The study argues for the integration of good governance principles in developing financially viable, effective and social equity-laden microcredit strategy for the impoverished agrarian reform beneficiaries in Western Mindanao. It particularly examines the program design and implementation...

Although at the beginning of the 21st century, over 95 percent of all countries in the world have granted women the right to vote and the right to stand for election (Ballington & Karam, 2005), gender equality in terms of representation in political structures remains to be a challenge around...

Conflicting notions of “the war” as experienced (subjective realities) surfaced in the study but generated “convergence” as these were correlated with the institutionalized beliefs of war (objective realities). Subjective realities include the victims’ psycho-social trauma and...

Microcredit can be an effective tool for tackling the global poverty problem. Making microcredit work better for the poor necessitates a framework that integrates the principles of good governance in the design and implementation of a microcredit program. The integration of good governance...

For about sixty-five years, the problem of landownership and control of resources continue to be a political development issue in the Philippines - between the wealthy landlords and the poor and landless farmworkers. Agrarian reform is viewed as a necessary condition for agricultural...

The regional economy of Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines is primarily dependent on agriculture, aqua-marine, forestry and other natural resource (AFNR) with major processed products exported to the United States of America, Canada, European Union and other countries in Asia. The region’s top...

Microcredit can be an effective tool for tackling the global poverty problem. Making microcredit work better for the poor necessitates a framework that integrates the principles of good governance in the design and implementation of a microcredit program. The integration of good governance...

This research offers an ethnographic examination of the intricate interplay between political dynamics and administrative processes within public universities of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region, Philippines. Employing an immersive approach, the study uncovers multifaceted instances where...

This academic research manuscript examines the research-teaching nexus in three State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) located in Zamboanga City, Philippines. Through in-depth case studies, this study investigates the integration of research and teaching in these institutions, aiming to uncover...

This study aims to identify and evaluate best practices, challenges, and opportunities in the tourism industry in the Philippines’ Zamboanga Peninsula Region (Region IX). The primary motivation for this research was to contribute to the existing body of knowledge on effective tourism...