A. Economic Emancipation
1. The Philippines and the ASEAN Community: Challenges and Opportunities”: Project Team: Prof. Jaime B. Naval (faculty coordinator); Joshua B. Baquiran (research assistant); Prof. Jose P. Tabbada (consultant); Dr. Temario C. Rivera (consultant); and, Bella R. Lucas (CIDS Researcher).
Overview. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have identified three pillars in the advancing the envisioned ASEAN Community. These pillars include: the ASEAN Economic Community; the ASEAN Politico-Security Community; and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.
Each pillar has its own set of blueprint and action plans to pursue in line advancing ASEAN integration.
The Policy Discussion Series focused first on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and its policy implications and impact on the Philippines. The project seeks to examine the challenges and opportunities facing the country in light of the AEC.
The AEC sought to accomplish four primary objectives for the region: a single market and production base for the region; a highly competitive region; a region of equitable economic development; and a region fully integrated into the global economy.
The policy discussion series focused on the first goal because many of its priorities and core elements are already in various stages of implementation in the country and the region. The policy discussion series examined the policy impact and long-term implications for the country with the following priorities: free flow of goods, free flow of services, free flow of investments, free flow of capital, free flow of skilled labor, priority integration sectors; and food, agriculture and forestry
There were proposed six roundtable discussions (RTDs) on the topics listed. Roundtable participants included academics from various disciplines, government representatives, business sector, labor sector/professionals, civil society representatives, and media. Expert resource persons lead each panel discussion.
The project came out with a monograph/book containing the policy presentations and recommendations of the resource persons and panel discussants.
2. Program on Peace, Democratization and Human Rights
Overview: This program aimed to:
For 1999-2002, the PCRHRP proposed the following research thrusts which it would operationalize through a roundtable discussion series (RTDs):
Despite announcements of the research thrusts for possible project proponents, the Program has not obtained any response. Because of this, a suggestion was made to shift to democratization, a related concern which the Third World Studies Center (TWSC) is currently pursuing. Developing democratization as a research thrust will involve bringing together faculty members from different UP units.
With its new thrust the PCRHP changed its name to Peace, Democratization and Human Rights Program. A series of RTDs in the different UP campuses is proposed to brainstorm on the possible research agenda of the democratization issue.
3. Marine Affairs Program (MAP)
Overview. This program focused on the following:
The University is at the cutting-edge of policy research on the problems and issues arising out of the configuration of our laws and policies on the Philippine National Territory. To this end, the MAP places first priority on the engagement of research studies and activities intended to enhance our country’s capabilities to address our territorial problems, pursue and protect our interests in our territory and the resources therein, and provide guidance and advice to government on this matter.
There are a few Philippine publications on maritime law and maritime history. Many of the problems and issues related to the national territory arise out of the maritime aspects of the Philippine archipelago, thus it is only proper that more studies and publications are encouraged on our maritime heritage. The specific publications currently contemplated are:
The Philippines is heavily dependent on coastal resources to support its population. Many studies are being undertaken in this field by institutions and non-governmental organizations; however, most of these activities are specific area-based projects that need a venue for translation into broader policies. The development of Coastal Resource Management as a vibrant field of policy planning and in the academe is an activity vital to the survival of the nation. Currently, two proposals have been submitted under this heading:
B. Education
Overview. “The Network on Archipelagic and Ocean Studies consists of all academic programs of the University of the Philippines (UP) System related to archipelagic and ocean studies. The Network was formally created on August 27, 1998 by the UP Board of Regents through a resolution during its 1123rd meeting.
The Archipelagic and Ocean Studies (ARCOAST) Network was formed because the University of the Philippines, as a primary resource of the nation, is called upon to apply its creativity and technical competence for the betterment of the nation. Hence, the University’s studies must acquire a definitive orientation that seriously considers, interprets, and analyzes the profound implications of the archipelagic reality as a basis for crafting effective plans, policy directions, and strategies.
“Archipelagic and Ocean Studies” are interdisciplinary inquiries into the following:
From website: https://arcoast.tripod.com/
Overview. The APSP was one of the newest programs of UP-CIDS having been launched only in August 1998. It was a policy-oriented multidisciplinary research program that focuses on contemporary issues and trends in the Asia Pacific region and how these affects the Philippines. The APSP also strived to develop country specialists for the Asia Pacific region with a multidisciplinary perspective. At the same time it also was issue-oriented focusing on themes and concerns that were common to certain regions.
For 1998-2000, APSP produced four monographs For 1999-2000, the following book projects were envisioned:
“Post-Suharto: The First Year,”
“The State of the Art Resources on Contemporary Asia in the Philippines,” and
“The Individual and Society in Asia-Pacific in the Age of Globalization.”
Overview. The Mindanao Studies Program (MSP) sought to help develop the potentials of Mindanao, its people and resources for growth and progress in line or consistent with national interests. It sought specifically to:
Overview. The Program works out its research agenda in the broader context of the Structure of the National Education System. Its development is divided into three phases: Phase 1: (1991-1993), Phase 2 (1993-1999), and Phase 3 (1999-2004). For first two phases, the ERP highlights its projects in Valencia, Misamis Occidental and Dauis, Bohol. Multidisciplinary research on functional literacy led to ERP’s contribution to the international academic community of a perspective on literacy that is linking to the development of the community. Its comprehensive community-based development projects that link the LGUs, academes and NGOs are experiments that will yield more insights into the cognitive bases of literacy while enhancing it in the daily life of Philippine communities.
For Phase 3 (1999-2004), ERP focuses on the Emerging Structural Framework of the Philippine Education System. In particular, it will elaborate on the Policy Framework for:
Literacy and Non-Formal Adult Education
Basic Education
Higher Education
Continuing Adult Education/Voc-Tech Education
Elaboration on the Phase 3 Research Agenda
ERP also intends to go into studies for special children as soon as the expert for this is available.
C. Employment
Overview. PhilSHIFT is an interdisciplinary group that brings together researchers from the University of the Philippines and the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) in a collaborative effort that aims to study the Filipino circadian clock and shift work. It was UPCIDS program in the area of employment.
Determining the Filipino chronotype or “body clock” type is crucial to understanding the human circadian clock. It is also an important aspect in a field of increasing interest to researchers and industry — the influence of shift work on Filipino contact center employees, majority of whom are constrained to work beyond typical daytime hours. PhilSHIFT hopes to work with cooperating companies in looking for strategies that promote health, productivity and sustainability of the workforce.
How does the Filipino body clock “tick” in relation to actual time, especially in shift work? PhilSHIFT believes in collaborating with industry to answer this question and come up with policies and programs that are responsive to situation of the Filipino workforce.
Website: http://philshift.upm.edu.ph/
D. Environment (insert Environment Program Chart)
Overview. This program aimed to:
A field site for the BCP is the Cordillera Administrative Region. This is a GO-NGO-academe-community partnership which initiated a pilot action-research project in one village with indigenous peoples in Sagada, Mountain Province. This involved the UP College Baguio.
Another BCP research concern is urban biodiversity which seeks to document plant species diversity in the UP Campus and immediate vicinity. The ultimate product is a book with a format that shall be able to assist college students, instructors, biologists and others who are interested in this field.
The BCP also aims to look into the “Status of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Philippines”. It noted that the most important threats to the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems include:
BCP also shared its collaborative experience with the Education Research Program (ERP) in Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental whereby the issues of governance was pursued together with the study of ecosystems.
The BCP would like to organize a workshop on “Conservation Priority Setting for the Philippines: A Second Iteration of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan”. This workshop is an offshoot of the first iteration, i.e., the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) which was formulated in 1995 which led to the funding of the National Integrated Protected Areas (NIPAs) in 8 sites in 1995. The second iteration workshop seeks to address the gaps in terms of areas and species that are protected and not protected.
Overview. The original mandate of the Disaster Management/Pinatubo Studies Program are the following:
Overview. This program was divided into the following focus areas:
The theme of the Emerging World Environment (EWE) Program is “Sustainable and Equitable Growth in the 21st Century: Mobilizing Domestic Resources, Economic Competitiveness and Social Reform”.
In relation to this, the proposed list of studies are broken into the more traditional components, namely,
The Food Security Research aims to link food security with poverty- and income generation-related studies. It also notes that there is a need to put more bias to action-oriented research. Thus, the focus of their research is one of the following:
Overview. The program on Solid Waste Management was the pioneering initiative and institutional response of the university to the mounting problems and issues on solid waste management in cities and municipalities, industries and commercial sites, institutions, hospitals, public markets. It put the expertise of the academe in the service of the nation for local and regional urban-rural development planning, national and local legislation, program and institutional development aimed at problem solving. The program undertook research and public information functions that will bring out knowledge and support for innovative methods and approaches, scientific and technical developments, social participation, administrative institutional interventions for effective and successful solid waste management systems.
The Solid Waste Management Program undertook research projects under the following research areas:
The Solid Waste Management Program undertook the holding of conferences, workshops, roundtable discussions and consultation meetings to generate discussion and critical thinking to facilitate date gathering and information seeking.
F. Burning Issues Programs/Projects
Projects:
1. Mt. Makiling Biodiversity Information System (MakiBIS)
Project Leader: Damasa M. Macandog
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Los Baños
Project Duration: Jan. 2012 – Apr. 2012
2. Philippine DNA Barcoding Database
Project Leader: Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Diliman
Project Duration: Mar. 2012 – Jun 2012, July 2012 – Dec. 2012
3. Flora of the Philippines
Project Leader: Sandra L. Yap
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Diliman
Project Duration: Mar. 2012 – Jun 2012, July 2012 – Dec. 2012
4. Ecosystems Monitoring 100
Project Leader: Ma. Dolores C. Tongco
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Diliman
Project Duration: Mar. 2012 – Jun 2012, July 2012 – Dec. 2012
Projects:
Programs:
Externally Funded Projects:
Programs:
Sustainable Energy attempts to examine and dissect the energy crisis and the factors that envelop the sector. The program attempts to demystify the sector and explore not only immediate but also medium and long-term options for dealing with energy and power issues.
PROJECT LEADER: Mili-Ann Tamayao, UP Diliman
The Philippines and the ASEAN Community: Challenges and Prospects aims to craft policy recommendations that are both timely and appropriate through the process of conducting expert round table discussions on key issues impacting the Philippines and ASEAN.
PROJECT LEADER: Jaime Naval, UP Diliman
. Review of the National Marine Policy 1994 and Developing a Strategy Paper takes a closer look at the existing marine policy but this time, UP takes a transdisciplinary perspective on the policy and its prospects.
PROJECT LEADER: Edna E.A. Co, UP Diliman and UP CIDS
. UP Program for Environmental Governance among the CENROs. UP prepares an interdisciplinary module on environmental governance for leaders. The module is used to enhance the perspective and competency of PENROs as managers and leaders.
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Mark Anthony Gamboa, UP Diliman
Projects:
Emerging Best Practices Management of R and D among Selected Philippine Government and Academic Institutions: A Qualitative Approach
Project Leader: Edison Cruz
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Diliman TMC
Project Duration: Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2015, Jan. 2016 – March 2016
PhilShift Project-Chronotype specific Adjustment to Shift Work of Contact Center Agents in the Philippines
Project Leader: Gayline F. Manalang, Jr
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Manila
Project Duration: July 2013 – Dec. 2013, Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2014, Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2015, Jan. 2016 – June 2016
Evaluating the Socio Ecological Impacts of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Philippines: Beyond the MEAT (Management Effectiveness Assessment Tool)
Project Leader: Dr. Porfirio Alinio
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Diliman
Project Duration: Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2015, Jan. 2016 – June 2016
Accelerating Irrigation Development in the Philippines: Policy Issues and Recommendations
Project Leader: Victor B. Ella
Unit Implementing the Project: UP Los Baños
Project Duration: Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2015, Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2016
Externally funded Programs:
The UPPEJA or PEJA Fellowship Award was established during the 1,236th meeting of the UP Board of Regents on Sept. 29, 2008 in honor of PEJA who served as UP President from 1981 to 1987 and concurrent UPD Chancellor from 1982 to 1983. This is a single and unique grant in the UP system, as well as the largest in terms of amount.
The PEJA Fellowship aims to promote high level policy discussions and research on a wide range of topics that address national development goals and imperatives such as science and technology, economic development, environment and climate change, good governance and communications.
It is open to all UP faculty, lecturers, professor emeriti and researchers. Angara Fellows are required to present their research output, hold lectures, workshops and seminars, and engage other scholars, policymakers and the business community in discussions of national significance.
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