Vol. 38 No. 2 (2026): Asia Pacific Journal of Social Innovation

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ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL INNOVATION (formerly The Mindanao Forum) is a refereed, semi-annual journal devoted to a scholarly discussion of subjects in the arts, humanities, sciences, and technology. The views and opinions expressed in its pages are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of MSU-IIT or the Editorial Board. Materials published here may not be reproduced without the permission of the authors and the publisher.

Editor in Chief:

Jupert Jasser G. Abellana

Editorial Board Members:

Oona Thommes Paredes - University of California, Los Angeles

Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang, Mindanao State University-Iligan

Ma Yuchen - Peking University

Clarence M. Batan - University of Santo Tomas

Marjorie Joy S. Almario-Magdadaro, Mindanao State University-Iligan

Sandeep Poddar- Lincoln University College-Malaysia

Janet Alexis De Los Santos - Visayas State University

Amabelle A. Embornas, Mindanao State University-Iligan

Vicente Villan - University of the Philippines Diliman

Retchell Morales - De La Salle University

Ringgold Atienza - De La Salle University

Chokchai Yuenyong - Khon Kaen University

Daisy R. Palompon - Cebu Normal University

Laurence Garcia - Cebu Normal University

Julienne Ivan Soberano - University of the Philippines Manila

Eko Yuliyanto - University of Muhammadiyah Semarang

Managing Editor:

Rholaisa B. Mamailao

Production/Circulation Manager:

Cherly S. Adlawan

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