International Journal of Research Studies in Management
Divine Word College of San Jose Special Issue
2025 Volume 13 Issue 4
Available Online: 3 May 2025
Author/s:
Ulayao, Ace Harvee M.*
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (harveeu@gmail.com)
Morada, Kieth Lourice H.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (kiethlouricehernani@gmail.com)
Casañas, Adrian Bert O.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (casanasianbrt08@gmail.com)
Bañaga, Aliyah Roane E.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (ayahbanaga@gmail.com)
Jimenez, Kristoff Lander B.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (jimenezlander23@gmail.com)
Aguilos, Jouie Margarette R.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (margaretteaguilos11@gmail.com)
Abitria, Neil John A.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (abitrianeiljohn@gmail.com)
Limos-Galay, Jenny A.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (jennygalay05@gmail.com)
Valdez, Erna Joy T.
Divine Word College of San Jose, Philippines (ejtvaldez1996@gmail.com)
Abstract:
The Mangyan Education Center served as a community extension initiative of Divine Word College of San Jose, focused on offering the Mangyan people a sense of belonging, educational opportunities, and livelihood support. Conversely, the Buhid tribe represents one of the remaining Indigenous groups in the Philippines that continue to utilize their traditional syllabary. Moreover, this study employed a descriptive-comparative design to describe the profile of the MEC and Buhid tribe, including their culture in terms of valuing cultural heritages, belief systems, and livelihood, and their socio-economic maturity; and to test the significant difference and relationship between the two variables. Eighteen (18) from MEC and fifty (50) from Buhid participated in answering the 32-item researcher-made questionnaire. The findings reveal that the administrators in community extension services (CES) play an important role in achieving the goal of CES; thus, the proposed direction of the MEC can be seen as an effective measure of their socio-economic maturity, proving that their socio-economic standing is directly affected by the culture they have. The statistical result shows that there is a significant difference between the cultures of MEC and Buhid. Moreover, there is a significant relationship among the demographic profile, culture, and socio-economic maturity of MEC; however, the profile of Buhid shows no significant effect on their socio-economic maturity, but their culture is found to be significant. This recommends that the local tourism office perpetuate the culture and traditions of Indigenous people by proactively making progressive projects that promote and preserve their cultures.
Keywords: Buhid Tribe, Mangyan Education Center (MEC), indigenous people; culture; socio-economic maturity; valuing cultural heritages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25506
Cite this article:
Ulayao, A. H. M., Morada, K. L. H., Casañas, A. B. O., Bañaga, A. R. E., Jimenez, K. L. B., Aguilos, J. M. R., Abitria, N. J. A., Limos-Galay, J. A., & Valdez, E. J. T. (2025). Nurture vs nature: Comparative study of the culture of Mangyans in education center and Buhid tribe in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 13(4), 89-103. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25506
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