Florentino Timbreza

✓ An Ilocano from Tayum, Abra.

✓ Born in June 20, 1938.
✓ The youngest of 9 siblings.
✓ Father: Briones Timbreza
✓ Mother: Petra Isoro Timbreza
 EDUCATION

Elem. & High School MASTER’s Degree

01 Holy Ghost School,
Tayum, Abra
03 ATENEO DE MANILA

Bachelor’s Degree Doctorate Degree

02 A.B Philosophy in Far
Eastern University
04 UNIVERSITY OF SANTO
TOMAS (UST)
(FEU)
 Relevan Bio-notes

In Trinity University (College)

First Years of Teaching
About 15 – 20 Years
 Relevan Bio-notes

In De La Salle University (DSLU)

He was invited to teach
He was Teaching at the same time studying for a
Doctorate Degree in UST.
 IN DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

BILINGUAL POLICY TOOK OPPORTUNITY

The Declaration of “Bilingual Defended his Dissertation in
Policy” of Ched. This is the use Filipino perspective and Taught
of two languages in teaching. in Filipino Language.
 “We have seen that Filipinos have their own
indigenous world-views – general perceptions of
the meaning of human life – which constitute
their philosophy of life”

- Florentino Timbreza
FLORENTINO
TIMBREZA
a notable Filipino Philosopher and
educator whose work has focused on
the intersections between philosophy
and education, particularly in the
Philippine context.
• Bioethics and Moral Decisions
1993
His Works
• Pro-life and Pro-choice Views on
Contraception and Abortion 1994
• Quest for Meaning: Philosophy
Made Easy for Filipinos 2000
• Alternative to a Dead God 2001
• The Florentino T. Timbreza Reader
2004
• Filipino Philosophy Today: A
Source Book in Teaching Filipino
Philosophy 2008
• Reproductive Health Ethics: Giving
Voice and Choice to Filipino
Women 2015
 General Difference in Filipino Philosophy

Emerita Quito Fr. Roque Ferriols Florentino Timbreza

FRENCH MIND GREEK MIND FILIPINO MIND
ADVANTAGE OF TIMBREZA
- The use of Filipino context, language &
viewpoint in his works.
- Filipino Philosophy based on Filipino Natives’
viewpoint – “Katutubong Pananaw.”
DOES HE CLAIM TO BE THE
FATHER OF FILIPINO
PHILOSOPHY?
NO, he does not claim it.
 EMERGENCE OF HIS FILIPINO
PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

- Being with the Elders of his

community.
- Listening to elders’ stories.
- Illuminated by Scholarly works of
other Filipino Philosophers.
“KATUTUBONG
PANANAW”
 “The Mystery of Life”
“KAHIWAGAAN NG BUHAY”
 HENCE,
From that, we have formed
FLORENTINO
concepts and reasons on TIMBREZA
the “mystery of life” that
forms our perspective or
“pananaw”.
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