Instructor in Economics
Department of Economics and Political Science
College of Social Sciences

Assistant Professor in History
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

M.A., History, University of the Philippines Diliman
B.A., Social Sciences (Major in History, Minor in Psychology), 2012

Research Interests

Local History (Baguio and Northern Luzon)
Life History
Japanese Occupation

Academic Organization

Member, Caloocan Historical and Cultural Studies Association

Extension Services

Salikultura: Sali Kayo sa Kultura ng Research. Organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Via Zoom Video Conference, 26 November 2021.

“Kwento-kwento: Tunay o Misteryo?” full episode of Youth for Truth. Aired October 30, 2021 at IBC TV 13.

“Gintong Kuwento ni Yamashita” segment in Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. Aired April 16, 2017. 

Publications

Luga, Jose Mathew P. & Abbey Rose A. Celada. Pagtugon sa Hamon ng Kasaysayan: Araling Asyano 7. Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems, Inc., 2021.

____ & Abbey Rose A. Celada. Pagtugon sa Hamon ng Kasaysayan: Araling Asyano 7, Gabay sa Pagtuturo. Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems, Inc., 2021.

“Periodizing the Japanese Occupation: Baguio City at the Eve of Liberation, 1944-1945.” Journal of Philippine Local History and Heritage 6, no. 2. August 2020.

“Alimokon: Mateo Noriel Luga, the Life History of a Revolutionary.” Journal of Philippine Local History and Heritage 3, no. 2. August 2017.

“Mga kwento nina lolo’t lola: Ang pangaraw-araw na buhay sa Baguio noong panahon ng Hapon (1941-1945).” In Saliksik E-Journal 5, blg. 2, edited by Roderick C. Javar (November 2016): 149-189. 

Assistant Professor in Psychology
Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Assistant Professor in History
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Candidate, Ph.D. in History, University of the Philippines Diliman
M.A., in History, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2012
B.A., History, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2005

Research Interests

Environmental History, Cultural History, Women’s History, Japanese Occupation of the Philippines

Academic Organizations

Treasurer/Board member of Asosasyon ng mga Dalubhasa, May Hilig, at Interes sa Kasaysayan (ADHIKA) ng Pilipinas, Inc.

Extension Services

Balik Kasaysayan Program (Department of Education)
Community Archives (with the National Archives of the Philippines)

Publications

“Ang Ilog Pasig bilang Daluyan ng Sakit sa Kasaysayan at Panitikang Pilipino,” Araling Pasig monograph. Limbagang Pangkasaysayan, 2021.

“Pangayawan sa Ilog Pasig ng mga Bisaya sa Panahon nina Salcedo at de Goiti,” Pangangayaw: Ang Pangingibang Bayan at Paghahanap ng Ginhawa sa Kasaysayan at Kalinangang Pilipino ng ADHIKA ng Pilipinas, Inc. and National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2021.

“Gerilya, Pamahalaan, at Sibilyan: Kuwento ng Pagmamalasakitan sa Gitna ng Digmaan,” Tambayayong: Ang Bayanihan sa Kalinangan at Kasaysayang Pilipino ng ADHIKA ng Pilipinas, Inc. and National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2020.

“Missing Pasig: The Manila River during the Late Nineteenth Century and Contemporary Times,” Manila: History, Culture, and Heritage by Manila Studies Association, Inc., National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Philippine National Historical Society, 2020.

“Ang Ilog Pasig sa mga Banyagang Batis ng Ika-19 na Dantaon,” Diliman Review, Volume 2 Number 2, 2017.

“Imaheng Negrito Bilang Pagkakakilanlang Pilipino sa Digmaang Pilipino-Amerikano,” Saliksik: Saysay ng Salaysay: Multidisiplinaryong E-Journal, Tomo 6 Bilang 1, Mayo 2017.

“Mula Philippine Constabulary Tungong Bureau of Constabulary: Pagbabagong-Mukha ng Institusyon sa Panahon ng Hapon,” KAGAWARAN: Mga Institusyon at Paglilingkod-bayan sa Kasaysayan at Kalinangang Pilipino, 1898 – 1946 ng ADHIKA ng Pilipinas, Inc. and National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2017.

“Challenges and Issues in Reconstructing the History of Aeta Guerrillas of Luzon during the Japanese Occupation” in Social Science Teaching, Research and Practice: Consolidating Lessons and Charting Directions, vol. 2, (2016).

“Kontemporanyong Timog Silangang Asya sa Napapanahong Diskurso ng Etnisidad, Border, at Estado,” (Dr. Leah Enkiwe-Abayao, co-author), Saliksik: Saysay ng Salaysay: Multidisiplinaryong E-Journal, Tomo 4 Bilang 2, Nobyembre 2015.

“Ang Ugnayang Maynila-Morong sa Kasaysayan ng Pambansang Pakikidigma ng mga Pilipino” sa Shuntug: Mga Kabundukan sa Kasaysayan at Kalinangang Pilipino ng ADHIKA ng Pilipinas, Inc. and National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2015.

“Ang mga Pakikibaka ng mga Ayta noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig: Isang Panimulang Kasaysayan.” Hasaan: Opisyal na Journal sa Filipino ng Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas, Tomo II, 2015.

“Ang Diwa ng Gerilyaismo sa Panahon ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig sa Bayan ng Morong”, Kasaysayang Pampook: Pananaw, Pananaliksik, Pagtuturo UP Likas, 2012.

“Ang Kababaihang Marking ng Morong, Rizal” Daluyan-Espesyal na Isyu sa Kasaysayan, 2010.

Instructor in Sociology
Licensed Professional Teacher (LPT)
Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Research Interests

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Department of Economics and Political Science
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Auckland, 2022
M.A., Political Science, University of the Philippines, 2013
B.A., University of the Philippines, 2001

Publications

Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.A.; Ciencia, A.N.; and Penalba, M.A. 2020. “Local Policy and Water Access in Baguio City, Philippines.” International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable
Development, Vol. 20, Issue 1 (January-March 2020), pp.1-13.

Ciencia, A.N.; Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.A.; Penalba, M.A.; Calde, N.L.; M.R. and Cabalfin, M.R. 2017. “Water Security and Urban Resilience: The Case of Baguio City, Philippines,” pp.146-164. Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities: Governance for a more Resilient Urban Future, edited by Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, David Dodman. Routledge

Mendoza, L.C.; Ciencia, A.N.; Cruz, G.; Penalba, M.; Calde, N.; and Cabalfin, M. 2016. “Engaging Communities in Addressing Water Security, Sanitation, and Urban Resilience Challenges in Baguio City,” A report submitted to the ICLEI-Southeast Asia Secretariat.

Ciencia, A.N.; Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.; Calde, N.; Cabalfin, M.; and Penalba, M. 2015. “Towards Establishing Water Security and Urban Resilience in the City of Baguio,” Asian Cities Climate Resilience Working Paper Series, 27-2015.

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D., in Anthropology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1987
M.A., in Anthropology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1975
B.A., in Anthropology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1971

Research Interests

Indigenous culture, Cordillera, ethnohistory

Publications

Prill-Brett, June. Tradition and Transformation: Studies on Cordillera Indigenous Culture. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 2015.

Prill-Brett, June. A Comparative Study of Agricultural Commercialization in Selected Highland Communities of the Cordillera-Ilocos Region. CSC Working Papers 24. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1994.

Prill-Brett, June. Common Property Regimes among the Bontok of the Northern Philippine Highlands and State Policies. CSC Working Papers 21. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1993.

Prill-Brett, June. Ibaloy Customary Law on Land Resources. CSC Working Papers 19. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1992.

Prill-Brett, June. Baguio: A Multi-Ethnic City and the Development of the Ibaloy as an Ethnic Minority. CSC Working Papers 15. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1990.

Prill-Brett, June. Indigenous Experience of Autonomy in the Cordillera. CSC Working Papers 10. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1989.

Prill-Brett, June. The Bontok Chuno Feast in the Context of Modernization. CSC Working Papers 12. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1989.

Prill-Brett, June. A Survey of Cordillera Indigenous Political Institutions. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1987.

Prill-Brett, June. Coping Strategies in the Bontok Highland Agroecosystem: The Role of Ritual. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio,1987.

Prill-Brett, June. Pechen: The Bontok Peace Pact Institution. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio,1987.

Visiting Professor (Sem 1, AY 2021-2022)
PhD Indigenous Studies
York University

Academic Background

Doctorate of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 1999
Master of Arts, University of Toronto, 1992
Cours de français, Université Laval, 1991
Bachelor of Arts Joint Honours, McGill University, 1990

Research Interests

Indigenous peoples in northern North America before 1900; Global Indigenous Histories; French colonialism in early North America; Metis and fur trade history; Anishinaabe history; oral history; ethnohistory; linguistic history and history of the book; cultural

Publications

2021: Émilie Pigeon and Carolyn Podruchny, “Bannock Diplomacy: How Metis Women Fought Battles and Made Peace in North Dakota, 1850s-1870s” accepted to Ethnohistory. Forthcoming May 2021.

2019: Carolyn Podruchny, Jesse Thistle, and Elizabeth Jameson, “Women on the Margins of Imperial Plots: Farming on Borrowed Land” Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada 29: 1 (158-81). 23 pp.

2019: Émilie Pigeon and Carolyn Podruchny, “The Mobile Village: Metis Women, Bison Brigades, and Social Order on the Nineteenth-Century Plains” Violence, Order, and Unrest: A History of British North America, 1749-1876, edited by Elizabeth Mancke, Scott See, Jerry Bannister, and Denis McKim, 236-63 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press). 27 pp.

2018: Carolyn Podruchny, “Tough Bodies, Fast Paddles, Well-Dressed Wives: Measuring Manhood Among French-Canadian and Métis Voyageurs in the North American Fur Trade” Making Men, Making History: Canadian Masculinities across Time and Place, edited by Peter Gossage and Robert Rutherdale, 333-46 (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press).13 pp.

2017 : Carolyn Podruchny, « Le grand voyage de la tortue qui désirait voler. Motifs oraux, échanges culturels et histoires transfrontalières dans la traite des fourrures » Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada 27: 1 (231-62). 31 pp.

2016: Carolyn Podruchny, “Trickster Lessons in Early Canadian Indigenous Communities” Siberica 15:1 (Spring), 62-80. 18 pp.

2016: Carolyn Podruchny and Stacy Nation-Knapper, “Fur Trades” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History, edited by Jon Butler, (Oxford University Press) http://americanhistory.oxfordre.com/. 40 pp.

2016: Carolyn Podruchny and Jesse A. Thistle, “A Geography of Blood: Uncovering the Hidden Histories of Metis People in Canada” Spaces of Difference: Conflicts and Cohabitation, edited by Ursula Lehmkuhl, Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink, and Laurence McFalls, 61-79 (Münster and New York: Waxmann). 18 pp.

Instructor in Economics
Department of Economics and Political Science
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

B.A. Social Sciences Major in Economics, Minor in Psychology, University of the Philippines Baguio, 2025, cum laude

Research Interests

Labor Economics, Economics of Identity, Gender, Development

Instructor in Philosophy
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

MA Philosophy Candidate, University of Santo Tomas
BA Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas, 2017

Research Interests

Critical theory, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Decolonial Philosophy, Social Philosophy

Academic Organizations

Women Doing Philosophy (WDP)

Extension Services

Article Reviewer, Talisik: An Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy

Associate Editor, Talisik: An Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy (2013-2018)

Research and Publications

Basa, Venus Ae Kael, Mancenido-Bolanos, Marella, Gapo, Prince Airick and Miranda, Raphaella Elaine. “Cultivating Reasonableness Among Filipino Children” in Cultivating Reasonableness in Education. Edited by Marella Mancenido-Bolanos, Cathlyn Joy P. Alvarez-Abarejo, and Leander Penaso Marquez. Singapore: Springer, 2023. 285-300.

Miranda, Raphaella Elaine. Adorno Contra Transcendentalism: “A Critique of Husserl’s Notion of Objectivity”. Scientia: An International Journal of the Liberal Arts 9 (no. 2). 66-75.

Select Lectures and Engagements

Panelist, Beauvoir in Dialogue with Asia, The International Simone de Beauvoir Society via Zoom. March 2023.

“Preliminary Notes on Filipino Feminism from the Margins,” KAMALAYAN, Polytechnic University of the Philippines. June 2022.

“What is Critical Theory?,” Introductory Lecture Series: Frankfurt School Critical Theory, Concilium Philosophiae, University of Santo Tomas. March 2019.

Assistant Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

M.A., History, University of the Philippines Baguio, ongoing
M.A., ASEAN Studies units, University of the Philippines Open University
B.A., Social Sciences (Major in History, Minor in Political Science), cum laude

Research Interests

Ethnohistory, Cultural History, Southern Cordillera, Southeast Asia
History 3: History of Philippine Ethnic Minorities
History 114: Cultural History of the Philippines
History 119: History of Ethnic Minorities in Southeast Asia

Academic Organizations

Member, ALIGUYON-UP Folklore Society

Extension Services

Adviser, Street to School – Cordillera (STS-C)

Publications

Reginaldo, João Paulo D, Gray, Jeraiah, Pototanon, Ruchie Mark, Ragay, Precious Maecah. 2022. Trails of Taste: Manila-Fujian Food Exchange in the Age of Galleons. Confucius Institute: Ateneo De Manila University. (in press)

Reginaldo, João Paulo D. 2021. Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Filipinas (Iguwak). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino.

Reginaldo, Joao Paulo D. 2021. The Ethnohistory of the Karao of the Southern Cordillera, Northern Luzon, Philippines. The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society. Volume XI, Number 1-2 March 2021 – September 2021. ISSN (print) 2094-0262 | ISSN (online) 2799-001X.

Visiting Professor (Midyear, AY 2022-2023)
MA Social and Development Studies
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Dr. Richard Chu, a faculty member of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of History, taught a mixed MA Social and Development Studies class this midyear term. The class was composed of students from the MA SDS and MA History (Ethnohistory and Local History) programs of the College of Social Sciences.