FILIPINO VALUES8 Formation Filipino Values1. Affection2.
Respect. S!ills". Enli#$tenment%. Influence&. 'ealt$(.
'ell)*ein#8.Responsi+lit,Positive and Negative Filipino
ValuesPositive Filipino Values1.BAYANIHAN SYSTEM or spirit of
ins!ip and "a#araderie$AFilipino"o##unit%spiritand
"ooperation&!ereinagroupof individualse'tendsa!elping!and
&it!out e'pe"ting an% re#uneration. It is "!ara"teri(ed )%
"o##unal &or to&ards one goal.*. +AMAYAN SYSTEM$ It is t!e
s%#pat!% for people &!o lost t!eir
loveones.In"aseofdeat!ofa"ertain #e#)eroft!e"o##unit%,t!e&!ole
"o##unit%s%#pat!i(es&it!t!e)ereaved
fa#il%.Neig!)ors,friendsandrelativesof t!e de"eased usuall% give
"ertain a#ount of #one% as t!eir &a% of s!o&ing s%#pat!%.
-. FAMI.INISM or "lose fa#il% relations-A Filipino trait of giving
!ig!est i#portan"e tofa#il%a)oveot!ert!ing.Atrait
&!ereint!efa#il%#e#)erss!ould)e
taen"areandsupportedregardlessof
&!et!er!e/s!edidso#et!ing&rong,a
fa#il%#e#)er#ust)egivenattention and s!ould not )e
a)andoned.T!efa#il%isseenasadefenseagainsta
!ostile&orldandaunit&!ereone"an
turntoin"ase!e/s!e!asaserious pro)le#0. F1N$.2VIN3 T4AIT$
Atraitfoundin #ost Filipinos, atraitt!at
#aest!e#uni5uet!ateveninti#eof
"ala#itiesandot!er"!allengesinlife,t!e% al&a%s !ave so#et!ing
to )e !app% a)out, a reason to "ele)rate.6. H2SPITA.ITY7 A 8E.92ME
ATTIT1+EBuas$.oo) na Pagtanggap$ Filipinos open t!eir !earts to
"o#plete strangers and offer t!e# t!e )est in t!eir !o#es. $
pro"ess of &el"o#ing one:s sense of )eing7 I a# a person
&!o no"s and &is!es to )e treated as a person ;tao
poako)< T!e !ost or!ostess&!o&el"o#esisalsoaperson ;tao
rin ako tuloy!). =. 92MPASSI2NATE or
MAHABA3IN$AFilipinotraitof)eings%#pat!eti"to
ot!ersevenift!epersonisastranger.An
e'a#pleoft!isisgivingal#sto)eggar.
T!isiso)served&!en&e!earFilipinos
sa%ing>a&a&ana#anornaaaa&a na#an.?@. 4E3I2NA.ISM-A
Filipino trait of giving #ore priorit% or preferen"e in giving
favors to !is provin"e #ate )efore ot!ers.A. F4IEN+.Y$ A trait
found in #ost Filipinos. T!e% are sin"ere, lo%al, ind and so"ia)le
personB. F.ECIB.E or #agaling #ai)aga%-T!e a)ilit% of Filipinos to
ride on or adDust to t!e nor#s of ot!er group Dust to attain s#oot!
and !ar#onious relations!ip.1E. 4E.I3I21S$ Most Filipinos possess
strong "onfor#an"e of t!eir religious )elief in a"tion and in
&ords11. 4ESPE9T to elders-Being"ourteous)ot!in&ordsandin
a"tions to t!e people of older people1*. 4EME+Y2 ATTIT1+E-Being
"reative and resour"eful-T!ea)ilit%todot!ingst!atarene'tto
i#possi)le.E'a#pleinfi'ingapplian"es t!at loo i#possi)le to
repair.1-. MATIYA3A-Filipinosareno&nfort!eirtena"it%and strong
deter#ination in ever% undertaing.10. 1TAN3 NA
.22B-Afeelingofo)ligationtorepa%so#eone &!o e'tended assistan"e
to anot!er &!i"! #a%taepla"einundeter#inedti#eand in
&!atever &a%.15. UTANG NA LOOB: INFINITE RESPONSIBILITY$
portra%s our true identit% )ased on our "on"ern and response to
ot!ers.oPagtanawist!eunendinggratitude)ut t!isisnotenoug!)e"auset!e
responsi)ilit% to ot!ers does not end sin"e
pagpapakatao!asnoli#its,sa#e&it! pakikipagkapwa-tao.1&.
-UN./ULIN N. PAN.ANA0 SA PA1IL0A -$is refer to t$e responsi+ilit,
of t$e el2est c$il2 to act an2 t$in! li!e parents. -$us t$e el2est
son ma, postpone marria#e or remain sin#le 3ust to fill up $is4$er
2eparte2 parents for $is4$er +ot$er an2 sister.1(. SIR Refers to
smoot$ relations$ip suc$ as polite lan#ua#e5 soft 6oice5 #entle
manner5 eup$emisms an2 #oo2 e7pression5 all of 8$ic$ are inten2e2
to a6oi2 2irectness18. PALA*RA 9E :ONOR It means !eepin# $is
promise or 8or2;Pa#tupa2 sa sina+iO1PA9RE S0S-E1 Refers to practice
c$oosin# 8ell)!no8n person to act as #o2parents.2?. LA/A9
S0S-E11eams fi7in# t$in#s for someone.It refers to t$e use of
influential t$ir2 part, to #ettin# t$in#s 2one.21. S-A-US
>ON>IOUSNESS Refers to t$e filipino pre2isposition to t$eir
$onor an2 status more t$an an,t$in# else. -o man,/aran#alan is far
more t$an material 8ealt$.22. :I.: RE.AR9 FOR 'O1EN'omen are $i#$l,
re#ar2e2 an2 respecte2 relie2 upon 8$en it comes to famil, as 8ell
as politics an2 societ,.Negative Filipino Values1.BAHA.A
NAATTIT1+E-A Filipino trait "!ara"teri(ed )% retreating
or&it!dra&alfro#"ertainundertaing and leaving ever%t!ing to
3od to interfere and deter#ine t!e out"o#e of !is
deeds.-It!appens&!enonesi#pl%resignsto t!e "onse5uen"es of
life:s diffi"ulties.It is )elieving t!at life depends on7
S&erte or )uenas ;good lu"F Tad!ana ;de"ried )% fateF*.
92.2NIA. 92MP.EC or )lue$seal
#entalit%-AFilipinovalueofs!o&ing!ig!
ad#irationandpreferen"etoforeign produ"ed goods over lo"al ones.-.
94AB MENTA.ITY-AFilipinoattitude"!ara"teri(ed)%an
atte#pttoGpulldo&n:so#eone&!o!as
a"!ievedsu""ess)e%ondt!eot!ers.T!is is done out of Dealous% and
inse"urit%.0. E1PHEMISM-AFilipino&a%ofsu)stitutinga&ordor
p!raset!atist!oug!tto)eoffensiveor
!ars!&it!a#ildanda""epta)leonein order to not offend or !urt
anot!er person -Ang pagpapalit ng salitang #as #agandang painggan
a%sa sa salitang #as%adong #atali#, )ulgar, o )astos na
tu&irang naapananait ng da#da#in o !indi #aganda sa pandinig.
Hali#)a&a nito ang pagga#it ng Hsu#aa)ilang$)u!a%H sa !alip na
ang pa)al)al na natigo, natepo, o natodas6. FI.IPIN2 TIME-In
realit%, it #eans Gal&a%s late:, a Filipino attitude of
i#pre"iseness to&ards ti#e.=. 3AYA$3AYA
ATTIT1+E-AFilipinoattitudeofi#itatingor"op%ing
ot!er"ulturespe"ifi"all%in#odeof dressing,language,fas!ionoreven
!air"ut(. @A>/PO- 1EN-ALI-0-AA#etric$Buic!Cmentalit,ofsome
Filipinos8$o8oul2rat$eren#a#einfast 8a,sofacBuirin#mone,t$ant$rou#$
$ar28or! an2 sacrifice +, #ettin# in lotter,5 3oinin# raffle 2ra8s
an2 ot$er.8. /APALARAN VALUES) A Filipino trait of acceptin# fate
+, +elie6in# t$ate6er,t$in#is8rittenin$ispalm.Suc$
traitcontri+utestolac!ofinitiati6ean2 perse6erance amon#
Filipinos.=. 1ADANA :A*I--9ela,in#orsettin#asi2eacertaintas!
assi#ne2ont$ene7t2a,alt$ou#$itcan +e 2one to2a,1?.
NIN.AS)>O.ON)+ein#ent$usiasticonl,2urin#t$estartof
ne8un2erta!in#+uten2s2ismall,in accomplis$in# not$in#. A common
practice2 o+ser6e2 in some politicians 8$o are 6isi+le onl, 2urin#
t$e start of certain en2ea6our.11. OVERSENSI-IVE-Filipinos $a6e t$e
ten2enc, to +e irritate2 easil, of $urt upon $earin# some
criticisms or comments.12. LA>/ OF SPOR-S1ANS:IP-Not acceptin#
2efeat in competitions +ut rat$er puttin# t$e +lame eit$er to t$eir
opponents or to t$e sport officials1-. PAIIIISAMA-Su)#itting
oneself to t!e &ill of t!e group
fort!esaeof"a#araderieandunit%. Failure to "o#pl% &it! t!e
group de#and, t!eperson&ill)e"alledG&alang
paiisa#aorselfis!:.T!ead!eren"eto groupde#ands!avetaug!tour%oungto
engagein)ad!a)itslies#oing, al"o!olis# and even drug
addi"tion.-Itis%ieldingtot!e&illoft!e#aDorit%or to t!e leader
&!i"! "ould result to )ot! to positive and negative )e!avior.
It refers to one:s effort to get along &it! ever%)od%.10.
TSAMBA .AN3 ATTIT1+E$Si#pli"it%)%de"laringt!at!is/!er
a""o#plis!#ents are results of lu" and not fro# perseveran"e and
a)ilit%.16. SE314ISTA ATTIT1+E 4efers to t!e predisposition to as
or de#and anot!er t!ing t!at &ould de#onstrate assured su""es
1%. :ELE):ELE;aa,a8)a,a8 pero #usto< -$is refer to t$e filipino
+e$a6ior t$at a person initiall, refuses an offer e6en if $e or s$e
8ants it.1&. LA>/ OF SPOR-1ANS:IP:e or s$e feels 2is#race or
s$ame2 8$en $e4s$e loses or fails. -$ere is a ten2enc, to sul! an2
$a6e man, e7cuses 8$en 2efeate258$ic$ consi2er as a 2is$onor.1(.
LA.A0 S0S-E1 Refers to practice of #i6in# mone, or la#a, or pa2ulas
to #et 8$at one 8ants to t$e earliest an2 fastest possi+le time.18.
/A*I- S0S-E1 It refers to t$e practice of !eepin# t8o or more
partners or !a+it or mistress.1(. PAR-I>ULARIS1-$is refer to t$e
filipino attitu2e 8$erein $e onl, +e lo,al to a certain #roup for
$is concern rat$er t$an nation. It #i6e raise of re#ionalism5
nepotism5ta,o)ta,o s,stem an2 t$e
8e)feelin#s.STRENGTHSPakikipagkapwa-TaoFamily OrientedJoy and
HumorFlexibility and AdaptibilityHardwork and IndustryFait$ an2
Reli#iosit, Ability to SurviveWEAKNESSESxtreme Personalism E7treme
Famil, >entere2nessLac! of 9isciplinePassi6it, an2 Lac! of
Initiati6e>olonial 1entalit,/an,a)/an,a S,n2romeLac! of
Self)Anal,sis an2 Self)ReflectionFilipinos areJ proud of )eing
puspusang-loob.Mapamaraan(resourceful) and mapanuklas
(ingenous).Part of t!eir )eing resour"eful is t!eir use of
ANTIN3$ANTIN3 ;a#ulets and "!ar#sFFilipinos no& t!eir
"o#peten"e ;ilala ang aa%a!anF.Kayang-kaya mo yanis t!e en"ouraging
p!rase oft!e Filipinos to do t!eir )est t!roug! tiyaga. i#)ued
&it! lakas ng loob (self$"onfiden"e or self relian"eF. In t!eir
desire for so"ial a""eptan"e, Filipinos are7Marunong
makibagayMarunong makiisaMarunong makilahokMarunong
makipagpalagayang loobMarunong makisalamuhaMarunong
makisangkotMarunong makitungoMarunong
makisamaFilipinosarelienedtoa)a#)oo&!i"!
s%#)oli(esfle'i)ilit%,enduran"eand !ar#on% &it! nature. Bahala
na attitude s!ould not )e Dudged as a fatalisti" resignation or
&it!dra&al fro# an engage#entor"risis)ut)e"auseoft!eir
kababaang-loob.It is #anifested )% t!eir aop-pala
!a)it.T!eirrelations!ip&it!3odist!esour"e
oft!eirmalinisattapatna panunungkulan.2rigin of Filipino valuesT!e
Filipino !as t!ere)% a foot!old in #an% "ultural sp!eres7 t!e
Mala%, t!e Anglo$Sa'on, t!e Hispani", t!e Hindu$Isla#i" and even
t!e 9!inese. T!e Mala%s T!e )asi" "o#ponent of Filipino "ulture is
t!e Mala% te#pera#ent &!i"! "ould )est )e des"ri)ed )%
>ni"eness and pleasantness? to ot!ers rat!er t!an )% virtue of
la& a)iding features. In its fluidness of "ulture , t!e Mala%
fa#il% "lan or unit is t!e &orld:s )est se"urit% s%ste#.Mala%
also #anifested )% !is readiness to adDust to a ne& situation
and !is desire to )e a)ove all ni"e.T!e 9!inese filial piet%
)et&een parents and "!ildren , t!e fle'i)ilit% to go along
&it! ot!er people and t!e > sageliness &it!in and t!e
ingliness &it!out > of t!e Filipino is )elieved to )e due to
9!inese influen"e.T!e Indian influen"eIndian influen"e is found in
t!e languages , #ode of dressing , ar"!ite"tural art , fol ,
)eliefs , )rass , and "opper&are.T!e Hindu influen"eIs t!e #ost
pervasive in t!e Filipino )elief s%ste# . For instan"e is t!e
predi"tion of Filipino ne&spaper readers for !oros"ope and
fortune$ telling se"tions. T!e Spanis! !eritage It is refle"tive of
#ore developed so"ieties at t!eir point of "onta"t , )roadened t!e
outloo of t!e Filipino . Spain introdu"ed a "o##unit% oriented
rat!er t!an a fa#il%$ oriented religion in t!e for# of 9!ristianit%
. It "ontri)uted to an elite "lass . A so"ial and politi"al
organi(ation, a""ording to &estern institutions, &as
)roug!t into t!e P!ilippines. T!e A#eri"ans t!e united states
furt!er )roadened t!is !eritage )% introdu"ing a de#o"ra"% t!at
"alled for individual li)ert% and e5ualit% as &ell as a
national politi"al "o##unit% to &!i"! ever%)od% &as
supposed to parti"ipate t!roug! national suffrage.Englis! language,
#ass edu"ation, pu)li" !ealt! and road s%ste# are a#eri"an
"ontri)ution to t!e Filipino.:ierarc$, of nee2s of
Filipino1.Familism)refers to t$e filipino nee2 emotional sta+ilit,
an2 familial securit,2.Reciprocalit,)refers to t$e #ratitu2e 6alue
of filipino.In s$ort utan# na loo+..Social acceptance)refers
filipino nee2s to +e accepte2 as a person5as su+3ect an2 not an
o+3ect".Social mo+ilit,)refers to t$e filipinoEs 2esire to pro#ress
an2 2e6elopment. Filipino is 8illin# to #o a+roa2 for t$e sa!e of
pro#ressi6e 8a, of li6in#%.Self)esteem)refers to filipino nee2
respect or esteeme2 particularl,.
