WORKERS’ RIGHTS, WELFARE, AND GOVERNANCE: INSIGHTS FROM A MANGO INDUSTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES

Noe John Joseph Endencio Sacramento College of Social Science, University of the Philippines Cebu Abstract Major concerns centered on the governance of the working sector stems from issues and challenges confronted in the protection of workers’ rights and welfare. This case study discusses the challenges faced by the workers in the Guimaras mango industry and the role of the local government in addressing the gaps in the protection of the...

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Advancing Research as Praxis in Public Administration Graduate Education

Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu City, The Philippines Abstract Engaging praxis (theory and practice) towards doing research is fundamental to every public administration (PA) scholar. However, public administration’s practical objective as praxis and applied social science is often challenged by an emergent culture of treating research as mere academic compliance for graduate PA students. Both descriptive...

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Estimating the Potential Fisheries Production of Three Offshore Reefs in the West Philippine Sea, Philippines

Hazel O. Arceo Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of ScienceUniversity of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City 6000 Philippines Joey P. Cabasan, Rhea Mae A. Luciano, Porfirio M. Aliño The Marine Science Institute, University of the PhilippinesDiliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines Lovely Joy D. Heyres College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas Miag-ao, Iloilo 5023 Philippines Samuel S....

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Bacterial pathogens: threat or treat (a review on bioactive natural products from bacterial pathogens)

Fluerdeliz Maglangit Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines. E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +63 32 232 8185 Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK. E-mail: [email protected]; Fax: +44 (0)1224 272291; Tel: +44 (0)1224 272953 Yi Yu Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), Hubei...

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Environmental factors associated with the abundance of forest wiregrass (Tetrarrhena juncea), a flammable understorey grass in productive forests

Geofe O. Cadiz School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Vic. 3121, Australia. Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines. Jane G. Cawson School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Vic. 3121,...

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