Social Ethics Society

LIST OF ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION  1. Prof. Khalid D. Rinamuntao, MAEd Mindanao State University - Main Campus  “Meranaw Bilang A Tao and Confucius Junzi: An Inquiry on the Unizon of their Leadership Principles and its Implication to Future Meranaw Traditional Leaders” 2. Archt. Hagit Leshem Tel Aviv University, Israel “Towards Spatial Ethics: Synagogue Planning at Tel Aviv University” 3. Dr. Joezenon A. Purog Eastern Visayas State University “Revisiting Duterte as a Radical Ethicist in the Waters of Boracay and Manila Bay” 4. Prof. Josephine May Grace Famoso MSU-IIT Department of Languages “The Epiphenomenon of Postcolonialism in Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal” 5. Dr. Juichiro Tanabe Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan  “Post-liberal Peace as Unity in Diversity: Envisioning Post-liberal Peace Thesis founded upon Intercultural Philosophy and Critical Cosmopolitanism” 6. Prof. Alexis Deodato Itao Cebu Normal University  “A Phenomenology of Marital Discernmen...

Dr. John Weckert, professor emeritus at Charles Sturt University in Australia and editor of the journal, Nanoethics, will be the Keynote Speaker in the 14th Social Ethics Society Conference slated on February 1-2, 2024 at Cor Jesu College. The theme of the event is "Peace and Conflict Studies, Emerging Technologies and Ecological Sustainability." The Conference is expected to draw philosophy and ethics teachers from different regions in the country. Dr. Rogelio Bayod of Cor Jesu College is the convenor of the 14th Annual SES Conference. For more information, please send a message to the convenor through his email at this address:roger.bayod@gmail.com. 

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.

Dr. 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. The research is supported by the Social Ethics Society through Fr. Dexter Veloso, the City Government of Davao through the Office of Mayor Sébastian Duterte, and the Office of Representative Isidro Ungab. Dr. Maboloc will be with Fr. Dexter Veloso and Mr. Aldrin Quintero, who will both defend onsite their dissertation at the American University of Sovereign Nations.