What if Mindanao was the center all along

What would Philippine history look like if we told it from Mindanao? In this lecture podcast, historian Dr. Patricio “Jojo” Abinales challenges the usual Manila-centered framing of Philippine history and invites us to see Mindanao not as a periphery, but as a central force in shaping the Filipino story. Delivered during the 3rd Mindanao Book Festival at the Miguel Pro Learning Commons, Ateneo de Davao University, the lecture explores Mindanao’s place in maritime Southeast Asia, the Nusantara world, colonial encounters, Moro resistance, migration, trade, language, and the continuing struggle to write Mindanao and Sulu into the national narrative. Watch and listen as Prof. Abinales asks: Which is the center, and which is the periphery? #MindanaoBookFestival #MindanaoHistory #PhilippineHistory #MindaNews #LecturePodcast #Mindanao