The concept of community participation has been a strategy of different organizations in implementing a program. A waste analysis and characterization study (WACS) was conducted in Butuan City, Philippines, before the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Along with WACS is the determination of the household waste generators' willingness-to-pay (WTP) amount f...

Vibrant colors are all around us, but natural pigments are gaining importance as we become more aware of environmental and health risks. In particular, while yellow is abundant in nature, red is limited. Thus, this study aims to determine the plant sources of red pigments that could help increase the production of natural dyes. Five plant samples, namely Achiote (Bixa o...

Unsustainable harvesting, land conversion, and mining activities have raised conservation concerns about the remaining stands of vulnerable to critically endangered Philippine Xanthostemon in its natural habitat and with restricted distribution. Mapping the current distribution is essential in developing conservation strategies and protecting these threatened species. T...