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In my short stay in Baguio City, I had the pleasure to meet two of its philosophy scholars and book authors, Dr. Gleemoore Makie of Urdaneta City University, who taught previously at the Philippine Military Academy, and Dr. Charlie Dagwasi, philosophy professor and dean at Benguet State University. Our conversations focused on the efforts of fellow philosophy and ethics researchers from the northern part of the country in exploring the wealth of local wisdom and at the same time, in enhancing the content of two general elective courses (Ethics and Logic). I missed my supposed to be meeting with Dr. Danilo Alterado by 15 minutes, as he already left the Saint Louis University Campus. Dr. Makie, who was my former student at the Ateneo de Davao, shared great stories about his colleague, Prof. Lian Giangan, who teaches presently at the PMA. This nice conversation took place over lunch while I tried the exquisite taste of Baguio's version of the dinuguan. Dr. Makie showed me his books, i...

By Gerry F. Arambala What I think is needed by the present generation is a philosophy that is capable of going into the ground and digging deep into the depths of every Filipino’s conscious experience and rationalizations.  A radical philosophy embodies every Filipino's thoughts and aspirations without disqualifying those whose thoughts might go against another as each tries to nurture his or her own unique experience.  Radical Filipino philosophy is a way of escaping the center. It is a form of indigenous philosophy marked by rigor and inclusivity and accepts the value and legitimacy of the lasting struggle for authentic emancipation. The following names have novel contributions to thought, expressing the Filipino condition in bold ways - Leonardo Mercado, Romualdo Abulad, Karl Gaspar, Florentino Timbreza, Emerita Quito, Jeff Ocay, Romulo Bautista, and Ruby Suazo.