How Finnish and Filipino university students in business studies perceive leaders based on visual cues

by [email protected] | Oct 11, 2023 | Recent Publications

Jari Martikainen Tiffany A. Tan Abstract This article sets out to examine cultural differences in perceiving leaders’ visual non-verbal behavior. It examines and compares how business students at universities in Finland and the Philippines perceive business leaders...

Design Thinking (DT) and User Experience (UX) as Springboard to Teacher-Made Mobile Applications

by [email protected] | Sep 12, 2023 | Recent Publications

Jeraline Gumalal & Aurelio Vilbar Abstract This paper describes the experience of nine in-service basic education teachers in learning how to design a mobile app using concepts of DT and UX as springboards. The teachers were enrolled in a 36-session training...

Is It Worth Enduring? Labor in Philippine Mango Fruit Farming

by [email protected] | Aug 25, 2023 | Recent Publications

Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento and  Gayle Candice D. Cañete Abstract This article examines the process of labor exploitation in mango fruit farming in the Philippines. It provides a case study based on primary data collected through key informant interviews as well as...

Good Food in a Technological World: Focal Things and Practices among Lumad Groups in Mindanao

by [email protected] | Aug 17, 2023 | Recent Publications

Regletto Aldrich Imbong Abstract In this paper, I develop a concept of “good food” by placing in dialogue Albert Borgmann’s notions of focal things and practices with the experiences of two Lumad groups in Mindanao, Philippines, the Manobos and the Blaans. The...

Grassroots involvement on Global South policy narratives and deliberative action on climate change loss and damage

by [email protected] | Aug 14, 2023 | Recent Publications

Noe John Sacramento  Abstract Purpose This paper investigates how power and narratives among actors relate to the process of agenda-setting and deliberation in the context of climate change loss and damage. The focus is to understand how grassroots voices manifest...