Vol. 17 No. 2 (2025): Social Sciences and Development Review

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Published: 2026-02-18

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Preface

Deepening Critical Engagements with Power, Identity, and Development in the Philippine Context

Mary Joy S. Parajas (Author)
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Articles

Exploring Political Neutrality and Disengagement: The Experiences of Jehovah’s Witnesses Students in Educational Settings

Kurt Zeus Dizon (Author)

1-31
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bell hooks’ Sisterhood Model: An Integration of Religious Congregations and Women’s Advocacy in the Philippines

Ariane Shelley Pepito (Author)

32-58
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Reconceptualizing Political Socialization in the Philippines

Nathan Mishael O. Go (Author)

59-77
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An Analysis of the Experiences of Lawyers Handling Criminal Law Cases within the Philippine Court System through a Weberian Lens

Mark Anthony Quintos, Atty. Minami O. Iwayama (Author)

79-100
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Rethinking Governance: Public Choice Theory and the Modern State

John Carlo Colot (Author)

101-124
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Women as Drivers of Philippine Rural Development: Analyzing the Role of Women’s Employment in Shaping Regional Poverty Dynamics and Human Development Using Seemingly Unrelated Regression

Celso G. Tan Jr. (Author)

125-150
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Gender Representation of Selected Women Politicians in the Digital Era: A Textual Analysis

Ruby Villaster Asoy, MC (Author)

151-171
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DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) for the Urban Poor in Brgy. Payatas, Quezon City: Towards an Enhanced Policy

Ella Marie A. Erana, Mariellah C. Azaña, Dorothy P. Denorog, Ma. Alexandra P. Occidental, Krippe Anthony A. Ramos (Author)

173-194
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Karanasan ng Piling Pamilyang Pilipino sa Panahon ng Pandemya: Alaala ng Enhanced Community Quarantine sa Metro Manila (Encounter of Selected Filipino Families During Pandemic: Memories of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Metro Manila)

Glenda D. Salorsano (Author)

195-222
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Phallikong Pananagisag sa mga Terestriyal at Aquatikong Hayop sa Kapaligirang Pilipino (Phallic Symbolism of Terrestrial and Aquatic Animals in the Philippine Environment)

Axle Christien Tugano (Author)

223-277
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A Critical Analysis of Identity Formation Amongst Closeted Filipino Youth through Judith Butler's Gender Trouble

Nikky Garo, Samantha B. Cancino, Dhenissa B. Dugat, Patricia Suzanne J. Mahawatta, Julianne Margarette C. Ocampo, Jared Emeric G. Sanchez (Author)

279-306
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