Thru the Dolores and Eduardo Hernandez UP Centennial Professorial Chair Award, Dr. Jay Batongbacal delivered a morning lecture entitled “Philippines – United States Mutual
Defense Treaty and Philippines – United States Security Relations: Evolution or Entropy”. In the afternoon of the same date, Dr. Amado Mendoza of the UP Political Science Department delivered a counterpoint lecture on “Philippines – China – US Relations” and its political implications.