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DSS holds Opening Program for Freshies and Returning Students
The UPV Division of Social Sciences opens the new academic year with its “Dayon. Padayon. 2026. Division of Social Sciences Opening Program and Student Orientation” held last 17 August 2026 at the CFOS AV Hall, UPV Miagao Campus. The event was hosted by Assistant Professor Antoinette Louise S. Makani of the Sociology Cluster. Prof. Moniq…
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New Book: Maritime Security and the Blue Economy in Southeast Asia out now
Maritime Security and the Blue Economy in Southeast Asia, edited by Rosalie Arcala Hall (UPV Division of Social Sciences) and Alexander C. Tan (University of Canterbury/Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs), examines the complex challenges of governing Southeast Asia’s maritime spaces amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, territorial disputes, environmental degradation, illegal fishing, maritime crime, and the growing importance…
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Social Science Brief: MT Princess Empress Oil Spill
Background On the 28th of February 2023, MT Princess Empress capsized off the coast of Naujan Town in Oriental Mindoro, carrying with it 800,000 liters1 of industrial fuel. This incident released oil into the waters between Isla Verde and Luzon. Currently, the oil spill has spread to the various surrounding towns and provinces, putting in…
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New book by Dr. Arcala-Hall out now
A book titled “Lockdown and Lowdown: The Politics of COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the Philippines” authored by Dr. Rosalie Arcala-Hall of the Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is out now.
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CWVS pays tribute to Panay Indigenous Research and Dr. Alicia P. Magos
In the last stretch of activities for the celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Month, the Center for Western Visayan Studies (CWVS) held a public forum entitled “Pagtib-ong isang Kultura sang Panay Bukidnon: Doing Research, Ethnography, and Advocacy since the early 1980s” on November 4, 2022 at the Little Theater, UP Visayas-Iloilo City Campus, 8:30-11:30am.
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