Social Ethics Society

The 2nd Conference of the Social Ethics Society was successfully held at the Queen of Apostles College Seminary, in Tagum City, October 6, 2012. The theme of the conference was "Crisis of Contemporary Reason: Practical Implications for Philippine Society". Fr. Emerson delos Reyes of QACS welcomed the participants and congratulated the efforts of the founding members and officers in establishing the Society. A/Prof. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, in his Opening Speech, challenged the participants to "come down from the ivory tower, destroy elitism in the manner in which we think, and make philosophy work for the ordinary man". Thirty six philosophy faculty, including representatives from MSU, CMU, ADDU, NDMU, USM, UM Davao and Tagum, USEP, St. Mary's, and others attended the event. QACS seminarians also attended the event.

Based on Article IX of the Social Ethics Society's approved constitution and by-laws, the following are the rules of membership in the society: Article IX Membership 1. Membership shall be on an individual basis. The President, the officers, or members may invite potential members to the organization; Attendance to at least one of the conferences is a requisite for membership. 2. All members must be a student or a graduate in the field of philosophy or the social sciences, an instructor or professor of philosophy or the social sciences, or a researcher in any related field; 3. All new members shall be approved by the Board of Directors in a regular meeting after the conduct of its annual conference; 4. Members are to pay an annual membership due of 500.00 to the Treasurer or as determined by the Board of Directors; The said fee shall be collected during the registration for the annual conference; 5. Members can be removed for just cause by a majority vote of the Board

The Social Ethics Society has approved its founding Constitution and by-laws after three hours of deliberation in a meeting held at Lake Agko Resort, Kidapawan City. The University of Southern Mindanao, through the leadership of BOD Marcos Monderin, hosted the event. The by-laws include strict membership qualification, i.e. a member must be a graduate of philosophy or a graduate student of philosophy, an instructor or a professor in philosophy, or a researcher in the field of philosophy. Also in the drawing board is the 2nd Social Ethics Society Annual Conference which will be held sometime in November of this year. The Queen of Apostles College Seminary will be the host of the conference which will be held in Tagum City. Fr. Julius Capongpongan was also elected as Chair of the Board of Directors, the President, Ryan Maboloc, as Vice Chair of the BOD. In attendance during the event were Ryan Maboloc of Ateneo (President), Armando Parantar of UIC (Secretary), Dr. Romulo Bautista (Consul

Article I Name of Organization: The official name of the organization is Social Ethics Society. Article II Vision: To become a vibrant and active community of philosophy and ethics scholars, teachers, researchers, and graduate students who seek to contribute to the realization of a moral and progressive global society. Article III Goals The Social Ethics Society aspires to be: 1. An unfailing fortress of truth and moral integrity in Philippine society. 2. An engaged center for philosophical reflection and discourse in the Philippines. 3. An active collaborator with civil society and state actors on social concerns. 4. An organization that works to improve local scholarship in Mindanao.  Article IV Mission: 1. To organize lectures, training programs, conferences, and workshops on ethics and philosophy; 2. To develop research modules on applied ethics, social science, political ethics, women empowerment, and economic ethics; 3. To publish journals, books, and

The country is at the crossroads of a deep moral storm. Many of the basic institutions of our society are not functioning. The Filipino people deserve a life lived in dignity. Justice and equality, the very principles that constitute the moral worth of our social and political existence, are values that we must pursue beyond the classroom. It is in recognizing our moral responsibility to become instruments for the realization of human well-being that as philosophy and ethics teachers, we have to come together in order to unite and seek the very actualization of the moral ideals of society. As teachers, we are in the frontlines doing battle against hopelessness, and our students need from us a strong resolve to be an integral part of social change. First, we are agents of change for we clarify moral issues and explain to our students the meaning of our moral responsibilities. Second, we have a greater obligation to society by becoming role models and leaders in order to effect actual tr