Leomarich Casinillo

Kindergarten teachers' narratives regarding the provision of care in early childhood education serve to enlighten and engender empathy towards their experiential realities. This study aims to articulate personal care encounters but may lack comparative analysis or exploration of cultural, institutional, or socioeconomic factors, limiting broader re...

Effective master teachers constitute a valuable human resource playing a significant role not only as instructional leaders but also as educational researchers. However, the pressing demands of quality education alongside changing policies call for the need to ensure that these leaders meet competitive standards. Using the developmental-evaluative...

This study aimed to explore transformative shifts resulting from teacher evaluations. Employing a descriptive-narrative research design, sixteen teachers in Bontoc I and II districts, Southern Leyte, Philippines were purposively sampled using thematic analysis on survey questionnaires. The instruments aimed to capture participants' experiences rela...

The current study was performed to give a general overview of the federalist government in terms of the structure, quality, operations, and readiness analyzed based on the view of several columnists and editorials. This is purely a descriptive design intended to discuss a particular topic or issue being studied. Qualitative content analysis was emp...

This research aimed to characterize the various sources of motivation among secondary teachers. The study employed random sampling to choose the sample participants, and primary data was collected. The data were analyzed using standard descriptive metrics, factor analysis, and K-means clustering. Results showed that secondary teachers are motivated...

Job satisfaction is a very crucial correlate for a teacher to stay in their current teaching assignment. This study looks into the significant factors of job satisfaction and intention to stay of teachers in a private school. In addition, the study also aims to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction and intention to stay among privat...

This article focuses on profiling the abaca stakeholders in Eastern Visayas and elucidates their various functions in the industry. Primary information was gathered from a random sample of abaca farmers and other stakeholders through a researchers' developed survey questionnaire. The data were analyzed through descriptive measures and presented in...

The study aimed to assess school-based In-Service Training (INSET) management for the personal and professional development of school heads and teachers of Southern Leyte, Philippines. The study utilized a quantitative approach specifically descriptive-correlational research design supported by qualitative data. The findings revealed 43% of school...

This article elucidated the level of abaca production in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, and developed a statistical model that determined its significant governing factors. A cross-sectional survey and primary data collection were done to gather sufficient information through a face-to-face interview with a random sample of 349 abaca farmers. The st...

This research article aims to give a description of the level of rice production in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines, and determine the statistically significant predictors affecting it. The study used primary and cross-sectional data from small-scale farmers (with 2-hectare rice farms or less) through a face-to-face interview with the aid of a construc...

This paper documents the lived experiences of homosexual students and their identity development in Southern Leyte. The informants were gathered through purposive sampling and were interviewed face-to-face. Data were collected from the informants through a researcher-made questionnaire. A narrative inquiry method was utilized, where researcher-made...

The primary objective of this investigation was to evaluate the various factors that impact the academic performance of students belonging to nuclear, extended, and single-parent families. The research methodology employed in this study was Descriptive Correlational Research Design. A purposive sampling technique was utilized to extract the sample...

This study aimed to explore and characterize the contextual factors that affect academic performance in learning mathematics among high school students. The study employed an explanatory sequential mixed method research design, and primary data were collected with the aid of the adopted questionnaire for quantitative data, and the interview was don...

Studying statistics during distance education is challenging due to limitations and communication problems. This has an impact on learning activities that could be more optimal. This research aims to analyze students' SQ3R level in learning statistics and determine its significant predictors. This type of research is quantitative research. The rese...

Teachers need help teaching subjects in MTB-MLE and other subjects because the language used is Cebuano. This has an impact on learning activities that could be more optimal. This study aims to analyze the difficulties faced by grade 3 students in implementing Cebuano-Visayan teaching and assess the management actions taken by school administrators...

Soil acidity is an important factor in the yield of rice crops. This article aims to determine the effectiveness of alternative soil neutralizers in agricultural land in the form of utilizing the calcium carbonate and calcium oxide content of pulverized eggshells and clam shells. This study used an independent T-test to determine the difference bet...

This research study is conducted to elucidate the effectiveness of the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) Model in increasing students' academic performance in science class. The GRR model reflects this by scaffolding students' learning experiences, starting with teacher modeling and gradually transitioning to student-centered activities and p...

Private schools are working tirelessly to provide a quality education without support from the government. This article aims to evaluate the internal and external job stress of high school teachers in private schools in Leyte, Philippines, and determine its governing factors. The study involved a complete enumeration process in selecting the partic...

Learning mathematics through distance education can be challenging, with the “logical” and “rewarding” nature proving difficult to measure. This article aimed to articulate an argument explaining the “logical” and “rewarding” nature of online mathematics learning, elucidating their causal factors. Existing data from the literature that involving st...

This article aimed to pave an argument that explains the study habits in learning statistics and its influencing factors among students at Visayas State University during the new normal. Cross-sectional and primary data were gathered from an available sample of students using a developed semi-structured questionnaire through a Google Form survey. T...

Burnout on a teaching job refers to exhaustion that leads to depression which can affect the teacher's well-being and satisfaction. This article looks into the level of job burnout and satisfaction of high school teachers during modular distance learning and determines its association at different levels. Cross-sectional primary data were gathered...

Aquaculture farming in the country Philippines has played a vital role concerning employment and food security for every Filipino. This article aimed to look into a piece of information that explicate the factors of aquaculture technology adoption among the 4-H club youth members. The study uses primary data gathered from selected members of 4-H cl...

This poetry reveals God's purpose of a family as a basic unit of our society. The poem is inspired by the text in the Holy Bible in the Book of Joshua chapter 24 verse 15 which says "And if it seems evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the...

Growing scallion plants using organic farming is one of the healthy ways that reduce agrochemicals. One of the interesting problems in organic farming is the right amount of fertilizer that maximizes the growth and yield of plants. This study intended to evaluate the growth of scallions (Allium fistulosum L.) using eggshells and wood ashes as organ...

Teachers are considered committed to their job if they remain in their profession and accept professional responsibilities. This article aimed to investigate the public teachers' willingness to remain in their jobs and identify some determinants that causally affect it. The study employed a developed research instrument based on an existing researc...

The pandemic disrupted educational systems globally, prompting the need for alternative learning modalities like online, modular, and blended learning. The SLCP, particularly within the context of a school in Region 8, integrates these modalities to address essential learning competencies. This research paper aimed to evaluate the school Learning C...

The happiness of a teacher depends on some factors in the workplace including income and other benefits. This research paper examines the relationship between income inequality and happiness among college teachers. The study also aims to identify distinct clusters based on net income and happiness levels and explore their economic implications. The...

Statistics learning in the time of distance education makes students uneasy due to the difficulties in the learning environment and processes. This article aims to analyze the level of difficulty faced by students in statistics distance education and captures the causal factors affecting it. Cross-sectional secondary data were used from a current s...

Sex education is important to educate young individuals that make them equipped with the right knowledge and attitude concerning healthy sex life. This research article aimed to analyze how parents perceive the integration of sex education in the elementary curriculum of selected public elementary schools in Southern Leyte, Philippines. As for data...

Business resilience is the ability to quickly recover from difficulties and continue operating by applying innovative strategies. The article aims to document the resilience level of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Pacific towns of Southern Leyte, Philippines, and capture its causal determinants amid the health crisis using desc...

This study looks into the influence of Farmer Field School (FFS) in enhancing rice farmers' income in Babatngon, Leyte, Philippines. The article also aimed to determine the significant factors that affect the rice income in the aspect of the rice production process under the FFS program. Secondary data were considered from the existing current stud...

Plastic pollution has become a global concern, and the country Philippines is one of the plastic waste generators worldwide. The accumulation of non-recyclable, single-use plastics threatens marine life and contributes to global warming. This study aimed to contribute to reducing plastic pollution and provide insights into sustainable alternatives...

Online learning is a difficult type of educational process due to its limitations, particularly in college mathematics courses. The essential aim of this article is to elucidate the students' difficulty level in learning mathematics amid online learning and predict its statistically significant influencing factors. The data used in this study is se...

This qualitative study employed a descriptive phenomenological approach to explore the experiences of school principals who also serve as teachers in Leyte and Southern Leyte, Philippines. Thirty school heads, selected based on experience, marital status, and willingness to participate, provided insights through a Pre-Survey form and semi-structure...

The study aimed to pave an argument that exposes the causal factors of rice technology implementation and adoption among the members of 4-H club youth in Southern Leyte, Philippines. Primary data were gathered from 118 4-H club youth members selected at complete enumeration. Descriptive statistical measures were used to summarize the collected data...

The effectiveness of a coconut development officer (CDO) is an important factor in a coconut farmer's productivity and profitability. This article aimed to pave an explanation of the effectiveness of CDO in coconut farmers' view and determine its influencing factors. Secondary data were utilized from the existing paper in the literature and analyze...

Students during the distance education were experiencing solitude and depression in their studies due to no social interaction which led to psychological suffering. In this article, college students' attitudes toward statistics learning were investigated, and its predictors by statistical modeling. This study used a complex-correlational research d...

The influence of parents on their children is vital in that it molds a cognitive behavior that will reflect on their academic performance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, high school students have to learn in the form of modular learning in which they were just in their respective homes and their parents were taking the role of school teacher. This s...

This study aimed to elucidate the job satisfaction level and capture its governing factors among high school teachers in Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines. In selecting the participants, a simple random sampling was applied to three chosen high schools in Ormoc City, and primary data were gathered from them. Some descriptive statistics were computed t...

Being a happy student during unprecedented times depends on coping behavior that lessens their anxiety level while learning. This article stresses to explain the level of happiness and coping behavior amid the COVID-19 pandemic while learning mathematics online. The study also determines the different factors of happiness and coping behavior using...

Statistics education amid the new normal faced a lot of challenges and barriers where students cannot seriously experience the logical and rewarding nature of statistics. This research article aimed to describe the logical and rewarding nature of statistics experienced by students in the new normal and elucidate the causal determinants. The study d...

The new normal has shifted high school teachers' jobs from face-to-face to modular distance learning which requires more paperwork. This research article investigated job burnout among secondary teachers in Ormoc City Division, Leyte, Philippines, and elucidated the statistically significant factors affecting it. Primary data were gathered from a s...

This article exposes the combinatorial formula that determines the path domination number in a grid graph and discusses some of its properties. Seven properties are derived regarding the path domination number of grid graphs. Furthermore, some additional properties as direct consequences of the derived main properties are also discussed.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools, particularly in rural areas, employed Modular Distance Learning (MDL) to ensure educational continuity. Modular distance learning is the current learning modality of primary education, where parents serve as parent-teachers to their children. This study seeks to evaluate the experiences of students and teacher...

Students have different kinds of acquisition styles depending on their convenience in the learning environment. This study aims to look into the different kinds of learning styles (visual, auditory, and tactile) among students in learning statistics during the new normal at Visayas State University, Leyte, Philippines. In addition, the article tend...

This article aimed to investigate the unheard sentiments among Mamanwa learners in mainstream education to create a suitable educational policy for indigenous learners in the Philippines. The study utilized purposive (non-probability) sampling comprising fifteen participants residing in Panaon Area, Southern Leyte, Philippines. Since the study invo...

Rice farming is one of the main sources of income in many rural areas in the Philippines. The purpose of this study is to model the different constraints that influence the level of rice farmers' income in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. Survey data from an available sample of participants were gathered through a face-to-face interview consisting of t...

Farmers' subjective satisfaction can be a basis for the improvement of any development programs in agriculture. This paper intended to evaluate the farmers' satisfaction with Participatory Coconut Planting Project (PCPP) and predict its governing factors using a statistical model. This study utilized secondary and cross-sectional data from a curren...

Rice is the most important crop grown in the Philippines since it is an essential food and a source of income for many Filipinos. The study’s purpose is to determine the various influencing factors affecting the rice production of small-scale farmers in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. Using Slovin’s formula, a total of 73 rice farmers were randomly se...

Students in distance education are expected to have low levels of happiness in learning. As such, they must possess coping behaviour and self-efficacy to become motivated in school. This article aims to depict the level of students' coping behaviour, happiness, and self-efficacy in learning mathematics amid the COVID-19 pandemic and determine their...

During the pandemic, submitting students' outputs in mathematics is seldom on time because of a lack of focus on doing their activities before the deadline. In fact, several causal factors cause the students' submission process of mathematics outputs. Hence, this study focused on investigating the factors of outputs submission on time among student...

In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, a direct shift from face-to-face classes to online learning causes various challenges for students. This article aimed to assess the different challenges of students that they are experiencing during the pandemic and correlates them with their profile. Cross-sectional and primary data from 190 random samples of...

Self-efficacy in learning mathematics helps the student to overcome difficulties and challenges in problem-solving during unprecedented times. This article aims to measure the level of students' self-efficacy and its determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic in learning mathematics online. The study considered primary data from 233 students selecte...

The good qualities of a calculus teacher are an asset in producing great results for students and themselves. This study aimed to investigate the different competencies of a calculus teacher as correlates of students' experiences in learning at Visayas State University, Philippines. The study employed selected secondary data from the existing study...

This article aimed to present the role of extension agents in improving rice farmers' income in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. It also predicts the significant factors that influence the rice farmers' income to make policies that might improve the well-being of farmers as well as their rice production. Primary data were gathered through a developed s...

Good economic profitability in rice farming is known to have a positive influence on the happiness or well-being of farmers. This study investigated the relationship between profit and happiness of rice farmers in Leyte, Philippines under the carrying out of Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) in the country. The study employed cross-sectional and seconda...

In any school, creative learning as an enjoyable experience for students signals effective cognitive thinking in the teaching-learning environment. This study targets to explain the level of how creative and enjoyable learning statistics and determine its cognitive factors among students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The study exploited secondary dat...

Students' anxiety is one of the hindrances to good academic achievement due to its adverse impact on cognitive attitudes. This study aimed to ascertain the impact of socioeconomic profile and learning experiences that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic concerning students' anxiety in learning statistics. The study used descriptive measures and e...

Learning statistics online during the COVID-19 pandemic became a challenging experience for most students in higher institutions. This study aimed to measure the students' level of resilience and determine its influencing factors in distance learning during the pandemic. Data from an availability sampling of 129 engineering students were gathered w...

Power sum is one of the interesting topics in number theory where its application in other sciences is known to be wide. This paper intends to stipulate new remarks on an explicit polynomial solution to power sums. Additionally, it investigates the general solution under odd and even numbers of terms and discusses some examples.

A set D subset of V(G) is a dominating set of a graph G if for all x ϵ V(G)\D, for some y ϵ D such that xy ϵ E(G). A dominating set D subset of V(G) is called a connected dominating set of a graph G if the subgraph induced by D is connected. A connected domination number of G, denoted by γ_c(G), is the minimum cardinality of a connected dominating...

This research study aimed to elucidate the significant predictors of profitability in rice farming under the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) in the Philippines. Data from 177 rice farmers in Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines were analyzed using descriptive analysis and econometric modeling. Results showed that the profitability of ric...

Participatory Coconut Planting Project (PCPP) is one of the programs implemented by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) that aims to achieve the increasing productivity and income of coconut farmers. The study was conducted to find out the level of involvement of 145 coconut farmers, from the three selected municipalities of Northwestern Leyte,...

Creativity in learning is an enjoyable experience for most students who are studying mathematics. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented experiences to students, learning mathematics is questionably creative and enjoyable nowadays. This study intends to measure the level of creativity and how enjoyable learning mathematics is ami...

Favorable work experiences are vital in becoming efficient in functioning at a University. Henceforth, it is crucial to determine some factors that might improve the employees' work experiences. This study aims to develop statistical models to elucidate the various determinants of work experiences among employees at Visayas State University, Philip...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were a lot of challenges encountered by students in learning statistics online that affected their cognitive attitudes. This study aims to evaluate the different determinants that significantly influenced the engineering students' level of challenge in learning statistics in the new normal with the aid of a struc...

This work develops a computational platform to evaluate the ecotourism potential of tourist sites (alternatives) under multiple indicators (criteria). Such a platform is a generalized multi-attribute decision-making approach based on the integration of Criteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) and the weighted sum method (WSM)...

This paper aims to provide a new general explicit polynomial solution on power sums of consecutive positive integers under alternating signs. Moreover, it examines the solution under odd and even number of terms in the series and provides some examples.

The study investigated the influence of socio-economic factors on rice farmers' subjective well-being in barangay Tabunok, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines. A face-to-face interview was conducted among 177 randomly selected rice farmers and 50 purposive samples of wage workers for comparison. Descriptive statistics and econometric modeling was used to...

Resilience is vital in recovering from mathematical anxiety since it gives motivation in pursuing despite obstacles and challenges. This study aimed to measure the mathematical resilience and anxiety of grade 11 students at Visayas State University-Main campus as well as to elucidate its relationship. Secondary data was used in this study from a cu...

Employee retention is one of the human resource management (HRM) issues. This study determines the factors that significantly influence employee retention amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employs complete enumeration and uses primary data. After which, the results are analyzed using descriptive statistics and econometric modeling. Results re...

Innovation allows learners to cope with changes and discover new opportunities. This study aimed to investigate the students' level of innovativeness in learning mathematics amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A non-probabilistic sampling of 132 students enrolled in Mathematics from Visayas State University were the respondents. Descriptive measures were...

The COVID-19 pandemic health protocols have adversely impacted the economic profit and business operations of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This study aimed to evaluate the business strategies employed by MSMEs as they are facing the public health crisis in Bato, Leyte, Philippines. A random sample of 200 MSMEs were surveyed using a...

The study was conducted to assess the level of service quality and satisfaction of farmer-beneficiaries of the Plant-Now-Pay-Later (PNPL) program administered by the City Agriculture Office of Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. The study was guided by the SERVQUAL model which consists of five dimensions, namely: reliability, responsiveness, assurance, emp...