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Gender Mainstreaming Among Local Government Units (LGUs) in Guimaras
Full text linkThis study was conducted to assess the stage level of gender mainstreaming which identified the objectives at each stage in the process, as to foundation formation, installation of strategic mechanisms, GAD application and commitment enhancement, and institutionalization and that which correspond to the four entry points as to its policy, people, enabling mechanisms, and programs, projects, and activities.
Descriptive research design was used to determine the level of gender mainstreaming initiatives of local government units in Guimaras using the Gender Mainstreaming and Evaluation Framework (GMEF), a tool which has already been established in assessing the gender mainstreaming efforts of the government and which provides impact to the behavior and practices among local government employees and the respective clientele.
The GAD Focal Point Persons of the five municipal LGUs and the provincial government were the respondents of the study, all of whom had already organized their respective GAD Focal Point Systems.
Results revealed that all of them were female, with majority aging between 51–60 years old, college graduates, and with a monthly income of more than Php 20,000.00.
At the foundation formation of gender mainstreaming, all LGUs have shown their commitment of support for GAD by issuing policies and raising people\u27s awareness on gender. All LGUs have put in place the key people, necessary policies, support structures, systems, and mechanisms to facilitate gender mainstreaming, though there was no sporadic application of GAD concepts and tools.
Overall, LGUs are at Stage 2 level of gender mainstreaming — the Installation of Strategic Mechanisms Stage
Level of Awareness of Lupong Tagapayapa in the Implementation of Barangay Justice System
Full text linkThis study was conducted to determine the level of awareness of the Lupon Tagapayapa in the implementation of the Barangay Justice System. The study made use of descriptive research design. The respondents were the members of the Lupon Tagapayapa in the selected barangays of the Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Guimaras, and researcher-made questionnaire were used. The statistical tools used were frequency count, percentage, and mean.
Most of the respondents were of old ages ranging from 18–26 years old. Majorities were male, college undergraduates, and married. In terms of religion, most of them are Roman Catholic and act as members of the Lupon Tagapayapa.
New Poblacion Lupon Tagapayapa members were very aware, while the rest of the identified barangays were aware of the implementation of the Barangay Justice System with an overall mean of 3.34, interpreted as "aware." As a whole, respondents were aware of the Barangay Justice System with a mean of 3.12
Awareness of Gender and Development (GAD) Program among Guimaras State College Personnel; Basis for Gender Mainstreaming
Full text linkThis study was conducted to determine awareness on the implementation of Gender and Development (GAD) program among personnel of the Guimaras State College and that will serve as basis for gender mainstreaming. Out of 150 members of the faculty (98) and staff (52) of the college were the respondents of this study, adapting the Australian Red Cross: Organizational Assessment and World Health Organization Gender Assessment Tools for the profile and awareness on GAD, and secondary data for gender initiatives of the college in implementing the program.
Of 150 respondents, 139 responded; and data revealed that majority were aging between 21–40 years old, female, and mostly bachelor\u27s degree holders. Almost half are staff personnel. From the faculty members, the highest are instructors with professors being the lowest.
Results also revealed that all are aware of the GAD policy/program, the technical capacity of personnel assigned, the organizational culture that is going through, and the corresponding accountabilities in the process of implementing GAD and the political will to support gender mainstreaming initiatives.
There is a significant relationship on the level of awareness on GAD, specifically on policy/programs, technical capacity, organizational culture, accountability, and political will among personnel of Guimaras State College taken as a whole and when categorized according to their personal profile.
Further, gender initiatives have been instituted in the college as evidenced by the annual GAD Plan and Budget and Annual Accomplishment Reports submitted to the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED), among others
The Taxonomy of the Four Terminal Examinations of Guimaras State College; Basis for Policy Formulation
Full text linkThis study was conducted to identify the taxonomy of the four terminal examinations with two-way table of specifications of the Guimaras State College teachers for Academic Year 2011-2015. A descriptive-survey research design was used to determine the four terminal examinations of Guimaras State College teachers and the source of data are the teachers’ test questions with table of specification. Mean, frequency distribution, t-test, and ANOVA were the statistical tools used.
Majority of the test question items fell under knowledge level in the general subject areas. This was followed by comprehension level in the professional subject areas. Both the application and synthesis levels were under specialization/major subject areas, and the evaluation level in professional subject areas. There was a significant difference existed among subject areas in items that were under comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation. However, no significant difference existed among subject areas with items that fell under knowledge and synthesis levels
Problems Met by Scholars: Basis for Policy Development
Full text linkThis study was conducted to determine the socio-economic status and academic performance of scholars at Guimaras State College. A researchers-made questionnaire was personally administered to gather significant data. Total enumeration of the scholars for Academic Year 2014-2015 was taken as respondents. The socio-economic status revealed that 282 or 61.57% or most of them had a family monthly income of Php 5,000.00 and below, while 5 or 1.09% had Php 20,000.00 to Php 25,000.00. It was also shown that 268 or 58.52% or most of them had 1 to 3, while only 5 or 1.09% had 7 to 9 family members.
The academic performance of most of them was described to be "very good" at 289 or 63.10%, while 4 or 0.87% were "passing". It was further shown that there were no significant differences in the scholarship programs of the college in terms of sex, civil status, home address, family monthly income, and number of family dependents, while there were significant differences in terms of age, course, and year level.
It was also revealed that there were no significant differences in the academic performance of the scholars when they were grouped according to age, civil status, and family monthly income, while there were significant differences in terms of course, year level, home address, and number of family dependents. It was likewise shown that there was no significant relationship between scholarship programs and academic performance of the scholars, which means that the scholarship programs did not affect the scholars’ academic performance
Cases of Violation of Republic Act No. 9165 ( Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002) In the Province of Guimaras
Full text linkThe problem of illegal drugs in the Philippines continues to pose a significant threat to national security. Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002," enacted into law in June 2002, laid down an extensive legal framework for drug enforcement in the Philippines. The law imposes stiffer penalties for drug-related crimes and allows for more concrete courses of action for the national anti-drug campaign.
The study was conducted to determine the cases of violation of R.A. 9165 in the Province of Guimaras in the year 2006 to 2012. Specifically, it aimed to determine the profile of the offenders in terms of age, sex, and civil status; how many cases of R.A. 9165 in the Province of Guimaras were recorded from the year 2006 to 2012; which municipality had the highest and lowest number of cases related to R.A. 9165; the kinds of illegal drugs confiscated from the offenders; and to determine the number of cases filed related to R.A. 9165 by different municipal police stations from 2006 to 2012.
The study utilized descriptive research. Secondary data was used from the Guimaras Police Provincial Office covering the years 2006 to 2012 about cases of R.A. 9165. Data was analyzed using statistical tools such as frequency count, percent, and mean.
Most of the respondents were aged between 18–26 years old. The majority were male and single. As to cases of R.A. 9165, most of the offenders came from the Municipality of Buenavista, and no offenders were recorded in the Municipality of San Lorenzo during the years 2006–2012. There were only two kinds of illegal drugs — marijuana and shabu — that were confiscated from the offenders. R.A. 9165 cases were highest in the year 2010 and lowest in the year 2012. All cases were filed and are now on trial
Self-Esteem and College Adjustment of First Year College Students of Guimaras State College
Full text linkThis study was conducted in order to determine the level of self-esteem and college adjustment of Guimaras State College first-year students during the second semester of AY 2014–2015. A total of 634 students were reached out. Descriptive correlational research design was used in this study. The statistical tools used were frequency count, mean, percentage, and ANOVA.
Results on the profile of the respondents revealed that the majority were female, aging 15–24 years old, and BSBA students. In terms of high school origin, most of them came from a public school whose family income is below the minimum wage (below P10,000.00).
The study further revealed that there are significant differences in the level of self-esteem in terms of age and level of college adjustment in terms of sex. There is a significant relationship between the students\u27 self-esteem and their college adjustment
Awareness, Understanding, and Acceptance of Guimaras State College Stakeholders Towards It\u27s Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives
Full text linkThis study aimed to determine the stakeholder’s awareness, understanding, and acceptance of Guimaras State College Vision and Mission and College of Teacher Education Goals and Objectives. There were 311 respondents of the study composed of internal stakeholders (students, faculty/administrators, and non-teaching staff) and external stakeholders (alumni, parents, and cooperating agencies) who were chosen through random sampling using Slovin’s formula. The descriptive-correlational design was used while the instrument used in gathering data was a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical tools used were the frequency count, percent, mean, ANOVA, t-test, and Pearson’s r.
The results revealed that most of the respondents were 21 years old and above, female, single, and were BEEd and BSEd courses. Besides, majority of them who belonged to the external category of stakeholders were very much aware, and they fully understood and very highly accepted the Guimaras State College – College of Teacher Education Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives (VMGO). The information about the VMGO were mostly coming from the bulletin boards, and only a few were from forums.
In the level of awareness, there was a high significant difference when the respondents were categorized according to civil status and course, yet there was no significant difference when they were classified according to age and sex. For both the level of understanding and level of acceptance, there were significant differences when they were categorized according to age and course, but no significant differences existed when categorized according to sex and civil status.
There was also significant difference in the level of awareness, but there were significant differences in both the level of understanding and level of acceptance when they were grouped according to the category of internal and external stakeholders. The relationship among the Level of Awareness, Level of Understanding, and Level of Acceptance of the Guimaras State College – College of Teacher Education Vision, Mission, Goals, and Program Objectives was highly significant since it had high correlation
Stakeholders Awareness and Acceptance of the Vision, Mission, Goals and Program Objectives of Guimaras State College- Bachelor of Industrial Technology
Full text linkThis study was conducted to determine the level of stakeholders\u27 awareness and acceptance of the College\u27s Vision, Mission, goals and objectives during the second semester, academic year 2014-2015 at Guimaras State College both in the Salvador and Mosqueda Campus. The respondents of the study were the BIT students, selected members of the community, parents, faculty and staff of GSC. The descriptive research design was used in this study. The main purpose of the study was to determine the level of awareness, understanding and acceptance of the college vision, mission, goals and program objectives of the school of Bachelor of Industrial Technology by the stakeholders
The Macramé Bag
Full text linkThis study was conducted to determine the acceptability and benefits of the Macramé Bag among the Extension Services Clients of Guimaras State College. The respondents were the beneficiaries of the skills training on Macramé Weaving which was offered to the community since 2010 up to the present. They were randomly picked from the different organizations in the community.
This study made use of descriptive research design. A total of 51 respondents were identified with majority (58.82%) having ages 40 and below, 82.35% were high school graduates, and 54.90% are female and are married. Majority of them have income below Php10,000.00.
The Macramé Weaving designs introduced and the choices of colors offered were all rated highly acceptable. The trained clients were selling their products at the Pasalubong Centers, to relatives and friends at the different offices, and other communities.
The respondents have indicated that the Macramé Weaving technology transferred is sustainable even beyond five years. Positive comments relative to the skills acquired were given by the respondents which state that they have refrained from doing vices such as gambling. They further indicated that Macramé Weaving made them busy the whole day, had provided them with additional income, and they were able to buy simple gadgets and appliances at home.
This means that the project is worth to be transferred to communities where the college operates