Kirstenn N.

Garcia Sept,24,2019

Grade 7-Ven.Laura Meozzi Final Draft

What does it means to be a Filipino?

This critique paper is about what it really meant to be a Filipino,

Because being a Filipino means being part of a family and you will be

Supported by one another.You can see it whenever Filipinos are around.

It do not matter to Filipinos whether your related to blood or not Filipinos

Will still treat you like a family.

Filipinos have different traits for example being a Hospitable Filipino,

Means to have a very welcoming personality. Filipinos have visitors and in

People Filipinos meet.Also one of the Filipino traits is being generous and by

Being helpful for example during an especial occasions like birthdays,fiestas,

Christmas,etc. Filipinos prepare lots of foods to share and help each other.

And another one Filipinos are also respectful to each other for example when

Passing by an elder Filipinos greet “good morning po” in the morning and In

The evening ‘good evening po”.

 Filipinos have an interesting history to tell for the next

Generation. Filipinos were colonized by three countries the first one is

Spanich. Spanich ruled over the philippines for more than 300 years

Our country was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, he was

Serving for the spanich crown and he landed in Samar. The second one

is America who thought Filipino the basic education that we all need.

The last one is Japan, Japan and America got into a war that happened

Here in our country lots of people died even innocent ones died some of

The places in manila were destroyed because of landing bombs.

Filipinos have different beliefs and religions that can be

Combined together Filipinos got this from their ancestors.One

Example of a religion is Christianity and when you add beliefs

In it Filipinos will surely follow . There is one belief that Christians

First do and that is “baptism” since from your baby days. And

An example of a belief of muslims, muslims only believe in Allah

(in the existence and oneness of God).

 Filipinos also have different characteristics a womn should

Be feminine,should wear under the knee dreses and should always do the

Houseworks. And a man should be masculine, earn money for the family

And should be a problem solver.

References:

1. History original.com

2. Owlacation.com

3. The odyssseyonline.com