Bicol University-Department of Political Science

30/04/2026

Faculty Members of the Political Science Department together with Dr. Mark Thompson of City University of Hong Kong and Dr. Francisco Magno of De La Salle University-Manila attended the 2026 Annual Conference of the Philippine Political Science Association. The photo was taken inside Silliman University Gymnasium.

13/01/2026

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04/08/2025

𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗥, 𝗠𝗔'𝗔𝗠 𝗞𝗜𝗠!🎀📚

The Tribu Polsay Family extends our sincerest gratitude for her 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. We greatly appreciated the guidance, excellence, and unwavering commitment offered to our beloved department. We are forever grateful that we have you here at the Lawaan Building with us, Ma'am Kim!❤️🔛🔝

𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦, 𝗦𝗜𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗘𝗧!❤️‍🔥

The Tribu Polsay Family is thrilled to witness that you take on the new role as 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿-𝗶𝗻-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 this upcoming academic year. We commend your exemplary leadership, which will inspire and empower more political science students. Under your guidance, we are confident that the department will reach new heights of academic excellence and produce future leaders and political scientists who will make a meaningful difference. May your leadership bring greater success to our home, once again, congratulations, Sir Daet!✨⚖️

Pagbati mula sa Tribu!

23/05/2025

The 7th Katipunan Conference invites expert and emerging scholars to contribute to a critical and evidence-based exchange on the Philippines' strategic outlook. This year, we aim to converge diverse perspectives, encourage forward-looking dialogue, and address the complex interface between national security and economic resilience in a volatile global context.

This conference is a joint initiative of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies – Strategic Studies Program, Miriam College (formerly Maryknoll) , and the Ateneo School of Government through the Ateneo Policy Center, with the support of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Philippines.

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS: 7th Katipunan Conference
🗓️ Conference Dates: October 15–16, 2025
📍 Venue: University of the Philippines, Diliman
🗓️ Deadline for Abstracts: June 30, 2025
📌 Theme: National Security & Economic Resilience in a Changing Global Order
🔗 Submit here: https://bit.ly/7thKatipunanCallForPapers
📨 Questions? Email us at [email protected]

For more information:, visit: https://cids.up.edu.ph/call-for-papers-7th-katipunan-conference/

23/05/2025

23/05/2025

The keynote speaker of the 2025 Philippine Political Science Association Conference in Baguio City, Dr. Yuko Kasuya, is promoting Filipino political scientists' participation in the International Political Science Association (IPSA).

28/11/2024

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📢 Join Us for an Engaging Webinar!

🌍 “Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) in Mindanao, Philippines”
📅 Friday, November 29, 2024
🕔 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
💻 Via Zoom
🖇 Register Here: https://forms.gle/aZ8utfquyMotuyUU6

Organized by the Graduate Program students of Miriam College’s Department of International Studies for IS 203: International Peace & Security, this webinar features the esteemed Asst. Prof. Almahdi G. Alonto, who will share invaluable insights on this critical issue.

Mark your calendars and join the discussion!

14/11/2024

11/09/2024

The Call for Papers for the World Congress, held from 12-16 July 2025 in , is now open🎉
Paper and panel proposals on any political science-related subject are welcome. More than 300 open panels are awaiting your paper abstracts.
You can still submit closed panel proposals until 5 November 2024.
https://go.ipsa.org/SzVyM2

10/09/2024

JOIN US on September 27, from 8:00 to 12:00 NN via Zoom |
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨: 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨

Introducing the first in our series of talks
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲
Patricio N. Abinales, University of Hawaii-Manoa

ABSTRACT
What if we think of Mindanao as a region instead of a locality and periphery of the nation? What kinds of methodological perspectives would emerge out of this and what can we do about it? And why is it imperative that we pursue these approaches?

BIONOTE
Patricio N. Abinales is professor at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii-Manoa. He co-wrote State and Society in the Philippines with his late wife Donna J. Amoroso. His latest book is Presidents and Pests, Cosmopolitans and Communists (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2023)

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