Creating Sustainable Museums and Communities: Initiatives from UP Diliman

Prof. Nestor T. Castro, PhD Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs University of the Philippines Diliman

University of the Philippines System

•  UP Diliman

•  UP Los Banos

•  UP Manila

•  UP Baguio

•  UP Visayas

•  UP Mindanao

•  UP Open University

University of the Philippines Diliman

•  Chancellor Michael L. Tan’s vision: “Pride of place, boldness of vision” (2014)

UP Administration Offices •  Office of the Chancellor

•  Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA)

•  Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration (OVCA)

•  Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA)

•  Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD)

•  Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs (OVCCA)

OVCCA Offices

•  Campus Maintenance Office (CMO) •  Chief Security Office (CSO)

•  Housing Office (HO)

•  Office of Community Relations (OCR)

•  Office of the Campus Architect (OCA) •  Task Force Solid Waste Management

(TFSWM)

•  University Health Service (UHS)

Standing Committees under the OVCCA •  Diliman Housing Committee

•  Self-Built Unit Regulatory Committee

•  Open Spaces Committee

•  Transportation Committee

•  Diliman Sports Committee

•  Wellness and Healthy Lifestyle Committee

UP Diliman’s institutional affiliations

•  International Council of Museums (ICOM)

•  International Federation of Social Science Organizations (IFSSO)

•  Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network (ProSPER.Net)

Museums within UP Diliman

•  Vargas Museum

•  H. Otley Beyer Museum of Anthropology

•  Asian Center Museum

•  College of Home Economics Museum

•  Bulwagan ng Dangal

Community outreach/ extension programs

•  Public lectures

•  Community/school lectures

•  Museum exhibits at local communities

U.P. Anthropology Field School

•  1965 – Tabon Caves, Palawan (under Robert Fox)

•  1966 – Davao (under E. Arsenio Manuel)

•  1971 – Oton, Iloilo

•  1976 - Cagayan Valley

•  1984 – Magallanes, Sorsogon

•  1988 – Mayoyao, Ifugao

U.P. Anthropology Field School •  1995 – Uyugan, Batanes

•  2002 – Novaliches, Kalookan City

•  2005 – Balbalan, Lubuagan, and Tinglayan, Kalinga

•  2007 – Sabah, Malaysia

•  2011 – Naga City

•  2012 – Brooke’s Point, Palawan

•  2015 – Paete, Laguna

Museum collection and exhibition

Pasig City Museum- UP Anthropology Department Cooperation •  2007 Exhibit: “The H.

Otley Beyer Collection of the U.P. Department of Anthropology”

•  2009 Exhibit: “Hubog sa Putik: Etnoarkeolohiya ng Pagpapalayok sa Pasig”

•  2011 Exhibit: “Kasuotan, Sandata, Musika”

Hubog sa Putik 9 February – 12 May 2009

Student Research Papers Anthro 173: Urban Anthropology

•  Ang Plaza Rizal Tuwing Hapon: Espasyong Kultural at Urbanisasyon sa Pasig

•  Mutya ng Pasig City Public Market: Updating the Outdated

•  Lasang Pasigueño: Pagkain at Urbanisasyon sa Lungsod Pasig

•  Biglang Liko: Ang Pagtatalik ng Espasyo, Kahulugan, at Pagbabago

Video Production

•  Palayok: Hubog Kultura (Isang Dokumentaryo tungkol sa Pagpapaso sa Pasig)

•  Produced by Broadcast Communication students of UP

Students visiting the exhibit

•  Pasig Elementary School

•  Rizal High School

•  Sagad High School

•  Pasig Catholic College

•  La Immaculada Concepcion

•  Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig

Land area of UP Diliman

•  UP Diliman = 4.93 sq. kms.

•  Monaco = 2.00 sq. kms.

•  Vatican = 0.44 sq. kms.

Barangays of UP Diliman •  Within UP Diliman

boundary –  U.P. Campus –  Krus na Ligas –  San Vicente

•  Overlapping with UP Diliman boundary –  Botocan –  Culiat –  Old Capitol Site –  Pansol –  Vasra

Population NAME OF

BARANGAY 2000 Population 2010 Population Population

Increase (%) Krus na Ligas 17,933 20,781 15.9 San Vicente 6,132 6,157 0.4 U.P. Campus 23,226 36,486 57.1

Sub-total 47,291 63,424 34.1 Botocan 7,402 8,118 9.7 Old Capitol Site 1,956 2,122 8.5 Pansol 19,002 28,537 50.2 Vasra 6,256 8,111 22.9

Quezon City 27.0

Communities intended for faculty and staff housing •  Area 1

•  Area 2

•  Area 17

•  Hardin ng Rosas

•  Hardin ng Bougainvilla •  Hardin ng Doña Aurora

•  UP Employees Village A

•  UP Employees Village B

•  Pook Amorsolo

•  UP BLISS

•  Sikatuna BLISS

Informal settlers’ communities •  Pook Aguinaldo

•  Pook Arboretum

•  Pook CP Garcia

•  Pook Daang Tubo

•  Pook Dagohoy •  Pook Libis

•  Pook Libis Annex

•  Pook Palaris

•  Pook Ricarte

•  Pook Sumakwel

•  Pael Compound

•  Lambak

•  Sitio Malinis

•  Sitio Pechayan •  Village C

Culiat Creek communities

Installation art around the campus

Campus design initiatives

Cultural performances every flag retreat

Continuing existing traditions

Lantern Parade

Creating new traditions: Parada ng Parangal

UP Diliman Transportation Vision 2020: Bike sharing initiatives

Introducing e-vehicles

Wellness and healthy lifestyle initiatives

Transformation of 17-ha. UP Arboretum as a National Botanical Garden

ISF activities within UP Arboretum

Tree planting at UP Arboretum

Involving ISFs in protection efforts

Converting MRF site into an art gallery and leisure park

UP Stud Farm as leisure park

UP Stud Farm as art gallery

Recommendations

•  Need for existing museums, agencies, and academic institutions to link up with local communities and support their initiatives.

•  Need for ICOM to provide technical expertise and training to these local communities.

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