Tanabe, Rennesland headline successful 14th SES Conference

The 14th Social Ethics Society Conference was successfully held from February 1-2, 2024 at Haven's Dew Resort, Davao del Sur. The event was formally opened by Fr. Dexter Veloso, PhD, President of the SES. Dr. Alex Niez of Cor Jesu College delivered a welcome message on behalf of the host. Dr. Roger Bayod, the convenor, gave the rationale of the event.

The plenary lecturers who spoke in person were Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University), Dr. Anton Heinrich Rennesland (UST), Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (AdDU), Dr. Lemuel Sayao (Cor Jesu), and Dr. Ian Clark Parcon (AdDU). Dr. John Weckert (Charles Sturt University), Dr. Daniel Mishori (Tel Aviv Univesity) and Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn University) gave their lectures via Zoom.

The Board of Directors of the SES awarded Fr. Dexter Veloso with a Plaque of Commendation for his outstanding leadership and commitment that enabled the organization to expand nationwide and engage internationally. The SES presently has a membership of more than a hundred academics and researchers from various colleges and universities across the country.

A total of 51 academics participated in the annual gathering, including faculty, students, and researchers from Ateneo de Davao University, Silliman University, the University of Mindanao, MSU-IIT, North Valley College, Southern Christian College, UM Digos, Holy Cross of Davao College, Davao de Oro State College, Queen of Apostles College Seminary, MSU-GenSan, St. Francis Xavier College Seminary, SPAMAST, Cor Jesu College, Leyte Normal University, Eastern Visayas State University, Visayas State University, and Barauen Community College.

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, Chair of the SES Board, presided the election of officers. Fr. Dexter Veloso was elected to another term via unanimous motion. Masters and undergraduate students also delivered excellent papers on the theme Peace and Conflict Studies, Emerging Technologies, and Ecological Sustainability. The participants visited several tourist spots in Bansalan and Kapatagan, Davao del Sur after the conference, including Berries Farm, Ped's Coffee, Lake Cometa, Wine Woods, and River Song.

Thomas Pogge to mentor AdDU prof in ASAP Global Justice Fellowship at Yale

Professor Thomas Pogge of Yale University will be the mentor of Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc in the ASAP Global Justice Program Fellowship at Yale University. Prof. Pogge is the author of World Poverty and Human Rights. Dr. Maboloc will write his research on structural issues in Muslim Mindanao using the perspectives of Iris Marion Young and Thomas Pogge. ASAP is an acronym for Academics Stand Against Poverty. According to its website, it utilizes "scholarship to influence policy and public attitudes to poverty. Established in 2010, (ASAP) is a non-partisan, independent global organization aiming to eradicate severe poverty worldwide." It is based in New Haven, Connecticut. It is under the Global Justice Program at Yale. Fourteen scholars around the world were chosen for the ASAP Program. Pogge is the most prominent scholar on global justice. He proposed the global difference principle as a critique to John Rawls's A Theory of Justice. Rawls was Pogge's adviser at H

Ethics in Contemporary Philippine Society released

ETHICS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE SOCIETY. Edited by CRB Maboloc, PhD, Foreword by Darryl Macer, PhD, with an introduction by Daniel Mishori, PhD. WORD FROM GLOBAL SCHOLARS “This book is a timely contribution to practical ethics. It deals with challenging moral problems like environmental hazards and climate change, justice, democracy and violence, and relates these burning issues to the present state of the Filipino society. At the same time the book is firmly anchored in moral theory. It is written in a clear and accessible style and serves as an excellent educational resource.” Dr. Göran Collste Professor Emeritus of Applied Ethics Linköping University, Sweden “This is a highly original approach to teaching applied ethics. Focusing as it does on issues that are part of the lives of the students and written by local scholars, it cannot help but be engaging. I very much enjoyed reading it and am sure that the students will gain not just theoretical ethical knowledge

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc just published his 90th Philosophy Paper

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc of the Philosophy Department of Ateneo de Davao University has published his 90th philosophy paper. He co-authored an article entitled "An Ethics of Justice for the Elderly: Ageism and the Covid-19 Pandemic" with Dr. Anesito Cutillas of Cebu Technological University. The study was published in Community Health Equity Research and Policy, a Sage journal indexed by Clarivate Analytics and Scopus. He has published papers under Springer, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Philosophy Documentation Center, and Sage. Dr. Maboloc's publications each year are as follows: 2023 - 8 papers; 2022 - 9 papers; 2021 - 19 papers; 2020 - 15 papers; 2019 - 6 papers; 2018 - 7 papers; 2017 - 4 papers; 2016 - 5 papers; 2015 - 4 papers; 2014 - 2 papers; 2013 - 1 paper; 2012 - 1 paper; 2010 - 3 papers; 2009 - 2 papers; 2008 - 2 papers; and 2007 - 2 papers. Below are the papers by Dr. Maboloc. For a complete list, visit Researchgate.

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