Publication

Journal Publications

Impact Assessment of the Integrated Coastal Resource Management on the Livelihood of Small-scale Fishers in Cuatro Islas, Leyte. Review of Socio-Economic Research and Development Studies, 7(1), 41-65, 2023.

Impact of Integrated Crop Management (ICM) on the Income of Small-Scale Vegetable Farmers in Cabintan, Ormoc City, Leyte (with Nuñez, Bande, Bellezas). Science and Humanities Journal 17, 33-54, 2023.

Econometric evidence on happiness and its determinants among rice farmers in Leyte, Philippines (with Casinillo). Independent Journal of Management & Production 13(5), July 2022.

Exploring Variability in Vegetable Consumption using Quantile Regression: The Case of Rural Households in Isabel, Leyte, Philippines (with Saloma, Bulayog, Capuno). Review of Socio-Economic Research and Development Studies 6(1), 85-104, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7364622

Willingness to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 among Higher Education Institution (with Acob, Sabanal, Ratilla, Yu, Nuñez, Bellezas). The Malaysian Journal of Nursing 13(2), October 2021.

Adaptation Strategies to Drought among Smallholder Farmers in Southern Leyte, Philippines (with Diacamos, Ramoneda, Tambis, Bellezas). Scientific Papers Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development 21(3), 301-308. 2021.

Local Response and Coping Mechanisms Adopted to Disruptions Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Filipino State University (with Ratilla). Human Behavior, Development & Society, 22(1), April 2021.

Gross margin analysis of selected vegetables grown under protected and open field cultivation in Leyte, Philippines (with Castillo, Ruales, Ratilla). Scientific Papers Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development 21(3), 247-254, 2021.

Gender differences in the coping mechanisms to disruptions brought by COVID-19 pandemic among working adults in the rural Philippines: the case of Visayas State University (with Ratilla, Tabada, Bulayog, Amestoso, Ibañez, Paradero, Mazo, Galenzoga, Verdida, Sabanal, Calungsod). Annals of Tropical Research, 2021.

Energy security through diversification of non-hydro renewable energy in developing counties. Energy and Environment, May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X211013452

Impact of the 2013 super typhoon Haiyan on the livelihood of small-scale coconut farmers in Leyte island, Philippines (with Cavero, J., Cuizon, J., Ratilla, Ramoneda, Bellezas, & Ceniza) International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 101939, November 2020.

Influence of Marine Protected Areas on Fish Catch Productivity Among Selected Fishers in Leyte, Philippines (with Pleños, M.C., Gabunada, F., & Amestoso, N.) Scientific Paper Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development 20(4), 2020.

Investment Appraisal of Selected Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) Practices Among Small Scale Coconut Farmers in Leyte, Philippines (with Ruales, J., Ratilla, T., Cuizon, J., & Enerlan, W.) Scientific Paper Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development 20(3), 2020.

Rising Carbon Footprint Inequality in the Philippines. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 22(2), 2020.

Diversification of Nonhydro Renewable Energy Sources in Developing Countries. Energy, Ecology and Environment 3(16), 2018.

Do International Remittances Alleviate or Aggravate Poverty in Developing Countries? (with Ratilla, T.). Review of Socio-Economic Research and Development Studies 2, 2018.

Survey on Farm Practices of Small-scale Farmers in the Southern Philippines (with Castillo, G. & Ruales, J.). Annals of Tropical Research 39(Supplement B), 2017.

Investment Appraisal and Risk Assessment of Protected Vegetable Cultivation under Leyte Conditions (with Ratilla, T.). Annals of Tropical Research 39(Supplement B), 2017.

Factors Affecting Profitability of Small-scale Vegetable Production in the Visayas (with Centes, A., Ruales, J., and Soria, R.J.). Annals of Tropical Research 39(Supplement B), 2017.

Effectiveness of Public Spending in Improving Rural Development: An Application using Seemingly Unrelated Regression. Review of Socio-Economic Research and Development Studies 1, 2017.

Is Decoupling Possible? Association between Affluence and Household Carbon Emissions in the Philippines. Asian Economic Journal 31(2), 2017.

Effects of Affluence on Rising Household Carbon Emission in the Philippines: An Application Using Quantile Regression Approach, DLSU Business and Economics Review 26(2), 2017.

The Rising Carbon Footprint of Philippine Households: An Estimation Using Consumption Expenditure and Input-Output Analysis, Annals of Tropical Research 38(2), 2016.

Explaining Output Growth Using Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Philippine Agricultural Sector (with Seriño, E.K.), Journal of Educational and Human Resource Development 4, 2016.

Estimation and Determinants of Philippine Household Carbon Emission (with Klasen, S.). The Developing Economies 53(1), 2015.

Rising Emission Inequality Among Households in the Philippines, Journal of Society and Technology 5, 2015.

Can Filipino Diaspora Lead to Poverty Alleviation? Effect of Migration and Remittances on Poverty in the Philippines, Journal of Society and Technology 4, 2014.

Decomposition Analysis of Income Inequality in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, DLSU Business and Economics Review 24(1), 2014.

Decomposing Drivers of Rising Household Carbon Emission in the Philippines, Advances in Economics and Business 2(1), 2014.

Perceptions of Local Communities on Water Quality in Pagbanganan River, Baybay City, Leyte (with E.K. Labonite and B.S. Belonias), Science and Humanities Journal 10, 2013.

Employment Outcomes of Graduates in Selected Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Eastern Visayas, Philippines (with Austero, J., and Armenia, P.), Annals of Tropical Research 34(1), 2012.

Effects of International Remittances on the Philippine Economy: A Cointegration Analysis, DLSU Business and Economics Review 21(2), 2012.

How Do International Remittances Affect Poverty in Developing Countries?: A Quantile Regression Analysis (with Kim, D.), Journal of Economic Development, 36(4), 2011.

Development and Implementation of a Forest Nursery Accreditation Policy at a Local Level in Leyte, Philippines (with Gravoso, R., Gregorio, N., Gerona, M., Harrison, S., Pajaron, H., & Godoy, J.), Small Scale Forestry, 10(4), 2011.

Working Papers

What Motivates Developing Countries to Diversify Source of Renewable Energy. Japan-ASEAN Transdisciplinary Working Paper Series 6 (March 2019). Japan-ASEAN Platform, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.

Do Philippine Households Lead a Carbon Intensive Lifestyle?, Courant Research Centre Discussion Paper No. 158 (May 2014), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

Research Reports

Integrated Crop Management (ICM) to Enhance Vegetable Profitability and Food Security in the Southern Philippines and Australia (with McDougall, S., Gonzaga, Z., Rodgers, G., Goldwater, A., Borines, L., Gerona,R., Labonite, M., Gonzaga, N., Justo, V., Carusos, E., Lonzaga, E., Acosta,R., Tesoriero,L., Singh, S., and Kernot, I.) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Project HORT/2012/020. ACIAR ABN 34 864 955 427 (2019), Canberra, Australia.

Climate-Resilient Agriculture in The Philippines: Climate Risk Profile, Visayas (with Giles, J., Macandog, P.B., Sova, C., Ruales, J.H., Enerlan, W.C., Palao, L.K., Balanza, J.G., Hildebrand, J., and Grosjean, G.) (2019). International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Department of Agriculture - Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture, Government of the Philippines; The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Manila, Philippines.

Valuing the Protection Service Provided by Mangroves in the Typhoon-hit Areas in the Philippines (with Ureta, C., Baldesco, J., Galvez, K.J., Predo, C., Seriño, E.K.). EEPSEA Research Report No.2017-RR19, May 2017, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia, Laguna, Philippines.

Is de-carbonized development possible? Household emissions and renewable energy in developing countries. Doctoral dissertation, Niedersächsische Staats-und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, Germany. October 2014.

Socio-Economic Baseline Study for the REDD+ Project Sites in Southern Leyte, Philippines (with Armenia, P., Bulayog, S., Patindol, T., and Glova, N.), Deutsche Gesellschaft fü rInternationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Manila, Philippines. November 2011.

Technical / Research Briefs

Technical Brief on Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) in Central Visayas (Region VII). Corn-Peanut Crop Rotation (with Loreto, A., Bañoc, D., Ga, J., Macandog, P.B., Traore, S.A., Grosjean, G., Dikitanan, R., Gregorio, M.A., Legaspi, P.E.). (2019). AMIA-CIAT. Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture. Knowledge Hub Portal, International Center for Tropical Agriculture.

Investment Brief on Corn-Peanut Crop Rotation (with Loreto, A., Bañoc, D., Ga, J., Macandog, P.B., Traore, S.A., Grosjean, G., Dikitanan, R., Gregorio, M.A., Legaspi, P.E.), (2019). AMIA-CIAT. Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture. Knowledge Hub Portal, International Center for Tropical Agriculture.

Technical Brief on Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) in Central Visayas (Region VII). Protected Vegetable Cultivation (2019) (with Loreto, A., Bañoc, D., Ga, J., Macandog, P.B., Traore, S.A., Grosjean, G., Dikitanan, R., Gregorio, M.A., Legaspi, P.E.). AMIA-CIAT. Adapatation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture. Knowledge Hub Portal, International Center for Tropical Agriculture.

Investment Brief on Protected Vegetable Cultivation (with Loreto, A., Bañoc, D., Ga, J., Macandog, P.B., Traore, S.A., Grosjean, G., Dikitanan, R., Gregorio, M.A., Legaspi, P.E.). (2019). AMIA-CIAT. Adapatation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture. Knowledge Hub Portal, International Center for Tropical Agriculture.

Perspectives / Case Studies

Coping in this Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: The Case of a State University in Leyte Island, Philippines (with Ratilla, T.) CSEAS Newsletter 78 (2020).

Can Mangroves Protect Coastal Communities from Super Typhoons? Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, Newsletter 77 (2019).