The UP Population Institute is pleased to share the good news that Ms. Denise Hyacinth Musni (MA Demography 2022) is this year’s winner of the prestigious Loretta Makasiar-Sicat (LMS) Prize for the Social Sciences. The LMS Prize recognizes excellence in research in the social science by Filipino graduate students.
Two MADEM students from the Population Institute, Jann Blair Salinas and Kathleen Faye Lagasca, participated in JENESYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) 2023. We asked Blair and Kaye about their experiences, insights, and perspectives gained during this immersive journey and here’s what they have to say.
The Institute is pleased to announce that the research proposal entitled, "Studying the understudied phenomenon: Levels, trends, and correlates of under-15 fertility in the Philippines," by Assoc. Prof. Maria Paz N. Marquez and Prof. Maria Midea M. Kabamalan has been selected for the 2024 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Mentored Papers Program.
In the 2022 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Data Dissemination Forum conducted by the Philippines Statistics Authority last February 29, Prof. Maria Paz Marquez posed this question: How does the latest birth statistics impact our lives, or what does it tell us about the kind of society that we have now?
The UPPI recently conducted a Best Practice Benchmarking activity from September 26 to 27, 2024 with universities in Thailand that offer graduate degree programs in Demography and Population Studies. The academic visit was attended by seven faculty members and four research and administrative staff, led by Dr. Elma P. Laguna, UPPI Director, and Prof. Maria Paz N. Marquez, UPPI Quality Assurance Officer.
