RDC elected as representative to nat’l organization

Dr. Enrique G. Oracion poses for a quick photo at the Research and Development Center (now Research and Innovation Office).

The Silliman University Research and Development Center (SU RDC), now Research and Innovation Office (RIO), through the leadership of Director Dr. Enrique G. Oracion, was voted as one of the Associate Members’ representatives of the Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC) in the organization’s recently conducted election.

SU RDC, along with Gender Studies Association of the Philippines; College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines; and Population Institute, University of the Philippines, will sit as voting representatives in PSSC’s February 2025 and February 2026 General Membership Meetings. In this capacity, they will vote on behalf of all associate members on matters brought up during these meetings.

Established in 1968, PSSC is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government, and non-sectarian organization for scientific, cultural, and educational purposes. According to its website, its mission is “to advance thought leadership, social forecasting, and advocacy in Philippine Social Sciences.”