What is our moral obligation?

Teacher III David Moises Memorial High School, Mambusao, Capiz

THE world has become totally modernized, if this is not yet the end of it. Globalization, social media and people interconnectedness all spell unwavering modernity. With modernity, social science is much challenged. There have been states where modern liberal democracies have broken with traditional sources of morality and instead have relied upon economic and political frameworks to define their obligations to one another.

President Rodrigo Duterte remains strong in defending that it is moral obligation and not financial interest that drive him to close and clean up Boracay. He reiterated that the rehabilitation of the popular tourist island

amid allegations that business owners will be the most likely to benefit after its sixmonth shutdown does not have any financial objectives. He further claimed that he will not allow gambling to take root in Boracay Island and that it was only declared a “cesspool” due to environmental degradation after years of unabated commercial and tourist development. The President also vowed to return the island to “its rightful owner” by establishing a panel which would examine claims of ownership of the popular tourist destination.

Moral obligation has also been defined as the social force that binds one to the courses