Research reports

An impact study on the Buenavista wharf road project in Guimaras

Thu, 01 Oct 1981 00:00:00 GMT

An impact study on the Buenavista wharf road project in Guimaras David, Fely P.; Calubiran, Rosario D. In developing countries like the Philippines, it is inevitable to speak of roads when one speaks of development. An improved road is one indicator of improved economy of the populace. Roads serve a number of people in many ways. For instance, from the medical point of view, roads would enable more sick people to avail of better and immediate health facilities and attention. To laborers, it could provide them additional sources of income through employment, while for engineers, it could be a showcase of their ingenuity or inventive ability. To the farmers and all those involved in food production, roads are vital assets of production. Roads could facilitate transportation of inputs and produce, and could make extension services more accessible for the farmers. Marketing of their produce could be improved, since they could already bring them to marketing outlets where they could get fair price, rather than wait for middlemen in the field or in their own barangay to buy their produce. With middlemen, they could not demand for fair price because of lack of competition. It is expected that because of improved road, there will be increased mobility and transport savings for the residents. The road is also expected to open new areas for agricultural, residential, industrial and commercial development. The Project The Buenavista Wharf Road Project starts at the base of the Buenavista Wharf located in Barangay Sto. Rosario, Buenavista Sub-province of Guimaras. The construction of the road was made possible under the abled leadership of lieutenant Douglas McArthur in 1903, while on duty with the U.S. Corp of Engineers. The road was previously asphalted, but had already deteriorated and has become dusty during the dry season and sticky during the wet season. This condition of the road prompted the Provincial Government of Iloilo and the Municipal Government of Buenavista to launch jointly a project for the improvement of the Wharf Road. The improvement of the road was initiated by the Provincial Government with an appropriation of ₱70,000 for the cementing of 320 meters of road which was to be 8 meters wide and one foot thick. However, for some reasons or another, the amount did not suffice to complete the desired length of the road, so the Provincial Government of Iloilo appropriated an additional amount of ₱50,000, and the Municipal Government of Buenavista gave a counterpart of another ₱50,000. Due to the increase in funding, another 50 meters was added to the completed improved road. The Wharf Road Project has for its objective the cementing of existing deteriorated asphalt Buenavista Wharf Road in order to increase mobility, reduce transportation cost, increase savings, open new area for agricultural, residential, industrial and commercial development, increase school participation, improve extension services, increase employment opportunities and consequently increase the income of the residents of the area. This means that with the completion and improvement of the Wharf Road, social and economic upliftment of the people of the area will be achieved. Whether the objective and the expected effects and impact of the project are being attained or not is the subject of this investigation and an earlier baseline study. Executive summary

The integrated outreach programs of Central Philippine University with the Greg Secker Foundation Village in Lemery, Iloilo: An impact study

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The integrated outreach programs of Central Philippine University with the Greg Secker Foundation Village in Lemery, Iloilo: An impact study Abello, Joan Iven J.; Ambos, Maredil R.; Baliao, Ma. Medalla; Do-oma, Liza V.; Espiritu, Raquel; Junsay, Merle; Lero, Randy; Mino, Nenita T.; Paciente, John Dale; Tan, Denie Erwin This study was conducted to determine the impact of the outreach activities of the different colleges of Central Philippine University to the Greg Secker Foundation Village in Brgy. Capiñahan, Lemery, Iloilo. Ten participants, two of which were staff of the foundation and the rest were members of the community, particularly the mothers who were beneficiaries of all the outreach activities of the University were purposively chosen, joined in the focus-group discussion conducted by the researchers themselves. The study revealed that the participants had highly benefited from all the outreach activities of the different colleges of the University to their community, namely: seminar on packaging conducted by the Engineering Department; Saturday classes for school children in numeracy and literacy conducted by the College of Education; seminar on housekeeping conducted by the College of Hospitality Management; seminar on Social Preparation and Family Values for Families and Children for their Transition in the Village conducted by the Social Work Department; water tanks donation facilitated by the Office of the President; and the “Rice Hull for Alternative Cooking” donation by the College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences. Of the activities conducted, the Saturday classes for school children in numeracy and literacy was emphasized by the participants to be highly beneficial especially to the children. Abstract only Full text available

Tracing cruelty in Tarzan of the Apes

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Tracing cruelty in Tarzan of the Apes Siacor, Mona Lisa P. This paper presents a picture of how cruel and three derivative words—cruelty, crueler, cruelly—are used within the narrative of the popular American novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This investigation is from a perspective that is devoid of journalistic or creative writing jargon. In order to determine who is cruel to whom, phrases within the novel’s narratives where a cruel term is found are cited and gathered. The explicit possessor of cruelty, or the novel’s character responsible for it (i.e., the culprit), as well as the object to whom or to which cruelty is directed to (i.e., the victim), are identified. The findings indicate that humans are crueler than the African jungle and its inhabitants. Moreover, the Whites are crueler than the Blacks. This is contrary to the idea inherent in the novel, as voiced out or acted out by its characters, that the African jungle and its inhabitants, both animals and humans, are cruel. Research report

Assessment of the swine dispersal project of the local government unit of Banate, Iloilo

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Assessment of the swine dispersal project of the local government unit of Banate, Iloilo Sumpay, Ricardo C. Jr. The study was conducted to identify the problems, the extent of swine production technology practice and the subsequent social changes brought about to the beneficiaries by the swine dispersal project of the local government unit of Banate. Result show that majority of the respondent disposed their swine before farrowing because of the problems like financial and incidence of dreadful swine diseases, the reasons why only 81.82 percent are still presently raising swine. Closer relationship among barangay officials and AT’s and sharing of swine raising technology were among the most noticeable social changes that the recipient-respondents have observed in their participation to swine dispersal program. Correlation analysis revealed that knowledge on aspects of swine production is highly and significantly related to its practice. However, analysis also showed that knowledge on swine dispersal was not significantly related to perceived level of social changes. Abstract only Full text available