The Linguistic Diversity and Ideology in the Linguistic Landscape of the Coffee Capital of the Philippines by Larry Ambion

“…It is also claimed that the town's business and tourism, rather than the preservation of its indigenous culture, are the primary driving forces determining Amadeo's spatial practice, symbolic construction, and language ideology as the coffee capital of the Philippines. …”
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Transnational Practices and Migrant Capital: The Case of Filipino Women in Iceland by Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir

“…The study shows that this mobilization is not only affected by structural factors in Iceland, such as racialization, but also by economic position and cultural capital in the Philippines.…”
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Des déplacements à la stratification des mobilités ? L’expérience du métro à Manille by Catherine Guéguen

“…The 1984 entry into service of elevated rail transit in the capital of the Philippines was finalizing the “modernity” urban project of Ferdinand Marcos. …”
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The heterogeneous age-mixing model of estimating the covid cases of different local government units in the National Capital Region, Philippines by Ricardo Laurio Dizon

“…Methods: The heterogeneous-mixing model was used to forecast the transmission rate of Covid-19 and effect of Enhanced Community Quarantine in various Local Government Units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines. Results: The result of the study revealed that the mobility of people has significant contribution to the transmission rate of Covid-19. …”
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Asset exposure of Asian cities to natural hazards metro manila by Shi, Linus Ling Yan

“…Metro Manila, as the National Capital Region of Philippines, plays an important role in the economic performance of the country. …”
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Towards just transitions in cities of the Global South: Civil society and street experiments against the Carmageddon in Metro Manila, Philippines by Gina R Gatarin, Aireen Grace T Andal

“…There is no bigger problem in daily urban life other than traffic congestion in Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines. With a population of around 13.5 million people in 2020, this metropolis is globally notorious for its ‘carmageddon.’ …”
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Combining Microfinance and Health in Reducing Poverty-Driven Healthcare Costs: Evidence From the Philippines by Lolita L. Aranas, Lolita L. Aranas, Rasheda Khanam, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Son Nghiem

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Advertising creativity: Its influence on media response states towards the Hierarchy of effects by Miguel Paolo L. Paredes, Reynaldo A. Bautista, Jr., Rayan P. Dui

“…This study was limited to Filipino Millennials (born between 1980 and 1994) residing in the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines. Data was collected from 326 respondents through a questionnaire survey, with PLS-SEM utilized for the analysis. …”
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ASSESSING AND MODELLING URBAN HEAT ISLAND IN BAGUIO CITY USING LANDSAT IMAGERY AND MACHINE LEARNING by D. C. D. M. Vergara, A. C. Blanco, A. C. Blanco, J. J. S. Marciano Jr., S. F. Meneses III, N. J. B. Borlongan, A. J. C. Sabuito

“…This paper assessed the past and current state of UHI in Baguio City, the Summer Capital of the Philippines. Land Surface Temperature (LST) layers were generated from Landsat images (March 25, 2019, and March 09, 2022) using the Project GUHeat Toolbox and then used to calculate the Urban Thermal Field Variance Index (UTFVI). …”
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ESTIMATING AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, PHILIPPINES USING MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION AND GRADIENT BOOSTING ALGORITHM ON MODIS MAIAC AEROSOL OPTICAL D... by R. A. B. Torres, R. V. Ramos, R. V. Ramos, B. A. B. Recto, A. M. Tamondong, A. M. Tamondong, B. J. D. Jiao, M. G. Cayetano

“…In this study, particulate matter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) concentrations were estimated using satellite-derived Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) values observed in the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines. Models were generated using multiple linear regression (MLR) and gradient boosting regression to determine the best models for the whole data from 2017 to 2020, dry season, and wet season with a 70–30 split for the train-test sets. …”
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Evaluation of short-acting Beta-2-agonist prescriptions and associated clinical outcomes: Findings from the SABA use IN Asthma (SABINA) study in Asia by Hao-Chien Wang, MD PhD, Susanthy Djajalaksana, MD, Latha Sharma, MD, Theerakorn Theerakittikul, MD, Hui Fang Lim, MBBS, Kwang Ha Yoo, MD, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, MMED, Dina V. Diaz, MD, Lala Yang, Master, Maarten J.H.I. Beekman, MD

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Incidence and seasonality of Kawasaki disease in children in the Philippines, and its association with ambient air temperature by Aden Kay Celis-Seposo, Lina Madaniyazi, Lina Madaniyazi, Xerxes Seposo, Xerxes Seposo, Masahiro Hashizume, Lay Myint Yoshida, Lay Myint Yoshida, Michiko Toizumi, Michiko Toizumi

“…We aimed to describe the incidence of KD in children, assess its seasonality, and determine its association with ambient air temperature in the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines from January 2009 to December 2019.MethodsMonthly number of KD cases from the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) disease registry was collected to determine the incidence of KD. …”
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