Faculty

FACULTY

Maricris B. Acido-Muega, PhD
Professor
PhD Educational History & Philosophy, UP College of Education
MA Philosophy, BA Philosophy, UP Diliman
Specialization: Educational History and Philosophy
Research interests: Philosophy and Education, Ethics and Teaching/Education,
Values Education, Human and Humane Thrusts in Education, Educational Foundations

Michael Arthus G. Muega, PhD
Professor
PhD Educational History & Philosophy, PhD Special Education, UP Diliman
MA Philosophy, BA Communication-Journalism, UP Diliman
Specialization: Journalism, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Special Education
Research interests: Critical Literacy, Critical Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, Values Education, Philosophy for Children, Epistemology and Education

Abigail Thea O. Canuto, MAEd
Assistant Professor
MA Ed Teaching in the Early Grades, UP Diliman
BA Philosophy, UP Diliman
Specialization: Philosophy of Education, Philosophy for/with Children,
The Community of Inquiry, Values Education
Research interests: Critical Thinking, Philosophy in the Basic Education Curriculum, Building Communities of Inquiry in the Various Content Areas

Leander P. Marquez, MA, MAEd
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy of Education and Values Education
MA Philosophy, MA Ed Philosophy of Education, UP Diliman
BA Philosophy
Specialization: Philosophical Analysis, Philosophical Research, Applied Philosophy
Research interests: Ethics, Epistemology, Bioethics, Philosophy for/with Children, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy and Popular Culture, and National Security

Joanna Rose T. Laddaran, MAEd
Senior Lecturer, Philosophy of Education and Values Education                                                                      University Extension Specialist III, UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries
MA Ed Philosophy of Education, UP Diliman
BA Philosophy (cum laude), UP Diliman
Specialization: Philosophy of Education, Business Continuity Management for MSMEs
Research interests: Critical Thinking in Adult Education, Philosophy of Education, Entrepreneurship Education, Education Continuity Planning, Business Continuity Management, Enterprise Resilience

John Israel U. Cunanan, MAEd
Lecturer, Philosophy of Education and Values Education                                                                                  MA Ed Philosophy of Education, UP Diliman
BA Humanities, University of Asia & the Pacific
Specialization: Philosophy of Education, Epistemology of Education
Research interests: Aims of Education, Critical Thinking, Intellectual Virtues, Rationality in Education, Philosophy of Teaching, Values and Moral Education