Research

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

22 Oct 2025

Fishing communities in Taliptip, Bulakan face risks from natural hazards and the New Manila International Airport project

The New Manila International Airport (NMIA), currently under construction in Taliptip, Bulakan along the shores of Manila Bay, is intended...

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21 Oct 2025

Advanced optical correlation and interferometry techniques can enhance our understanding of earthquake hazards

In the Philippines, studying earthquakes usually involves using techniques like interferometry, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), waveform modeling, and field...

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17 Oct 2025

Researchers build a portable, low-cost reflectance sensor for crop health monitoring

Precision agriculture is improving agricultural processes. Various sensors have been developed, such as spectral reflectance and transmittance sensors, multispectral canopy...

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16 Oct 2025

There is a deep connection between a person’s belief and the evidence that supports it

This paper presents a way to define and test whether someone is justified in holding a belief, using an example...

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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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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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