As a student chapter of the global EA movement, Effective Altruism - De La Salle University aims to help Lasallians use evidence and logic to do the most good, and take action on that basis.
We provide opportunities for our members to maximize their social impact with their careers and resources while learn about pressing global or local causes prioritized by the Effective Altruism community, such as global health and development, animal welfare, and improving the long-term future
Learn more about us and how you can get involved.
About EA
Effective Altruism is a philosophy that applies evidence and reasoning to determine the most effective ways to help others. Effective Altruism is also a social movement. It is a growing community of people that focus on maximizing their social impact with the careers and resources they have. As of 2021, there are over 245 community groups for people interested in Effective Altruism in 40+ countries.
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EA Philippines
Effective Altruism Philippines is the Philippine chapter of the global effective altruism movement, providing high-quality resources and discussion spaces for Filipinos who are interested in EA and want to help solve important but neglected problems.
The EA PH team works on student chapter support for its UPD, ADMU, and DLSU chapters, local cause prioritization research, research on high-impact careers and charities, career advising, a job and internship board, and events and socials.
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Further Reading
What is Effective Altruism
Effective Altruism Handbook
TED: What are the most important moral problems of our time?
80,000 Hours: Using Your Career to Make the Most Impact
projects
Upcoming Projects
Introductory Discussion Group
Fellowships are 8- to 10-week programs with weekly discussions and readings on the core concepts of effective altruism.
Patterned after programs in the Harvard, Yale, and Oxford chapters, fellowships will expose participants to topics such as how to think more rationally, high-impact career planning, neglected cause areas, and existential risks--all geared towards helping you discover how you can make the most impact.
Read testimonials from fellowships at our UP Diliman and Ateneo chapters
For Term 3, EA DLSU will be hosting a 4-week discussion group covering the first half of the fellowship syllabus.
What you’ll learn:
• Week 1: The Effectiveness Mindset
• Week 2: Differences in Impact
• Week 3: Expanding Our Compassion
• Week 4: Longtermism - Improving the Long-Term Future
[NEW DATE] Term 3 General Assembly: Introduction to EA Talk
How might we use evidence and logic to do the most good? Join us as we learn how we can make a large social impact with our careers and donations. Join us on August 21 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm.
This 1.5 hour seminar and assembly will introduce Effective Altruism as an organization, its values, cause areas, and the goals that EA DLSU as a student chapter aims to achieve. Our featured talk will also introduce Lasallians to key effective altruism concepts as a means to better live out our core value of communion in mission.
What you’ll learn:
• Why effective altruism is important
• How you can apply EA into your own fields
• How to get involved locally and internationally
Past Projects
Career Planning for the Development Sector
This talk aimed to introduce one of EA Philippines’ theory of change: high-impact careers. Our first run was held last July 31, 2021 (Saturday) from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
We invited Ms. Nastassja Quijano, current Senior Governance Program Officer at The Australian Embassy Manila who holds an MSc in International Development Management from the University of Westminster, United Kingdom. She has also done consultancy roles in project preparation, planning, and design covering social protection, human rights, sustainable infrastructure, value chain development, and climate finance, among others.
What we learned:
• How the development sector ties in to EA
• Tanya’s career journey
• What the development sector is like
• How you can get started today
External Programs
Virtual Programs
EA Virtual Programs are opportunities for anyone around the world to engage intensively with the ideas of effective altruism through readings, videos, podcasts, and weekly small-group discussions.
Applications for the September-October cohorts are currently open until August 29.
Past programs:
• Introductory EA Program
• In-Depth EA Program
• The Precipice Reading Group
• Legal Topics in EA
EA Career Planning Intensive
Choosing what to work on throughout your career is no easy feat. For this reason, EA Yale and EA Stanford is hosting a career intensive specifically geared towards university students! Programming consists of independent exercises and group discussions, as well as mentoring sessions and workshops with career professionals. Applications are currently closed for the July-August cohort.
Available tracks:
• Exploring Cause Areas for Maximum Career Impact
• Exploring Job Paths and Making a Difference
• Career Strategy and Optimizing Your Year
And many more
Mentorships, conferences, fellowships, and other opportunities to learn and connect
get involved
If you're a student, you might also want to follow your school chapters on social media: UPD | ADMU | DLSU
For Lasallians, feel free to reach out to Gwendolyn Ang or Jibril Espanola