by ITC | Jan 26, 2022 | College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics
Abstract: While there had been several initiatives aimed at evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program, not one has zeroed in on which political set-up the CCT is best compatible with. This study examined how the...
by ITC | Jan 26, 2022 | College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics
Abstract: Studies on authoritarian values, which have mostly focused on authoritarian regimes and on democracies with spells of authoritarianism, suggest trust in public institutions. However, limited empirical evidence has been carried out in the Philippines where...
by ITC | Jan 26, 2022 | College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics
Overview: The major trend in central-local relations in the Philippines under the regime of President Rodrigo Duterte has been the capacity of the presidential palace to exert a very tight grip over local politicians—arguably the tightest since the martial-law...
by ITC | Jan 26, 2022 | College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics
Abstract Music is a cultural Ideological State Apparatus (Althusser 1971, 143- 148). In such a lens, this paper proceeds in the manner of Althusser’s argument, and the critique applies to popular music in the Philippines vis-à-vis Gramsci’s cultural hegemony. With...
by ITC | Jan 26, 2022 | College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics
Abstract: To address the problem of overwhelming cases pending before the judiciary, mediation has been sought as a means to settle disputes speedily and amicably. This article argues that much of the success or failure of a mediator to reach a settlement among...
by ITC | Jan 26, 2022 | College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics
AbstractThe present study explored the phenomenon of women choosing younger men—seemingly a violation of evolved mate preferences of males preferring young mates and females preferring resource-laden mates who are usually older. The study explored this issue through...
