RGA Chronicles

Videos

Magisterial Lectures | Ricardo G Abad PhD - Demography and Human Capital: Why Education Matters

[October 2020] In this lecture, Dr. Abad discusses demography and human capital, looking at how education affects a country’s population growth and overall resiliency. Magisterial Lectures is an Areté Production done in partnership with The Department of Communication, Loyola Schools and the Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication.

BECKETT'S LEGACIES | Prof. Victor Merriman and Prof. Ricardo Abad

[March 2022] “Beckett’s Legacies: Authoritarianism, Artists and Activism in David Lloyd’s The Press (2009) and The Pact (2021)”

Joy~Nostalg Mind Session (With Dr. Ricardo Abad)

[October 2021] Today, Joy~Nostalg invited Dr. Ricardo “Ricky” Abad for its monthly Mind Session to discuss more about the value of Happiness and ways to hone it especially with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In his talk, Dr. Ricky, explained that Happiness is for everyone, as well as how it is a state of being and a choice. 

Risk and Resilience in the City: An Animated Lecture

[September 2021] Why is the Philippine prone to hazards like typhoons and floods? Who are the most vulnerable when floods and typhoons come? What can we do about it? Based on the research findings of the Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines project, this animated lecture entitled “RISK AND RESILIENCE IN THE CITY” answers these questions in animated form. 

Against The Light - Dr. Ricky Abad

[August 2021] A reject of his high school’s staging of Hamlet. Dr. Ricky Abad shares with us his memories with National Artist Rolando Tinio and his challenge to Filipino Playmakers.

AZUL : Ang Sirena ng Sigwa, Kuwentuhan at Kantahan Para sa Kalikasan

[July 2021] AZUL: Ang Sirena ng Sigwa is an original musical written and directed by BJ Crisostomo, produced by Areté and CCARPH. This is an online stage reading created for the virtual theater. Azul: Ang Sirena ng Sigwa, focuses on the relationships between two individuals and their love for the mermaid Azul, through the years – and how climate change and our vulnerability to floods and typhoons brought about by it greatly impact our lives…

Tanghalang Ateneo's Lysistrata Ng Bakwit (dir. Ricardo Abad, 2018) - Full Show

[April – May 2018] LYSISTRATA NG BAKWIT hango sa Lysistrata ni Aristophanes April 17 – May 5, 2018 The Doreen Black Box, Soledad V. Pangilinan Arts Wing, Arete