We examine the existence and identify the sources of advantageous selection in the Philippine crop insurance program for corn. Out of the many potential sources considered, we find that using hybrid instead of genetically modified seeds is a source of advantageous selection in this market as farmers who use hybrid seeds purchase more insurance and are also more productive. We also find that far...

Establishment of conservation priorities for primates is a particular concern in the island archipelagos of Southeast Asia, where rates of habitat destruction are among the highest in the world. Conservation programs require knowledge of taxonomic diversity to ensure success. The Philippine tarsier is a flagship species that promotes environmental awareness and a thriving ecotourism economy in ...

The Philippine "negrito" groups comprise a diverse group of populations speaking over 30 different languages, who are spread all over the archipelago, mostly in marginal areas of Luzon Island in the north, the central Visayas islands, and Mindanao in the south. They exhibit physical characteristics that are different from more than 100 Philippine ethnolinguistic groups that are categorized as n...

This study determined the alignment of students’ Senior High School track and course preference in college with their aptitude probable performance educational programs. It is descriptive nature. The respondents were Junior students who took Philippine Aptitude Classification Test (PACT) Year 2014–2015 enrolled Grade 12 at Holy Name University for 2017–2018. Frequency counting aptitude, differe...

in recent decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer in iran, especially in patients less than 50 years old. a national colorectal cancer screening program is the best solution for identifying patients in high risk populations. the research center of gastroenterology and liver disease of shahid beheshti university, m.c., in collaboration, with the ministry...

The present study tested the assumption of a positive and linear relation between years of schooling and school learning in the Philippine setting. It replicated a 1976 study that had cast doubt on this assumption in the Philippine public educational system. It tested three competing hypotheses for that finding: common sense, the 1976 arrested development hypothesis, and the alternative acceler...

This paper presents the work being done so far on the building of online corpus for Philippine languages. As for the status, the Philippine Languages Online Corpora (PLOC) now boasts a 250,000-word written corpus of the eight major languages in the archipelago. Some of the issues confronting the corpus building and future directions for this project are likewise discussed in this paper.