Program Overview

Day 1: 11 December 2024 (Wednesday)

Venue: NISMED
08:00-08:45

08:45-09:15

09:15-10:15



10:15-10:30

10:30-12:00



12:00-01:30

01:30-03:00



03:00-03:30

03:30-05:00
Registration

Opening

Keynote Lecture: Prof. Martin F. Manalansan IV
‍Filipino Cuisines: Cooking National Fictions & Diasporic Aspirations
‍(Rutgers University-New Brunswick)

Coffee Break

Plenary Session 1: Ige Ramos
‍Comida Semana Santa: The Cultural Significance of Caviteño Bacalao in 21st Century Cavite City
‍(Ugnayan Center for Filipino Gastronomy)

Lunch Break

Plenary Session 2: Maria Bernadette Abrera
‍The Indigenous Foods and Food Rituals at Christmas
‍(University of the Philippines Diliman)

Coffee Break

Plenary Session 3: Hanafi Hussin
‍Rice,Rituals, and Festivals among Communities in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
‍(Universiti Malaya)

Day 2: 12 December 2024 (Thursday)

Venue: Palma Hall
08:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-12:00

12:00-01:00

01:00-02:30

02:30-03:00

03:00-04:30
Parallel Sessions 1

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions 2

Lunch Break

Parallel Sessions 3 & Kwentuhan 1

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions 4

Day 3: 13 December 2024 (Friday)

Venue: Palma Hall
08:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-12:00

12:00-01:00

01:00-02:30

02:30-04:00

04:00-05:00
Parallel Sessions 5

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions 6

Lunch Break

Parallel Sessions 7

Parallel Sessions 8

Closing

Paper Presentations

Day 2: 12 December 2024 (Thursday)

Venue: Palma Hall
Parallel Session 1
08:30-10:00
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
The Ethos of Kapwa and Ginhawa in Understanding Ethical and Gender Relations in Filipino Foodways 
Jeanette L. Yasol-Naval

Mordovian Food Culture as an Aspect of Ethnic Identity Representation
Timofey Piskunov

Kerala’s Nalumani Palaharam: A Social Ritual at the Intersection of Tradition and Modernity
Elizabeth Isaac & TC Nivedita
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
Kumain Ka Na Ba? (Have You Eaten?): Eliciting Food Narratives of Filipino Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong Using a Food Card Activity
Josef Adriel Olindan De Guzman

Chai and the Immigrant: Oral History Narratives and the Discourse on Authenticity 
Navdeep Kaur

Filipino Food and the Diaspora in Elaine Castillo’s America Is Not the Heart
Hazel Ann P. Cesa

“Feels Like Home”: The Linguistic Landscape of Filipino Restaurants in Bangkok, Thailand
Jayson D. Petras & Martin Julius V. Perez
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Mythological Narratives and Culinary Traditions: A Study of Awadhi Folklore 
Neetu Singh

Exploring the Karbi Culinary Heritage of Chojun: A Study on the Ritual Cohesion of Food, Feast, Festival, and Folklore
Amphu Terangpi

You Were the Praise of Fasting: Medieval and Modern Vision of Fasting
Victoria Legkikh
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
Myth-making in Nabua’s Bowa-bowaan Festival
Dada Docot

The Ilocano Ritual of Atang in Alcala, Cagayan: The Cultural Symbols of Diniket, Itlog, Arak/Basi, and Tabako as Recognition of Presence
Benjamin Ambros King G. Sumabat & Latrell Andrei M. Felix

Free-Flowing Food: Food as Facilitator of Baysanan, a Community Festivity in Batangas
Madilene B. Landicho & Jem R. Javier
10:00-10:30
Coffee Break
Parallel Session 2
10:30-12:00
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
Getting to Know the Pancit Habhab of Lucban, Quezon
Rosanne Nicollette M. Eleazar

Pamagburo as a Presentation of Kapampangan Identity: A Preliminary Visual Ethnography of Pamagburo in Candaba and Angeles City
Lance Romulus Soriano Dayrit, Khristen T. Quiambao, & Mark Andy Pedere

Philippine Festive Food and Austronesian Ritual Pyramid
Maria V. Stanyukovich
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
Dining with the Dead: ‘Atang’ as Sacred Sustenance and Ritual of Remembrance among Ilocanos
Emmanuel Reed Horton Viceral
‍
Food of the Souls: The Relevance of Food Offering (Atang) to the Customary Legal Rules (Adat) and Spiritual Beliefs of Hanunuo Mangyan in Mindoro
Joven Albert Castillo
‍
The Bagung Ritual of San Roque, Northern Samar
Rhodora A. Bande
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Food Festivals in Europe as Indicators of Quality of Life
Laurent Sébastien Fournier
‍
Organizing Festivals in a Shinto Shrine in Japan: Focusing on the Networks
Archna Sharma
‍
Flavors of Aliwan: Dancing with ‘Food’ in a National Festival
Jemuel Barrera Garcia, Jr.
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
Rice, Rain and Rituals: Understanding Social History of Pre-Modern Assam (India) Through Food, Festivities, & Folklore
Rima Kalita

All Rice: Tracing the Origins of the Names of Select Philippine Rice Varieties
Divine Angeli P. Endriga, Noah D.U. Cruz, & John Michael Vincent S. De Pano

Reconstructing Social Memory: Tracing the Evolution in the Use of Food in Kodibersoru—A Ritual of the Kurumbas of Kerala, India
Rohan Pillay & Paikanoor Lalmohan
Room E | Palma Hall 120-122
Food Demo
‍‍Naty Ocampo-Castro
‍Pabalat: The Art of Making Pastillas Wrappers
12:00-01:00
Lunch
Parallel Session 3
01:00-02:30
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
Mayumok, Marugi-rugi, Matibay sa Uran: Farmers’ Memories and Preferred Characteristics of Past and Present Rice Cultivars in Albay
Marco Stefan B. Lagman
‍
Pagyawyaw: The Agta Tabangnon's Traditional Detoxification Practice for Namo (Dioscorea Hispida) in Buhi, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Elbert O. Baeta
‍
Agriculture Related Saints in Lithuanian Culture: Past and Present
Skaidrė Urbonienė
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
Feasts of the Outcasts: Feeding the Hungry and Homeless on Thanksgiving Day
James Deutsch

The Banquets to Establish Family Connections: In the Case of Naorai in Akita City, Japan
Yuheng Huo

The Rituals Between Dine and Divinity: The Political Economy of ‘Mezbani’ Food Festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh
Muhammad Kazim Nur Sohad
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Mahua Flower: A Last Resort of Survival
Sunny Ruchi Ecka

Pagpag and the Philippine Hunger Crisis: A Philosophical Analysis of the Nature and Politics of Food
Eula Junina M. Blanco

Food as a Local Defense: Representation of Indigenous Cuisines in Tourism, A Case of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
S M Sadat al Sajib
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
From Kitchens to Tombs: The Significance of Glutinous Rice as Tulod
Jonathan N. Navarra

Religious Orientation, Preservation of Traditional Foods, and Exorcism Ritual in Java: Texts and Practices
Agus Iswanto, Sastri Sunarti, & Ninawati Syahrul

Ritual Codes from the Traditional Culture of Bread, in the Oas Country, Romania
Silvia Mihaela Grigorean
Room E | Palma Hall 120-122

Food Demo
UP Korea Research Center & Manila Koreatown Association
‍Tteokbokki and Bibimbap Food Demo
02:30-03:00
Coffee Break
Parallel Session 4
03:00-04:30
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
Liyasuwan a Manok and Mamis: Food Preparation and Consumption among the Iranuns of Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur During the Kapaygo sa Ragat Ritual
Jihan S. Bacug

Survival Strategy of Kurai Limo Jorong Traditional Culinary in Eating Bajamba in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Ninawati Syahrul

Maa To Ro: Notes on the Ethnoculinary Lexicon of Bagobo-Klata
Edward G. Estrera
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
Tamales-Making in Sasmuan: From Family Livelihood to Community Tradition
Maria Asuncion Miralles-Hije

Improvisation of Folk Music at Feast: A Case Study of the Oki Islands, Japan
Yu Sasaki

Batchoy Romance: Sensationalizing Ilonggo Identity Through Its 'Trademark' Cuisine
Cyril John Ministros Galanza
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Drinking at the Edge of the Empire: Alcoholic Consumption and Colonial Identity in 16th Century Philippines
John Carlos B. Duque

Coffee and Folklore 'to go'
Irina Stahl

Pangasi Rice Wine Preparation Practices and Cultural Significance in Central Panay, Philippines
Christian Jeo N. Talaguit
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
Exploring the Cultural Heritage Significance of Traditional Alcoholic Beverages of CALABARZON Region
Hazel Maree Juanillas & Daryl Ace V. Cornell

Mun-iwa Tu’u Hi Lipog: Production and Culture of Roasted Rice Beer in Contemporary Batad, Banaue, Philippines
Raymond Aquino Macapagal

Sin or Sacrality: Mediating Alcohol in the Life of Assam
Dhruba Nanda Roy
Room E | Palma Hall 120-122

Food Demo
Prof. Kritsana Canilao, Assistant Professorial Fellow
Som Tam (Thai Spicy Papaya Salad)

Day 3: 13 December 2024 (Friday)

Venue: Palma Hall
Parallel Session 5
08:30-10:00
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
Special Dishes for Ritual Medicine Among the Tribal Communities in Indonesia
Sastri Sunarti, Agus Iswanto, Ninawati Syahrul, Atisah, Suryami, & Erli Yetti

Pagnganga: Performing potency and identity in betel nut chewing rituals in Northern Luzon, Philippines
Sarah Andrea L. Briones & Eleanor Marie Lim

Busog Lusog: A Survey of Food-Related Pregnancy and Perinatal Practices Across the Philippines
Ria Rafael, Noah Cruz, & John Michael Vincent De Pano
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
Food for the Living and the Dead: Fast and Feast in Yattuka and Tuwali Ifugao Hudhud Epics and on the Occasions of Hudhud Performances
Maria V. Stanyukovich

Flavor and Faith: Evolution and Diversity of Christian Food Practices in Kerala
Sruthy Francis M.

Food Offerings in the Rituals of the Syncretic Religion Iglesia Mistica Filipina
Elisabeth Luquin
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Bread to the Ancestors: Cult of the Dead in Lithuanian Culture
Arunas Vaicekauskas

Unveiling the Mystique Around Ritualistic Feasting in Vayanattukulavan Theyyam in Kerala, India
Sreelakshmi K S & Sharada C V

Pabaon sa Pagtawid (Meals Beyond the Grave): A Book Exploring the Foodways During Funerary and Memorial Rituals in Pangasinan for Food Enthusiasts Aged 20-29
Gillian Nicole E. Jaramillo
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
The Pigs and the Saint: Symbolic Entanglements of the Lechon and San Juan Bautista in the Parada ng Lechon of Balayan, Batangas
Jewel Christopher Politico, Francesca Mariae Duran, & Chito Arceo, Jr.

Pancit, Sapin-Sapin, Patis, and Bagoong: Traversing Malabon’s Local History Through Food and Pasalubong
Kerby C. Alvarez

Sawsawan ay Buhay: Kahalagahan ng 'Rekadong' Nasa Munting Platito sa Pagkain ng Isang Bulakenyo
Reginaldo D. Cruz
10:00-10:30
Coffee Break
Parallel Session 6
10:30-12:00
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
From Tradition to Trends: Tracing the Evolution of Kerala’s Onasadya
T C Nivedita and Elizabeth Isaac

Engaging with Religious Identity Through Food: The date, memory, and ritual
Khadeeja A. Barry

(ONLINE PRESENTATION)
Valenciana: Constructing Cavite’s Cuisine as Cultural Heritage 
Aidel Paul G. Belamide
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
From Tabon to the Present: Folklore and the Whole Animal as Human Food
Melecio C. Fabros, III

“Unli-Rice”: Food, Meaning-Making and the Filipino Spirituality 
Mary Jane B. Rodriguez

Native Chicken and Indigeneity 
Carlos P. Tatel, Jr.
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Mga Usa ng Kapuluan: Archaeological Insights on Large Game Hunting, Foodways, and Past Ecologies in the Philippines
Janine Ochoa

Experiencing Foodways and Community in Southeast Asian Archaeology
Michelle S. Eusebio

This little piggy: Pig-human entanglement in the Philippines
Joan Quincy Lingao
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
Kain Po!: Food and Folklore in Children’s Literature
Anika Audrey D. Asuncion & Jefferson David

Trope-ical Kitchens: Fantasies of 'The Philippines' in American Culinary Texts
GJ Sevillano

Consumed-By-Bodies and Consumed-Bodies in Selected Filipino Folk-Epics / Mga Kinakain-ng-Katawan at Kumakain-sa-Katawan sa mga Pilìng Epikong-Bayan ng mga Filipino sa Filipinas
John Carlo Santos
Room E | Palma Hall 120-122

Food Demo
Cherry Salvanera
Kiping: The Colorful Rice Wafer
12:00-01:00
Lunch
Parallel Session 7
01:00-02:30
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
ONLINE PRESENTATIONS
Piedmont Baristas: Palm Civet (Paradoxurus philippinensis) and the Blaan community (Homo sapiens) of Mount Matutum as partners in proverbial kafe balos production 
Ōbí B. Magsombol

Navigating the diverse implications of 101 leafy vegetables: A traditional food practice observed during a festival in north east India 
Sangeeta Dutta

Sunday and Weekday Meals: A Case Study on Romanian Regional Food Rhythm(s)
Otilia Hedesan & Diana Mihut
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
The Perilous Pleasures of Mukbang: Analyzing the Death of a Filipino Food Vlogger through the Aesthetics of the Everyday
Mary Jessel Duque

Food in Filipino Films
Divine Angeli P. Endriga & Divine Marie Joanne P. Endriga

The Metaphors of Pater: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Food Blogs on Pater and the Moro Identity
Fatima Ayesha Carzon, Hadassah Rynna Macatol, & Asleah Wahab
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Dawa and Its Remaining Cultivators in the Peripheries of Catanduanes Province
(Marco Stefan B. Lagman)

Changing the Narrative: Towards a new set of Bahay Kubo vegetables for Bicolanos
(Miki Angela T. Kurahashi, Janica M. Intia, & Jhuvilyn S. Rebueno)

Revisiting Bicol’s Underutilized Crops: The Case of Namu, Galyang, Burot, and Lima-Lima
(Miki Angela T. Kurahashi)
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
Tinola: Variations as Indices of Micro-Identities 
Mark Anthony S. Angeles

Culinary and Linguistic Practices of Filipino Women in Japan: Negotiating Identity through Food and L anguage
Florinda Amparo A. Palma

Islandness & Food: The Culinary Practices in the Island Community of Cuyo, Palawan
Aldrin P. Lee
Room E | Palma Hall 120-122

Food Demo
UP Korea Research Center & ICAD Foundation & Pinar ICGE
Baklava and Maklube Food Demo
Parallel Session 8
03:00-04:30
Room A | Pilar Herrera Hall
ONLINE PRESENTATIONS
Cracking the Egg: from commensality to modern-day cleansing rituals
Georgiana Vlahbei & Anamaria Iuga

Food and Feast: Bulgarian Ritual Year and Cuisine in Argentina and Canada 
Lina Gergova & Yana Gergova

Greek Women’s Foodways in Connection with Death Rituals 
Evy Johanne Håland
Room B | Palma Hall 108-110
Pasig's Duck Culinary Culture
Francis D. Yumul

The Uniqueness of Kapau Duck Rendang: A Traditional Minangkabau Culinary Heritage that Goes Global
Ninawati Syahrul

Manifestations of Cultural Heritage: Exploring the Changes in Preparation, Consumption, and Production of Pinikpikan in Baguio City
Jobelle Ruth S. Mila & Sofia Jan Trinidad
Room C | Palma Hall 112-114
Spring greens, from the recipes of ancestors to stories on social media
Laura Melinda Tătăran

Fragmentary virtues and Assembled Traditions:
The Dietary Prescriptions of Farmer-Environmentalists in South India
Sabari Girisan M

Rice fields, faith and food habits: Indigenous Kurukh Christians of Central India 
Arati Maria Benedict
Room D | Palma Hall 116-118
“Endaw Ka, Ngipenen?” : Retelling A Maguindanaon Folktale With Food and Ritual
Lea Zoraina Sindao Lim

Cultural Motifs in Blaan Flalok: Revitalization of Oral Lore for Preservation, Development, and Sustainability
Evan Labrilla Campos

Between Preservation and Commodification: The Manobo Rituals, Food and Suyam as Shown in the Naliyagan Festival 
Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr.
04:00-05:00
Closing

Reminders for Paper Presenters

Keynote and plenary speeches will be 40 minutes long. For parallel sessions, presenters will be given 20 minutes each to present their papers and 5 minutes to answer questions from the audience. Panel moderators will be very strict with time!
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