SMC, together with the University of the Philippines Los\nBa\u00f1os (UPLB) Department of Social Sciences and the University of Hong Kong,\nheld a cine-forum \u201cRising to the Occasion: Father-Carers in Transnational\nFamilies in the Philippines,\u201d at the College of Arts and Sciences Annex\nBuilding on November 29, 2019. The event marked the public launch of the\ndocumentary on father-carers in the Philippines and a space for discussing the\ndynamic changes and transitions of Filipino families affected by international\nlabor migration. Prof. Zoilo Belano, Jr., Chairperson of the Department of\nSocial Sciences welcomed the participants to the event. As a background to the documentary, Dr. Lucy\nJordan, Co-Investigator of the Child Health and Migrant Parents in Southeast\nAsia (CHAMPSEA) research project, presented key findings on the health and\nwelfare impacts of parental migration on the left-behind children and carers. Dr. Maruja M.B. Asis of SMC spoke about\nCHAMPSEA findings which pointed to the role of left-behind fathers as carers\nwhile their wives work overseas. SMC\nthought of sharing these findings through a documentary to reach a wider audience.\nThe launch of the 11-minute documentary was made more meaningful by the\npresence of one of the families which shared their experience. Mr. Marino\nTubigan and his children, Vince, Edzeilyn and Elliah Mari graced the screening\nand the forum. Members of the UPLB community\u2014 Asst. Prof. Maria Victoria\nRodriguez, Mr. Renato Dumagco, Jr., Ms. Sairah Mar Saipudin and Assoc. Prof.\nGirlie Nora Abrigo\u2014 provided thoughtful reactions to the CHAMPSEA findings and\nthe documentary. Dr. Mark Oliver Llangco served as program anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n