Jose Mario De Vega

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Dolor and the surname or paternal family name is De Vega.
Jose Mario Dolor De Vega
De Vega at the Philippine National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in 2025
BornOctober 14, 1976
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Occupation(s)Lecturer, book author
Known forPolitical philosophy
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Academic work
DisciplineLaw, philosophy, Philippine studies, political science
Websitehttps://up-diliman.academia.edu/JoseMarioDeVega

Jose Mario Dolor De Vega is a Filipino author and public intellectual. He has lectured at National University-Manila[1][2], Polytechnic University of the Philippines[3], Universidad de Manila, Adamson University, De La Salle University – Dasmariñas, Far Eastern University[4], Trinity University of Asia, among other Philippine higher education institutions. Outside the country, he taught philosophy, ethics, and anthropology at Nilai University in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.[5]

De Vega has been interviewed in various media outlets[6] and written books[7], academic journal articles, and Op-Ed[8] pieces tackling philosophy, politics, and wars, while attending graduate studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Early life

De Vega was born in the Philippines. He loves his parents, but his mother taught him "all the laws of life and the mysteries of existence from a very young age."[9]

He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and an MA in Philosophy.

Major publications

Some of the latest writings of De Vega are as follows:

Books

  • Dissidente [Central Book Supply Inc., 2013], ISBN 978-971-011-677-5
  • Insurrecto [Central Book Supply Inc., 2017][10]
  • Pantayong Pananaw at Paninindigang Pulitikal (2021), Reyes & Campomanes, eds., ISBN 978-971-91975-9-1
  • (Pravda) Ang Digmaang Proxy sa Ukraina: Rusya Laban sa NATO (2022), ISBN 978-621-06-0026-1
  • Kontra Imperyalismo at Henosidyo: Ang Palestina sa Kuko ng Zionismo at Neokolonyalismo (2024), ISBN 978-621-06-1257-8

Journal articles

  • From Selfhood to Social Solidarity; From a Mind towards the Collective Thinking and Working Bodies: A Marxist Approach In Scientia: The International Journal on the Liberal Arts, 2022, 11(1)[11]
  • Migrante: We are the Nameless Dead (Diliman Review, 2023), 67(1)[12]

Op-ed

Other activity

De Vega is a staunch advocate of workers'[16] and teachers' dignity.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Roster of UGAT members". Anthropological Association of the Philippines. 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "National University prof termination unjust, needs scrutiny" (Press release). Center for Trade Union and Human Rights. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Eduardo Tadem; Honey Tabiola, eds. (2022). "Thinking With and Beyond Marx" (PDF). Public Policy Monographs. 1. UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "FEU Investor Relations" (PDF). Far Eastern University. 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Sympathy for the Boston Bomber?". The Society of Honor. April 19, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Umano'y 'unjust contractualization' practices sa National University, isiniwalat". Brigada. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  7. ^ Agcaoili, Aurelio (2019). "Saan a Maymaysat' Aldaw: Education in Democracy, Social Saan a Maymaysat' Aldaw: Education in Democracy, Social Justice, and Inclusion in Ilokano Life Justice, and Inclusion in Ilokano Life". Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  8. ^ Santos Jr., Soliman (April 29, 2025). "COMMENTARY: Male trado, bene ad judicium teneo: Legal and Moral Thoughts on the Duterte Arrest and Surrender by the Philippine Government to the International Criminal Court (2nd of five parts)". MindaNews. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  9. ^ De Vega, Jose Mario (May 25, 2021). "[Right-Up] The Women of my Life". Human Rights Online Philippines. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  10. ^ De Vega, Jose Mario (2017). "Insurrecto:Dissidente Part II". central.com.ph. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  11. ^ De Vega, Jose Mario (2022). "From Selfhood to Social Solidarity; From a Mind towards the Collective Thinking and Working Bodies: A Marxist Approach". scientia-sanbeda.org. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  12. ^ De Vega, Jose Mario (2023). "Migrante: We are the Nameless Dead". journals.upd.edu.ph. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  13. ^ De Vega, Jose Mario (April 17, 2025). "Light and justice vs darkness and tyranny". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  14. ^ De Vega, Jose Mario (December 13, 2024). "Negative impact of Syria's regime change". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  15. ^ De Vega, Jose Mario (December 11, 2022). "[OPINION] The Maharlika fund is a family bill against the general welfare of Filipinos". Rappler. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  16. ^ Lin, Felicia. "J.W. Henley Author of "Migrante" Reveals the Plight of Migrant Workers in Taiwan Ep 216". Talking Taiwan.
  17. ^ Alcober, Neil (October 4, 2024). "Partylist group unfazed by Comelec ruling". Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  18. ^ "National Seminar-Workshop on Education Policy and Legal Protection for Teachers" (PDF). DepEd SDO Pampanga. March 31, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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