Dancing With the Dreamweavers

2021 ◽  
pp. 200-214
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Villoria Hernani ◽  
Ma Rosita Ampoyas Hernani ◽  
Delmo Amfan Dulay
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Narrative Discourse ◽  
Linguistic Group ◽  
Group A ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Landscapes

This chapter revolves around the impact of socio-political diaspora to the concept of tribal-ancestral land, which is sacred to the community and the cultural identity of the T'boli, an ethno-linguistic group. A narrative discourse approach is used to illustrate the tribe's struggles to the existing hegemony, particularly with the dynamics between the tribe and other inhabitants, the intrusions of other values and exploitations of their ancestral domains as explored across a changing sociocultural milieu. In an attempt to provide understanding of cultural identity amidst the changing social landscapes, the authors describe, identify, explore, and interpret the subject. Hence, the chapter provides the worldview of T'boli people and offers a narrative juxtaposition of the three opuses from three different fields. Further research is needed to ensure protection and preservation of the T'boli culture and its identity and indigenous significance within Southeast Asia and, specifically, the Philippines to better understand this land-based culture.

Two Tales of Super-Typhoons and Super-Wealth in Northwest Pacific: Will Global-Warming-Fueled Cyclones Ravage East and Southeast Asia?

2018 ◽  
Vol 05 (02n03) ◽  
pp. 1850012 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Niggol Seo
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Northwest Pacific ◽  
Northwest Pacific Ocean ◽  
Income Per Capita ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of the typhoons generated in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and affecting East/Southeast Asia on the number of human fatalities using the typhoon data from 1980 to 2016 and whether future typhoons, likely more intense due to global warming, will dramatically increase human fatalities. The best-track data and the tropical cyclone (TC) reports show that there was no change in the intensity of cyclones during this time period, nor in the number of fatalities. An application of a negative binomial count-data model of the number of TC fatalities shows that the number of fatalities increases by 1.8 percent in response to a one-unit increase in TC intensity, expressed in terms of the minimum central pressure (MCP), but the number of fatalities also decreases by 0.53 percent in response to a one-unit increase in income per capita. In the future year 2100, a 5 millibar decrease in MCP, i.e., an increase in TC intensity, is predicted to increase the number of fatalities by 9 percent from the present fatality value, while a 10 millibar decrease to increase it by 18 percent. However, an increase in income per capita by 1 percent annually coupled with a 10 millibar decrease in the MCP is predicted to decrease the number of fatalities by 59 percent of the present number of fatalities. A surprisingly high income elasticity in the Northwest Pacific is attributed to the difference between Japan and the Philippines, two island nations both heavily affected by typhoons. The income per capita in Japan is more than 20 times than that of the Philippines, which makes the historical number of fatalities in each cyclone landfall more than 20 times smaller in the former, due to superb historical adaptations.

scholarly journals Design of space for a kite festival

2020 ◽  
pp. 81-91
Author(s):  
Iftikhar Balakishi Abbasov ◽  
Tszin'bo Van'
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Shandong Province ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Chinese City ◽  
Graphic Information ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

The object of this research is kite festival in the Chinese city Weifang in Shandong province. The subject is the impact of graphic support of the kite festival upon heightening interest in the folk culture. The development of a new design concept of hosting a festival would increase its attractiveness and popularize traditions of the Chinese folk crafts. Having originated in China, the kites rapidly spread among the neighboring countries of Southeast Asia, and later appeared in Western countries. Kite festivals were used extensively – from entertainment events to translation of information, and even military purposes. The goal of this work consists in identification of peculiarities of the Chinese traditional folk art with regards to hosting public cultural events on the examples of the International Kite Festival in Weifang. The authors analyze the specificities of logos and event posters of the hosted festivals, and propose the criteria for the analysis of advertising and graphic information. The new design ad graphic support of festivals alongside the recommendations on arranging space for the festival are developed. The research results, designed tools and new concept of graphic support for holding a kite festival in Weifang would help to popularize Chinese cultural traditions and increase its tourism attractiveness.

scholarly journals Protection of monuments as an element of cultural security (on the example of the Liw Castle)

2019 ◽  
Vol 192 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-226
Author(s):  
Michał Godlewski
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Cultural Community ◽  
Cultural Activities ◽  
Total Destruction ◽  
Historical Literature ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

The article presents various ways of defining cultural security, which is one of the human primary needs represented in the literature on the subject. It focuses on explaining the meaning of the term “monument”, which is defined and understood in many ways. The history of the Land of Liw and the Liw Castle is presented through the analysis of historical literature. Furthermore, the article discusses Otto Warpechowski’s contribution to the protection of the Liw Castle, which is the cultural heritage of the Mazovia region and the entire Poland, against total destruction planned by the Nazi authorities. The article reveals the impact that the Castle in Liw has on the feeling of cultural security of the local community, and describes cultural activities undertaken at the Liw Castle aimed at promoting the sense of safety, cultural identity and belonging to the Polish cultural community and a local community.

scholarly journals The relationship between corporate governance and information disclosures: Evidence from the Philippines

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4-1) ◽  
pp. 191-200
Author(s):  
Nunthapin Chantachaimongkol ◽  
Shuwen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Corporate Disclosure ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to investigate the impact of board characteristics and auditors on the disclosure practices of listed companies in the Philippines. This study used a self-constructed research instrument, namely the ASEAN Disclosure Index, to assess the extent of corporate disclosure of 21 the Philippines’ listed companies from 2011-2015, made out of 105 observations. The index covers 212 information items, with three attributes: financial information (76 items), non-financial information (68 items) and strategic information (68 items). An empirical result reports that the result reveals that an audit committee independence is positively significant at 95% level while board size and a number of board meetings held in the year are negatively significant at 95% level. For other variables covering board independence, a number director participation rates, gender diversity, CEO duality, a number of audit committee meetings, a number of audit committee participation rates and quality of external auditors, no significant relationship was found. This study contributes to the literature by offering a new instrument for assessing the extent of corporate disclosure in Southeast Asia region and also providing a novel viewpoint into the relationships between corporate governance mechanisms on information disclosure practices in a context of developing countries like the Philippines. Definitely, the contributed empirical evidence of this study might also help regulators for enhancing the level of corporate disclosure in the Philippines as well as neighboring countries in Southeast Asia region.

scholarly journals Contribution of social media to cetacean research in Southeast Asia: illuminating populations vulnerable to litter

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Coram ◽  
Neil Angelo S. Abreo ◽  
Robert P. Ellis ◽  
Kirsten F. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Sperm Whale ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Marine Debris ◽  
Cetacean Species ◽  
Marine Litter ◽  
Deep Diving ◽  
Marine Megafauna ◽  
The Impact

AbstractLitter in the marine environment, in particular plastic, is a significant threat to marine megafauna. Cetaceans are known to ingest or become entangled in marine debris, likely impacting individuals and populations. Southeast Asia is a biodiversity hotspot and harbours a diverse cetacean assemblage. However, there are key knowledge gaps relating to the impact of litter in this region due the lack of experts to survey its vast coastlines. This study aims to address such gaps by using social media, gathering data from Facebook posts relating to cetacean strandings and litter across Southeast Asia between 2009 and 2019. Results show that at least 15 cetacean species have been negatively affected by litter, with ingestion most commonly affecting deep-diving species. Epipelagic and mesopelagic foragers were most vulnerable to entanglement. Davao in the Philippines was identified as a litter-related stranding hotspot. The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) and pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) are particularly vulnerable to litter. The combination of social media and peer reviewed literature can help build a more complete picture of the spatial distribution of marine litter and the scale of the impact it has on cetacean populations. In this study we provide details of a valuable online tool for helping to understand the impact of marine litter on cetaceans and other charismatic species that are a focus of community engagement.

The Impact of Cash Flows and Earnings on Dividend : Evidence from Southeast Asia countries

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Khairul Anuar Kamardin ◽  
Mohd Shatari Abdul Ghafar ◽  
Wan Adibah Wan Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Earnings ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Current Operating

The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of cash flows and earnings in setting the dividend policy in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philipines. A total of 1131 companies from the years 2001-2003 were tested in this research. The research found that about 38 percent of the sample reported either losses reduced or omitted dividends. In contrast, only 35 percent of the 1066 companies did not report losses reduced or omitted dividends. The results found that changes of earnings is significantly associated with dividend changes for all sample companies. However, the research found that the level of cash flows is not significant in explaining the dividend changes in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. On the other hand, the cash flows are found to be significant in explaining the dividend change in all current operating earnings and cash flows are found to have information content in predicting future earnings for all the sample companies. However, this research can only give earnings in Thailand and not in other countries.

scholarly journals Market Orientation of SMEs in Southeast Asia: An Empirical Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Troilo
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Home Market ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
National Economies ◽  
The Impact

There is a growing consensus among policymakers and academics that internationalization of domestic firms will create jobs and wealth, yet relatively little is known about the incentives for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to undertake this process. I analyze the motivations of SMEs from Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines to engage in exporting in the context of triangulation, which considers the impact of the global economy, national economy, and societal milieu on SMEs. I find that scarce demand in the home market is positively and significantly correlated with exporting, while favourable government incentives are less significant. Significant foreign demand and existing parent–subsidiary relationships are important explanations for SME exports from Vietnam, but not for Indonesia or the Philippines. These findings suggest that national economies are currently more important than the global economy for SME exports in Southeast Asia; my results call into question the ability of governments to encourage SMEs to internationalize via exporting.

Metropolitan Manila in the Great Depression: Crisis for Whom?

1991 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel F. Doeppers
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Great Depression ◽  
Economic History ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
History Of ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Time Specific ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

Despite its Importance, “the exact course and depth of the recession in the [Philippine] Islands have never been seriously studied” (Richardson 1984:208). Indeed, studies that attempt to calculate the impact of global trade cycles, including that of the Great Depression, on the employment economies of the primate cities of Southeast Asia form a special lacuna within the generally underdeveloped literature on the economic history of Southeast Asia. This article opens both research questions by presenting a time-specific assessment of the impact of this international business contraction on important segments of the economy and society of metropolitan Manila, the capital and major port-city of the Philippines. In particular, this article focuses on the depression experience of the large Filipino bureaucratic middle class, of Filipino manual workers in commodities handling, manufacturing, and construction, and finally of the Chinese commercial sector. The article provides a first-cut disaggregation and analysis of relevant statistical data—much of it assembled here for the first time, as well as commercial reports and the contemporary press. The result is a picture of selective dislocation and hardship but one that is at once more variegated and generally less severe than anticipated.

scholarly journals The Impact Indonesia’s Sinking of Illegal Fishing Ships on Major Southeast Asia Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansur Juned ◽  
Galby Rifqi Samhudi ◽  
Rahmat Aming Lasim
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
State Power ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Neoclassical Realism ◽  
Illegal Fishing ◽  
Systemic Pressure ◽  
Iuu Fishing ◽  
Foreign Policies ◽  
The Impact

This study examines Indonesia’s sinking of illegal fishing ships influencing its relationship with countries in Southeast Asia region. Considering that the loss of and damages to national resources due to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Indonesia are so huge, President Joko Widodo has a commitment to no longer tolerate such a crime. The approach of his Minister of Maritime and Fishing Affairs has been to sink IUU Fishing ships which mostly flagged foreign flags. As a result, Indonesia’s relation with neighboring countries is affected. However, the assertive policy of Indonesia did not lead to a commotion among the states in the region. Hence, this study attempts to discover why Indonesia does not find significant obstacles to continuously carry out sinking foreign IUU fishing ships from its counterparts in Southeast Asia region namely Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Statements of the statesmen around the countries and other related documents on the matter are used to examine their response to the Indonesia’s policy. In line with the method, this study capitalizes neoclassical realism by Gideon Rose in which foreign policies are considered a reflection of systemic pressure, domestic political demands (innenpolitik), and state power.

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