Social Ethics Society

First, a distinction must be made between Filipino philosophy and Filipinos doing philosophy. It's not the case that to be a Filipino philosopher, one must be writing Filipino philosophy. A Filipino scholar can be considered a philosopher even if what he or she writes is about Kant or Hegel. What Filipino philosophy means is another matter. For now, I prefer that we simply do philosophy or that we philosophize.  We must also distinguish philosophizing in terms of its formal character and in terms of what ordinary folks do. To me, the manner that I was raised by my father elicited so many questions in my mind and I believe that many among us who are into the business of thinking, also experience the same, e.g. whether you are loved, what's the meaning of life, or if there is really a god.  Of course, there's nothing original about those questions. But the point is, I just want to emphasize, not all get to ask about those things because perhaps life for other people is comfor

Dr. Ruby Suazo of the University of San Carlos delivered the Keynote Address in the 4th Ethics for Nature Seminar last March 15, 2023 at the Mindanao State University in Marawi. He explained the concept of environmental ethics in the context of the Filipino culture.  The big event, organized and hosted by the MSU Main Philosophy Department, was attended by more than a thousand students who were eager to listen and engage with the speakers and faculty who graced the activity. Atty. Aurora Lyn Racmat, the chair for Philosophy, gave the Opening Remarks.  Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc of the Ateneo de Davao University talked about the idea of inter-generational and intra-generational justice in relation to the problem of climate change, including concepts such as the "polluter pays principle" and "historic pollution." Atty. Hamid Barra, a well-respected law professor and presently, the Minister of Human Settlements and Development in BARMM, emphasized during his lecture

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc delivered his lecture "From Socrates to Sartre" to the students and faculty of Notre Dame of Kidapawan College, the University of Southern Mindanao, and the Notre Dame of Makilala last March 10, 2023. The talk focused on important concepts and themes in the teaching of philosophy as a core subject.  The engaging lecture was participated in by seminarians, college philosophy majors and senior high school students who quizzed the speaker on various issues, but noticeably on love and questions about truth and justice. The event is an initiative of a graduating philosophy student at NDKC, who asked Dr. Maboloc to comment on his thesis. The professor obliged.  The activity was graced by the top school officials of NDKC. The speaker discussed the thoughts of Plato, Soren Kierkegaard, Kant, Edmund Husserl, Gabriel Marcel, Martin Heidegger, Jean Paul Sartre, and Fr. Roque Ferriols. Philosophy faculty members from nearby USM, including former and current g

Fr. Dexter Veloso, current president of the Social Ethics Society, will be attending the 22nd Asian Bioethics Conference to be held at the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, May 15-17, 2023. He will be defending his dissertation after the conference for his doctorate degree at the American University of Sovereign Nations under Dr. Darryl Macer, president of AUSN.

Mr. Aldrin Quintero, former president of the Social Ethics Society, will be attending the 22nd Asian Bioethics Conference to be held at the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, May 15-17, 2023. He will be defending his dissertation after the conference for his doctorate degree at the American University of Sovereign Nations under Dr. Darryl Macer, president of AUSN.

Dt. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, chair of the Social Ethics Society, will be presenting his paper "Biopolitics as Love of Life and Post Human Ethics after Covid-19" in the 22nd Asian Bioethics Conference to be held at the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference will be from May 15 to 17, 2023.