Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc has presented papers in 10 virtual international conferences this year, particularly in the conferences hosted by the Arizona-based American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) in which he is a visiting professor, the Eubios Ethics Institute, and in the Universal Science Education Research Network (USERN) Congress. The research papers deal with his philosophical reflections on Covid-19 as well as the philosophy of technology, post-pandemic. "Our present situation has been a challenge but at the same time it is also an opportunity to engage with global scholars," he says.
Local academicians in Mindanao have also been active in their international engagements, which Dr. Maboloc says is important because "the universe is such a big place and there is always room for everyone to develop his or her potential." Dr. Randy Tudy, Dr. Rogelio Bayod, Fr. Urbano Pardillo Jr., Fr. Dexter Veloso, Mr. Gerry Arambala, Dr. Moises Torrentira, Mr. Aldrin Quintero, and Dr. Sherlito Sable, who are all members of the Social Ethics Society, have also presented various papers in the AUSN hosted events. "The challenge is not just to write something," Dr. Maboloc mentions, "but to create an insight that can have social impact and human importance as well."
“Indigenous Wisdom and Human Solidarity in the midst of Covid-19,” 12th International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (December 2020)
"Technological Systems in a Post-Covid 19 World," Universal Science Education Research Network, Tehran University (November 2020)
“Some Educational Challenges of Children with Needs,” 11th International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (November 2020)
“The Vaccine Wars: Preventing Populist & Nationalist Impediments to Global Cooperation,” 10th International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (October 2020)
“New Normal or Post-Normal: Philosophical Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic.” 9th International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (August 2020)
“Figuring out how to live in a Post-pandemic World.” 7th International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (July 2020)
“Moral Leadership in the Time of the Pandemic,” 6th International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (June 2020)
“The COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Inequality,” 3rd International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (May 2020)
“Who is Most Vulnerable during a Pandemic?” 2nd International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (April 2020)
“Globalization and Consumer Culture: Social Costs and Political Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (March 2020)