Social Ethics Society

Understanding the Self is the most recent textbook written by Ambong Fernandez. Prof. Ambong is a faculty of the Philosophy Department of Ateneo de Davao University. He taught previously at the University of the Philippines in Mindanao.  This new material, one of his many college textbooks, brings together various thinkers and takes seriously the topics and issues that young people grapple with. The textbook is compliant with and adheres to the standard and minimum competencies required by CHED. 

The 6th Politics and Culture Conference, to be held on October 11-12, 2024, is an online event jointly sponsored by Waseda University, MSU-IIT, North Valley College, and the Social Ethics Society. It brings together local and international experts to talk about the recent conflicts of our time.  The topics include Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, War on Gaza, the Ukraine War, Peace building in the Bangsamoro, Philippine Democracy and related topics in the field of political theory, social philosophy and the ethics of war. The Plenary Speakers include Dr. Daniel Mishori (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn University), Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University), Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University) and Dr. Rec Eguia (USEP-CDM). The conference is fully online. Dr. Rogelio Bayod and Mr. Menelito Mansueto are co-chairs. There is no conference fee. Interested parties can send a 300-word abstract to roger.bayod@gmail.com or migs_mansu

North Valley College will host the 15th Social Ethics Society Conference slated early next year, according to Dr. Roger Bayod, the Vice president of the SES and head Organizer of SES 2025. The event will be fully in-person and will be held at Mergrande Resort in Davao City. The Board of Directors of the SES will discuss the theme and other matters pertaining to the conference. Details and the Call for Papers will be released in October 2024. Prospective plenary speakers include Bro. Noelvic Deloria, president of the Holy Cross of Davao College, Dr. Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University, Dr. Asuna Yoshizawa of Kyoto University, and Dr. Juichiro Tanabe of Waseda University. 

Mr. Razel Abella, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, Mr. Apolinar Henry Fernandez, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Ateneo de Davao University, and Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, an Associate Professor and former Philosophy Chair in the same university, have co-authored The Quest to be Human, a new Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person for Senior High School. It took more than two years to complete the book, which is OBE compliant and strictly adopts the learning competencies required by the Department of Education. Abella, a trainer of SHS teachers, collaborated with the two seasoned authors to come up with this latest textbook, which contains all the components prescribed by Deped. "Both students and teachers will find the book useful," says Evan Larona, a SHS faculty at Ateneo de Davao University. 

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc of Ateneo de Davao University has recently published his 100th paper. "Biopower, New Normal, Human Decency, and Otherness: Philosophical Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic," has been included as a chapter in the new book Covid-19 and Public Policy, published in the UK by Emerald Publishing House, edited by Dr. Manas Chatterji of the University of Binghamton in New York.  The paper explains the origin, nature, issues, and impact of the public health emergency, thereby tracing and analyzing the social, economic, and the political implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic through the philosophical lens of Martin Heidegger and Albert Camus. The paper was presented at an international conference hosted by Binghamton University and also organized by the editor Dr. Chatterji.  Dr. Maboloc has published in journals such as the Journal of Public Health, Techne: Research in Philosophy and Technology, Disaster Preparedness and Medicine, the Philosophical Quart

The 6th Politics and Culture Conference, to be held from October 11-12, 2024, is an online event jointly sponsored by Waseda University, MSU-IIT, North Valley College, and the Social Ethics Society It brings together local and international experts to talk about the recent conflicts of our time time.  The topics include Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, War on Gaza, the Ukraine War, Peace building in the Bangsamoro, Philippine Democracy and related topics in the field of political theory, social philosophy and the ethics of war. The Plenary Speakers include Dr. Daniel Mishori (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn University), Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University), Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University) and Dr. Rec Eguia (USEP-CDM). The conference is fully online. Dr. Rogelio Bayod and Mr. Menelito Mansueto are co-chairs. There is no conference fee. Interested parties can send a 300-word abstract to roger.bayod@gmail.com or migs

6th POLITICS AND CULTURE CONFERENCE  October 11-12, 2024 via Zoom  Theme: War and Peace  Call for Abstracts  The world is on the edge of war, or is it? There is a need to examine the roots and biases in human war. Political theorists and scholars will provide the perspective and background, and the question that we as a society are trying to grapple with.  The 6th Politics and Culture Conference, an online event jointly sponsored by Waseda University, MSU-IIT, North Valley College, and the Social Ethics Society brings together local and international experts on the most recent conflicts in contemporary time.  The topics include Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, War on Gaza, the Ukraine War, Peace building in the Bangsamoro, Philippine Democracy and related topics in the field of political theory, social philosophy and the ethics of war. The Plenary Speakers include Dr. Daniel Mishori (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn), Dr. Christopher Ryan Mabo

The Dabawenyo DCPlinado Program Team. L-R Asst. Supt. Josie Bolofer, Coun. Luna Acosta, Coun. Jonard Dayap (Sponsor of the City Ordinance), DepEd Supt. Rey Solitario, Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Consultant), and City Information Officer Harvey James Lanticse during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao. ____________________________________________ Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, who is a consultant to Mayor Sebastian Duterte of Davao City, says that P4C (Philosophy for Children), digital ethics, and environmental stewardship, among others, are included in the Dabawenyo DCPlinado Curriculum Integration Program, a collaborative project between the Department of Education in Davao City and the City Government of Davao. Speaking before Davao City officials during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao held last July 2, 2024, Davao City Schools Division Superintendent Reynante Solitario said that this curriculum integration is part of the contextuali