Special January 2022 Issue Leonardo O. Munalim, PhD, LPT Chief Editor Felina C. Young, PhD Honored Consultant Philippine Women’s University Volume 2 2022 ISSN 2782-9995 Bidlisiw (print) ISSN 2783-0004 Bidlisiw (online)
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARLY JOURNAL Volume 2, Issue 1 January 2022 Published by Philippine Women’s University Manila, Philippines www.pwu.edu.ph © Philippine Copyright 2022 by the Philippine Women’s University ISSN 2782-9995 Bidlisiw (print) ISSN 2783-0004 Bidlisiw (online) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Except in the form of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews, portions of this Issue may not be used or reproduced in any manner or form without the prior written permission both of the Authors and the RDO. Inquiries and permission should be addressed to: Research and Development Office Philippine Women’s University 1743 Taft Avenue, 1004 Manila, Philippines Tel no. +63(2) 8465-1777 Fax no. +63(2) 8526-6935 E-mail: rdo@pwu.edu.ph
BIDLISIW: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARLY JOURNAL Starting the Academic Year 2020-2021, Bidlisiw is the fourth type of publications together with the PWU Research Journal, Sabangan, and Compendium of PWU Thesis and Dissertation Abstracts. This peer-reviewed journal welcomes and publishes academic papers such as speeches, keynote speeches, presentations of papers in local and international conferences, commentaries, visiting professorial lectures, short critiques, book review, critical review of literature, squibs, occasional full-blown research papers, and other related academic articles, which are worthy of dissemination within the academic and professional communities, thus which are likely to elevate academic discourses. It is published in May and December of the same year. The lexical item “bidlisiw” is a Cebuano word, which means “rays of the sun,” in Tagalog “sinag.” In a semiotic lens, the rays of the sun signal the coming of the new day and promise. Situating this to research, “bidlisiw” alerts all academic and professional communities to the discovery and the coming of the new sets of information. It may also signify the academic, professional and vibrant cultivation and propagation of new dimensions of knowledge base, which can be criticized, enjoyed and consumed by all academic and professional communities of scholars, not only at the local, but also in the international research spheres. Just like the rays of the sun, the academic papers published in this Journal will prompt and ignite more healthy lively discourses that are worthy of dissemination. The choice of this autochthonous Cebuano word, thus a nationalistic term, neatly sits well with the original logo of the Philippine Women’s University, where it illustrates the rays of the candle. Like the “bidlisiw” or the rays of the sun, the light and rays of the candle mark their potent source of inspiration among the educators and scholars in the continual search for knowledge, and therefore try to bridge the gap between academic and family life. The “bidlisiw” or the rays of the sun indeed are enough to meld different societal institutions into one coherent society of knowledge seekers for the betterment and advancement of human lives in particular and in the human society in general.
The Bidlisiw logo honors the seven PWU founders: Francisca Tirona Benitez, Paz Marquez Benitez, Clara Aragon Villanueva, Carolina Ocampo Palma, Mercedes Rivera, Concepcion Aragon Santiago, and Socorro Marquez Zaballero. They are represented in the seven women-icons who collectively welcome the coming of the new day. To be specific – historically – one case that attests to the Filipinos’ confidence in English was the publication of the first modern short story in English written by Paz Marquez Benitez, a Philippine Women’s College founder in 1919. Her short story, Dead Stars published in 1925 marked the landmark of the maturity of the Filipino writer in English. The fulcrum of research endeavors is always the researcher who is situated inside the circle. The researcher is conceptuallymetaphorically represented as a bird as he/she freely explores the spaces of the bodies of knowledge. His/her scholarship is fueled by a book, considered as the wellspring and testament of knowledge and discovery. The 14 sets of sunray represent the 14 major Schools at PWU whose light runs within the circle and confines of the continual search for knowledge.
This Special 2022 January Issue of Bidlisiw was forged in the crucible of the ruthless COVID-19 pandemic. Amid this diversity, academic researchers continue to look at the gaps in the body of knowledge, and engage in compelling and open academic discourses just like how the COVID-19 mutates itself, which has precipitated a number of resets and restarts in our modern society. This Special Issue of Bidlisiw showcases seven papers such as two full research papers, three undergraduate academic papers, a critical essay, and an artistic critique. For the first time in Bidlisiw publication, this Special Issue has welcomed a full research paper written by a non-PWU researcher. We look forward to publishing more papers written by scholars around the world after this Issue. We would like to especially congratulate the undergraduate students from the School of Medical Technology for pooling three academic papers related to COVID-19 together. We would also like to thank the researchers from the School of Nursing, School of Medical Technology, School of Arts and Sciences, and School of Fine Arts and Design for sharing their papers with us. May all of our ennobling qualities underlying our revitalized research culture at the Philippine Women’s University allow us to move to a higher echelon of knowledge construction and generation with or without any social crisis. Continue writing, reading, and thinking! Publish and Flourish! Publish to Flourish! Full Prof. Leonardo O. Munalim, PhD, LPT Chief Editor, Bidlisiw: A Multidisciplinary Scholarly Journal Director, PWU Research and Development Office
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