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We’re hiring: Research and Publication Officer

Application Closing Date: 20 June 2025 at 11:59 PM, or until a successful candidate has been identified Location: Onsite – Philippine Social Science Center, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Term: Full-time – Flexible 40 hours a week Salary: Salaries at the Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC) are dependent on applicable salary scales, and internal pay […]

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Book Launch: Doing Social Science Research Vol. 2

MARK YOUR CALENDARS The Philippine Social Science Council is thrilled to announce the release of the 2nd Volume of Doing Social Science Research: Deep-Diving into the Social Science Research Methods. This second volume explores different topics such as ethnography, participatory research, rapid assessment procedures, geographic methodologies, health research, and disaster studies. Additionally, it also highlights

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Call for Submissions: Working Policy Paper Series

(This webpage is intended solely for sharing and dissemination purposes. All content featured herein is sourced from the Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils (AASSREC), and full credit is attributed to the original authors and publishers) We are pleased to announce the launch of the AASSREC Policy Paper Series and invite proposals (up to

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Filipino Reception and Appropriation of Modern Astronomical Knowledge 1859 – 1958 by Asst. Prof. Emmanuel Jayson V. Bolata | 4th Loretta Makasiar Sicat Prize for the Social Sciences Award

At the core of the Philippine Social Science Council’s (PSSC) mission is a commitment to advance thought leadership, social forecasting, and advocacy in Philippine social sciences, including leading in the creation and sharing of social science knowledge, nurturing an environment conducive to disciplinal advancement, and linking social science knowledge to public policies. This dedication is

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Call for Applications: Asia-Pacific Academic Mentoring Program

(This webpage is intended solely for sharing and dissemination purposes. All content featured herein is sourced from the International Science Council (ISC), and full credit is attributed to the original authors and publishers) Background The Asia-Pacific Academic Mentoring Program connects early-career researchers (ECRs) from Asia and the Pacific with senior scientists and scientific leaders from

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The Past, Present, and Future of the Social Sciences in the Philippines: The Second Roundtable Discussion

MANILA – The Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC) has once again brought together prominent social scientists in its second installment of roundtable discussions (RTD), held on 19 November 2024, 2-5 PM at Jose P. Laurel Hall, Lyceum of the Philippines University, entitled “The Past, Present, and Future of the Social Sciences in the Philippines: The

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“Communication that Counts: Language Practice and Ideology in Globalized Accounting” by Dr. Pia Patricia P. Tenedero | 2024 Virginia A. Miralao Excellence in Research Award

Dr. Pia Patricia P. Tenedero, the assistant director of the University of Santo Tomas Research Center for Social Sciences and Education, is named the recipient of the 2024 Virginia A. Miralao Excellence in Research Award (VAMERA) on 7 August 2024, at the University of Santo Tomas Campus, Manila City. The Virginia A. Miralao (VAM) Excellence

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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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