Report on the Fifth Visayas-Mindanao Convention Philippine Sociological Society May 1-2, 1967.

The article presents information on the Fifth Visayas-Mindanao Convention of the Philippine Sociological Society which was held during May 1-2, 1967 at the Victorias Milling Co. Around fifty delegates from all over the Philippines attended. Each speaker was given thirty minutes to read his paper, after which a thirty minute open forum followed. Richard Stone's "Private Transitory Ownership of Public Property: A Key to Understanding Urban Behavior," elicited mixed comments and reactions toward the Filipino's conception of public property. Problems of integration or assimilation of cultural minorities especially that of the Chinese were also discussed at the conference. Other questions centered on the rigor of the methods, techniques and tools used in the gathering and analysis of data to support the findings presented in the different papers. The question pertaining to the site of the next convention was not decided upon. Among the places being considered are Iloilo City, Cebu City and Baguio City.