Fr. Dexter Veloso, PhD, credits the success of the Social Ethics Society to its collective type of leadership. Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc says that the intent of the SES is to provide opportunities to young academics from Mindanao to have a venue where they can present their papers. After more than a decade, the organization he co-founded with the late Dr. Romulo Bautista in 2010 has reached new heights by bringing top local and international scholars to Mindanao. The SES has witnessed the rise of the scholarly outputs of its members. Young academics like Ruben Balotol, Gerry Arambala, Cathy Mae Toquero, and Menelito Mansueto have published excellent papers in prestigious journals here and abroad. Dr. Rogelio Bayod and Dr. Randy Tudy are also two of the most cited in their field.
Dr. Rogelio Bayod is instrumental in the growth of the SES for his dynamic handling of previous events and his unfailing commitment, together with the other officers, to make the SES what it is today. Dr. Ian Clark Parcon has given the SES Journal a newly-found vitality while Prof. Menelito Mansueto has engaged with Dr. Juichiro Tanabe of Waseda University in order to promote Peace and Conflict Studies. Dr. Randy Tudy has made great efforts to coordinate the activities of the SES with the Commission on Higher Education. The SES intends to soar higher with the election of Fr. Dexter Veloso to his 3rd term which starts this year until 2027. The organization currently has 131 members, including 37 with PhDs.