UPV Theses and Dissertations
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Item Guerilla movement in Oton during the Japanese occupation of Panay: History and significanceAntiquiera, Remigio G. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1989-03)This is a research paper on the guerrilla movement in Oton during the Japanese occupation of Panay from April 15, 1942, up to the final disbandment of the different guerrilla units on July 31, 1945. The objectives of the study are: to find out the origin, goals, and objectives of the guerrilla movement in Oton; to identify the persons involve in the founding of the guerrilla movement in the area during the Japanese occupation of Panay; and to find out the significance of the guerrilla movement in Oton in relation to Panay's struggle to be liberated from the Japanese forces. The purpose of this study is to present, in a descriptive manner, the guerrilla movement in Oton during the Japanese occupation of Panay. The sources used are published and unpublished materials of soldiers and guerrillas, regarding their activities and experiences during the occupations. Also, the researcher was able to interview persons were actively participating in the guerrilla movement at that time, and other persons who had witnessed the Japanese occupation. The study was able to bring into light the nature of the guerrilla movement in Oton during the Japanese occupation of Panay and its significance in the defeat of the Japanese. The guerrillas of Oton, together with other unite attached to the 63rd RCT, were able to fill the gap in the overall plan of resistance in the southern towns of Iloilo. It was their active resistance that help facilitate the drive of the Americans to liberate the southern part of Iloilo. This, subsequently, weakened the southern defenses of the Japanese and enabled the combined force of Filipinos and Americans to liberate the rest of Panay.Item Dominant personality characteristics of Roxas City elective office aspirants and their reasons for candidacyArdivilla, Gerreon O. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1992-10-13)This is a study on the personality characteristics of City political office aspirants. This was conducted to identify the dominant personality characteristics of Roxas City political office aspirants, to identify their dominant personality characteristics in relation to the position they aspire for, and to determine the reason for fielding themselves to the position they aspire for. The study hypothesizes that there is no significant difference in the dominant personality characteristics of the Roxas City elective office aspirants in relation to the elective positions aspired for. Through the use of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, the dominant personality characteristics of the respondents were identified as (by ranking): nurturance succcorance, affiliation, autonomy, exhibition, deference, abasements, and aggression. The findings are supportive of the hypothesis. Through the use of an open-ended questionnaire, the reasons for candidacy of the respondents was determined. Serving the people of Roxas City has the most responses. Consistency on the response was noted on the questions on the factors that made them decide to run, the importance, and significance of their candidacy. The study suggests the use of etic and emic approach to further establish the personality characteristics of the Roxas City elective office aspirants.Item A study of the performance of the marketing intermediaries at the Iloilo fishing port complexAcanto, Jan B. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1989-03)This research study presents an analysis on the performance of the marketing intermediaries at the Iloilo fishing Port Complex. The following types of intermediaries are involved in marketing fish landed at IFPC: brokers, wholesalers, bulanteros, and retailers. Brokers assemble and dispose the fish of producers while the wholesalers, bulanteros and retailers create the forms, time and place utilities. The results show that fish marketing intermediaries perform functions which are vital in the fish marketing system. Average costs per week were ₱13.67, ₱46.54 and ₱77.26 per tub for the brokers, wholesalers, and retailers, respectively. The average volume handled per week is 4,641.17 kilograms. Cost and returns analysis for all intermediaries showed that the average not return above total cost is ₱2.36 per kilogram. The average total income above total cost is ₱10,953.18 per week. The rate of return to capital, operator’s labor, and entrepreneurship is 14.49 percent. Efficiency of each type of intermediary _ could not be measured due to the fact that the sample size of each type is not sufficient to obtain significant results. In relation to this, a further study that could measure the efficiency of each intermediary is recommended by the researcher.Item Academic performance of UPV Iloilo High School students admitted under the democratized admission schemeApalacio, Reymund D. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1993-04)As its contribution to the enhancement of the social welfare of people, especially the poor, in a poor developing country like the Philippines, a government university like UP has embarked on a policy democratized education which includes the scheme of democratized admission at the UPV Iloilo High School. This paper undertook action research, which is the applications of tools and methods of social science to immediate, practical problems, to determine the academic performance of economically poor students admitted under the new, democratized admission scheme of the UPV Iloilo High School. It was found out that generally they perform as well as their better-off counterparts under the old scheme (with tuition fees).