UP Cebu College of Social Sciences

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | UP Cebu Political Science and Public Affairs Programs

Book Review Forum of
The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health by Maria Tanyag, Oxford University Press, 2024

Co-authored by
John Ryan Jacot and Jawjaw Loseñada
Instructor of Political Science at UP Cebu
alongside April Grace Lazarito (UP Tacloban), Maria Tanyag, Megan Daigle, and Masaya Llavaneras Blanco, published in the International Feminist Journal of Politics (Taylor & Francis).

This multi-authored book review forum engages Tanyag's critical examination of how global power structures shape sexual and reproductive health governance, bringing together feminist IR and global health perspectives.
Padayon! 🌻

Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2026.2670552

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | UP Cebu Political Science and Public Affairs Programs

Book Review Forum of
The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health by Maria Tanyag, Oxford University Press, 2024

Co-authored by

John Ryan Jacot and Jawjaw Loseñada
Instructor of Political Science at UP Cebu

alongside April Grace Lazarito (UP Tacloban), Maria Tanyag, Megan Daigle, and Masaya Llavaneras Blanco, published in the International Feminist Journal of Politics (Taylor & Francis).

This multi-authored book review forum engages Tanyag's critical examination of how global power structures shape sexual and reproductive health governance, bringing together feminist IR and global health perspectives.

Padayon! 🌻

Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2026.2670552

The College of Social Sciences commends its faculty members on their recent appointments as UP Social Scientists under the UP Social Sciences and Philosophy Productivity System. Said appointments have been approved by the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines during its 1,409th meeting.

1. Prof. Aurelio Vilbar (UP Social Scientist II)
2. Prof. Regletto Aldrich Imbong (UP Social Scientist II)
3. Prof. Weena Jade Gera (UP Social Scientist I)

Padayon, Soksay!

Deadline is EXTENDED!

WE ARE HIRING ✅

The UP Cebu College of Social Sciences is looking for one (1) Instructor in Sports Science.
Qualifications:
- At minimum, a Master’s degree in Sports Science, Physical Therapy, or a related field
- Preferably with teaching and/or research experience in sports or sports studies
- Strong commitment to academic excellence and student development

Interested applicants may send their application letter and curriculum vitae to:
Prof. Regletto Aldrich Imbong, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Social Sciences
📩 [email protected]

Application deadline extended until June 05, 2026.

WE ARE HIRING ✅

The UP Cebu College of Social Sciences is in need of one (1), Bachelor of Science in Sports Science Teacher.
* At the minimum, he/she must have a Master's degree in Sports Science, Physical Therapy or it's related discipline.
* Preferably with teaching and/or research experience in sports or sports studies.
*Commitment to academic excellence and student development.
Please send your applications and curriculum vitae to Prof. Regletto Aldrich Imbong, Ph.D., Dean of College of Social Sciences, through [email protected]

Deadline of submission of applications is on May 29, 2026.

𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠...
𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Why Publish? And How to Publish?
A Graduate Student's Guide to Writing, Submitting, and Surviving Peer Review

This one is for you, MPAf students. Join us on 22 May 2026, 4:30–6:30 PM via Zoom as Dr. Noe John Sacramento (UP Cebu) walks you through the realities of academic publishing — from manuscript preparation to surviving peer review.

The College of Social Sciences stands firm against the Proposed General Education Restructuring!

"Uplift the Human Condition through a Strengthened
General Education"
Statement of the College of Social Sciences
University of the Philippines Cebu

The Commission on Higher Education just recently proposed the reframing of the General Education (GE) program of higher education institutions towards “greater coherence, progressiveness, and responsiveness.” The said restructuring is supposedly informed by various zonal consultations as well as the findings of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II). The reframing further intends to curb what appears to be redundancies, misalignments, and gaps. Consequently, the proposal aims to reduce the required GE courses from the current minimum of 36 units to the proposed minimum of 18 units, using the language of flexibilization.

However, behind the claim of coherence, progressiveness, and responsiveness is the alarming trend of the further erosion of reflective and critical skills honed primarily by courses under the social sciences. While we recognize that the current GE framework is already a result of years and years of relentless reduction of social science GE courses, CHED’s newest proposal furthers this reduction towards an atrophic decline of reflection and critique. The compounding of what used to be independent social science courses with industry-specific competencies betrays a GE philosophy that is more industry determined than liberal and holistic. For example, in the current proposal, Ethics as an independent course is, this time, integrated with discussions on data, evidence, and knowledge society. The same can be said with Science, Technology, and Society which, this time, is integrated within the discourse of globalization. The Understanding the Self has been totally removed, despite the challenges faced by the youth today in terms of forming and making sense of identities in a highly unstable world. Still in the same proposal, Rizal and Philippine Studies are to be taken as a single course, rather than two separate courses as mandated by the Rizal Law. CHED’s proposal does not simply restructure but actually reorients GE away from a liberal, humanist, and holistic education, towards a GE that specializes in the production of digitally literate, adaptable, and employable graduates.

Further, the proposed GE framework reduces pedagogy to outcomes-based education (OBE). While we recognize that OBE can be an efficient pedagogy for some sciences like engineering and other hard sciences, the same cannot be said of the more speculative and reflective disciplines under the social sciences. Pedagogy and the aims of education cannot be reduced to positivistic and measured interventions. This homogenization and metrification of pedagogy endanger academic freedom as academics are constricted to design instruction according to methods and standards even alien to the disciplines in question.

The College of Social Sciences affirms its vision of uplifting the human condition. This means providing an education that not only trains for employability but also aims to uplift Filipinos from the problems of corruption, disinformation, terror-tagging, contractualization, imperialist wars and plunder, human rights violations, patronage politics, and many more. To uplift the human condition today requires a strengthened not a weakened GE, one that not only prepares employable graduates but also reflective and critical citizens.

ON-SITE WORK AND CLASSES SUSPENDED

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1239 issued by Malacañang, May 6–8, 2026 are declared special (non-working) days in Cebu City in view of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings. The declaration aims to alleviate traffic and ensure the safety and security of participants.
In line with this, and upon the directive of the Chancellor, work and classes at UP Cebu starting 12:00 noon of May 6, 2026 shall follow Memorandum No. CLM 2025-033 (General Framework on Class Modality and Work Arrangement).

Accordingly, classes shall be conducted online, either synchronous or asynchronous. Heads of administrative offices and units are granted discretion to implement flexible work arrangements.

Previously scheduled activities and events may proceed, subject to appropriate adjustments and coordination with the concerned offices.

Husay, talino, paglilingkod — para sa pamilya, para sa sambayanan.

Nakikiisa ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas sa pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Paggawa. Sa natatanging araw na ito, muli nating alalahanin ang mga karanasan, lalo’t higit ang dakilang ambag ng uring manggagawa sa pagpapabuti ng kalagayan ng mamamayang Pilipino.

WE ARE HIRING ✅

The UP Cebu College of Social Sciences is in need of one (1), Full-time Economics Teacher.

At the minimum, he/she must have a Master's degree in Economics or its related discipline.

For interested applicants, please send your applications and curriculum vitae to Prof. Regletto Aldrich Imbong,Ph.D., Dean of the College of Social Sciences, through [email protected]

Deadline of submission of applications is on May 15, 2026.

WE ARE HIRING ✅

The UP Cebu College of Social Sciences is in need of one (1), Full-time Psychology Teacher.

At the minimum, he/she must have a Master's degree in Psychology, Behavioral Sciences or its related discipline.

Please send your applications and curriculum vitae to Prof. Regletto Aldrich Imbong,Ph.D., Dean of the College of Social Sciences, through [email protected]

Deadline of submission of applications is on May 15, 2026.