
Carlos Joaquin R. Tabalon
Teaching Associate of History
University of the Philippines Diliman
About
CARLOS JOAQUIN R. TABALON is Teaching Associate and concurrently a graduate student in the Masters of Arts in History program at the Department of History of the University of the Philippines Diliman. He graduated summa cum laude from the department's Bachelor of Arts in History program in July 2022. He is interested in the interdisciplinary intersection of history and geography, particularly transport and mobility history, history of public works, and urban history.
Academic Background
MA History (ongoing)
University of the Philippines Diliman
University of the Philippines Diliman
BA History
University of the Philippines Diliman
University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Interests
- interdisciplinary intersection of history and geography, transport and mobility history
- history of public works
- urban history
Undegraduate Courses Taught
- KAS 1: Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas (History of the Philippines)
Journal Articles/Conference Proceedings
- Tabalon, Carlos Joaquin. 2025. “From Ilustrado Visions to Neocolonial Politics: Filipinos’ Role in Southeast Asian Regional (Re)Integration, 1880s to 1960s.” Dúnong: UP Diliman Journal of Student Research 2 (2023–2024): 1–18. https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/Dunong/article/view/10437.
- Tabalon, Carlos Joaquin R. 2024. Luzon’s Once Extensive Railways. Review of The Colonial Iron Horse: Railroads and Regional Development in the Philippines, 1875-1935, by Arturo G. Corpuz. TALA: An Online Journal of History 7 (1): 185–94. https://talakasaysayan.org/index.php/talakasaysayan/article/view/189.
- Tabalon, Carlos Joaquin R. 2024. “Pleasure Trail: American Land Travels to Baguio, 1900s to 1920s.” The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society XIV (1): 118–36. https://thecordillerareview.upb.edu.ph/abstract/pleasure-trail-american-land-travels-to-baguio-1900s-to-1920s/.
- Tabalon, Carlos Joaquin R. 2023. “Kapaki-pakinabang na Moda ng Transportasyon? Mga Pananaw ng Diskursong Historiograpikal sa Trambiya ng Kolonyal na Kamaynilaan.” HAMAKA E-Journal 3: 40–56. https://online.fliphtml5.com/oaipa/ucpj/#p=46.
- Sison, Jan Cherome, Joaquin Manuel Gopez Reyes, Carlos Joaquin R. Tabalon, Nicholas Sy, and Christina H. Lee. 2025. “Upheaval and Indigenous Resistance in Dongalo.” 1762 Archive. https://new.1762archive.org/upheaval-and-indigenous-resistance-in-dongalo/.
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