Ash Presto
@sosyolohija.bsky.social
Filipina sociologist researching politics, gender, and social policy. PhD student at the School of Sociology, The Australian National University. More: ashpresto.com
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Ash Presto
@sosyolohija.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hello, Bluesky folks!
Since we’re all (relatively) new to this platform, let me introduce myself and hopefully build wonderful connections and great conversations here!
I’m Athena Presto (nickname “Ash”). I’m a Filipina sociologist working on politics, gender, and social policy. Happy to connect 😊
Since we’re all (relatively) new to this platform, let me introduce myself and hopefully build wonderful connections and great conversations here!
I’m Athena Presto (nickname “Ash”). I’m a Filipina sociologist working on politics, gender, and social policy. Happy to connect 😊
Listen to this podcast for some intro to Philippine sociology. 🇵🇭
In this episode for the Philippine Sociological Society supported by the International Sociological Association, I speak with Prof Cynch Banzon Bautista, whose work has transformed PHL social sciences.
Link 👇
youtu.be/v5v0Uj067-4?...
In this episode for the Philippine Sociological Society supported by the International Sociological Association, I speak with Prof Cynch Banzon Bautista, whose work has transformed PHL social sciences.
Link 👇
youtu.be/v5v0Uj067-4?...
June 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Listen to this podcast for some intro to Philippine sociology. 🇵🇭
In this episode for the Philippine Sociological Society supported by the International Sociological Association, I speak with Prof Cynch Banzon Bautista, whose work has transformed PHL social sciences.
Link 👇
youtu.be/v5v0Uj067-4?...
In this episode for the Philippine Sociological Society supported by the International Sociological Association, I speak with Prof Cynch Banzon Bautista, whose work has transformed PHL social sciences.
Link 👇
youtu.be/v5v0Uj067-4?...
Passing by for a life update:
I officially commenced my PhD studies today at the School of Sociology, The Australian National University under the Australian Government Research Training Program.
Excited to work, write, and ask questions! #AthenaANUna? 🤓
I officially commenced my PhD studies today at the School of Sociology, The Australian National University under the Australian Government Research Training Program.
Excited to work, write, and ask questions! #AthenaANUna? 🤓
March 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Passing by for a life update:
I officially commenced my PhD studies today at the School of Sociology, The Australian National University under the Australian Government Research Training Program.
Excited to work, write, and ask questions! #AthenaANUna? 🤓
I officially commenced my PhD studies today at the School of Sociology, The Australian National University under the Australian Government Research Training Program.
Excited to work, write, and ask questions! #AthenaANUna? 🤓
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Enjoyed writing this with @sosyolohija.bsky.social (with much encouragement from @rosselle.bsky.social). Hoping this opens a discussion on an often neglected aspect of the current impeachment saga—one beyond the legalese—i.e., its shifting function in Philippine democracy.
Independent of its merits, Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment exposes the tension between political agendas and constitutional principles, highlighting risks to democratic integrity, write Paolo S Tamase and Athena Charanne Presto.
Impeachment a key weapon in the Philippines’ Marcos–Duterte divide
Independent of its merits, Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment exposes the tension between political agendas and constitutional principles, highlighting risks to democratic integrity, write Paolo S Tamase and Athena Charanne Presto.
eastasiaforum.org
March 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Enjoyed writing this with @sosyolohija.bsky.social (with much encouragement from @rosselle.bsky.social). Hoping this opens a discussion on an often neglected aspect of the current impeachment saga—one beyond the legalese—i.e., its shifting function in Philippine democracy.
Some academic news 🤓
I will commence my PhD at The Australian National University next year through the Australian Government RTP Scholarship.
My PhD project is at the intersection of political sociology and the sociology of gender. Truly exciting times ahead! 💜📖
I will commence my PhD at The Australian National University next year through the Australian Government RTP Scholarship.
My PhD project is at the intersection of political sociology and the sociology of gender. Truly exciting times ahead! 💜📖
November 25, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Some academic news 🤓
I will commence my PhD at The Australian National University next year through the Australian Government RTP Scholarship.
My PhD project is at the intersection of political sociology and the sociology of gender. Truly exciting times ahead! 💜📖
I will commence my PhD at The Australian National University next year through the Australian Government RTP Scholarship.
My PhD project is at the intersection of political sociology and the sociology of gender. Truly exciting times ahead! 💜📖
I’m hosting a sociology lecture series!
This initiative is by the University of the Philippines’ television network to mainstream topics helpful in teaching GE subjects.
Episodes will be uploaded to TVUP’s socmed platforms (including YouTube) and will air on TV via channel 101 on Cignal Play. 📺😊
This initiative is by the University of the Philippines’ television network to mainstream topics helpful in teaching GE subjects.
Episodes will be uploaded to TVUP’s socmed platforms (including YouTube) and will air on TV via channel 101 on Cignal Play. 📺😊
November 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
I’m hosting a sociology lecture series!
This initiative is by the University of the Philippines’ television network to mainstream topics helpful in teaching GE subjects.
Episodes will be uploaded to TVUP’s socmed platforms (including YouTube) and will air on TV via channel 101 on Cignal Play. 📺😊
This initiative is by the University of the Philippines’ television network to mainstream topics helpful in teaching GE subjects.
Episodes will be uploaded to TVUP’s socmed platforms (including YouTube) and will air on TV via channel 101 on Cignal Play. 📺😊
Loving Bluesky because I get another opportunity to curate a news feed that I really like!
Hello, sociology folks! Hello, political science folks! Hello, social policy folks! 👋
Hello, sociology folks! Hello, political science folks! Hello, social policy folks! 👋
November 18, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Loving Bluesky because I get another opportunity to curate a news feed that I really like!
Hello, sociology folks! Hello, political science folks! Hello, social policy folks! 👋
Hello, sociology folks! Hello, political science folks! Hello, social policy folks! 👋
Calling those interested in Philippine issues! Follow this pack 👇😊
My starter pack of fellow Filipino academics, researchers, and thought leaders now on Bluesky.
go.bsky.app/GrA6ymj
go.bsky.app/GrA6ymj
November 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Calling those interested in Philippine issues! Follow this pack 👇😊
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this is beyond amazing news
November 15, 2024 at 5:51 PM
this is beyond amazing news
Hello, Bluesky folks!
Since we’re all (relatively) new to this platform, let me introduce myself and hopefully build wonderful connections and great conversations here!
I’m Athena Presto (nickname “Ash”). I’m a Filipina sociologist working on politics, gender, and social policy. Happy to connect 😊
Since we’re all (relatively) new to this platform, let me introduce myself and hopefully build wonderful connections and great conversations here!
I’m Athena Presto (nickname “Ash”). I’m a Filipina sociologist working on politics, gender, and social policy. Happy to connect 😊
November 16, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Hello, Bluesky folks!
Since we’re all (relatively) new to this platform, let me introduce myself and hopefully build wonderful connections and great conversations here!
I’m Athena Presto (nickname “Ash”). I’m a Filipina sociologist working on politics, gender, and social policy. Happy to connect 😊
Since we’re all (relatively) new to this platform, let me introduce myself and hopefully build wonderful connections and great conversations here!
I’m Athena Presto (nickname “Ash”). I’m a Filipina sociologist working on politics, gender, and social policy. Happy to connect 😊
Hi, fellow migrants from Twitter. How’s this platform so far?
November 15, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Hi, fellow migrants from Twitter. How’s this platform so far?
Two political families with histories of large-scale abuse are competing for public favor in the Philippines. The political competition revolves around reputational damage control rather than meaningful change or accountability. No policy arguments, only mudslinging. A spectacle, and a grim one.
October 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Two political families with histories of large-scale abuse are competing for public favor in the Philippines. The political competition revolves around reputational damage control rather than meaningful change or accountability. No policy arguments, only mudslinging. A spectacle, and a grim one.
Is this platform the new academic Twitter?
October 18, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Is this platform the new academic Twitter?
The 2024 Global Gender Gap Report is out.
The Philippines has gained in education parity.‼️ But this has not translated to economic participation and political empowerment, with the country consistently among the low performers in the health subindex ‼️
Full report: www.weforum.org/publications...
The Philippines has gained in education parity.‼️ But this has not translated to economic participation and political empowerment, with the country consistently among the low performers in the health subindex ‼️
Full report: www.weforum.org/publications...
Global Gender Gap Report 2024
The Global Gender Gap Index 2024 benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Surv...
www.weforum.org
June 12, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The 2024 Global Gender Gap Report is out.
The Philippines has gained in education parity.‼️ But this has not translated to economic participation and political empowerment, with the country consistently among the low performers in the health subindex ‼️
Full report: www.weforum.org/publications...
The Philippines has gained in education parity.‼️ But this has not translated to economic participation and political empowerment, with the country consistently among the low performers in the health subindex ‼️
Full report: www.weforum.org/publications...
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Flew to Germany with @sosyolohija.bsky.social to speak at ICI Berlin on queer crossings in global contexts. We shared how the legacy of colonial legal regimes governs aspects of gender in social and political life in the Philippines, and in what ways we can engage in critical examination.
May 18, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Flew to Germany with @sosyolohija.bsky.social to speak at ICI Berlin on queer crossings in global contexts. We shared how the legacy of colonial legal regimes governs aspects of gender in social and political life in the Philippines, and in what ways we can engage in critical examination.
Women’s month comes to a close today but the work continues. This year, I was invited to a conversation reflecting on the roles of women’s rights organizations as agents of change, organized by the UK Embassy Manila. Happy to also see advocates and allies like Atty Leni Robredo in attendance. 💜
March 31, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Women’s month comes to a close today but the work continues. This year, I was invited to a conversation reflecting on the roles of women’s rights organizations as agents of change, organized by the UK Embassy Manila. Happy to also see advocates and allies like Atty Leni Robredo in attendance. 💜
Sharing our attempt to contribute to tackling a longstanding issue faced by Filipino youth.
Adolescent pregnancy is not solely the "private trouble" of girls. The problem is necessarily public, with corresponding complex social policy options.
Open access:
cids.up.edu.ph/download/whe...
Adolescent pregnancy is not solely the "private trouble" of girls. The problem is necessarily public, with corresponding complex social policy options.
Open access:
cids.up.edu.ph/download/whe...
March 22, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Sharing our attempt to contribute to tackling a longstanding issue faced by Filipino youth.
Adolescent pregnancy is not solely the "private trouble" of girls. The problem is necessarily public, with corresponding complex social policy options.
Open access:
cids.up.edu.ph/download/whe...
Adolescent pregnancy is not solely the "private trouble" of girls. The problem is necessarily public, with corresponding complex social policy options.
Open access:
cids.up.edu.ph/download/whe...
Which social media platform are academics using nowadays?
March 12, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Which social media platform are academics using nowadays?
OK Bluesky, where are the news orgs here?
December 13, 2023 at 4:20 PM
OK Bluesky, where are the news orgs here?
Very important yet often glossed over fact: Prior to Marcos' Martial Law, a robust human rights and social justice system had already been in place in the Philippines.
The ML declaration rolled back protections for human rights by exercising unbridled presidential power.
Read:
The ML declaration rolled back protections for human rights by exercising unbridled presidential power.
Read:
Today, Dec 10, is human rights day. @HRVVMC launched “Essential Truths about Human Rights during the Martial Law Era”, 3rd of a series of open access publications. Happy to see this in its final form since taking on the project early 2023.
Request a copy: bit.ly/MemComPublic...
Request a copy: bit.ly/MemComPublic...
December 10, 2023 at 9:41 AM
Very important yet often glossed over fact: Prior to Marcos' Martial Law, a robust human rights and social justice system had already been in place in the Philippines.
The ML declaration rolled back protections for human rights by exercising unbridled presidential power.
Read:
The ML declaration rolled back protections for human rights by exercising unbridled presidential power.
Read:
The secret to success is a second monitor.
November 28, 2023 at 10:26 AM
The secret to success is a second monitor.
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Mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living.
October 18, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living.
So terribly gutted by all the videos and images coming from Gaza. THIS MUST STOP. Civilians and critical infrastructure are being wiped out. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND IT IS NOT RIGHT TO BE SILENT ABOUT IT.
October 18, 2023 at 4:02 PM
So terribly gutted by all the videos and images coming from Gaza. THIS MUST STOP. Civilians and critical infrastructure are being wiped out. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND IT IS NOT RIGHT TO BE SILENT ABOUT IT.
Reposted by Ash Presto
If international criminal law does not respond forcefully, and fairly, to the challenges of our time, especially given the scale of what has been going on in Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, then we have a failed project on our hands. If it stays quiet on this, we can all pack up and go home. #ICL
October 17, 2023 at 7:45 PM
If international criminal law does not respond forcefully, and fairly, to the challenges of our time, especially given the scale of what has been going on in Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, then we have a failed project on our hands. If it stays quiet on this, we can all pack up and go home. #ICL
Harrowing reports from Gaza. THIS MUST STOP. Thousands and thousands of innocent Palestinian lives have been taken.
October 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Harrowing reports from Gaza. THIS MUST STOP. Thousands and thousands of innocent Palestinian lives have been taken.