Research and Innovation

As the national university, we champion and support innovative research that addresses the country’s most pressing challenges.

03 Feb 2025

UP Los Baños

Ang pagbibiro ni Duterte tungkol sa kaniyang phallus ay walang matibay na kahulugan sa loob at labas ng Pilipinas

Mula sa dalawang pahayag ni Rodrigo Duterte hinggil sa kaniyang aring lalagpas sa pusod (2019) at kaniyang sariling pagpapakahulugan sa...

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30 Jan 2025

UP Diliman

Analysis of Philippine High Court decisions on free speech, religious freedom and environmental rights reveals court’s role in transjudicial dialogue

This paper explores the causes of transjudicial conversation phenomenon on human rights norms in the context of the Philippine Supreme...

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23 Jan 2025

UP Diliman

The “Churning of the Sea of Milk” focuses on a traumatic history, climate damage and efforts to preserve cultural heritage

“The Churning of the Sea of Milk” is a story of a young Filipino scholar who is backpacking in Siem...

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22 Jan 2025

UP Manila

Women experienced higher levels of psychological distress than men during the Covid-19 pandemic

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on human health since its beginning in 2019. The purpose of this...

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21 Jan 2025

UP Diliman

Adolescents tend to focus on photos and facial features when judging strangers’ trustworthiness on social media

In our social interactions, we make quick and fairly accurate impressions of other people. Of great importance is identifying who...

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20 Jan 2025

UP Los Baños

The novel Gerilya demonstrates how literature can help us understand political struggles

In this article, I analyze Norman Wilwayco’s award-winning novel Gerilya (2008) and its representation of the revolution. I argue that...

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15 Jan 2025

UP Diliman

Using a multimodal approach in teaching literacy to Deaf college students enhances their comprehension

This study explored the perceptions of five Deaf college students regarding the use of a multimodal approach in teaching literacy....

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12 Dec 2024

UP Diliman, UP Manila

A virtual reality therapy game for persons with dementia in the Philippines was developed and tested

Immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR) had rapidly gained interest as part of the technological evolution in healthcare. Because...

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06 Dec 2024

UP Cebu

The Philippines may have limited engagement with cause-and-effect concepts in social sciences

This paper examines the role of causal inference in the on-going methodological debate in political science research. Here, we critically...

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05 Dec 2024

UP Diliman

Advising in Language Learning complements the Flipped Classroom in teaching foreign language

The Flipped Classroom Approach is a novel methodology used in language learning. In this set-up, students are tasked to study...

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04 Dec 2024

UP Open University

Artificial intelligence allows detection of heart problems using only sound

This paper explores a new way to detect heart disease by using sound. Just like a doctor listens to your...

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03 Dec 2024

UP Diliman

Public school teachers in the Philippines perform various tasks that can be considered health work

While the chronically overburdened state of public school teachers in the Philippines is well-established, little is known about how they...

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Research and Innovation