The Department of Psychology of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) is a recognized Center of Excellence committed to advancing psychology education through competence, commitment, and compassion. With a history tracing back to 1645, UST has played a pioneering role in the development of psychology in the Philippines, including establishing the country’s first experimental psychology laboratory.

Today, the Department is known for producing highly competent and ethically grounded psychology professionals, particularly in the field of psychometrics. Guided by a strong tradition of academic rigor and social responsibility, it continues to lead in teaching, research, and community engagement, addressing both national and global concerns in psychology.

Sponsoring Organization

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology promotes excellence in the teaching and learning of psychology. The Society provides resources and services, access to a global collaborative community, and opportunities for professional development. It endeavors to promote equity and social justice for teachers and students of psychology with marginalized, racially minoritized, and intersecting identities. The Society also strives to advance the scholarship of teaching and learning; advocate for the needs of teachers of psychology; promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives within the teaching and learning of psychology; foster partnerships across academic settings; and increase recognition of the value of the teaching profession.

Supporting Organization

Global challenges require unified responses. As the world faces unprecedented crises, more than 80 national, regional, and international psychological associations, together with scientific institutions and training programs from every continent, have come together to form the Global Psychology Alliance (GPA). The Alliance seeks to elevate psychological science and address global issues that are too complex for any single organization to tackle alone. Psychology is critical to understanding and improving human well-being at both the individual and societal levels, and psychologists play a vital role in advancing health, well-being, and human rights worldwide. By bringing together diverse experiences, knowledge, and perspectives from across the globe, the GPA strengthens our collective capacity to apply psychological science in addressing pressing societal challenges.

The Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (PSSP) is an organization of academicians, students, practitioners, psychology experts, and individuals and groups committed to the advancement of Filipino psychology and culture. It promotes a psychology that is relevant to Filipino culture, orientation, and experience. PSSP was founded by the late Dr. Virgilio G. Enriquez, the “Father of Sikolohiyang Pilipino,” on 19 December 1975. Its establishment was a direct outcome of the Unang Pambansang Kumperensya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (First National Conference on Filipino Psychology) held on 6–11 November 1975, where participants resolved to create a national organization dedicated to advancing the goals of Sikolohiyang Pilipino.

Since 2018, PSSP has been an accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provider of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). In 2022, it received the Dangal ng Wikang Filipino award from the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) in recognition of its contributions to promoting the Filipino language.