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Renato Constantino Revisited
A Forum on the Role of Dissent in Development, the Usable Past, and his Lifelong Romance with Letizia Roxas Constantino in pursuit of National Liberation
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18 April 2026 · 2:00–5:00 PM · UP CMC Auditorium, Plaridel Hall Annex
The event is a convocation in honor of Renato Constantino while tackling current global and national issues facing the Filipino people — and Southeast Asia — today. Much of the answers address the relevance of Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino and why they dedicated their lives to advance the cause of nationalism and partisan scholarship.
Moderated by George Liwanag and Vin Cagape of Alpha Phi Beta
Program of Activities
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Context of the convocation amidst the US-Israel war on Iran and the global geopolitical economic turmoil the conflict has triggered if not exacerbated.
Dr. Ma. Diosa LabisteDean, College of Media and Communication -
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The relevance of Renato Constantino and the enduring work of the Journal of Contemporary Asia with regard to development and peace in Southeast Asia.
Dato’ Dr. Rajah RasiahExecutive Director, Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya -
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On friendship and comradeship with Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino and the partisan scholarship they espoused.
Dr. Rosalinda OfreneoProfessor Emerita, CSWD; biographer of Renato Constantino -
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Writer of history, witness to history, and maker of history: Renato Constantino as guerilla and historian.
Prof. Karganilla was present at the forum but requested scholar Lakan Uhay Dorado Alegre to read his paper.
Prof. Bernard KarganillaColumnist, Malaya; Author; UP Manila -
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Renato Constantino and the missing element behind the country’s underdevelopment and the accelerating industrialization of Southeast Asian neighbors.
Dr. Rene OfreneoProfessor Emeritus, UP SOLAIR -
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A continuing past: decolonization, decarbonization, and the entangled histories of the Philippines, the climate crisis, and the clash of metabolisms.
Renato Redentor ConstantinoManaging Director, Constantino Foundation -
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Moderated by George Liwanag and Vin Cagape of Alpha Phi Beta
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