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The Glory of the Islands: The Narrative of Islands Behind the Design of ‘Nagara Rimba Nusa’
Get PDFIn the pursuit of creating its new capital city, the Indonesian government conducted a design competition to find alternatives that best represented the fusion between traditional and modern Indonesia. The winning design titled ‘Nagara Rimba Nusa’ employed the narrative of glorious islands as the basis of its design concepts, evoking nostalgic memories of ‘Nusantara’ in the era of the Majapahit Kingdom. This narrative became effective in capturing public attention, followed by the President of Indonesia’s decision to formalize Nusantara as the new name of the capital city. This paper delves into the design of Nagara Rimba Nusa and analyses how the designers manifested the narratives of islands into their design proposal. It explores how these narratives were strategically used to present its architecture and urban design concepts to the public. This paper confirms that narratives of islands were extensively used as justifications for the decision-making processes, from the site selection on one of the bays in East Kalimantan to the concept of polycentric cities. Such narratives are proven essential in evoking the people’s pride and belonging, constructing a utopian imagining of a futuristic and sustainable Indonesia. It displays how the political regimes utilize utopian concepts of the city to please people at a certain economic and power level
Factors affecting complete immunization among children aged 12–23 months in the Philippine regions from 2003 to 2022: A panel data analysis
No full textIncomplete immunization among children aged 12-23 months remains a public health issue in developing countries such as the Philippines. Challenges such as limited access, negative attitude of parents toward vaccines, and vaccine hesitancy delay the achievement of immunizing every person through the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) of the World Health Organization (WHO). This study explores how intrinsic factors and their presence of correlation to regions and years affect the national immunization coverage. Data were collected from the National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Using panel data analysis (PDA), the relationship between immunization coverage and the potential predictors was identified. The Reduced Random Effects Model was found to be the best model among all models. The percentage of unemployed mothers has a robust relationship with immunization coverage, as it was a significant factor of the percentage of fully immunized children (FIC) in all eight produced models. The average number of children ever born per woman, the percentage of household residing in urban areas, the percentage of mothers practicing Islam, and the percentage of households with PhilHealth were also significant predictors in the Reduced Random Effects Model. This highlights the importance of having socioeconomic advantage and household autonomy of Filipino women in elevating childhood immunization rates
The Role of Social Media in Philippine Disaster Management: A Systematic Literature Review
Get PDFDespite the Philippines being one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, research on the role of social media in its disaster risk management remains limited. This study addresses that gap through a systematic review of existing literature on social media use in Philippine disaster risk management. Results show that social media is primarily employed in response to typhoons and earthquakes, while its application to other hazards such as COVID-19, floods, and vegetation fires remains underexplored. Usage is concentrated in the response and recovery phases, with minimal attention to prevention and no studies focused on mitigation. Notable best practices include real-time crisis monitoring through social media data, standardized emergency communication, active two-way engagement with the public, and the use of AI to detect misinformation. These practices highlight the platform’s potential to improve situational awareness and coordination. However, there is a critical need to expand research on how social media can support preparedness and mitigation, particularly in light of increasing climate risks. Incorporating sentiment analysis could offer valuable insights into public perception, enabling more responsive and adaptive disaster strategies. Strengthening the evidence base through targeted studies can enhance the integration of social media into disaster risk management frameworks and inform policy development aimed at more resilient disaster responses
Effects of green mussel shells (Perna viridis) and chitosan extracted from milkfish (Chanos chanos) scales on the compressive strength of mortar and concrete
No full textIt is estimated that in the construction industry, cement production contributes to 7% of global CO2 emissions. Because of this, alternative materials, including biological resources and wastes, are being explored to determine their viability as substitutes for conventional concrete aggregates. This study investigates the feasibility of using green mussel shells (GMSs) as a partial cement replacement and chitosan derived from milkfish scales as an additive in concrete. Addressing environmental concerns tied to cement production, the research evaluates the potential of GMSs and chitosan to enhance mortar and concrete properties. This study was conducted in two phases: phase one focused on mortar with varying percentages of GMSs (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) and chitosan (0%, 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, and 1%), while phase two applied the phase one results that resulted in the highest compressive strength of concrete. The results indicate that 10% GMS and 0.25% chitosan improved mortar strength by 38.74%, although high GMS levels reduced workability. In concrete, 10% GMS without chitosan decreased compressive strength by up to 47% due to magnesium impurities in GMSs, verified by FTIR analysis. This study highlights GMSs’ and chitosan’s potential but emphasizes impurity management for its application feasibility
The pandemic-induced operationalization and neutralization of collective cheating among ingroups of university students in Northern Luzon, Philippines: A sociological inquiry
No full textThe Filipino collectivist culture accentuates collective action and cooperation toward a shared goal. However, despite its positive attributes, the shared goals sometimes satisfy negative intentions. Ingroups having shared mutually beneficial collaboration can run the risk of engaging in silent structured collective cheating. Thereby, this dissertation investigates the culturally embedded phenomenon of collective cheating among student ingroups in a collectivist-oriented society during individualized online examinations as prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on Bourdieu’s habitus, Sykes and Matza’s neutralization theory, and Erasga’s pakiramdaman, the study examines how Filipino university students in Northern Luzon organized, neutralized, and normalized collective cheating within a collectivist culture that prioritizes relational harmony, loyalty, and group survival. Using convergent parallel mixed methods design, 843 respondents from different colleges participated in the survey using criterion sampling, and 15 ingroups with 75 participants joined the ginabayang talakayan. The quantitative findings revealed a moderate level of collective cheating and neutralization, with significant differences across ethnic affinity, family income, and college affiliation, but not in gender and academic performance. Qualitatively, pakiramdaman constructs lapit, galang, hiya, and lusot uncovered culturally specific justifications that reframed cheating as tulungan, motivated by trust, compassion, and social obligation. The alignment between neutralization techniques and pakiramdaman-based lusot themes offers a powerful sociological insight that collective cheating is merely cognitively justified but morally harmonized within culturally shared values. Thereby, collective cheating in collectivist societies like the Northern Luzon, Philippines cannot be reduced to individual deviance but must be understood as a culturally intelligible, relationally negotiated practice during the onslaught of COVID-19. The study shows that collective cheating was not merely a moral lapse, but a culturally rationalized survival strategy reinforced by students’ ingrained dispositions and shared habitus. These findings contribute to the sociological discourse on collective cheating as a deviant behavior by illustrating how cultural values intersect with educational practices, especially in collective societies, calling for institutions to integrate culturally sensitive approaches to promote ethical collaboration and integrity in academic settings that harness Filipino values as ethical anchors rather than constraints
Religious fundamentalism, benevolent sexism, and attitude toward childfree women in the Philippine context
No full textOver the past decades, the Philippines has observed a gradual decline in fertility rates, which fell below the replacement level in 2022 (PSA, 2022). Despite living in a predominantly Catholic society known for their opposing views on sexual and reproductive rights, Filipino women are challenging traditional gender roles, particularly motherhood (Arnaldo 2019; del Monte 2022; Enriquez 2020). This study aimed to explore how religious fundamentalist beliefs perpetuate sexism, which in turn influences their perceptions of childfree women. All participants (N = 270; mean age 30, 145 men, 123 women, and 2 undisclosed) who identify with Roman Catholicism completed measures on religiosity, religious fundamentalism, ambivalent sexism, and attitude toward childfree women. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that greater adherence to religious fundamentalism was positively associated with ambivalent sexism. However, contrary to previous studies suggesting a stronger relationship between benevolent sexism and Christian religiosity, this study found a stronger relationship between Catholic religious fundamentalism and hostile sexism. Nevertheless, benevolent sexism partially mediated the relationship between religious fundamentalism and attitude toward childfree women. This indicates that those with rigid religious beliefs tend to perceive stereotypical women positively, thus perceiving childfree women who are defying the status quo more negatively
Umiiral at potensiyal na kabuluhan ng wikang Filipino sa edukasyon sa development communication (DevCom) sa University of the Philippines Los Baños: Tungo sa isang maka-Pilipinong larang ng komunikasyon
No full textAdhikain ng larang ng komunikasyong pangkaunlaran o development communication (DevCom) ang pagsusulong at pagpapadaloy ng kaunlaran sa mga umuunlad na lipunan at komunidad. Sa pagnanais na makaambag sa pagsasanay ng mga estudyante bilang mga praktisyoner ng DevCom sa hinaharap, nilayon ng pananaliksik na mabatid ang umiiral at potensiyal na kabuluhan ng wikang Filipino sa edukasyon sa DevCom sa College of Development Communication (CDC), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). Ang pananaliksik ay gumamit ng kuwalitatibong dulog, repleksib na lapit, at sosyokultural na lente. Ito ay sumandig sa epistemolohiya ng konstruksiyonismong panlipunan. Ang mga datos ay kinalap sa pakikipag-usap sa mga piling tagapagbatid, pag-oobserba sa fildwurk ng tatlong kursong DevCom, at pagsusuri ng kaugnay na dokumento sa CDC. Sinuri ang mga datos sa pamamagitan ng panimulang pagbabasa, pag-uugnay sa layon, pagtatagni-tagni sa mga napag-ugnay, pagtatahi-tahi sa mga napagtagni, at pagninilay. Sa CDC, ang wikang Filipino ay nagsisilbing sekondaryang wika ng diskurso sa akademya, opsiyonal na wika sa produksiyon ng mga artepakto ng pagkatuto, at nakagawiang wika sa talastasang bayan sa komunidad ng fildwurk. Ang mga balakid sa paglago ng kabuluhan ng wikang Filipino sa edukasyon sa DevCom ay ang mahinang diskurso sa wikang Filipino sa CDC at kakulangan ng tuon sa pagsasanay ng mga estudyante ng kolehiyo sa pakikipagtalasang-bayan at sa pagsusulat at pagsasalin sa wikang pambansa. Malaki pa ang pontensiyal ng wikang Filipino sa pagpapaunlad ng edukasyon sa DevCom sa CDC bilang madiskursong wika ng akademya, mayamang wika ng talastasang bayan, at maka-Pilipinong wika ng mga artepakto ng pagkatuto. Mula sa resulta, nabalangkas ang isang panukalang kurso sa komunikasyong pangkaunlarang Pilipino at isang iskolaring paghahaka hinggil sa pagpapalakas ng boses ng mga katalastasang Pilipino sa istoryang DevCom
Comfort in uncertainty: An existential view on bahala na
No full textThis paper contributes on Aguas\u27 ideas on kapwa and Marcel\u27s philosophy by integrating the Filipino value of bahala na. While Aguas has explored the alignment of kapwa with Marcel’s notions of creative fidelity and disponibilité, his analysis can be extended to account for how bahala na, which is seen as either fatalistic or as an act of gathering courage is understood as it is transformed from a cultural habit into a constitutive element of Marcelian hope. Marcel\u27s hope is not a desire for an outcome (hoping that) but rather a hope placed within someone that is built on being present and engaging towards the other (hoping in). Similarly, when bahala na is taken alongside kapwa, it ceases to be an act of fatalism or bold courage as it becomes a response in uncertainty that is relational. Understanding bahala na in the context of kapwa through Marcel could provide insights on how the Filipino could potentially navigate the uncertain future as a collective agency. This is argued for by proving that the fatalism and courage views on bahala na is individualistic and leads to Marcelian despair and then presenting the view that kapwa makes bahala na constitutive of Marcelian hope through the examples of the struggling parent and the communal post-disaster recovery efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda. By situating bahala na within the relational kapwa and Marcelian hope, the paper offers an alternative interpretation of the bahala na cultural value that is consistent with the known Filipino values