Conference Overview

This two-day conference is a joint undertaking of the Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy (PCCED) and the University of Asia and the Pacific – Department of History. Aside from the main lectures of which there will be four, the conference will also feature plenary and workshop sessions supported by facilitators from the UA&P Department of History.

Conference Objectives

1. To strengthen civic education by revisiting the content of course on Rizal taught at the secondary and tertiary levels.

2. To walk participants through selected primary and translated text as starting point for discussing Rizal’s key ideas on citizenship and civic virtue, and their historical development.

3. To help teachers reflect critically on Rizal’s work as means for inculcating civic virtues to young Filipino student.