CHARACTER

F O R M AT I O N 1
( N AT I O N A L I S M A N D
PAT R I OT I S M )

R A N DA L L LY N B . B L A S C O, R C R I M
N E G AT I V E T R A I T S
OF FILIPINOS
1 . FATA L I S M
➢ When Filipinos are facing difficulties and
shortcomings they have this attitude of leaving it
up to God to sort things out. Filipinos have a
tendency to surrender the future to luck. They have
that strong confidence that everything will work
out in his interest without doing anything. Filipinos
often accepts bad news or circumstances without
trying to stop or change them.
 2. MAÑANA HABIT
➢ True blooded Filipinos have the attitude of
causing delays in accomplishing things or
making transactions. When not interested or
not in the mood, they wait or reserve until
tomorrow or the next day to finish what they are
doing or meeting their transactions.
➢ This is an attitude of some Filipinos where they tend
to push each other down to clear the way for their own
gain. Filipino with this kind of mentality or attitude try
their best to ruin each other, either by making issues
against the other for him to turn out bad to the public
or to the company or organization so that people will
gradually put distance and loss their confidence and
trust that eventually result to their replacement.

3 . C R A B M E N TA L I T Y
4. HYPOCRISY
➢ This is a trait of the Filipino where criticisms to
others’ failure to live with the moral standards of
the society are inevitable. In the Philippines,
morality is highly valued, most of us try to live up
to the standards set by the traditional society.
However, as no one is perfect, many of us are not
actually able to sustain these standards.
➢ Most Filipinos are very good at the start
when doing something. Nevertheless, after
a few hours or days, that excitement to do
or accomplish something is lost and we
become too lazy to finish what we have
started. 5. NINGAS
COGON
 6 . TA R D I N E S S
➢ Only in the Philippines that we have the so-
called “Filipino time” but not exactly referring
to the Philippine standard time, but then
again we use it to refer to the “tardiness” of
the persons that we are waiting or who keeps
on coming late to the set time schedule of
events.
➢ Filipinos are fond of talking about others’
business. It is not true that only women are
into gossiping. Even men can also be nosy
on other people’s lives. Secrets are brought
out; failures and flaws are emphasized; and
relationships are destroyed.

7. GOSSIPING
8. BLAMING
➢ Filipinos can sometimes be too self-
righteous. When mistakes happen,
we do not want to take the blame, we
lack humility to accept our failures,
and instead we point at others.
 ➢ Most Filipinos are
insensitive to the needs and
situations of others. This
could be an outcome of
9 . S E L F I S H N E S S having too many problems
that Filipinos are facing and
the tendency is to focus on
their own needs first before
others.
10. DISOBEDIENCE TO SIMPLE
RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
➢ Some Filipinos, despite of the understanding of
the purpose of laws and ordinances have
inability to observe and follow them.
Consequently, crime victimization and accident
rate in the Philippines are constantly rising,
poverty is getting more rampant and lifestyle
development is relaxed.
1 1 . AT T E N T I O N TA K E R
➢ Filipinos are fun and people loving
race. Thus, attracting attention is natural
for them. Nevertheless, it is a different
thing to be an “epal” or “kapalmuks”-
simply, being an attention grabber.
12. BEING ONION-SKINNED
OR TOO SENSITIVE
➢ Another habit or attitude that we need to
change is our being too proud which
usually results to being oversensitive. If we
think highly of ourselves, then we have the
tendency to put a wall around us and that
a signboard on our forehead saying, “I
must be respected”.
 ➢ One of the reasons why a
lot of Filipinos live in
13. LIVING poverty is because of
BEYOND overspending. Since most
THEIR people want to live an elite
MEANS lifestyle, many resort to
social climbing or living
beyond their names.
1 4 . PA S S I V I T Y
➢ Filipinos’ lack of initiative for change
is also one reason why our country
does not progress. We keep on
complaining against the government
and other societal issues. However,
we do not do anything about them.
 1 5 . OT H E R N E G AT I V E
➢ Some Filipino women give birth at an early H A B I T S
stage 16 (Teenage Pregnancy). Some just don’t
mind their own business. Some have many
bad habits, like drinking, smoking, etc. Some
poor teenagers engage in prostitution. There
are many broken families. A lot of bad words
to choose from which Filipinos just can’t avoid
saying those. Most Filipinos tend to be with
friends most of the time than to be with their
parents.
T H A N K YO U !