16/06/2026
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
The Department of Political Science of the University of the Cordilleras (UC), in collaboration with the Political Science Society, successfully hosted the 2026 Political Science Student Research Colloquium (PSSRC) on June 13, 2026, bringing together student researchers, faculty members, scholars, and practitioners in a vibrant celebration of academic excellence, critical inquiry, and social transformation.
Anchored on the theme "Advancing Political Inquiry and Social Transformation through Research Excellence," this year's colloquium provided a platform for emerging political scientists to present innovative and policy-relevant research addressing contemporary governance challenges, public policy issues, human rights concerns, social development, regional autonomy, and other pressing political issues affecting communities in the Philippines and beyond.
The event featured oral research and poster presentations, and scholarly exchanges that highlighted the importance of evidence-based research in promoting democratic governance and responsive public institutions. Participants demonstrated not only their mastery of research methodologies but also their commitment to generating knowledge that contributes to positive social change.
A highlight of the colloquium was the recognition of outstanding student researchers whose studies exemplified academic rigor, originality, and societal relevance.
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Christopher Rey C. Ofiaza
Research Title: Impeachment Process: A Comparative Case Study between South Korea and the Philippines
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๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
Samantha Kate C. Parilla
Research Title: Pedagogy of Politics: Assessing the Effectiveness of Teaching Methods in Developing Political Literacy
๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ
๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
"๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ ๐ ๐ถ" (๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐); ๐๐ป ๐๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐"
Researchers: Kristine P. Ancheta, Kimberly M. Badang, Earl Rheiner M. Concepcion, Datu Laureano T. Dionisio, Micah Grill T. Kindipan, Kurt Patrick G. Pakilan
๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ (๐ฆ๐๐๐๐) ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ
Researchers: Ivy Coleen D. Aquino, Jegmary P. Entoc, Joe Vincent Bernabe C. Mariano, Mariela V. Ogues
๐ฅ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค+ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐
Researchers: Irish O. Careloria, Dina Monique C. Meniado, Xynzhia Shalumi L. Pagnas, Elyn Margareth R. Rafanan
๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ
๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐
Researchers: Christine Gane N. Lardizabal, Jethro T. Leones, Destiny L. Palangchao, Samantha Kate C. Parilla, Franz Maxine N. Reyes
๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐
Researchers: Yna Karyl D. Crisostomo, Zeranee A. Duguiang, Titus S. Ngaseo, Charlyn M. Olani, Julianne A. Ramos
๐ฅ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐ช๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฒ๐
Researchers: Jezzrel O. Attiw, Blessy K. Camiling, KC Earnest C. Del Rosario, Joash M. Madanes, Anthony D. Mahicon
The research outputs presented during the colloquium reflected the creativity, analytical skills, and civic consciousness of UC Political Science students. Topics ranged from (1) Governance, Public Administration, and Local Development, (2) Political Institutions, Elections, and Democratic Governance, (3) Political Behavior, Civic Engagement, and Political Communication, (4) Cordillera Studies, Regional Autonomy, and Identity Politics, (5) Public Policy, Sustainability, and Environmental Governance, (6) Political Education and Citizenship Formation, (7) Political Economy, Labor, and Social Development, and ( 8 ) Comparative and International Political Studies.
As the 2026 PSSRC concludes, the event reaffirms the vital role of student research in addressing contemporary societal challenges and advancing democratic governance. More importantly, it serves as a reminder that meaningful social transformation begins with informed inquiry, critical thinking, and a commitment to evidence-based solutions.
The organizers extend their gratitude to all student presenters, research advisers, expert evaluators, keynote speaker, and participants who contributed to the success of this year's colloquium. The UC Political Science community looks forward to continuing this tradition of research excellence and scholarly engagement in future editions of the Political Science Student Research Colloquium.
๐๐ป ๐จ๐, ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐น๐ฎ๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐, ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐๐ฎ๐!
Photos by UC Political Science Society