by Christian Rei P. Bautista and Kate Ashley H. Espeleta 22 February 2021 - The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) held its first General Assembly for the year 2021, along with its Spring Festival celebration, on 13 February 2021 via Zoom. PACS invited Ambassador Chito Sta. Romano and honorary fellows as speakers to commemorate [...]
ACADEMIC/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) conducted several academic and scholarly activities in 2020 in order to continue its purpose of advancing knowledge of Chinese Studies in the Philippines, particularly on the study of Chinese in the Philippines and the study of Philippines-China relations. Most its activities are posted [...]
by Dave's Almocera and Micha Dianne Reoyan 21 November 2020 - Compartmentalizing ties to sidestep the Philippines and China's differences has been an essential facet of the two countries’ relations. However, various maneuvers are needed to overcome these challenges, especially in a post-Covid-19 social landscape. This has brought the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) [...]
In cooperation with the Confucius Institute of Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippine Academy of Acupuncture, and the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies held the second installment of the webinar series on “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) themed “Traditional Medicine in the Management of COVID-19” on 17 October 2020. The organizers invited two speakers to talk [...]
by Lucio Pitlo, III Last August 22, 2020, the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies held a webinar on “Assessing the Belt and Road Initiative in the Philippines Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2015-2020.” The speakers were Alvin Camba, a Ph.D. in Sociology candidate at the Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Liu Peng, Associate Professor at [...]
In cooperation with the Confucius Institute of Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies held a webinar on “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Healthy Lifestyle in COVID Pandemic Crisis” on 1 August 2020. The organizers invited two speakers to talk about TCM and a healthy lifestyle to prevent and overcome COVID-19 infections. Dr. Li [...]
By Theresa Cariño* The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies and the Philippine Studies Center of Jinan University co-hosted a webinar on “Philippines-China Relations During COVID-19” on Monday, July 27th, 2020, 9.00 A.M. – 12.00 P.M. In his opening remarks, Dr. Rommel Banlaoi, PACS President, briefly introduced the Association, explaining that the webinar was part of the [...]
The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) in cooperation with the Amity Foundation, KAISA, the Philippine Acupuncture Academy Inc. and the Philippines-China Friendship Association successfully co-organized a webinar on May 29th, 2020 on the theme “The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture in COVID 19 Prevention and Recovery”. The event attracted nearly 200 participants [...]
PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE STUDIES Accomplishment Report for Year 2019 LECTURE SERIES AND ACADEMIC EXCHANGES Launching of the Carlos Chan Lecture Series on Philippines-China Relations On 9 February 2019, PACS launched the Carlos Chan Lecture Series (CCLS) on Philippines-China relations in honor of Mr. Carlos Chan, Chairman Emeritus of the Liwayway Marketing Corporation. The launching [...]
The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) and the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) will hold the Philippines-China Roundtable Discussion on the South China Sea on 6 January 2020, 2:00-5:00 PM at Jinjiang Inn, Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City. Topics for discussion include SCS Code of Conduct and Philippines-China Bilateral Cooperation in the SCS. [...]
