Papers for the 2026 November Dakateo Conference

This conference explores the dynamic relationship between social movements and theology, asking how faith both informs and is transformed by ongoing struggles for social change and vice versa.

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SESSION 1 – REIMAGINING SOLIDARITY

Deconstructing Solidarity: Theology of the Multitudes
Delfo Canceran, OP

Nakakahangang Paghanga: Fan Solidarity, Prophetic Participation, and Civic Imagination in the Philippines
Justin Joseph Badion

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SESSION 2 – PROPHETIC RESISTANCE

Prophetic Framing and Political Resistance: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) Critique of Neoliberal Charter Change (Cha-Cha)
Jerry D. Imbong 

Makibeki, Wag Mashokot! Faith-Based Social Movements and Gender Justice in the Philippines
Raphael Augustine L. Yabut
Robbin Charles Dagle
Rachel Joyce Marie O. Sanchez

The Art of the Weak: Lumpenproletariat, Social Movements, and Theology
Emmanuel S. De Guzman

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SESSION 3 – INCLUSION AND HEALING 

Church as a Field Hospital: Trauma Healing and Inclusion of Victims and Survivors of Extrajudicial Killings
Joy Candelario

Labor of Us All: Catholic Music Ministry Membership as a Negotiated Safe Space for Filipino LGBTQIA+ Catholics
Joshua Amiel V. Marasigan

Community-led Initiatives in the Transformation of Church and Society: PACSII’S Experience of the Empowerment of the Homeless People in the Light of Dilexi Te
Roland Tuazon, CM

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SESSION 4 – HOPE AND TRANSFORMATION

 An Exploration of the Theological Foundations of the PMPI Advocacy for Rights of Nature
Miguel Lambino 

Walking in Hope: Prophetic Conversations among Retired Filipino Older Adults: Toward a Contextual Theological Anthropology
Rebecca Cacho