Social Ethics Society

PD Bruce Colao of the Department of the Interior and Local Government will speak about the role of grassroots leadership in the 5th Politics and Culture Conference this coming May 5 and 6, 2023, which will be hosted jointly by MSU-IIT and Cor Jesu College. The conference is online. PD Colao has a wealth of experience in the field of local governance. He has delivered lectures at the Development Academy of the Philippines and was trained in democracy and governance in the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung in Bonn and Berlin, Germany. The theme of the conference is Grassroots Philosophies in the Philippines. 

Dr. Raniel Reyes is a plenary speaker in the 5th Politics and Culture Conference this coming May 5 and 6, 2023. The event, which will be hosted jointly by MSU-IIT and Cor Jesu College, will be held online via Zoom. The theme of the conference is "Grassroots Philosophies in the Philippines."  Dr. Reyes is a full time faculty at the University of Santo Tomas. He finished his doctorate in philosophy at UST. His dissertation was on Gilles Deleuze. Abstracts (not more than 300 words) should be sent to the Chair, Prof. Menelito Mansueto at migs_mansueto@yahoo.com on or before March 31. 

Dr. Vida Mia Valverde, chairperson of the Philosophy Department at the Ateneo de Davao University, is a plenary speaker in the forthcoming Politics and Culture Conference, which will be hosted jointly by MSU-IIT and Cor Jesu College, this coming May 5 and 6, 2023. Dr. Valverde took her MA in Philosophy at De La Salle University in Manila under the thesis direction of Dr. Jeremiah Joven Joaquin. She finished her doctorate in philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University. She was supervised by Dr. Rainier Ibana. 

It was seven in the morning. A tall, dark man, his eyes weary from a lack of sleep, was seated near the exit of the airport. His name is Ryan Urbano. We were at Arlanda Airport, near Stockholm. Months before this encounter, we got our acceptance letters to attend Linkoping University in Sweden under the Erasmus Mundus program. We were to take our masters in applied ethics under Professor Goran Collste, a giant in the study of global justice. It was our first time abroad. We had to travel some 200 kilometers from Stockholm to Linkoping City. When we arrived at the train station, we saw a man who was carrying a huge bag. The bag seemed broken. Ryan Urbano quipped, "hey, can I help you?" The guy smiled. It was a big coincidence. The guy is Chris Agulanna, our classmate from Nigeria. Ryan offered to carry the big bag and he did. "What's inside? Did you bring an elephant?" he joked. We all laughed. That was 15 years ago. I can still vividly remember. Now, I have lost...

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc has presented his 31st International paper, "Biopolitics in the Philippines," via Zoom during the 17th Binghamton University, N. Y., International Conference on Disaster Management: The Global Pandemic and its Impact. The event was organized by Dr. Manas Chatterji of BU.  Dr. Maboloc has presented papers in Japan, Bangkok, Malaysia, including the Asian Bioethics Conference, the Universal Science Education Research Network, and the AUSN International Public Health conferences. His topics include Bioethics, Philippine politics, Democracy, and the Ethics of Technology. 

Predatory journals require publication fees or APC (article processing charges). They justify that since the Journal is Open Access, they need authors to pay. That is not the actual reason. Predatory journals simply want to make money. Legitimate journals do not charge anything except when an author will choose Open Access. The reason for this is that the author retains the copyright to his work or article.  Let's clarify certain terms first. 1. What is a predatory journal? Most universities require their faculty to publish before getting tenure or promotion. The chance of getting published in an ISI/Scopus-indexed academic journal depends on the nature and reputation of the journal. Top journals have an acceptance rate of between 5 to 20%. What predatory journals do is get money from academics who are told to pay from as little as 25 to as high as 1,000 dollars after the paper is accepted for publication. 2. What Predatory Journals do?  Predatory journals, as the word su...

Fr. Jose Conrado Estafia of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Tagbilaran City, will talk about the meaning of empathy in the plenary of the 5th Politics and Culture Conference this coming May 5 & 6, 2023. His book, Edith Stein's Inquiry into the Meaning of Being, was a finalist in the 16th Cardinal Sin Catholic Book Awards (Theology Category).  Fr. Estafia argues, following Stein, that "empathy is not just compassion, but an intersubjective experience." The online conference is hosted by MSU-IIT and Cor Jesu College with the theme, "Grassroots Philosophies in the Philippines." Abstracts must be sent via email to Prof. Menelito Mansueto, Conference Chair, at his email address: migs_mansueto@yahoo.com on or before March 31, 2023. 

Dr. Daniel Mishori, currently lecturer at the Department of Exact Sciences at Tel Aviv University in Israeli, is the Keynote Speaker in the 5th Politics and Culture Conference this coming May 5 & 6, 2023. Dr. Mishori has done research on environmental philosophy and sources of traditional wisdom.  The online conference will be hosted by MSU-IIT and Cor Jesu College. Prof. Menelito Mansueto is the Conference Chair. This year's theme is "Grassroots Philosophies in the Philippines." Send your abstract to the chair through his email address: migs_mansueto@yahoo.com on or before March 31, 2023. 

The Social Ethics Society, in coordination with Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology and Cor Jesu College, will hold the 5th Politics and Culture Conference on May 5 & 6, 2023, with the theme "Grassroots Philosophies in the Philippines." Dr. Daniel Mishori (Tel Aviv University) will give the Keynote Address. Other distinguished speakers in the virtual conference include Fr. Jose Conrado Estafia (Holy Name University & Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary), Dr. Raniel Reyes (UST), Dr. Vida Mia Valverde (AdDU), and PD Bruce Colao (DILG). This year’s conference theme marks the shift in the trend of Filipino theorizing from being Western-oriented to the unique approaches of grassroots communities. “Grassroots philosophies” celebrates the unique culture and tradition of the localities but is not limited by the same. Instead, it recognizes a shared universal human experience. The unique situatedness in the locality demands an approach that is inspired by c...

The Philosophy Department of Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology will host the 5th Philippine Politics and Culture Conference, May 5 and 6, 2023 The theme for this year is "Grassroots Philosophies in the Philippines." Mr. Menelito Mansueto is Conference Chair while Dr. Rogelio Bayod is co-chair. Cor Jesu College is co-host. Grassroots philosophies refer to emerging concepts and critical questions that are rooted in universal human experience. It is a manner of thinking that is not limited by geography, tradition, or history. It arises out of the different methods of philosophizing that help human beings reflect and understand their political, social, cultural and religious experiences. Examples of such attempts include the works of Fr. Michael Moga, Fr. Dionisio Miranda, Fr. Albert Alejo, Bro. Karlito Gaspar, and Fr. Jose Conrado Estafia.  Confirmed speakers include Dr. Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University (keynote address), Fr. Jose Conrado Estafia of...

Articles (Scopus-Indexed) 1. “An Analysis of the Philippine Catholic Church’s Approach to President Duterte’s War on Drugs.” In International Bulletin of Mission Research Journal, Sage (April 2022) 2. “Risk-based Approach for a Return to In-Person Instruction in the Philippines.” [Co-Author] Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press (December 2021). 3. “A Strategy for School Reopening in the Philippines: Lessons from Other Countries.” Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press (October 2021). 4. “Prioritization of Persons with Special Needs in Covid-19 Vaccinations in the Philippines.” Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press (August 2021). 5. “Integrated Science 2050.” [Co-Author] In Integrated Science. Ed. Nima Rezaei. Springer: Netherlands, 2021. 6. “The Question of Transdisciplinarity between Modern Science and Critical Thought.” Integrated Science. Ed. Nima Rezaei. Springer: Netherlands, 2021. 7. "International Scientific Cooperation is needed to Bridg...