The ascent to power of the United States of America and the rapid decline of Spain ushered a new era in global politics. New forms of social, political, and economic trends emerged through the influence of US civilization[1]. However, these developments in history do not only entail significant changes at…

The US colonial period was a time of significant social, economic, and political reforms that ranged from governance, education, public health, and gender equality in the country[1]. This critical juncture in the colonial history of the Philippines left an indelible mark on the national identity of Filipinos that remains up…

In my town, the boys played in mud and dreamed of becoming soldiers in America while I made crowns from santan flowers and played house and dreamed of marrying a boy with a gun. For my tenderness, I am called bakla. In my country, men from the…

The discourse of objectification is a salient issue in the feminist movement. It refers to the process of reducing an individual to a mere object with no agency over their body. In the status quo, women have been the primary focus of objectification particularly in mass media. …

I. Introduction Since the advent of globalization, the markets of the Global North and South have been intimately intertwined. The free flow of goods, ideas, and culture amongst different countries have facilitated the integration of different labor markets such as the healthcare workforce (Jani et al., 2019). Considering these trends…

I. Introduction The world is undergoing an unprecedented shift in the age of its population. According to Tyagi and Paltasingh (2017), the elderly population, ages 65 and above, only composed around 524 million individuals during 2010 in the entire world. However, the number of the elderly population is expected to…

I. Introduction Healthcare is conceived as one of the three integral dimensions of social policy along with education and income security (de Leeuw, 2007). These social policies ensure that human life and dignity are enhanced through the collective action of society. Furthermore, health policy encompasses government decisions that concern the…

Introduction After reading literature on the social construction of illness and medical knowledge, I have come to understand more of my personal experience as an individual suffering from mental illness. Since February 2020, I have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or commonly known as clinical depression. My condition…

Amidst recent innovations and progress in medicine, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) /AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) remains a salient health issue in the world affecting around 37.7 million individuals (UNAIDS, 2021). When the first case of HIV/AIDS emerged in the 1980s, the lack of scientific knowledge and research resulted to a…