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ISSN 1656-1637 1989 PHILARM JOURNAL Philippine Association of Research Managers, Inc. Volume 10 No. 1 April 2013 Nurturing Social Responsibility Among Research Managers Editorial Note C.B. Aquino Competing Papers Governance of Mining in Palawan, Philippines: Collaborative S.B. Rama Governance and Sustainability Multi-Sectoral Partnership in the Establishment of Ilin Island as N.A. Orfiano and a Critical Habitat of the Ilin Bushy-Tailed Cloud Rat M.Y.A.M. D. (Crateromys paulus) and the Philippine Teak (Tectona Ruedas philippinensis ) National Goat Farm Production Performance Project: A P.M. Barcelo, et. Challenging Collaborative National Project al. Naic Fish Sanctuary: Towards a Sustainable Fish Harvest J.X.B. Nepomuceno and A.F. Ferre The Channels: Approaches in RD&E Management Towards J.N. Nayga and the Small Ruminant Industry Advancement in Region II A.J.M. Balbin Harmonizing Economic Profitability and Environmental S.G. Lumbo and Sustainability: A Management’s Commitment of an Agro- A.N. Venturina Industrial Project in Occidental Mindoro CHED -DMMMSU Client Partnership’s Silk Technology C.F. Gapuz and Promotion and Commercialization: Nurturing Social F.V. Gapuz, Jr. Responsibility of R&D Managers as Catalysts for Livelihood Generation and Climate Change Adaptation Utilizing System’s Functional Redundancy Theory in Managing J.. Floresca and Transdisciplinary Action Research on Climate Change Adaptation P.N. Medrano and Advocacy in Cagayan Valley A Post -Normal Science Approach to Sustainable E.G. Fetalvero, Development: The Case of Romblon Province et.al. The printing and publication of this issue of the PHILARM Journal is co-sponsored by: DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) and DOST- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). The printing and publication of this issue of PHILARM Journal is co- sponsored by the DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research and DOST- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). PHILARM Journal Volume 10 No. 1 April 2013 EDITORIAL STAFF Carmencita B. Aquino, Ph.D. Editor Lemuel C. Lopez Associate Editor Almira G. Magcawas Managing Editor Arturo S. Argañosa, Ph.D. Consultant ISSN 1656-1637 1989 PHILARM JOURNAL Philippine Association of Research Managers, Inc. Volume 10 No. 1 April 2013 Nurturing Social Responsibility Among Research Managers Editorial Note 1 Competing Papers 5 Governance of Mining in Palawan, Philippines: Collaborative 7 Governance and Sustainability Multi-Sectoral Partnership in the Establishment of Ilin Island as a 30 Critical Habitat of the Ilin Bushy-Tailed Cloud Rat (Crateromys paulus) and the Philippine Teak (Tectona philippinensis) National Goat Farm Production Performance Project: A 35 Challenging Collaborative National Project Naic Fish Sanctuary: Towards a Sustainable Fish Harvest 48 The Channels: Approaches in RD&E Management Towards the 68 Small Ruminant Industry Advancement in Region II Harmonizing Economic Profitability and Environmental 87 Sustainability: A Management’s Commitment of an Agro- Industrial Project in Occidental Mindoro CHED-DMMMSU Client Partnership’s Silk Technology Promotion and 100 Commercialization: Nurturing Social Responsibility of R&D Managers as Catalysts for Livelihood Generation and Climate Change Adaptation Utilizing System’s Functional Redundancy Theory in Managing 117 Transdisciplinary Action Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Advocacy in Cagayan Valley A Post-Normal Science Approach to Sustainable Development: The 133 Case of Romblon Province Climate Change Center - Education, Research and Development 147 (CCC-ERD): Establishing Frontline Source for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Initiatives Stakeholders Participation on Tamaraw Management in 163 Occidental Mindoro DMMMSU-SRDI Six-Year Mulberry R & D Plan Implementation and 168 Output: Assessing Performance Towards the Attainment of Institutional Goals Institutional Convergence for Resources Integration and Utilization: 177 MSU-Maguindanao Approach to Research & Development Management Research as an Emancipation Tool: Managing Information for the 187 Development of an Indigenized Curriculum for the Mangyans RDE Management on Dragon Fruit and Its Implication to Social 192 Responsibility: The Project SANIATA Experience Mapping the Research Journey of Occidental Mindoro State 212 College (OMSC): Lessons Towards Improving Research Productivity Non-Competing Paper 229 Putting Concepts to Practice: Some Insights for Research 231 Managers in Collaborative Research, Development and Extension Service Delivery EDITORIAL NOTE Nurturing Social Responsibility Among Research Managers Carmencita B. Aquino, Ph.D. 1 According to Greek mythology, Heracles confronted the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra guarding the entrance to the Underworld as his Second Labor. The hero was able to sever each of the poisonous monster’s heads; however, each neck stump, where a head was previously attached to, grew two more heads from it. Upon realizing this unbelievable phenomenon, he enlisted the help of his nephew, Iolalus. They now both strategically battled the chthonic Hydra: As soon as Heracles cut off a head, Iolalus scorched each stump with a firebrand. After what seemed to be an eternity, they finally slew the monster. Only, this riveting story sounds too familiar to a research manager. We research managers have been trying to slay the multi-headed ills of our society like poverty, environmental abuse, and climate change through our projects. As Gargantuan as this task is, we have always been fortunate to have many Iolaluses on our side to lend us a hand to manage our way to success: the local government units, the non-government organizations, the academic institutions, the private sector, and of course, our local communities. Through our persevering nature, we have enriched our professional, even our personal relationships with these entities in a network of camaraderie and collaboration. The Philippine Association of Research Managers, Inc. (PHILARM) 22nd Convention’s theme, “Nurturing Social Responsibility Among Research Managers” poses this profound question: Who benefits from our labors? I am happy to say that this year’s competing papers have unanimously answered – the local communities where our researches are conducted. From fisheries to sericulture, from species conservation to sustainable development, from goat to carabao, the papers have consistently emphasized that social responsibility’s end goal is to not just engage the community, but to empower it. Constant communication, participative partnership, and meaningful monitoring help pave the way to establish an effective socially-conscious program. 1 Public Relation Officer and Publication Committee Chairperson, Philippine Association of Research Managers, Inc. (PHILARM) Editorial Note 3 With 41.4% of fishermen and 36.7% of farmers in the Philippines living in poverty in 2009 according to the National Statistical Coordination Board, we have our jobs cut out for us as social responsibility is not a mere afterthought; it is an inherent component of every research project we handle. Thinking along this line leads us to the conclusion that research managers would naturally gravitate to the ideals of this concept. Nurturing the sense of social responsibility in all of us is, indeed not a Herculean task at all. 4 PHILARM Journal: Volume 10 No. 1 ▪ April 2013 COMPETING PAPERS Governance of Mining in Palawan, Philippines: Collaborative Governance and Sustainability Sol de Villa B. Rama 1 ABSTRACT River basin organizations (RBOs) are promoted internationally as institutions that implement integrated water resources management. Basin organizations have been in place since at least the 1930’s in many places. Today, new and reformed basin organizations such as the Mekong River Basin Commission, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission, and the Delaware River Basin Commission have emerged motivated by sustainable development imperatives. These “new” entities often were derived from former basin organizations, national water agencies, or international water organizations, and they continually “retool” their business towards a broader mandate of social and ecological sustainability. This paper underscores the present collaborative governance (CG) landscape of mining in Palawan and its impact on the socio-economic and ecological conditions of mining communities through the presence of sustainability indicators or the absence thereof. This study used the case study method using surveys, focus group discussions (FGDs), in- depth analyses, and ground truthing. Results show that CG in mining, at least in Palawan remains rhetoric and just a theory among stakeholders. The Multipartite Monitoring Teams (MMTs) as an approach to multi- stakeholdership failed to initiate CG in mining. Mining operations did not improve the economic status of most of the stakeholders, but it improved social services – education, health, and infrastructure projects in communities. Stakeholders had diverse views and opinions about mining, but unanimously believed that mining has both positive and negative impacts on their lives and on the environment. Moreover, most of them 1 Associate Professor V , College of Business and Public Administration, Western Philippines University, Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines Competing Papers 7 seemed to be more inclined toward the negative perceptions about mining. The key indicators of sustainability of mining on socio- economic, collaborative,