Name: Lu, Ling Ling Tiongson

Course/Block: BSA-2A

Title: Key Concept in Ethics

Module No. 1

Activity 1
Fill in the table below. Minimum of 5 sentences, maximum of 7 sentences.

How it regulates How it How it produce How essential it

Rules our behaviour? guarantee our sense of justice? is on the
rights and economy?
freedom?
Human Rights Every right we’re The law provides Clearly stating This plays major
Law under the given is the weight of our the rights of role on
1987 Philippine accompanied by rights. It includes every individual maintaining
Constitution responsibility. The the punishments within its peaceful and
rights stated in the that awaits for jurisdiction careful
law that we receive violating the law. results to management of
are also the rights By regulating awareness of available
we are responsible this freedom every citizen on resources. The
to respect. It granted, it set what to respect. law keeps fair
advocates social clear lines that This set written trade to the
responsibility and shouldn’t be ethics that boost economy.
sensitivity. This set crossed for its every Setting ethical
our limitations. It jurisdictions’ individual’s standards that
keeps us in place safety. This morality. every seller and
with our freedoms. secures our Drawing the line consumer follow
everyday lives. of boundaries on for a better flow
This creates a our speeches and of transactions.
free and safe actions. This The rights stated
environment for invokes one’s are keeping its
us to live. own sense of scope act and
patriotism. For a speak righteous.
better way of It helps as a
living with foundation and
coexistence. guideline of our
characters to
develop
economic
growth.
 It keeps us away The tax is higher This law grants It lessens the
TRAIN Law from products that to those products opportunities for diversity of poor
are bad for our that are the citizens who and rich. It led
health that’s why unhealthy but have less income the economy to a
cigarettes, sugary the right to to live in better healthier choice
drinks, soft drinks purchase the state. Due to tax of product.
and alcohols are mentioned exemptions for TRAIN Law
taxed higher. products remain. these people the became a
However, it also We can freely poverty rate guideline for
exempted taxes on purchase at our lessens. It also proper cash
medicinal drugs so own risk. The shows its flows in
people can buy it in law showed authority with economics and
lesser price. transparency to taxation to government
The law prioritized the taxpayers as control fund. This helps
the people’s health. a form of economics on for a more
This used taxation communication products organized way of
as a form of of government involving tax collection.
control to the and its people. alcohols, With this it is
people. Tax is a The law-making cigarettes, both beneficial
huge factor when body is the one sugary products to the people
people spend who sets the tax and more that is and government
money, so the rate, it mandates proven to execute public
congress used this how much we unhealthy. The projects for all.
way to lead its should pay. In considered every With a better tax
people in a exchange of people in flow, this is
healthier view in paying this different status driving the
life. reformed tax we and reformed economic to a
are entitled to taxes in a way clearer path of
better needs of it’ll be beneficial development.
public and be good to
necessities. general people.
The law
however is
unfavorable to
self-employed
people and those
who are single,
yet they have
family they
support.
This caused public This law does The Anti- This provides a
TERROR Law commotion through not guarantee Terrorism Law tighter security
campaigns and some of our passed earlier to the nation. It
some even result to rights and this month created a safer
tragedy. This freedom. We can complements the environment to
regulates in a way be arrested Duterte live to. However
that people see this without warrant Administration’s some human
and detained
as a blocked wall of without the arsenal of tools, rights aren’t
our freedom of proper process of giving it the justified in here.
expression. This justice. The ability to label, The economy
law restricts our freedom to speak detain and can have a better
right to be arrested our side to the eliminate place, but the
with warrant. We government as a government only problem is
can also be citizen of the critics using a the vague
detained for weeks Philippine nation vague definition definition of
prior to appearance is seen as a for of of ‘terrorism’. In terrorism and
before a judge. This terrorism. The the prevailing threatened rights
caused an uproar to law gave vague climate of of humanity.
the mass people by definition of impunity and Moreover, the
claiming that their terrorism that attacks against law can limit the
right to be heard by caused huge human rights negative
the government is problem. The defenders, this speeches and
prohibited. This right to speak of law granting the actions of some
law controls human the citizens are government people for a
behavior regarding overlapped to the excessive and better way of
the government. word terrorism unchecked functioning
restricting the powers will only government.
people to further
communicate to jeopardise the
the government. safety of
defenders. This
law set a strict
control as a form
of justice against
terrorism. This
threatened the
safety of human
right defenders.
This aims to not
disturb the
peace, stability,
and national
unity or to bring
about horror and
fear among
people and to
create chaos to
achieve terrorist
goals. It is
implemented for
safety.
 V. Learning Task

Answer the following questions. 5 points each.

1. There are only 10 spaces in the lifeboat, but there are 11 passengers on the sinking
ship. A decision must be made. Who will stay behind?

If there will be a volunteer among the passengers, then he/she can stay behind. If one is a
small child or a baby, then she/he can share a space with an adult so no one will be left behind.
In a case where no one will volunteer, and everyone needs a space each that can’t be share then
they should just all die. If I’m one of the passengers with the same case with the last possible
scenario then I’ll stay behind to let the other ten leave, my conscience can not bear if I’ll leave an
unwilling person, there’s no guarantee if I’ll die or survive (another lifeboat may arrive) but this
is the option I’ll choose with the character and moral I’m holding.

2. A train with broken brakes is speeding towards a fork in the tracks. On the left,
there is a woman crossing with her two children; on the right, there is a man doing
routine maintenance on the tracks. If you are an engineer, which side will you
choose?

I’ll choose the right, the man is a maintenance worker in train tracks so he should know
what to do in situations like this, he’ll know if a train will come so he should know how to
survive unlike that woman. I don’t think she’ll survive with two children. She’ll have to take
more time to get out of the tracks because she’ll still mind the two children, but the man can just
think about his own survival. The answer I just gave is with the fact that there are passengers
inside the train, if I’m the only one there then I should just go forward and take the crash, if I’m
the engineer and the train is my work then I’ll make sure I’ll have something built inside the train
for impacts meant for this situation; because if I continue with the right, the man might survive
but since the problem won’t be over after that maintenance man survival, I have to proceed to the
track in right and might encounter another fork then deal with harder option so I might just well
take the crash and stop the train.

3. Is Death Penalty ethical or unethical? Why?

If it’s in the Philippines, then it is unethical. Our current justice system isn’t capable
enough to be trusted to handle this sensitive punishment involving human lives. However, in my
point of view, it is ethical to those with heinous crimes to die. They took one or more lives with
their own hands, but I think death penalty will make it easy for them so why not build a prison
inspired with nine levels of inferno then let them leave like that until they die. I think it’s more
ethical to let them live a hellish life, suffer and repent, wanting to die but they can’t. In this way
we won’t be taking lives on our own hands and make it impossible for them to escape. In any
case that one might be successfully escaped then just grant its death. The existence of this prison
can also lessen the crime rate. There’s no second chance to live happily for those who took others’
infinite chances.
 4. What do you choose: Stay living unhappily or Commit suicide and await
uncertainty after life? Why?

Stay living unhappily. I appreciate sadness, it makes me feel alive and thankful to every
comfort I receive. Life ahead is also uncertain as well as death itself, I might as well explore the
uncertainty of life rather than suicide as a gamble when one of the options is hell. There’s no
guarantee that my whole life will be unhappy if I live, but in this way, I can do something more
than just a mere gamble. Soon, I’ll die anyway. I’ll know the uncertainty after I live so I’m more
curious in life ahead. If my memory will remain in my soul after I die then I’ll live a life that’s
worth remembering off and maybe in that way I’ll smile for the happiness I’m able to make.