Critique Paper

One of the Filipino culture that we continuously preserved and practiced is

“Bayanihan”. It is an expression of spirit of communal unity effort to achieve a
particular objective.
The Filipino community is described by bayanihan. It is a group effort to assist
one's neighbor to complete a mission together. It occurs when people choose to move to
a rural environment. The “bahay-kubo,” the traditional Filipino house depicted in the
painting, can be moved by carrying wooden poles from one location to another. The
house must be lifted and carried on the back of a group of individuals. In most cases,
men take part in such feats, while women stand by and wait, casually speaking and
cheering on the men. Following that, there will be a small meeting to celebrate and
socialize.
Those days, though, are no more. Aside from the transition in climate, from
wooden slit-houses to concrete infrastructures, and the rural areas become increasingly
urbanized, there has also been a shift in people's attitudes. The planet has devolved into
a greedy place. It becomes more difficult to maintain a collaborative commitment. There
is also a current ideal that is gaining traction among Filipinos, one that has plagued
them since the Spanish era: the crab mindset. This type of reasoning is similar to that of
a crab. If you put a group of crabs in a bucket, they will attempt to get out by stepping
on one another. There isn't any collaboration. It has devolved into a contest.
To restore the country's greatness, the principle of Bayanihan—the value of
supporting one another without asking much in return—must be reaffirmed. Instead of
lifting houses on men's heads, we should pick each other up on our shoulders,
effectively lifting the country's standing, aspirations, and dreams. With the Bayanihan
value to help them, respect and patience must be relearned. Filipinos have the potential
to become one of the world's best citizens. The value is present in every Filipino.