Lyndon John Lozano BSCE-3A

Module 4

IV. Learning Activities

Discuss/ Enumerate your duties and responsibilities as a student and as a Filipino citizen. What difficulties do you face in
the exercise of these duties at present?

My duties and responsibilities as a student and as a Filipino citizen are primarily being a good student, to study well
and share and apply my knowledge and skills to help others. To be an active member of our society by practicing my right to
suffrage and to share my opinion to certain decisions in the society. The difficulties I face is mostly environmental and being
able to be patient despite these times and sometimes the temptation to be complacent and ignorant when I’m too
comfortable to where I am. It is given to be more efficient to face these difficulties when you have strong mentality and the
heart to help. Through this we sometimes struggle on being both a good student and a good citizen because of having
countless responsibilities. Furthermore, it is a journey to become a good and better person in general, not only focusing to
ourselves but our contribution to others and our society.
V. Assessment
Define the following concepts and relate the significance of these to Philippine setting. Create a table in presenting your
output.
CONCEPT DEFINITION
a. Deontology It is known for the study of duty and
obligation. It falls within the domain of
moral theories that guide and assess our
choices of what we ought to do (deontic
theories), in
contrast to those that guide and assess
what kind of person we are and should be
(aretaic [virtue] theories)
b. Rational Will It refers to the faculty to intervene in the
world, to act in a manner that is
consistent with our reason.
SIGNIFICANCE
In the Philippine s, it’s
significance is that we still
follow some moral guidance
from the religion in response
to our laws where
deontology is involved.
Its significance is the ability
to reason and it can align
thoughts with action,
specifically how the Filipino
people would act on a certain
law or order.
c. Universalizability
d. Autonomy
e. Heteronomy
f. Substantive Moral Theory
It is a form of a moral test that invites us
to imagine a world in which any proposed
action is also adopted by everyone else.
It refers to self-law and ( or self-legislating
), the property of the will in those
instances when pure reason is the cause
of the action
is the simple legislation and imposition of
a law by an external authority
immediately promulgates the specific
The significance of it on the
Philippines is how we accept
Christianity and religion in
general. It comprises faith
just like other parts of the
world with Christianity.
It’s significance to the
Philippine setting is still
based upon how the country
adapted to religion and
everything in it. The law that
are passed here in the
Philippines are not
influenced by other parties
and purely for the welfare of
the people.
Heteronomy’s significance to
the Philippine setting is the
partnerships and treaties we
sign with other countries,
sepcifically westernization
and the adaption to spanish
culture. It made us who we
are today as a country.
The substantive moral theory
 actions that comprise that theory. As also evolves around our
such, it identifies the particular duties in a Christian tradition as Filipinos
straightforward manner that the and it discusses moral
adherents of the theory must follow command that we follow
under the church.

g. Formal Moral Theory
will not give us a list of rules or
commands. Instead, it will give us a set of
instructions on how to make a list of
duties or moral commands.
The formal moral theory and
it’s significance on the
Philippine system is probably
the school system and as a
government. They give out
instructions and sequence of
steps to follow on how to
make moral commands.

VI. Enrichment Activities

What maxims have you observed in Philippine culture which manifest” universalizability “? Discuss with your family members
( parents, grandparents, etc. ) Are these maxims beneficial as we face the “new normal”?

The Philippines is the melting pot of different cultures. Philippines is largely influenced by western culture, this sometimes
places the citizens in jeopardy since some actions were done before thinking thoroughly on the economic stance of the Philippines.
First, the new educational system that is being adapted and the Philippines is one of the countries left, despite this apparent fact
the unpreparedness and lack of planning. As the first batch of the K-12 curriculum it seemed we were being just experimented.
Now, the online classes that has been happening mostly on the first-world countries. Being a poor country, Philippines should
consider looking through how the public struggles on this pandemic and not pushing through classes. They should have been more
empathetic on the needs of the people than be very deaf on the cries of the people who can’t avail education on this hard time.

Lastly, is that the Filipinos are resilient, this maxim is very beneficial because of the pandemic many Filipinos have lost their
jobs, no food to eat, and because of lockdowns many are stranded, with these hindrances, positivity is the key to survive this
pandemic or we must not lose hope. Filipinos helps one another, this maxim helps people that are struggling now in the new
normal for it gives people hope to live and also it helps the people survive the pandemic.

VII. Assignment

Reconcile these two topics: Autonomy and the Duty to Speaking Truth to
Power
Suppose you are already working for a company and your boss tells you that you should offer a bribe to a government agent to
obtain permit to build and operate a business in your city. What would you do? What are your alternatives if you believe that it is
wrong to bribe government agencies? Answer in not less than 5 sentences.

If my boss tells me to offer a bribe to a government agent to build and operate business in our city I will
tell him that it is not right to bribe and also it may let us go to prison if we are caught by the authorities. The
alternatives are to follow the right procedures to get the permits. Another one is to prepare all the necessary
papers to be submitted and prepare for inspection. Yes, it is convenient to bribe, but it has many disadvantages
as well. But when you follow the right and legal procedures, there will be no worries at all.