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Assessment of the Relationship of Ecosystem Health to the Carbon Sequestration Capacity and Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise in Philippine Mangroves
Get PDFOn Social Justice, Diversity, and Development: The Asian Context
No full textIntroducing the main articles in this issue of Social Transformations, the overarching theme of social justice is explored in tandem with Amartya Sen’s concept of development as freedom. The main articles provide different ways of understanding social justice as economic justice, as based on human rights, and that which thrives on democracy. As Dr. Eduardo Araral presents in “The Asian Dilemma,” social justice in Asia continues to be an issue to this day precisely because the same drivers of progress are also the impetus of issues that plague Asian societies. Justin Joseph G. Badion tackles the global food crisis and uniquely provides an avenue for the Catholic Church to enter this discussion. Separately tackling the refugee crisis, Yamamoto Nobuto and Mon Mon Myat analyze the Rohingya and the Indochinese refugee crises emphasizing rights as the basis of social justice. Taniguchi Miyoko and the pair, Liang Guanghan and Xie Xiaowen, point to the importance of democracy (formal and material) for social justice to thrive through their articles on peacebuilding in Mindanao and gender equality in China, respectively. Through these articles, Sen’s perspective provides a key lens to tackle social justice in Asia from an Asian perspective but also concludes with the problems that arise from this perspective: prioritization of substantive freedom over instrumental freedom in situations of urgency, the conflict between legal rights and human rights in Asian societies with diverse cultures, and the emphasis on individual freedom over family identity
Bilibid Weeks: An Account of Prison Theater in the Philippines
Get PDFFor three years, the training company RolePlayers, Inc., worked with young male inmates at the Special Classes for Children in Conflict with the Law (SC-CCIL), a unit of the New Bilibid Prison, in two theater productions that were shown to the prison community and the external public. The first production, staged in 2016, was a devised piece called Tumbang Preso (Knock down the Prisoner); the second production, mounted in 2018, was the Pyramus–Tisbe scene from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in Filipino translation. The productions’ immediate impact, however, lies beyond the plays. For the young inmates, prison theater served as an opportunity to learn new skills, gain new perspectives, receiveemotional support, and increase their chances of getting released. This paper documents the prison–theater project, the challenges the organizers faced, the lessons they have learned, and the paths that can be taken to sustain prison theater
Dream Illusion Void
Get PDFThe dream of an unused or useless stone to be in and participate in the world of Passion. The stone reincarnates... to find itself in the Illusory world, submerged in all its preoccupations. Finally, it goes back to its original state, back to the great Void. This process brings to mind the philosophy of not a few philosophers, particularly that of Zhuang Zi and Western philosopher Rene Descartes. The paper is a philosophical treatise on the great eighteenth-century Chinese novel, “Hónglóu mèng,” otherwise known as “Dream of the Red Chamber.” The author, Cao Xueqin’s, extensive perspectives on dream, illusion, and void as illustrating “life” embodies and surrounds the entirety of the literature. The author makes use of the phenomena, the human experiences of “Dream,” “Illusion,” and “Voidness,” to highlight the life process a human being goes through. The paper, being based on a work of classic literature, also finds application in the general appreciation of Chinese literature (of novels in particular) and of better understanding of Chinese culture and way of thinking. The paper, designed for the dissemination of information for the greater number of people. As such, onlyimportant names and relevant terms in the novels are presented in Chinese characters, albeit with a presentation of the Chinese pinyin, a romanized version of such
“Saving Face” (面子 mianzi) and China’s Foreign Relations: A Case Study of the West Philippine Sea Dispute and the Response of the Benigno Aquino III Administration
Get PDFThis paper aims to understand the impact of the behavior of “saving face” and how it has motivated China’s responsive measures in foreign relations. Considering the behavior of China, through the lens of Confucianism, this paper analyzes the public castigation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by the Philippines under the administration of Benigno Aquino III regarding the South China Sea. The instance was said to have triggered China’s assertiveness and made their presence more permanent by reinforcing their structures in said disputed area. China’s behavior of “saving face” and other related events to the South China Sea (SCS) dispute with similarly arrogant responses will also be looked into. Hoping it may provide a more in-depth understanding and alternative view of Chinese foreign policy that can help external foreign bodies navigate their way better when it comes to dialogue and negotiations with the People’s Republic of China
Yin Yang's Natural Diplomacy: Panda Diplomacy
No full textThis paper will study the USA-China relations while through the lens of the Yin Yangschool of thought to evaluate whether the Panda Diplomacy of the Chinese government is an effective identifier to garnering positive relations with the US government and its people. Evaluation will be done through studying the political, economic and socio-cultural relations of China and USA, utilizing various forms of information such as news articles, journal articles, statistics and graphs. The main scope of the paper will be on USA and China’s relations due to the reason that the two states have a long history when it comes to diplomacy and at the same time a rich history in Panda Diplomacy as the United States currently owns the highest amount of loaned Pandas which is 12
Global Collaborative Advantage: Efforts Toward Decolonization of Business Ethics and Management Scholarship
Get PDFThe current trend of prescribing and enforcing ethical business constructs, models, and frameworks developed in and by the Global North has become a new form of paternalistic colonizing of the Global South. Such behavior dangerously mirrors historically oppressive movements through colonization and continues extractive and damaging practices. Indeed, the enforcement of Northern constructs, models, and frameworks facilitates the maintenance of an artificial global hierarchy which continues to harm the South to the North’s benefit. They overlook and prohibit any possible inclusion of ethical and philosophical frameworks derived from the wisdoms and traditions of the South.This article advances the goal of Global Collaborative Advantage or GCA, which utilizes a decolonizing perspective within the field of business ethics and strives for a stronger incorporation of diverse sources of wisdom from the Global South. GCA calls for a South-led thought and action process, bringing the world’s wisdom traditions together while it de-centers Euro-originated perspectives and centers those from the South. It offers a model of relational exchange in markets for business organizations rather than the current transactional-exchange-focused system, and calls for a truth and reconciliation process, among other recommendations. This article thus makes the case for developing a model that draws from a variety of global perspectives on humanity, society, and economics to broaden the possibilities for ethical, meaningful, and generative exchange in global markets
The Asian Dilemma
No full textThe East Asian growth story is a familiar narrative of prosperity but the same forces that drive such progress also induce widespread poverty and inequality in the region. The image of the East Asian region has greatly transformed. It is no longer a region simply wrought with narratives of colonialism or “barbarism” owing to their distinctively different culture; but is host to the greatest number of megacities. This transformation is evident in the rise of skyscrapers, young Vietnamese workers on motorbikes making their way to work in economic zones, and the presence of European cars and fancy restaurants. However, this prosperity comes with a price: injustice, dehumanization, environmental degradation, land grabbing, and the rise of slums. Technological developments and market reforms have changed work environments and expectations but have given rise to a widening urban/rural divide. While this tremendous development of the region is commendable, the less-documented underbelly of the Asian growth story is as much a part of this growth story culminating in this Asian dilemma we need not be stuck in