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AdDU and Xavier professors co-author new Philosophy textbook for SHS


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. 

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