Social Ethics Society

  Dr. Jeffry Ocay, professor of Philosophy at the Eastern Visayas State University, will be the Keynote Speaker in the 4th Philippine Politics and Culture Conference this coming April 22, 2022. The theme of the event is "Radical Politics and the Future of Philippine Democracy." Other confirmed speakers include Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Kumamoto and Waseda University), Ms. Asuna Yoshizawa (Kyoto University), Dr. Rey Luis Montesclaros (MSU-IIT), PD Bruce Colao (Department of the Interior and Local Government), and Prof. Ian Clark Parcon (Ateneo de Davao University). Politics in the Philippines, explains Wataru Kusaka (2017) and Benjiemen Labastin (2018), is rooted in contestation. Radical democracy, a post-modern approach to understanding politics, looks beyond consensus and recognizes the agonistic nature of modern democracy. While it sets aside the moral aspect of the politics of Liberalism, it is cognizant nevertheless of the fact that a political order can be achieved by acknowl...

  Ethics in Contemporary Philippine Society will be reprinted after a year of its publication. The book has sold well as it has been adopted by several universities as the textbook for their ethics course. The editor of the book is Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc. The introduction is written by Dr. Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University while the Foreword is penned by Dr. Darryl Macer of the American University of Sovereign Nations. The scholars who have contributed an article as part of the chapter readings are Bro. Karl Gaspar, Dr. Ryan Urbano, Dr. Vida Valverde, Dr. Al Quillope, Dr. Rogelio Bayod, Mr. Gerry Arambala, Mr. Apolinar Henry Fernandez, Ms. Vaughnce Plaza, Dr. Ruby Suazo, Mr. Jonas Robert Miranda, Mr. Menelito Mansueto Jr., Dean Benjie Labastin, Mr. Ismael Magadan Jr., Dr. Jane Gallamaso, and Fr. Dexter Veloso. 

  BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON RADICAL POLITICS IN THE PHILIPPINES  1. Maboloc, CRB. 2017. "Situating the Mindanao Agenda in the Radical Politics of President Duterte." In  IQRA: Journal of Al Qalam Institute  4 (1): 1-24. 2. Labastin, B. 2018. "Two Faces of Dutertismo: Two Visions of Democracy in the Philippines." In  Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy  4 (3): 31-54.  3. Maboloc, CRB. 2018. "The Politics of Nation States: The Case of President Rodrigo Duterte." In  Journal of ASEAN Studies  6 (1): 111-129. 4. Mansueto, M. & Ochave, J. 2018. "The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and ABS-CBN through the Prisms of Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model: Duterte's Tirade against the Media." In  Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy  4 (3): 181-206. 5. Arambala, G. 2018. "The Return of the Political: Chantal Mouffe and Ozamiz City Politics." In  International Journal of Politics and Secur...

  Cor Jesu College in Digos City has adopted Ethics in Contemporary Philippine Society as its textbook in Ethics. The book is edited by Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc of Ateneo de Davao University, with a Foreword by Dr. Darryl Macer of the American University of Sovereign Nations and an Introduction by the philosopher Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University. CJC professor Dr. Rogelio Bayod's article Recognizing the Indigenous Concept of Justice is included in the book. 

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, the chair of the Social Ethics Society, has made it to the AD Scientific Index Rankings for 2022. He is the third-ranked scientist at Ateneo de Davao University. The top researchers of the University are Engr. Andrew Espera (Energy Systems), Dr. Agnes Aranas (Biology), Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Philosophy), Dr. Mansoor Limba (Islamic Studies), and Fr. Antonio Basilio, SJ (Physics). The Rankings measure the H-index and i10 Index citations of the researchers in the last five years. Dr. Maboloc, who is a Visiting Professor at the American University of Sovereign Nations, has published 18 Scopus-indexed articles and book chapters under Springer, Oxford University Press, Sage, Philosophy Documentation Center, and Cambridge University Press. His most cited article is Globalization and Consumer Culture: Social and Political Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic. 

  The Social Ethics Society and Cor Jesu College will hold a Political Forum on The Future of Philippine Democracy (Part 2) on February 25, 2022, from 2 to 5PM via Zoom. The speakers are Migs Mansueto (MSU-IIT), Dr. Ruby Suazo (University of San Carlos), Danilo Agustin (KU Leuven), and Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University). It will be hosted by Dr. Rogelio Bayod (Cor Jesu College). Menelito Mansueto Jr. (MSU-IIT) will give the Opening Remarks. The speakers are expected to provide a broad perspective on Philippine democracy and the 2022 presidential elections. Such includes the role of the Church in Philippine society and politics, the reality of populism and radicalism, a Ricoeurian analysis of the state, and the nature of the power of the office of the president since the time of the Philippine Commonwealth and how it influences the politics in the country. To register for this online event, please send an email to Dr. Rogelio Bayod at roger.bayod@gmail.com....

  Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc has presented 23 conference papers and public lectures in 2021. The conference papers were delivered in international events such as the 21st Asian Bioethics Association Conference, the 6th Universal Science Education Research Network Congress, and the International Public Health Ambassador (IPHA) Conference hosted by Dr. Darryl Macer of the American University of Sovereign Nations. He also delivered plenary lectures in the Philosophical Association of Northern Luzon Annual Conference, the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School Philosophy Conference, and the Philosophical Society of the University of the Philippines - Los Banos Conference. He also gave talks to the faculty and students of the Cebu Tecnological University - Argao Campus, the Notre Dame of Marbel University, and La Salle University in Ozamiz, among others. The topics he has presented include Radical Politics and Philippine Democracy, Social Media and the Philosophy of Technology, Bio...