BALINTATAW: Artist Talk of Prof. Annie Lumbao

by Joseph Palis

Prof. Annie Lumbao of the UPD-College of Fine Arts presented her artistic and cartographically-inclined interventions on March 20, 2019 during the Geography Week 2019. Producing art works and installations that are geographically informed, Lumbao introduced Linescapes, Kaleidoscapes, and Waiting. 

Prof. Annie Lumbao highlights Linescapes.

In Linescapes, the urban structure is represented through a series of re-drawn power lines traversing through Metropolitan Manila. Representing both order and chaos, the linescapes are looped on video giving a mesmerizing and hypnotic feel. 

Kaleidoscapes stems from the same vein where complex power lines are made to resemble the fractal images of a kaleidoscope image.

Finally in her art installation called Waiting, which was mounted during midyear in 2018, Prof.  Lumbao combined her linescape video with contemporary dance at dusk time. The everyday and mundane aspect of waiting for transportation was interspersed with an almost magical dimension with the stylized movements of the two dancers, the effect of projected light in the waiting shed along University Avenue. 

View of the audience during the artist talk

Hosted by Christopher Deita, the artist talk drew students from the College of Fine Arts and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

Read about the Geography Week 2019 events here:

• Bukana: Exhibit Opening
• Tugatog: Career Orientation
• Balintataw: Artist Talk of Ms. Annie Lumbao
• Malaya: Women in Geography
• Aguhon: Geog 192 Field Presentations
• Balikwas: Countermapping
• Sipat: Mapathon
• Lagom: Culmination Night

LAGOM: Geog Week 2019 Culmination Night

by Dominique Amorsolo

Students and faculty of the Department closed Geography Week 2019 with “Lagom” a culmination night entertaining music, good food and laughter on March 22, 2019.

Students and faculty of the Department

Fun and games signaled the ending of the week-long celebration, which highlighted different applications of Geography outside the academe through talks, countermapping, field work presentations and volunteer opportunities.

Joel Licup, Geography Department Student Representative (right) and Miguel Garcia, Geography Week Director (left) receive certificates of appreciation.

Joel Licup, Geography Department Representative of the CSSP Student Council, expressed thanks to faculty and students who spearheaded preparations and execution of Geog Week 2019 events.

Read about the Geography Week 2019 events here:

• Bukana: Exhibit Opening
• Tugatog: Career Orientation
• Balintataw: Artist Talk of Ms. Annie Lumbao
• Malaya: Women in Geography
• Aguhon: Geog 192 Field Presentations
• Balikwas: Countermapping
• Sipat: Mapathon
• Lagom: Culmination Night

SIPAT: Mapathon

By Vanessa Joy Anacta

The Department hosted a whole-day mapathon for students during "Sipat" (Tagalog: Examine), promoting awareness towards the importance of contributing to the Openstreetmap (OSM) community.

"Sipat" was co-organized with the 2018 Rizal Team Field class and the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI).  It was held on March 22, 2019 at Palma Hall Room 104, as part of Geography Week 2019.

Participants of the full-day mapathon workshops were mainly students of Geography 1 (General Education class), Geography 131 (Geography of the Philippines), and Geography 133 (Geography of the Tropics) classes. The mapathon workshops were mainly on the basics of contributing to OSM.

Series of workshops during the whole-day "Sipat" mapathon. Top photo shows Ms. Dinnah Feye Andal and Asst. Prof. Ma. Simeona Martinez facilitating morning sessions.

Ms. Dinnah Feye Andal, a geography alumna and former senior science research specialist at UP NOAH Center, was the resource speaker of the event. In the morning sessions, Ms. Andal explained the importance of contributing data to OSM, an open and free platform for collaborative mapping with many contributors worldwide.

The usefulness of OSM is recognized by both public and private sectors, epecially in disaster risk reduction and management. During Typhoon Haiyan for example, volunteers from more than 80 countries were involved in collaborative mapping through OSM.

Ms. Andal also facilitated morning workshops through guiding students about tools and best practices in contributing to OSM.

Asst. Prof. Ma. Simeona Martinez led the afternoon workshops with the help of Rizal Team members. Rizal Team members included Jose Mari Espares, Monica May Mendoza, Kyle Vincent Singson, Beatriz Lim, and Christina Angelica Samia.

Ms. Mendoza also introduced the UPRI Youth Mappers, an organization that is actively contributing to the OSM community and conducts mapathons in universities.

Read about the Geography Week 2019 events here:

• Bukana: Exhibit Opening
• Tugatog: Career Orientation
• Balintataw: Artist Talk of Ms. Annie Lumbao
• Malaya: Women in Geography
• Aguhon: Geog 192 Field Presentations
• Balikwas: Countermapping
• Sipat: Mapathon
• Lagom: Culmination Night

AGUHON: Geography 192 Field Presentation

By Marion Micah Tinio

The breadth of the Geography Field School was demonstrated in Aguhon (Tag:Compass), where representatives of three field school classes imparted their experiences. Aguhon was held on March 21, 2019. and part of Geography Week 2019. 

 Presenters (starting second from left: Erwin Tolentino, Febbie Casabuena, Lara Landayan) with Geography Department Representative Joel Licup (first from left), Asst. Prof. Ma. Simeona Martinez (second from right)
and Asst. Prof. Emmanuel Garcia (first from right).

Asst. Prof. Emmanuel Garcia opened the activity through highlighting the objectives and accomplishments of the Geography Field School. The Geography Field School was awarded the 2016 Best Extension Program and the 2017 Gawad Pangulo Award for Excellence in Public Services.

For Rizal Field class, Ms. Lara Landayan shared the experiences and lessons learned in facilitating volunteered geographic information through OSM workshops with students and government employees. The main outputs of the field class included datasets of building footprints, digital and printed hazard maps, and a manual for the protocol.

For Tiwi Field Class, Ms. Febbie Casabuena described the methodology of updating the Ecological Profile of the Municipality of Tiwi. The Tiwi Field Class was the main project considered for the 2017 Gawad Pangulo Award for Excellence in Public Services. 

For the Paracale Field Class, Mr. Erwin Tolentino emphasized the relevance of the Geography Field School to his job opportunities. Through the child-centered participatory 3-D modeling activities of the Paracale Field Class, Tolentino has acquired related career benefits.

Read about the Geography Week 2019 events here:

• Bukana: Exhibit Opening
• Tugatog: Career Orientation
• Balintataw: Artist Talk of Ms. Annie Lumbao
• Malaya: Women in Geography
• Aguhon: Geog 192 Field Presentations
• Balikwas: Countermapping
• Sipat: Mapathon
• Lagom: Culmination Night

BALIKWAS: A Countermapping Session

by Marion Micah Tinio

Countermapping initiatives were exhibited in Balikwas (Tag:Turn,Revert). The activity was co-organized with Maptime Diliman, an open-learning group of mappers based in UP Diliman. Balikwas was held on March 21, 2019, part of Geography Week 2019.

Presenters of Balikwas with Geog Week student volunteers.

Dr. Arnisson Andre Ortega opened the activity by introducing countermapping and showing examples of global countermapping outcomes.

Asst. Prof. Ma. Simeona Martinez reinforced the importance of countermapping through uncovering the theory and practice. She also emphasized the relation between countermapping and data science. She also described countermapping as “knowledge co-production and mutual understanding.”

Dr. Yany Lopez focused on the experiences and lessons learned of her team in their countermapping of areas in the New Clark City. The New Clark City Countermapping Project is a collaboration among the University of Glasgow, the Philippine Geographical Society, and the UP Department of Geography that aims to “map experiences of marginalized communities caught in urban transition.”

Mr. Benhur Pintor, member of Maptime Diliman, detailed how technology helps countermapping through enumerating “open, offline-friendly, and sustainable” tools.

Read about the Geography Week 2019 events here:

• Bukana: Exhibit Opening
• Tugatog: Career Orientation
• Balintataw: Artist Talk of Ms. Annie Lumbao
• Malaya: Women in Geography
• Aguhon: Geog 192 Field Presentations
• Balikwas: Countermapping
• Sipat: Mapathon
• Lagom: Culmination Night

GEOGRAPHY WEEK 2019 Malabwan: Geography and Beyond

Between March 19 and 22, 2019, the UP Department of Geography celebrated Geography Week 2019. With the theme Malabwan (Cebuano: to exceed or go further), the praxis and solutions of geography as a discipline were featured.

Geography Week 2019 was made possible through partnership with the Geomajie Core Group, the Geographic Society of the University of the Philippines (GSUP), the Junior Philippine Geographical Society- UP Diliman (JPGS-UPD), and the CSSP Student Council.

 

Read the event details here:

• Bukana: Exhibit Opening
• Tugatog: Career Orientation
• Balintataw: Artist Talk of Ms. Annie Lumbao
• Malaya: Women in Geography
• Aguhon: Geog 192 Field Presentations
• Balikwas: Countermapping
• Sipat: Mapathon
• Lagom: Culmination Night

[Geography Week 2015] PedXXXIng: 31 Years of Crossing Boundaries

[Geography Week 2013] Creating and Nurturing Inclusive Spaces: Everyone, Everyday, Everywhere

It is with great pleasure that we are announcing this year’s  Geography  Week  which  will 
commence on the 19th and continues until the 22nd of this month. With the theme “Creating and Nurturing Inclusive Spaces: Everyone, Everyday, Everywhere,”  we take Geography closer to our everyday experiences in celebrating the  discipline’s  contribution  to  our  everyday  affairs. We seek to present the multiple dimensions that constitute our spaces  –  academic, recreational, social, public  –  as a means towards promoting inclusive and nurturing spaces for dialog, participation, and collective action. 

The following activities highlight this week-long celebration: 

March 14-21Sikat Ka sa Geog!: Role Model Students of the Department of Geography
A popularity contest among Geography majors, which will also serve as  a fund-raising event for the Geography Core Group's  activities. 

March 19-22 Geobiography: Geography and Filipino Geographers
Exhibit, AS Lobby

March 19   GIS (Geog Orgs in Service) 
2:30-5:30 PM, PH 207 Critical Geography Series Forum 
5:30 PM, Academic Oval (in front of AS Steps)/ASCal  Road Painting Activity 
The Geographic Society of UP (GSUP) will facilitate a road painting activity, while the Junior Geographical Society – UP Diliman (JPGS-UPD) will conduct a forum about Food Security in the Philippines, in line with the organization’s Critical Geography Series. 

March 20   Geog to the World (Regional Geography Food Fest) 
5:30 PM, CASAA 
Students of Regional Geography and Geography of the Philippines (Geog 151, Geog 157, Geog 133 and Geog 131) will host a festival highlighting popular and unique cuisines from different regions of the world. 

March 21   Map-Making Isn’t Easy (But Fun!) 
1-5 PM, PH 207 
Everyone is invited to learn basic mapping techniques and GIS applications with the map project presentation-cum-hands-on exercise that Geography 197 students (1st Sem, AY 2012-13) organized. Non-geography majors are especially invited!

March 22   Show ‘em What GEOGot! 
4-7 PM, PH 207 
Serving as the conclusion  of  this  year’s  Geography  Week, this event will acknowledge the talents and achievements of the members of the Department. 


We hope that everyone could join us experience the activities and festivities of this year's Geography Week! 

Call for Contributions for Geography Week Photo Exhibit

Sample Photo

Exhibit Title: 

Geobiography: Geography and Filipino Geographers

 

February 26 – March 1, 2013

2nd Floor AS Lobby

In line with the Department’s celebration of Geography Week on February 26 to March 1, and its 30^th anniversary in November, this year’s celebration theme focuses on the connection between the construction of the self as a Filipino geographer and the spaces that actively shaped this identity.  The photo exhibit will highlight Filipino geographers’ personal insights, experiences, memories and milestones, along with the places that have been important to their practice of Geography.  These ideas inspired the Department to put up a photo exhibit that showcases the various engagements of Filipino geographers in research, the promotion of geography to the public, extension services and community work in different locations.

We would like to invite you to take part in the activity by sharing with us a photograph of you practicing geography in an interesting and compelling setting, along with a short narrative that will serve as caption. Approved contributions will be enlarged and printed on a 13”x19” (A3) photo paper which will be showcased in the Geography Week exhibit at the 2^nd floor AS lobby.  After the week-long celebration, the exhibit will be available for viewing at the 4^th floor lobby of CSSP Faculty Center. Due to limited funding, contributors with accepted entries will be charged a minimal amount of Php230 to cover printing expenses.

Guidelines for the submission of photos are as follows:

PHOTO FORMAT

• Landscape high-resolution photo (at least 1mb)
• As this is a Geobiography, geographer/s must be in the photo (see sample) 
• To give emphasis on the landscape, the geographer must only constitute at most 1/6 of the photo (1/3 for group pictures)
• Photos must be original.
• Photos that were manufactured using Photoshop and other similar applications will not be accepted.
• Only some elements of the photos can be enhanced (i.e. brightness, contrast, hue, etc)

CAPTION

• Must be in English and written in first person point of view
• Maximum of 200 words
• Answers the following questions:
• How has the place shaped you into the geographer you are today?
• What are your academic and/or personal learnings that can be gleaned from the picture?
• How did you contribute to the enrichment of knowledge about the place?

SUBMISSION

• Email your photos and narratives to Pryor Placino (paplacino@gmail.com) AND David Garcia (davidjonathangarcia@yahoo.com) on or before March 11, 2013. 
• Include the following details: complete name of contributor, job/position, affiliation, age, place and date the photo was taken.

SAMPLE PHOTOS

SOURCES:

• http://www.southfrance.com/langphotos/body-landscape2188855_blog.jpg
• http://www.colourbox.com/preview/1239924-774038-group-of-teenage-friends-sledging-in-snowy-landscape.jpg
• http://www.airoots.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dharavishimokita-matiasechanove-600x584.jpg
• http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/delhi2.jpg
• http://api.ning.com/files/TgkDotnqJEjtKH5SS4ugH1S0E-qgnSASzS3gf-JwN*L-KzTE4YZF61*EfEJcs8IIKQxXuz1qZiVm7jatlH-LPv5pEoEvIloT/IMG2012033103279.jpg
• http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/wp-content/uploads/Lucknow-slum-meeting-300x225.jpg

Geography Week 2012

Come and join us as we celebrate Geography Week 2012.

The following are the scheduled activities to mark the event:

January

               24-27      Geography Exhibit

                              AS Lobby

               24           Film Showings: Nostalgia for the Light

                              and Last Train Home

                              PH 207, 1pm

               25            Inauguration of the newly renovated GIS Laboratory

                              PH 104-106, 10am

               26           Space Battles: A Forum on Demolitions

                              PH 207, 1-3pm

               27           Geog Time: Culmination Night

                              Showcasing Geog Majors' Talents

                              PH 207, 5-7pm