The study is about the dynamics among the actors in the making of the Foreign Bank Liberalization Act or Republic Act 7721. The central issue in the legislation was whether...
Implications of the Forest Charges Law to Rattan-based Livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines
This policy research investigated the question: “What are the implications of Republic Act 7161 (or the Forest Charges Law) as it is interpreted, imposed, and implemented towards sustainable rattan-based livelihoods...
Assessment of Organizations as Catalysts for Community Development: An Application of the Multinomial Logit Model
Agrarian Reform Communities or ARCs are clusters of land reformed barangays primarily composed and managed by Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries who are willing to be organized and undertake the integrated development...
Determinants in Sustaining a Local Information System in the Philippines: The Case of the Barangay Management Information System (BMIS)
Information is important for the executive and legislative functions of local officials. The study determined the institutional and individual factors that contributed in sustaining a Barangay Management Information System (BMIS)....
Community Participation in the Namha Catchment Area Development Project in Luang Namtha, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The study determined the nature and extent of community participation in the planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation phases of the Namha Catchment Area Development Project at the village level...
Lessons in Forging Sustainable Partnerships for Rice Self-Sufficiency in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, and Bicol Regions
In an era of polyvocality and multi-stakeholder partnership, the authors trace the beginnings of an initiative of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and other program partners in...
Perspectives on the Use of Grounded Theory in Social Development Studies
This methodology paper introduces insights and perspectives on Grounded Theory (GT) as a social science research methodology. While GT emanates from the field of education, this paper shows that it...
Theoretical Concepts and Practice of Community Organizing
Community organizing, one of the methods in community development, is a Western concept adopted in the Philippines. The different definitions of foreign and local authors highlight the nature of community...
Transdisciplinary Approach in Development Studies
This paper traces the origin, evolution, and the propositions made by the framers of the transdisciplinary (TD) concept. It reviews the body of work of the various applications of the...
Towards Sustainable Communities and Human Security: Challenges of the College of Public Affairs and Development University of the Philippines Los Baños
The College of Public Affairs (CPAf) in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) evolved as a unit of the University with the mandate to raise the bar of...