Tuesday, January 27, 2026

DS 141 test B

1. going beyond the six building blocks of health
2. trust research
3. care
4. Fatima Castillo
5. Master of Arts in Health Policy Studies (MAHPS)
6. medical narratives
7. "first world medical care at third world price"
8. kagihawahan
9. diabetes
10. behavior change communication, social marketing, social mobilization


a. medical humanities
b. development communication
c. K. Mendoza, N. Go
d. community
e. "to cry in relation to something to be sorrowful about" (etymology)
f. feminist ethics of care
g. C. de los Reyes, L. Hernandez, R. Imperial, M. Crisostomo
h. medical tourism
i. "to pass through"
j. opposite of karamdaman, karalitaan, kolonyalismo

DS 141 test A

1. lusog-isip
2. subcity level
3. "two paths"
4. CSC
5. care for the ___
6. Firefly Brigade
7. Ida Marie Pantig
8. risk
9. pagtatasa
10. syndemic

a. health economics
b. barangay
c. public health and clinical practice
d. pagpuna at pagpuna sa sarili
e. sustainable transportation
f. care workers
g. threat x hazard compounded by vulnerability
h. HIV + TB
i. assessment
j. MH

DS 100 test B

1. gahum
2. development communication
3. core-periphery
4. development
5. reflection and action
6. "dissenting discipline"
7. ethnocide
8. research
9. likas-kayang kaunlaran 
10. Edberto Villegas

a. "Sebyo" at "Barikada"
b. hegemony
c. "communication with a conscience"
d. metropole and satellite
e. unfurl, unfold (etymological meaning)
f. praxis
g. Agham Panlipunan
h. SD
i. development aggression + militarization
j. "knowing the unknown"

DS 100 test A

1. Kasarinlan
2. instruction, research, ___
3. epistemology
4. anakpawis
5. Renato Constantino
6. ora et ___
7. www.yonip.com
8. Fatima Castillo
9. para sa masa, tungo sa masa
10. hydraulic citizenship and infrastructural violence

a. Jap Matthew Ison
b. Third World Studies Center (TWSC)
c. Roland Simbulan
d. public service
e. what counts as valid knowledge and acceptable ways of knowing
f. toiling masses
g. laban
h. feminist ethics of care, decolonial research
i. mass line
j. Synthetic Culture and Development

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

DS 141 integrative infographics task (Friday)


- Form a pair.
- Produce a 1-pager infographic based on the following materials:

* Three challenges for public health profession (Lasco, 2024)
* State of our public health (Lasco, 2024)
* any related IBON materials

- Refer also to this article for guidance in crafting your infographics: Infographics 101 – Pinoy Peryodiko
- Ensure that all elements form a coherent whole.
- Indicate your names in the infographics.
- Alphabetize the listing of names in the infographics.
- Include in-text citations.
- Upload the output in the designated Google Drive on Friday to be setup by Ms. Inoferio (Lusog) and Ms. Fan (Lakas).
- Follow this filename conventions PublicHealth_infographics_Surnames 

Monday, January 19, 2026

DS 100 integrative infographics task (Friday)

- Form a pair or a group of three.
- Produce a 1-pager infographic based on the following materials:
* DS Program brochure by DevSoc
* Oryentasyon at Kasaysayan ng DS by RG Simbulan
* Development Studies: Saklaw at Baliktanaw by JN Ponsaran
* Development Studies: Aralin at Asignatura by JN Ponsaran
* DS video DEVSTUD PRIMER VID1
- Refer also to this article for guidance in crafting your infographics: Infographics 101 – Pinoy Peryodiko
- Ensure that all elements form a coherent whole.
- Indicate your names in the infographics.
- Alphabetize the listing of names in the infographics.
- Include in-text citations.
- Upload the output in the designated Google Drive on Friday to be setup by Ms. Villarba.
- Follow this filename conventions DevStud_infographics_Surnames 

Online group test (January 20)

 

- Form a group of 5-6 members.
- Choose a group a color.
- Avoid duplication of group color.
- Use this color as your virtual background tomorrow.
- Be ready for a graded recitation (coverage: preliminary readings and course syllabus).
- Assign a group coordinator who will consolidate the group and facilitate the group review in preparation for the test.
- Choose a group encoder who is assigned to post your answers in the chat box (preferably a fast encoder and with a strong Wi-Fi connection).
- Ask the group encoder to format his/her Zoom name as COLOR__Surname. This a prerequisite to better facilitate the evaluation and attribution of answers.
- Assign also a documentor of your group's correct answers and corresponding score (for consolidation by the block head later).
- Note that this activity is equivalent to your first long test.
- Strategize how to communicate effectively and efficiently (e.g., group call, group chat, etc.).
- Post in this thread your group color and group members.
- Identify also the group coordinator, group encoder, and group documentor in your post.
e.g.
BLACK
J. Reyes (coordinator)
K. Santos (encoder)
T. Cruz (documentor)
L. Garcia
I. Tan

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

DS 112 e-booklet project based on the chosen book from the library (December 5)

  Convene the members of your book project.

Be sure that you have read and studied your chosen material.
Submit an e-booklet featuring/inspired by the main points and supporting arguments by the author(s).
Ensure that all the elements in your output form a coherent whole.
Provide appropriate subheadings per page.
Observe proper citation of sources (i.e., texts and photos)
Upload the output in the designated Google Drive to be setup by Ms. Inoferio on Friday (December 5).
Follow the correspondence of pagination and content below.

Cover page - alternative book cover (no AI please)
Page 1 - short preface (by the group)
Page 2 - table of contents
Page 3 - definition of terminologies (3-5 entries, drawn straight from the book)
Page 4 - social calligram (3 entries)
Page 5 - political haiku (3 entries, with a title for each entry, English and/or Filipino) 
Page 6 - quoted passage (3 entries, bolden the key phrases)
Page 7 - Venn diagram (1 entry, based on two/three contending ideas/forces)
Page 8 - concept map (1 entry)
Page 9 - puzzle (5 across, 5 down; with answer key)
Page 10 - original political meme (1 entry, based on the book)
Page 11 - politico-ideological analysis of the material (mini-essay, Filipino/English, 300 words only)
Page 12 - original editorial cartoon (based on the development/policy issue in question)
Page 13 - acrostic (based on a central concept)
Page 14 - references
Page 15 - group members' profile

DS 121 e-booklet project based on the chosen book from the library (December 5)

 Convene the members of your book project.

Be sure that you have read and studied your chosen material.
Submit an e-booklet featuring/inspired by the main points and supporting arguments by the author(s).
Ensure that all the elements in your output form a coherent whole.
Provide appropriate subheadings per page.
Observe proper citation of sources (i.e., texts and photos)
Upload the output in the designated Google Drive to be setup by Ms. Nery on Friday (December 5).
Follow the correspondence of pagination and content below.

Cover page - alternative book cover (no AI please)
Page 1 - short preface (by the group)
Page 2 - table of contents
Page 3 - definition of terminologies (3-5 entries, drawn straight from the book)
Page 4 - social calligram (3 entries)
Page 5 - political haiku (3 entries, with a title for each entry, English and/or Filipino) 
Page 6 - quoted passage (3 entries, bolden the key phrases)
Page 7 - Venn diagram (1 entry, based on two/three contending ideas/forces)
Page 8 - concept map (1 entry)
Page 9 - puzzle (5 across, 5 down; with answer key)
Page 10 - original political meme (1 entry, based on the book)
Page 11 - politico-ideological analysis of the material (mini-essay, Filipino/English, 300 words only)
Page 12 - original editorial cartoon (based on the development/policy issue in question)
Page 13 - acrostic (based on a central concept)
Page 14 - references
Page 15 - group members' profile

Friday, November 14, 2025

DS 112 tanghal tula ukol sa kalamidad (November 18)


Form a trio.
Write an original poem in Filipino about your chosen topic.
Avoid duplication of topic.
Render the poem in this format: six stanzas with four lines each.
Follow this format of delivery: two stanzas per member.
Provide an appropriate title.
Research, conceptualize, write, edit, rehearse and present well.
Use at least eight references for this task.
Use a background instrumental music and an appropriate set of images.
Introduce the members of each group before the presentation.

Topics to choose from:
disaster medicine
disaster psychology
disaster psychiatry
gender-responsive DRRM
culturally-responsive DRRM
ethically-sound DRRM
ecosystem-based DRRM
"trashslide"
ethnocide
genocide in Gaza
romanticizing resilience
No such thing as a 'natural disaster'
disaster myths
disaster in disaster management
disaster risk communication
family communication plan in disaster
disaster and memory
disaster and IKSP
disaster and religion

DS 121 tangha-tula ukol sa kahirapan (November 18)

Form a trio.
Write an original poem in Filipino about your chosen topic.
Avoid duplication of topic.
Render the poem in this format: six stanzas with four lines each.
Follow this format of delivery: two stanzas per member.
Provide an appropriate title.
Research, conceptualize, write, edit, rehearse and present well.
Use at least six references for this task.
Use a background instrumental music and an appropriate set of images.
Introduce the members of each group before the presentation.

Topics to choose from:

college education behind bars (CEBB)
geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) in Mindanao
youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)
period poverty
information poverty
time poverty
"womb for sale"
"babaeng basa"
"sahod lampin"
Crispin Beltran
Carmen "Ka Mameng" Deunida
Mang Pandoy
poverty-induced diabetes
poverty-induced depression
poverty-induced crime
"tagkiriwi"
"tag-Agosto"



Wednesday, November 05, 2025

DS 121 bodymapping task

Form a pair.
Produce a one-page bodymapping presentation of your chosen sector from the list below.
Refer to my previous lecture and assigned reading and viewing tasks as general guide.
Depict the experiences and struggles by the sector in question.
Avoid duplication of topic.
Assign a member who will serve as the model (optional). Otherwise, you may use an AI-generated model.
Use at least 15 references for this task.
Provide in-text citation.
Upload on Monday noon and submit a printed copy on Tuesday.


OPTIONS

call-center agents
humanitarian workers
aquaculture workers
flood victims
jeepney drivers
workers in a slaughterhouse
embalmers
ICU nurses
electronic waste workers
health workers in a blood bank
small-scale miners
loggers
woman workers in a garment factory
firecracker factory workers
bus drivers
construction workers
pineapple plantation workers
workers in the commercial fishing subsector
telecommunication line installers
firefighters
IPs victimized by ethnocide
bantay-gubat
bantay-dagat 
female sex workers (FSW)
waste collectors
banana plantation workers


Wednesday, September 03, 2025

SS 120 TFE (traditions of communication)

  Instructions:

- Produce a reviewer about your assigned topic.
- Mobilize your groups.
- Observe collective leadership and exercise peer learning.
- Print the reviewer in a single sheet of 1/4 bond paper.
- Use Arial Narrow font (11-12 points).
- Use in-text citation.
- Ensure the logical flow of the presentation.
- Use the front page for the actual reviewer and the back page for the name of the group members and set of references.
- Adopt the assigned topic as the title.
- Underline and/or bolden key ideas.
- Use at least 12 references for this task.
- Be ready for a Q&A session based on your assigned topic.
- Upload the output on Monday (12 noon) in the Google Drive to be set-up by Ms. Ramos for this purpose.
-  Print 12 copies on Tuesday.


Groupings
Abuda, Donato, Longboan, Ramos - Critical tradition
Alegre, Ejera, Macasio, Oliveros - Socio-Cultural tradition
Alihuddin, Maranan, Sison, To - Cybernetic tradition
Botor, Frange, Sua - Semiotic tradition
Bueno, Miguel, Tan, Salazar - Rhetorical tradition
Casino, Gonzales, Muros - Socio-Psychological tradition
Cua, Israel, Ocariza - Phenomenological tradition.

SS 120 TFD (traditions of communication)

 Instructions:

- Produce a reviewer about your assigned topic.
- Mobilize your groups.
- Observe collective leadership and exercise peer learning.
- Print the reviewer in a single sheet of 1/4 bond paper.
- Use Arial Narrow font (11-12 points).
- Use in-text citation.
- Ensure the logical flow of the presentation.
- Use the front page for the actual reviewer and the back page for the name of the group members and set of references.
- Adopt the assigned topic as the title.
- Underline and/or bolden key ideas.
- Use at least 12 references for this task.
- Be ready for a Q&A session based on your assigned topic.
- Upload the output on Monday (12 noon) in the Google Drive to be set-up by Ms. Buan for this purpose.
-  Print 12 copies on Tuesday.


Groupings
Arce, De Guzman, Magsino - Cybernetic tradition
Arreza, Dioko, Rojas - Rhetorical tradition
Bernadez, Dumale, Salonga - Socio-Cultural tradition
Buan, Fajardo, Salvador - Semiotic tradition
Cheng, Lim, Samson - Critical tradition
Chua, Liwanag, Samiento - Socio-Psychological tradition
Dayrit, Magat, Tabuda, Villanueva - Phenomenological tradition

DS 141 test B

1. going beyond the six building blocks of health 2. trust research 3. care 4. Fatima Castillo 5. Master of Arts in Health Policy Studies (M...