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The Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman is the only Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Center of Excellence in Political Science in the country. It is home to eminent Political Science scholars delivering the best instruction in the discipline. The Department also undertakes research projects with policy and community impact, consistently producing local and international publications. Through its active leadership in the association of Political Science professionals, the Department has provided service to the wider public from its pool of public intellectuals, experts and advocates.

16/10/2026

๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐€๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐š ๐ฆ๐ ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ–๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

Sa isang maikling ulat ng 8world Stories tungkol sa mga dinastiyang pampolitika sa Pilipinas, ipinaliwanag ni UP Diliman Department of Political Science Professor Aries Arugay kung paano napapanatili ng mga pamilyang politikal ang kanilang kapangyarihan sa pamamagitan ng pagkilala sa kanilang apelyido, reputasyon ng mga naunang miyembro ng pamilya, at mga ugnayang nakabatay sa palitan ng pabor at benepisyo.

Tinalakay rin niya kung paano nakaaapekto ang patronage politicsโ€”kung saan naipagkakaloob ang mga materyal na benepisyo kapalit ng suportaโ€”at ang pamimili ng boto sa mga pasiya ng mga botante. Para sa ilang botante, maaaring mas kongkreto at agarang kapaki-pakinabang ang materyal na tulong kaysa sa pangakong mabuting pamamahala, na maaaring mahirap makita o tiyakin ang katuparan.

Binigyang-diin din ni Prof. Arugay ang usapin ng pananagutan kapag ang mga pangunahing posisyon sa pamahalaan ay pinanghahawakan ng mga magkakaugnay na pamilyang politikal. Sa ganitong kalagayan, mahalagang itanong kung paano nila mababantayan at mapapanagot ang isaโ€™t isa kung magkakaugnay ang kanilang mga interes.

Panoorin ang buong ulat ng 8world Stories tungkol sa mga dinastiyang pampolitika sa Pilipinas: https://www.8world.com/in-depth/focus/philippines-political-dynasties-3311196

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‰๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’. ๐„๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ-๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐จ of the UP Diliman Department of Political Science has co-auth...
16/10/2026

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ

๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‰๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’. ๐„๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ-๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐จ of the UP Diliman Department of Political Science has co-authored a book chapter with Enzo Miguel M. De Borja, a former student of the department, titled โ€œTransnational Migrant Advocacy in Asia: Continuities and Changes.โ€

The chapter is featured in the Handbook on Migration in Asia, part of the Elgar Handbooks in Migration series.

Access the book here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-migration-in-asia-9781035311514.html?srsltid=AU7gw4V_hu2j8LjqEO-ovSNii21itTdA4kWdWA6jZHZ6oUs85xZWp08r

16/10/2026

โ€œ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ.โ€

Sa kanyang panayam sa ANC Headstart, tinalakay ni UP Diliman Department of Political Science Professor Aries Arugay ang mataas na approval at trust ratings ni Vice President Sara Duterte, at inihambing ang kanyang sitwasyon sa kanyang amang si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

Ayon kay Prof. Arugay, nananatiling matatag ang suporta ng mga tapat na tagasunod ng mga Duterte sa kabila ng mga kontrobersiya at pagbatikos. Bahagi rin ito ng tinatawag ng ilang political analyst na โ€œDuterte magic.โ€

Gayunman, binigyang-diin niya na mahalagang isaalang-alang ang malinaw na deklarasyon ng pagtakbo sa halalan, ang pagbuo ng koalisyon, at ang pagkakaroon ng iisang mensaheng pampolitika sa pagsusuri sa posibleng hamon sa mga numero ni Sara Duterte sa 2028 elections.

Tinukoy niya ang hamong ito bilang isang โ€œcollective action problemโ€โ€”ang hamon ng pagsasama-sama ng iba't ibang puwersa upang makamit ang iisang layuning pampolitika.

Panoorin ang buong panayam: https://youtu.be/0DuJimr265g

๐Š๐€๐๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ! ๐€ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐›๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒIn celebration of Buwan ng Kolehiyo ng Agham Panlipunan at Pilosopiya...
15/10/2026

๐Š๐€๐๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ! ๐€ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐›๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

In celebration of Buwan ng Kolehiyo ng Agham Panlipunan at Pilosopiya (KAPP) 2026, the Department of Political Science invites you to, KAPPkulay! A community painting-by-numbers activity, a recreational activity that invites the whole UP community to pause and participate in a simple, creative, and communal art-making experience.

๐„๐•๐„๐๐“ ๐ƒ๐„๐“๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐’:
Date: Oct. 22, 2026
Time: 4-5 PM
Venue: 3rd floor lobby, Silangang Palma, UP Diliman
(Free snacks and beverages will be provided)

Due to the limited number of painting kits, only 30 participants (i.e., the first 30 to register via this online form) can be accommodated. An email confirmation will be sent to those who successfully secured a spot. Please also note that each person can only register for one slot and cannot register on behalf of others.

We look forward to seeing you at KAPPkulay!

Register here: https://bit.ly/3TFy61n

Why has Chinaโ€™s growing power not translated into equally strong influence in the Philippines? A new book chapter by ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€...
11/10/2026

Why has Chinaโ€™s growing power not translated into equally strong influence in the Philippines? A new book chapter by ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐˜. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ฉ. ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ, published by Cambridge University Press, traces fifty years of Sino-Philippine relations to show how China's influence has repeatedly been constrained by domestic forcesโ€”from Manilaโ€™s reliance on international law and its enduring alliance with the United States to rising anti-China nationalism, weak institutions, and persistent structural problems in the Philippine economy. The chapter argues that the Philippine case offers an important reminder that major-power influence is often negotiated, filtered, and blunted by the domestic politics of recipient states.

Check the chapter here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/gauging-chinas-influence-abroad/B0C402BB38380990F17882C84D51A7AE

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‹๐„๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„ | ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐  ๐Š๐€๐๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”The UP Department of Political Science invites you to a public lecture as part of t...
09/10/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‹๐„๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„ | ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐  ๐Š๐€๐๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The UP Department of Political Science invites you to a public lecture as part of the Buwan ng KAPP 2026 Lecture Series: ๐’๐š ๐๐š๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฒ๐ญ๐š ๐‡๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ฑ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š

The lecture examines the experiences of the Ayta Hungey community in Capas, Tarlac, amid the development of New Clark City (NCC) and emerging plans surrounding Pax Silica. As the Philippines pursues new visions of progress, whose ideas of development are being advanced, and whose ways of knowing risk being left behind?

๐Ÿ“… October 21, 2026 (Wednesday)
๐Ÿ•ž 3:30 PMโ€“5:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Palma Hall 207, CSSP, UP Diliman

About the speaker:
๐Œ๐ซ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐›๐š is Teaching Associate at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman. He holds a degree in Social Sciences, with specializations in Anthropology and Political Science, from the University of the Philippines Baguio. He previously served as a Senior Researcher and Chief Data Analyst at the House of Representatives, where he worked on legislative policies and social development programs. In 2023, he received the Natatanging Abukenyo Award (Notable Citizen of Abucay) and the Gawad Huwarang Kabataan Award from the Local Government of Abucay, Bataan, in recognition of his leadership and academic excellence. His research interests include Indigenous politics in international relations and the intersection of politics and culture.

Pre-register here: https://bit.ly/4hNGTGt or scan the QR code below.

RESEARCH | Political dynasties and shifting alliances among politicians are two of the most enduring features of Philipp...
08/10/2026

RESEARCH | Political dynasties and shifting alliances among politicians are two of the most enduring features of Philippine politics. These are very evident in the Philippine House of Representatives โ€“ more popularly referred to as โ€œCongressโ€ โ€“ where eighty percent of its members come from political dynasties and whose political party affiliations change every so often. The results of the mid-term elections in May 2025 still indicate that political dynasties dominate and remain in control. Aligning oneself with the ruling coalition is clearly advantageous for securing โ€˜porkโ€™ and patronage from the presidency. While there is very little change on the surface, it is notable that there were breakthrough wins in some parts of the country. While these may not necessarily dismantle dynastic power, they can offer a glimmer of hope for political change. If very little change can be achieved through the elections of district representatives, the prospects for change in Congress may be achieved through the election of party-list members. The strong support from the electorate for the election of Akbayan and two surprise topnotchers in the Senate shows an emerging momentum for liberal-democratic and progressive forces that could influence the 2028 elections.

Author: Ruth R. Lusterio-Rico (Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman)

Published in Contemporary Southeast Asia

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Why do political leaders continue to use fiery, us-versus-them language long after a crisis has ended? A new study by ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ...
07/10/2026

Why do political leaders continue to use fiery, us-versus-them language long after a crisis has ended? A new study by ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ. ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ผ in the Asian Journal of Political Science, drawing on more than three decades of Philippine presidential speeches (1987 to 2022), finds that disasters produce only short bursts of populist rhetoric, driven mainly by the loss of life, and that this rhetoric recedes once the public begins judging government by its capacity to rebuild. What sustains the rhetoric over time is public approval, since leaders with durable support can bear the risks of confrontational speech, suggesting that populism functions as an enduring strategy for holding power rather than a temporary response to emergency.

Access the article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02185377.2026.2741826

05/10/2026

๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’“๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’›๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‚ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’—๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’”๐’‰๐’†'๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“, ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’…, ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’”๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’†, ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’…๐’…๐’๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’…. ๐‘จ๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’…๐’…๐’๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’•.

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’…๐’ ๐’˜๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’“๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’? ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’ ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’… ๐’Š๐’•?

Sa panayam ni ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ. ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜† kay Karen Davila sa ANC Headstart, tinalakay niya ang mga implikasyon ng impeachment process sa 2028 elections at sa hinaharap ng bansa.

Sa huling bahagi ng panayam, binigyang-diin niya ang kahalagahan ng pagiging mapanuri at pakikialam ng bawat Pilipino sa mga usaping may malaking implikasyon sa bansa.

Panoorin ang buong panayam dito: https://youtu.be/1EGtX9TMkUo
Video: ANC / ANC Headstart

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