Social Science and Society Lectures
These lectures by subject-matter experts on various social science topics were delivered either by individuals who are affiliated with the Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC) or during PSSC-organized events.
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“The Right to the City in Disaster Risk Reduction” by Timothy James Cipriano | 2nd Loretta Makasiar Sicat Prize for the Social Sciences Awards
On 25 April 2023, Timothy James L. Cipriano of the University of the Philippines Diliman was awarded the PSSC’s 2nd Loretta Makasiar Sicat Prize for


Pigs and ritual-hunting among the highland Tau-Buhid in Mounts Iglit-Baco Natural Park, Philippines by Christian A. Rosales | 2023 Virginia A. Miralao Excellence in Research Award
On 18 April 2023, Christian A. Rosales of Ugnayang Pang-Agham Tao (UGAT) was conferred the 2023 Virginia A. Miralao Excellence in Research Award for his


Demographic Correlates of Late-Life Depression in the Philippines: Exploring Gender Differences by Sanny Afable | 1st LMS Prize
On 6 April 2022, Sanny Boy D. Afable of the UP Population Institute was awarded the Philippine Social Science Council’s 1st Loretta Makasiar Sicat Prize


Living together in precarious times: COVID-19 in the Philippines by Dr. Gideon Lasco | 2022 VAMERA
On 2 March 2022, Dr. Gideon Lasco, Board Member of Ugnayang Pang-Agham Tao (UGAT), was conferred the Philippine Social Science Council’s 9th Virginia A. Miralao


Lecture by Dr. Lisa Bersales on Statistics and the Social Sciences
On July 29, 2019, Dr. Lisa Bersales presented the official statistics from Philippine Statistics Authority during PSSC’s forum, “Statistics and the Social Sciences: Responding to


Lecture by Dr. Mellissa Withers on “Politics, Public Health, and the Pandemic” during the 2021 PMRN General Assembly
Dr. Mellissa Withers, Executive Director of the APRU Global Health Program, presents her lecture on how immigrants in the United States have been impacted by the pandemic during the 2021 Philippine Migration Research Network General Assembly held last March 1-2, 2021.