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SES Board concludes Planning Session

The Social Ethics Society has concluded its Strategic Planning Session held at Club Samal Resort, 26-27 March 2021. The organization will draft a revised Vision and Mission to expand the reach of the SES. It will also seek to adopt development theory as part of the scope of the group's mission. This is in line with the paradigm of thinking toward the future while deepening the ethical approach to development. The Board has approved the new editorial policies of the SES Journal as presented by Dr. Roger Bayod and Dr. Randy Tudy. Other plans include international engagements, the holding of SES caravans, and promoting philosophical research through future webinars. A book on Covid-19 Philosophical Research has also been proposed. 

Meanwhile, the SES Journal will host a hybrid writing workshop for philosophy and social science, The Journal will also co-host a webinar writeshop on gender. The Board has also decided to hold a second Hybrid Conference in October 2021. Due to the uncertainty of travel, the Board has also decided to postpone its 10th Anniversary & First International Conference to 2022. Dr. Moises Torrentira Jr., will initiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Southeastern Philippines for the co-hosting of two forthcoming SES events this year. Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, Fr. Dexter Veloso, and Fr. Urbano Pardillo Jr., have reiterated the important role of the organization and its identity during the course of the planning exercise.







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