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Improvement In Self-Assessed Knowledge And Changes In Farming System Practices Of Climate Field School Graduates In Bicol, Philippines, Ruth Anne T. Ruelos, Macrina G. Umali, Therese R. Olviga, Rubelyn S. Villa, Eliel Severino V. Jacobo, Merylyne M. Paunlagui, Agnes C. Rola Jan 2017

Improvement In Self-Assessed Knowledge And Changes In Farming System Practices Of Climate Field School Graduates In Bicol, Philippines, Ruth Anne T. Ruelos, Macrina G. Umali, Therese R. Olviga, Rubelyn S. Villa, Eliel Severino V. Jacobo, Merylyne M. Paunlagui, Agnes C. Rola

Journal of Public Affairs and Development

Rainfed lowland and upland farmers have less access to new technologies especially those that would reduce their vulnerability to climate change. In the Philippines, the Philippine Rice Research Institute developed a package of technology called “Palayamanan” that is suited to rainfed sites. This paper presents the results of the study that disseminated the Palayamanan technology through the climate field school (CFS) in rainfed areas in Bicol. Thirty-eight farmers from two barangays of Pamplona, Camarines Sur, and 78 farmers from three barangays of Milagros, Masbate were the respondents. A five-point scale was used to self-assess farmers’ knowledge on topics discussed in …


Efficiency And Effectiveness Of The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation’S Rice Crop Insurance Program: The Case Of Laguna Province, Philippines, Armand Christopher C. Rola, Nelson Jose Vincent B. Querijero Jan 2017

Efficiency And Effectiveness Of The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation’S Rice Crop Insurance Program: The Case Of Laguna Province, Philippines, Armand Christopher C. Rola, Nelson Jose Vincent B. Querijero

Journal of Public Affairs and Development

The performance of the Rice Crop Insurance Program (RCIP) of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) was assessed to explain the low number of insured farmers and suggest ways to improve the program’s efficiency and effectiveness. Documents were reviewed and primary data were collected through survey of participating rice farmers and key informant interview of the officers and staff of PCIC Region 4 and National Irrigation Administration Region IV Employees Multipurpose Cooperative (NEMCO). Descriptive statistics, gap analysis, and Likert scale scoring were used in data analysis. Results of the study revealed gaps in enrollment in the program, duration of filing …


Decentralization, The Internal Revenue Allotment, And Shared Growth: An Examination Of Correlations, Ferdinand C. Maquito Jan 2017

Decentralization, The Internal Revenue Allotment, And Shared Growth: An Examination Of Correlations, Ferdinand C. Maquito

Journal of Public Affairs and Development

This is a macro study on the role of internal revenue allotments in decentralization to help the Philippines achieve shared growth. The research attempted to answer two interrelated development policy questions: 1) has the Philippines achieved shared growth; and 2) does the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) have the potential of contributing to shared growth? Patterns of correlation were distilled from available provincial as well as national data on average income, poverty incidence, income distribution, and IRA. Correlation analysis for the second question was supplemented with an analysis of the IRA formula. Results showed that growth in the Philippines has been …


Policy And Institutional Challenges In Climate Information Services Provisioning In Philippine Agriculture, Dulce D. Elazegui, Agnes C. Rola, Roger A. Luyun, Nico Jayson C. Anastacio, Francis John F. Faderogao, Maria Cristina A. Alvarez Jan 2017

Policy And Institutional Challenges In Climate Information Services Provisioning In Philippine Agriculture, Dulce D. Elazegui, Agnes C. Rola, Roger A. Luyun, Nico Jayson C. Anastacio, Francis John F. Faderogao, Maria Cristina A. Alvarez

Journal of Public Affairs and Development

Current and immediate information about the increasingly unpredictable weather conditions are needed to augment conventional knowledge in local communities. Policy analysis on climate information services (CIS) provisioning in the agriculture sector is vital and warranted. This paper describes the global and national CIS policies as well as the institutions involved in provisioning through the characterization of pathways from data generation to dissemination. Further, it identifies the various intermediary users of the CIS and how CIS are ultimately disseminated to the municipal agricultural offices and the farmers. Secondary data sources were searched. Primary data were gathered through key informant interviews. Qualitative …


Tqm/Iso 9001 Implementation In Northern And Central Luzon State Universities, Patrick C. De Leon Jan 2017

Tqm/Iso 9001 Implementation In Northern And Central Luzon State Universities, Patrick C. De Leon

Journal of Public Affairs and Development

This case study was conducted to investigate why and how the TQM/ISO 9001 programs were adopted in state universities in the Philippines such as Pangasinan State University, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, and Central Luzon State University; what TQM and ISO 9001 meant to them; and what factors affected TQM/ISO 9001 implementation in their universities. The study found that TQM/ ISO 9001 programs were intended to streamline work processes and improve the quality of services. Implementation involved the hiring of a consultant, conducting trainings, preparing and using a QMS manual, organizing internal and external audits, and receiving ISO …