The limit of Dime: A philosophical analysis in the utilization of money in Philippine’s Covid-19 condition

This research is a philosophical analysis of a money-based moral issue regarding the controversial buying and selling of babies which was premiered in Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) last May 31, 2021. The said episode has begotten a philosophical issue pertaining to the moral extent of the use of money. In dealing with this case human nature and some ideas of the selected philosopher concerning money are worth to ponder thereof. Thus, in the process of analysis Aristotelian and Thomasian conceptions of money and Kantian concepts of dignity and value [excerpt from categorical imperative] would be the frameworks to dwell on. Likewise, to ponder on the vital bone of the issue, the Philippine Covid-19 condition would be delineated since this is one of the main causes that drive the will of the Filipina mothers to sell their own babies. Please take note that this research refrains from tackling the rigid economic sphere of money yet it focuses on the moral attitudes of human beings towards the use and pursuit of money. In the concluding part of this piece, the author argues that human beings are excluded from the monetary transaction or exchange to any extent since human beings do not deserve monetary worth.