Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

NCCA Gives Highest Honor to Dr. Jocano, Former Professor Emeritus at the Asian Center

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The late eminent anthropologist, National Scientist and UP Professor Emeritus F. Landa Jocano, will receive the Dangal ng Haraya, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) highest honor, on May 22 at the NCCA Building in Manila. 

Jocano, who passed away last Oct. 27, is recognized for his contributions to cultural and historical research.  He is best known for his pioneering works in the field of Philippine anthropology, the most notable of which was his documentation and translation of the Central Visayan folk epic “Hinilawod.” 

The UP Asian Center (AC) credits him for building the scholarship on cultural anthropology in the Philippines and spearheading the creation of the Philippine Studies program.

Read the full article at the University of the Philippines Diliman's website (Text by Mariamme Jadloc). Photo courtesy of the Carolyn Sobritchea. The NCCA also issued a press release about Dr. Jocano's award.