Father Saturnino Urios University

Bishop Pueblos Senior High School

Grade 12
Ethics 223
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
A.Y. 2019 - 2020 (Second Semester)

SECTION: XII – St. John of the Cross

MEMBERS: (alphabetical order: family name, given name)
1.) Ababon, Dominic Jay S.
2.) Aguhob, Angellie Ciedny E.
3.) Amante, Julia Danielle Marie A.
4.) Autida, Almhie Nicole
5.) Ceniza, Harvy L.
6.) Cruz, Angeline B.
7.) Dagandan, Gretchen
8.) Falcon, Axana Jane
9.) Galorpot, Jovanie V.
10.) Hampac, Phoebe P.
11.) Montero, Joriz A.
12.) Nepomuceno, Katrina Louise J.
13.) Reciña, Emmielou Kaye A.
14.) Sabayle, Christian Reynald
15.) Talo, Jocelyn E.
16.) Torralba, Ralph Angelo A.
17.) Torregosa, Princess Mae

Case Study: Mang Eugenio Ventura

1. What do you think has molded the honest and cheerful behavior of Mang Eugenio?
The reason behind Mang Eugenio’s honest and cheerful behavior is his love and
will to serve to his passengers. He must really love his customers as much as he loves his
job.
2. What lesson can you learn from the good example of Mang Eugenio?

The lesson that we can learn from the good example of Mang Eugenio is that to
love your passion or your job. Loving your job or your passion could lead you to a healthy
lifestyle which includes also your wholehearted dedication to serve your customers despite
any situation.
3. What can be done in our schools in order to teach and train students in honest and
ethical behavior?

According to Education settle pie it suggests that the school should offer an
integrity seminar for students who engage in unethical behavior, such as lying to a
professor, cheating on tests or falsifying hours on a time card. Ethics seminars teach
students to recognize the moral implications of their actions and consider how dishonesty
hurts others.
Case Study: The Case of Socrates
1. How is it possible that a basically good person who preached a set of values and beliefs
about truth, wisdom and good governance was accused and put to death?

Its nice to think that the judicial killing is totally infallible in today’s generation,
but sadly, that’s just not the case. According to Anam Lodhi (2018), a lot of people are
being convicted or accused of the crimes that they didn’t commit more often than anyone
would like to admit, and in some cases, people who were later found to be innocent have
actually been put to death. A guide to this is Socrates that is fundamentally a decent
individual yet denounced to sentence his life. Socrates did not have his own definition of
truth, since he just has confidence in addressing what others accepted as truth. Because he
believed that genuine knowledge came from discovering universal definition of the key
concepts such as virtue and governing life.
2. Is it possible that politics plays a role in how the good and truth are ultimately defined
and lived?

Yes, it is possible. Politics can be a way in which they can manipulate the people
and make them believe on a certain thing considering that how influential the people behind
politics are.
3. Define the notion of “virtue.” Which are important virtues?
According to Adams (2009), virtue is a good moral quality in a person or the general
quality of goodness in a person. The important virtue are the characters of a person and
being a good person. Their actions are the outcome of their virtue.
4. Describe “moral relativism.”

According to Ethic Sun Wrapped, moral relativism is the belief that moral
principles are not objective or absolute. It’s a morality interpretation that promotes
“everyone’s own,” and those who adopt it ask, “Who am I to judge?”. It can be understood
as descriptive and normative moral relativism. Moral relativism is on the opposite end of
the moral absolutism continuum, which says that any ethical question is always answered
correctly.
5. Formulate resolutions regarding knowing the truth, doing what is good, and avoiding
evil.
According to Socrates (2002), “No one does evil intentionally” the basic idea here
is that humans always seek to do what is perceived to be good. Example, a kid always does
 a lot of things and ends up messing it. Life is a process that means you will learn something
out with your failures and experiences. In order to avoid the evil and do what is right, know
first that we are not perfect and there is someone higher than us. Also, let’s not be
judgmental. We must not judge things right away because we don’t know the reason behind
every situation and also for us to become disciplined individuals in the community we must
follow the rules that our government implies, it doesn’t mean that we are being less human
we are just taking big responsibilities as a good citizen.

Case Study: A Universal Right

1. Define “rights.”

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “rights structure the form

of governments, the content of laws, and the shape of morality as it is currently perceived.”
The connection between rights and struggle cannot be overstated – rights are not as much
granted or endowed as they are fought for and claimed, and the essence of struggles past
and ancient are encoded in the spirit of current concepts of rights and their modern
formulations.
2. Define “justice.”
According to “The ethical principle of justice” justice is a treatment given to
individuals to be morally treated based on law and this is granted by a judge.
3. The reading above refers to “right to life,” “right to liberty”, and “right to property.”
Which one among these do you think takes priority? Explain.
Right to life. According to Kratochvil (2006), the right to life has a special position
because of the consequences of its violation. Deaths result from the ultimate breaches of
this right. Once this right is violated, there is no way to reverse its effect and to remedy the
violation. Consequently, the right to life is one of the most important human rights as it is
the basic one. The other rights are based on the fact that one lives. Without the right to life,
all other rights would become illusory.
4. Describe situations (especially in Philippine society) in which the “right to life” is
violated.
The extrajudicial killings in the Philippines depicts that situation. An example of
this is the killing of Kian Delos Santos in the capital city. Data from the article of bbc.com
(2018) indicates that he was found dead in an alley. He was accused by police of being a
drug runner – though the family dispute this. Police said they had killed him in self-defense.
Then CCTV footage emerged contradicting the official police report and sparking huge
public outrage and protests.