Asst. Prof. Ruth Edisel Rylle B. Sadian-Cercado

Asst. Prof. Ruth Edisel Rylle B. Sadian-Cercado

Chairperson, Division of Social Sciences

Economics

Axl Fitzgerald L. Bulawan

  • Instructor
  • MS Economics, UP Los Baños
  • BA (SS) Economics (magna cum laude), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • gpenerlan@up.edu.ph
  • Public economics, development economics, defense economics, economic and financial literacy

Laurence Adrian S. Camayudo

  • Intructor
  • BS Economics (magna cum laude), Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology
  • lscamayudo@up.edu.ph
  • Environmental economics, public economics, agricultural economics

Gerwyn P. Enerlan

  • Assistant Professor
  • MS Economics, UP Los Baños
  • BA (SS) Economics, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • gpenerlan@up.edu.ph
  • Disaster studies, time series analysis, economic evaluation, local and regional economic development

Marieta B. Sumagaysay

  • Professor
  • PhD Social Science Research, Leyte Normal University
  • MA Economics, UP School of Economics, Diliman
  • MM Business Management, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • BASS (Economics) (magna cum laude), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • mbsumagaysay@up.edu.ph
  • Demographic economics, labor economics, gender and women economic empowerment, value chain analysis, gender in fisheries and aquaculture, work-from-home during pandemic/ disasters, disaster-induced migration

Kim Arianne B. Zarzua

  • Instructor
  • BA (SS) Economics, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • kbzarzua1@up.edu.ph
  • Feminist economics, economics of care, public finance, value chain

Political Science

Claire Ed C. Bacong

  • Instructor
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • ccbacong@up.edu.ph
  • Women, peace, and security (WPS), gender, conflict and human Rights

April Grace u. Lazarito

  • Intructor
  • BA Political Science (magna cum laude), UP Cebu
  • aulazarito@up.edu.ph
  • Public policy, gender studies, international relations,environmental politics, urban studies

Ladylyn L. Mangada

  • Associate Professor
  • Master of Management, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • llmangada1@up.edu.ph
  • Local politics and governance, risk reduction and resilience building, global sustainability, decolonization

Geralyn A. Merimilla

  • Instructor
  • BA (Social Sciences) Political Science (cum laude) , University of the Philippines - Tacloban College
  • gamerilla@up.edu.ph
  • Political Dynamics, Gender, Migration, Urbanization

Leandro G. Piga

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA International Relations, International University of Japan (Japan)
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • lgpiga@up.edu.ph
  • Development, agrarian reform, sustainability and peace

Antonio D. Salazar, Jr.

  • Instructor
  • BA (Political Science), UP Visayas
  • adsalazar2@up.edu.ph
  • Public policy, decentralization, decolonization, climate crisis, peace and security

Sigmund Fletcher D. Tarrayo

  • Instructor
  • BA (Social Sciences) Political Science (cum laude) , University of the Philippines - Tacloban College
  • sdtarrayo@up.edu.ph
  • Philippine politics, human rights, disaster governance

Britanny Jhill Y. Villarin

  • Instructor
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • byvillarin@up.edu.ph
  • International relations and global politics

Psychology

Eva Mae A. Adena, RPm

  • Intructor
  • BA Psychology, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • eaadena@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health

Jisaiah Enoch C. Alban, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • jcalban@up.edu.ph
  • Meaning-making, mental health, marriage and family

Alloundra Mae L. Belano, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • albelano@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, sensemaking, digital psychology

Sherlyn Anne C. Bureres, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology) (cum laude), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • scbureres@up.edu.ph
  • Emotional resilience, disaster and mental health, gender and sexuality

Pierce S. Docena, RPm

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • BA(SS) Psychology (cum laude), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • psdocena@up.edu.ph
  • Gender and sexual minority groups, mental health, resilience

Ervina A. Espina

  • Associate Professor
  • PhD Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • MA Psychology, University of San Carlos
  • BA(SS) Psychology, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • eaespina1@up.edu.ph
  • Gender, disaster and mental health, psychology and social spaces

Jitka Polyanna M. Gade, RPm

  • Intructor
  • BA Psychology (cum laude), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • jmgade@up.edu.ph
  • Gender and sexuality, mental health, disaster

Rowena S. Guiang, RPsy

  • Assistant Professor
  • PhD Clinical Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University
  • MA Education Reading, UP Diliman
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • AB(SS) Psychology, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • rsguiang1@up.edu.ph
  • Gender, disaster, mental health

Rogene A. Ramos, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • raramos@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, children and adolescents, educational psychology

Ruth Edisel Rylle B. Sadian-Cercado

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • BA(SS) Psychology, UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • rbsadiancercado@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, gender, psychology and children, bereavement

Kimberly Mae E. Tañola, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Visayas Tacloban College
  • ketanola@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, gender and sexuality, developmental contextualism, children and adolescents

Sociology

Rima Jessamine M. Granali

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA Sociology, UP Diliman
  • BA Journalism, UP Diliman
  • rmgranali2@up.edu.ph
  • Gender and development, fisheries and agriculture, value chain analysis, social capital

Dakila Kim P. Yee

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA Sociology, UP Diliman
  • BA Sociology, UP Diliman
  • dpyee@up.edu.ph
  • Environmental sociology, urban political ecology, conservation

Division Staff

Edwin M. Beloy

  • Division Secretary
  • embeloy@up.edu.ph