Philippine E-Journals
vol. 5, no. 1 (2023)
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
Authors Guidelines
Foreword
Copyrights Pages
Table of Contents
Articles
The Buddhist Art and Architecture of Taxila
Muhammad Ilyas Bhatti
Quiapo and Antipolo, Connected Places for Performing Panata: An Analysis on the Idea of Commutatio and Transitio in the Study of Alay Lakad in the Philippines
Mark Inigo M. Tallara
Turumba sa Birhen Pagtatanghal ng Sining, Tradisyon at Turismo ng Pakil, Laguna
Alan Navida
Dictatorship, Deception, Dementia and Decay: History and Memory in the Fiction of Eric Gamalinda
Felicidad P Galang-Pereña
The Coalescence of Cultural Trauma and Collective Memory in the Compendium of Testimonial Writings (Pagtatagpo sa Kabilang Dulo: Panitikang Testimonial ng Desaparecidos)
Luciana L Urquiola
Funeral Tradition Alterations Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Health Protocols Among the Filipino Catholics in Tagbilaran City
Bernabe M. Mijares Jr.
Prayer of Filipinos in Diaspora: A Case in South Korea
Eulalia Tome
The Emergent Works as Innovations of the 21st Century New Literature Curriculum: Their Implications to Pedagogy in an Evolving Literary Landscape
Jeanette P. Grajo
Back Matter
Back Cover