I met this kid 4 years ago. He was suffering from diarrhea and was severely dehydrated. I remember giving his lola my last money to buy ORS. Today we met again. His lola reminded me of that interesting encounter and told me: "thank you po sa pagbili nyo ng gamot dati. Nadugtungan buhay nya [thank... Continue Reading →

Project Title: The Culture of Balut Production and Consumption Funding Agency: DOST-PCAARRD (18mos) Role: Project Leader This research project is an ethnography of the balut culture. This research project is intended to comply with the program indicator of providing a thorough understanding of Filipino ethnic food culture with a specific emphasis on Balut. It is... Continue Reading →

This project was funded by the United Nations Development Program in cooperation with the United Nations AIDS and the Local Government Academy. The project aimed to explore the intersection between HIV and Drug Use through a review of policies and dialogues with stakeholders. Below are the technical reports submitted at the conclusion of the project.... Continue Reading →

To know more on the activities and projects of the women leaders of Baseco Compound, you may follow them on Facebook The Itlogan (egg retail store) that was set up through the seed grant from UST Simbahayan and Sociology Society is already having some ROI. The women leaders have been consistently restocking their supplies. The... Continue Reading →

December 18, 2016 My dear friend Kira Del Rosario has been supporting my work in Baseco Compound by sending me clothes and other usable items from the US. On her birthday November 17, the Balikbayan box arrived here in Manila. With her permission, we sold some contents of the box so that we can gather funds to... Continue Reading →

Alejandria, M.C., Hernandez, P.J., Quan-Nalus, M.A., Alipao, F., Tumaneng, D., Ruiz, C.J., Dela Cruz, K.A. and Casimiro, K.M. (2024), "Humanitarian leadership in urban communities: an exploratory study on the role of community leaders in humanitarian coordination during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines", Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEAMJ-01-2024-0008 Boland, S.... Continue Reading →

Journal of Social Health The Journal of Social Health is an independent open access (OA) journal founded in 2017 by the researchers of the Social Health Studies Research Interest group of the University of Santo Tomas Research Center for Social Sciences and Education. The journal has the primary goal of addressing the gap in publication... Continue Reading →

As a researcher and teacher in the field of social sciences, most specifically anthropology, I have conducted trainings for colleagues and students across the country. This page contains the details of the trainings that I offer.

This page presents the talks that I have given in the recent years for both Academic and Corporate organizations in the Philippines. A commitment I made before I left the country in 2022, was to serve as a trainor for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Philippine Social Science Council University of the Philippines Diliman... Continue Reading →

Universiti Brunei Darussalam/ August 2022-Assistant Professor (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) University of Santo Tomas- Espana, Manila/ June 2007-July 31, 2022Associate Professor (Department of Sociology)Lead Research Associate, Social Health Studies, Research Center for Social Sciences and Education Journal of Social Health (February 2018-June 2022)Editor-in-Chief Health Technology Assessment Council- Department of Health, Philippines/ October 28, 2019-May... Continue Reading →