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    Rural-Upland Rehabilitation Ecoturism Strategies (RURES) Framework: A Rationalized Authentic Ecotourism Activity Planning Framework for Degraded Upland Areas in the Philippines A Case Study of Brgy. Salde, Culasi, Antique
    ( 2021) Talidong, Christine E.
    Tourism is economically important in the Philippines. Some of the natural destinations are in Protected Areas (PA) under established laws and managed by national government institutions. Some equally beautiful and unique natural areas are not part of PAs. Poor utilization, planning, and management of these areas cause their degradation. This is further exacerbated by climate change and disaster risks. Degradation affects the biophysical, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of the environment, which is detrimental to the survival of communities, especially those living in the rural-upland areas. Ecotourism unites conservation, community needs, and sustainable travel. It is seldom incorporated properly because its principles are sadly overlooked. Current planning methods of sustainable development and environmental rehabilitation typically follow either Top-Down or Bottom-Up Approach. There are disjuncts between involved parties and minimal integration of various theoretically related concepts leading to a more “patchwork” solution than an integrated one. This study formulates a new framework that will lay the groundwork for inventory and analysis of the potential of existing elements and requirements of the site and stakeholders while integrating key concepts such as Ecotourism and Landscape Architectural Approaches to planning. The process of gathering and synthesizing the data will be through a Middle-Out Approach that will incorporate inputs from all actors in all levels – Middle, Top, and Bottom – into a more cohesive ecotourism activity development strategy. A case study of the newly formulated of environmental degradation, livelihood issues, disaster risk, and their desire to delve into tourism development. However, COVID-19 pandemic constraints caused the case study to halt. The environmental site scanning and focused group discussions stage was not completed. Even with the abrupt end of the data gathering, lack of data synthesis, and solution recommendations, the framework has created a guide for the data needed to be gathered, syntheses needed to be made, and plans that are needed to be formulated. When the researcher can continue the study, there will be no disjunct between the previously gathered data and the continued process of the Ecotourism Activity Planning.
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    Perceptions on the Role of Urban Green Spaces at Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC), Philippines: The Job Sector’s Perspective
    ( 2025) Manabat, Andrea Mae N.
    In a highly urbanized and progressive city in the National Capital Region, Philippines such as Quezon City, it is common to get a sight of various forms of developmental projects in order to live up to the present population and lifestyle of people in the city. However, these developments cause detrimental effects to the environment especially if not regulated. Urban green spaces play an important role in both the environment and the overall well-being of a person. This study aimed to recognize how people in the job sector perceive the presence of urban green spaces in the Quezon Memorial Circle and how it contributes to their lives. The survey questionnaire was administered to eighty-one (81) willing respondents through snowballing method. Gathered data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and were further tested through measures of association. Findings of the study revealed that visiting the Quezon Memorial Circle for its urban green spaces and staying for about 1-2 hours to relax, be with nature, and spend time alone significantly contributes to job sectors’ feeling of being connected to nature especially to those who have been staying in their job sector for a longer time.
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    Biological Pump Potential: A Plankton Spatio-Temporal Modeling in the Philippine Sea with Emphasis on the Effects of Typhoons
    ( 2025) Saddi, Khim Cathleen M.
    Current carbon sequestration technologies are not meeting targets to deliver the 2050 global net zero goal. Hence, there is an increase in campaigns for nature-based solutions (NBS) rather than depending on engineered sequestration technologies, which is by far harder to scale up. Though amplifying the NBS that are already inherent in the environment is a matter of increased activities, the current changing climatic conditions complicates this, such as site-targeted mangrove rehabilitation, regenerative forestry, and restorative agriculture. These land-based solutions comprise approximately half of the global total carbon sequestered, while the other 50% are the materials that naturally sink in the depths of the ocean. Harnessing the potential of ocean productivity is a huge leap in the world’s carbon sequestration thrust. Not only does this process happen in the natural world, but quantification, monitoring, and forecasting activities can aid future policymaking to amplify productivity in our ocean–which is also expected to serve as a driver to the placement of programs geared toward water quality preservation, conservation, and treatment in inland waters. This study focuses on the quantification and forecasting of the Biological Pump potential in the Philippine Sea, specifically inside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Variabilities and disturbances such as increased sea surface temperature, and considering the geographic location of the Philippines, receiving high frequency of annual typhoons, were investigated to affect ocean productivity. Spatio-temporal maps were generated to provide visualization for the trends and phenomena before, during, and after typhoon occurrence for the years 2019 until 2021. The normal scenario for typhoons was reflected in 2019 while both 2020 and 2021 recorded rare high-intensity super typhoons Rolly (Goni) and Odette (Rai), respectively. NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) Ocean Color data were used to produce spatiotemporal maps for both chlorophyll (CHL) and Sea surface temperature (SST). Correlating these maps with typhoon occurrence, and SST, the Biological Pump potential annual estimate was generated.
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    Government - Industry Linkage Supporting R&D Based Product Development and Technology Commercialization of a Start - Up Food Manufacturing Company in Metro Manila, Philippines
    ( 2025) Dela Cruz, Laira Mae L.
    Food manufacturing companies hold a crucial role in addressing the food insecurity problems in the country, addressing the SDG 2: zero hunger. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as start-up companies engaged in Research and Development, can help a lot with the support of the government. With government support for MSMEs in product development and technology commercialization, these businesses can contribute to the economy and help tackle food insecurity in the country; both the economy and MSMEs will benefit from this collaboration. This study explores how MSMEs can maximize the help of the government in their food manufacturing business, which government agencies have the program to help the food industry and the implementation of their programs. The study shows that government linkage is essential and played a vital role with their support in product development, access to technology, training and regulatory guidance resulting in improved quality of products and wider market access.
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    Knowledge Management System Enhancement for a Private R&D Unit in the Philippines
    ( 2025) Dang-awan, Danzen F.
    This case study aims to enhance the Knowledge Management System (KMS) of a private Research and Development (R&D) unit in the Philippines. The insights of all four R&D staff were gathered using semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data yielded five key themes: KMS Effectiveness and Challenges, Knowledge Quality and Documentation Practices, Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration, Knowledge Acquisition and Learning, and Organizational Support and Training. The commonalities, contradictions, and complementarities of the participant responses within each theme were explored to illustrate the KMS landscape. Then, the facilitating and hindering factors of the current KMS were distilled. Participant proposals for improvement were combined with literature recommendations to resolve the observed hindrances. The findings led to the following recommendations to enhance the KMS: Centralize and Standardize Documentation, Leverage AI to Enhance Efficiency, Nurture a Culture of Openness and Inquiry, Align and Increase Training Opportunities, and Formalize and Communicate Incentives.