Roy Jucip Tabañag Basar III (University of the Philippines, Cebu, Philippines), Honey Rose Borden (University of the Philippines, Cebu, Philippines), Manuel Lorenzo Busano III (University of the Philippines, Cebu, Philippines), Xelani Kaye Gonzales (University of the Philippines, Cebu, Philippines), Vanessa Grace Guerrero (University of the Philippines, Cebu, Philippines), Tiffany Adelaine Tan (University of the Philippines, Cebu, Philippines),...

Juhn Chris Espia , Weena Gera , Rosalie Arcala Hall The Philippine national government’s largely ineffective response to the COVID-19 pandemic sets the context for a diversity of policy adaptations at the local level. This article focuses on the two largest metropolitan areas in the Visayan Islands, Cebu City and Iloilo City. The Cebu City government, with strong personal ties to [End Page 53] President Rodrigo Duterte, acquiesced to...

Ronald A Pernia Abstract Studies on authoritarian values, which have mostly focused on authoritarian regimes and on democracies with spells of authoritarianism, suggest trust in public institutions. However, limited empirical evidence has been carried out in the Philippines where cycles of regime change and authoritarian leadership have characterized its post-authoritarian landscape. Examining multiple public opinion data from the Asian...

Dharyll Prince Abellana Abstract Purpose This paper attempts to develop a hybrid cause and effect diagram (CED) and interpretative structural model (ISM) for root cause analysis in quality management. The proposed model overcomes the weakness of the CED in reliably articulating hierarchical cause–effect Relationships. Design/methodology/approach A focus group discussion (FGD) among quality experts in the case company to establish relationships...

Isabella Pauline Lopez Quijano Mary Joyce Lapa Flores Chito Patiño The continuing pressure on the natural environment exerted by human activities such as land conversion has been threatening to drive tens of thousands of species to extinction globally for decades. Species conservation requires identifying species ranges impacted by threats, which helps predict localized extirpations and potential extinctions. This paper assessed the human...