Philippine Social Science Council ...a private organization of professional social science associations in the Philippines Annual Report 2015 1 2 Table of Contents Proposed Agenda 5 Minutes of the 2015 Annual General 6 Membership Meeting Chairperson’s Report 11 Treasurer’s Report 17 Accomplishment Reports Regular Members 37 Associate Members 79 2015 Board of Trustees Resolutions 178 2015 Executive Committee Resolutions 179 Directory of PSSC Members 180 3 4 Proposed Agenda PSSC Annual General Membership Meeting 20 February 2016, 8:30 a.m. Part 1: Opening of the Cartographic Exhibit and Public Lecture Historical Truths and Lies: Scarborough Shoal in Ancient Maps (a Cartographic Exhibit based on the Research of Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio) Lecture: Bajo de Masinloc: Philippine National Territory Dr. Jay L. Batongbacal Director, UP Institute for Maritime Affairs & Law of the Sea Part Two: 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 2015 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. Other matters/announcements E. Conferment of the 4th VAM Excellence in Research Award VII. Adjournment 5 Minutes of the Annual General Membership Meeting PSSC Mercedes Concepcion Seminar Room, 21 February 2015 Attendance REGULAR MEMBERS Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) Shirley Dita Philippine Association of Social Workers (PASWI) Nonilyn de Roda Philippine Economic Society (PES) Alvin Ang Philippine Geographical Society (PGS) Emmanuel Garcia Philippine Historical Association (PHA) Evelyn Miranda Philippine National Historical Society (PNHS) Marco Lagman Philippine Population Association (PPA) Maria Joy Arguillas Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA) Danilo Reyes Lizan Perante Calinan Ivy Lacas Rene Lopos Beotis Lopos Maria Joy San Juan Rene Mendoza Philippine Sociological Society (PSS) Filomin Gutierrez Manny Diaz Philippine Statistical Association (PSA) Nieves Osorio Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) Maria Caridad Tarroja Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao (UGAT) Maria Mangahas ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Ateneo School of Government Pauleen Gorospe Ateneo de Manila University Center for Central Luzon Studies, Central Ponciano Cuaresma Luzon State University Center for Research and Instructional Materials Domingo Nuñez Philippine Christian University College of Social Work and Community Development Aleli Bawagan University of the Philippines-Diliman Development Academy of the Philippines Trygve Bolante Merliza Makinano Dr. Cesar Villariba Research and Knowledge Management Institute Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation Liana Xyrill Nahill Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo de Manila University Marita Guevara Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran Angela Yu National Association for Social Work Education, Inc. Lolita Pablo National Tax Research Center Trinidad Rodriguez Palawan Studies Center, Palawan State University Michael Doblado Philippine Studies Association Clement Camposano Population Institute, University of the Philippines-Diliman Maria Midea Kabamalan Pulse Asia Research, Inc. Ana Tabunda Research Center, San Sebastian College Imee Monte Bryan Estanislao 6 Research Cluster for Cultural Educational and Social Issues Rhodora Lintag University of Santo Tomas Research and Development Office, University of Northern Philippines Crizzle Paz Research Institute for Mindanao Culture, Xavier University Lita S. Sealza School of Graduate Studies and Research Kenjie Jimenea University of Nueva Caceres School of Statistics, University of the Philippines-Diliman Manuel Albis 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 Neil Ryan Pancho Social Weather Stations Leo Laroza Guest PSSC past chairpersons Filomeno Aguilar Jr. Cayatano Paderanga Jr. Lyceum University of the Philippines Batangas Jake Laguador VAM Excellence in Research Award recipient Jayeel Cornelio Faith Maranan Call of Meeting to Order PSSC Chairperson Dr. Maria Caridad Tarroja, called the meeting to order at 9:30 am. Proof of Quorum PSSC Executive Director, Dr. Amaryllis Torres, confirmed the presence of a quorum with12 out of 14 regular members and 24 out of 36 associate members present. Approval of the Proposed Agenda The General Assembly approved the proposed agenda. Approval of the Minutes of the 2014 Annual General Membership Meeting The General Assembly approved the minutes of the 2014 Annual General Assembly without any correction. New Business Chairperson’s Report Dr. Tarroja began her report by acknowledging the members of the Executive Committee, members of the PSSC Board of Trustees, and the Secretariat for their efforts to ensure that the Council’s programs, activities and services are all running smoothly. Dr. Tarroja presented the 2014 accomplishments of PSSC, many of which were identified in the Council’s strategic plan. On initiatives to expand membership, Dr. Tarroja reported that through the recommendation of the Membership Committee, the Board of Trustees accepted the Research and Statistics Center of the Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas (RSC-LPUB) as associate member. On behalf of PSSC, she formally welcomed RSC-LPUB to the PSSC membership roster. Dr. Tarroja also reported PSSC’s continuing support for member-organizations through conference grants for the conduct of regular members’ national conferences and other privileges (such as discounted fees for use of PSSC facilities, access to travel assistance, etc). 7 Dr. Tarroja reported that PSSC provided research support to six graduate students under the Research Award Program while nine social science researchers received grants under the Travel Assistance Program. She also reported that PSSC held a conference entitled “Energizing the Philippine Social Sciences for the ASEAN Community: Vision and Prospects” on 17 June 2014 which was aimed at bringing awareness and understanding on ASEAN Community’s vision and goals. Ms. Alicia Bala, ASEAN Deputy-Secretary General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, delivered the keynote speech. PSSC also organized a multidisciplinary panel session on the topic “Innovations in Social Science Research” at the Philippine Studies Association Conference on 12 November 2014. Dr. Tarroja noted that the Council released two publications in 2014. These areAging in Asia-Pacific: Balancing the State and the Familywhich includes the papers presented at the 20th Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils (AASSREC) Biennial General Conference, and the 2013 issue of the PSSC Social Science Information entitled “Whipping the Tail of Super Typhoon Yolanda: Working with People to Rein-In the Effects of a Calamity.” Meanwhile, seven regular-member associations published release their 2014 journals on time. Dr. Tarroja recalled that in the 2014 General Assembly, PSSC conferred the VAM Excellence in Research to Dr. Lisandro E. Claudio for his book entitled Taming People’s Power: The EDSA Revolutions and their Contradictions. Dr. Claudio is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science of Ateneo de Manila University and, a Research Associate of the Institute of Philippine Culture. Dr. Tarroja also informed the body of the Council’s various knowledge management efforts. These include the upgrading of PSSC’s library management system to KOHA; the installation of an institutional repository to host the electronic versions of social science publications; the establishment of the PSSC Social Studies Corner blog aimed at helping K-12 teachers and students understand current events and issues; and launching of PSSC’s Youtube channel where videos of PSSC’s conferences and fora are made publicly accessible. In addition to the regular programs, PSSC also continued to pursue special projects such as the Digitization of Works of Social Science Pioneers (Phase 2) in partnership with UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines; the Crisis Management and Assistance to Nationals: The Philippines Project with the International Organization for Migration; and Pathways to Gender Equality in HROD Programs of Philippine Bureaucracy with Philippine-Australia Human Resource and Organizational Development Facility. PSSC also co-organized with the Philippine Migration Research Network, the Research Colloquium entitled “40 Years of Labor Migration: Changes in the Field, Lessons for Home” on 17 December 2014 with Sec. Imelda Nicolas, Chair of the Commission of Filipinos Overseas, as the keynote speaker. On the Council’s international linkages, Dr. Tarroja informed the board that PSSC’s immediate past chair, Dr. Isabel Martin, remains the President of AASSREC. Dr. Martin and Dr. Torres attended two Executive Council meetings in Taipei and participated in the planning of the 21st AASSREC Biennial General Conference scheduled on 27-29 April 2015 at Academia Sinica, Taipei. Dr. Tarroja also noted that Dr. Torres continues to sit in the Executive Committee of the International Social Science Council and is actively involved in the planning of the 2015 World Social Science Forum. Finally, Dr. Tarroja cited the plans of the Council for 2015. In addition to completing all ongoing and externally-funded projects, the Council intends to develop a manual on social science