Philippine Social Science Council ...a private organization of professional social science associations in the Philippines Annual Report 2016 1 2 Table of Contents Proposed Agenda 5 Minutes of the 2016 Annual General Membership Meeting 6 Chairperson’s Report 11 Treasurer’s Report 18 Accomplishment Reports Regular Members 39 Associate Members 79 2016 Board of Trustees Resolutions 144 2016 Executive Committee Resolutions 145 Directory of PSSC Members 146 3 4 Proposed Agenda PSSC Annual General Membership Meeting 17 March 2017, 8:30 a.m. Part 1: SWS 2017 Survey Review Leo Rando S. Laroza Director, Survey Data Archives, Library, Communications and Publications Group Part 2: General Membership Meeting I. Call of the meeting to order II. Proof of quorum III. Approval of the proposed agenda IV. Approval of the minutes of the 2016 Annual General Membership Meeting V. Business arising from the minutes of the previous meeting VI. New business a. Chairperson’s Report b. Treasurer’s Report c. Introduction of New PSSC Associate Member d. Conferment of the 5th VAM Excellence in Research Award e. Report on the Social Science Ethics Review Board f. Other Matters VII. Adjournment 5 Minutes of the Annual General Membership Meeting PSSC Auditorium, 20 February 2016 Attendance REGULAR MEMBERS Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) Rochelle G. Lucas Philippine Association of Social Workers (PASWI) Nonilyn de Roda Philippine Communication Society Lourdes M. Portus Philippine Economic Society (PES) Stella A. Quimbo Philippine Geographical Society (PGS) Emmanuel Garcia Philippine Historical Association (PHA) Evelyn A. Miranda Philippine National Historical Society (PNHS) Marcelino Macapinlac Jr. Philippine Political Science Association Raymond John Rosuelo Philippine Population Association (PPA) Maria Joy B. Arguillas Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA) Alex B. Brillantes Philippine Sociological Society (PSS) Filomin C. Gutierrez Philippine Statistical Association (PSA) Dennis S. Mapa Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) Maria Caridad H. Tarroja Arsenio S. Alianan Jr. Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao (UGAT) Maria F. Mangahas ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Center for Central Luzon Studies, Central Ponciano D. Cuaresma Luzon State University Center for Research and Instructional Materials Domingo Nuñez Philippine Christian University College of Mass Communication, University of the Elena E. Pernia Philippines-Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development Joyce T. Caragay University of the Philippines-Diliman Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo de Manila University Marita C.Guevara Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran Meah Ang See National Association for Social Work Education Inc. Jacquilene Kristine Parcia National Tax Research Center Trinidad A. Rodriguez Peter Gowing Memorial Research Center Fedelinda C.B. Tawagon Philippine Association for Chinese Studies Aurora Roxas Lim Philippine Studies Association Clement C. Camposano Population Institute, University of the Philippines-Diliman Elma Laguna Pulse Asia Research, Inc. Ronald D. Holmes Research Center, San Sebastian College Mario Maranan Research Cluster for Cultural Educational and Social Issues Clarence M. Batan University of Santo Tomas Robert Montana Research Institute for Mindanao Culture, Xavier University Chona Echavez Dr. Cesar Villariba Research and Knowledge Management Institute Nikko del Moro Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation School of Graduate Studies and Research Kenjie Jimenea University of Nueva Caceres School of Statistics, University of the Philippines-Diliman Dennis S. Mapa 6 Silliman University Research and Development Center Enrique Oracion Social Development Research Center De La Salle University Catherine Domingo Social Research, Training and Development Office Ateneo de Davao University Mary Donna Grace Cuenca Social Weather Stations Gerardo A. Sandoval Women’s Association of the Philippines Odine de Guzman I. Call of meeting to order Dr. Ma. Caridad H. Tarroja, PSSC Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:25 am. II. Proof of Quorum Dr. Amaryllis T. Torres, PSSC Executive Director, confirmed the presence of a quorum, with representatives from 13 regular members and 25 associate members in attendance. III. Approval of the proposed agenda The General Assembly approved the proposed agenda as presented. IV. Approval of the minutes of the 2015 Annual General Assembly The General Assembly approved the minutes of the 2015 Annual General Assembly without any correction. V. Business arising from the minutes of the previous meeting Dr. Torres noted that business arising from the minutes of the previous meeting will be taken up in the reports of the Chairperson, Treasurer and the Membership Committee Chair. VI. New Business 1. Chairperson’s report Dr. Tarroja thanked colleagues in the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees, whose terms are ending in February 2016, for their service over the past two years. She also asked the body to take a moment of silence to remember former PSSC Chair, Cayetano “Dondon” Paderanga, who passed away in 2015. Dr. Tarroja then proceeded to present the status of PSSC’s regular programs and activities. She reported that the Council granted graduate research funds to seven PhD and two MA students under the Research Award Program; supported the conference participation of 10 social science scholars under the Travel Assistance Program; and provided conference grants to 10 regular members-associations to help defray their annual conference costs. Additionally, the Council organized two separate multidisciplinary panel sessions, namely, “The Human Face of a Soldier” (PPA conference) and “Towards Good Water Governance for Development: A Multi- Case Analysis” (PHA conference). In terms of publications, PSSC released Generations which features the papers from the Seventh National Social Science Congress, as well as the 2014 issue of the PSSC Social Science Information.” Seven PSSC member-associations, meanwhile, released their 2015 journal issues. PSSC continued to make available social science materials and resources through the Knowledge Archive (http://k-archive.pssc.org.ph); Frank X. Lynch Library’s integrated library system (http://lynchlibrary.pssc.org.ph); PSSC Social Studies Corner; and PSSC website and social media accounts. 7 PSSC, upon the recommendation of selected reviewers, selected Dr. Jayeel Cornelio of the Ateneo de Manila University as the third recipient of the Virginia A. Miralao Excellence in Research Award. PSSC maintained its global linkages by participating in three international conferences as follows: 20th Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils Biennial Conference held in Academia Sinica, Taipei in April 2015; 15th Science Council of Asia Conference in Siem Reap, Cambodia in May 2015; and the 3rd World Social Science Forum in Durban, South Africa in September 2015. Dr. Tarroja also reported on the progress of PSSC’s externally funded projects. She noted that PSSC, through the Philippine Migration Research Network, continued to implement the Capacity-building on Crisis Management and Assistance to Migrant Nationals (CMAN) Project. PSSC also continued to assist the Office of the Ombudsman through the project “Nurturing Organizational Research Capacity for Effective Program and Service Delivery.” Meanwhile, PSSC has successfully completed the research project titled “Pathways to Gender Equality in HROD Programs of Philippine Bureaucracy.” Finally, Dr. Tarroja shared PSSC’s plans for 2016. These include the conduct of the Eighth National Social Science Congress on 15-17 June 2016 in Lyceum University of the Philippines in Batangas City, and assistance to the Philippine Studies Association in mounting the 10th International Conference on Philippine Studies (ICOPHIL) on 6-8 July 2016 at Silliman University. (The full text of the Chairperson’s Report was included in the 2016 Annual Report which was distributed to members during the General Assembly.) The General Assembly 2016-02-01 Accepted the Chairperson’s Report. 2. Treasurer’s report Dr. Lourdes M. Portus, PSSC Vice Chair, delivered the Treasurer’s Report on behalf of Dr. Alvin P. Ang, PSSC Treasurer and Head, Finance Committee. Dr. Portus reported that the Council traditionally derives its key operating income from investments and project management. In 2015, investment income was just one percent short of target at PhP592,850.44. Management income, meanwhile, reached only PhP356,559.54, less than half the expected income for the year. Thus, even with adjustments in membership rates and 100 percent membership fee collection as well as earnings from Book Center sales and membership services, the total Council operating income totaled only PhP1.84 million. The surplus from building income amounting to PhP2.206 million, along with past savings of PhP1.6 million, augmented the operating income and covered the Council’s total expenditure of PhP5.7 million. Thus, PSSC was able to continue its programs and activities, most notably, the Conference Award Program, Research Award Program and the Travel Assistance Program In terms of the 2016 budget, Dr. Portus reported that the Board of Trustees (BOT) expects to generate an income of PhP2.1 million from regular Council operations. Meanwhile, the BOT raised the projected income from PSSCenter/building rentals to PhP11.8 million from PhP10.9 million in 2015 in view of the full occupancy of office spaces and expected high volume of function room clientele in 2016. Expenditure-wise, the BOT cut down on