Harold Lee Bolinget 8:30-9:30 MWF

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A. ON SOCIETY
“Globalization in the middle part of the twentieth century had stirred crucial and
tremendous changes in all aspects of human life, whether social, economic, religious,
political or cultural.”
If one reflects upon on both the credit and debit of globalization, it is realized that
whatever good has come out of it is to a large extent a by-product sometimes a totally
unintended by-product of a process whose basic motivation is the expansion of markets,
the maximization of profits and accumulation of wealth.

1. Corruption
Generally speaking, corruption is “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”.
Corruption can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amounts of
money lost and the sector where it occurs.
2. Unjust labor Practices (unjust dismissal, stockholding mindset)
Termination of contract of employment without due process or in a manner that
violates the terms of the contract is called unjust dismissal. In such cases, the courts
usually take the employee’s contractual rights in to consideration in awarding damages.
Also called wrongful discharge or wrongful termination.
3. Consumerism (materialism/commodification)
Commodification is process of not distinguishing anymore either consciously or
unconsciously between human and non-human entities resulting from a capitalist
perspective solely for the sake of profiteering
4. Responsible Citizenship
Everyone has a duty to be a responsible citizen, but unfortunately, not everyone
takes this responsibility seriously. Being a responsible citizen covers many areas – some
of them legal obligation, some social and some moral.
Laws exist to protect citizens, the communities they live in and their property.
So, to be a responsible citizen, we must respect these laws and abide by them. To be a
responsible citizen, we should help our communities and those who live in them.
5. Religious Diversity
Religious pluralism is a historical situation that characterizes our world today. It
is a neutral paradigm for Christian theology. As a new paradigm, it leads us to
experience a theological turning point. We are in a new historical situation” one that is
no longer dominated as in the last century, be religious indifference and secularization
but by the plurality of religious faiths. This is also the result of a real doctrinal revolution
ushered in by Vatical II in its pronouncement of positive judgement on non-Christian
religions. The seeds of truth and holiness in other religious traditions are now
recognized.
B. ON ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY (Philippine Environment Situationer)
(Calamities)

The world faces more daunting environmental challenges. Global warming has
cause climate changes disrupting the natural cycles and weather patterns. Global
warming is partly caused by greenhouse gases released by natural phenomena. In the
second story of creation in Genesis 2:15, we read: “The Lord God then took the man
and settled him in the garden of Eden. To cultivate and care for it.”. Human beings have
become confused, almost to the point of forgetting, their proper place in the creation.

1. Pollution
Pollution if the process of making land, water, air or other parts of the
environment dirty and not safe or suitable to use.
a. Air Pollution – It’s major sources, aside from motor vehicles, are fuel
combustion of electric-power plants, industrial processes and burning of solid
wastes.
b. Water Pollution – Water is one of the most important natural resources
that we necessarily have to sustain our life in this planet. But due to these
pollutants (insecticides, herbicides and nitrates) spreading not into streams,
rivers, lakes, and seas, but into our ground water as well.
c. Land Pollution – Land makes a valuable resource for us. But when we
misuse land, we experience environmental pollution and the depletion of our
land-based resources.
2. Mining Industry
The Philippines is the fifth most mineral-rich country in the world for gold, nickel,
copper, and chromite. It is home to the largest copper-gold deposit in the world.
3. Massive Industrialization
Some two to three centuries ago, huge social and economic advances marked
the worldwide evolution from a conservative agricultural and commercial society to an
experimental industrial civilization.
4. Reforestation
Reforestation is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and
woodlands (forestation) that have been depleted, usually through deforestation.
Reforestation can be used to rectify or improve the quantity of human life by soaking up
pollution and dust from the air, rebuild natural habitats and ecosystems and mitigate
global warming.
5. Waste management
Waste management is the collection, transportation, and disposal of garbage,
sewage, and other waste products. Waste management encompasses management
of all processes and resources for proper handling of waste materials, from
maintenance or waste transport trucks and dumping facilities to compliance with
health codes and environmental regulations.