Social Ethics Society

  1. Donnalen Quezon (MSU-IIT) -  The Paradox of Justice: A Feminist Analysis of How the Philippine Legal System Reinforces Silence Among Rape Victims through Catharine MacKinnon’s Theory of the State 2. Najifah Macaraya & Erickson Totanes (MSU - GenSan) -  Thinking Peace: A Philosophical Approach to Inner and Social Harmony 3. Francis Matay-ao Jr. (Isabela State University) -  Principle-Centered Leadership: A Catalyst for Sustainable   Development in Higher Education Institutions 4. Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) -  A Foucauldian Analysis of How Mega Influencers Reconfigure Knowledge and Desire in the Click-to-Bet Economy 5. Casey Tuazon & Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) -  The Ethical Implications of David Poplar’s Concept of Play Framing in the Context of Body-Shaming Humor Toward Filipino Women: A Luna Dolezal Body and Shame Analysis 6. Marlon Naiz (Southern Christian College) -  Redefining Ecotourism: A Conservationist Analysis Based On Aldo Leop...

  The Social Ethics Society (SES) would like to announce the release of Radical Politics in the Philippines Volume 2 via Kindle. The e-book is now available worldwide through Amazon. The book follows the first volume that was released in 2022. This new book presents essays from five researchers. Gerry Arambala opens the dialogue with his uncovering of the roots and directions of agonism in Filipino thought and philosophizing. Givheart Dano presents the tensions created by CRB Maboloc’s original work, which gave birth to important critics from different places who do not agree with the author’s conclusions. Menelito Mansueto unearths the historical underpinnings of radical democracy and leftist activism in the Philippines. Joezenon Purog would follow the lead of Chantal Mouffe’s theory to explain President Rodrigo Duterte’s radical type of leadership. Finally, Christian Hipolao will provide a perspective on the burdens of radical politics in the country.

  The Social Ethics Society will release the second volume of Radical Politics in the Philippines. This follows after the success of the first volume. Since then, radical democratic theory in the Philippines has achieved important milestones, including a share of its own critics. Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc will write the Foreword. The book will be published worldwide via Kindle Amazon USA and will include five full essays, including Gerry Arambala's seminal work, Agonistic Philosophy in the Philippines, Christian Hipolao's An Encumbered Radical Democracy, and Dr. Joezenon Purog's President Duterte's Radical Leadership, the SES said institution a statement. 

  Davao City's Dabawenyo DCplinado Program, a legacy project of Mayor Sebastian Duterte, which has been institutionalized by a City Ordinance, is anchored in the Philosophy of Self-Discipline. The concept of the self is studied in relation to social systems and social organizations. The human self is known by way of its interactions with others in society. The self is the product of self-awareness and self-image. The concept of self is the result of the reality of social interaction. Our social experiences enable us to construct an image of ourselves. The individual is not a passive participant in the formation of the self but an active one. Another aspect of Dabawenyo DCplinado, which has been integrated in the Department of Education Curriculum in Davao City, is the idea of the good life. “Life is here,” is the slogan of the City of Davao. But one can also say that “The good life is here.” The good life refers to human well-being or happiness. Let us examine the deeper meaning of...

  The Social Ethics Society continued to reach new heights in 2025, which is marked by the rise of dynamic Mindanao and Bohol based scholars. Dr. Godiva Eviota-Rivera leads the pack. She was elected as secretary of the SES in February this year. She was a speaker in the philosophy for women at an event hosted by the Philosophical Association of the Philippines. In September, she presented a paper in the SES-PUP International Ethics Conference at Waseda University in Tokyo. Dr. Rivera truly brings women power into the SES.  The two other up and coming scholars are Menelito Mansueto of MSU-IIT, who released his book on decoloniality early this year. Prof. Mansueto presented a paper in Marburg, Germany based on that book and in the SEP-PUP event in Tokyo. Another emerging researcher, who also hails from Bohol like Mansueto, is Assistant Prof. Francis Jeus Ibanez of the Bohol Island State University, who published his first paper on Paul Ricoeur. Together with Fr. Banny Pardillo, ...

  The University Research Council (URC) of Ateneo de Davao University has awarded Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc a research grant for his study on Artificial Intelligence and the Question of Indigeneity: A Marcusean Analysis of the Impact of Superintelligence on Tradition, Culture and Human Society. The study will investigate the influence and possible impact of AI on indigenous communities using the lens of critical theory and Luciano Floridi's ethics of information. The research team consists of Dr. Rogelio Bayod (North Valley College), Dr. Gleemore Makie (Benguet State University), Mr. James Bentayao (AdDU), and Ms. Eva Marie Maboloc, his research assistant. The researchers will conduct their study in Davao City and in Benguet. The research will also involve expert opinion on AI.