Research

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

07 Jul 2023

UP Diliman

What is the optimal position of trees that maximizes walking on urban sidewalks?

Trees can improve the walkability of urban outdoor spaces. Hence, studies have been conducted to examine and elucidate the relationship...

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07 Jul 2023

UP Diliman

Calle Crisologo in Vigan is a lived space and Thirdspace for the people who engage with it every day

Christoph Brumann and David Berliner, in their book World Heritage on the Ground: Ethnographic
Perspectives (2016), ask what World Heritage (WH)...

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07 Jul 2023

UP Diliman

The propagandists struggled with homesickness while in exile

Traditional historiographies such as historian John Schumacher’s seminal work on the Propaganda Movement have portrayed the propagandists as larger-than-life individuals...

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10 May 2023

The Provincial Chinese and the Progress of Iloilo Textile in Nineteenth-Century Philippines

Textiles played a significant role in Philippine economic history. In this study, archival materials and records have shown that the...

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10 May 2023

Feeling like a philosopher of education: A collective response to Jackson’s ‘The smiling philosopher’

The article “Feeling like a philosopher of education: A collective response to Jackson’s ‘The smiling philosopher” (2022) aimed at responding...

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10 May 2023

Protective effects of sugarcane phenolic extract against lipid oxidative damages in raw ground pork and beef during refrigerated storage conditions

Sugarcane phenolic extract is a by-product of the sugar refining process that is rich in phenolic compounds
with strong antioxidant properties....

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Research

The University of the Philippines Cebu Central Visayas Studies and College of Social Sciences in cooperation with the Critical Policy Studies Network and Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy invite the public to the hybrid lecture “Democracy and the Era of Post-truth” on 22 November 2023, 3 PM (Manila).

The forum is a crucial platform for examining the intricate relationship between democracy, politics, and policy in the Philippines, with a specific focus on the implications of the post-truth era. This event aims to explore how post-truth politics impacts public trust, political discourse, and policymaking, and how it influences media, civic engagement, and accountability. By fostering dialogue and collaboration among various stakeholders, this forum seeks to provide insights into the challenges posed by post-truth politics and offer potential solutions to safeguard democratic values and effective policy development in the Philippines, acknowledging its unique socio-political landscape and vibrant democracy.

Speakers:

Dr. Frank Fischer (Professor Emeritus Rutgers University)
“Truth and post-truth in public policy: interpreting the arguments”

Dr. Regletto AD Imbong (University of the Philippines Cebu)
The Duterte-Marcos Continuity and its Language of Fascism

Noe John JE Sacramento (University of the Philippines Cebu)
Narratives, Emotions, and Deliberations in Politics and Policy Analysis

Discussant/ Reactor: Dr. Piyapong Boossabong (Chiang Mai University)

Moderator: Dr. Ana Leah Cuizon (University of the Philippines Cebu)

ONSITE: UP CRBU AVR 1
ONLINE: ZOOM Meeting ID: 938 9424 4099, Passcode: CVSC2023

View poster on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=823514399574002&set=a.572425531349558