The Strengths and

Weaknesses of Filipino
Character: A Socio-
Cultural Issue

Schools are there for society. Their

relevance is proven by their ability
to address socio-cultural problems.
 Strengths of 1. pakikipagkapwa-tao
the Filipino 2. family orientation
Character 3. joy and humor
4. flexibility, adaptability, and creativity
5. hard work and industry
6. faith and religiosity
7. ability to survive

"A Moral Recovery Program: Bulding a People, Building a Nation", 1988 by Senator Leticia Shahani
 1. extreme family centeredness Weaknesses of
2. extreme fatalism the Filipino
3. lack of discipline
4. passivity and lack of initiative Character
5. colonial mentality
6. kanya-kanya syndrome, talangka
mentality
7. lack of self-analysis and self-reflection
8. emphasis on porma rather than substance

"A Moral Recovery Program: Bulding a People, Building a Nation", 1988 by Senator Leticia Shahani
 These
weaknesses are home
social and economic environment
rooted in many culture and language
factors: history
religion
educational system
mass mesia
leadership
role models

"A Moral Recovery Program: Bulding a People, Building a Nation", 1988 by Senator Leticia Shahani
 1. a sense of patriotism and national pride
The following
2. a sense of the common good goals are
3. a sense of integrity and accountability proposed to
4. the values and habits of discipline and
hardwork
develop in
5. the value and habits of self-reflection Filipinos
and analysis; the internalization of
spiritual values and the emphasis on
essense rather than on form

"A Moral Recovery Program: Bulding a People, Building a Nation", 1988 by Senator Leticia Shahani
 Value Education in Schools
The Department of Education has its vision to develop... "Filipinos who passionately
love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their
full potential and contribute meaningfully to the nation." It has its core values -
maka-Diyos, maka-tao, makakalikasan and makabansa.
Philippine schools have to intensify values education in the curriculum so that it will
not be "more form than substance"
In response to this report, Values Education now Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao in K to
12 Curriculum, was introduced as a separate subject in the basic education
curriculum under the Values Education Framework program of Dr. Lourdes
Quisumbing, DECS Secretary in 1988-1990
 References:
The Teacher and the Community School Culture and Organizational
Leadership by Prieto, Arcangel and Corpuz
A Moral Recovery Program: Building a People--Building a Nation by
Patricia Licuanan | OurHappySchool
DO 6, s. 1988 – The DECS Values Education Program | Department of
Education (deped.gov.ph)