In a week when Filipinos and the world feared that the people of Ukraine would lose the nation they had long fought to build, the story of a similar plight – much closer to home – was told in a …
Sow the Seeds of Change: Local Best Practices in Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts Project Director: Exaltacion E. Lamberte Funding Agency: Philippine Council for Health Research and Development-Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST) This project involved three case research studies on …
Pilot Phase of the Be He@lthy, Be Mobile Project Project Director: Maria Caridad H. Tarroja Funding Agency: World Health Organization (WHO) This study sought to lead the development/adaptation and pilot testing of culturally appropriate content (SMS-based text messages) that would …
Formative Research for Behavioral Modification Intervention Project Director: Melvin A. Jabar Funding Agency: Population Media Center (Vermont, USA) This study provides empirically-based information on customs, norms, and values of a target sector that will be used in the production of …
Understanding the Context of Lack of Interest among Out-of-School Youth Project Director: Maria Caridad H. Tarroja Funding Agency: The Asia Foundation The study defines the meaning of “lack of interest” among male and female out-of-school youth. It looks into the …
Effect of Devolution on Local Health Expenditure and Delivery of Health Services Project Director: Marites M. Tiongco Funding Agency: Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) This study provides an understanding of the impact …
Need for Novelty and Creativity: Revisiting a Neglected Construct Project Director: Adrianne John R. Galang Funding Agency: H.J. Eysenck Memorial Fund It is a feature of many theories of creativity that creative persons are assumed to have a tendency to …
A Study on the Financing of LGU-Owned Hospitals Project Director: Marites M. Tiongco Funding Agency: Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) This study provides an overview of the financing flow of local government unit (LGU)-owned hospitals. It quantifies …
Health Conditions, Health Seeking Behavior, and Access to Insurance among Overseas Filipino Workers Project Director: Melvin A. Jabar Funding Agency: Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) This study seeks to describe the socio-demographic and personal characteristics, health conditions, …
National Kids Online Survey (NKOLS) Project Director: Rhoderick V. Nuncio Funding Agency: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Primarily seeking to draw a demographic profile of Filipino children between the ages of 9 to 17 years with Internet access, and to …