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International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour

The International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour is a research fund program providing generous support to four graduate students who are undertaking theses or dissertations centered on the alarming issue of child labor within the country. Dates of Implementation/Duration:  1999 – 2001 Partner Institutions: International Labour Organization Objective: To provide financial support for comprehensive research […]

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Asian Fellowship Program

The Asian Fellowship Program is an effort to provide financial support to Asian graduate students in the Philippines pursuing studies in the social sciences, agriculture, and rural development. Dates of Implementation/Duration:   Early 1980s Partner Institutions: Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Washington State University Objectives Target Beneficiaries: Graduate students taking up studies in the field of social sciences,

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Book Talk on We Chose Peace: An Insider’s Story of the Bangsamoro Peace Talks by Miriam Coronel-Ferrer

On 5 June 2024, PSSC successfully conducted a book talk featuring Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer’s latest book, “We Chose Peace: An Insider’s Story of the Bangsamoro Peace Talks,” at the PSSCenter. Prof. Coronel-Ferrer is a retired faculty member of the UP Diliman Department of Political Science, and assumed the pivotal role as the chief negotiator for

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“MIND THE GAP: An Analysis of the Discontinuity Between Antenatal Care and Facility-Based Delivery Among Filipino Mothers” by Denise Hyacinth Joy B. Musni | 3rd Loretta Makasiar Sicat Prize for the Social Sciences Awards

On 25 April 2024, Denise Hyacinth Joy B. Musni of University of the Philippines Population Institute received the first prize for the 3rd Loretta Makasiar Sicat Prize for the Social Sciences with her thesis focusing on maternal and child health in the Philippines. Watch now:

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