Ateneo Social Science Research Center
Naga City Public Opinion Polls
July 2008
March 2008
Socio-Economic Profiles
♣City of Naga (2007)
♣Barangay Nato (2009)
♣Barangay Atulayan (2009)
♣Municipality of Calabanga (2008)
♣Municipality of Sagñay (2008)
♣Municipality of Libon (2007)
Research Articles
Bicol Social and Economic Monitor
Naga City: A Profile (2000)
by Lauro LlenoPeople-Initiated Relocation Project: The Del Rosario Resettlement Experience In Naga City (2004)
by Cristina P. Lim, Ph.D. and Lydia J. Asisten, M.A.Globalization and its Implications to Women Empowerment in Trade Unions: Cases from the Philippine Export Banana Industry
by Jon Michael R. VillaseñorMusings of a Male on Male Aggression in a University Campus
by Jon Michael R. VillaseñorCommunity Profiling
Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Buhi
NSCB Region 5
Provincial Statistics
Economic Indicators
Social Indicators
National Statistics Office
Provincial (Bicol)
Sectoral Statistics
Naga City Official Website
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The Ateneo Social Science Research Center (ASSRC) undertakes studies on concrete human life situations in Bicol especially of the marginalized, articulates learnings and insights without compromising the truth, and links them with broader policy issues in a globalizing world.
Publications
Profile: Naga City, Philippines
From a third class city characterized by sluggish local economy, Naga in more than a decade has turned into a busy metropolis, a leading growth area in Bicolandia.
Outstanding are the expansion of the educational institutions, in numbers, physical infrastructures and course offering, the realization of Bicol Science and Technology Centrum which features a computer gallery, a mini-science library and Sci-Art Cubbyhole for toddlers and pre-schoolers, and mobile library.
Efforts to share the benefits of development to the local communities especially the urban poor are also gaining ground as more Non-government Organizations (NGOs) and Peoples' Organization (POs) work together for their own development.
Although the Naga City government has demonstrated some degree of success in local governance, the rapid growth it is experiencing seems to have little perceivable impacts in terms of equity. For some reasons, the observed growth has not trickled down to the poorer sector of the population in the form of creation of more jobs, provision of more economic opportunities, or a more equal distribution of income.
Hinuhà Magazine
Vol. 4: Path of Endless Hope
The Pulse Asia's Ulat ng Bayan survey conducted in June 24-July 8, 2006 indicated that there is a low level of public hopefulness among Filipinos. It recorded the lowest level of hopefulness in the Philippines since July 2002, with 21% seeing the country as hopeless, 30% undecided, and 49% remaining hopeful. In addition, it found that three out of ten Filipinos would like to move out of the country.
Seisen University Student's Visit to the Philippines
Every year, the Department of Studies on Global Citizenship of Seisen University, Tokyo, Japan conducts fieldwork to allow their students to experience cross-cultural exchange through exposure in urban and rural areas. For the year 2006, the Philippines was selected as their fieldwork site.
Last July 28 - August 4, 2006, eleven female college students and two faculty members of the said department had their fieldwork in various communities in Bicol, including Pacol, Naga City (farming), Tugos, Paracale, Camarines Norte (small-scale mining), and Sogod, Tinambac, Camarines Sur (fishing). The fieldwork was facilitated by the Ateneo Social Science Research Center (ASSRC) of Ateneo de Naga University in cooperation with the Ateneo Student Researchers Pool (ASRP).
Cross-Sectional Study of Corruption in the Philippines
by Cristina P. Lim, PhD and Ronald V. Amorado, MDM
A project of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus, the book presents the findings of a study that sought to determine the perceptions of various sectors in Philippine Society toward corruption. Recommendations on combatting this insidious social ill are likewise offered.
Committee for the Evangelization of Culture,
Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus,
Published by Ateneo de Naga University
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Other Studies Conducted by the Center
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