Research

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15 Oct 2025

Neurosurgery residents outperform ChatGPT in answering board examination-like questions

Large language models such as ChatGPT have been used in different fields of medical education. This study aimed to review...

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13 Oct 2025

Those who start smoking at a younger age are likely to become more frequent and heavier smokers later in life

Understanding the relationship between age at smoking initiation and later smoking intensity is crucial for assessing future health consequences of...

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08 Oct 2025

Study finds significant gaps in menstrual hygiene management across six global cities, including Manila

The study “Exploring the Availability and Accessibility of Menstrual Friendly Public Toilets (MFPTs) in Urban Spaces” examines public toilet facilities...

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24 Sep 2025

Supplements can enhance the textural and nutritional qualities of rice

This study looked at how adding supplements like rapeseed oil, dried wasabi powder, and dried chili pepper powder changes the...

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23 Sep 2025

Economic reasons are a significant factor why microentrepreneurs remain in flood-prone areas

The number of establishments (89% of the total establishments in the Philippines) and people employed by micro enterprises makes it...

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04 Sep 2025

What does queerness mean to a young Filipino student in another Southeast Asian country? A novel’s chapter explores it.

In the chapter “New Boy”, Pau, a Filipino exchange student from Tagum City, attends classes in photography and Thai arts...

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03 Sep 2025

In the Philippines, we share a long-standing connection with pigs both archaeologically and culturally

Pigs play a very significant role in our society. They are not only seen as a food source but also...

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02 Sep 2025

Media representations of the minority groups of Moros and Chinese served colonial goals

Nation-building remains an important post-colonial project in the Philippines, as evidenced by the continued relevance of the mandatory Rizal courses,...

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29 Aug 2025

Smoking is a core part of the identity and community life of agricultural workers

Smoking is considered a serious health threat, particularly in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several studies...

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28 Aug 2025

PH reproductive health law needs to better address contraceptive access for lower-income women

The implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law represents a major policy shift aimed at increasing access to...

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27 Aug 2025

Despite centuries of stigma, babywearing survives as a marginalized practice turned into a trend

For centuries, Indigenous communities in the Philippines and around the world have used baby carriers and slings to help them...

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13 Aug 2025

Food safety risk assessment will help the Philippines manage shellfish-related hepatitis A virus health risks

This study gathered information to establish baseline data on the potential risks of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) in the...

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Research

The article analyzes queer rights activists in the Philippines as they demand social reforms. It highlights emotions as these activists use different tactics for lobbying and sustain social relationships. Here, emotions refer to activists’ sensible evaluation of social realities and relationships. It takes this notion of emotion as a vital tool for queer activists as they demand social reforms and expand the movement’s constituency. The findings show that they treat emotions as an important framework to communicate their demands. Advocates also understand that social relationships marked by emotion are important resources for expanding their capacity to influence state policies. In conclusion, the paper contributes to the wider theory of deliberative democracy as it foregrounds the role of emotions in communicative strategies. It also contributes politically as it insists on varying emotions as vital political resources at a time when macho populism laced with hate and anger stifles the deepening of Philippine democracy.

The research is particularly significant in the Philippine democracy. It outlines the role of emotions and emotional ties when citizens–in this case, queer activists–participate in state decision-making through
deliberative tactics. The finding shows that certain emotions, like anger and joy, are seen as important tools in making movement claims for reforms. Likewise, affective ties like friendships and conflicts are seen as opportunities to deliberate with state agents, allies, and adversaries. In general, it contributes to the deepening of Philippine democracy by integrating and acknowledging that citizens are not merely calculating subjects. They are also emotional and affective agents who make demands that take into account what they feel.

Author: John Andrew G. Evangelista (Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman | The University of Hong Kong )

Read the full paper: https://brill.com/view/journals/ppsj/45/2/article-p117_1.xml

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