MSU-IIT to host 5th Politics and Culture Conference in May 2023

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 Holy Name University and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Tagbilaran, Dr. Raniel Reyes of the University of Santo Tomas, Dr. Vida Mia Valverde of Ateneo de Davao University, and PD Bruce Colao of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

The Call for Papers will be released soon. The event is purely online and presentations will be done via Zoom. The Philippine Politics and Culture Conference started in 2017 at Nagoya University. It was hosted by Dr. Wataru Kusaka and co-organized by Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc and Dr. Rogelio Bayod. For inquiries, send an email to migs_mansueto@yahoo.com.

Thomas Pogge to mentor AdDU prof in ASAP Global Justice Fellowship at Yale

Professor Thomas Pogge of Yale University will be the mentor of Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc in the ASAP Global Justice Program Fellowship at Yale University. Prof. Pogge is the author of World Poverty and Human Rights. Dr. Maboloc will write his research on structural issues in Muslim Mindanao using the perspectives of Iris Marion Young and Thomas Pogge. ASAP is an acronym for Academics Stand Against Poverty. According to its website, it utilizes "scholarship to influence policy and public attitudes to poverty. Established in 2010, (ASAP) is a non-partisan, independent global organization aiming to eradicate severe poverty worldwide." It is based in New Haven, Connecticut. It is under the Global Justice Program at Yale. Fourteen scholars around the world were chosen for the ASAP Program. Pogge is the most prominent scholar on global justice. He proposed the global difference principle as a critique to John Rawls's A Theory of Justice. Rawls was Pogge's adviser at H

Ethics in Contemporary Philippine Society released

ETHICS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE SOCIETY. Edited by CRB Maboloc, PhD, Foreword by Darryl Macer, PhD, with an introduction by Daniel Mishori, PhD. WORD FROM GLOBAL SCHOLARS “This book is a timely contribution to practical ethics. It deals with challenging moral problems like environmental hazards and climate change, justice, democracy and violence, and relates these burning issues to the present state of the Filipino society. At the same time the book is firmly anchored in moral theory. It is written in a clear and accessible style and serves as an excellent educational resource.” Dr. Göran Collste Professor Emeritus of Applied Ethics Linköping University, Sweden “This is a highly original approach to teaching applied ethics. Focusing as it does on issues that are part of the lives of the students and written by local scholars, it cannot help but be engaging. I very much enjoyed reading it and am sure that the students will gain not just theoretical ethical knowledge

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc just published his 90th Philosophy Paper

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc of the Philosophy Department of Ateneo de Davao University has published his 90th philosophy paper. He co-authored an article entitled "An Ethics of Justice for the Elderly: Ageism and the Covid-19 Pandemic" with Dr. Anesito Cutillas of Cebu Technological University. The study was published in Community Health Equity Research and Policy, a Sage journal indexed by Clarivate Analytics and Scopus. He has published papers under Springer, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Philosophy Documentation Center, and Sage. Dr. Maboloc's publications each year are as follows: 2023 - 8 papers; 2022 - 9 papers; 2021 - 19 papers; 2020 - 15 papers; 2019 - 6 papers; 2018 - 7 papers; 2017 - 4 papers; 2016 - 5 papers; 2015 - 4 papers; 2014 - 2 papers; 2013 - 1 paper; 2012 - 1 paper; 2010 - 3 papers; 2009 - 2 papers; 2008 - 2 papers; and 2007 - 2 papers. Below are the papers by Dr. Maboloc. For a complete list, visit Researchgate.

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