RCSSED Research Associate and UST’s top researcher Dr. Allan de Guzman presented the Philippine findings of a multi-year study on democracy, citizenship and education at a three-day conference at The Vatican

RCSSED Research Associate and UST’s top researcher Dr. Allan de Guzman presented the Philippine findings of a multi-year study on democracy, citizenship and education at a three-day conference at The Vatican. The conference and the Philippine study are part of a multi-year, multi-country research project organized by Fondazione Gravissimus Educationis (Article Link). Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUVKaOoG14o […]

2nd GALACST International Conference on March 25-26, 2022 via zoom

The 2nd GALACST International Conference is going to be held on March 25-26, 2022 via zoom. The conference theme, objectives, list of speakers, conference fees, registration details, and other pertinent information are found in the conference brochure. The deadline for registration is until March 17, 2022. If interested, please visit the official Facebook page of […]

Circular Economy – Co-authored by RCSSED Academic Researcher Dr. Arlen Ancheta and her colleagues from the Philippines and India

A newly-released book by the global publisher Springer looks at global trends on what is called the ‘Circular Economy’ – this being ‘a model of production and consumption which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible.’ A chapter on the Philippines is featured here. Co-authored by […]

Certificate Course on Family Literacy and Intergenerational Learning

The University of Santo Tomas Graduate School strongly promotes adult literacy and learning through research, community development initiatives, and continuing education programmes. Thus, the NGO Transformare, in collaboration with the UST Family Literacy Team under RCSSED (Dr. Gina Lontoc, Dr. Camilla Vizconde & Dr. Belinda de Castro), is pleased to invite you to apply for […]

Seeking for and returning to overseas work? Developments surrounding Filipinos’ return to overseas jobs beside a pandemic by former research center director Dr. Alvin P. Ang and RCSSED research associate Jeremaiah Opiniano

Countries and their labor markets engage in measures to move forward from the debilitating impacts of the running COVID-19 pandemic. Migrant-origin country Philippines has felt the impact of the return migrations of her migrant workers, who may now want to return to their overseas jobs or go to new destination countries. Yet migrant-destination countries continue […]

The Influence of Time and Crowdfunding Donation on Covid-19: A Generalized Linear Model Approach by Tan, Jackson J.

This study examined the effects that time and community assistance (in the form of donations) had on accrued recoveries from the novel coronavirus. This study examined donation transaction data from a community-based national virtual donation platform in conjunction with government released figures on populations and COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. Findings from a Generalized Linear […]

The Influence of ASEAN Bond Market Integration in the Philippines’ Inflationary Pressures, Credit Expansions, and its Challenges by RCSSED Research Associate Dr. Ronaldo Cabauatan and colleagues

Bond markets have grown mature in many countries; however, the quality of financial integration varies across ASEAN economies. In the case of bond markets in the ASEAN +3, they experienced fast development; however, they are still less integrated. This study attempts to examine the ramifications of the ASEAN bond market integration and past crises to […]

Compendium of Analytical Views for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community 2025 by RCSSED Research Associates Prof. Jay Jazul, Maria Carinnes Alejandria and their colleagues

Information dissemination on tuberculosis (TB) still hinders the community due to inadequate resources and knowledge provided by healthcare facilities. Literature suggested that health education and awareness might help empower the community for different aspects of disease management by connecting people with the right treatment at the right time. This study aims to identify the general […]