Filipinology
[2] The approaches or perspectives of Philippine Studies could be theoretical, interdisciplinary, comparative, transnational, and global.[6] The incorporation of Philippine Humanities through literary readings, listening to musical recordings, film viewings, and field trips provide development of cultural acceptance and aesthetic sense.According to Rosa M. Vallejo the "foremost non-Filipino filipinologist" is the Spaniard bibliographer Wenceslao Emilio Retana y Gamboa.[9] Other prominent foreign filipinologists are William Henry Scott,[10] H. Brett Melendy[11] Ferdinand Blumentritt,[12] and A.V.Founded in 1953, the journal serves as a “forum” for disseminating many aspects of life in the Philippines through research in history, humanities and social sciences, “friendly and constructive debate”, and the expression of scholarly views.