Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento & Piyapong Boossabong ABSTRACT Strengthened by rigorous developments in foundational principles and methods, the technocratic-vs-deliberative debate has long lapsed in policy analysis discourse. We attempt to remedy this debate by illustrating the case of Fah Ham smart city planning in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We argue that the assimilation of both technocratic and deliberative modes is feasible in policy...

Edwin B. Estrera Abstract This study examines the perception of Humanities and Social Science teachers among public Senior High Schools in the Department of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences strand in the Philippines. It uses Erden’s element-based model of evaluation by considering the alignment to the goals of the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines, the purpose, and core courses of the program, and the teaching-learning...

Regletto Aldrich D. Imbong ABSTRACT As the Philippines continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, new modalities of instruction are being devised by the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, through the Department of Education (DepEd). Among these are what the DepEd provided as self-learning modules (SLMs) combined with “alternative learning delivery modalities” which include radio-based instruction (DepEd 2020). The SLMs and...

Geofe O. Cadiz, Jane G. Cawson, Thomas J. Duff, Trent D. Penman, Alan York & Claire Farrell Abstract Knowing the abundance of different plant species provides insights into the properties of vegetation communities, such as flammability. Therefore, a fundamental goal in ecology is identifying environmental conditions affecting the abundance of plant species across landscapes. Water and light are important environmental moderators of plant...

ByA.P. Vilbar, R. Yaakub, N. Ahmad, R. Makaramani, Z. Bayarchimeg, M. Laus, C. Malaque, J.E. Gumalal ABSTRACT Local Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) are local body of knowledge practiced by people with their natural environment which are essential to modern living. However, LINKS have deteriorated due to dominance of Western science and prejudice. This collaborative research among 144 students and professors from Malaysia, Mongolia, the...