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Item Restricted Housing and socioeconomic conditions of informal settlers in Metro Manila(2018-12) Cruz, Prudence Vera Paz I. ; De Lara, Renz Carlo M. ; Tan, Edita A.Item Restricted Effect of changes in oil prices on the incidence of road accidents in Metro Manila(2018-04) Gaudiel, Gianne Patricia P. ; Pabustan, Renz Paulo M. ; Jandoc, Karl Robert L.With the increasing trend of road fatalities domestically, we aim to determine whether road accidents are driven by oil price fluctuations. We used the Metro Manila Accidents Recording and Analysis System (MMARAS) Database, crude prices from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), and local retail oil prices from the Department of Energy. Since domestic oil prices are only available from 2014 to 2017, we made predictions of domestic oil prices of the years prior to 2014 using a fitted relationship of domestic prices to Brent. We determined the final model by eliminating some of the lagged Brent values using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). We then used these predicted domestic prices in examining the relationship between accidents and fuel prices. In our regression runs, we successively introduced various lags in fuel prices and used Newey West standard errors to account for possible autocorrelation of the error terms. The results show that contemporaneous prices of oil have statistically significant positive relationship with the number of accidents. However, the effect washes away when lags are introduced. The regression runs with public utility vehicles register lower adjusted R-squared, suggesting that there may be other sources of variations in accidents for their vehicle types.Item Restricted The effects of household head characteristics, household location and total income on the total number of members in a Filipino household(2017-06) Ame, Maria Anna Regina I. ; Soriano, Hilary Holly C. ; Mendoza, Maria Nimfa F.Overpopulation is a problem that still persists in Metro Manila until now, even after countless studies done on the subject, and numerous policies geared towards solving the phenomenon. With this in mind, we, the researchers, strived to find out the determinants of the household size for the modern Filipino family. We believe it is the crucial first step towards finding out what specific areas should be targeted by policymakers to improve the situation at hand. Using a multivariate estimation method and data from the 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey and supported by different studies, the results of the regression showed that different characteristics of the household head, specifically gender, age, marital status, employment, and educational attainment, as well as the employment of the spouse, the location and income of the household all proved to be significant determinants of household size. The researchers conclude that the best way to tackle overpopulation, a predicament seen in many developing countries, is to focus on education.Item Restricted The impact of different road disturbances on farm gate, wholesale and retail prices of selected food commodities in Metro Manila(2018) Barnedo, Charlotte A.; Famero, Marie Carolaine C.; Reside, Renato Jr. E.The authors of this study are just two of the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who experience aggravating traffic in Metro Manila. This has led them to be interested on conducting a study which seeks to explore the probable impact of traffic congestion on today’s economy. Because of the vast range of economic factors that traffic can tackle, the authors chose to narrow it down to food commodity prices in the capital region. Surprisingly, there are no existing studies regarding this matter which challenged them to find and analyze appropriate related literature for this study. The panel dataset contains quarterly observations between 2010-2017 of food prices (i.e. farm gate, wholesale, retail), gross regional domestic product (GRDP), volume of production, Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and frequency of disasters. The authors were able to obtain the said statistics from Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), respectively. To widen the scope of this study, the authors expanded the predicting factor, traffic congestion, into different road disturbances. In line with this, natural disasters were added since intuition suggests that its occurrence and effects can be considered a road disturbance. Moreover, studies suggest that it can also affect commodity prices. With these in mind, the study’s main objective is to test the impact of different road disturbances mentioned, on food prices in Metro Manila. Random effects model was used since this study suggests the use of a panel dataset containing data on prices, regional GDP, and measures of natural disasters and traffic congestion. Through this model, it was determined that different road disturbances indeed significantly affect prices in various provinces. However, these effects vary on the type of commodity coming from different top-producing supplier provinces.Item Restricted Make a move: what would convince informal settler families (ISFs) who live along Metro Manila's waterway to relocate?(2014-12) Foronda, Franzine Flores; Montesa, Adolfo Aguilar; Monsod, Toby Melissa C.Using survey data from a socio-economic profiling of University of the Philippines Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (UP PLANADES), conducted in 2013, this thesis aims to quantify the factors that may influence the decision of the Informal Settler Families (ISFs), who live along the eight major waterways in Metro Manila, to relocate. The study focuses on non-pecuniary or opportunity cost factors that may be significant in the relocation decision and employs three models in succession: hedonic rent estimation, logistical regression and multinomial logit regression. It finds that perceived risk from floods has the greatest potential in influencing a move, while the value of available housing services has the greatest potential in deterring it.Item Restricted Political dynasty in the local governments of Metro Manila(2013-10) Coronel, Lianca Patrice P.; Yambao, Jose III F.; Balanquit, Romeo Matthew T.This paper contributes to the existing literature of political dynasties by providing a quantifiable and comparative measure on the intensity of political dynasties within the local governments of the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Although there is currently an extensive literature on political dynasties in the Philippines, none have yet quantified the magnitude of political dynasties based on the scope and successions of power of dynasties at a geographical level. We created a Political Dynasty Index to measure the intensity of political dynasties per city through a set of multidimensional criteria: Type of succession, scope of current term, distance between terms, and degree of relation. Using the NCR local government elections results since 1988 from the Comelec on Elections, we identifY the political dynasties per city and score them according to the point system given by the index. We find that out of the 17 cities in NCR, Las Pinas scored the highest as the city with the highest intensity of political dynasties while Taguig scored the lowest as having the least intensity of political dynasties in its local government. In addition, a large weight of a city's score was greatly influenced by only one or two dominating political families in each city. These dynasties continue to grow as they maintain their hold on key positions in local government. Particularly, dominant political dynasties head both the executive and legislative branch of the city, which are ideally meant to check and balance one another. Moreover, officials elected into high positions in local government are found to start political dynasties while in power as they are succeeded by another family member before their term ends.Item Restricted Determinants of teenage pregnancy in Metro Manila(2013-04) Jacinto, Lisa Marie B.; Yu, Patricia Marie Y.; Pernia, Ernesto M.This study aims to identify the different factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Metro Manila. It focuses on the education of teenage girls and their parents. We want to find out whether or not educational attainment is a key determinant of teenage pregnancy in Filipino households. We hypothesize that the more aware teenagers are of the reproductive health issues and concerns, the lower teenage pregnancy incidence would be. Likewise, we believe that if parents become more open with their children about sexuality, teenage pregnancy risks would be minimized. For our data, we conducted a §mall survey of teenage girls currently or previously teenage mothers. Besides education, our survey covered other variables such as age, contraceptive use, teaching of contraceptive use by parents, and the presence of other teenage mothers in the family who are also likely to influence the teenagers' sexual behavior. We conclude with a summing-up and possible implications for policy and future research.Item Restricted The effect of school resources on student performance in Metro Manila public secondary schools(2013-10) Maala, Camille Regina E.; Oliveros, Chev Kristoffer C.This paper aims to study the effects of school resources in the secondary schools of the National Capital Region (NCR) on student performance, notably for the school year 2009-2010. Education is a fundamental need. It is necessary for the educational system of the Philippines to be improved in order to sustain economic growth, alleviate poverty and, improve labor force quality. This could be achieved through heavy and careful investments as well as making well-thought out and, informed policies.Item Restricted An analysis of the employment and wage structure of the five-star hotels in metro manila(1981-01) Almonte, Ma. Teresa S.; Cabrera, Deanna Lynn G.; Arroyo, GloriaItem Restricted Solid waste management: an analysis of the trash situation in Metro Manila(2012-04-02) Magat, Ruth Chrissa; Sarmiento, Eugenio Andre; Pernia, Ernesto M.The fast rising volume of garbage generated in the Philippines' capital has become a serious environmental and health hazard. To gain a better understanding of this issue, this study analyzes the current solid waste management (SWM) situation in Metro Manila (MM) by identifying factors that affect the amount of solid wastes. Our results show that rapid population growth appears to be a main factor behind garbage volume growth in the metropolis. Visitor arrivals (tourism) is a significant factor as well. The results further show a negative relationship between garbage volume and the ratio of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of MM to national gross domestic product (GDP), suggesting that economic growth reduces the trash problem as the capacity to deal with the problem improves. Garbage volume appears to be negatively related to poverty and positively related to average consumption expenditures. Other factors such as' the garbage crisis and the implementation by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) of their trash mitigation programs seem to contribute to the increase and decrease of waste, respectively.