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An Actor–Network Theory Interpretation of Organizational Redesign
Ateneo de Davao University is entering a crossroads when its mission must meet the complexity of its context. The demands we face, educational, social, cultural, environmental, require more than incremental adjustments. They require a fundamental strengthening of the relationships that allow the University to think, act, and serve as one. This is the purpose of Continue reading
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Fortiores 2030: A Design Anthropology Reflection on a Spiritual and Synodal Planning Process
Design Anthropology begins from a simple assertion shared by scholars such as Wendy Gunn, Ton Otto, and Anne Marie Kristensen: design is not only the creation of things but the shaping of human futures. It is a cultural process, a way communities collectively imagine possibilities, negotiate meanings, and embed their values into systems that guide Continue reading
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Afterwards
I was running for my dear life to catch the connecting flight to Daraga. The cause of all this huffing and puffing, and the cold, clammy sweat filming my forehead, actually began in Davao when my flight to Cebu was delayed for almost two hours. The runway had been closed for an hour for reasons Continue reading
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Museums, Memory, and the Work of Return
This essay is drawn from a panel discussion where I served as one of the panelists for Umpukan sa Nayon: No Object Unturned, organized by the Nayong Pilipino Foundation in October 2020. The conversation sought to explore the ethical, cultural, and historical dimensions of museum collections, especially those connected to indigenous communities. What follows is Continue reading
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Reflections on Space, Spirit, and the Art of the ADDU Chapel of the Assumption
Father Joel E. Tabora, SJ, who served as President of Ateneo de Davao University from 2011 to 2023 and who helped articulate the university’s mission as deeply rooted in the Mindanao context, once described university life in terms of three existential spaces: the familial, the horizontal, and the vertical. His leadership helped shaped Ateneo de Continue reading
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Frontiers of Internationalization at Ateneo de Davao University
Internationalization in higher education is no longer a luxury or mere buzzword – it is now a strategic imperative. At Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU), our approach to internationalization is distinctive: it is internationalization for Mindanao, meaning our global engagements are deeply rooted in Mindanao’s realities and the university’s mission. This means every international partnership, Continue reading
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A Study Visit in Vietnam
When I began my study trip to Vietnam as a fellow of the United Board for Christian Higher Education for the cohort 2021 to 2022, I thought my goals were straightforward. I wanted to understand how Vietnam National University University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City, known as VNU HCM USSH, Continue reading
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A River’s Dreamscape
An android American-colonial soldier marches silently, tribal gods and primeval ancestors spring out of the canvas, while a faceless pin-up girl poses with a golden toilet bowl. A river of indigenous fabric runs across the two panels, connecting, disconnecting, confusing, and revealing imageries and narratives. The viewer is at first disoriented at the marching symbols, Continue reading
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