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PASCANNUALREPORTFOR2012
PHILIPPINESAUSTRALIASTUDIESCENTRE
Someofthedelegatesatthe‘AfterMining’Workshop,UniversityofthePhilippines,Baguio,January,2012.
ABOUTUS
ThePhilippinesAustraliaStudiesCentre(PASC)atLaTrobewasformallyestablishedatameetingon8October,2003.PASC isa jointventurebetweenLaTrobeUniversityandAteneodeManilaUniversity(Ateneo)inthePhilippines,andstemsfromtheMemorandumofUnderstandingsignedbetweenthetwouniversitiesinMarch2000andrenewedforafurther5yearsinJune,2005.Wehavehadastudentexchangeagreementsince2007andwerenewedourMOUin2010.Wehavehad four bilateralmeetings: three inManila (January, 2000; February, 2005; June, 2007; June,2011);andtwoinMelbourne(April,2001,July,2009)andoneeach inBangkok(June,2007)andPerth and Mildura and Bendigo (July, 2009). In addition in June, 2011 an Ateneo delegationattendedtheFestivalofIdeasonPopularPrintandVisualCulturesorganizedbytheThesisElevenCentreforCulturalSociologyandhostedbyLaTrobeUniversity inMelbourneandBendigo.ThePhilippinesAustraliaStudiesNetwork(PASN)officeisestablishedatAteneodeManilaUniversitywithmatchingresources.BothPASCandPASNarecommittedtoextendingtheresearchnetwork.To thatendLa TrobeUniversity signedanMOUwith theUniversityof thePhilippines (January,2010).Thisour9threportcoversthe2012academicyear.
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CONTENTS
Objectives 3
Membership 3
Administration 3
Grants 4
Events 5
PASCseminars 7
Visits 7
Projects 8
ArtsLinkageProject 10
PhDresearch 11
Publications 12
Fellows 13
Networks 14
Appendix 17
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OBJECTIVES
TheCentrehas9mainaims,assetoutinitsConstitution:
1. ToencouragethedevelopmentandapplicationofFilipinoandAustralianresearchthroughpublishingandpresentingmaterial inprintedandelectronic formandthroughdeliveringeducationalworkshops,forumsandconferences;
2. To facilitate exchanges between Philippines and Australia of Filipino and Australianscholars;
3. To encourage Filipino students to enrol in Australian postgraduate programs and viceversa;
4. TopromotestudiesofthePhilippinesandAustraliainregionalandglobalsettings;5. To co‐operate and collaboratewith the Philippines‐Australia Studies Network (PASN) at
AteneodeManilaUniversity;6. ToencouragestudentexchangeprogramsbetweenthetwonationsthroughtheUniversity
andAteneodeManilaUniversity;7. Tosignificantlyexpandtheopportunitiesforresearchintheregionespeciallyinfacilitating
thesocio‐economicgoalsofdevelopment,justice,povertyeradication,health,trade,andgoodgovernance;
8. TopromotetheteachingandresearchactivitiesofmembersofstaffofAteneodeManilaUniversity and the University through the development of projects that requirecollaborativeteamresearch;
9. To improve and deepen relations, networks and mutual understanding between thePhilippines and Australia through education, exchanges, research collaboration, andbilateralmeetings.
MEMBERSHIP
Officebearers:DrTrevorHogan(director),Prof.CharlesMott(deputydirector).GeneralMembers:DennisAltman, GaryDevilles,EdwinWise,HarryAveling,JoeCamilleri,LarryMarshall, Margarita Frederico, Maria Cameron, Michalis Michael, Neil Fettling, Peter Beilharz,Randy LaPolla, Simon Barraclough, , Vince Alessi, Vivian Lin,WendyMee, Paul Northam, SianSupski, Anthony Rodriguez‐Jiminez, AndrewMorrison,Maitel Ladrido,Marby Villaceran, AngelaSerrano,NicholasHerriman,ChristineEllem.AssociateMembers:MaridelAnandar,BobbyBenedicto,BarryCarr, LisandroClaudio,AugustineDoronila,JoelKahn,MalouLogan,BerylLanger,LilacLimpangog,RevyiMarinas,DeirdreMcKay,AlNoveloso,PeterMurphy,RobertNery,JanOng,ViennaParreno,CliffPicton,MichaelPinches,MaxRichter,KathleenWeekley,RommelCuraming,LuisDavid,RosemarieEdillon,JosephSalazar,MaryThomas,SkiltyLabastilla,DarwinManubag.InformalmembershipofPASCisopentoallinterestedparties.
ADMINISTRATION
PASCLaTrobewasestablishedthroughaseedinggrantfromLaTrobeInternationalandishostedby the School of Social Sciences. The Centre relies on the goodwill and initiative of interestedpartiesacrosstheUniversity.Weareparticularlyindebtedtothehardunsungworkofitsmembersandin2012weespeciallythanktheinitiativeandenterpriseofChristineEllem,VinceAlessi,Paul
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Northam, Neil Fettling, Peter Beilharz, Darwin Manubag, Augustine Doronila, and MinervaChaloping‐March.In2011wereceivedtwoboosts:PASCwasaffiliatedwiththeInstituteforHumanSecurity.TracyLee provided her usual efficient and good humoured administrative support to the CentreespeciallyinorganizingitsfinancialmattersandlogisticalsupporttothePSLPprojectand itskeyofficer,DrMinnieChaloping‐March.Second,PASCwasmadeacentreoftheFacultyofHumanitiesandSocialSciences.Itnowhasamodestthreeyearworkingbudgetandadministrativestructureinplace.GRANTSMANAGINGMININGANDDEVELOPMENTINTHEPHILIPPINESPASC put in for a large AusAID ADRAS grant with our visiting research fellow, Dr MinervaChaloping‐MarchasChiefInvestigator.Wewereshortlistedbutafteranerve‐wrackingsummerofwaitingwe received the heartbreaking news inMarch that wewere close but no cigar in thisround.Therehasbeennoannouncementyetofasecondround.Theprojectisalive(seevisitingfellows’ report) butwewill be seeking injection of funds in 2014. FOR a longer report on thisprojectproposalseetheAppendix.
Ourintrepidresearchersfrom4universities(UniversityofthePhilippines,AteneodeManilaUniversity,UniversityofMelbourneandLaTrobeUniversity)seekingalightattheendofthetunnelforfuturegrantforthisproject,BenguetProvince,CordilleraMountains,Philippines,January,2012.
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EVENTS
‘FosteringCollaborativeActionsTowardsASustainablePost‐MineFuture’UniversityofthePhilippines,BaguioCampus,Baguio,24‐26January
IndigenousDancersfromtheBenguetProvincewiththeorganisers,DrMinnieChaloping‐March
andDrAugustineDoronilaattheAfterMiningWorkshop,January,2012.
‘The Project Team collaborated with the Cordillera Studies Centre (University of thePhilippines‐Baguio)andAdeMU’sEnvironmentalScienceDepartment inorganizingtheworkshopwith the theme ‘Fostering Collaborative Actions Towards A Sustainable Post‐Mine Future’. Theworkshopwasaninauguralonebecauseitwasthefirstformaloccasionformultiplestakeholdersof mining to come together for discussions on rehabilitation of mining landscapes in thePhilippines.Akeyinputintothethree‐dayworkshopwasthepresentationofthenationaldirectoroftheMinesandGeosciencesBureau,Mr.LeoJasareno,onthestateofaffairsofrehabilitationofmined lands in the country. Dr. Chaloping‐March of PASC talked about ‘Life‐of‐mine and mineclosure: international trends’. Similarly, Dr. Augustine Doronila, PASC honorary research fellow,provided a presentation on ‘phytoremediation & rehabilitation of mined lands’ The fieldwork,formal discussions, and correspondences with many individuals and organizations in varioussectorsculminatedinamulti‐stakeholderplanningworkshopon24‐26January2012.Theplanningworkshop was attended by 101 participants, exceeding 60 which was the target number ofinvitees.Theparticipantsrepresenteddiversebutimportantsectorsandperspectives:
a) academic and research institutions (including PASC, represented by the director andresearchfellow)
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b) privateconsultingcompaniesc) governmentagenciesledbytheMinesandGeosciencesBureaud) localgovernment(barangay,municipalityandprovinciallevels)e) non‐profitorganizationsworkingforcommunitiesf) communityorganizationsg) ChamberofMinesofthePhilippinesrepresentingthecountry’sbroadminingindustryh) individualminingcompanies(gold,copper,nickel)i) professionalassociationsledbytheSocietyofPhilippineMiningEngineers
ProjectConvenorandWorkshopOrganiser:DrMinervaChaloping‐March,ResearchFellow,PASC.
ACADEMICRESEARCHWORKINGGROUP
LOCALGOVERNMENTWORKINGGROUP
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PASCRESEARCHSEMINARSATLATROBEIN2012
5MarchMaryThomas(EnglishProgram/AsianStudies)
MurakamiHaruki–Hard‐BoiledwithJapaneseSpaghetti
14MayJosephSalazar(Sociology):
OfImeldicFeastsandanInfinityofLastSuppers:RethinkingPhilippineFoodCultures.28MayDrMinervaChaloping‐March(anthropologistandResearchFellow,PASC)
‘AFTERMINING:DevelopingManagementStrategiesforCommunity‐basedEcologicalRestorationProjectsofMinedLandsinthePhilippines(andAustralia).’
VISITS
February‐March
DrJohnTebbutt(MediaStudiesandJournalism),aspartofhisoverseasstudiesprograminwhichheisundertakingresearchonradiojournalisminAsia‐Pacificregion,spenttwomonthsattheAsianCenterforJournalismatAteneodeManilaUniversity.17SeptemberAneightpersondelegationfromCentralPhilippineUniversity,ledbyitsPresident,Dr.TedRobles,wasformallyreceivedbytheuniversity.CharlesMottrepresentedPASC.
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PROJECTS‘AfterMining’PublicSectorLinkageProgram
PASC implemented and completed the ‘AfterMining’ Public Sector Linkage Programduring theperiodApril2011toMarch2012.FundedbyAusAID,theprojectwasspearheadedbyDr.MinervaChaloping‐March(PASCHonoraryResearchFellow)asProjectManager.Minervaisadevelopmentanthropologistspecializingonminingandsocialsustainability,socialimperativesofmineprojects,and post–mine scenarios. Dr. Augustine Doronila (also a PASC Honorary Research Fellow), arestoration ecologist based at the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne served asco‐manageroftheproject.The Project aimed to bring together and reinforce community based efforts in the Philippines,usingAustralianexperiencesaslearningcases,toredressdegradationofminedlandsparticularlythose associated with large‐scale mining. The Project initiated and established linkages withorganizationswhosemandate or function and interests are associated– directly or indirectly –with mining activities. Fieldwork in Australia consisted of visiting a number of mines whoseexperienceswithactualorfuturemineclosurecanserveaslearningcasesforthePhilippines.TheAustralianminesinclude:
a) WoodcuttersMine(operatedbyNewmontMining),whichdemonstratesthecloseworkingrelationshipoftheminingcompanywiththeWaraiandKungarakanpeopletoachievethesocial,economicandecologicaloutcomesdesiredbystakeholderfamiliesaroundtheminearea;
b) RumJungle,whichprovidesavaluablecaseforrehabilitationactivitiescarriedoutsincetheearly1990sandthepolitical‐economicissuesandcontroversiessurroundingitatpresent;and
c) Ranger Uranium mine (operated by Rio Tinto’s Energy Resources Australia), whichmaintainsexperimentalsitesforecologicalrestorationandwaterconservation.
TheProjectTeamalsobenefittedfromdiscussionswith:
a) Dr.HowardSmith,ProjectOfficeroftheNorthernLandCouncilwhosemandate includesprotectingthelandoftheAboriginalpeopleintheNorthernTerritory;
b) Mrs.LenoreDembsky,arepresentativeoftheKungarakanandWaraiAboriginalpeople,ontheirworkingwithNewmontMining in rehabilitating landsusedbyWoodcutter’smine;and
c) Mr. Geoff Kyle and other officers of the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation on theexperiencesoftheMirarrAboriginalpeoplewithERA’sRangermine.
In the Philippines, the Project Team carried out interviews and focus‐group discussions withindividualminingcompanies,andtheChamberofMinesofthePhilippines.Dr.Chaloping‐Marchand Geoff Araula, a PASC affiliate researcher, undertook the same activities with nationalgovernment agencies such as the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Ecosystems Research andDevelopment Bureau,National Commission on Indigenous Peoples;Department of Science andTechnology,and theCommissiononHigherEducation.Theyalsometupwith local governmentunits (province, municipality and barangay levels), community organizations, and academic
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institutionsparticularlythosewithresearchandextensionprograms inenvironmentandnaturalresourcemanagement.Thefieldwork,formaldiscussions,andcorrespondenceswithmanyindividualsandorganizationsinvarioussectorsculminatedinamulti‐stakeholderplanningworkshopon24‐26January2012.TheProjectTeamcollaboratedwiththeCordilleraStudiesCentre(UniversityofthePhilippines‐Baguio)and AdeMU’s Environmental Science Department in organizing the workshop with the theme‘FosteringCollaborativeActionsTowardsASustainablePost‐MineFuture’.The workshop was an inaugural one because it was the first formal occasion for multiplestakeholdersofminingtocometogetherfordiscussionsonrehabilitationofmininglandscapesinthe Philippines. A key input into the three‐dayworkshopwas the presentation of the nationaldirector of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Mr. Leo Jasareno, on the state of affairs ofrehabilitation of mined lands in the country. Dr. Chaloping‐March of PASC talked about‘Life‐of‐mine and mine closure: international trends’. Similarly, Dr. Augustine Doronila, PASChonoraryresearchfellow,providedapresentationon‘phytoremediation&rehabilitationofminedlands’.The planning workshop was attended by 101 participants, exceeding 60 which was the targetnumberofinvitees.Theparticipantsrepresenteddiversebutimportantsectorsandperspectives:
j) academic and research institutions (including PASC, represented by the director andresearchfellow)
k) privateconsultingcompaniesl) governmentagenciesledbytheMinesandGeosciencesBureaum) localgovernment(barangay,municipalityandprovinciallevels)n) non‐profitorganizationsworkingforcommunitieso) communityorganizationsp) ChamberofMinesofthePhilippinesrepresentingthecountry’sbroadminingindustryq) individualminingcompanies(gold,copper,nickel)r) professionalassociationsledbytheSocietyofPhilippineMiningEngineers
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ARTSLINKAGEPROJECT
Kawayan de Guia, Installation shot, Buaya, 2012, La Trobe University Visual Arts
Centre
LUMA and Ateneo Art Gallery continued its strong arts linkage partnership in 2012. AfterpresentingtheLUMAexhibitionMeHereNow inManila in2011,Ateneoagreedtocontinuetheexhibition exchange project by committing to curate and forward an exhibition toAustralia forLUMA’s2013exhibitionprogram.
ThetwoinstitutionscontinuedtheirpartnershiparrangementfortheAteneoArtAwards,themostprestigiousawardforFilipinoartistsundertheageof35,byawardingaresidencytooneofthewinning artists in Australia. In April 2012 the VAC | La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre inBendigohostedKawayandeGuia.Duringhis residencyKawayancreatedanewwork,Lolong,atwelvefootcrocodilemadeofcheapleatherwalletsacquiredfromthechaoticDibsoriamarketinManila. Thework,whichwas initially inspired by Kawayan’s association of themovieCrocodileDundee with Australia, commented on the nature of cash driven societies and the Philippines’long‐standingtroubleswithcorruption.Thework,created inninedays,wasshownattheVisualArtsCentrebeforebeingshippedtoManilaforaviewinginthatcity.
RamonE.S.LermaDirector and Chief Curator, Ateneo Art Gallery Director for Exhibitions, Rizal Library SpecialCollectionsBuildingAteneodeManilaUniversityLoyolaHeights,QuezonCity1108PhilippinesTel+6324266001ext.4160VinceAlessiManagingCuratorLaTrobeUniversityArtMuseumEmail:[email protected]://www.latrobe.edu.au/artmuseum/
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Ph.D.RESEARCH(current)3completionsin2012(thatwillbeformallyawardedin2013):congratulationstoDrsEdillon,ThomasandSalazarrespectively.CreativeArts/SociologyPrincipalSupervisor:NorieNeumarkCo‐supervisor:TrevorHoganGaryC.Devilles:‘CitySense:SensingManilainLiterature,VisualArtsandPopularCulture’.EconomicsProgram:PrincipalSupervisor:SisiraJayasuriyaRosemarieG.Edillon:‘TowardsanUnderstandingofSocialCapital’(commenced2008;completedatendof2012).EnglishProgram/AsianStudiesProgram:PrincipalSupervisor(ChrisPalmer;(English)Co‐Supervisor:KaoriOkano(AsianStudies)MaryThomas:"'Theinfluenceofthestructureandformofhard‐boiledprivateeyefictiononselectednovelsofHarukiMurakami'(Commenced:July2009;completedatendof2012)MediaStudies/SociologyProgram:PrincipalSupervisor(JohnTebbutt,MediaStudies);Co‐Supervisors(BeilharzandHogan)
Estelle‘Maitel’Ladrido:‘FilipinoAmongFilipinos:InvestigatingHowTransnationalTelevisionParticipatesInNationalIdentityConstruction’(June,2010)SociologyandAnthropologyProgram:PrincipalSupervisor(Hogan);Co‐Supervisor(Beilharz).
JosephSalazar:'RewritingPigafetta’sFeast:Nationalism,ClassandCultureinPhilippineCuisine'
(2009–completedatendof2012)
EdwinWise:‘Place,SpaceandCulture:AStudyofManila’(2007–2010;onleave2011‐12)
PrincipalSupervisor(Hogan);Co‐Supervisor(RamonSpaaij)
AngelaSerrano:‘MotivationsoftheMilitaryinorganisingMilitaryCoupsagainstthenationalgovernment:acasestudyoftheOakwoodMutinyof27July2003,Manila,(commencedJune,2010)
PrincipalSupervisor(Hogan);Co‐Supervisor(HelenLee)
MarbyVillaceran:‘PhilippineWomenintheAustralianDiaspora:Writingtheirownexperiencesandtheartofcreativestorytelling’(commencedJuly,2010)PrincipalSupervisor(HelenLee);Co‐Supervisor(Hogan)
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SkiltyLabastilla:‘TransitionfromYouthtoAdulthoodbyMalesinInformalSettlementsinDavaoCity,Mindanao’(2008–;2012‐returnedtoAteneodeManilaUniversitytoresumeteachingduties;suspendedin2012).
PUBLICATIONSThesisEleven#112and114:bynowyoushouldhaveallhadopportunitytoseethesetwoissuesofthejournal‐#112‘manila’surbanism’and‘philippinevisualculture’and#114‘disrespectanddemocracy’(in2013)inwhichwefeature9authorsfromAteneo(7in#112and2in#114,1ofwhomisatAteneodeDavaoUniversity).
1. BytheDirector:
TrevorHoganChaptersinBooks:‘SoutheastAsianCities’inSociology:AntipodeanPerspectives.EditedwithPeterBeilharz.
Melbourne:OxfordUniversityPress.2ndedition.Articles(refereedjournals)‘Manila’surbanismandPhilippineVisualCultures’,ThesisEleven,112,October:3‐9.(withPeterMurphy)‘DiscordantOrder:Manila’sNeo‐PatrimonialUrbanism’ThesisEleven,112,
October:10‐34.(withCalebJ.Hogan)‘GatesandBorders:aphotoessayofManila’sprivatisingurbanism’Thesis
Eleven,112,October:35‐50.(withTimBunnell,C.P.Pow,EkaPermanasari,andMorshidiSirat)‘AsianUrbanismsandthe
PrivatizationofCities:betweenregionalsynthesisandtheserialreplicationofcasestudies’Cities.29:1,February:59‐63.
Publicationsthroughourjournals’collaboration:Devilles,GaryC.‘CityBlindness;visualityandmodernityintheworksofIzaCaparas,Farleydel
RosarioandDanielAligaen’,ThesisEleven,112,October:51‐63.Fairley,Gina ‘OutsideIn/InsideOutcontemporaryPhilippineArt:observingartists,artworks,
scenesandmarkets’,ThesisEleven,112,October:63‐86.Gustafson,DarrenL.‘JeepneySpirituality’,ThesisEleven,112,October:87‐98.
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Calano,MarkJoseph,‘ArchivingBodies:Kalingabatekandtheim/possibilityofanarchive’,ThesisEleven,112,October:99‐112.
Tan,JeanP.,‘MissingMother:migrantmothers,maternalsurrogates,andtheglobaleconomyof
care,ThesisEleven,112,October:113‐132.Salazar,JosephT.‘ReconstitutingthePhilippine’publickitchens’,ThesisEleven,112,October:
133‐146.Yapan,AlvinB.‘ContemporaryIndependentFilmProducinginthePhilippines:thecaseofAng
PanggagahasakayFe(theraptureofFe),ThesisEleven,112,October:147‐155.Pamintuan,JemaM.,‘CreatingthefilmmusicinTheRaptureofFe:thepoeticsoftambuleleng’s
resonances’,ThesisEleven,112,October:156‐162.HONORARYRESEARCHFELLOWSDr Minerva Chaloping‐March is a development Anthropologist with over 25 years in socialresearch and development work including industry consulting, environmental managementtraining,andimpactassessment.Herkeyareasofinterestincludesocialdimensionsofminingandmineclosure,governanceandlocalresourcemanagement,andcorporate‐communityrelations.Dr Chaloping‐March was awarded a doctorate in the School of Philosophy, Anthropology andSocialInquiryatTheUniversityofMelbournein2008.Hertopicwas:Managingthesocialimpactsifmineclosure:miningandcommunitiesinBenguet,NorthernPhilippines.SheobtainedinMasterofPhilosophyatDepartmentofSocialAnthropology,UniversityofCambridgein1996withathesisentitled:Powerrelations,regionalautonomyandethnicconsciousnessintheCordillera,NorthernLuzon, Philippines. She also has a Master of Arts in Social and Development Studies at theUniversity of the Philippines‐Baguio where her thesis was entitled: Sustainability of HouseholdWell‐Being:GoldpanningandRiceFarminginDalupirip,Itogon,Benguet(Philippines).DrAugustineDoronilaisresearchfellowfromtheSchoolofChemistry,UniversityofMelbourne.HewasawardedBalikScientistgrant(anexpatriateFilipinoScientisttravelgrantinFebruaryandJuly2009).HewashostedbytheEnvironmentalScienceDeptofAteneodeManilaUniversityandthe Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Dilliman College. He is an expert onrestorationecology,mine site restoration,andbiogeochemistryof toxic traceelementswith 20yearsexperience in the field,havingworkedon different restoration research projectsonminesites fromWestern Australia and Victoria Australia. Augustine (a LaTrobe University alumnus)shared his expertise as a Restoration Ecologist to the PASC partnerAteneo deManilaDepts ofEnvironmental Science and Sociology and Anthropology. It was also an opportunity for him toengageotheracademicsfromtheUniversityofthePhilippinesaswellasofficialsofthedifferentenvironmental agencies and representatives of the mining industry in order to face a realchallengetohaulthePhilippineminingindustryfromahighlydestructiveandalienatingscenariotoonewherestewardship,responsibilityforthistemporarylanduseandjustrelinquishmentarestandardoperatingproceduresandanonnegotiablemindset.
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NETWORKSRAFIL:ASIANLITERATURENETWORKThere was no RAFILmeeting in 2012 but ADMUmay see fit to hold one in 2014 as that theMalaysianofferhasnotcometoanything.ThepaperIgaveatthe2011RAFIL3ConferencehasrecentlybeenpublishedinMalaysia:“The English Language and Global Literary Influences on theWork of Shahnon Ahmad,”MalayLiterature,Vol.20,No.1,2013,pp.18‐37.In 2012 I was Keynote Speaker at the Conference entitled "Travelling Texts: Translation andGlobalization",heldattheAteneodeManilaUniversity,30‐31August2012. (Theotherkeynotespeaker was Vicente Rafael.) My topic was “Translation and/as Research”; the paper waspublishedinKritikaKultura,No.21/22,Aug.2013–Feb.2014,pp.164‐184.Earlierin2012,IalsopublishedanotherarticlenthesameADMUjournal:“’SitaPutsOuttheFire’:SomeDepictionsofTheTestingofSita’sVirtue inIndonesian,MalayandThaiLiterature,”KritikaKultura,No.18,Feb.2012,pp.25‐43.ProfHarryAveling,PhDDCA,AdjunctProfessor,AsianStudies,LaTrobeUniversity,Victoria3086,AUSTRALIA.STUDENTEXCHANGESPASCsupportedthenegotiationofastudentexchangeagreementbetweenLaTrobeandAteneodeManilauniversities,whichprovidesfortwosemestersoffee‐waiverexchangebothwayseachyear.InSemester2,2011,LylaCalsinawentoutonexchangewhileGabrielleVillavicenciocameinonexchange.PASCcontinuestourgeLaTrobestudentstotakeadvantageofthisfacilitytostudyat this prestigious Filipino university, andwill be happy to provide advice on request. Financialsupportisavailableforstudentsgoingonexchange.PhilippinesAustraliaStudiesnetwork(PASN)
Website:http://pasn.ateneo.net/PASNischairedbyProfessorMarluVilches,ChairoftheSchoolofHumanities.TheExecutiveSecretaryisGlenndeLeonActingDirectorOfficeofInternationalRelations3/FFaberHallAteneodeManilaUniversityLoyolaHeightsCampus,KatipunanAvenueQuezonCity1108,PHILIPPINESTel/Fax:(+632)4265907Email:[email protected]:www.ateneo.edu/oir
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BarangayAustraliaandFASTCO!
BarangayAustraliahasbeenanetworkofFilipino(Pinoy)studentsaswellasalumniandfriendsacross the State of Victoria. It animates the community spirit ofbayanihan (heroic duties) andpakikipagkapwa (fellowship) commonly found in thebarangay (village) combinedwith learningandfun.While“BarangayAustralia”wasonlycoinedin2005inconjunctionwithitsfirstgeneralassembly, it traces its beginnings with scholars from the Philippines who would exchange tipsaboutlifeinAustraliaandoffertheirsupport.Today,BarangayAustraliaaspiresbea cultural bridge between local Filipino studentsand theirinternational counterpartsandaunifying force across the stateof Victoria. Itoperates throughvolunteer members acting as university‐based coordinators and project coordinators at thenetworklevel.AndsomespeciallygoodnewsfromDarwinManubag:IwouldliketoinformyourgoodofficethattheFilipinostudentsinMelbournerepresentingseveraluniversities have formally organized the Filipino Australian Students Council (FASTCO Victoria)underthesupervisionofthePhilippineConsulateinVictoriaandtheFilipinoCommunityCouncilinVictoria(FCCVI).FASTCOwasorganizedlastyearwiththepresenceofConsulGigiKalong.FASTCOisalsoaffiliatedwiththeASEAN‐AustraliaYouthAgenda.WehavemorethanahundredmemberscomingfromthedifferentuniversitiesinMelbourne.OneoftheprojectsthatweareembarkingistheinstitutionalizationofaResearchForumamongFilipino Scholars/students who are undertaking researches here in Melbourne – and we lookforwardtoorganisingourfirsteventin2013.Convenor:DarwinManubagPhdStudentFacultyofArts,MonashUniversityEmailAddress:[email protected]:99052919(office)0432337681(mob)Website:http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/barangay_australia/CommunityandFamilyServicesInternational(CFSI)
Website:http://www.cfsi.ph/profile.htmCFSIcontinuestoprovidearangeofservicesinresponsetoongoingconflictinMindanaoandthefrequentnaturaldisastersthatarecommonplaceinthePhilippines.Asaresultoftherecentfloodsand the December 2011 typhoon we are currently distributing food aid to 600,000 people inMindanao.Otheraidisprovidedintheformofemergencysuppliesasaidtodailylivingforthoseinevacuationcentresandemergencyaccommodation.UnfortunatelytheaideffortisexacerbatedbytheongoingcivilconflictbetweentheGovernmentandtheMILF(Muslim)insurgents.Effortstobrokeralastingpeacerepeatedlybreakdownasonesideortheotherseeksatacticaladvantage.Onamorepositivenoteandlookingahead,October2012marksthe101thAnniversaryofArmsareforHuggingProject,oneofthevariousinitiativesofCFSIforchildreninconflict‐affectedareas.Underthisinitiativeandwiththesupportofvariousdonors,CFSIhasfacilitatedtheestablishment
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ofanelementaryschool,thefirstschoolbuildinginInug‐Ug,Pagalungan,Maguindanao,aconflictaffectedcommunityinMindanao.InManilathereareseveral longrunningprojectsassistinglocalbarangaysnotablytheprojecttoassistchildrentoreturntofulltimeeducationasanalternativetoekingoutaprecariouslivingonthestreets.TheSchoolofSocialWorkandSocialPolicyatLaTrobeandtheCommunityandFamilyServicesInternational continue tohaveamutuallyproductiveworking relationship.Now in its12thyeartheMemorandumof Agreement has theUniversity sending socialwork students toManila fortheir 14week professional placement. This year two La Trobe students and two fromMonashUniversitywillbeonplacement.Allstudentswillenjoythechancetoworkfacetofacewithlocalpeopleonsocialdevelopmenttypeprojects.CliffPictontheUniversityOmbudsmancontinuesinhisroleasaTrusteeofCFSIandattendsBoardmeetingsonaregularbasisinManila.CliffPictonOmbudsmanLaTrobeUniversityBundoora,Victoria3086T:94791897F:94793897E:[email protected]
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APPENDIXManagingMiningandDevelopment:MeasuringpositiveimpactsoftheSDMPandmitigatingtheadversesocialandenvironmentalimpactsof“illegal”small‐scalemininginthePhilippines
Theme:MiningforDevelopment
Sub‐Theme:Illegalmining
Thisresearchinvestigates:a)thesocialdevelopmentmanagementplan(SDMP),mandatedbylawbythePhilippineGovernmentin2000andtodevelopcriteriaforevaluatingtheimpactsofSDMPcapacity‐buildingprojectsonmining‐affectedcommunities;andb)thehistorical,political,economic,culturalandenvironmentalmilieuxofsmall‐scalemining(SSM).ItwillproduceacomprehensiveoverviewoftheSSMsectorandidentifykeyorganizational,planning,andotherformsoflogisticalsupport.Theprojectaimstoestablishcollaborativeactivitiesbetweenlarge‐scalecorporateminingcompaniesandsmall‐scalemininggroups,linkingthemwithintheframeoftheSDMP.
ResearchQuestions(s):
• WhatpositivechangeshavetheSDMPbroughttocommunities?Howcanthesechangesbe‘measured’?
• WhatsuccesscriteriadoestheMinesandGeosciencesBureauapplytoassessSDMPperformance?
• Atnationalandlocallevels,howwillpolicydealwithdifferentcategoriesof‘illegalmining’,i.e.,‘traditional/customary’,‘gold‐rush’,andnewgroups–withvaryingcircumstancesandhistorical,socio‐political,culturalandeconomiccontexts?
• Apartfromwhatsmall‐scaleminersciteas‘inapplicabilityofthelaw’(RepublicAct7066andPresDecree1899),whatareothermainchallengesinestablishingMinahangBayan(‘People’sMine’)andlegalizingsmall‐scalemining?Why?
PolicyRelevancetoDevelopmentandAusAID:
TheresearchprojectisimportantbecauseitaddresseskeyprioritydevelopmentthemesofAusAIDsuchas:a)promotingopportunitiesforall,b)sustainableeconomicdevelopment,c)improvingincomes,employmentandenterpriseopportunitiesforpoorpeople,andd)improvinggovernanceinthePhilippinestodeliverservices.TheSDMPisacriticalsupportforpoorcommunitiestoenhancetheirsocialandeconomicwell‐being.Withnostudyatthisstagetodemonstratethattheschemedeliverstangibleresults,theresearchproject–beingthefirsttodoso–isvitallyimportantandtimely.Policy‐makingbodiesandlocalgovernmentunitsareseekingmoreindependentinformationtowardsbetterunderstandthecomplexityofinterwovenissuessurroundingdevelopmentofcommunitiesandminingactivities.
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Theresearchwillgenerateinformationtohelpminingcorporations,especiallyhome‐grownFilipino companies, raise their standards of corporate ethics of quality and integrity. TheSDMP can be developed into a Framework that articulates strategic commitment ofindividual companies, and the broader Philippine minerals industry, to higher levels oftransparencyandaccountability.Theresearchwillproduceinformationneededtosupportinitiativestowardsprovidingopportunitiesforall.Manysmall‐scaleminerscarelessabouttheir“illegal”statusbecausetheyfeelthereisnoremedytochangeit.Enhancingtheircapabilitiestouseavailableorganizationalandlegislativetoolstowardslicensingwilldissuadethemfromremainingillegal.
OutputsandDeliverables
• OutputsandDeliverables:
Theresearchprojectwillproduceacademicpapers.Thereisamplescholarshiponsmall‐scalemining.However,thereisvirtuallynilbodyofknowledgeonrelationsandinteractionsbetweenlarge‐scalecorporateminesandillegalsmall‐scaleminers.Also,existingscholarshipon‘illegal’miningdonotincludediscussionsonqualifyingtheheterogeneityofthetrade.Theresearchaimstoproducepapersforjournalpublicationandconferencestoredressthisinadequacy.Theprojectwillalsoproducepolicybriefsusefulfor:a)policy‐makingandimplementation,andb)promptinghealthydialoguewithinandamongstkeystakeholders.Bothpurposeswilldisseminatethebroadandlonger‐termaimsoftheresearchproject,i.e.,developanddelivercapability‐buildingprogramsforSDMPimplementorsandappropriateorganizational‐logisticalsupportforthevaryingcircumstancesofsmall‐scaleminersindifferentregionsofthecountry.Atthisstage,theteamhasidentifiedseveralvenuesforpresentingrelevantpapers:YEAR1
• 2seminarpapers–topresentduringatwo‐daynationalseminar‐workshoponSDMPattendedbyrelevantstaffofminingcompanies,MGBmonitoringofficers,andtechnicalstaffofcongressandsenate.
• 3policybriefsbasedonresultsofonlinesurvey,outputsfromSDMPseminar‐workshop,anddiscussionsduringSSMseminar‐workshop.
• 1paperforpresentationduringtheAnnualmeetingofSocietyforAppliedAnthropology(heldeveryMarch‐April)
• 1journalarticleonparticipatoryGISandspatialanalysisofSSMactivities
• 1conferencepaperforpresentationduringtheannual“MiningPhilippines”heldonSeptember2013organizedbytheChamberofMinesofthePhilippines
• 1conferencepaperfortheSocietyforEcologicalRestorationinternationalconference
• 1paperfortheMininginthePacificconference(Nov2013)
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YEAR2
• Atleast2policybriefsonsmall‐scaleminingbasedoncasestudies
• 1paperfortheAnnualMeetingofSocietyforAppliedAnthropology
• 1paperforalocalconferencesponsoredbytheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)orConservationInternational(CI)
• 1paperfortheannualmeetingofenvironmentalscientistssponsoredbyUniversityofthePhilippines(Diliman)
AllpapersreadatconferencesandotherforumswillbeappropriatelyrevisedforsubmissionintopeerreviewedjournalsForYEAR3,specificacademicpapers,reportsandpolicybriefstobeproducedwillbediscussedwithintheteamasopportunitiesandappropriatevenueswillbeidentifiedduringYears1and2.
Provideabriefdescriptionofallothermembersofthestudyteam
TeamMemberName Organisation RoleinStudyTeam(includingtimecommitment)
• DrMinervaChaloping‐March,PhD
• Philippines‐AustraliaStudiesCenter(PASC),LaTrobeUniversity
• PrincipalInvestigatortogive100percentcommitment.
• DrAugustineDoronila,PhD • UniversityofMelbourne • Co‐investigator–0.1FTE
EnvironmentalScientist,0.1FTEMaincollaborator‐projectimplementorsofAus‐AID‐fundedPASCproject,“AfterMining”PSLP(Apr2010‐March2011)
• DrTrevorHogan,PhD • Philippines‐AustraliaStudiesCenter(PASC),LaTrobeUniversity
• Co‐investigator
Director,PASC,andSociologist,0.2FTEMaincollaboratorandprojectimplementorsofAus‐AID‐fundedPASCproject,“AfterMining”PSLP(Apr2010‐March2011)
• AssocProfTrevorBudge,PhD
• LaTrobeUniversity • Co‐investigator
Head,DepartmentofCommunityPlanningandDevelopment,0.1FTE
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• Mr.AlanCajes,MA • DevelopmentAcademyofthePhilippines
• Co‐Investigator
Environmentalmanagement,disasterriskreduction,0.3FTE;collaboratorforPASCproject,“AfterMining”PSLP(Apr2010‐March2011)
• Dr.AlejandroN.Ciencia,Jr.,PhD
• CordilleraStudiesCenter,UniversityofthePhilippines‐Baguio
• Co‐investigator
PoliticalScience;0.1FTE
• AliciaFollosco,MScGIS • CordilleraStudiesCenter,UniversityofthePhilippinesBaguio
• Co‐investigator
• AmainprojectpartnerinapreviousPASCproject,“AfterMining”PSLP(Apr2010‐March2011)
• DrNicolasHerriman,PhD • LaTrobeUniversity • Co‐investigator
• Anthropologist,0.1FTE
• BonarLaureto,MSc • PhilippineBusinessforEnvironment
• Co‐investigator
Sustainabilityaccountingandreporting,0.3FTE
• Dr.RayMadden,PhD • LaTrobeUniversity • Co‐investigator
Convenor,AboriginalStudiesandAnthropologist,0.1FTE
• Dr.WendyMee,PhD • LaTrobeUniversity • Convenor,internationalDevelopmentprogramandSociologist,0.1FTE
• AssocProfTessPerez,PhD • EnvironmentalScienceDepartment,AteneodeManilaUniversity
• Co‐investigator
EnvironmentalScientist,0.1FTE;maincollaboratorforapreviousPASCproject,“AfterMining”PSLP(Apr2010‐March2011)
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Budget(A$)
FirstYear SecondYear ThirdYear Total
AusAIDFundsRequested
291,110.69 285,867.84 298,983.96 875,962.49
Administeringorganisationcontributions
(inkind)
85,558.00 90,691.00 96,133.00 272382
OtherFundingSources 15560.53 1403.063 16942.91
33906.503
AmounttoberequestedfromARC(ifsubmittinganARCLinkagerequest)
Notapplicable Notapplicable Notapplicable Notapplicable
Total 392,229.22 377,961.90 412,059.87 1,182,250.99
CostSharing&OtherFundingSources
Organisation Contribution:1050characterlimit,includingspaces
• AteneodeManilaUniversity • Equipmentformonitoringsoil,waterandairquality
• CordilleraStudiesCenter • coordinationwithgovernmentagencies,miningcompaniesandlocalgovernments
• Researchfacilities:desksandcomputers,conferenceroomformeetings/discussions,audio‐visualroomforlargeseminars
• Stafffororganizingrforumstodisseminatingresearchfindingstovariousaudiencesincludingpolicymakers,privatebusinessandNGOs
• CollegeofSocialSciences,UniversityofthePhilippinesBaguio
• off‐loadingfromteachingdutiesforrelevantstafffortheresearch
• DevelopmentAcademyofthePhilippines • trainingfacilitiesinMetroManilaandsuburbsandMindanao
• MinesandGeosciencesBureau • DataonSDMP,adviceonnetworksandSSMsites
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• PhilippineBusinessforEnvironment • libraryresourcesonprofilesofmemberminingcompaniesandlocalgovernments
• worthPhP300,000(equivalentto$7,000)ofin‐kindassistance(computers,printing,stationery,powerfees,etc.)
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PhilippinesAustraliaStudiesCentreWebsite:www.latrobe.edu.au/pascLaTrobeUniversityVictoria3086Australia
TrevorHoganDirectorEmail:[email protected]
CharlesMottDeputyDirectorEmail:[email protected]
TracyLeeAdministrationOfficerInstituteforHumanSecurityEmail:[email protected]
BronwynBardsleyAdministrationOfficerSchoolofSocialSciencesEmail:[email protected]
