Supervisions (2018-2025)

Defended, Ph.D.

Iris Brillon. "Darna and the Intermediality of the Filipino Superhero Genre.” Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP DIliman, 2018) - As Adviser

Concepcion Rapisora Lagos, “Sapatero in Marikina City: Enacting Economies in the Philippines’ Footwear Capital.” Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP DIliman, 2018) - As Adviser 

Arche R. Tudtod. “Paghubad nan Istoriya sa Kilay-anan: Paglilipat-wika sa mga Tud-om ng mga Manobo sa Puyat, Carmen,
Surigao del Sur.” Ph.D. Filipino: Pagsasalin (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, 9 December 2025) - As Dean's Representatiive

Roland Erwin P. Rabang, "The Northern Luzon Cordilleras of Eduardo Masferré” Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP Diliman, 2025) - As Critic and Reader

Uychoco, Marikit Tara Alto, "Tropical Fantasy-Productions: Filipino Diasporic Novels in the USA from 2010 to 2025." Ph.D. Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, 2025) - As Critic and Dissertation Panel Chairperson 

Rivera, Kim Jaramilla Rivera, "Filipino International Students Navigating Permanent Residency Through Vocational Education in Perth, Australia," Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP Diliman, 2025) - As Dean's Representative

Io M. Jularbal. “Mamakar! Transitions and Transformations in the Colonial and Postcolonial Discourse of Headhunting in the Highlands of Northern Luzon.” Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP Diliman, 2024) - As Critic

Peter Jerome del Rosario. Komentaryo ni Kalabaw: "The Carabao in Jess Abrera’s A. Lipin Cartoon Strips (1985-2018) as an Image of the Filipinos’ Resistance Identity and the Philippines’ Cultural Species." Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP DIliman, 2023) - As Critic 

David Redulfin Corpuz. “ImaheNasyon: Mga Maikling Pelikula ng Cinemalaya (2005-2020)." PhD Araling Filipino-Wika, Kultura, Midya (College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University, 2021) - As External Panel Member

Ma. Teresa Quevedo on “Manifestations of Domesticity in Filipino Domestic Interiors.”  Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP DIliman, 2021) - As Panel Member

Mary Dorothy dL Jose. “Kababaihan, Potograpiya, at Kasaysayan: Isang Pagsusuri sa Imahen ng Kababaihan sa Potograpiyang Kolonyal sa Harap ng Imperyalismong Amerikano.” Ph.D Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP Diliman, 2020) - As Panel Member 

Minard T. Reyes. “Piso, the Image of Filipino Identity: The Concealed Value of the Philippine New Generation Currency.” Ph.D. Philippine Studies (Tri-College Philippine Studies Program, UP Diliman, 2020) - As Panel Member

 

Defended, M.A.:

Mary Anne R. Moll. “Spectral Citizens: The State and The Haunted Diaspora in Tiempo Muerto, Soledad's Sister and The Quiet Ones. ” MA Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, 2025) - As Adviser.

Victor Joseph D. Deseo. “Performing Narratives and Ethnography: Devising A Documentary Theatre in the Context of Sitio San Roque, Quezon City." MA Theatre Arts (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, 4 December 2025) - As Dean's Representative.

Francis Eduard Ang. “Feeling Low Walls: Emotions and Socioeconomic Class in the Short Stories of Estrella Alfon.” M.A. Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, 2024) - As Critic and M.A. Thesis Panel Chair.

Jose Mari Bauzon Cuartero. “Los Vulgos Antes Europa: The Vulgar Archive of Isabelo de los Reyes.” M.A. Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, 2023). As Panel Member. 

Ma. Katherine Mae G. Sabate. "Performing Selves: Dramaturgy of the Everyday Lives of the Pioneer Theatre Majors of Guang Ming College. M.A. Theatre Arts (College of Arts and Letters, U.P. DIliman, 2 December 2022) - As Panel Member. 

Emmanuel Jones V. Mante. “Kadaugan sa Mactan: History, Cultural Memory and Reenactment”. M.A. Theatre Arts (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, 2021) - As Panel Member.

Roger S. Federico. “Performing Community at the Lang-ay Festival of the Cordillera Administrative Region: Theatre in the Nation, the Nation in the Theatre”. M.A. Theatre Arts (College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman, 2021) - As Panel Member. 

Paulo Angelo Lopez Apolinar. “Waiting for the Day After Tomorrow: A Memoir of a Call Center Agent.” M.A. Creative Writing (College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman, 15 March 2019) - As Critic. 

Paolo. T. Amascual. “Strands of Memory: (Per)forming Eastern Visayas Cultural Identity through the Hair Dance in Leyte.” M.A. Theatre  Arts (College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman, 27 June 2019) - As Panel Member.

Davidson G. Oliveros on “Theatre and Protest: A Genealogy and Dramaturgy of Philippine Theatre and Cultural Collectives from the 1960s to the Present." M.A. Theatre Arts (College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman, 28 June 2019) - As Panel Member. 

Floredeliz M. Salanga. “Si Tata Nanding sa Daan Patungo sa Sining ng Pag-arte.” M.A. Theatre Arts (College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman, 2019) - As Panel Member. 

 

 

Ongoing, Ph.D.:

Mark Louie Tabunan. “Writing from the North: Post-Authoritarian Imaginary, Memory, and Literary Form in Selected Philippine Novels, 2016-2025.” Ph.D. Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman) - as Critic and Reader. 

Rigoberto P. Reyes. "Messages and the Analysis of the Intrinsic Elements of Music on National Anthems: Reflecting the Values and Sentiments of Southeast Asian Nations." Ph.D. Southeast Asian Studies (Graduate School, Centro Escolar University) - As External Evaluator/Critic

Michael Carlo Villas. “Tuna nga Natawhan: Norberto Romualdez, Sr., Iluminado Lucente, Eduardo Makabenta, Sr. and the Nation in Early Twentieth Century Waray Literature." Ph.D. Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman) - As Critic

Eric Gerard Nebran. The Fantastic Stories of General Santos City.” Ph.D. Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman) - As Reader 


Ongoing, M.A. :

Camille Cabatu. “Trese: Turning Away from the Weird: Trese fandom and its Intertextuality with the Graphic Novel.” MA Comparative Literature (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman) - As Adviser 

Earl Carlo Guevara. MA Creative Writing (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman) - As Adviser

Brandon Labrador Parrenas. "Raptivism: (Re)framing Rap as Resistance in Duterte's Republic of Violence and Humiliation." Master of Arts in Language and Literature (College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University) - As External Panel Member

Deseo, Joseph Victor. "Performing Narratives and Ethnography: Devising A Documentary Theatre in the Context of Sitio San Roque in Quezon City'" MA Theatre Arts (College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman) - As Dean's Representative