Welcoming member-institution representatives to the 4th SERP-P Network Biennial Meeting, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on December 6, 2016, President Dr. Gilberto Llanto pointed out that the group’s efforts would be exerted in “the era of post-truth,” at once …
Twice as many boys as girls have been found to drop out of high school in the Philippines in recent years. Family problems, the need to work, illness, financial difficulties, and loss of interest are what feed this condition, diminishing …
What is an effective yet popular mode for raising awareness about family planning? It may come as a surprise to some that the soap opera, or t.v. drama, is seen as an ideal vehicle for generating people’s interest in reproductive …
Two years after the brutal surge of Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda), the Visayan region continues to recover from the damages wrought. The most striking of these, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (February 2014), …
Topics that are of urgent concern in the Philippines today—namely interventions to modify smoking behavior, guaranteeing a universal social pension, and the promotion of mental health—are currently being studied in the latest projects undertaken at the Social Development Research Center. …
To be a leading social development research center in Southeast Asia for the attainment of humane, inclusive, just, and sustainable communities through the production of transformative knowledge and social policy advocacy. This was the new SDRC vision statement presented by …
Working in environments that are not conducive for data gathering, dealing with local groups who speak in native dialects, and observing how research can be done through sign language—these were among the learning experiences shared by SDRC research apprentice …
SDRC is proud to announce that three members of SDRC research teams—Graeme Armecin, Alexie Baliseyo, and Marie Rose Morales—passed their board exams this past year. Mr. Armecin, a member of the “Women with Disability taking Action on Reproductive and sexual …
The second of SDRC’s series of studies on Typhoon Yolanda and its effects on local communities is nearing completion. The “World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) in Yolanda-Affected Areas in the Philippines” is led by SDRC Director Dr. Maria …
Health centers filled with pregnant mothers and those carrying infants. Rooms lacking ventilation. An absence of staff members to record children’s weight and height. Lack of money for transportation to and from a health facility. And dog droppings at the …