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In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin, on the island of Leyte, Philippines, there remain today seven Filipino-Spanish churches that are made of stone, mortar and wood, ranging from almost four centuries to more than a century old. The Island of Leyte, as home to 22 active and dormant volcanoes, as exposed to the atmospheric disturbances from the Pacific Ocean, and as bisected by the Philippine Fault Line, is more at risk to extreme natural hazards than an average Philippine island. By looking at the interplay between the resistance/vulnerability of these churches on one hand, and the natural hazards threatening these churches on the other hand, this paper proffers mitigating recommendations to the primary stakeholders with the purview of increasing the resilience of these same churches. The data on the resistance/vulnerability of the said churches were gathered through rapid survey, while the data on natural hazards were gathered through existing hazard maps and web applications. The methodology laid out by this paper can be a useful initial step for the conservation of heritage structures in developing societies. Sa Katoliko Romanong Diyosesis ng Maasin sa isla ng Leyte sa Pilipinas, kasalukuyang may pitong Pilipino-Espanyol na simbahang gawa sa bato, mortar, at kahoy na halos isa hanggang apat na siglo nang umiiral. Ang Isla ng Leyte ay tahanan ng 22 na aktibo at dormanteng bulkan na nakalantad sa mga atmosperikong alburuto mula sa Karagatang Pasipiko at nahahati pa sa ilalim ng fault line ng Pilipinas. Ilan lamang sa dahilan kung bakit maituturing na risk sa matitinding likas na panganib kumpara sa karaniwang isla sa Pilipinas. Kapag titingnan ang pagkikipagtalaban ng resistance/bulnerabilidad, kaakibat ang mga likas na inaasahang panganib (natural hazards) ng mga simbahan, mahalaga para sa papel na ito na magbigay ng mga rekomendasyon sa mga pangunahing stakeholder na makakabawas ng masamang epekto datapwat magpapalawak pa ng katatagan ng mga natukoy na simbahan. Sa pamamagitan ng rapid survey, kinalap ang mga datos hinggil sa resistance/bulnerabilidad ng mga simbahan, samantalang nilikom ang datos sa mga likas na inaasahang panganib sa pamamagitan ng mga umiiral na hazard maps at web applications. Maaaring maging kapaki-pakinabang ang metodolohiyang ginamit ng papel upang magsilbing inisyal na hakbang sa konserbasyon ng mga estrukturang pamana sa mga umuunlad pa lamang na lipunan.

For the Philippines to benefit from the ASEAN integration and globalization, in general, it must be able to mold highly educated citizens who can proactively engage themselves with the national, regional, and international knowledge economies. 1 The Philippines has nine research universities that presumably lead its approximately 2,500 higher educational institutions in molding these needed citizens. These nine research universities are the eight autonomous constituent units of the University of the Philippines and De La Salle University. The idea of the modern research university was invented more than 200 years ago in Berlin by the philosopher, linguist, humanist, and statesman Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835). Around 1850, American educational leaders started to appropriate Humboldt's ideas to establish the American research universities. As the University of the Philippines is an American creation and at the same time the flagship institution of Philippine higher education, this paper used the Humboldtian philosophy of education, as well as its American rendition, in looking at the soundness of this university's claim to be a research university. To attain this goal this paper has three substantive sections: 1) a discussion on Humboldt's philosophy of education, 2) a discussion on the American translation of Humboldt's philosophy of education, 3) a critique of the foundational principles of the University of the Philippines as a research university.

Abstract:The more than forty years of existence of Sikolohiyang Pilipipino (SP) has spurred various researches among experts and scholars who followed the ideology of the intellectual movement in different disciplines. However, substantial debates and critiques emerged without any resolution up to the present time. Nevertheless, it is clear with the volume of discussions even after the death of SP's founder, Virgilio Enriquez, that the intellectual movement continues to capture the interests and inspire researchers not only for the development of SP, but also for the wider range of discourses in the social sciences. With the objective of enriching the discourse of SP, this paper delved into the critical and controversial perspective of the psychology professor Dr. Madelene Sta. Maria.