Publication
Abstract: The Heritage City of Vigan in the Philippines is where activities are enjoyable all year. The Artes is particularly enthralling. This research aims to study the history, evolution, and features of the Artes celebrations. An Artes Festival is a gathering that features a wide range of art forms, such as music, dance, theatre, fine art, literature, and poetry. The study is qualitative, and the research design is descriptive-exploratory. The Artes iti Semana Santa and Artes iti Paskua in the City of Vigan are two pocket events held during Holy Week and December, respectively. The primary goal of the city's Artes is to nurture Bigueńo talents through various cultural learning activities. As a result, the purpose should be to enrich people’s spiritual lives and enhance cultural enhancement for the residents, participants, and visitors.
Keywords: vigan, intangible heritage, festival, community, arts
Abstract: This study aimed to develop tofu-banana peel dumplings and to determine the significant differences between fried dumplings (T0) and (T1) steamed dumplings in terms of appearance, taste, aroma, and texture. An experimental research design was used. A total of 50 respondents evaluated the developed product, comprising students and teaching personnel of the College of Business Administration and Accountancy. Weighted mean was used to analyze the data. Results of the study revealed that the fried dumpling (T0) mixtures were very much acceptable in terms of appearance, taste, aroma, and texture, while the steamed dumpling (T1) was very much acceptable. Significant differences existed between the acceptability of the two mixtures. Fried tofu-banana peel dumplings (T0) produced a better quality than the steamed tofu-banana peel dumplings (T1).
Keywords: product development, dumpling, experimental research
Abstract: Freelancing is an excellent option to augment income. It is appealing and popular among Filipinos, both professionals, and non-professionals. The Province of Ilocos Sur offers a plethora of creative arts-based capacities that may be leveraged as creative business objects. The prospects for arts, crafts, and creative enterprise as a component of the creative economy in Ilocos Sur are depicted. The research aims to define what freelancing based on creative arts is all about and what it includes. The study looks into the challenges they face in their personal lives, professions, and day-to-day lives as part-time workers and freelancers. The researchers used a phenomenological method to obtain the provided responses to explain the lives and experiences of Ilocano creative-arts-focused freelancers in Ilocos Sur. The emerging themes were presented in Theme 1 - Affability. Theme - 2 Resourcefulness, and Theme - 3. Tolerance (ART). To stand out, freelancers must adhere to the right ideals, regardless of the presence of barriers. ART is one of the rising values of freelancers that drives them to persevere in creating their identities in the industry. Further, certain recommendations were also articulated.
Keywords: creative arts, freelance, Ilocano, experiences, profession
Abstract: To realize quality service anchored on the institution’s vision and to fulfill its mission and goals, it is essential that its human resources are competent, meet the demands and challenges of the 21st century, they possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary in the delivery of quality service to the stakeholders. This study evaluated the career development needs of Non-teaching personnel (NTP) as bases in crafting a Career Development Program (CDP) for them. NTP conduct the utmost importance in the academic work environment as they support and assist in an educational organization's technical side. A CDP was crafted for the NTP that encompasses their entire career life cycle. The program starts from the employees' establishment stage up to their disengagement stage. The CDP's components focused on the NTP's personal, professional, and organizational development needs. This study serves as a tool to provide administrative management direction for the NTP. It will help identify, attract, and retain talented and well-trained staff with a long-term career commitment to a state university.
Keywords: Career Development Program, Career Needs, Learning Activities, Non-teaching Personnel
Abstract: The research examined the growth of the festivals in Vigan City via its historical background, the relevance of the festivals, dimensional features, promotional programs, and the challenges and concerns experienced by the local government in the festival'sconduct.The historical research design was used. The primary data collecting methods were interviews, observations, and document analysis. There were 35 people interviewed. This study adhered to and complied with ethical and data collection guidelines.The festivals in the city are the following: the Vigan City Fiesta highlights the well-renowned product of the Bigueños which is the Vigan Longganisa as well as the divine intervention of Saint Paul as patron saint and the rebirth of Vigan into the city; the Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts wherein this summer festival is the goal to cultivate the pride of Bigueños on their unique and historic city; the World Heritage Cities Solidarity Cultural Festival, through this event, a deep sense of patriotism are cultivated to everyone’s consciousness to continually shield the beauty of Vigan’s historical remnants; and the Raniag Twilight Festival emphasized the concept of reminiscing the memories of their deceased love ones and to radiate the positivity of staying vibrant and enthusiastic in the middle of woes, pains,and struggles. The city's concerned offices may offer song and dance festival workshops and trainings for the community, school trainers, and choreographers for the city's festival system. To have a stronger impact, the city should work with national and international organizations to promote and strengthen the events.
Keywords: bigueño, conversion, culture, history, relevance, world heritage
Abstract: Vigan City, dubbed as the “New Seven Wonder Cities of the World” is a place of commendable food and drinks. The discussion in this study focus on discovering the authentic foods originated and found in the city. This study will also discuss ways and ideas on how to preserve and maintain these authentic foods. Exploratory design of research was utilized to determine the various authentic gastronomic attractions that can only be found and originated in the wonder city of Vigan, and a survey questionnaire to determine the tourists’ level of awareness of the authentic foods in the city. Results in this study revealed that the classic and authentic foods available in the city are highly distinguishable marks as they pertain to the uniqueness of the place's rich cultural presence. The city has high potentials to be regarded as a gastronomic destination as evident that food is worth significant in structuring a distinct local identity. Tourists and visitors are very aware of most of the gastronomical treasures in the city. Thus, this is a positive lead for the promotion of gastronomic tourism in Vigan City. Further, certain recommendations were articulated.
Keywords: gastronomic, treasures, Vigan city, authentic, awareness, food destination
Abstract: This paper discusses the multiple perceived effects of vibrant festivals on the city of Vigan. The respondents in this study were the heads of offices of the city government, school administrators, participants and performers, tourists, organizers, local businessmen, and the business owners and managers. A non-purposive convenience sampling was used to determine the perceptions of the respondents on the perceived effects of festivals. The researcher employed a descriptive procedure and analysis of data. Frequency and percentage were used to interpret data collected from the respondents. Study results showed that most respondents thought the festivals had an overall positive perceived effect on the city. Age, monthly income, and occupational status are significantly related to the perceived effects. Festivals help attract tourists, which boosts a city's tourism and other business growth. Amid all the negative effects of festivals, it has a positive impact, which strengthens the sense of belonging and pride, uses festivals as a cultural attraction in tourism, creates city brands, creates community well-being, and boosts economic growth. To further enhance the organization of the city's festivals, such recommendations were also articulated
Keywords: perceived effects, festivals, Vigan City, tourism
On-going
- Exploring the Potential of Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charantia) Flower as a Traditional Herbal Tea (2025), SDG 2, 3, 8 – (AFNR-25-1)
- Tracing Roots: The Historical Origins and Cultural Significance of Surnames in Ilocos Sur (2025), SDG 4, 11 – (ISC-25-7)
- Business in the Communities: An Assessment of the UNP-CBAA Extension Programs as Basis for Development of a Sustainable Extension Program (2024), SDG 1, 8, 17 – (SS-24-9)
Awards
- LOCAL
- Pammadayaw 2023 – FATHER JOSE BURGOS AWARD – February 13, 2023
- Best Paper (Perceived Effects of Festivals in the Heritage City of Vigan, Philippines) – 4th International Conference on Emergin Trends on ESTM, IFERP – December 26-27, 2020
Presentation
- Development of Mushroom-Tilapia (Pleurotus ostreatus-Oreachromis niloticus) Enhanced Siomai (2024), SDG 2, 3, 12
- Lung-ay, Paddak ken Pagan-anay: A Depiction of the Ilocano Culture in the Kannawidan Street Dancing (2023), SDG 8, 11
- A-R-T: The Way of Life of the Ilocano Creative-Arts-Based Freelancers (2023), SDG 8, 11
- Artes: A celebration of culture and ingenuity (2023), SDG 8, 11, 12, 17
- A-R-T: The Way of Life of the Ilocano Creative-Arts-Based Freelancers (2022), SDG 8, 11
- Marketing Innovations and Strategies of Micro-Businesses in Vigan Brought by the Pandemic (2022), SDG 4, 8, 9, 11, 17
- Artes: A celebration of culture and ingenuity (2022), SDG 8, 11, 12, 17
- Career Development Program for Non-Teaching Personnel (2021), SDG 4, 8, 10
- The Gastronomical Treasures of the Wonder City of Vigan, Philippines (2020), SDG 8, 11
- Perceived Effects of Festivals in the Heritage City of Vigan, Philippines (2020), SDG 8, 11
Citations
- Career Development Program for Non-Teaching Personnel (2021), SDG 4, 8, 10 https://search.proquest.com/openview/f0dd7f7d2f6bb07aafb3cae47af73007/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
- The Festival Extravaganza of Vigan City, Philippines (2020), SDG 8, 11 https://vector.unp.edu.ph/index.php/1/article/download/291/268
IP Registration
- Lung-ay, Paddak, ken Pagan-anay: A Depiction of Ilocano Culture in the Kannawidan Street Dancing (2024), SDG 8, 11
- Career Development Program for Non-Teaching Personnel (2022), SDG 4, 8, 10
- The Festival Extravaganza in Vigan, Philippines (2022), SDG 8, 11
- The Gastronomical Treasures of the Wonder City of Vigan, Philippines (2022), SDG 8, 11