Social Ethics Society

The 15th Social Ethics Society Conference will be held this coming February 6-7, 2025 at Mergrande Resort in Davao City. The event is in-person. The theme of the conference is, "History, Politics and Culture: Philosophical Perspectives on Mindanao." It will be hosted by North Valley College.  The theme revolves around these questions: What is the importance of Mindanao in the country's political and human development agenda? What are the critical issues and crucial challenges that concern its history and culture? What is the future of the Bangsamoro?  To join the annual conference, send a 300-word abstract to the Scientific Committee. Please email your abstract as an attachment to this address: roger.bayod@gmail.com. The first deadline for the abstract submission is December 15, 2024.  Papers based on the following are welcome: Peace and Conflict Studies, Democracy and Poverty, Indigenous Cultures, Education and Human Development, Environmental Ethics and Ecology, Women a

Prof. Al Quiloppe taught at Notre Dame of Marbel University and was the director of its Peace Institute. He was also in charge of its environmental advocacy while serving as an administrator in the school. He wrote and has delivered important papers on peace and environmental ethics. Dr. Quiloppe has degrees in philosophy and psychology. Prof. Jose Ma. Tomacruz, who succumbed to Covid-19, was an imposing figure who was characteristic of a true fiscalizer in academia. He studied at San Jose Seminary, the University of Santo Tomas where he graduated magna cum laude, the University of Padova in Italy, the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, and Linköping University in Sweden. He wrote papers on Bioethics and was active in the field of political advocacy.  Dr. Aldrin Quintero served as President of the Social Ethics Society from 2015-2017. He wrote papers on environmental ethics and the approach to the Covid-19 Pandemic. He has attended conferences organized by the American Universi

Prof. Menelito Mansueto is probably one of the most courageous among the young scholars from the South. He is originally from Bohol and has taught at UST, FEU Diliman, BISU and now, at MSU-IIT. He juxtaposes philosophy with history and has taken the cudgels defending the interpretation of radical democracy in the works of Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc. Prof. Alvert Dalona is the former chairman of the Philosophy Department of MSU-IIT. The school is the only institution in the country that offers applied philosophy as a major. He is working on the Philosophy of Language for his Dissertation. He finished his MA at Ateneo de Davao University and is doing doctoral studies at Saint Louis University in Baguio City. Dr. Vida Mia Valverde is the chair of the Philosophy Department at Ateneo de Davao University. She finished her MA at De La Salle University under the tutulege of Dr. Jeremiah Joaquin and her doctoral degree at Ateneo de Manila University under the supervision of Dr. Rainier Ibana.

Davao City -  The Social Ethics Society (SES) would like to present the outstanding local scholars, researchers, and academics, or the philosophers from the South. This list and the others that will follow are not meant to be exhaustive. The SES simply wishes to introduce several people who are teaching or have taught philosophy in schools here in Mindanao.  Dr. Raymond Pavo, dean and professor at UP Mindanao, is a young scholar who has devoted his time understanding the implications of modernity and urbanization in the idea of democratic space. Dr. Pavo has studied philosophy at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and development theory at the University of Philippines in Los Banos. He graduated magna cum laude at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City.  Prof. Ambong Fernandez, who taught at the University of Philippines in Mindanao before he transferred to Ateneo de Davao, is a prolific textbook writer who, unbeknownst to many, is one of the most radical philosopher of r

The Theology Department of Ateneo de Davao University invites you to this Philosophy of Science Webinar navigating the intersections between theory, science, and religion this coming November 16, 2024 from 8am to 11am via Zoom.  PROGRAM 8:00 Opening Remarks - Dr. Roawie Quimba, Chair Theology Department, Ateneo de Davao University 8:10 - Introduction of Speakers  8:15 First Lecture - Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University, Japan) - The Role of Science in Peace and Conflict Studies 8:45 Second Lecture - Dr. Rogelio Bayod (North Valley College) - Ethics of Technology: Contributions from Indigenous Wisdom 9:15 Third Lecture - Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok) - Sandra Mitchell's Integrative Pluralism 9:45 Fourth Lecture - Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University) - Cloning the First Human: The Strange Case of Dr. Hwang 10:15 Open Forum 11:00 End of Program Host - Prof. Menelito Mansueto, MSU-IIT This online event is sponsored by the Theology Depart