Announcements
A Lecture on Migration by Dr. Michele Ford
“From Migrant to Worker: New Forms of Migrant Labor Activism in Asia,” a public lecture by Dr. Michele Ford, Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney, was held last 27 May 2014 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Seminar Room, Asian...
Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea by Bill Hayton
The Origins of South China Sea’s Claim Organized by the UP Asian Center and co-sponsored by the UP Third World Studies Center, this lecture is the first of two lectures by Bill Hayton of the BBC, “Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea”...
Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization
A Seminar on Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Myanmar The invitational seminar, “Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization”, which is part of the 2014 UP ASEAN Lecture Series, was held last 20 February 2014 (Thursday), from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN...
Research
The TWSC undertakes research for generating knowledge and collaborates with social movements and civil society to promote actions for change.
Have We Honored the Marcoses Enough? An Inventory of the Memorials to the Marcoses and the Places Named After Them
The Socio-Economic Impact of TNCs in Developing Countries: A Preliminary Case Study of TNCs in the Food and Beverage Industries
Developing a Human Security Index for the Philippines: An Exploratory Study of Human Security in Conflict Areas
Dishonesty and Disgrace: A History of University of the Philippines’ Responses to Alleged Acts of Plagiarism Committed by Members of Its Faculty, 1908–2010
Ha Pagtindog han Bungto: Improvising Local Governance and The Actual Utilization of LDRRMFs in Yolanda-Ravaged Leyte and Eastern Samar
Developing a Human Security Index for the Philippines: An Exploratory Study of Human Security in Conflict Areas
Publications
The publications of the Center offer critical perspectives on interdisciplinary issues and concerns, notably through the journal Kasarinlan (Independence)
A Lecture on Migration by Dr. Michele Ford
“From Migrant to Worker: New Forms of Migrant Labor Activism in Asia,” a public lecture by Dr. Michele Ford, Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney, was held last 27 May 2014 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Seminar Room, Asian...
Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea by Bill Hayton
The Origins of South China Sea’s Claim Organized by the UP Asian Center and co-sponsored by the UP Third World Studies Center, this lecture is the first of two lectures by Bill Hayton of the BBC, “Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea”...
Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization
A Seminar on Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Myanmar The invitational seminar, “Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization”, which is part of the 2014 UP ASEAN Lecture Series, was held last 20 February 2014 (Thursday), from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN...
Training
The Center serves as a forum for the articulation and analyses of various issues, as well as a mechanism for dialogue and debate among scholars, governments and the larger society. TWSC-sponsored activities provide support for class instruction, especially in courses requiring discussions on contemporary social, political and economic concerns.











