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Abstracts of Papers - Invited
(As of 17 September 2007)
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Abstracts of: Contributed Papers |
Plenary
| Title of Paper | Principal Author | Co-Author/s |
| Governance Statistics: Did Performance Matter in the 2007 Elections? | Romulo A. Virola | Severa B. de Costo Noel S. Nepomuceno Kristine Faith S. Agtarap Ma. Ivy T. Querubin Mai Lin C. Villaruel |
Statistical Theory and Methodology/ Applications
Statistical Theory
Session Organizer: Erniel B. Barrios
| Inference on Unknown Break Points in a Markov-Switching Model based on Bootstrap | Genelyn Ma. F. Sarte |
| Bootstrap Inference for a Spatial-Temporal Model | Charlotte F. Dumanjog |
| Generalized Method of Moments Estimation on a Panel Data of Clinical Trial | Aristotle B. Magallanes |
| A Nonparametric Approach to Testing Constant Temporal Effect Across Locations in a Spatial-Temporal Model | Jacqueline M. Guarte |
Econometrics/ Statistical Modelling
Session Organizer: Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr.
| Regime Switching Threshold of asymmetry in Dynamic Conditional Correlations Models | Gregorio A. Vargas III | |
| Convergence in Land Values | Joseph Capuno | |
| Econometric Applications of Sparse Principal Component Regression | Erniel B. Barrios | Joseph Ryan G. Lansangan |
Survey Design
Session Organizer: Dalisay S. Maligalig
| Effects of Attrition on Panel Survey Estimates: The CMARPRP Experience | Emeterio S. Solivas | Girly B. Maguba Nagelyn R. Pascual |
| Estimation Procedure for the Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry | Gloria A. Cubinar | Erniel B. Barrios |
Small Area Estimation
Session Organizer: Zita V. Albacea
| Barangay Level Estimation of the Proportion of Underweight Filipino Children Aged 0-5 Years | Rose Ime Zhella G. Amar | Zita V. Albacea |
| Small Area Estimation of the Prevalences of Underweight, Stunting, and Wasting Among 0-5 Year-Old Children in the Philippines | Elenita V. Castillo | Wilma L. Molano Zita VJ. Albacea, Ph.D. |
| Modelling Barangay Food Poverty in the Philippines | Alaine DC Amon | Zita V. Albacea |
Statistical Quality/Process Control
Session Organizer: Francisco delos Reyes
| Control Chart Methodology Change For Certain Variable Characteristics In ATP | Ma. Sarah O. Bodino | Louie Reyes |
| Hybrid Regression: A New Quality Control/Process Control Tool | Jose Felizco Jr. |
Forecasting Techniques and Applications/ Statistical Data Analysis
Session Organizer: Lisa Grace S. Bersales
| Seasonal Analysis of Selected Philippine Time Series | Jade Eric T. Redoblado | |
| Forecasting from an Additive Model in the Presence of Multicollinearity | Erniel Barrios | Gregorio Vargas III |
| Conditional Correlation of Some East Asian Stock Market Returns | Gregorio Vargas III | Dennis S. Mapa |
| Convergence of Growth in Rice Production in the Philippines | Erniel Barrios | Angels Nalica |
| Current Quarter Models for Philippines & Singapore | Roberto S. Mariano | Suleyman Ozmucur |
| A Markov-Switching Model of Interest Rate, Foreign Exchange Rate, and Inflation Rate: An Evaluation of its Performance in Forecasting | Joel Yu |
Economic Statistics
Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Statistics
Session Organizer: Director Romeo S. Recide
| Comparative Economic Study of Organic and Conventional Rice Farming in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur | Ronajoy G. Rubinos | Ana Theresa Jalipa Purisima Bacayag |
| Developing a Knowledge-Based Crop Forecasting System Production in the Philippines | Felino P. Lansigan | Arnold R. Salvacion Eduardo P. Paningbatan, Jr. Emerio S. Solivas Edna Luisa A. Matienzo |
| Co-movement Between ENSO and Agricultural Production in Asia | Lisa Grace S. Bersales | Erniel B. Barrios |
Price Statistics/ Banking and Finance Statistics
Session Organizer: Diwa C. Guinigundo
| Identifying the Determinants of OFW Remittances: Which Exchange Rate Measure is Most Relevant? | Francisco Dakila | Racquel Claveria |
| Financial Reporting Package: Enhancing Banking Statistics | Lyn Javier | Jermy Prenio |
| Estimation of Standard Errors for Price Changes of Commodities in the Philippine Consumer Price Index (January 2005 – December 2005) |
Dulce Joy D. Zozobrado |
Economic Accounts
Session Organizer: Estrella V. Domingo
| Economic Interdependency between the Philippines and China: An Input-Output Analysis | Gloria A. Cubinar | Ma. Julieta P. Soliven Estela T. De Guzman |
| Understanding the Manufacturing Sector: The Philippine System of National Accounts (PSNA) and/or the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) | Romulo A. Virola | Raymundo J. Talento Minard T. Reyes |
| Measuring Progress of Philippine Society: Gross National Product or Gross National Happiness? | Romulo A. Virola | Jessamyn O. Encarnacion |
Environment and Natural Resources Statistics
Session Organizer: Demetrio L. Ignacio
| Assessing the Effect of Climate Change on Rice and Corn Yields in Selected Provinces in the Philippines | Felino P. Lansigan | Arnold R. Salvacion |
| Abandoned Biomass Resource Statistics In The Philippines | Engr. Santiago R. Baconguis | |
| Determining Risk-Efficient Tree-Crop Planting Strategies Using Stochastic Dominance Analysis | Faith T. Evangelista | Felino Lansigan |
Information and Communications Technology Statistics
Session Organizer: Timoteo de Rivera
| Sub-national Determinants of the Digital Divide: The Case of the Philippines | Philip Arnold P. Tuaño |
Tourism Statistics
Session Organizer: Eduardo Jarque, Jr.
| Developing The Survey Instrument For The Household Survey On Domestic Visitors | Emma Ala-Fabian |
Milagros Y. Say |
| Sustainability Of Tourism: Issues In Statistics | Maria Cherry Lyn S. Rodolfo |
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Understanding the Domestic VFR Travel Market In the Philippines |
Miguela M. Mena |
Trade and Industry Statistics
Session Organizer: Margarita Songco
| The Characteristics of Selected Micro-Entrepreneurial Ventures: A Vital Tool Towards Success | Lorraine B. Ngaosi | Gladys M. Navarro |
| Exploring Complementarity of Secondary and Primary Database for Measuring Inferred Commodity Flow Across the Philippines | Cristela Goce-Dakila | Shoshi Mizokami |
| An Input-Output Analysis of the Philippine BPO Industry | Nedelyn Magtibay-Ramos | Gemma Estrada Jesus Felipe |
Social Statistics
Basic Sectors
Session Organizer: Dolores De Quiros Castillo
| Individual Attributes to Explain Variation in the Incidence of Violence Against Women in Region XI | Jane C. Marantas | Agustina Tan-Cruz |
| Unbundling the Socio-Economic Determinants of the Youth Employment-Related Risks: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis with Two-Step Cluster Analysis | Charles Anthony L. Yeung | Kimmee Rae C. Pineda |
Education Statistics
Session Organizer: Romeo Isaac
| Jobs Classified: Matching Profile for the Best Fit Job, An Analysis of YP4SC Results Using Multivariate Techniques and GIS | Marymell A. Martillan | Marietta V. Gumela Aileen S. Oliveros Kristine Faith S. Agtarap Debbie Ann P. Sarmiento |
| The Effectiveness of Data Provision Through Quality Management System: Retooling for the Institutional Monitoring and Evaluation for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (IQUAME) | Luvismin Sy Aves |
Gender Statistics
Session Organizer: Emmeline Verzosa
Health, Nutrition and Biostatistics
Session Organizer: Jaime Galvez-Tan
1st Session
| Correlation between Maternal and Child Health Services and Mortality Rates | Marymell A. Martillan | Faye Y. Bautista |
| Prevalence of Malnutrition Using the WHO MGRs and IRs: Issues and Implications | Wilma L. Molano | Allan A. Gulles Jeffrey Y. de Leon |
| Indirect Estimates of Maternal Mortality: Philippines, 2006 | Benedicta A. Yabut | Faye Y. Bautista |
2nd Session
| Validation of Food Insecurity Response vis-à-vis Nutritional Status and Adequacy of food Intake from the 6th NNS | Wilma L. Molano | Allan A. Gulles Ma. Erlinda R. Tarrayo |
| Vitamin A and Iron Intake with and without Fortification of Processed Foods and Fortified Staples | Ma. Regina A. Pedro | Wilma L. Molano Cristina J. Garcia Ma. Belina N. Nueva España Jeffrey Y. de Leon |
| Philippine National Health Accounts: Estimating Individual Person Health Expenditures from Household Level Data | Rachel M. Racelis | John Michael Ian Salas Fe Vida n. Dy-Liacco Racquel Dolores V. Sabeñano |
Statistics on Decent Work
Session Organizer: Ma. Criselda Sy
| Decent Work Status Report: The Philippines | Ma. Luisa Gigette S. Imperial | Jeanette D. Tana Katherine B. Brimon Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba Dennis Joseph M. Cabato Mary Grace L. Riguer Stephanie B. Tabladillo |
Population Statistics
Session Organizer: Mercedes B. Concepcion
Poverty Statistics
Session Organizer: Celia Reyes
Generation of Local Level Poverty Statistics
| Design-Based and Model-Based Estimation of Poverty Measures at the Provincial Level in the Philippines | Raymund G. Perez | Zita V. Albacea |
| Responding to the Needs for Decentralized Planning: Small Area Poverty Estimates | Jessamyn O. Encarnacion Joseph M. Addawe Arturo M. Martinez, Raymond S. Perez |
Current Issues on Poverty
| Measuring the Prevalence of Hunger in the Philippines Directly from Food Consumption Data | Rechel G. Arcilla | Zita V. Albacea Isidoro P. David |
| Meeting the Challenge for Official Statistics on Hunger in the Philippines | Romulo A. Virola Lina V. Castro |
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| Assessing Poverty Lines by Revealed Preference | Lina V. Castro Mildred B. Addawe Kristine Faith S. Agtarap |
Multi-Sectoral
Statistical Capacity Building/Statistics Education
Session Organizer: Gervacio Selda, Jr.
| Academic Programs in Statistics in the Philippines | Lisa Grace S. Bersales | |
| Ensuring Fitness to Use of Administrative-Based Statistics at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) | Editha B. Rivera |
Statistical Computing
Session Organizer: Eliezer A. Albacea
| Recognition of the Tagalog Alphabet Using the Hidden Markov Model | Rolando D. Navarro, Jr. | |
| A Genetic Algorithm for Constrained Statistical Matching | Eliezer A. Albacea | Giovanni A. Flores |
Subnational Statistics
Luzon
Session Organizer: Prof Marcial Estolano
| Parametric and Nonparametric Survival Analysis of Myocardial Infarction Patients Admitted in Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center in Cabanatuan City | Ma. Cristina V. Mingala | |
| Poverty Profiling in Ilocos Norte: Methods Based on Livelihood System Approach | Criselda M. Balisacan | Evangeline S. Galacgac; Ms. Marie Rose C. Aceret |
| Legazpi City Barangay Socio-Economic Survey | Engr. Joseph B. Esplana |
Visayas
Session Organizer: Sonia P. Formacion
| Stochastic Process Applied to Catbalogan Water Supply Resource Planning | Felisa E. Gomba | Ronald L. Orale Ralph S. Uy |
| Economic Valuation of Selected Indirect Uses of Mangroves damaged by the Solar Oil Spill in Guimaras Island, Philippines | Gay D. Defiesta | |
| Linear Programming for Bay Systems in Western Visayas | Edwin V. Lerio |
Mindanao
Session Organizer: Brigida A. Roscom
| Sequential Confidence Intervals for the Exponential Hazard Rate | Junvie M. Pailden | Daisy Lou C. Lim-Polestico |
| Sequential Estimation of Functions of the Exponetail Scale Parameter | Daisy Lou C. Lim-Polestico | |
| The Effects of Monetary Policy Shocks to the Philippine Economy: A Vector Autoregressive Approach | Edgardo D. Cruz | Alain Ralph I. Cortes |
10th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) |
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