Confirmed Speakers [7th Politics and Culture Conference]

The 7th Politics and Culture Conference, hosted by the Social Ethics Society and North Valley College, is honored to feature the following distinguished scholars and speakers:

- Ms. Aanchal Seth (Panjab University, India)

- Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn University)

- Atty. Jamil Matalam — (USEP College of Law)

- Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (AdDU)

- Dr. Bernard Caslib Jr. (UP Manila)

- Dr. Rogelio Bayod (North Valley College)

- Dr. Godiva Eviota-Rivera (MSU–Marawi)

- Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University)

Conference Chair:

Dr. Rogelio Bayod

Call for Papers

Theme: Mindanao Philosophy - Indigeneity, Decoloniality and the Paradox of Democracy

We invite researchers, faculty members, graduate students, independent scholars, and other interested participants to submit original papers relevant to the conference theme.

Submissions may present original philosophical arguments, conceptual analyses, empirical or interdisciplinary research, critical reflections, or studies of Indigenous and local intellectual traditions.

Submission Requirements

Please submit an abstract of approximately 250 words containing:

1. Title of the proposed paper

2. Author/s and institutional affiliation

3. Email address

4. Abstract

5. Keywords (3-5)

Selected presenters will be invited to present their papers during the online conference on November 20, 2026.

Important Date

Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026

Email your abstract to: roger.bayod@gmail.com

Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified after the review process.

No registration fee is required.

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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