Social Ethics Society

The 2nd leg of the Social Ethics Society Webinar Series, in cooperation with the Junior Philosophers' Guild of Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology and Waseda University in Tokyo, will be held in conjunction with the celebration of the World Philosophy Day. The webinar is scheduled on November 18, 2023 at 3pm The second set of speakers are Dr. Juichiro Tanabe of Waseda University, Mr. Ruben Balotol of STI College in Ormoc, and Dr. Ian Clark Parcon of Ateneo de Davao University. The theme of the event is democracy across the global spectrum. Prof. Migs Mansueto will once again host the event. This webinar series is meant to reach out to both students and teachers in the field of philosophy and intends to highlight the work of Dr. Tanabe on Peace and Conflict Studies together with the research interests of local scholars who are members of the Social Ethics Society. 

2nd CALL FOR PAPERS The work of Dr. Ian Clark Parcon on agonism and its possibilities for Philippine democracy is instructive and supplements the critical assessment of Benjiemen Labastin on the subject matter. Rooted in historical data and bereft of any ideological bias, the two works represent the mature understanding of what Philippine democracy is. Wataru Kusaka's writings on the concept of moral politics is an important element in putting into context the rise of Rodrigo Duterte to the presidency. The thesis of Christopher Ryan Maboloc on the subject matter depends largely on what he claims was the failure of EDSA People Power to transform Philippine Society, an observation first advanced by the political scholar Dr. Julio Teehankee. A recent review of Maboloc's book rightly shows how the anti-elite narrative enabled Duterte’s rise to power.  As a matter of fact, it is important to put things into context and not be misled by the prejudiced judgment of those who disagree w