MAKI+Fiesta: A Media Festival Celebrating Free Expression, Democracy, and the Creative Economy - University of the Philippines Diliman

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1:00 PM - Future-Proofing Stories: Climate-Responsive Personal Archiving Workshop for Student Filmmakers and Film Scholars

1:00 PM - From Periphery to Plate: Filipino Cuisine, National Identity, and the Quest for Global Recognition

1:30 PM - TFRI Seminars on Understanding Research Integrity (SURI) Session #3: Applying Integrity in Research

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5:30 PM - Nuclear as Energy Security and Poverty Alleviation Platform

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8:00 AM - 2025 National Conference of the Society for Strategic Education Studies

12:00 PM - The Transcription Factor Runx3 Links Cytotoxic CD8 T Cell Effector Differentiation and Long-lived Memory

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8:00 AM - 2025 National Conference of the Society for Strategic Education Studies

4:00 PM - The Aftermath of the 2023 Crisis in the US: Lessons on Supervision, Discount Window Liquidity, and Other Measures

6:00 PM - Parada ng mga Planeta

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10:00 AM - Outsiders and Insiders: Methodological Considerations in Community-based Research

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9:00 AM - Trash-to-Cashback at UP Diliman

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8:00 AM - COMPASS Philippines: Coastal Observing and Modeling for Prediction and Assessment to Support Resilient Systems

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4:00 PM - Scientific Basis for the Philippines Claim for an Extended Continental Shelf in the West Philippine Sea

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6:00 PM - Bordering on Friction: National Literature of Thailand and Laos

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8:00 AM - UPLC WEP & GLPP Labor and Gender Training

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8:30 AM - Beyond the Ocean: The Philippines and China, Past and Present

10:00 AM - Purple Day of Action

12:00 PM - Graduate Brown Bag Seminar: Investigating Pharmaceutical Markets

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9:00 AM - Trade Finance in Focus: The Legal Regulation of Electronic Trade Documents and Its Applicability to Blockchain Bills of Lading

12:00 PM - State of the Art: Digital Methods for Rock Art Research in 2025

2:00 PM - Let's Tell a Story of Your Science—Not to Save The World, But to Address Weak Link Problems

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9:00 AM - The Theory/Practice G̶a̶p̶ Link: Changing the Narrative about Theory in Library and Information Science

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11:00 AM - Seryeng Pandayan sa Tabi-tabi Folkloradyo: Wika at Kuwentong Bayang Tboli sa Pagtuturo ng Agham

4:00 PM - Urban Forestry Institute Diliman: Instalasyon ni Karl Castro

4:00 PM - Central Bank Data Dependency

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9:00 AM - Learning How to be a Lifeline

10:00 AM - Balancing Nature and Nurture: Understanding People’s Willingness to Conserve the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Lagonoy Natural Biotic Area

1:00 PM - Wholesome Conversations: Guiltless Pleasure and Saner Sexual Intimacy

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10:00 AM - Rice Choruses and Forest Echoes: Exploring Behavioral Responses of Bats and Insects to Their Ultrasonic Environment

10:00 AM - Digital Humanities Workshop: Text Mining With Voyant Tools

5:30 PM - Eco Discussion: A Situationer Discussion on Our Climate

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6:00 PM - Ilang Polemiko at Usapin sa Modernong Panitikan ng Indonesia

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1:30 PM - DMMME Special Lecture: Manipulating Metal Atoms in Size-Selected Nanoparticles

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1:00 PM - Luis V. Teodoro Legacy Lectures Journal

2:00 PM - 4th Women in STEAM

5:30 PM - Cultivating Urban Resilience With Urban Agriculture

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8:30 AM - La Historia Olvidada: Filipinas-Mexico 2025

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10:00 AM - Unlocking Data-Driven Water Resources Management in the Philippines Through Hydrological Modeling Solutions

1:30 PM - Professorial Lecture Series: Partnership and Sustainability in Tourism

2:00 PM - One Hundred Years of Pramoedya Ananta Toer: An Online Roundtable Discussion

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8:00 AM - Layag 2025: UP Diliman Study Abroad Fair

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12:00 PM - Dynasty and Celebrity Politics: Sila-sila na lang ba talaga?

12:00 PM - Gender Archaeology, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces

1:00 PM - Ano ang Sabi sa Lapida? Isang Pag-aaral ng mga Lapida sa Tagalog Region Noong 1860 hanggang 1950

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10:00 AM - Transfeminism: Women’s Month 2025 Celebration

1:00 PM - Dantedì 2025: Why does Dante Continue to be Present in Contemporary Popular Culture?

2:00 PM - Practical Tips in Fire Prevention: Sharing Experiences From a Woman Firefighter

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4:30 PM - Kaibuturan, Sounding the Core: Instalasyon ni Dayang Yraola

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8:00 AM - Alay Dugo, Alay Lingkod: Blood Donation Drive

1:00 PM - Carving the Divine: Buddhist Sculptors of Japan

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MAKI+Fiesta: A Media Festival Celebrating Free Expression, Democracy, and the Creative Economy

Date: Aug 24 | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Everyone is invited to the “MAKI+Fiesta: A Media Festival Celebrating Free Expression, Democracy, and the Creative Economy” on Aug. 23–24, Friday and Saturday, at UP Diliman.

The plenary sessions will be held at the IBG-KAL Theater while the breakout sessions will happen at the Gimenez Gallery. The technical workshops will be conducted at Aldaba Recital Hall.

To join, register at bit.ly/MAKIFiesta.

The event is presented by the UP System, Quezon City Government, PumaPodcast, FYT Media, and Probe Productions.

Images from the Quezon City Government Facebook page