Volume 6 (2020)
The Constructs of Culture as Fourth Pillar of Sustainable Development: Implications for Cultural Governance and Public Administration Research
Gina S. Salazar, D.P.A.
The qualitative study presents a framework for a culture-based sustainable development perspective in Public Administration research. The movement towards Culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development is utilized as the context for the development of the framework. It examines how the link between cultural governance and sustainable economic development brings about social development, with culture at the core of the process.
Human Sexuality in the Language of the Body in John Paul II: A Semiotic Analysis
Maria Asuncion L. Magsino, Ph. D.
The article attempts at a biosemiotic elucidation of John Paul II’s concept of human sexuality as contained in the doctrine of the “language of the body” which he expounded on in his “theology of the body.” It purports that the conventional human expressions used in marriage rites or ceremonies such as “I take you as my wife – as my husband – and I promise to be always faithful to you…” iconically symbolize what the male and female bodies “express” in the conjugal union.
A Governance Perspective of Long-term Growth in the Philippines
Jesus P. Estanislao, Ph. D. and Alyssamae A. Nuñez, M.S.I.E.
Philippine colonial history has been documented as our people’s struggle for shaping our national identity, a process that involved our cultural assimilation of foreign influences and long-term changes in our economy, polity, and society. This paper takes an alternative approach to looking at Philippine colonial history using the governance prism in viewing those long-term changes, emphasizing the transformative changes that the colonial experiences under both Spain and America may have wrought on our country.
Toward a Humanistic Approach in the Teaching of Area Studies
Elizabeth T. Urgel, Ph. D. and Philip Michael I. Paje
The notion that the 21st century is the Pacific century connotes an increasing importance of the Asia-Pacific region in the global economy and international relations. As such, the region stands as a witness to the complexities, paradoxes, and other challenges emanating from the interactions and exchanges among peoples of diverse cultural, educational, religious, ethnic, geographical, and historical backgrounds. These existing diversities and knowledge gaps stand as a barrier in the pursuit of collaborative resolutions and cooperative ventures toward peace and development.
GRI Sustainability Reporting in Higher Education Institution: The UA&P Experience
Veronica E. Ramirez, Ph. D.
This paper is a descriptive study showcasing the experience of a higher education institution (HEI), i.e., the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), in generating its GR Sustainability Report, which is in accord with the GRI G4 GuidelinesComprehensive option. It employed Content Analysis of Sustainability Reports, Case Study, and Process Analysis of the UA&P experience and feedback.
Beauty: What It Is and Why It Matters (Book Review)
Aelred C. Bautista, Ph. D.
Written from a Catholic and Christian perspective, Beauty: What It Is and Why It
Matters is a timely and novel reminder for Christians to review their moral
obligation to pursue beauty. It is the writer John-Mark Miravalle’s conviction,
as a theologian, that the imperative to pursue and take delight in the beautiful
accompanies, and is essential to, living a Christian life.
Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe (Book Review)
Enrique M. Ligot, Ph. D.
Steven Henry Strogatz, Applied Mathematics professor at Cornell University,
is a staunch advocate of making math more accessible to the public by writing
books, with Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe (2020) as
his fourth work. Through his writing, he shows how math as a language helps
us understand the world.
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