PRESS RELEASE
Philippine Embassy, Canberra
1 Moonah Place, Yarralumla, ACT 2600
www.philembassy.org.au *Tel. No. 02-6273-2535*
“Tracing Our Roots: A Webinar Series on Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors”
26 August 2021 – The Philippine Embassy in Canberra invites all Filipinos and Filipino Australians to join the Webinar Series entitled “Tracing our Roots: A Webinar Series on Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors.”
The webinar series is a project of the Department of Foreign Affairs that aims to resurface and retell the narratives of pre-colonial Philippines to strengthen our identity as a Filipino people with a rich cultural heritage even before the arrival of colonizers.
The webinar series will be launched and played in the DFA Facebook Page and Youtube Channel beginning 02 September. During the webinar, lecturers will answer questions posted by the audience at the comment boxes. Following is the schedule of the webinar series:
| 02 September 2021 (Thursday) | 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Mr. Xiao Chua Our Ancestors in Us https://youtu.be/QKlOrl0l8bo |
| 09 September 2021 (Thursday) | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Dr. Ambeth Ocampo Rotten beef and Stinking fish: Rizal and the writing of Philippine Pre-History https://youtu.be/dV0OK6P_ERI |
| 16 September 2021 (Thursday) | 5:00pm-6:00pm | Dr. Felice Noelle Rodriguez Subanen before Zamboanga https://youtu.be/SYLvh94BPEo |
| 23 September 2021 (Thursday) | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Dr. Ariel Lopez Maritime Mindanao Connections: A Lounge Duree Perspective https://youtu.be/9GnVB1ikTHA |
| 30 September 2021 (Thursday) | 12:00pm-1:00pm | Mr. Ian Christopher Alfonso Watering Manila from Ancient Boso-Boso https://youtu.be/gJ0VqvoiPX0 |
