Paul D. Hutchcroft and Weena Gera Abstract This article examines central-local dynamics in the Philippines in the era of the pandemic, demonstrating that the national government has not provided the type of “central steering” necessary to confront a foe as tenacious as COVID-19. Instead, there is another type of power that emanates from the center – namely the strong-arming of local politicians by President Rodrigo Duterte. While this form of...

Severina Pocong Velos, Marivel Go, Johnry Dayupay, Rodolfo Jr Golbin, Feliciana Cababat, Hazna Quiñanola, Dharyll Prince Mariscal Abellana Abstract Purpose With the aggressive movement towards testing for COVID-19 across the globe, this study aims to shed light on how testing facilities perform in an operational perspective. Design/methodology/approach With 102 testing facilities...

Katrina E. Bellezaa,∗ Jimboy R. Albaracin AbstractThis paper introduces the notion of the tdB-algebra, presents characteristics and properties of dual B-filters and dualB-subalgebras in a tdB-algebra, and introduces the uniform topology on a dual B-algebra in terms of its dual B-subalgebras.Moreover, this paper shows that a uniform dual B-structure is a tdB-algebra. Keywords: Topological algebra, dual B-algebra, topological dual B-algebra, dual...

Ana Leah D. Cuizon Cyril Bryan D. Cuizon Abstract In keeping with its goal to combat poverty, the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, known locally as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor. While there had been several initiatives aimed at evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the CCT program, not one has zeroed in on which political set-up the CCT is best compatible...

Niña Rozanne Delos Reyes, Ann Frances Cabigon, Quennie Marie Edicto, Mary Anne Villaganas, Christel Ygot, Dharyll Prince Abellana and Lanndon Ocampo Abstract Despite considerable efforts, a significant gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled individuals remains persistent at present. Moreover, works exploring the job longevity of disabled individuals have been scarce. Thus, this study...