Thursday, March 05, 2026

DS 141 Friday task (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair.
Produce an infographic based on your chosen topic.
Provide a subsection that is situated in the Philippines and the Global South contexts.
Avoid duplication of topics.
Observe the previous set of instructions in producing infographics.

Topics to choose from:
brain health
mental health
sleep health
muscle health
bone health
reproductive health (male)
reproductive health (female)
endocrine health
spine health
kidney health
eye health
rhinological health
lung health
dental health
oral health
heart health
nerve health
liver health
skin health
colon health
ear care
hand care
foot care
diabetic foot care
cellular health

DS 100 F2F political cosplay (March 10)

Form a group of five members.
Choose a political cosplay topic from the list provided below.
Avoid duplication.
Assign one to two political cosplayers to represent your group.
Take note that a simple improvisation for the cosplay will do. Whatever you have around that are readily available will suffice. No need to spend anything for this task.
Follow this format in the live presentation:
(1) group members introduction 
(2) mention of the chosen topic (c/o the group leader)
(3) brief discussion about the topic (c/o the group leader) - 1 minute
(4) mention of the cosplay character (c/o the group leader)
(5) cosplay speech/soliloquy/dialogue (c/o the cosplayers) - 30 seconds 
(6) brief explanation about the cosplay character in relation to the topic (c/o the assistant group leader) - 30 seconds
Use an appropriate instrumental background music.
Submit a 1/4 sheet of paper bearing your chosen topic, cosplay character(s), group members, and tasking of responsibilities.
Research, rehearse, and present well.

Topics to choose from:
The clash of civilization
The end of history and the last man
Military-industrial complex
Power elite
Commodity fetishism
Hyperreality
Atomization of society
Mcdonaldization of society
Medicalization of society

Hosts: Ms. Villarba and Mr. Vergara

DS 100 development theories matrix (Friday task) - for uploading on Saturday and for printed submission on Tuesday

Merge the two pairs from your previous development theories matrix task.
Deliberate as a group (4 members) and consolidate your matrix.
Note that it is expected that a better version of your matrix will emerge from this collaboration. 
Observe the same format.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

DS 141 concept map (manila paper) for uploading on Monday and physical posting on Tuesday

Form a pair.
Choose an article in Module 2.
Avoid duplication.
Produce a concept map based on the article.
Strike a balance between content/informativeness and spacing/readability.
Incorporate icons/illustrations/symbols/visual arts sparingly.
Use one manila paper only.
Indicate the title and the author.
Indicate also the name of the pair.
Take a photo of the manila paper and upload on Monday.
Post the manila paper on the wall during our face-to-face session on Tuesday.

DS 100 development theories matrix (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair.
Submit a matrix of development theories containing the following set of information and in consideration of the prescribed format:

In column:
Modernization theory
Dependency theory
World systems theory
Marxist theory
Neoclassical theory

In row:
Notable thinkers
Major assumptions
Concrete applications
Strengths/Merits 
Issues/Criticisms

Render the output in landscape format.
Limit the matrix presentation to the front page of a bond paper only.
Underline key ideas.
Summarize the main ideas to maximize the limited space allotment.
Provide in-text citations/
Use at least 12 references for this task.
Use the back page for the list of references.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Bodymapping task (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair.
Produce a bodymap featuring your chosen worker in the health sector.
Avoid duplication of topics within your section.
Use 10 references for this task.
Provide in-text citation.
Ensure that all elements form a coherent whole.

Topics to choose from:
- ICU nurse
- nurse (in general)
- doctors (in general)
- primary care physicians
- midwife
- night and shift (health) workers
- infectious disease workers
- sanitary workers
- embalmer
- workers in the blood bank
- emergency health workers
- community health workers
- radiologic technologists
- medical technologists
- dentists
- folk healers
- physical therapist
- medical transcriptionists
- dialysis technicians
- caregivers/bantay
- medical laboratory technicians
- nursing assistants
- medical evacuation team



Wednesday, February 18, 2026

DS 100 infographics for Monday uploading (February) and Tuesday printed submission (February 24)

Form a pair and choose a topic.
Avoid duplication.
Use at least eight references for this task.
Ensure that all elements will form a coherent whole.
Re-read my article on infographics 101 for guidance.


Topics to choose from:

Market fundamentalism
There is no alternative (TINA) vs. There are thousands of alternative (TITA)
The end of history and the last man (F Fukuyama)
Stages of economic growth (WW Rostow)
Laissez faire vs. dirigisme economy
Globalization vs glocalization
Globalization vs deglobalization
Globalization of poverty (M Chossudovsky)
Liberalization, deregulation, privatization (policies of globalization)
Power elite
Iron triangle
Military-industrial complex
"Race-to-the bottom"
Commodity fetishism
Cut-throat competition
Odious debt (illegitimate debt)
Ruthless, rootless, jobless, voiceless and futureless growth
Hyperreality
Mcdonalization of society
Throw-away society
Conspicuous and invidious consumption
Planned obsolescence
Greenwashing and bluewashing
Climate debt (emission debt and adaptation debt)
Ubuntu
Gross national happiness (GNH)
Small is beautiful
Countermapping

DS 100 study task for Friday (asynchronous study) and Tuesday (face-to-face graded recitation and test)

Neoliberalism
Politics of naming
Market fundamentalism
There is no alternative (TINA)
There are thousands of alternative (TITA)
The end of history and the last man (F Fukuyama)
Stages of economic growth (WW Rostow)
Laissez faire economics
Dirigisme
Globalization
Glocalization
Deglobalization
Globalization of poverty (M Chossudovsky)
Medical tourism
Liberalization, deregulation, privatization (policies of globalization)
Power elite
Iron triangle
Military-industrial complex
"Race-to-the bottom"
Commodity fetishism
Cut-throat competition
Odious debt (illegitimate debt)
Ruthless growth
Rootless growth
Jobless growth
Voiceless growth
Futureless growth
Meaningless growth
Hyperreality
Hyperconsumerism
Mcdonalization of society
Throw-away society
Conspicuous consumption
Planned obsolescence
Greenwashing
Bluewashing
Climate debt
Emission debt
Adaptation debt
Ubuntu
Gross national happiness (GNH)
Small is beautiful
Countermapping

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

DS 141 bodymapping task based on Lasco materials (major task - double count)

Form a group of four responsible members.
Produce a bodymapping output based on the module on bodies, senses and humanity (20 articles all in all).
Refer to the bodymapping guides uploaded in our FB group for reference.
Provide in-text citation (e.g., Lasco, xxxx).
Be as detailed as possible in your foregrounding and rendering.
Upload on Wednesday noon on the designated Google folder.

DS 100 political cosplay (UPDATED) Note: Please refer also to the added instructions which I underlined.

Form a group of five members.
Choose a political cosplay topic from the list provided below.
Avoid duplication.
Be ready to upload the Zoom recorded presentation on Wednesday (February 18).
Assign one to two political cosplayers to represent your group.
Complement the Tolosa material with other resources.
Take note that a simple improvisation for the cosplay will do. Whatever you have around that are readily available will suffice. No need to spend anything for this task.
Follow this format in the live presentation:
(1) group members introduction 
(2) mention of the chosen topic (c/o the group leader)
(3) brief discussion about the TOPIC (c/o the group leader) - 2 minutes
(4) mention of the cosplay character (c/o the group leader)
(5) cosplay speech/soliloquy/dialogue (c/o the cosplayers) - 30 seconds 
(6) brief explanation about the cosplay character in relation to the topic (c/o the assistant group leader) - 30 seconds
Use an appropriate virtual background and instrumental background music.
Submit a 1/4 sheet of paper bearing your chosen topic, cosplay character(s), group members, and tasking of responsibilities on our next session.
Research, rehearse, and present well.

Topics to choose from:
Third world
Liberalism
Neoliberalism
Neoclassical economics
Dependency theory
Keynesian economics
Counterpoint tradition
Small is beautiful
Rerum Novarum

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

DS 141 tableau and tanghal-tula for Tuesday

Form a group of eight responsible members.
Choose your team color.
Present a tableau based on any of the following materials:
- Disease-based model of health (Lasco)
- Rx: Social medicine (Lasco)
- Revolutionary medicine (Lasco)
Wear your team color on the day of the presentation.
Start the presentation by introducing the group members and identifying the chosen material.
Write an original 5-stanza poem in English or Filipino about your chosen material.
Decide freely who will present the tableau and read the poem.
Ensure that all members contribute to the conceptualization of both art forms.
Provide an appropriate title for both art forms.
Assign somebody who will briefly discuss the tableau.
Ensure that all elements in your presentation will form a coherent whole.
Exercise collective leadership.
Note that there will be peer rating within the group.
Be ready also for a graded recitation after the presentation.

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

DS 141 Friday task (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair. Produce an infographic based on your chosen topic. Provide a subsection that is situated in the Philippines and the Global Sout...