This study aimed to identify the determinants of entrepreneurial intention and assess the environmental factors affecting entrepreneurial intention among SHS students in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The researcher used a mixed sequential exploratory method and employed statistical treatment such as Thematic analysis, Frequency & Percent Distribution, Weighted Means, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Beta Coefficient. The data were drawn from 293 respondents in grade 12 senior high school students of the selected three public schools in San Jose that have business subject/s in their curriculum. This study found out that feasibility and desirability are the parameters of environmental factors. The study also revealed that SHS students' entrepreneurial intentions were to a very high extent to the students' feasibility and desirability. Senior high school students' strong appreciation for the feasibility of pursuing entrepreneurial courses can be related to their realization that they have the essential skills and capability to become entrepreneurs. Furthermore, a person's willingness to pursue entrepreneurship is based on an assessment of the expectations and beliefs that he will get from it. Based on the findings, the study concludes that the students' ability to lead others is related to their understanding that they have necessary abilities and competence to become entrepreneurs. Therefore, this study recommends to the educational leaders of public schools that they continue to nourish their students' minds on what they want to be. Also, educational authorities may utilize the proposed action plan to effectively increase senior high school students' entrepreneurial intention in terms of feasibility and desirability.

The purpose of this study is to identify the challenges of the Mangyan Education Center during the new normal in order to come up with a sustainable program and to provide the government with the opportunity to assist the Mangyan Education Center. The motivation to pursue this study is rooted from the observation and learnings of the researcher about the management of the center. Descriptive research design was used in this study, with the aim of summarizing the informational content of the challenges encountered by the MEC of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The general evaluation was performed to 104 respondents who are connected to Mangyan Education Center. In gathering the necessary data, the researcher-made survey questionnaire serves as the main instrument of this study, patterned after the conceptual framework and its relation to the problem of the study. The study discovered that scholars were aware that the center's main goal is to help each student become a person who is firmly rooted in his or her historical past, open to ongoing societal changes, and actively embracing and promoting the richness of their cultural identity. The study findings indicate that the scholars are committed to living their lives in accordance with MEC's ideals in order to grow personally and help their community. In terms of management operation, the respondents to this study reported no problems. The directors' consultative, democratic, and transparent approach to the center encourages the center to keep up the Mangyan Education Center well managed.

This study is focused on the lichen diversity and their phorophyte preference at the Experimental Agro-Forestry Center of the Occidental Mindoro College. A descriptive ecological survey was utilized. The researcher gathered data from 30 tree phorophytes belonging to ten species: Akleng-Parang, Calamansi, Cashew, Gmelina, Jackfruit, Mahogany, Mambog, Mango, Narra, and Sampaloc. The most number is from the Graphidaceae family, and the least numbered are from Lecanoraceae, Mycoporaceae, Pilocarpaceae, Porinaceae, Stereocaulaceae, and Strigulaceae. Different parameters were also included in determining the phorophyte preference of the lichens; the age of the tree, pH of the bark, bark structure, presence of milk sap, and trunk illumination. Data were analyzed through cross-tabulations, frequencies and relative frequencies, and Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index. An analysis of Variance was applied to examine if there is a significant difference in the phorophyte preference of the lichens, species richness, and diversity. The computations were anchored at the 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that there were, eighty (80) collected lichens from which thirty-eight (38) species were identified. There is no significant difference in the species richness and species diversity between the tree phorophytes since the trees only have one (1) to three species, the Narra tree has the highest diversity index, and Akleng-Parang and Mambog resulted in a low diversity index. (Phorophyte preference is highly significant as affected by the tree's age, bark pH, presence of milk sap, and trunk illumination; however, there is no significant difference as affected by bark structure.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, pandemic has had lingering impact on businesses around the globe. With this, the establishment of the new normal alters the path of history. This made it difficult for many entrepreneurs to keep their businesses running. Hence, the researcher came up with this study. A mixed-method approach was taken. For the qualitative phase, thirteen (13) business entrepreneurs were interviewed to find out what marketing strategies they practice. The thematized answer was the basis for the independent variable (IV) of the quantitative phase. For the quantitative phase, a descriptive-correlational survey was used, using the questionnaire, interview, and ocular inspection. Simple random sampling was done. The questionnaire was validated by the expert, and reliability ranges from high to very high using test-retest. Based on the findings of the study, majority of the respondents were in their prime years, were female, had a diverse educational background, and were not born in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. Through the use of regression analysis, the research findings indicate that the profile of the respondents is deemed to have no significant relationship with regard to economic performance. Meanwhile, a significant relationship was discovered between marketing strategies and business enterprise economic performance. The result of this study is expected to support various initiatives aimed at improving the economic performance of business enterprises in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, in the light of the new normal.

This study was conducted to identify the impact of career pathing and test the influence of demographic profile, on employees' loyalty in the San Jose, Occidental Mindoro private schools. The researcher used a mixed sequential exploratory research design. The respondents of this study were 102 employees of the selected private schools in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The procedures to gather necessary data for the study involved two parts. In the first part, interview questions were used to elicit information about the factors influencing employees' loyalty among the private schools in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The final themes presented and derived from the analysis of career pathing of employees of the private schools in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro resulted as follows: work environment, work engagement, leadership style, and work-life balance. Another set of themes were finalized to describe the employees' loyalty, and these are comprised of integrity, service, and competence.It was found out that the employees' age, sex, civil status, education, position, length of service and salary motivated them to express their loyalty through service in the form of doing things to their best ability and having no plan of leaving the school. The finding summarizes a sound career path's low to moderate influence on employees' loyalty. A school head with an effective leadership style, a conducive working environment, high engagement in work, and a balanced work-life would likely promote employees' loyalty to the institution with integrity, service, and competence.