Hospitality The Filipino values refers to the set of values that a majority of the Filipino

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have historically held important in their lives. This Philippine values system
includes their own unique assemblage of consistent ideologies, moral
codes, ethical practices, etiquette and cultural and personal values that are
promoted by their society. As with any society though, the values that an
individual holds sacred can differ on the basis of religion, upbringing and
other factors.

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Utang na Loob
Bayanihan is a Filipino custom Utang na Loob is one of the Mano or Pagmamano is a
derived from a Filipino word values deeply practiced among gesture used in Filipino culture
“bayan”, which means nation, Filipinos. Helping a person performed as a sign of respect
town or community. The term
bayanihan itself literally means
Debt of especially one who is in dire
need is a value that is priceless
to elders and as a way of
accepting a blessing from the
“being in a bayan”, which that a feeling of indebtedness is elder. Filipinos use po and opo
refers to the spirit of communal created in the other. to give that appropriate respect
unity, work and cooperation to specially when speaking to an
achieve a particular goal. elderly, or to someone of
authority.

Filipinos have been known to

In times of calamities and
be amazingly friendly to Filipinos are known for having catastrophes, Filipinos always
strangers. They treat visitors, strong and close family ties. manage to rise above the
foreigners, or guests as if they They place high regard and put challenge. Instead of
have known them already. importance on their family wallowing, they manage to
Hospitality seems to be a before anything else. They pick themselves up and smile.
Filipino identity. Whether work all day and do all they
people will like it or not, one can to feed and provide for
cannot deny but admit the truth their family.
once he or she visits the
Philippines.