Holy Name University

Janssen Heights. Dampas Ditrict, Tagbilaran City

Commission on Higher Education
REGION VII, District of BOHOL

A REFLECTION PAPER

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE

PERFORMANCE TASK IN THE COURSE

WITNESS SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT AND RELIGION

Presented to:
Atty. Danilo Operiano
GEC ETHICS Professor

Presented by:
Christie Sabidor – BSA 2
(7:30-8:30/217B)

S:Y 2019 - 2020,

FIRST SEMESTER

JULY 2019
 Human as we are, we are lifted by our strengths and bounded by our
weaknesses. These strengths and weaknesses form part of the factors that must be
considered upon making decisions for ourselves and for the people around us. It is
somehow a challenge for us to improve our strengths and overcome our weakness for
us to be useful in the community and the Philippines as a whole.

These Filipino strengths and weaknesses are what make us different and unique
from other nationalities. This has built our trademark and name as Filipino. The Filipino
strengths such as being pakikipag-kapwa, family-orientation, Joy and Humor, Flexibility,
Adaptability and Creativity, Hard work and Industry, Faith and Religiosity and Ability to
Survive are somehow innate in us as a Filipino. As I’ve observed in the presentation
presented by the class, I am introduced to the characters that shaped our personality as
a Filipino and somehow amazed by it. These characters should be lifted up, improved
and enhanced for us to grow and develop as a person. Upon the application of these,
the benefits does not limit to ourselves only but are vested to the people around us. This
is somehow applied to the saying which states “no man is an island”. We cannot live
alone thus a give and take relationship must rise between people. This is also in line
with doctrine taught to us by the church and religion.

Apart from having these strengths, it is undeniable that we as a person are

bounded by limitations. These limitations dubbed as weaknesses hinder us of growing
and exploring. This somehow ceases us from improving and performing our strengths
and makes us small instead. This leads us in taking actions that are not supposed to be
done and might bring us to complications which will affect to the people around us.

It is very much clear that there is much that is good, but there is also much that
needs to be changed and to overcome because as what they’ve said, our strong point is
the source of our weaknesses. Our goal is to maintain and enhance our strengths and
to overcome and change our weaknesses. Through this, we will be able to grow as a
person not only for our benefit but for the benefit of the society as a whole.