Abstract of My PhD Application Dissertation Proposal

Conceptualized every time I commute between home and school, between the cities of Caloocan and Manila.

Today, I hereby lay copyright claim to the research and coining of "Displaced Settlers", dwellers who have no capacity to live a decent life in where they currently reside, because they do not have a real house but live in the streets or public areas. 

I also lay claim to the theorem premised that a single local government's action is not enough to help these people.  Founded on principles of my Masteral thesis "Federalism and its Potential Application to the Republic of the Philippines" (2011), I posit the alternative (the future Ronald's Law) that "the dynamics of local government networks is needed to solve the problem of displaced settlers".  This is done by giving them means to live a decent life in the scattered islands of the various regions of the Republic.  Instead of giving them fish in the metro, give them the capacity to fish or till the soil in the Philippines lush provinces.

University of Santo Tomas – Graduate School

New Student Research Proposal: Ph.D. (Political Science)

Ronald M. Castillo

Deep Currents and Displaced Settlers: Philippine Intergovernmental Policy Analysis

The Philippine Republic uses a unitary system of geographic allocation of power.  Being an archipelago, the country is composed of more than 7,000 islands, most of which are crisscrossed by mountains and dotted by forests, which pose strategic problems for national management of the country.  Yet, even with such political geographic hindrance, these islands are rich in natural resources, beautiful and are undiscovered havens for residence, commerce, and tourism. 

Currently, Metro Manila has a proliferation of street settlers.  This phenomenon is an endemic governance concern both in the national and local levels of the Philippine government.  This issue touches on areas of human life such as rights, crime increases, spread of diseases, and the swelling of the metropolis’ population. 

This dissertation proposes a two tiered approach in relation to the said situation.  First, it will analyze political institutions and political culture blockages to policy making and implementation using deep current set method as applied to a single country comparative study of the Philippines.  On the second stage, it will test bottom-up institutional dynamics theory as embedded in the writings of Robert J. Rotberg.  Through these, the dissertation aims to establish the grassroots level of local government as the true foundation of a stable unitary state.

Keywords:  unitary system, displaced settlers, deep current set, political institutions, local government 

Repeated Surveys

Check if your alumni has "repeated" in the list.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6lf7h9Qw9ccYVZDX3J0TUhFV2M/view?usp=sharing

POL 201 PPTs

Powerpoints: guides for POL 201

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B30MHtoilXd4cnpvZ2QtMW9fbDA&usp=sharing

POL 201 - Narrative and Reflection Writing Reminder

Like all papers, your narrative must have an argument.  It doesnt for a narrative - what claim can you state about the alumni which can be supported by your data? Is he or she a success? a rolemodel?.

For the reflection papers, what did you learn about visiting the institution?  Then you will relate this learning to a current events issue.

ALWAYS WRITE IN 3RD PERSON.

Comparative Politics in Transition - Content Guidelines for Paper and Defense

Note that this is only a guideline.  Do not expect that quetions here will be the only questions.

It all boils down to proving that the method matches the hypothesis.  You can be done in many ways, but the standards are:

1. Does your hypothesis' core objective match the objective of the method you use?  (will you use regression in a correlative hypothesis?)
2. Does the data gathering procedure that you propose satisfy a) your hypothesis if the hypothesis is turned into a question (does authoritarianism lead to development?).  b).  Is the procedure (survey, interview) the one that is used in your method?
3. Do your proposed questions lead to the right answer (findings) that will prove your hypothesis?

The research that you did also proves to me how well you know the method.

In general:

1. What are the parameters of your variables?  Sample what are the parameters of political participation as a variable? Does it only include voting? how about rallying? How about membership in a party?  How about talking about issues?  If qualitative - how can these be described.  If quantitative - how can these be counted or measured?

If qualitative:

1. How many selections (people to interview)?
2. How is data analyzed (in a phenomenology, in a case study, in a narrative)?
3. What are the data gathering methods or procedures that you will use? (interview, focus group, etc.)
4. What are the available sources of data?

If quantitative:

1. How many respondents (people to survey)?
2. What scale (range of numbers for rating) did you use? 1-5? 1-3, 1-7?  What does the range describe (effective? corrupt)?
3. Are your variables nominal? Ordinal? Are there dummy variables?
4. Are there available sources of data.

POL 201 Tasks for Groups 3 - 6

For submission on Friday October 24, 2014.

Each group will hold a parliamentary session.
In each group, 1 member will function as chair, 1 as secretary, the rest as regular members.  Your group must accomplish specific parliamentary actions.
The session will be recorded as an mp4 video by the secretary.  A camera phone, tablet or better camera may be used.  The entire session should be 8-12 minutes.  Secretary will make a minutes of the meeting which will be uploaded.  The Video will be burned on a CD, with a cover or label:
Parliamentary Practice Simulation
Olympia or Argos or Corinth (number)
Members in alphabetical list, surnames 1st.


For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 3: each of these groups will meet separately as a new political party in the Philippines with strong liberal-right (idealogy):

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what platforms should your government offer the people for the next national elections?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss the main motion.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. There will be 2 Main motions.  The 1st must be objected to succesfully,
5. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
6. There must be a successful motion to limit debate.
7. 2nd motion must be successfully referred to committee.
8. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 4: each of these groups will meet separately as an NGO with authoritarian-left ideology:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what steps should be taken for the successful lobbying in support of a plastic bags regulation act?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss motion that need such procedure.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. The main motion must be objected to and replaced by a new motion.
5. There will be a motion that is already on the table that can address the question.
6. The motion on the table must be successfully taken from it.
7. There must be a motion for recess during which opposing members discuss plans with their allies.
8. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 5: each of these groups will meet separately as the United Nations Security Council:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of:  what actions can be done to stabilize secutirty around the West Philippine Sea / South China Sea?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
3. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
4. China will not object to deliberation but will participate in the debate.
5. There must be a failed motion to suppress debate.
6. An ally of China must successfully suppress the vote by a motion to postpone indefinitely.  
7. There must be a question of privilege.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 6: each of these groups will meet separately as a war council composed of members with a majority of high tenderness political attitudes:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what conditions should the body demand of an allied state which calls us to help in a war?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss motion that need such procedure.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
5. There must be a successful motion for a division of the assembly.
6. There must be a motion for recess during which opposing members discuss plans with their allies.
7. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

Upholding Justice in the Race

Reposting that the SOMEONE may know:

It has come to my attention that alumni Ms. Clare Fevidal has already been registered here under comment:

Nuvi Dela CruzOctober 9, 2014 at 10:26 PM
DELA CRUZ, Nuvi Maecy H. (1POL2) - Ms. Clare Fevidal

Yet SOMEONE still interviewed her and took the opportunity from Nuvi Dela Cruz.

THAT "SOMEONE" IS HENCEFORTH FORBIDDEN TO SUBMIT MS. FEVIDAL'S INTERVIEW. TO SUBMIT AN INTERVIEW OF MS. FEVIDAL IF YOU ARE NOT NUVI DELACRUZ MERITS FAILED IN POL 201 SINCE YOU DID NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND RESULTED TO CHEATING ANOTHER STUDENT.

AND ANYONE WHO SUBMITS AN INTERVIEW OF AN ALUMNI PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED BY ANOTHER STUDENT, THUS RESULTING TO STOLEN OPPORTUNITIES WILL MERIT THE SAME PUNISHMENT.

POL201: Instruments in Determining Political Behavior - Your Ideologic Leanings

Take the tests.  Print the results.  Bring to class.

Political Compass

http://politicalcompass.org/test


Moral Compass

http://www.pa.msu.edu/~aaronson/alitest/aintro.html


Political Values Test

http://slackhalla.org/~demise/test/socialattitude.php