Obesity is characterized by a positive energy balance due to the excess intake of energy-dense food. One such class of food items is sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). While there is a clear association between obesity and excessive SSB consumption, there is conflicting information concerning the association of knowledge of SSBs to obesity. This study investigated the association between knowledge and consumption practices on SSBs to the BMI and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) of selected UP Diliman College of Home Economics (CHE) students. In-person recruitment, posting of media cards within the grounds of CHE, and calls for participants through Facebook posts were conducted to hire potential participants. Thirty participants were recruited for this study through convenience sampling. Knowledge was measured through the Sugar-sweetened Beverage Knowledge Questionnaire (SSBKQ) while consumption practices were determined using the Beverage Questionnaire - 15 (BEVQ-15). Anthropometric data were measured at the CHE-DFSN Nutrition Clinic and FNL 115. Results showed that there is no significant association between knowledge (Tc = -0.0563, p = 0.6449) and consumption practices (Tc = 0.0919, p = 0.4895) on SSBs and the BMI of the participants. No significant association was also determined between knowledge (rb = 0.0034, p = 0.9858) and consumption practices (rb = 0.0590, p = 0.7570) and risk of comorbidities as characterized by a high WHR. Female participants are particularly vulnerable to excess SSB consumption, as it was determined that women are more likely to have a waist-to-hip ratio above WHO cut-off points. Participants consume 352 kilocalories of SSB daily on average, with most participants averaging a score of 13.1 out of 18 when testing knowledge on SSBs. Future studies are recommended to gather data from a larger sample size, utilize a different sampling method, investigate students from under-represented courses, and include physical activity as a variable.

This study seeks to describe the context of young children's gadget use. It also recognized the different concerns on children’s use and identify parents' mediation practices to address concerns. Samples of sixty parents with preschool children aged 3-5 years old living in an urban city were taken purposively for an in-depth interview to exhaust narration of their experiences. A descriptive research design was used, and results were coded to interpret the patterns and themes. The majority of parents allow access to gadgets daily with conditions. Mothers introduced gadgets even before 2 two years old. The mother has a significant influence on children’s use and choices of content. This also includes the media environment she cultivates at home, which promotes access. It started as a parent-directed activity and then developed into a child-directed activity. Gadgets are mainly used for entertainment and parenting tools. Despite the benefits, parents are concerned with its adverse effects. Parents are worried about health-related, behavioral, developmental, and sex-related concerns. However, parents still allow use despite the issues related to the use. The current benefits outweigh these concerns and risks. Parental mediation strategies are used to manage and mitigate its harmful effects on children's lives. Most parents use Restrictive mediation to enforce rules and discipline. More than half of them combine it with other strategies, such as technical and co-viewing. Active
mediation is believed to be the most effective strategy to promote meaningful conversations over content and media consumption but is not commonly practiced.

In the Philippines, the Barangay Day Care Center program is a state-implemented program created for young children in recognition of their needs in Early Childhood Care and Development. This study explored the on-ground experiences of Barangay Day Care Workers by identifying the challenges that they encounter in running the day care program, the strategies that they employ to solve these challenges, and to describe the reasons they have for continuing to work in the Barangay Day Care Center. Thirty day care workers from selected barangays in Metro Manila were chosen through purposive and snowball sampling as respondents for in-depth interview. Themes were identified, answers to questions were analyzed and grouped according to emerging patterns. Results show that the challenges day care workers encounter involve their collaboration with parents, the barangay and administration, the daily operations of the program, balancing work and home life, and managing children in the classroom. The strategies that they use to mitigate problems are to communicate with parents and administration, seek support from their community and other stakeholders, supplement their income with other means of work, and handle children with warmth and inclusivity. The study found that day care workers continue to work because they love teaching and find fulfillment in it despite its stresses and low financial compensation. The findings of this study give voice to a profession that is culturally undermined. Results may aid Filipino educators improve the state of Early Childhood Care and Development in the Philippines at the barangay-level in low-income communities.

Cultural appropriation has been a topic of great debate in recent years as the term enters into the lexicon of many. The increasing presence of indigenous textile and design incorporated into commercial fashion products has aroused uncertainty among members of the majority culture in the Philippines in light of cases of cultural appropriation found in popular culture. Limited research has been done on cultural appropriation in the Philippine local context and more so, on the recontextualization of T’boli textile and design in commercial fashion products. Hence, this paper seeks to propose a research with the general objective of developing a concept of cultural appropriation for T’boli textile and design. To do so, the paper proposes a participatory research approach. The presentation of findings related to the cultural appropriation of T’boli cultural textile and design to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples is the first step followed by further consultations and involvement of research partners from the community. Researchers of the study will employ indigenous research methods of pakapa-kapa and pagtatanong-tanong to develop a research methodology and instrumentation for ginabayang-talakayan with community stakeholders. In light of restrictions in conducting field research and in consideration of high ethical standards for research surrounding indigenous peoples, this paper is limited to a participatory research approach to allow for further development.

This study explores the experiences, challenges, and strategies of Filipino emerging adults in intrafaith and interfaith romantic relationships within the University of the Philippines, Diliman. The researcher uses a qualitative approach, gathering data through interviews with sixteen (16) Filipino emerging adults, selected via purposive sampling method, along with the use of the snowball sampling method. The interview data was analyzed using a thematic analysis to systematically code and categorize it into themes. The findings revealed that Filipino emerging adults are going through a phase in their lives wherein their religious identity is continuously overwritten and influenced by the different ideologies around them. This study, however, chose to focus on the romantic aspect, employing data from their experiences in intrafaith (same-faith) and interfaith (different-faith) romantic relationships. Their experiences frame an overview of how religion affects how they manage their respective relationships, as well as how their belief systems influence their attitudes towards their partner’s own religious beliefs and practices. They hold religion in high regard, with respect to the beliefs they grew up with, while also refining these existing beliefs to match their preferences and form their own belief systems – either accepting or rejecting preconceived notions that they cultivated growing up. These findings do not only give a background as to how religion plays a role in the romantic aspect of Filipino emerging adults’ lives, but also give insight as to how they function as an individual in the context of their own religious inclinations.