CHED endorses 5th Philippine Politics and Culture Conference

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Region XI has endorsed Social Ethics Society's 5th Philippine Politics and Culture Conference, which will be jointly hosted by MSU-IIT and Cor Jesu College. The theme of this year's event, to be held via Zoom on May 5-6, 2023, is "Grassroots Philosophies in the Philippines."

The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University. The plenary speakers are Fr. Jose Conrado Estafia of Holy Name University, 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 in Misamis.

A total of 27 papers and lectures from ethics experts, Philosophy researchers, and other scholars, will be presented in the conference, according to Prof. Menelito Mansueto of the Department of Philosophy in MSU-IIT, the Conference Chair. The online event is free. To get the link to the two-day conference, please email migs_mansueto@yahoo.com.

List of Accepted Papers for Oral Presentation in the 16th SES Conference

1. Donnalen Quezon (MSU-IIT) - The Paradox of Justice: A Feminist Analysis of How the Philippine Legal System Reinforces Silence Among Rape Victims through Catharine MacKinnon’s Theory of the State 2. Najifah Macaraya & Erickson Totanes (MSU - GenSan) - Thinking Peace: A Philosophical Approach to Inner and Social Harmony 3. Francis Matay-ao Jr. (Isabela State University) - Principle-Centered Leadership: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions 4. Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - A Foucauldian Analysis of How Mega Influencers Reconfigure Knowledge and Desire in the Click-to-Bet Economy 5. Casey Tuazon & Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - The Ethical Implications of David Poplar’s Concept of Play Framing in the Context of Body-Shaming Humor Toward Filipino Women: A Luna Dolezal Body and Shame Analysis 6. Marlon Naiz (Southern Christian College) - Redefining Ecotourism: A Conservationist Analysis Based On Aldo Leop...

Statement of the SES expressing its opposition to the proposal to remove Ethics in the GE Curriculum

We, members of the Board of Directors of the Social Ethics Society, express our strong opposition to the proposal to remove ethics in college. Such move is bereft of merit and is ignorant as to the value and purpose of the teaching of the course, which is thoroughly rooted in the integral and critical function of higher education. The proposal to transfer it to Senior High School deprives college students of the teaching of ethics as a professional course, which is crucial in their civic engagements and the pursuit of a democratic society that can only be grounded in responsible citizenship and critical thinking. The direction of Edcom and its advisers from the technical panels of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reduces our whole education system into a mode of creating docile workers who will constitute the labor force that will serve the whims and interests of a capital intensive and consumer driven globalized neoliberal economic order. It only breeds our subser...

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