[Public Lecture] Virginia A. Miralao Exellcence in Research Award (VAMERA) Lecture

On March 2, 2022, as the recipient of the Virginia A. Miralao Exellcence in Research Award (VAMERA) given by the Philippine Social Science Council, I gave a lecture for my winning work entitled “Living Together in Precarious Times: COVID-19 in the Philippines”.  The presentation was based on the essay which was published a book chapter in Viral Loads: Anthropologies of urgency in the time of COVID-19 (UCL Press, 2021) edited by Lenore Manderson, Nancy J. Burke, and Ayo Wahlberg.

In the presentation, which I updated to reflect changes that took place in the country over the past two years, I charted the enduring role of other species in our experience of the pandemic, as well as how the pandemic continues to affect various species and entire ecosystems. 

The awarding ceremony and lecture can be viewed here.

[Webinar] UGAT 42nd Annual Conference - COVID-19 in the Philippines: A Multi-species Perspective

As the opening activity of the Luzon leg of Ugnayang Pang-Agham Tao (UGAT)'s 42nd Annual Conference this year - moved virtually across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao - I delivered a lecture entitled "COVID-19 in the Philippines: A Multi-species Perspective" on November 16, 2020. The lecture was organized by UGAT together with De La Salle University's Social Development Research Center and the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and was in keeping with conference theme, "Anthropology of Encounters".

A summary of the talk can be found here and in UGAT's website. The other lectures and speeches can be found in the website as well. This marks the third straight year that I have presented and participated in the annual gathering of the country's association of anthropologists.