Field observations of the behavior of mangrove climbing sesarmid crabs in Anibong Bay, Tacloban City, Philippines
Two years after Super Typhoon Haiyan, six species of tree-climbing sesarmid crabs were identified in Anibong Bay. In the three-week surveillance from April to June 2015, crabs were observed climbing the upper premises of the mangrove trees during high tide and moving down to mangal floors (mud) during low tide. Foraging on senescent and decayed leaves occurred both daytime and nighttime. Some crabs were observed bringing food to their mud mounds and burrows. This paper depicts the behavioral ...
Wolfing Sustenance from Disturbed Wetlands
After Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the people of Tacloban City, Philippines, must survive and sustain human existence. In an ecosystem devastated from its original state, Taclobanons had to subsidize the resources that were left. Wetlands as being the source of food yet could be a source of threat as the alteration of the quality of the waters due to the accumulation of sediments after the deadly storm surge. Moreso, food preparation methods could also be a pressing avenue for health hazar...
Vulnerabilities in Relocating Residents within the Forty Meter Danger Zone After Super Typhoon Haiyan
This paper attempts to depict some vulnerabilities that may affect internally displaced persons (IDP) in relocating communities affected by the 40-meter danger zone after the onslaught of Supertyphoon Haiyan. On the ground, the IDPs' sentiments were pooled to develop recommendations patterned with the rights-based framework as the Inter-Agency Standing Committee of the United Nations recommended. Incorporated also in this analysis are reports from the National Government, Local Government Uni...
Sexual Networking, Sexual Practices and Level of Awareness among MSM on HIV/ AIDS
Filipinos infected with HIV-AIDS continued to balloon, notwithstanding the intervention through comprehensive prevention, dissemination, and control programs. In Eastern Visayas, 69 cases were coming from the most risk population, primarily Men Having Sex with Men (MSM), either homosexual, heterosexual, or bisexual modes of transmission. Bearing this epidemic, sexual networking, using the internet for sex served as cruising sites for casual sex, and promiscuity may be accounted for this surge...
Resiliency of seagrass beds in shallow waters of Tacloban City, Philippines after super Typhoon Yolanda
Seagrasses have high ecological services as a promoter of biological productivity and biodiversity. When Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated Tacloban City in 2013, two years after, seagrass beds started to emerge in the shallow waters of Cancabato Bay, Anibong Bay, and San Juanico Straight. Five species of seagrass were identified: Cymodocea rotundata, Cymodocea serrulata, Enhalus acoroides, Halodule uninervis and Thalassia hemprichii. Pooled resiliency attributes from literatur...
Resilient Seagrass in the Realm of Climate Change
Though seagrasses had been confronted with adverse conditions brought on by climate change and resulting in their drastic decline all over the world, some of their attributes showed resiliency. When Tacloban City, Philippines, was devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) a year after, seagrass emerged even without restoration. Various literature also observed this resiliency when sea-level rises, even as carbon dioxide and temperature increase. Though confronted with challenges, both natu...
Preconceptions from Media Influenced Disaster Preparedness During Super Typhoon Haiyan
Days before Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) expected landfall, local radio stations had extensive information dissemination in some of their programs. Print, local and regional television had their constant advisories for the preparation. But despite of the public dissemination, this resulted in a lot of human casualties because of subtle responses in the preparation stage. This paper looks at some gaps in media’s dissemination and peoples’ preconceptions to explore inputs in media’s...
Microcosm between Seagrass and Bare Patches Supporting Communities of Gastropods and Bivalves after a Large-Scale Disturbance
In an ecosystem that had experienced large-scale disturbance such as the Supertyphoon Haiyan in 2013, four years after, gastropods and bivalves were started to be amassed by local gleaners in seagrass and bare patches in shallow waters of Tacloban City. In order to compare which among the two microcosms would have a higher abundance, four stations were established along the coastlines of Burayan, San Jose, Magsaysay Boulevard, Anibong and Caliro, Diit; laying two 50- meters transect lines in ...
Demographic Aspects In The Use Of Music- Action Integration In Teaching Mitosis
Music and action integration have been used in a lot of pedagogical studies in the field of science education. This study sought to situate demographic factors such as sex and educational background to teach mitosis. Using the experimental-correlational design, the level of significance was identified using a t-test for the performance based on the pre and post-tests. Results showed that music-action integration was an effective tool in teaching mitosis compared to the traditional lecture...
Resiliency of seagrass beds in shallow waters of Tacloban City, Philippines after super Typhoon Yolanda
Seagrasses have high ecological services as a promoter of biological productivity and biodiversity. When Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated Tacloban City in 2013, two years after, seagrass beds started to emerge in the shallow waters of Cancabato Bay, Anibong Bay, and San Juanico Straight. Five species of seagrass were identified: Cymodocea rotundata, Cymodocea serrulata, Enhalus acoroides, Halodule uninervis and Thalassia hemprichii. Pooled resiliency attributes from literature ...
The Compassionate Reach International Approach: Initiating Post Traumatic Growth among Elementary School Teachers of Dulag North District after Super Typhoon Haiyan
As vital instruments for rehabilitation, teachers must be equipped with approaches as students seek recuperation in schools after a disaster. When Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated Eastern Visayas, teachers became vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD). Compassionate Reach International (CRI), an American faith-based organization, responded to elementary schools training 117 teachers from 22 Dulag North District elementary schools to become psychological first aiders to ...
A Descriptive Analysis on the (in)fidelity of mangrove climbing sesarmid crabs to the mangrove trees in Cancabato bay, Philippines
Five years after Super Typhoon Haiyan, mangroves have regrown, and mangrove-climbing sesarmid crabs were found in Cancabato Bay. In a three-month surveillance, four species of mangrove-climbing sesarmid crabs: Aratus pisonii, Episesarma versicolor, Perisesarma bidens, and Selatium brockii were observed in mangrove trees: Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum, Rhizophora mucronata, and Rhizophora apiculata. They were observed moving into the different parts of the mangrove tree and from one...
Diel collections indicated increased species richness in seagrass associated epifaunal macroinvertebrates community
Diel patterns of epifaunal macroinvertebrates associated with seagrass beds are poorly investigated. This pattern indicated misconception in population and community dynamics, diel cycle, and overall functional activities in an ecosystem. A three-day diel sampling period was permanently established in four stations in Eastern Samar, Philippines, patterned of the same sites in an unpublished study by Pacoma, 2016. Collecting samples was done at 7:00-9:00 am and 7:00-9:00 pm, using a transect-q...