This research examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the biopsychosocial
and spiritual well-being of working Field Instruction (FI) students in social work education. Using
case study methods, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and respondent validation,
the study explores the multifaceted effects of the pandemic on various aspects of student well-
being. Data were analyzed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis and Pre-Post Analysis to identify
patterns and shifts across biological, psychological, social, and spiritual domains.
Findings revealed that the respondents experienced profound disruptions in their overall
well-being, manifested in their lifestyle changes, experiences of emotional distress, isolation, and
spiritual questioning as they went through the Social Work Field Instruction program during the
pandemic. In each domain identified, despite significant challenges, the participants
demonstrated resilience through a range of coping strategies, such as schedule adjustments,
digital engagement, and spiritual reflection. Facilitating factors such as optimism, faith, relational
support, and institutional interventions contributed positively to student wellness, while academic
overload, emotional fatigue, and exclusion intensified their challenges.
The study underscores the importance of a holistic, culturally grounded, and inclusive
support system in field education to promote student well-being during public health
emergencies. It recommends strengthening institutional well-being initiatives, providing flexible
and adaptive fieldwork models, and fostering collaborations with health clinics, guidance
centers, and faith-based offices. Field supervisors are encouraged to cultivate student-centered
environments through mentorship, supportive policies, and technology-based engagement.
Future research should explore post-pandemic student well-being, the effectiveness of hybrid
field instruction, and the prevalence of mental health conditions among social work students.

Community science has emerged as a participatory approach to democratizing
knowledge production and addressing socio-ecological challenges. However, when gender
and power relations are left unexamined, community science initiatives risk reproducing
existing inequalities. This study examines how engendered community science functions as a
form of feminist environmental praxis by exploring the participation of women fisherfolk in
Pagbilao, Quezon, and their role in fostering conscientization and collective action toward
coastal resource management.
Anchored in Freire’s pedagogy of conscientization, feminist political ecology, and
feminist participatory action research (FPAR), the study employed a qualitative research
design grounded in feminist ethnography and relational, participatory methods. Data were
generated through pakikipamuhay (community immersion), pakikipagkuwentuhan (narrative
conversations), community mapping, collective reflection, and sustained engagement with
women members of the Oyster Growers Association of Pagbilao. The researcher’s reflexive
positionality as both a community science practitioner and researcher informed the analytical
process.
Findings reveal that women’s participation in co-designed community science
facilitated a shift from individualized experiences of environmental hardship toward
collective awareness of structural, epistemic, and gendered inequalities. Through processes of
knowledge co-production, women fisherfolk asserted their authority as knowledge producers,
challenged dominant scientific narratives, and strengthened collective identity and solidarity.
These processes enabled pathways from conscientization to collective action, manifested
through organizational strengthening, advocacy engagements, and claims for recognition
within coastal governance spaces.
The study demonstrates that when intentionally engendered, community
science becomes a transformative feminist environmental praxis that links
women’s lived environmental experiences to conscientization, empowerment,
and collective action. It contributes to community development and feminist
scholarship by advancing an analytical framework for gender-responsive
community science and offering insights for practitioners, scientists, and
policymakers seeking more inclusive, participatory, and justice-oriented
approaches to environmental governance.

This study examined the community organizing practices of the Alliance of People’s Organization Along Manggahan Floodway (APOAMF) in Pasig City within the broader context of Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement (DIDR). Using a qualitative case study design, data were gathered through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation, and document analysis. Guided by Marxist conflict theory, Freire’s conscientization, Alinsky’s pragmatic organizing, Gutiérrez’s liberation theology, and localized Philippine frameworks such as Manalili’s “Mula sa Tao, Para sa Tao,” Maglaya’s Issue-Based Organizing, and Espenido’s Arouse–Organize–Mobilize (AOM) Framework, the study identified and analyzed the key factors that contributed to APOAMF’s success, the challenges it encountered, and the strategies it employed to address the challenges through the lens of Input–Process–Output (IPO) Conceptual Framework.
Findings showed that APOAMF’s effectiveness was anchored in participatory planning and the formulation of a People’s Plan, strong leadership structures, support from external partners, unity and collective mobilization, and sustained empowerment through political and legal education. The organization confronted institutional and government opposition, internal conflicts and member resistance, economic and personal sacrifices, and relocation deficiencies that undermined basic needs.
To respond to these challenges, APOAMF employed strategies such as mass mobilization and community visibility, participatory dialogue that evolved from legal to extra-legal and meta- legal practices, transparent communication and accountable governance, and adaptive and inclusive leadership. The study also generated new knowledge for DIDR contexts, emphasizing community-led urban planning and policy innovation, legal and rights education as empowerment tools, decentralized leadership and micro-governance structures, and an empowerment cascade that progressed from self to community.
The study developed an APOAMF Hybrid Model of Community Organizing, positioning social action as its core while integrating elements of locality development and social planning. The findings offered practical guidance for community organizers, social work practitioners, NGOs, and government institutions engaged in housing and resettlement, policy reform, and grassroots empowerment.

The findings of the study show that the Filipino social worker considers creativity in relation to oneself, the contribution s/he makes and produces, and process by which contributions are made to be creative. The way the environment influences and judges the creativity of the social worker is also included in the meanings the participants attach to the phenomenon. Factors outside the workplace such as the family, the school and personal influences also appear to influence creativity. Finally, the study also suggests a typology of meanings of creativity that may be the basis for further studies in this area,

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an information and communications technological tool that offers innovative and exciting features that can be applied in community-based development planning and management. This paper presents two case studies on the utilization and potentials of GIS in development work of community-based organizations at the barangay and municipal levels.

The study discusses the benefits and challenges in the utilization of GIS as a modern, technology participatory tool. It also presents the step=-by-step process undertaken by local volunteer's and leaders in the use of GIS in their development initiatives. The research looked into how two communities developed a methodology in harnessing available local resources and support coming from external groups in successfully carrying out their respective GIS projects. An emergent framework on Community-based Geographic Information System is presented based on findings from the case studies, particular in integrating participatory approaches in utilizing GIS.

The findings show that the advancement and mainstreaming of information and communication technology (ICT) tend to reduce the "digital divide"; thereby creating more opportunities for its effective utilization by community development workers in the study, community-based GIS present itself as and effective educational and capacity building tool - a means toward achieving empowerment and development. The paper also presents some challenges and areas for further studies on the utilization of ICT Community Development.