PRESS RELEASE: The three-part webinar series will discuss Manila's built heritage, history, and culture.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Manila Studies Association conference will be held online this year through a three-part webinar in September.
The second offering will discuss Manila's history and culture, to be held on September 19 from 9 am to 12 noon. The third part will examine Manila during and after World War II, to be held a week after, also from 9 am to 12 noon. Topics for the second part include"Tagalog concept of Catholic contemporary liturgical music" by Rodio Batayen of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran;"Gota de Leche: A drop of philanthropic history " by the independent researcher Martin Gaerlan; and"The Pasig River and the fluvial processions to the Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje de Antipolo in the 17
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