THE FILIPINO YOUTH AND SOCIO CIVIC Filipinos may also have negative traits we are

ENGAGEMENT somewhat notorious for; and other stereotypes

VALUES:
• Any object, activity or frame of mind that a
person considers to be very important to his life.
• Comes from the Latin word “valere” which
means to measure the worth of something
• Ideas and norms man considers relevant and
good
FILIPINO VALUES
Filipinos possess certain values, shared perceptions
on what we hold dear or what we regard as important
to us. There are 16 values enshrined in the
Preamble
Unity Work Faith in Almight God
Truth Freedom Promotion of the common good
Justice Love Respect for law and government
Patriotism Order Concern for the environment
Peace Equality Respect for life
Concern for the family and future generations
Other important Filipino Values:
• Maka Dios, Maka Bayan, Maka Tao, Maka
Kalikasan
• Family-oriented - where we put our family first in
anything we do, after God
• Delicadeza - inhibiting one’s self from certain
activities that may result in a conflict of interest;
having gentleness and tactfulness or delicacy
• Bayanihan - spirit of communal unity or effort
• Politeness - "mano po", use of Kuya and Ate,
Manong, Mam/Ser
• Hospitality generous reception and
entertainment of guests or visitors, even
strangers; warm welcome; even abroad
• Resilience despite calamities we are a happy
nation, we always smile despite calamities
• Resourcefulness and creativity we know how to
find humor in situations or exhaust all means
necessary to reach a goal
• Regional values Ex. Ilocanos are known to be
stingy or good with money, Kapampangans are
good cooks
1. Crab mentality - envy, insecurity and pulling
other people down in the hopes of pulling one’s
self up
2. Colonial Mentality - when we think that foreign
brands are better than our local brand
3. Ningas Cogon - good at getting things started,
no follow through
4. Manana habit - procrastination
5. "Bahala na" - a feeling of defeat or helplessness,
we let “fate” or “spirits” decide the outcome
6. Filipino time – "always late"
7. Mediocrity – “pwede na yan”
8. Subservience - false humility
9. Lack of discipline
10. Being non confrontational, “pakikisama” - to
please others, inability to say “no”
11. “Hiya” in the wrong context - ex. We please
others at the our own expense because of “hiya”
12. Compadre system - to want to have the right
connections to be assured of future help that can
lead to the “utang na loob” syndrome, "ninong"
YOUTH
• Dictionary: the period between childhood and
adult age; teenage years; between childhood
and maturity
• United Nations:
- Youth: age 15 to 24
- Those born 1995 2004 post milenials / Gen
Z
- 18% of the global population, 1.2 billion
people
- 87% of youth live in developing countries
(62% Asia)
• Philippines:
- Youth: age 15 to 30
- 1 out of 6 is a youth
- Legally , youth ends at 21
- 25 million by year 2055
RA 8044
• The Youth in Nation Building Act: An Act
Creating the National Youth Commission,
Establishing a National Comprehensive and
Coordinated Program on Youth Development,
Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other
Purposes
• Approved Jun 11, 2008
• SECTION 2. Policy The State recognizes its
responsibility to enable the youth to fulfill their
vital role in nation building and hereby
establishes the National Comprehensive and
Coordinated Program on Youth Development,
creates the structures to implement the same
and appropriate adequate funds to provide
support for the program and implementing
structures on a continuing sustained basis.
• The State hereby declares that “Youth” is the
critical period in a person’s growth and
development from the onset of adolescence
towards the peak of mature, self reliant and
responsible adulthood comprising the
considerable sector of the population from the
age of fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years.
• The State further declares the National
Comprehensive and Coordinated Program on
Youth Development shall be based on the
following principles:
• Promotion and protection of the physical, moral,
spiritual, intellectual and social well being of the
youth to the end that the youth realize their
potential for improving the quality of life;
• Inculcation in the youth of patriotism, nationalism
and other basic desirable values to infuse in
them faith in the Creator, belief in the sanctity of
life and dignity of the human person, conviction
for the strength and unity of the family and
adherence to truth and justice
• Encouragement of youth involvement in
character building and development activities for
civic efficiency, stewardship of natural
resources, agricultural and industrial
productivity, and an understanding of world
economic commitments on tariffs an trade and
participation in structures for policy making and
program implementation to reduce the incidence
of poverty and accelerate socio economic
development; and
• Mobilization of youth’s abilities, talents and skills
and redirecting their creativity, inventive genius
and wellspring of enthusiasm and hope for the
freedom of our people from fear, hunger and
injustice
YOUTH - Challenges
• Nearly 75 million youth are unemployed around
the world since 2007 and by 2016, youth
unemployment rate remains the same high level
• Youth unemployment rate overshadows global
unemployment rate: approx 13% vs 5%
• One in every 10 Filipinos aged between 6 and 24
years is an out of school child/youth, according
to a 2016 survey by the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA
• Of the 3.8 million out of school youths (OSCYs),
87.3 percent were 16 to 24 years old
• Survey results show that marriage or family
matters was the main reason (42.3%) for
dropping out of school, followed by high cost of
education/financial concern (20.2%).
WHAT ARE THE CURRENT CHALLENGES OR
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE YOUTH?
• School responsibilities be thankful you are in
school!
• Responsibilities at home
• There are w orking students, student parents,
students who take on the responsibilities of
parents
• Friends and peer pressure
• Social and personal relationships
• Extra curricular activities
• Aside from all the challenges mentioned, youth
today have other priorities that may hinder them
to becoming the leaders that they want to be:
• Managing time because of so much distractions:
Social Media
THE FILIPINO YOUTH
• Diverse!
• Do you still consider education as something
important or a life necessity?
• Are you involved in any activities outside school
where you are able to contribute to society?
• What is the lifestyle of the youth today?
• Do you still engage in face to face interaction
with friends?
• What are your stresses in life?
• Socially aware?
• Cares for others?
• What is the situation of out youth today?
• UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutierres says 12. Amnesty International
he believes in the power of young people. 13. Various Charities
Peace, economic dynamism, social justice, 14. Schools
tolerance, all these and more depend on tapping 15. Churches
into the potential of youth 16. Many more
Socio-Civic Engagement and NSTP

SOCIO-CIVIC ENGAGEMENT • When participating in these socio civic

Definition: Socio-Civic or social-civic
Social - relating to society, community vs individual
Civic - relating to or belonging to a city or citizenship,
community
Civic Duty - one’s sense of responsibility to be a
good citizen, to feel responsible towards not just
one’s self but also for others, selflessness
engagements, you are BEING SELFLESS.
• THE DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS IS WHAT
MAKES THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO
LIVE IN
• But it is not as easy as signing up a person has
to be prepared and should have the right
foundation / know the fundamentals before
proceeding.
• NSTP will equip and prepare you for this.

Socio-civic activities - initiatives that aim to build,

enhance, help or support others and maintain
relationship through performance of these activities.
Examples:
Nature-related: Tree planting / tree growing; plastic
recycling efforts; “reuse, reduce, recycle”; being
conscientious of the environment through pollution
reduction
Caring for people: feeding program, visiting an
orphanage or a home for the aged; outreach
programs to help the poor and disenfranchised
Joining NGO programs or Non-Government
Organizations with various / specific advocacies
Examples of NGOs
NGOs are non profit organizations that operate
independently of government to deliver services with
social or political purpose. Can be local or
international or worldwide.
1. Rotary Club
2. Red Cross / Red Crescent
3. Doctors Without Borders
4. Habitat for Humanity
5. UNICEF
6. Amnesty International
7. Gawad Kalinga
8. Kiwanis
9. Philippine Jaycees
10. Corporate Foundations: Ayala, San Miguel, ABS
CBN
11. Habitat for Humanity