Professor Marc Eric S. Reyes, PhD, an academic researcher of the Department of Psychology and the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education, was recently awarded with the Philippine Federation of Professional Associations (PFPA) Distinction Award for the Psychology Profession – Global Filipino Practice and Service Category. The event, held on February 26, 2024, saw Reyes join other awardees from various professional fields.

For leading the Psychological Association of the Philippines from 2019-2022 and for his work on advancing understanding of gender and the LGBT+ community, Reyes was given a Presidential Citation by the American Psychological Association on June 18, 2022. Among Reyes’s recent research works are on the intersection of climate change and mental health, specifically issues on anxiety. He also serves as Associate Editor of Sexuality and Culture and recently served as editor of the special edition of BMC Psychology – impacts of social media on mental health.

Reyes teaches at the College of Science and the Graduate School.

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The research team presented their project to Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, and Mr. Charles Bertille, the representative of the funding organization, during a meeting at the Frassati Building on February 14, 2024.

Leading the project are Prof. Pablito A. Baybado, PhD (CTRSE) and Prof. Florence C. Navidad, EdD (RCSSED), with Assoc. Prof. Allan A. Basas, SThD, Asst. Prof. Philip L. Fuentes, PhD, SThL, and Assoc. Prof. Marites R. Redoña, Ph.D. of CTRSE, along with Fr. Vladimir Echalas, SOLT, SThD, Head of the CBCP Research Office, serving as Research Associates. Fr. Louie R. Coronel, OP, EHL, UST Secretary General, and Prof. Joel C. Sagut, PhD, CTRSE Director, serve as consultants for the project.

Dr. Emmanuel M. Batulan from the UST Office of the Secretary-General, along with project assistants Ms. Daphne C. Santos and Ms. Rechelle M. Basco, were also present during the meeting held on February 13, 2024.

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NRCP approved Council Resolution 2024-06 to grant RCSSED the “Outstanding Institution Award (Cluster 1)” for the year 2023. The February 1, 2024 letter of NRCP writes that the Outstanding Institution Award “is given to outstanding institutions in recognition of their dedicated support and / or significant contribution to the growth and development of basic sciences, humanities, and the arts in the Philippines.”

NRCP will give the said award during its 2024 Annual Scientific Conference and General Assembly, slated this March 12 at the Philippine International Convention Center. 

RCSSED becomes the third UST research center to win this NRCP award, after the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences (RCNAS, 2015) and the Research Center for Culture, Arts and Humanities (RCCAH, 2021).

RCSSED was formed in January 2017 as a spin-off center from the former Research Center for Culture, Education and Social Issues (RCCESI), where RCCAH also came from. Prof. Belinda D.V. de Castro, PhD of the College of Commerce and Business Administrator is RCSSED’s first director.

RCSSED took its roots from predecessor research centers that include the Social Research Center (SRC), the Institute of Development Education (IDE), and the Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD).

The criteria for NRCP’s outstanding institution award include: 

• Publications in refereed and reputable journals (50 percent);
• External linkages and extension services, including support to policy formulation (20 percent);
• Research or service awards and recognitions received (15 percent); and
• Number of undergraduate and graduate students trained or number of personnel trained (15 percent).

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