The Fizzling of “Ceboom”: How Jurisdictional Battles and Warring Factions Undermined Cebu’s Development Coalition

Authors Paul D. Hutchcroft Weena GeraPolitical Science Program, College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines Abstract Starting in the late 1980s, in a phenomenon dubbed “Ceboom,” Cebu City and its surrounding metropolitan area attracted national envy and international attention as a leading centre of growth within a country facing many economic challenges. This article focuses first on the development...

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The 3Cs in Volunteerism: Proposing a Model of Service-Learning in Education

Author Edwin B. Estrera University of the Philippines, Cebu Abstract Curriculum strategies on social justice in education often focus on classroom management and technology integration, which may be surface-level approaches. Emerging trends include project-based learning and community partnerships for students to address real-world problems; as such, selected courses employ service-learning as a method of volunteerism. However, the...

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Characterization of the Baeyer–Villiger monooxygenase in the pathway of the bacterial pyrrolizidine alkaloids, legonmycins

Authors Shan Wang Fleurdeliz MaglangitDepartment of Biology and Environmental Science, University of the Philippines, Cebu Qing Fang Kwaku Kyeremeh Hai Deng   Abstract The Baeyer–Villiger monooxygenase (BVMO), LgnC, plays a crucial role in the biosynthesis of bacterial pyrrolizidine alkaloids, legonmycins. It processes bicyclic indolizidine substrates generated from the coordinative action of two non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (LgnB and...

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The Influence of Volunteerism to the Relationship of Academic Environment and Social Entrepreneurship Intentions: Empirical Evidence from a University in the Philippines

Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines Hira Batool Trairong Swatdikun Abstract Research on social entrepreneurship intentions (SEI) focuses on personal predispositions but lacks examination of external factors. We investigated public sector volunteerism’s role in mediating the academic environment’s influence on SEI. Cross-sectional data from surveys with...

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DNA barcoding of marine teleost fishes (Teleostei) in Cebu, the Philippines, a biodiversity hotspot of the coral triangle

Authors Wen-Chien Huang Florence Chan EvacitasDepartment of Biology and Environmental Science, University of the Philippines Cebu Rodulf Anthony Balisco Cleto L. Nañola Jr. Tak-Kei Chou Wei-Chan Jhuang Chih-Wei Chang Kang-Ning Shen Kwang-Tsao Shao Te-Yu Liao Abstract A morphology-based barcoding library of market teleost fishes (Teleostei) in Cebu is built based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences and voucher specimens which aimed...

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