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...

Dharyll Prince Mariscal Abellana Abstract Purpose This paper aims to propose a new genetically evolved fuzzy cognitive mapping approach as a decision-making framework for analyzing the relationships between the drivers and strategies for green computing adoption. Design/methodology/approach A focus group discussion among stakeholders in the Philippines is used to...

Authors: 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...

Authors: Dharyll Prince Abellana Addresses: Department of Computer Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines – Cebu, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines; Office of the University Director for Research and Development, Cebu Technological University, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines Abstract: This paper addresses, explores, and analyses one of the critical productivity and quality problems in the automobile service industry, which is...

Dharyll Prince Mariscal Abellana, Donna Marie Canizares Rivero, Ma. Elena Aparente, Aries Rivero Journal of Tourism Futures Abstract Purpose This paper aims to propose a hybrid-forecasting model for long-term tourism demand forecasting. As such, it attempts to model the tourism demand in the Philippines, which is a relatively underrepresented area in the literature, despite its tourism sector’s growing...

Marie Rose B. Arong Jeneth B. Borlasa College of Communication Art and Design Abstract Although historically detached from the films of the so-called golden ages of Cebuano cinema in the 1950s and the 1970s, a new breed of Cebuano filmmakers have emerged in the 21st century. Through a series of interviews with Cebuano filmmakers, this article will map the alternative modes of distribution and exhibition in contemporary Cebuano cinema. In order...