Profile

KC finished her graduate and doctoral studies in Ethics and Philosophy at Kobe University under the Monbukagakusho (Japanese Government Scholarship). In 2018, she returned to the University of the Philippines, Diliman where she teaches Socio-Political Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, as well as Comparative/Japanese Philosophy. Her research focuses on applying ethical principles to issues such as immigration and feminism. 

She served as the Chair of the  Department of Philosophy from Feb 2020 to March 2023. Currently, KC is the Director of the Office of Alumni Relations, UP System. 

Associate Editor for:

  • Social Sciences Diliman
  • Philippine Social Sciences Review
  • Lumina

Research Interests:

  • Cosmopolitanism, Normative Ethics
  • Applied Ethics, specifically Migration Issues 
  • Contemporary Philosophy
  • Socio-Political Philosophy
  • Feminism
  • Japanese Philosophy
  • Comparative Philosophy