Jeff Clyde Corpuz

Dr. Jeff Clyde Corpuz

Theology and Religious Education, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
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De La Salle University

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 March 2021 in Journal of Public Health
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A year after COVID-19 pandemic has emerged, we have suddenly been forced to adapt to the ‘new normal’: work-from-home setting, parents home-schooling their children in a new blended learning setting, lockdown and quarantine, and the mandatory wearing of face mask and face shields in public. For many, 2020 has already been earmarked as ‘the worst’ year in the 21st century. Ripples from the current situation have spread into the personal, social, economic and spiritual spheres. Is this new normal really new or is it a reiteration of the old? A recent correspondence published in this journal rightly pointed out the involvement of a ‘supportive’ government, ‘creative’ church and an ‘adaptive’ public in the so-called culture. However, I argue that adapting to the ‘new normal’ can greatly affect the future. I would carefully suggest that we examine the context and the location of culture in which adaptations are needed.

11 January 2021 in Journal of Public Health
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COVID-19 has already killed more than one million people around the world. The pandemic had a profound impact on the emotional, social and spiritual life of the public. Due to self-isolation, prohibition of mass-gatherings and quarantine protocols, hospitals and healthcare facilities are closed to visitors. Clergy members are unable to be physically present with sick in their final moments. Many families cannot say goodbye to their loved ones, many people cannot attend funeral rites and many people cannot perform their final mourning rituals. These complicated situations have not only distressed some family members but also someone who is close to death. In this time of crisis, it is important to implore the global community to reflect on the unique and unusual process of grieving. This paper is a response to the recent correspondence published in this journal where the author noted the changing landscapes of death and burial practices in the context of COVID-19. This paper further adds to the emerging and complicated process of death, dying and grief and ways of coping with loss in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

27 April 2021 in Journal of Religion and Health
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19 March 2021 in Journal of Public Health
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As COVID-19 cases rise in one of Southeast Asia’s worst-hit nations, low public trust in vaccines will be a huge block in the government’s vaccination program. In a recent survey in January 2021 which was conducted by Pulse Asia, nearly half of Filipinos said that they would not get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to safety concerns. A proposed solution would be a Multisectoral Approach (MSA). MSA refers to the deliberate collaboration among various stakeholder groups (e.g. government, civil society and private and religious sectors) and sectors (e.g. health, environment and economy) to achieve a policy outcome. By engaging multiple sectors, such as interfaith collaborations, governments can leverage knowledge, expertise, reach and resources, benefiting from their combined and varied strengths as they work toward the shared goal of building public trust on vaccines.

26 February 2021 in Journal of Public Health
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During the current COVID-19 pandemic, several forms of stigma and discrimination have been reported worldwide mainly from toward Asian descent, those with international travel history, and frontline health workers. In response to the situation of stigmatization and discrimination against frontline healthcare workers, the author proposes several ways on how the public and the Philippine government might create safety guidelines by revisiting the international and local laws. Thus, there is an urgent need to end the stigma, discrimination and other forms of inhumane treatment against our frontline health workers. They are not the virus.

12 June 2023 in Journal of Public Health
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Dear Editor, Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world we live in. The recent advances in AI and the use of ChatGPT (openAI, San Francisco, CA, USA) are revolutionizing industries ranging from finance to transportation system to healthcare system. AI is providing solutions to some of the most complex challenges faced by the healthcare industry, and public health is one area that has benefited significantly from AI. In a recently published correspondence, Situmorang asked an important question in the age of AI: Is AI a challenge or an opportunity? Situmorang then presented some insight that AI can provide for public health. He cited said that metaverse can become a ‘new place for everyone who can relish the online mental health meetings with a new atmosphere and sensation, especially in the post-COVID-19 era’. 1 However, Corpuz responded to Situmorang saying that it is not clear which advantages the metaverse would have in treating mental health concerns with respect to the author’s proposal. 2