
From The Editors
Articles
Health, Healing, and Hope in Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity
Mathew N. Schmalz
“PAGPAPAMUKHA”: Reflections on Hurting, Hoping, and Healing in Context
Ferdinand T. Maguigad
Netflix Therapy as Healing in the Time of the Pandemic
Jeanette S Perez- Grajo
Healing Practices of Christian Zamboangueños Acquired from Their Subanon Ancestors
Roel P. Borja
A Philosophy of Panagatang: The Case of Vizcayano Ilokanos
Felipe V. Nantes Jr.
Self-degradation in Filipino Catholic Spirituality: Its Expressions, Causes, and Healing
Baltazar Acebedo Jr.
A Survey on the Ethnomycology and Laboratory Analyses of Wild Mushrooms Utilized as Food Among Multicultural Groups in Selected Municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Jason Arnold L. Maslang | Claribel Asuncion | Alicia Z. Jubay | Marlon U. Saludarez | Denson N. Liday | Hanson T. Villanueva | Mark C. Bolonquita
Healing and Hope in Two Women’s Travel Memoirs: The Trope of Travel as Panacea to Pain in Literature
Felicidad P Galang-Pereña
Healing from Grief through Expressive Writing: A Phenomenological Approach to Discoursing Ka Oryang’s Magmula Giliw Nang Lumisan Ka
Luciana L Urquiola
Special Articles
BlaanTlogan of Atmurok/Tmurok, Kiblawan: A Sacred Communal Building for Life’s Celebration
Glenford C. Franca
The Buddhist Doctrine of Anatta in the Filipino Concept of Sarili or Loob: A Cultural Verification
Bernabe M. Mijares Jr.
Back Matter
Back Matter