IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS

1. Ethics is part of the Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao program in our Philippine education system.  The fact is: there is moral degeneration in Philippine society.  To help solve this problem, Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao program is launched.  This program starts from Basic Education until the Higher Education.  Students will take Values Education subjects from elementary until college.  The whole program is geared towards moral regeneration of all citizens in the Philippines.  
2. Ethics is applied in different fields of work: in business, in medical field, in law enforcement and even in political field.  So, Values Education is important in the formation of the moral character of every graduate.  The goal of our Philippine education is not merely forming graduates with excellence and competence in their individual fields but also forming graduates of moral excellence.
3. To make moral decisions needs knowledge, deliberation and consent of those concerned.  This course will help students develop skills in discussing, deliberating moral issues and help them formulate sound moral decision out of it.
4. Most importantly, this course will help every individual student realize his/her ultimate end or purpose in life: to become good.  We will feel sorry if one of our brothers or sisters or friends who had become the worst of criminals because we haven't helped her find her ultimate end in life: to become good.