Social Ethics Society

In a matter of three years, the Social Ethics Society has gone international. Recently, Fr. Dexter Veloso (St. Francis Xavier College Seminary), Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University), Dr. Rogelio Bayod (Cor Jesu College), and Mr. Aldrin Quintero (Notre Dame of Marbel University) have successfully delivered lectures and/or presented papers at the Cross-Cultural Bioethics and Consensus Building Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was held at Chulalongkorn University last November 28-30, 2019. Early this year, Dr. Maboloc and Dr. Bayod also presented important papers during the Human Gene Editing Summit at Chulalongkorn University. In 2017, Dr. Maboloc and Fr. Veloso attended the Conference on Philosophy and Practice of Bioethics Across and between Cultures at Kumamoto University in Japan. Dr. Maboloc delivered a paper on social justice and disability rights. In 2018, Dr. Maboloc and Dr. Bayod attended the seminal International Conference-Workshop on Philip

1. Dr. Romulo Bautista + Ateneo de Davao University  2. Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc Ateneo de Davao University 3. Fr. Dexter Veloso, PhD  Saint Francis Xavier College Seminary 4. Dr. Rogelio Bayod  Cor Jesu College 5. Dr. Al Quillope Notre Dame of Marbel University 6. Dr. Peter Paul Elicor Ateneo de Davao Unversity 7. Dr. Sherlito Sable University of Southeastern Philippines 8. Fr. Urbano Pardillo Jr. St. Francis Xavier College Seminary 9. Dr. Ian Clark Parcon  Ateneo de Davao University 10. Ryan Urbano  + Cebu Technological University  11. Apolinar Henry Fernandez, MA Ateneo de Davao University 12. Joefer Maninang Bukidnon State University  13. Bernard Escarza, MA University of Southern Mindanao 14. Arnel Morte, MA Central Mindanao University 15. Michael Gatchalian, MA University of Mindanao - Tagum 16. Randy Ponteras, MA University of Mindanao 17. Alvert Dalona, MA MSU-IIT 18. Bonifacio Solsoloy, MA Un

The Social Ethics Society held successfully the 9th edition of its annual conference from October 28-30, 2019 at Sacred Heart Formation Center in Davao City. With the theme "Environmental philosophy, climate justice and global sustainability," the gathering, hosted by Cor Jesu College, was attended by 76 academics from around the country, including Silliman University, the University of the Philippines, De La Salle University, Bohol Island State University, the University of Mindanao, and Ateneo de Davao University, among others. The keynote speaker was Dr. Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University. His paper dealt with debunking disciplinary science. The plenary speakers include Dr. Napoleon Mabaquiao Jr. of DLSU, Dr. Al Quillope of NDMU, Dr. Marlon Lofredo of St. Paul University, and Fr. Dexter Veloso of SFXCS. Dr. Alex Niez, VP for Academics of CJC, gave the Opening Remarks. The facilitators were Ian Clark Parcon (ADDU), Joefer Maninang (UM), Migs Mansueto (Letran), Gerry Aram

I am grateful to Cor Jesu College for hosting the 9th SES Conference. Despite the 6.4 quake, CJC has remained firm in its commitment to host this gathering of philosophy professors, researchers and graduate students in the country. I would like to thank Dr. Roger Bayod and Dr. Randy Tudy for the excellent preparations. It is our prayer for CJC to rise and overcome its present predicament after the quake. Institutions are not defined by buildings but by the strength of the will and character of its people. My suggestion to bring SES Conference to CJC in Digos City is meant to emphasize the talent and competence of our scholars and to prove the richness and value of our own philosophical work. Regional conferences such as the SES strive to develop the potential of young researchers. We hope to become the breeding ground for future leaders in the field. While a lot about philosophy actually involves personal reflection, oral paper presentations will improve the argumentation skill o

The 9th Social Ethics Society Conference has been moved to a new venue. The event will now be held at Sacred Heart Spirituality and Formation Center in Davao City. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the region last October 16, 2019 resulted to a considerable damage to some of the buildings at Cor Jesu College in Digos City. The keynote speaker, Dr. Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University, has already arrived. He will have a week-long immersion in the IP communities of Davao Occidental. A total of 40 papers will be presented in the gathering. The SES conference also includes an educational tour at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Davao City.

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc will be presenting a paper entitled "Defending Greta Thunberg: Environmental Liberalism and Global Climate Justice" in the "Cross-cultural Boethics and Consensus Building in Troubled Times - Engineering our Genes, Societies and Environment: 8th Joint American University of Sovereign Nations and Chulalongkorn University Intensive Bioethics Training Workshop" to be held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand this coming November 28-30, 2019.

Fr. Dexter Veloso, SES BOD Chairman, will be presenting a paper entitled "Caring for our Common Home: Examining Ethical Paradigms for the Environment" in the "Cross-cultural Boethics and Consensus Building in Troubled Times - Engineering our Genes, Societies and Environment: 8th Joint American University of Sovereign Nations and Chulalongkorn University Intensive Bioethics Training Workshop" to be held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand this coming November 28-30, 2019.

Dr. Rogelio Bayod, SES member and a faculty at Cor Jesu College, will present his paper entitled "The IP continuing struggle to fight orchestrated cultural annihilation: The case of the Philippines" in the "Cross-cultural Boethics and Consensus Building in Troubled Times - Engineering our Genes, Societies and Environment: 8th Joint American University of Sovereign Nations and Chulalongkorn University Intensive Bioethics Training Workshop" to be held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand this coming November 28-30, 2019.

Mr. Aldrin Quintero, SES president, will be presenting his paper entitled "Applying the Capability Approach to Environmental Conservation" in the "Cross-cultural Boethics and Consensus Building in Troubled Times - Engineering our Genes, Societies and Environment: 8th Joint American University of Sovereign Nations and Chulalongkorn University Intensive Bioethics Training Workshop" to be held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand this coming November 28-30, 2019.

Dr. Daniel Mishori, senior lecturer at the Department of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, and keynote speaker for the 9th Social Ethics Society Conference in October, will arrive a week early and visit IP Communities in Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental. Dr. Mishori will be housed at Cor Jesu College through the initiative of Dr. Rogelio Bayod and Dr. Randy Tudy. He will also meet with IP advocates and researchers.

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc's "The Ethics of Justice in Liberal Theory" paper has been included in the book Legacies of Love, Hope and Peace: How Education can Overcome Hatred and Divide. The book is edited by Dr. Darryl Macer and is published by the Eubios Ethics Institute in New Zealand. This is the second international book chapter publication of the young associate professor from Ateneo de Davao University. His first paper was "Equal Justice and Social Inclusion" in the book Philosophy and Practice of Bioethics Across and Between Cultures which was published earlier this year in Japan. The paper concludes the personal desire of Dr. Maboloc to personally study the Holocaust and the Nazi regime. He examines the reflections of Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism and analyzes the relation between power and freedom. The paper explains the roots of the liberal tradition and draws its insights from John Rawls, Michael Sandel, and Dr. Zosimo Lee. The paper addr

Dr. Rogelio Bayod of Cor Jesu College, a member of the Social Ethics Society and co-chair of the Organizing Committee for the 9th SES Conference, has published a paper titled "On the Moral and Democratic Deficits of Philippine Education" which will be included in the book Legacies of Love, Hope and Peace: How Education can Overcome Hatred and Divide. The book is edited by Dr. Darryl Macer and is published by the Eubios Ethics Institute in Christchurch, New Zealand. The book will be launched this September.