THE Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) yesterday strongly opposed the proposal to remove Ethics from the general education curriculum in the college curriculum, say-ing it is essential to develop good moral reasoning among young adults.
“While basic education may introduce ethical principles, the complexity of moral dilemmas that students face in adulthood, particularly in the professional and societal contexts, requires a deeper, more critical engagement with ethical frameworks,” said the CEAP.
“College is a formative stage where young adults refine their values and make life-defining deci-sions. To remove Ethics from higher education is to deprive them of a crucial opportunity to an-chor their choices in sound moral reasoning and Gospel values,” it added.
The CEAP also noted that the Church insists that moral formation must be “permanent and pro-gressive” and not something concluded after high school.
“Colleges and universities bear a special responsibility to ensure that students are equipped not just with technical knowledge, but with moral wisdom capable of transforming society,” said the CEAP.
It also said removing Ethics from the college curricula shall undermine the vision of education that is both academic and evangelical.
“In educational institutions, where the goal is not just to inform but to transform, Ethics is not optional. It is essential,” the CEAP emphasized.
Earlier, the Department of Education (DepEd) proposed to remove the Ethics subject from the General Education (GE) curriculum of higher educational institutions.
DepEd said it would be better if Ethics will just be added to the revised senior high school (SHS) curriculum.
