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Accepted Abstracts for Oral Presentation in the SES-PUP International Ethics Conference at Waseda University, Tokyo



1. Cultivating Peace Through Moral Education in the Philippines: A Pathway to Harmony - Bernardo N. Caslib, Jr., Ph.D. (University of the Philippines – Manila)

2. Conatus over Conflict: Manifestation of Spinoza’s Transindividual Striving - Isabela Salaveria Carrillo (Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sta. Mesa, Manila)

3. Ethical Global Citizenship Education for Social Justice - Emiliano Bosio (Toyo University, Japan)

4. An Ecocentric Approach to Autonomy in AI-Powered Nudging for Climate Change Mitigation - Joseph Martin Mendoza Jose, Ph.D (De La Salle University)

5. Mitigating Risks in AI: Can the Ethics Review Process Help? – Dr. Jeffrey L. Bartilet (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

6. Supervision Strategies in Managing the Stress of Instructors due to Inevitable Academic Overloads and Pressures - Rhea Jane L. Caynila (Cebu Technological University)

7. Depoliticizing ESG: A Foucauldian Critique of Technicization and Neoliberal Strategies - Michael Angelo Bunagan (University of Santo Tomas)

8. Analyzing Alternative Academic Assessments (AAA) in universities with Cheat-proofing behaviors and instructor-formulated mechanics in an AI-dependent setting - Evangeline C. Rellin (CTU Argao Campus)

9. Gadamer and the Competing Claims of the Law –  Mark Gil Ramolete (Saint Louis University)

10. The Illusion of Choice: Unmasking Freedom in the Consumerist Panopticon of Social Media - Edel Grace Baldovino Hatton (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

11. Decency and Inclusive Education: A Margalitian Critique on the Concept of Human Sexuality in Values Education - Gilbert Cratius B. Barrion (University of the Philippines Diliman)

12. Pakikipagkapwa as an Element of Participation: A Wojtyłan Perspective - Sean Ethan Montoya-Capisanan (University of Santo Tomas)

13. When AI Thinks for Us: Mind extraction in using large language models for proleptic reasoning - Kurt Christian Tubera (University of the Philippines Diliman)

14. The Prospects of Institutional Obligation in Reparation - Nathan Zubaly (University of the Philippines Diliman)

15. Understanding the Ethics of Care and Migration through the Social Ecological Connectedness and Sustainability Perspectives - Klein R. Fernandez (University of the Philippines, Los Baños)

16. Efficiency and Integrity: Navigating AI-Assisted Learning Through the Lens of Virtue Ethics - John Edward E. Alfonso (National University, Clark, Pampanga)

17. Pursuit of Greener Pastures in the Global Workforce: A Utilitarian Approach to the Migration of Filipino Nurses and Distribution of Healthcare Resources - Andrea Lorraine C. Duran (UP Diliman)

18. Reconciling Communitarianism with Justice as Fairness: The Rule Utilitarian Method - Roy Joseph S. Sotelo (De La Salle University)

19. Democracy’s Silent Autocrats: When the Masses Become Tyrants - Jayben Caongca Mationg (Aklan State University - Main Campus)

20. Assessing the Miller-Carens Debate on Open Borders: A Mabinian Approach to Immigration Ethics - Martin Joseph C. Esteves (De La Salle University)

21. Teaching Strategies and Activities Across All Disciplines that Appeal to Gen-Z Learners - Enrique E. Balili, Jr. (Southern Leyte State University – Tomas Oppus Campus)

22. Habermas’ Discourse Ethics and Its Relevance to the Sociopolitical Aspects of Filipino Society - Dr. Alvin A. Galeon (University of San Carlos) 

23. Heart of Peace: Peace of the Heart - Fr. Dester C. Veloso, PhD (Saint Francis Xavier College Seminary & Holy Cross of Davao College) 

24. Forming a Friendly Gender Narrative: The Problem in Democratizing Gender Identities - Jennifer A. Lombos (University of Santo Tomas) 

25. A Critical Re-examination of the Dominant Assumption of Collectivism in Indigenous Filipino Cultural Identity through Individualist Framework - Oliver F. Perater (Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology) 

26. Violence Against Women Overseas Filipino Workers: Hope and Healing in Post-conflict Peacebuilding - Dr. Godiva E. Rivera (Mindanao State University - Main Campus)

27. Against the Shipwreck of Thought and the Speed of Knowing: Learning in Artificial Intelligence, Virilio’s Technological Philosophy, Independent Pedagogy and Ethics of Attention - Mark Jaztine P. Santos (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

28. Exploring Hybrid Security Approaches in Asia’s Peace-Building Processes: The Roles of State and Non-State Actors in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Myanmar - Assistant Prof. Vuslat Nur Sahin Temel, Social Sciences (University of Ankara) & Prof. Yuji Uesugi (Waseda University)

29. Robotic Crutch: dyadic autoethnography on AI as an epistemic compromise in Philippine public higher education - Leo Ian Derla Jovero & Gorjel Esquierda Llanita (Davao Oriental State University)

30. From Feminine to Feminist: Reassessing Global Care Labor and the Detriment of its growing deficit at the Homefront - Gerlie C. Ogatis (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

31. Can Freedom Exist without Ethics in the Digital World? On the Proposed Removal of Ethics in the Philippine Higher Education - Ryan Mangune Castro (Pampanga State Agricultural University)

32. Rethinking Hans Jonas’ The Imperative of Responsibility in the Age of AI - Mark TJ Bo Bio (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

33. Justice for the Stateless: The Ethical Dilemma of Japanese-Filipino Children in Legal Limbo - Shotaro Akehira and Yrein Canzon (Waseda University)

34. Algorithmic Control and Autonomy - Joseph Reylan Viray (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

35. Educating for Environmental Virtues - Maria Jevie Diaz Cruz (Ateneo de Manila University)

36. Defending the Misinterpretation on Arne Naess' Deep Ecology - Mary Sarah L. Angoluan (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

37. Autonomy, Trust and the Crisis of Public Health: A Critical Reading of Onora O'Neill in the Philippine Context - John Raymund S. Alonzo (University of the Philippines) 

38. Bridging the Gap: Addressing Healthcare Access and Cultural Safety in Mamanwa Communities Through Educational Empowerment - Dr. Anesito L. Cutillas (Cebu Technological University)

39. Antonio Gramsci’s ‘Organic’ and ‘Traditional’ Intellectuals: Their Role in the Mobilization of a Walking Protest in the Sumilao Farmers’ “Walk for Land, Walk for Justice - Menelito P. Mansueto (Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology)

40. Ethical Reflections on Social Media Fame - Dr. Kriztine R. Viray (Polytechnic University of the Philippines) 

41. Bodies, Power, and Platforms: Social Media as a Site of Democratic Feminist Discourse - Agnes S. Oblefias (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

42. Whispers from the Margins: Towards a Mindanawon Philosophy, Power and Philippine Democracy - Dr. Rogelio Bayod (North Valley College) 



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