Research

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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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08 Jul 2025

UP Manila

Deep learning with convolutional neural networks to assess rice plant diseases performs very well

As with many Asian countries, rice is a principal food in the Philippines providing nearly half of the daily caloric...

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07 Jul 2025

Nurse-led eHealth cardiac rehabilitation helps patients transition to home life

This research looks at how people with coronary heart disease (CHD) view a nurse-led eHealth cardiac rehabilitation (NeCR) program. The...

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04 Jul 2025

Food safety risk assessment is a practical and effective way to evaluate the safety of locally consumed shellfish

This study gathered information to establish baseline information on the potential risks of the Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) in the...

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01 Jul 2025

Regional unity in ASEAN can grow through shared values like religiosity, humanitarianism and cultural expression

This paper explores how ASEAN identity among Southeast Asia countries can be realized by applying the concepts of “shared cultural...

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13 Jun 2025

UP Los Baños

Large language models offer many opportunities but also pose considerable challenges

With the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the availability of data, and the advancement of hardware technologies, applications such...

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10 Jun 2025

UP

A virtual health and physical education program during COVID-19 struggled with low student engagement and ineffective online assessment

The study explored a virtual health and physical education program implemented during COVID-19 school closures. It centered on practices, teacher...

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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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