The UP Asian Center will host the public lecture on "Slavery, Bondage, and Metaphysics: A Critique of Paradigms in Southeast Asian Studies" on 3 October 2025, 2 PM, PHT, at the Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The lecture is free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged because of limited slots.

The UP Asian Center in collaboration with Focus on the Global South and the Asian Music for People’s Peace and Progress will conduct "Culture of Solidarity and Resistance: Bangladesh and the July Uprising," A Conversation and Concert with Samageet, on 30 September 2025, 2 PM (GMT+8) to 9 PM, PHT, at the ASEAN and Japan Halls, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged due to limited seating. 

The UP Asian Center, in collaboration with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) and the Japan Foundation Manila, will host the onsite international symposium, “Pre-/Post-colonial Southern Philippines: Japanese and Filipino Perspectives” on 01 October 2025, 1 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome but, attendees are encouraged to register online because of limited slots.