Cavite State University (CvSU; Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Cavite) is the premier university of the province of Cavite in the Philippines. Its 70-hectare (170-acre) main campus, known as the Don Severino delas Alas Campus, is located in the Municipality of Indang, Cavite about 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Manila. The educational institution has ten other campuses spread all over the province.The school was established initially as an intermediate school by the Thomasites, a group of American teachers brought by the United States during the early part of the American colonial period to revamp the system of education in the country. By 1964, the school has grown into a college known as the Don Severino Agricultural College (DSAC). It became a university on January 22, 1998, and was renamed as the Cavite State University.The Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) recently conferred the award to Cavite State University (CvSU) as top performing state university during the annual national conference held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Cebu City, 7 – 9 March. In 2016, CvSU was also recognized as one of the top ten performing State Universities and Colleges in accreditation, capturing the rank 7 spot. The university is also one of the top three performing schools in the criminology program in the country.Since then, the university has grown offering close to 100 curricular programs in the undergraduate and graduate levels. It has more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty and staff from all eleven campuses.
Heteronaias Needham & Gyger, 1937 is a monotypic genus represented solely by Heteronaias heterodoxa (Selys, 1878), a poorly documented corduliid. Based on reared specimens from Luzon, Philippines, we provide a detailed larval description, notes on adult morphology, and distributional data. Adult characters, particularly the vesica spermalis of male and female terminalia, are redescribed and illustrated. The larva is distinguished by a flattened body, 9-13 premental setae, 8-11 palpal setae, a poorly developed ligula, middorsal protuberances on abdominal segments 6-10, and a distinct episternal apophysis. Comparative analysis with Asian corduliid genera highlights diagnostic larval features valuable for taxonomy and phylogenetic studies. Larvae inhabit shaded forest streams and emerge on rock surfaces, showing rheophilic adaptations comparable to those of Zygonyx Selys in Hagen, 1867 (Libellulidae). Distributional records confirm that H. heterodoxa is endemic to the Philippines.
Due to the importance of financial preparedness for emergencies (FPE) in individuals’ financial emergency-resiliency, this study examined the mediating role of financial health (FH) on the relationship between financial personality types (FPT), credit dependency (CD), and financial preparedness for emergencies (FPE). Utilizing Yamane’s formula and purposive-convenience sampling, three hundred fifty-two respondents took part in the study, representing the population of educators from selected State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao in the Philippines. Descriptive, exploratory factor analysis, Pearson’s Moment Correlation, regression, and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) were used to analyze the data. The results of the EFA have identified five FPT of SUCs educators. In addition, the result reveals a low level of CD, a good level of FH, and a moderate level of FPE. Moreover, FH fully mediates the relationship between FPT, CD, and FPE. The findings can be used as a basis for the formulation of a program that will help educators enhance their financial resilience by improving their FH, maintain low level of CD through wiser financial behavior in accordance with their respective FPT, and improving FPE.
The declining productivity of the Philippine coffee industry has been linked not only to farm-level production constraints but also to inefficiencies in post-harvest and processing systems. This study develops and validates a technology management framework for coffee post-harvest and processing systems based on empirical evidence gathered from local coffee farmers in Batangas and Cavite. Using a descriptive research design, survey data from 387 registered coffee farmers were analyzed through frequency analysis, Pareto analysis, affinity and interrelationship diagrams, SWOT analysis, independent-sample t-tests, and cost-benefit analysis. Results show that insufficient machineries and technologies (72.21%) constitute the most critical bottleneck in coffee post-harvest operations, followed by lack of capital, pests and diseases, manpower shortages, and climatic variability. Statistical and economic analyses confirm that while mechanized technologies incur higher initial costs, they generate significantly higher income and profit across hulling, sorting, roasting, and grinding processes. Integrating these findings, a comprehensive coffee post-harvest and processing technology management framework is proposed, supported by quality function deployment, value chain analysis, sustainability planning, and a technology roadmap. The framework provides a systems-based approach to technology adoption, transfer, and sustainability, offering policy and institutional guidance toward a profitable and resilient coffee industry in the Philippines.
The study focused on addressing existing gaps in the literature by examining the extent of perceived factors that influence the tax compliance of micro food businesses in selected areas of Cavite. It aimed to (1) determine the business profile of micro food businesses in selected areas of Cavite, (2) identify the level of perception of each of the perceived factors such as tax literacy and awareness, enforcement of tax laws, tax modernization, perception of the tax system, and cost of compliance, (3) examine the level of tax compliance, and (4) assess the effect of perceived factors on tax compliance of the participants. In this quantitative study, descriptive and explanatory research designs were used. The study utilized survey questionnaire answerable using a four-point Likert scale. A sample size of 385 was obtained using a proportionate stratified sampling technique, descriptive statistics and regression analysis were applied to interpret the collected data. Level of tax compliance, showed an overall mean of 3.19 and a standard deviation of 0.64. The determinants of tax compliance among micro food businesses in Cavite found that tax literacy, perceived enforcement of tax laws, tax modernization, perception of tax system fairness, and cost of compliance positively affects compliance. Findings revealed that tax literacy and awareness, improved implementation and enforcement of tax laws, enhanced tax system modernization, and the financial and procedural efforts associated with taxation significantly influence tax compliance among micro food businesses.
