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The 1988 PSS convention in retrospect
(Philippine Sociological Society, 1987-06)
The 1986 Convention of the Philippine Sociological Society (PSS) was held despite apprehensions that it would not push through. The most serious apprehension had to do with funds. The P40,000 earmarked by the Society for ...
Palay: From the paddy to the plate
(Center for West Visayan Studies, 1994)
Palay or rice (Oryza sativa) has been the staple food crop of the Philippines for centuries. As far as historical records show, Iloilo has been one of the leading provinces in the production of palay. When the Spaniards first came to the Philippines in the 16th century, they noted that Panay, particularly Iloilo, was the granary of the archipelago. However, after the port of Iloilo was opened to world commerce in 1855, sugar became the chief export crop of West Visayas, and some areas of riceland in Iloilo were converted to sugarland. The census of 1903 revealed that Iloilo ranked only No. 9 as a rice-producing province. But Iloilo was not to be outdone for long; in 1970, it gained the No. 1 place and has maintained that position up to the present.
Since this conference focuses on the history and culture of West Visayas from 1900 to the present, we shall dwell on the production and preparation of rice from the paddy to the plate for the past 90 years among the people in the lowlands of Iloilo....
Vector representation of multiplication and division of complex numbers
(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1954-05)
One question raised by students in mathematics is how to represent multiplication and division of complex numbers by vectors in rectangular co-ordinates. The purpose of this brief paper is to present a simple explanation ...
Involution operated geometrically
(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1955-04)
High school students of plane geometry may be interested in the central theme of this paper as a generalization of the usual problem of finding a line equal to the square of a given line.
Mathematical miscellanea: Two cube root curves
(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1955-12)
It is a matter of common knowledge that it is impossible to duplicate a cube by means of the straightedge and compasses. There are, however, several methods which make use of algebraic curves. This presentation is intended ...
Squaring a circle
(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1957-01)
It is impossible to construct a square equal to a given circle by the exclusive use of a straight edge and compass. This paper is intended to present a solution to this problem with a slight departure from the purely ...
Science education in the Philippines
(Wiley, 1959-04)
This article describes the status of science education in the Philippines. It begins with a brief overview of the history of the country and environment and the context of education. It describes the teaching of science ...
Casa Real de Iloilo: A tale of a heritage provincial capitol
(Philippine National Historical Society, 2016-12)
The Casa Real de Iloilo is the oldest and grandest building of its kind in the country. The heritage structure was built as the Provincial Capitol of Iloilo at the start of the sugar boom after the opening of the port of ...
Rural electrification: Its effects on people's socioeconomic life and aspirations
(1981)
The study wanted to find out whether households, institutions, and communities which have been exposed to electricity are socially and economically more progressive than those deprived of electrification.
With the use ...
The Port of Iloilo: Its role in the development of Western Visayas
(Philippine National Historical Society, 1985-12)
The story of Iloilo as a port of entry officially started on 29 September 1855 when, by royal order of the Queen of Spain, it was opened to international trade. But the port had already been used for interisland commerce ...