Malayang Hanapbuhay Project

Team MHP Presents at the PSS 2024 International Conference From October 2 to 4, 2024, the Malayang Hanapbuhay Project (MHP) team proudly participated in the Philippine Sociological Society (PSS) 2024 International Conference held at Caraga State University, Butuan City . Themed "Imagining (De)Colonization: Reflections, Directions, Actions,” this year’s conference brought together scholars, researchers, and practitioners to engage in critical conversations on power, labor, and lived realities. Our team presented a panel session featuring research projects grounded in the lived experiences of Filipino freelancers. These presentations were anchored on themes of precarity, labor, and the negotiation of freedom in the Philippine creative economy. Each paper drew from our ongoing faculty-led initiative under the Sociology of Work agenda of the UST Department of Sociology , and contributes to the larger sociological mapping of freelance life in the country. 📌 Presenters and...