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HAU to host national conference on Rizal and national, local history
July 4, 2011  The oldest organization of historians in the Philippines today will hold its annual national conference at Holy Angel University this October. This was announced by Dr. Bernardita R. Churchill, President of the Philippine National Historical Society (PNHS). The PNHS’ 32nd National Conference on Local and National History will coincide with the organization’s 70th founding anniversary and the sesquicentennial birth anniversary of Jose Rizal. The three-day conference will devote one day to presentation of papers on the national hero. Dr. Churchill said Holy Angel was chosen to host the national conference in recognition of the University’s efforts to promote local history through its Center for Kapampangan Studies. Lord Francis Musni, one of the Center’s consultants, formally accepted the PNHS’ invitation on behalf of the University during last year’s annual conference held at the Mindanao State University in Gen. Santos City. The conference is special this year because it is the PNHS’ 70th founding anniversary,” Dr. Churchill said. A commemorative book featuring the best articles from the PNHS’ Journal of History will be published by the University and launched during the conference. Past PNHS members include Fr. Horacio de la Costa, S.J., Gregorio Zaide, Maximo Kalaw, Pura Villanueva Kalaw, Camilo Osias, Jose Villa Panganiban, Nicolas Zafra, Leandro Fernandez, Antonio Abad, etc. The first three days of the conference will be devoted to papers on local and national history, while the fourth day will be exclusively for papers on Rizal. The HAU conference was chosen as the venue in Luzon for the Rizal Sesquicentennial Anniversary Regional Lectures, the other two being Silliman University (in the Visayas) and Mindanao State University-Marawi City (in Mindanao). For queries, text at 0916 475 2140 or call (045) 888 8691 loc. 1312 or email nitachurchill@hotmail.com. |
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