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TheFilipinovaluesystemorFilipinovaluesreferstothesetofvaluesorthevaluesystemthatamajority
oftheFilipinohavehistoricallyheldimportantintheirlives.ThisPhilippinevaluesystemincludestheir
ownuniqueassemblageofconsistentideologies,moralcodes,ethicalpractices,etiquette,andculturaland
personalvaluesthatarepromotedbytheirsociety.Aswithanysocietythough,thevaluesthatanindividual
holdssacredcandifferonthebasisofreligion,upbringingandotherfactors.
Asageneraldescription,thedistinctvaluesystemofFilipinosisrootedprimarilyinpersonalalliance
systems,especiallythosebasedinkinship,obligation,friendship,religion(particularlyChristianity),and
commercialrelationships.[1]

Contents
1Philosophicalbasis
2ModelsoftheFilipinovalues
3ElementsandcompositionofFilipinovalues
4Genderspecificvalues
5Seealso
6References
7Externallinks

Philosophicalbasis
Filipinovaluesare,forthemostpart,centeredatmaintainingsocialharmony,motivatedprimarilybythe
desiretobeacceptedwithinagroup.Themainsanctionagainstdivergingfromthesevaluesarethe
conceptsof"Hiya",roughlytranslatedas'asenseofshame',and"Amorpropio"or'selfesteem'.[2]Social
approval,acceptancebyagroup,andbelongingtoagrouparemajorconcerns.Caringaboutwhatothers
willthink,sayordo,arestronginfluencesonsocialbehavioramongFilipinos.[3]
AccordingtotheanthropologistLeonardoMercado,theFilipinoworldviewisbasically'nondualistic'.
BasedonhislinguisticanalysesofFilipinovaluetermslikeloob(Cebuanobuot),heconcludesthat
Filipinosdesireharmony,notonlyininterpersonalrelationships,butalsowithnatureandreligion,while
stillremainingnondichotomous.[4]
"TheFilipinowantstoharmonizetheobjectandthesubject,whileatthesametimeholding
bothasdistinct."
ElementsofFilipinoPhilosophy(1974),LeonardoMercado,SVD

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FlorentinoTimbreza,aculturalphilosopher,concludesinhisbookPilosopiyangPilipino(1982)that
Filipinovaluesarebasedonthesignificanceoftheworldtoman.Lifeexperiencesdictatethephilosophyof
theFilipino,augmentedbyothersourceslikeproverbs,folksayings,folktales,andthelike.[4]

ModelsoftheFilipinovalues
F.LandaJocanoidentifiedtwomodelsoftheFilipinovaluesystem.Thefirstistheexogenousmodelor
theforeignmodel,whilethesecondistheindigenousmodelorthetraditionalmodel.Theforeignmodel
isdescribedtobea"legalandformal"model.Theindigenousmodelisdescribedasa"traditionalandnon
formal"modelorguidebutisdeeplyembeddedinthesubconsciousoftheFilipinos.[3]
TheforeignmodelwasinheritedbyFilipinosfromWesterncultures,particularlyfromtheSpaniardsand
theAmericans.Anexampleofaforeignorexogenousinfluenceisbureaucracyexhibitedinthegovernment
ofthePhilippines.[3]

ElementsandcompositionofFilipinovalues
Basedonstudies,surveys,opinions,anecdotes,andotherliteraturesmadebyexpertsandresearchersin
relationtoFilipinosocialvaluesorFilipinocorevalues,alongwiththeFilipinocharacterorFilipino
identityofapersonoranindividualknownastheFilipino,theFilipinovaluesystemarefoundtopossess
inherentkeyelements.Amongthemareoptimismaboutthefuture,pessimismwithregardstopresent
situationsandevents,theconcernandcareforotherpeople,theexistenceoffriendshipandfriendliness,the
habitofbeinghospitable,religiousnature,respectfulnesstoselfandothers,respectforthefemalemembers
ofsociety,thefearofGod,andabhorrenceofactsofcheatingandthievery.[5]
ThecorevaluesofFilipinosspecificallyupholdsthefollowingitems:solidarityofthefamilyunit,security
ofthePhilippineeconomy,orientationtosmallgroups,personalism,theconceptsof"loob"or"kalooban"
(meaning"whatsinsidetheself",the"innerself",orthe"actualpersonalfeelingsoftheself"),existence
andmaintenanceofsmoothinterpersonalrelationships,andthesensingofthefeelingsorneedsofothers
(knownaspakikiramdam).Inalargerpicture,thesevaluesaregroupedintogeneralclustersor
"macroclusters":namely,therelationshipcluster,thesocialcluster,thelivelihoodcluster,theinwardness
cluster,andtheoptimismcluster.[5]

Genderspecificvalues
Inrelationtoparenthood,bearingmaleandfemalechildrendependsonthepreferencesoftheparentsbased
ontheexpectedrolesthateachgenderwouldassumeoncegrownup.Bothgendersareexpectedtobecome
responsiblemembersofthefamilyandtheirsociety.WomeninthePhilippinesareexpectedtobecome
caringandnurturingmothersfortheirownchildren.[6]
FemaleFilipinosarealsoexpectedtolendahandinhouseholdwork.Theyareevenanticipatedtooffer
assistanceafterbeingmarried.Ontheotherhand,Filipinomenareexpectedtoassumetheroleofbecoming
theprimarysourceofincomeandfinancialsupportofhisfamily.[6]

Seealso
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Filipinopsychology
Filipinoproverbs
CourtshipinthePhilippines
General:
Filipinoculture

References
1. SocialValuesandOrganization(http://countrystudies.us/philippines/41.htm),Philippines,countrystudies.us
2. ChrisRowthornGregBloom(2006).Philippines(http://books.google.com/books?id=aaUR07G0yAcC).Lonely
Planet.ISBN9781741042894.
3. Hallig,JasonV.CommunicatingHolinesstotheFilipinos:ChallengesandNeeds
(http://didache.nts.edu/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=277&Itemid),ThePathtoaFilipino
TheologyofHoliness,onpages2and10,http://didache.nts.edu.
4. RolandoM.Gripaldo(2005).Filipinoculturaltraits:ClaroR.Cenizalectures(http://books.google.com/books?
id=hXJe6vKMjroC).CRVP.ISBN9781565182257.
5. Talisayon,Serafin.FilipinoValues(http://www.crvp.org/book/Series03/III7/chapter_xiii.htm),ChapeterXIII,
TeachingValuesintheNaturalandPhysicalSciencesinthePhilippines,crvp.orgp
6. MLY.KeynoteSpeech(http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Philippine_Studies/event2.html),CityCollegeofSan
FranciscointheConferenceon"TheFilipinoFamilyinthe21stCentury:IssuesandChallenges",ccsf.edu,
October27,2001

Externallinks
Dy,Jr.ManuelB.(editor).PhilippinePhilosophicalStudiesI,ValuesInPhilippineCultureAnd
Education,SeriesIii.Asia,Volume7,CulturalHeritageAndContemporaryChange
(http://www.crvp.org/book/Series03/III7/contents.htm),crvp.org
Andres,TomasD.andPilarB.IladaAndres.ManagementbyFilipinoValues,ASequelto
understandingFilipinoValuesUnderstandingtheFilipinoUnderstandingFilipinoValues,A
ManagementApproachandPositiveFilipinoValues
(http://www.filipinobooks.com/filipino_values.htm),filipinobooks.com
UnderstandingOurFilipinoValueSystem(http://thefilipinomind.blogspot.com/2008/01/chaptervi
understandingfilipinovalue.html),TheFilipinoMind,thefilipinomind.blogspot.com
PhilippineCoreValues(http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Philippine_Core_Values),
en.wikipilipinas.org
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