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Item Socio-economic conditions and LGU responses to urbanization of the municipalities of Leganes, Oton, Pavia, and San Miguel before and after the formation of Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC)Acosta, Mabelle E.; Basister, Wina Irah D. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2013-03)Urbanization is a process which promotes economic growth and development. On the other hand, it has its corresponding externalities spilled over from the urban areas to the adjacent locales. One of the management strategies used by the local government units (LGUs) in order to address the overwhelming consequences of urbanization is alliance formation. Limited studies were conducted to establish socio-economic contributions of urbanization to the suburban areas. This study aims to describe and compare the socio-economic condition and LGU responses to urbanization of the municipalities of Oton, Leganes, Pavia, and San Miguel before and after the formation of Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC). The result of the study showed that there is a need for greater collaboration in various areas such as: land use management in accordance to each municipality’s special functional role; water and energy management to foster economies of scale, health services since the pressing problem of air pollution excludes no one; public safety services to establish a functional disaster and crime prevention system; environmental management for sustainable development; infrastructure services for complementary plans and projects; and investment opportunity promotions. Communication and education services need not be further integrated when it comes to managing the externalities of urbanization in Iloilo City.Item Labor market indicators and crime rate in the Philippines using regional panel data regression analysisAbonado, Alexander O.; Legayada, Frentien Ruigi L. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2016-05)Few empirical research exists that study on the relationship between labor market indicators and crime and those studies that have done so, use national level data. This paper aims to determine the relationship of labor market indicators and crime rate in 17 regions in the Philippines using regional-level panel data analysis. A regression analysis has been presented using data from three different time periods-2002 to 2008, 2009 to 2014, and 2002 to 2014. The evidence suggests that completion rates in both primary and secondary and gross regional domestic product per capita have consistent and significant effects on crime whereas labor market indicator variables, such as unemployment rate, underemployment rate and labor force participation rate have statistically insignificant coefficient estimates.