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Avila-Goldman, A. P. "Defence and development : a case study of the Philippines." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2016. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10671.
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In the security spectrum, there is a blurring line between defence and development. In both traditional and non-traditional security situations, such as counterinsurgency and natural disasters, the armed forces has been called to respond in ways other than their mandate of physical protection in order to attend to human development needs. How and when this transition of roles happens has been studied and debated. As the main security institution of a country, militaries around the world have performed duties outside of their defence functions. Their tasks have expanded from maintaining peace and order to including nation-building, economic development, the provision of disaster relief, and engaging in efforts to conserve natural resources. Looking at these extra functions, the Philippines armed forces are no different in performing non-traditional roles. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is one of the key institutions, which has been at the forefront of the campaign in tackling these domestic challenges.
To a certain extent, the mixture of economic activities with combat operations has characterised the military’s different campaigns such as counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency. Involvement in economic functions has been justified on the grounds that it is critical to ‘winning the hearts and minds’ of those living on the front lines, supporting the military’s role in nation-building. The aim of this study is to employ pre-determined metrics to evaluate the contribution of the Philippine defence sector to national development, and, in turn, comprehensive security. Whilst the conventional view is that defence is a burden on development, the question this study poses is whether, by contrast, in the Philippine context, there is a positive relationship between defence and development; that is, that defence expenditure contributes to development outputs such as employment, skill-generation and even infrastructural investment. The study framework is anchored to the following policies: AFP Modernisation Act of 1995, and its subsequent revision, AFP Modernisation Act of 2010, the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP), and the National Security Plan 2011-2016. The framework highlights the important security goals of defence industrialisation, internal security, and non-traditional security.
These data were further substantiated and consolidated via archival sources, such as government and company reports, as well as secondary data (e.g. books, journals, etc.).
The mission thrusts of the AFP demonstrate the organisation’s multiple objectives to carry out a mandate to protect the state and the people. The Philippines has a very modest defence industry with few companies manufacturing small arms and ammunitions. Its goal is to be self-reliant, however, issues within the Procurement Law prevents this. Meanwhile, the conduct of counter-insurgency efforts through the IPSP allows the AFP unified commands and field units to support government units and agencies in their peace and development programmes.
Furthermore, the geographic deployment of military personnel and equipment across the archipelago allows the armed forces to respond in times of disasters. Overall, the armed forces has contributes positively to the national development of the Philippines. To this end, and based on the research finding, a number of important policy recommendations are advanced to raise the effectiveness of the Philippines’ security policies.
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Tañada, Cristina R. "The sustainability of credit assistance to the urban poor : a Philippine case study." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26340.
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Urban poverty in the Philippines is strikingly manifested with the problem of street children. The labour of children is significant because of marginal household incomes. This thesis is an assessment of the credit program of one community based Non-Government Organization in Manila. The Family and Children for Empowerment (FCED), attempts to augment household incomes through the provision of low interest loans to women for informal micro-enterprises. The study is exploratory. The results reveal that most beneficiaries have achieved an income high enough to prevent their children from working and give families the opportunity to improve their standards of living. However, limitations exist in the informal sector which hinder the expansion and stability of the enterprises. Also, the cooperative credit program itself is at a critical stage. The study finds an urgent need for the cooperative to implement measures for capital build-up if it wants to continue to subsidize and provide its low interest credit loans to urban poor petty traders and products.
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Maribbay, Annalyn. "The house building activities of the informal sector : a case study in Las Pinas City, Philippines." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=31027.
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House building activities of the informal sector constitutes the acquisition, consolidation and use of building materials and labor that may contravene existing standards, but affords them a coping mechanism to a dynamic urban environment. Studies show that the informal housing sector is largely responsible for most of the housing stock catering for the low-income families.The research aims at understanding the house building activities of the informal sector and is limited to identifying and describing the building materials and building methods employed, together with its underlying networks.
The case study in the informal community of Sitio Pugad Lawin, Las Pinas City, Philippines, found that, the houses were built by its owners with friends and relatives or by small contractors. They used simple timber framing methods, and combinations of indigenous, conventional and non-conventional building materials for the housing elements.
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Chassels, Marla R. "Participatory conservation in the Philippines : a case study in Siquijor." Online access for everyone, 2007. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2007/m_chassels_050107.pdf.
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Quimson, Gabriella Tuason. "Corruption - a threat to political stability? : The Philippines, a case study /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17868.pdf.
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White, Susan Mary. "Sediment yield estimation from limited data sets : a Philippines case study." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332300.
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Adams, Frederick Allan. "A case study of the Elim Farm Project of the Filipino Free Methodist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.
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Pleno, Manuel Jose L. "Ecotourism Projects and Women's Empowerment:A Case Study in the Province of Bohol,Philippines." Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/7309.
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Smith, Desmond. "Democracy and the media in developing countries : a case study of the Philippines." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1996. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/733/.
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This thesis examines the relationships between the Philippine media, class power and the state. It focusses particularly on the economic and political actors and agencies, including the press, which have promoted or hindered democratisation in the Philippines during the decade 1983-1993. It argues that although the role of the Philippine press has been considerable, it has been inextricably bound to the interests of ruling elites who have disproportionate control over mainstream media agendas. To explain this dominance, the study analyses some of the forces within the Philippine state which historically have shaped this Third World country's economy and polity. The thesis then examines how the role of the Philippine media, in particular the mainstream English-language press, developed through the "liberalisation" phase of the Marcos era and the subsequent periods of "democratic transition" and "consolidation" associated with the Aquino and Ramos administrations. It highlights the pressures on the media that have often promoted sectional class interests, including those of media owners, at the expense of the plurality and accountability required for substantive democracy. However it also considers in detail the conduits within the "public sphere" for oppositional and "alternative" voices which have challenged the status quo, and it examines their role in articulating calls for political change during the Marcos and Aquino administrations. The Manila press is contrasted with regional and "alternative" news sources, in a debate on the need for media strategies to represent agendas of the marginalised sectors of Philippine society. The study analyses press reporting of two indices of "democratic debate" during the Aquino presidency: the issues of land reform and human rights abuses. The role of media practitioners and the tensions caused by conflicting demands of ownership, control and agenda-setting in this period of political turbulence are also examined. "Pluralist", "hegemonic", "gatekeeper" and "propaganda" models of the "Western liberal democratic" media are reviewed and tested in an attempt to refine theory in the context of empirical evidence. The claims for the Philippine media's role in the country's democratisation are finally assessed. The "freest press in Asia" is reevaluated in relation to the economic and political interests it serves within the country's polity. The thesis argues that in particular circumstances -notably those of regime crisis - "spaces" may be created in the media through political contestation and mobilisation. Marginalised voices and agendas may then be heard in the "public sphere", though with difficulty. These articulations are, however, relatively temporary and insecure, and encounter many obstacles from the powerful vested media interests of elite actors and agencies. The thesis questions, moreover, to what extent elites actually act upon these marginalised agendas, even when they can be articulated, in a "developing country" like the Philippines. The media are ultimately never independent of the elites who control them economically and politically: their potential role in democratisation is severely constrained by powerful social forces within the Third World state which seek to manipulate them for narrow class interests.
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Shah, Sameer H. "Water variability, livelihoods, and adaptation : a case study from the Angat River Basin (Philippines)." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/55061.
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In the Global South, agrarian households face stressors to smallholder agriculture – a primary livelihood for many. One stressor increasingly documented is the re-allocation of surface irrigation for domestic and industrial uses. This is concerning because the timely, adequate, and predictable provision of irrigation was designed to enhance crop production and protect smallholders from hydro-climatic variation. Chapter 2 of this thesis examines a case from the Angat River Basin (Philippines) where a systematic set of rules have restructured reservoir governance to privilege domestic water use in Metro Manila over irrigation for regional rice-farming. A review of multiple secondary datasets and an analysis of household surveys (n = 124) and interviews (n = 70) in a rice-farming municipality (Bustos) reveals that restructured reservoir governance arrangements now interact with existing effects of climatic variation to undermine the intended benefits of irrigation. Based on the nature of irrigation service change, Chapter 3 argues that on- and off-farm efficiency measures alone are insufficient to protect households from risks of irrigation insecurity. Moreover, access to water alternatives is limited and increasingly uncertain. This suggests complementary and alternative (CA) livelihood activities are increasingly important as risk mitigation measures given irrigation service change and broader social-ecological stressors. All too often however, standardized livelihood activities promoted by governments encounter resistance, rejection, or are rendered irrelevant. One reason why proposed activities fail is because they do not align or overlap with certain CA activities that households are able and willing to engage in (termed here as “decision spaces”). Chapter 3 provides an integrative framework that allows policy-makers to better understand how contextual factors – from land-use regulations to cultural aspirations – constrain or widen household “decision spaces.” The framework is applied to Bustos providing direction for adaptation policy to i) promote CA livelihood activities that are both relevant and palatable to households; and to ii) challenge certain constraints to enlarge the set of activities household could engage in. Overall, this thesis represents an analysis of irrigation re-allocation as one facet of social-ecological change in the Angat River Basin and provides measures for accommodating change effects through substantive recommendations for adaptation policy.Science, Faculty of
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Zalameda, Victoria. "Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Philippines - a Case Study within the Leyte Region." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-254979.
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In light of the most recent devastating natural disaster event of the Philippines brought upon by Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) on November 8, 2013 that displaced and affected millions in its wake, this thesis attempts to look into the country’s status of preparedness and response to climate-related disasters. Amidst the socio-economic challenges facing this impoverished country are the environmental challenges and proneness to natural hazards that problematize adaptation, recovery, and redevelopment efforts for the country. With a focus on the Leyte region of the Philippines as a local case of exploration, the study seeks to explore the role of institutions and actors who are involved, to identify the challenges experienced in the adopting and implementing process, with the hope to illuminate from the data as to why these challenges exist. The research also touches upon a larger discussion beyond what adaptation strategies can contribute, specifically in framing sustainable development for the country. Using a case study research design, qualitative research methods were employed and interviews conducted with various actors to achieve the aims of the study. A theoretical and conceptual framework was used on the paradigms of natural hazards and vulnerability, the three components of adaptation, and the role of actors and institutions. The results showed that institutions play important roles and hold responsibilities in communicating the main objective of adaptation strategies, but is lost among participating actors. In terms of knowledge and involvement with climate-related adaptation, it is an emerging aspect set within the larger disaster risk reduction context. Identified challenges in educating and communicating the strategies often emerge at the government and community-levels, potentially drawing from bureaucratic challenges funneling down to local government units, which are exacerbated by feelings of distrust and strained relations of communities toward the government. Finally, few themes were found from the data in connecting climate change adaptation strategies to a greater role in framing sustainable development in the Philippines. However, alleviation of impoverished conditions and education were two critical aspects for cultivating knowledge needed to promote long-term efforts toward resilience, and thus sustainability of the local people during disaster events.
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Lawrence, Karen Esther. "Negotiated biodiversity conservation for local social change : a case study of Northern Palawan, Philippines." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398422.
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Hynynen, Raija Kaarina. "Partnership in the enabling approach of housing development : a case study in the Philippines." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267857.
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Solomon, Lauren. "The Propagation of Imperial Indoctrination and Modern Day Oppression : The Philippines as Case Study." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-77122.
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This study aims to investigate and analyse certain aspects regarding the current condition of the Philippines. Both of its culture and its polities, approached within perspectives of historical epochs of colonialism and its aftermaths regarding post-colonial discourse. The contemporary society of the Philippines has been deeply imprinted by its colonial legacies and left a profound mark on its culture, tradition and the development of its politics both from the institutional perspectives and international context. This project aims to confront some of the structural roots and causes that contribute to its national crisis such as mass poverty and the persisting oppression that permeates within the society of the Philippines, regarding its national identity and its global status as a former colony under western powers. The context of this project is about the enduring and uneasy relationship between the Philippines and the former western hegemonic powers, Spain in the late 15th century and the United States in the early 19th century, that have assumed territorial border in the archipelago. In which it has subsequently determined and consolidated, however constrained and inescapable, many of the historical, cultural and political formations that have influenced developmental trajectories in the Philippines Society.
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Andres, Flordeliza M. "Structural and regulatory options for an emerging gas industry : a case study of the Philippines." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.409781.
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Bouchard, Karen. "Thirsting for recognition : a comparative ethnographic case study of water governance and security in the highlands of Kalinga, Philippines." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/28224.
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Basé sur une recherche ethnographique de neuf mois, ce mémoire présente une étude comparative des incertitudes, risques et vulnérabilités vécues à l’ère d’instabilités environnementales et climatiques aux Philippines, ainsi qu’aux enjeux contemporains liés à la sécurité ainsi qu’à la gouvernance de l’eau dans les hautes terres de Kalinga, une province située dans la région administrative de la Cordillère au nord de l’île de Luçon. Divulguant, pour ce faire, les fondements et les opérations du gouvernement coutumier de l’eau d’irrigation, cette étude souligne les fondements intrinsèquement politiques de la disponibilité et de l’accessibilité de l’eau comme ressource, ainsi que pour la protection des droits autochtones et le développement des ressources naturelles. Mots-clés : gouvernance et sécurité de l’eau, modalités et processus de gestion coutumière de l’eau d’irrigation, droits et savoirs autochtones, Kalinga, Philippines.Based on a nine-month ethnographic research conducted in 2015 and 2016 amongst three indigenous communities of the Kalinga highlands, a province and ancestral domain located in the Cordillera Administrative Region of Northern Luzon (Philippines), this comparative academic study examines the local experiences and responses to contemporary threats to safe and sufficient supplies of irrigation water. It further provides a detailed account of the constitution and functions of prevailing customary water governance systems and practices. This study, thus, defends the need to correlate water security to governance, whilst insisting upon the importance of articulating preventive and responsive policies and interventions with local contexts and conditions. Keywords : water governance, water security, customary water governance systems and practices, indigenous knowledge, Kalinga, Philippines.
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LeBlanc, Suzie. "Gleaning in Bais Bay, a case study on an informal sector coastal activity in the Philippines." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq22800.pdf.
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Bundy, Alida. "Assessment and management of multispecies, multigear fisheries, a case study from San Miguel Bay, the Philippines." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ27114.pdf.
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Chen, Cong. "China's influence on media in southeast Asia : a case study of the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2020. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/752.
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This thesis interrogates how China influences one of its neighboring regions, Southeast Asia, in the aspect of media. Issues of how China's growing influence extends to media coverage and framing of news involving China and China's engagement in Southeast Asia have been brought up but has not been examined with empirical evidence. The research questions of this thesis concern how China is presented in local reporting in Southeast Asian media and why it is framed as it is portrayed in news media in the region. This research considers whether China's political and financial interests through media ownership, funding, soft power, and other factors are exerting influence on media coverage in Southeast Asia. Drawing on theoretical contributions from the theory of the political economy of media, comparative media systems theory and the theory of public diplomacy, the thesis assesses the situations based on a case study of the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia by collecting and analyzing empirical data from these three Southeast Asian countries. The mix-method approach has been adopted in this study, which includes a quantitative content analysis on the news content of the selected Southeast Asian newspapers, and a qualitative analysis depending on semi-structured interviews with local media practitioners who share their understanding of journalistic routines and personal experiences in reporting China-related news in the field study. Some noteworthy findings have been drawn from the analysis. China has observable impacts on the media content in the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia, limited to certain aspects in relation to China's growing regional power. Philippine newspapers adopt considerably more negative frames than newspapers of Thailand and Cambodia. There are unwritten guidelines in their news outlets and certain principles that media practitioners in Southeast Asia need to follow when covering China-related issues.
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Poole, Penelope L. "Conflict management as an ADB poverty reduction strategy, a role for NGOs : case study of Mindanao, Philippines." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ62034.pdf.
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Fluck, Viviane Lucia. "Participatory communication and community resilience : a case study of humanitarian radio in the Philippines after typhoon Haiyan." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2017. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/64256/.
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This thesis investigates if and how participatory communication can contribute to community resilience in a disaster context. Investigating a longitudinal case study of Radyo Bakdaw, a humanitarian radio station in the Philippines, I focus on two key areas of participatory communication: access to information and community inclusion. I use the concept of social capital in the forms of generalised reciprocity, accountability, mental wellbeing and relationship building as a tool to investigate community resilience. The rising impact of natural hazard-related disasters has seen a call by policy actors to build community resilience. While grey and academic resilience literature frequently mention communication, thorough understanding of it is often lacking, especially on the details of communication processes and their impact. This reveals the need for empirical academic research to contribute to a critical and more nuanced understanding regarding if and how participatory communication can build and strengthen community resilience. The thesis addresses this lack of detail and empirical research, by examining different types of participatory communication and how these may contribute to community resilience in a disaster context. My research is based on a longitudinal single case study of a humanitarian radio station, Radyo Bakdaw, in the Philippines. I use both qualitative and quantitative research methods, adopting an embedded research approach with participatory elements. The case study was researched during two field trips (lasting 10 and 12 weeks) to the Philippines after super typhoon Haiyan, one month and eight months after the typhoon made landfall. Ultimately, my thesis offers new and original evidence on where different types of participatory communication can and cannot contribute to characteristics of community resilience, and shows how participatory communication works in a humanitarian context. The thesis further provides an innovative framework of how to empirically investigate participatory communication in a humanitarian context.
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Ceder, Jessica, and Jenny Johansson. "How does a coconut go ‘round? : A case study of the Philippine coconut industry." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-45228.
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Problem of the Study: Non-traditional, value-added coconut products, such as Virgin Coconut Oil, Coco Water and Coco Sugar, have increased tremendously the last few years and the end-consumer pay a high price in retail for these considered luxury products. However, there is no abundance or indulgence in the life of the farmers and small producers in the Philippines at the other end of this global billion-dollar industry. Purpose of the Thesis: The purpose of this study is to describe, analyse and define the export network, and the roles of the actors, of the value-added coconut products in the Philippines as well as locate the origin of the single or combined problems that have led to struggling industry suppliers, and through that identify possible solutions which can increase the economic viability of the suppliers. Methodology: This study has been conducted as a case study, where the empirical findings was collected during an 8 weeks long field trip to the Philippines. A qualitative approach was adapted in order to create a deeper understanding of the problem and abduction made this possible. Six semi-structured interviews and one in-depth interview were executed. The majority of the data was collected through these interviews, although participating observation was also an important source of information along with secondary data. The validity and reliability has been secured by carefully explaining the methodology of the study, interviewing several different actors, following a interview guide and by separately interpreting the the primary data before comparing them with each other. Conclusions: The study showed that the Philippine coconut industry network is far from centreless. The government and MNCs play the biggest roles in the network, meanwhile the farmers and small producers have a very small part in the export activities of value-added coconut products. In order for the existing inequalities within the network, in both influence and profit shares, to be resolved farmers and small producers need increased support to be able to engage in value-added production, reach collaborative advantage and get access to direct export channels.
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Klempp, Tonya M. "Contemporary radical Islam as a consequence of traditional legacies and globalization a case study of the Southern Philippines." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FKlempp.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Aurel Croissant. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p.87-92). Also available online.
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Vilches, MariÌa Luz C. "Process-oriented teacher training and the process trainer : a case study approach to the Philippines ELT (PELT) project." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274245.
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Anderson, Pamela Kim. "The State and the Legalization of Dual Citizenship/Dual Nationality: A Case Study of Mexico and the Philippines." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2986.
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The purpose of this paper is to address the question of how does the inclusion or exclusion of political participation with dual citizenship or dual nationality impact the Philippines' and Mexico's efforts to achieve the economic and political benefits of dual citizenship from their citizens?
The hypothesis of the paper states that that if a sending state offers legal dual citizenship/nationality with political participation, then it will be successful at increasing the economic and political benefits provided by its emigrants; but if a sending state only offers legal dual citizenship/nationality without political participation than it will not be successful at increasing the economic and political benefits provided by its emigrants.
In order to explore this hypothesis an exploratory case study of Mexico and the Philippines is done to examine the implementation of those states' legalization of dual citizenship/dual nationality. The case study of each state explains the dual citizenship/dual nationality laws of the state and examines data to determine if the state has been successful at increasing the economic and political benefits provided by its emigrants. In the end, these case studies show no difference between the implementation of dual citizenship/nationality with political participation and without political participation and therefore do not support this hypothesis. Furthermore, the case studies do not show any significant improvement in either country in its relations with its emigrants after the passage of the legislation legalizing dual citizenship/dual nationality.
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Chamberlain, Beatrice. "Protector or oppressor? : A comparative case study of internal conflict and military influence in Myanmar and the Philippines." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-421119.
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This thesis aims to test the causal connection between internal security threats and political intervention by the military in states which have recently transitioned to democracy. In order to investigate this, a comparative case study is conducted between the recent case of Myanmar and the case of the Philippines in the 1980s with the aim of investigating how the presence of internal conflict in the two countries has impacted the level of military influence post-transition. This is investigated through a qualitative analysis of the countries’ constitutions as well as statements by political and military leaders in order to investigate how the issues of internal conflict and the role of the military are defined, perceived and portrayed. The results of the study demonstrate that differences in these areas may explain why the military in Myanmar has managed to intervene more successfully.
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Hermosa, Hidalgo Daniel Hernán. "Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics with sediment transport modelling in hydropower reservoir: the Binga study case in The Philippines." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2019. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/19691/.
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The Binga reservoir was rapidly filled with sediments due to an underestimation of the sediment load and the absence of any sediment management strategy. The Binga reservoir is gradually losing its remaining ability to regulate the flow of Agno river as the water storage capacity is reduced year by year due to sedimentation. The sediment inflow is expected to increase over the coming years because the sedimentation that takes place in the upstream reservoir, Ambuklao reservoir, and its associated reduction of sediment trapping efficiency will increase the sediment load released to Binga reservoir. Also, the Binga tributaries, Adonot/Leboy and Bisal rivers, carry very high sediment loads to the reservoir. The Binga reservoir will therefore lose most of its remaining flow regulating capacity and the sediment trapping ability approaches zero.
Sediment management is crucial to maintain the plant as a run-of-river project. There must be provided a safe passage of floods, maintaining a sustainable ability to dampen the peak of the floods as much as possible, keeping the safety and integrity of the dam and the spillway, and the ability to produce power, providing always a safe passage of all incoming sediment loads. It is extremely important to stop the progression of the delta towards the intake, otherwise it can be clogged since the delta is more likely to develop a fan shape deposition pattern further in the direction towards the intake rather than the spillway. An alternative is proposed to direct the sediment load straight towards the spillway. It consists in the placement of a shortcut or canal in the right bank peninsula, considering the flow patterns in the first curve just before the peninsula. Simulations are carried out with SSIIM, for sediment transport evaluation after the implemented design. These evaluations will show if the canal will shorten the distance to the spillway with a straight path, thus avoiding the possible obstruction of the intake.
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Vos, Love. "Comparative analysis of radicalization in the cases of Boko Haram and Abu Sayyaf." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-70139.
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This study investigates the terror groups Boko Haram and Abu Sayyaf. The study starts with the Islamic history in both Nigeria and The Philippines in order to get a broader picture and understanding of the subject. The purpose with this research paper is to study the radicalization process of these two movements listed above. To study the radicalization process of these two movements I will be using Eitan Y Alimi, Chares Demetriou and Lorenzo Bosi, relational, dynamics and process analytical framework. The question this thesis is trying to answer is how these two social movements eventually became two notorious terror organizations. This research paper is carried out as a comparative case study in order to find similarities and differences between the two cases so it can be generalized. The research paper also applies the method of abduction. The findings show that there are many similarities between Boko Haram as well as many differences. But also that specific political decisions made by the governments in both countries helped to further radicalize Boko Haram and Abu Sayyaf.
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Vitikainen, Rudelene Nanette. "Communicating Faith-Identity in Development: A case study of three Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) in the Mindanao Island of Southern Philippines." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22745.
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This research paper is a case study on the identity of three Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) located in the Mindanao Island of Southern Philippines. The empirical data was collected employing qualitative semi-structured interviews through virtual interactions. The research captures the journey of the three local FBOs as they continue to sustain their identity amidst the changes in the development world where they function. Identity is a complex issue, especially when FBOs have to experience the pressure to conform to how the world thinks who they are. So what does faith identity mean to these FBOs? How is this identity communicated in practice?The aim of this research is to acquire a better understanding of these FBOs; their faith- identity and its values; and how faith provides direction for actions which shape and characterise these organisations. Moreover, considerations were taken that faith is manifested in different ways. In studying these FBOs, the researcher was provided with another perspective on why FBOs held on to their identity regardless of the constant pressure to conform to the changing world and the opportunities the changing world has to offer. Moreover, to acquire knowledge on the importance of their identity helps to bridge communication gaps among the many actors in development and to know what to expect in development partnership.According to the modernists, religion will disappear. For the international development actors, religion will be less important as the communities modernise. However, faith is still significant to the FBOs in this research. Faith is not an add-on to the development work they do. Faith is the reason for their existence. For these FBOs, faith-identity means their development activities are inspired and guided by God to have compassion for the poor and marginalised people. For them, faith is communicated in practice by providing genuine care and by being inclusive in their development commitments.
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Karlsson, Ellen, and Maria Eriksson. "Critical success factors' impact on agility of humanitarian supply chains : A case study of the typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines 2013." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-36637.
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Egargo, Fernando Navidad. "Community radio strategies for participatory community building and development : a descriptive case study of selected community radio stations in the Philippines /." Roma : Pontifical Gregorian university, 2006. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb411662241.
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Sanchez, Adriana. "Development of a computer based 1D-2D dynamic flood model. Case study of the Pagsangaan river basin in Leyte, the Philippines." Thesis, Technische Universität München, 2011.
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Floods are among the most devastating events that affect primarily tropical, archipelagic countries such as the Philippines. With the current predictions of climate change set to include rising sea levels, intensification of typhoon strength and a general increase in the mean annual precipitation throughout the Philippines, it has become paramount to prepare for the future so that the increased risk of floods on the country does not translate into more economic and human loss. Field work and data gathering was done within the framework of an internship at the former German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in cooperation with the Local Government Unit of Ormoc City, Leyte, The Philippines, in order to develop a dynamic computer based flood model for the basin of the Pagsangaan River. To this end, different geo-spatial analysis tools such as PCRaster and ArcGIS, hydrological analysis packages and basic engineering techniques were assessed and implemented. The aim was to develop a dynamic flood model and use the development process to determine the required data, availability and impact on the results as case study for flood early warning systems in the Philippines. The hope is that such projects can help to reduce flood risk by including the results of worst case scenario analyses and current climate change predictions into city planning for municipal development, monitoring strategies and early warning systems. The project was developed using a 1D-2D coupled model in SOBEK (Deltares Hydrological modelling software package) and was also used as a case study to analyze and understand the influence of different factors such as land use, schematization, time step size and tidal variation on the flood characteristics. Several sources of relevant satellite data were compared, such as Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) from ASTER and SRTM data, as well as satellite rainfall data from the GIOVANNI server (NASA) and field gauge data. Different methods were used in the attempt to partially calibrate and validate the model to finally simulate and study two Climate Change scenarios based on scenario A1B predictions. It was observed that large areas currently considered not prone to floods will become low flood risk (0.1-1 m water depth). Furthermore, larger sections of the floodplains upstream of the Lilo- an’s Bridge will become moderate flood risk areas (1 - 2 m water depth). The flood hazard maps created for the development of the present project will be presented to the LGU and the model will be used to create a larger set of possible flood prone areas related to rainfall intensity by GTZ’s Local Disaster Risk Management Department and to study possible improvements to the current early warning system and monitoring of the basin section belonging to Ormoc City; recommendations about further enhancement of the geo-hydro-meteorological data to improve the model’s accuracy mainly on areas of interest will also be presented at the LGU.
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Tomlin, Steve, and n/a. "A reformulation of ELT curricula through a critique of established theoretical models and a case study of the ELT curriculum at De La Salle University, Manila." University of Canberra. Education, 1990. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061109.151258.
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This thesis undertakes a reformulation of ELT curricula by means of a
critique of established theoretical models and a case study of the ELT
curriculum at De La Salle University (DLSU), Manila.
The thesis proceeds in accordance with the precise that a sound
theoretical and philosophical perspective is crucial to any task of
curriculum development and criticism and thus derives a theoretical/
philosophical perspective from a consideration of ELT in the context of
the philosophy of education and linguistic, applied linguistic,
sociolinguistic, learning and curriculum theories.
The argument is presented that any model of language as communication
derived from linguistics and applied linguistics is not amenable to
translation into descriptive rules of 'use' and hence a pedagogic grammar.
Such theoretical perspectives, in only deriving partial models of 'use',
are largely inadequate in the context of a concern with language teaching.
Input from cognitive learning theory however suggests that teaching
language as communication requires a curriculum approach focusing on
'open' communicative procedures rather than systematic techniques premised
on language description and exemplified by a syllabus-based structure. It
is thus argued that communicative language teaching requires 'open',
methodology-based procedures that provide a markedly subordinated role for
syllabus. The advocated form of communicative language curriculum is thus
described as employing an 'open' rather than a 'closed-system') approach.
It is also maintained that the ELT debate on communicative curricula has
largely ignored crucial issues in curriculum theory and the philosophy of
education - especially the distinction between 'education' and 'training'.
This theoretical debate enables the derivation of a revised taxonomy of
language curricula to replace the orthodox dichotomy into General English
and ESP. The argument is presented that there are essentially two
approaches to the curriculum - closed-system and open approaches - and
that within each approach there are two curriculum types. Through revised
definitions, the intents of 6E and ESP curricula are distinguished and a
new taxonomy of four possible curriculum types, including that of a
Focused English Learning (FED curriculum, presented.
The principles derived from the theoretical discussion and reformulated
taxonomy enable an 'illuminative' case study investigation of an example
curriculum: the ostensibly English for Specific Purposes (ESP) curriculum
for Engineers employed at DLSU. This case study, by examining curriculum
justification and intent and illuminating the nature of the problem at the
university, illustrates, by example, aspects of the reformulated taxonomy.
The case study findings detail crucial aspects of the interface between
theory and local practice and expose the curriculum at DLSU as inherently
contradictory, based on an inaccurate notion of ESP, and principally
concerned with the pursuit of broadly educational aims through a mainly
training-based, closed-system and non-communicative curriculum.
The thesis concludes by proposing that the orthodox dichotomy between GE
and ESP curricula is inappropriate and fails to reflect the various and
possible forms of curricular intent. This has been a consequence of a
theoretical emphasis on linguistics and sociolinguistics and an inadequate
consideration of the philosophy of education and learning and curriculum
theories. The inadequacy of the established dichotomy has led to
confusion in application (as demonstrated through the case study) that
could be avoided through the adoption of the reformulated taxonomy.
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Johansson, Linnéa. "Child prostituion in Southeast Asia : A qualitative case study on the factors that contributes to child prostitution in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and The Philippines." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-70118.
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This study researches the issue of child prostitution in the Southeast Asia region. Child prostitution is a horrible phenomenon which is affecting millions of children worldwide and lives on despite the world’s knowledge about it and a lot of actors fighting to end it. The study is questioning which factors that contributes to child prostitution in four different countries and the conclusion will show which factors that are present in all these countries. The study is an abductive qualitative desk study with the method of structured focused comparison. The method was used by asking the same questions to the different cases for the purpose of finding similarities between them. The method by George and Bennet (2005) is especially used when the aim is to conclude a possible systematic comparison of different cases. The research is based on primary, secondary and tertiary sources, most of them being peer-reviewed texts but some sources from media is used when looking for relevant events and numbers. The findings have been analyzed by an own created analytical framework, which was formed from earlier research findings and conclusion and were later tested on the different cases. This was done to establish which factors that drives child prostitution the countries have in common. The analysis of the findings in this study suggest that there are various factors contributing to child prostitution, both cultural, political, socioeconomic and environmental. The countries problem with high corruption, norms and traditions posing women as subservient to men, widespread poverty and frequently natural disasters are all factors that contributes to child prostitution.
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Jenneke, Cindy A. N. "The effect of dietary patterns on risk factors for CHD : a comparative study of students residing at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies in the Philippines." Thesis, Link to online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/554.
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Bogg, Anna. "China and India as humanitarian donors : A regional case study in Southeast Asia." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-280950.
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Elvinia, Jose D. "The present state of small-scale enterprises in the Philippines under the framework of the national SME development agenda: a case study in Zamboanga City." Graduate School of International Development. Nagoya University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/6142.
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Steckler, Larry Jerome. "The United States government withdrawal and subsequent closure of the United States naval complex at Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines : a management case study." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/24085.
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Rola, Armand Christopher Casiple. "A comparative study of farmers' disaster coping capacities and the impacts of agricultural insurance : a case from Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and Laguna Province, Republic of the Philippines." Thesis, https://doors.doshisha.ac.jp/opac/opac_link/bibid/BB13153218/?lang=0, 2021. https://doors.doshisha.ac.jp/opac/opac_link/bibid/BB13153218/?lang=0.
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The primary objective of this dissertation was to seek an answer to the question of how agricultural insurance can potentially be an effective and efficient coping mechanism so that the poorest of the poor in isolated rural areas can avoid falling into the poverty trap amid rising global natural disasters in the most exposed region of East Asia and the Pacific. Observations in the field were conducted to investigate the disaster experiences and characterization, coping strategies, but the main focus was on farmer experience on agricultural insurance in two types of elevation (lowland and upland) and program implementation of the insurance providers in the developed country of Japan and the Philippines as a representation of the developing world.博士(現代アジア研究)
Doctor of Philosophy in Contemporary Asian Studies
同志社大学
Doshisha University
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de, Harder Charlotte J. H. B. "Polylateralism in Sustainable Development Diplomacy : A Case Study of the Embassy of the Netherlands and the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-397371.
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The rise of global challenges, such as climate change, is pushing global governance to evolve. In result thereof, the traditionally state-centric diplomatic sphere is experiencing an increasing number of non-state actors entering the arena. Geoffrey Wiseman (1999) describes this phenomenon as the shift from traditionally bilateral and multilateral diplomacy to polylateral diplomacy. This study looks at how non-state actors can be fitted in frontline diplomacy in relation to sustainable development. By means of a qualitative, inductive case study of the Dutch embassy in the Philippines, it looks at how state actors perceive this non-state actor inclusion by means of data triangulation: a document analysis, semi-structured interviews and participant-observation. In particular, it zooms in on a specific example of multi-stakeholder partnership, which Sustainable Development Goals 17.16 and 17.17 hail as a tool for sustainability: the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan. Through the theoretical lenses of collaborative governance and the function-sensitive approach, this thesis concludes that the functions non-state actors can fulfil in the diplomatic activities of global governance vary depending on the three contingencies of time, trust and interdependence.
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Kampenhuber, Lukas [Verfasser], and Björn [Akademischer Betreuer] Vollan. "Disaster resilience and causal linkages between natural disasters and human behavior: A longitudinal case study with victims of typhoon Yolanda in Panay, Philippines / Lukas Kampenhuber ; Betreuer: Björn Vollan." Marburg : Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1203237928/34.
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Hovmöller, Nils Hannes. "Vulnerability and polycentricity when climate ambitions are contrasting : A comparative case-study of the NDCs of the Philippines and Russia on the content and roles of vulnerability and multilevel governance." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-444116.
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Fernandez, Cheryl Joy Jardiolin. "Marine protected area : a case study in north-easter Iloilo, Philippines : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Economics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand." Massey University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1250.
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Marine Protected Area (MPA), as a fisheries management tool has been promoted by both national and local conservationists and has provided de facto illustrations of integrated coastal management (ICM) in the Philippines. However, conflict is inevitable in the implementation of public policy such as the MPA because of contrasting objectives and expectations from various stakeholders. Coupled with non-human (e.g. MPA size) and human (e.g. mismanagement) threats, conflict becomes a hindrance to MPA effectivity. In the Philippines alone, only 10-20% of the 500 MPAs are attaining their objectives. This study presents an overview of MPA management and examines the interaction between the civil society and market forces of institutional arrangements in the case of North-Eastern Iloilo (NI) in the Philippines. It discusses overall scenarios that resemble conflict between various national, local and international sectors, assessing MPA success factors and the expected implications from such implementation. Results from key informant, focus-group discussion and social survey show that there are problems on MPA management in the region. Using data and strategic analyses, it presents that minimisation of conflicts amongst actors should be the primary goal of the NI municipalities. In addition, MPA size and membership to organisations are also significant factors of success. Moreover, the analysis from a simple correlation to complex Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) conclude that information on MPA regulation does not directly contribute to the improvement in MPA management. It implies that a focus on informing stakeholders about the benefits of having an MPA and its regulations is ineffective. The focus should be on the reduction of conflict between economic actors - for free riding problems are currently occurring, thus minimising conflict by conflict resolution and proper incentives. However, there are still remaining challenges on MPA management, for not all factors are incorporated on this study. The challenge now is on how to identify the remaining factors and integrate them into policies and implementations to improve the overall condition of coastal communities.
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Anwar, Deka. "Path to Dominance - Disaggregating Intra-rebel Conflict between Parent and Splinter Group in Separatist Insurgency : Case Study of Moro National Liberation Front - Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the Philippines, and Karen National Union - Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in Burma." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-303345.
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Common beliefs posit that rebel fragmentation and the emergence of splinter groups are often associated with intra-rebel violence. However, empirical evidence suggests that it is not always the case: there are cases of non-lethal competition between parent and splinter groups across time and terrain. This study explores the cause of lethal and non-lethal conflict between parent and splinter group that represent ethno-nationalist identity. By using theories of rational choice and outbidding strategy, I argue that lethal intra-rebel conflict are less likely when there is a balanced distribution of power between parent and splinter groups, subsequent to organizational fragmentation. This is because intra-rebel conflict against formidable opponents is costly. Further, it presents an existential threat in the event of counterinsurgency or retaliation. Thus, it is expected that rebel groups are more likely to employ non-lethal outbidding strategy in order to become the sole representation of their ethnic group. Using the method of structured focused comparison, this hypothesis is tested by comparing Moro insurgencies in Philippines and Karen insurgencies in Burma. The main finding demonstrates partial support to the causality of distribution power to the lethality of outbidding strategies. In addition, the empirical analysis also shows state intervention and social ties as influencing lethal intra-rebel conflict.
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Sorbara, Lucas. "Conservation, development and the making of the upland environment, a Philippine case study." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ36533.pdf.
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Astvik, Elin, and Amanda Andersson. "Filipino nurses’ experiences of nursing in the public health care settings in the Philippines : A qualitative interview study." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-7571.
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Background: The Philippines gained independency year 1946. Health services in the country were decentralized year 1991 and was moved from a national level to local government. The public health care system still appears obscure among the growing population and concerns over the public health care settings’ accessibility and quality remain. Religion is significant for the 95 percent Christians who lives in the country and the population obtain a deep faith in God. As the leading exporter of health workforce, nurses that remain in the public health care setting face challenges of workload in a challenging work environment. This study has been made to obtain deeper understanding of Filipino nurses’ experiences of practicing nursing in the public health care settings in the Philippines. Aim: The aim was to describe Filipino nurses’ experiences of practice nursing in the public health care settings in the Philippines. Method: The design is a descriptive qualitative interview study consisting of semi-structured interviews with nine nurses in Palawan, Philippines. The material was analyzed using qualitative content analysis with an inductive approach. Result: Nurses in this study experience challenges caused by lack of resources and restricted budget. This results in an increased workload and an inadequate nurse to patient ratio which in order create experiences of threatened patient’s safety. Nurses experience feelings of insufficiency in the profession and therefore, have an increased risk of burnout and errors. Discussion: The discussion addresses nurses’ challenges of practice nursing in public health care settings. The nurses are not able to deliver the care they want due to an oppressive workload and time constraint which in order affect the interaction with patients. Several nurses’ experience patient safety being threatened and mention their way of practicing nursing as unsafe which cause feelings of being helpless and insufficient among the nurses in this study. Christianity plays a significant role for the participants in practicing nursing. Nurses coming on and off shifts have daily prayers together which is experienced as energizing for the nurses, as they find strength and wisdom through the beliefs in God.
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Bedore, Jennifer Lauren. "Revisiting irrigation management transfer : a case study of a Philippine municipality’s experience in transferring irrigation management to farmer associations." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33879.
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There is a lack of data and analysis relating to implementation processes and impacts for Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT), particularly at the community level. This is despite the fact that IMT has become one of the most popular trends in irrigation management worldwide.
This research fills key gaps in knowledge about IMT in practice, specifically with respect to: (1) the different approaches being used, the constraints to implementation, the impacts on all stakeholders; and (2) the suitability of IMT in different social, political and economic settings, through a case study analysis of the municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippines.
Based on a review of literature focused on the works of the leading experts in IMT, seven 'best practices', with respect to the implementation of IMT, are formulated. Through semi-structured interviews and data collection, the implementation of IMT in Plaridel is then evaluated against these seven 'best practices'.
It is found that all seven of the 'best practices' are not currently operational in the municipality and that as a result, there is an extremely high likelihood that Plaridel's farms and Irrigation Associations (IAs) will not be viable in the near future. The main reasons for this being the absence of clearly recognized and sustainable water rights and service and insufficient financial resources provided by the implementing irrigation agency, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). This study argues that this scenario is likely because NIA is implementing IMT solely to reduce its own financial costs in operating and maintaining Plaridel's irrigation systems and not to improve productivity or the livelihoods of Plaridel's farmers.
Plaridel is a cautionary tale to any government that is planning to implement IMT, as it shows how IMT is no quick fix to a financially unviable Irrigation Agency or agricultural sector. Rather it is a difficult, painstaking process that requires substantial financing and commitment.
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Todd, Maurice L. "Rhetoric or reality : US counterinsurgency policy reconsidered." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6431.
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This study explores the foundations of US counterinsurgency policy and doctrine in order to better understand the main historical influences on that policy and doctrine and how those influences have informed the current US approach to counterinsurgency. The results of this study indicate the US experience in counterinsurgency during the Greek Civil War and the Huk Rebellion in the Philippines had a significant influence on the development of US counterinsurgency policy and doctrine following World War II through the Kennedy presidency. In addition, despite a major diversion from the lessons of Greece and the Philippines during the Vietnam War, the lessons were re-institutionalized in US counterinsurgency policy and doctrine following the war and continue to have significant influence today, though in a highly sanitized and, therefore, misleading form. As a result, a major disconnect has developed between the “rhetoric and reality” of US counterinsurgency policy. This disconnect has resulted from the fact that many references that provide a more complete and accurate picture of the actual policies and actions taken to successfully defeat the insurgencies have remained out of the reach of non-government researchers and the general public. Accordingly, many subsequent studies of counterinsurgency overlook, or only provide a cursory treatment of, aspects that may have had a critical impact on the success of past US counterinsurgency operations. One such aspect is the role of US direct intervention in the internal affairs of a supported country. Another is the role of covert action operations in support of counterinsurgency operations. As a result, the counterinsurgency policies and doctrines that have been developed over the years are largely based on false assumptions, a flawed understanding of the facts, and a misunderstanding of the contexts concerning the cases because of misleading, or at least seriously incomplete, portrayals of the counterinsurgency operations.
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Lam, Ka Ian. "No (wo)man is an island, entire of itself:a comparative study of Cape Verdean and Filipina migrant women." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12784.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Estudos AfricanosA migração tem ganho novos significados e expressões nas últimas décadas. Cabo Verde e as Filipinas possuem diásporas grandes em relação à sua população. Este estudo tenta aproximar dois mundos e olhar para fenómenos semelhantes num quadro maior. Este trabalho aborda as migrações femininas contemporâneas caboverdiana e filipina numa perspetiva comparativa. Segue uma orientação transnational e adota o enquadramento analítico transnacional. Problematiza a associação entre mulheres migrantes e a incapacidade de efetivamente negociar laços antigos e formar relações novas. É objetivo deste estudo investigar como as mulheres migrantes caboverdianas e filipinas vivem, definem, e negoceiam os seus relacionamentos com pessoas e lugares, dada a configuração transnacional da migração contemporânea. Nele argumento que elas reavaliam as suas relações e se apropriam delas seguindo ideias e critérios específicos resultantes das suas experiências migratórias. O meu estudo sugere que as mulheres migrantes são sujeitas histórica, social e culturalmente situadas, capazes de cultivar vínculos significativos. Elas não só possuem a capacidade de desenvolver relações significativas, mas estão também aptas a navegar um mar de identidades e pertenças múltiplas e sobrepostas.
Migration has gained new expressions and acquired new meanings in recent decades. Cape Verde and the Philippines have large diasporas in relation to their population. This study attempts to bring two worlds closer and view similar phenomena in a wider context. It explores contemporary Cape Verdean and Filipina female migrations in a comparative perspective. It is a transnational-oriented research guided by the analytical framework of transnationalism. It problematizes the association between migrant women and the inability to effectively manage old ties and form new bonds. It is my objective to discuss how Cape Verdean and Filipina migrant women live, define and negotiate their relationships with people and places, given the transnational configuration of contemporary migration. I argue that they reassess and appropriate these relationships with reference to distinct ideas and criteria resulting from their migratory experiences. My study suggests that migrant women are historically, socially and culturally situated subjects. Not only do they share the capacity to forge meaningful relationships, but they also navigate through a sea of multiple and overlapping identities and belongings.
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McAuley, David. "Paul's use of scripture in Philippians 2:10-16 : a case study in the use of rhetorical situation to constrain the interpretation of a cluster of intertextual allusions." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2011. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=165984.
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This dissertation describes the results of an investigation into why and how Paul uses Scripture in Phil. 2:10-16. The purpose of the study has been to test the suggestion that a cluster of tacit references to specific books of the OT embedded by Paul in Phil. 2:10-16 functions as a group of literary allusions that are integral or foundational to his epistolary argument. Hence, in chapter one we outline the need for our investigation and critique representative views of how Scripture’s presence and function in Paul’s letters have been understood in recent scholarship. In chapter two we investigate an appropriate foundation for our own analysis by examining several theories from the field of literary and rhetorical criticism. We explore Lloyd Bitzer’s model of rhetorical situation for its suitability in interpreting Philippians as functional argumentation, written to correct a specific issue. We also analyse the intertextual theory advanced by Michael Riffaterre as a convention for reading texts containing successive, embedded fragments of other texts. His theory accounts for a text and its embedded fragments as a transformation of a pre-existent determinate structure – the matrix. We will use Bitzer’s and Riffaterre’s theories as the framework for constructing the matrix or rhetorical situation for Philippians and explicating the presence and function of successive fragments of OT texts in Phil. 2:10-16. Then we investigate Ziva Ben- Porat’s four-stage process of actualising a literary allusion. We will use her theory to distinguish the denoting and connoting functions of allusion, and adopt her typology for the interpretation of literary allusions in Phil. 2:10-16. In chapter three, we conduct a rhetoricalexegetical analysis of Phil. 1:27-3:21 with a view to constructing the rhetorical situation and propose a hypothetical historical situation which prompted composition. We interact with several NT scholars, challenging the dominant interpretations of key passages, before offering our own. In chapter four, we build on chapters two and three by using the theories of rhetorical situation, intertextuality and allusion to test for the presence and functioning of Scripture in Phil. 2:10-16. We propose a writing convention for Paul and conclude that he uses Scripture because he is addressing a recurring rhetorical situation which shares “world components” with Philippians.