Social Ethics Society

  Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc successfully delivered a lecture on the problem of poverty to the Philosophy Department of Ateneo de Davao University. The event was attended by Ateneo faculty, graduate students and philosophy majors. He started off with Thomas Pogge's analysis of the concept of poverty and presented to his colleagues and Ateneo students his research on the causal factors of poverty in Muslim Mindanao. Dr. Vida Mia Valverde, chair of the Philosophy Department, gave the opening remarks.

  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...

  The Social Ethics Society has released its annual list of its Most Cited Members (2025) based on Google Scholar, Researchgate, and Academia. The Top 10 most cited members of the SES are the following: 1. Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University) - 475 citations 2. Dr. Moises Torrentira Jr. (University of Southeastern Philippines) - 329 citations  3. Dr. Albert Albina (Negros Oriental State University) - 195 citations  4. Dr. Jeffry Ocay (Eastern Visayas State University) - 173 citations  5. Dr. Randy Tudy (University of Southeastern Philippines) - 173 citations 6. Dr. Rogelio Bayod (North Valley College) - 133 citations 7. Dr. Peter Paul Elicor (Ateneo de Davao University) - 108 citations 8. Dr. Ryan Urbano (Cebu Technological University)  - 74 citations  9. Dr. Guiraldo Fernandez Jr. (Visayas State University) - 52 citations  10. Dr. Raymundo Pavo (University of the Philippines in Mindanao) - 39 citations

By Professor Joefer Maninang (Bukidnon State University)  The establishment of the Philosophy Society of Bukidnon, Inc. (PSBI) began with a meeting between two philosophy enthusiasts and friends, Joefer Maninang and Redentor De La Rosa, who envisioned founding a philosophy organization based in Bukidnon. They first shared the idea with their colleagues and set a formal meeting that the Bukidnon State University (BukSU) Philosophy Department then hosted. Philosophy teachers from BukSU, Central Mindanao University (CMU), and San Isidro College (SIC) attended the meeting to deliberate on PSBI’s Constitution and By-Laws and elected its officers for a three-year term. Dr. Arnel Morte of CMU and Mr. Joefer Maninang of BukSU were elected President and Vice-President, respectively, while Mr. Nicko Aznar of SIC was elected Secretary and Mr. Mave Rick Roa (BukSU) as Treasurer. Mr. Keith Revilla (CMU) was also elected as Auditor, while Prof. Redentor De La Rosa (CMU) was elected as Public Inf...

  The Social Ethics Society (SES) has enhanced its official corporate logo. "The Philosophical Society of Mindanao" has been added to the emblem. It is meant, according to Dr. Godiva Eviota-Rivera, to reflect Mindanao as a region and base of the Social Ethics Society, although it does not limit the membership to Mindanao-based academics. Fr. Dexter Veloso approved the design that was created by Professor Menelito Mansueto. 

  Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc's The Politics of Peace and the Mindanao Problem is now available at Jade Book Store in Davao City. The new book traces the roots of historical injustice in Muslim Mindanao and discusses the problem of social, cultural, economic, and political exclusion using the lens of Iris Marion Young and Thomas Pogge. The book can also be purchased online through its publisher, Elzystyle Publishing House.  The Politics of Peace and the Mindanao Problem by Christopher Ryan Maboloc. Foreword by Prof. Goran Collste. Introduction by Dr. Mansoor Limba. 227pp. Published by Elzystyle Publishing House.  BOOK REVIEWS  This book comes at the right time. Dr Christopher Ryan Maboloc focuses on the long-lasting conflict in Mindanao. He explains the background to the present conflict and discusses roads to peace and reconciliation. Dr Maboloc is a scholar in applied ethics. In applied ethics we reflect on today’s moral challenges to find guidance and justified s...

By Ruben O. Balotol, Jr.  Why are there few scholarships in Leyte? How do we encourage faculty members and scholars in Eastern Visayas to make Leyte the focus of their study? Is there an avenue for scholars in Leyte to discuss their ideas? How do we make people see the role of philosophy?  These are just some of the questions we ask and reflect on among ourselves. This is where it all begins, in which the process of sharing our ideas becomes an important basis for having the shared goals, vision, and dedication in establishing the Association of Eastern Visayas Studies. It was a shared goal together with former colleagues in Visayas State University-Tolosa Campus.  With the support of the faculty members, department heads, deans, and the Chancellor through a series of consultations, a plan of activities was carefully crafted to realize the goals of creating an association. The Association of Eastern Visayas Studies aims to:  - To promote and share knowledge and studi...