๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฎ๐ข ๐ โ my self-produced P-pop album โ is ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ช! Prof. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of the UE Caloocan Annual magazine in 2023.
Empowering music, food & travel, and deep thoughtsโFOLLOW if you're into meaning & motion.๐ Kiel Santos, the Chairperson of the Department of Social Sciences at University of the East Caloocan and the overall coordinator of the UE Intensive English Workshop and Cultural Exchange Program (in partnership with Soka Universit
y, Tokyo) since 2023, has been a recognized national trainer for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) General Education program in Ethics since 2017, after being funded by the commission for training at Ateneo de Manila University in 2016. He is deeply vocal about his passion for student engagement and leadership. In 2014, he co-founded Silangan Film Circle, a recognized student organization dedicated to film, and has served as its adviser ever since. He has been the long-standing adviser of the Tinig ng Silangan Party Alliance since 2017. His previous advisory roles include the Young Artist Society, Armada, and, more recently, UE Jam Sessions Caloocan. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Arts, major in Philosophy, from the University of Santo Tomas, and also completed more than 100 units of Law. He obtained his Master's degree in the field of Philosophy from De La Salle University Manila, where he also pursued his doctorate (currently unfinished). Among his notable papers are ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐บ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ (2011), ๐๐ด๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ต๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข: ๐๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐บ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ (2014), ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ฃ๐ช๐จ: ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ข๐จ ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ (2016, with UE Graduate School Dean Alberto Paala), and ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ต ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ, ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ถ๐บ๐ข๐ฏ: ๐๐จ๐ข ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐บ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ข๐จ๐ต๐ถ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐-19 (2023, with UE Caloocan Assistant to the Chancellor Rafael Quiroz). He co-authored the book ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ด: ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ, published in 2019 by C&E Publishing. Professor Santos currently teaches subjects related to Philosophy, Arts, Politics, and Spanish. Recently, he released an album titled ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฎ๐ข ๐, featuring songs deeply inspired by his academic background and professional experience. This page regularly provides thoughts on these subjects:
โข Ethics
โข Understanding the Self
๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ:
Santos, K., et al. "Ethics: A Modular Approach." (C & E Publishing, Inc., 2019)
๐น ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต:
- Quiroz, R., and Santos, K. "Sakit ng Nakaraan, Gamot sa Kasalukuyan:
Mga Polisiyang Pinairal ng Pamahalaan sa Pagtugon sa mga Piling Pandemyang Kinaharap ng Bansa na Makatutulong sa Panahon ng COVID-19." (2023, UE-ORC)
- Paala, A., and Santos, K. "Paradang Dagat: Pagpapatuloy ng Tradisyon ng Paglalayag sa Kabisayaan." (2016, U-Belt Consortium Faculty Research)
- Santos, K. "An Existential Query on the Ethical Responsibility of a Narcissist in the light of Jean-Paul Sartre." (2016, Camanava Studies International Conference)
- Santos, K. "Usaping Etikal ukol sa Pagtangkilik ng Asocena: Isang Eksistensyal na Adhikain Laban sa Depensang Kultural." (2014, Camanava Studies Conference)
- Santos, K. "Feminist Understanding of Violence in the light of Marilyn Frye as Inflicted Against Filipino Women in Cyberspace." (2011, 4th DLSU Arts Congress)
๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ:
1. Bachelor's Degree:
Concentration: Philosophy* (Rational Psychology, Phenomenology, Existentialism, Political Philosophy)
University of Santo Tomas
Completed
*Faculty of Arts and Letters major in Philosophy, a university's Center of Excellence; not to be confused with Ecclesiastical Philosophy.
2. Law Studies:
Concentration: Law**
University of Santo Tomas
**Needs two (2) more semesters to be completed but had to shift to sustain employment.
3. Master's Degree:
Concentration: Philosophy*** (Rational Psychology, Philosophy of Science)
Ateneo de Manila University
***A university's Center of Excellence
Concentration: Philosophy (Rational Psychology, Phenomenological Existentialism, Ethics, Feminism)
De La Salle University - Manila
Completed
4. Doctorate Degree
Concentration: Philosophy**** (Ethics, Philosophy of Mental Illness, Existentialism)
De La Salle University - Manila
****18 more units prior to the comprehensive exam and dissertation.
5. Certificate Program:
Concentration: Ethics
Ateneo de Manila University
Completed
6. Certificate Program:
Concentration: Spanish
Instituto Cervantes
Completed
24/03/2026
Got nothing but gratitude to the University of the East (UE) for this award, este, for trusting me to host the prestigious 8th Gawad Bagani sa Komunikasyon. ๐
Good boy looks daw muna tayo today, but I'm rocking inside. ๐ค๐ค First time mag-host in pure Filipino, so sobrang solid; all thanks to Dean Michelle Concepcion.
DJ ChaCha is legitimately inspiring (can't believe how I managed to act just chillllll). ๐ฅถ Great reconnecting din with the ultra-malupit Roel Rostata (you're an ultra-talented artist and songwriter!).
Congrats po, UE Dept. of Communication โ Caloocan professors and students, ang awesome niyo!
๐โ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ.
Independent, walang backer, and certainly walang budget to generate a pro-level kind of output; I only produced my album on my bed po. ๐
Recently, new turmoils have surfaced on the face of the Earth, so I thought about reviving the idea of making an official MV for Tindig Tayo, with the hope na it could help promote the message of my Mandirigma album to farther places.
The video will be fun ๐คญ yet deep and symbolic, while being devoid of darker moods and undertones.
I didn't know I was featured here back then. ๐ I miss them TikTok days, grabe! Probably one of my most cherished accomplishments cos I just secured a condo before the pandemic hit pero still managed to cover all the bills. Got nothing but gratitude for everything...
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TikTok University announces Top Enrollees for TikTokU (2ndSem)
TikTok announced on the platform the winners of (2nd Sem) last September 27, 2020, as part of its continuous initiative to promote in-app learning. Educational content poured in as entriesโฆ
Once a friendship passes the 7-year mark, it has a strong chance of lasting a lifetime, because, by then, those people are no longer just products of opportunity but of choice, says Sociologist Gerald Mollenhorst.
There's someone I've known since 2013 whom I became very good friends with in 2015. Unfortunately, the friendship ceased to continue in 2021. This person, Betty Boop, had history of being a habitual transient friend, apparently never keeping any trace of previous friendships or relationships in the closet, unless they still had rolesโand I did not care.
I believed Betty Boop had been mistreated by others before. I believed... So I kept her. Until one day, she messed up so badly, and I was so mad, and then she was gone...
But you know what? I was fine because little did Betty know, I was not at sixes and sevens for I had figured out what she was long before she left... This time, it was not something unpredictable, yet in the end it's right...
The power of independence and indifference kept it good. So will they with you, reader. All I have beside me now are the ones that passed the seven.
In the pursuit of our dreams, the warrior in us will one day be exhausted. Seeking refuge recharges us for yet another mission. Today, mine is the homeland of my father.
31/12/2025
this year, i think i opened more gift bags and boxes from work than i ever have in my work life haha man, before the year-end break, i came to my office and saw these presents on my desk and i was speechless!!! i thank you all from the bottom of my heart. i've saved all your names safely, both in my notebook and in my heart, with a hope that one day, i'll be able to give back this thoughtfulness and generosity. more importantly, to the people who made it possible for me to receive these blessings, you know who you are, i owe them all to you and will never be able to thank you enough.
muli, maraming maraming salamat po! ๐๐
30/12/2025
got my first-ever eyeglasses, mixed feelings tbh. good news po ba โyun? ๐ felt good tho because OWNDAYS Philippines was super accommodating and professional. defo ready to watch World Cup 2026 with a clearer vision ๐๐๏ธ
27/12/2025
11 months of grind, 1 month of cooler weather and longer breaks
12/12/2025
Hello from the PH ๐ต๐ญ
07/12/2025
Thank you sooo much for real. โค๏ธ This means a lot to me, SFC. Not gonna lie, I legit went speechless when I read them captions
This is another year of yours to be grateful and be blessed with the love that you have received and the challenges you've overcome. We wish that you'll continue to pursue your dreams just like how you encourage us to pursue ours.
We, the Silangan Film Circle thank you for everything that you've done to support us all throughout the years. Continue to live stronger and wiser, Prof. Kiel!
07/12/2025
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ. Always have been and always will be...
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