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Positive and Negative

Filipino Values

Positive Filipino Values

1.BAYANIHAN SYSTEM or spirit of kinship
and camaraderie
- A Filipino community spirit and
cooperation
wherein
a
group
of
individuals extends a helping hand
without expecting any remuneration. It is
characterized by communal work towards
one goal.

2. DAMAYAN SYSTEM
- It is the sympathy for people who lost their
love ones. In case of death of a certain
member of the community, the whole
community sympathizes with the bereaved
family. Neighbors, friends and relatives of
the deceased usually give certain amount
of money as their way of showing
sympathy.

3. FAMILINISM or close family relations

- A Filipino trait of giving highest importance
to family above other thing.
A trait
wherein the family members should be
taken care and supported regardless of
whether he/she did something wrong, a
family member must be given attention
and should not be abandoned.
The family is seen as a defense against a
hostile world and a unit where one can
turn to in case he/she has a serious
problem

4. FUN-LOVING TRAIT
- A trait found in most Filipinos, a trait that
makes them unique that even in time of
calamities and other challenges in life,
they always have something to be happy
about, a reason to celebrate.

5. HOSPITALITY: A WELCOME ATTITUDE

Bukas-Loob na Pagtanggap
- Filipinos open their hearts to complete
strangers and offer them the best in their
homes.
- process of welcoming ones sense of being:
I am a person who knocks and wishes to
be treated as a person (tao poako); The
host or hostess who welcomes is also a
person (tao rin ako tuloy!).

6. COMPASSIONATE or MAHABAGIN
- A Filipino trait of being sympathetic to
others even if the person is a stranger. An
example of this is giving alms to beggar.
This is observed when we hear Filipinos
saying kawawa naman or nakakaawa
naman.

7. REGIONALISM
- A Filipino trait of giving more priority or
preference in giving favors to his province
mate before others.

8. FRIENDLY
- A trait found in most Filipinos. They are
sincere, loyal, kind and sociable person

9. FLEXIBLE or magaling makibagay

- The ability of Filipinos to ride on or adjust
to the norms of other group just to attain
smooth and harmonious relationship.
10. RELIGIOUS
- Most Filipinos possess strong conformance
of their religious belief in action and in
words

11. RESPECT to elders

- Being courteous both in words and in
actions to the people of older people
12. REMEDYO ATTITUDE
- Being creative and resourceful
- The ability to do things that are next to
impossible. Example in fixing appliances
that look impossible to repair.

13. MATIYAGA
- Filipinos are known for their tenacity and
strong
determination
in
every
undertaking.
14. UTANG NA LOOB
- A feeling of obligation to repay someone
who extended assistance to another which
may take place in undetermined time and
in whatever way.

15. UTANG NA LOOB: INFINITE

RESPONSIBILITY
- portrays our true identity based on
our concern and response to others.
o Pagtanaw is the unending gratitude but
this
is
not
enough
because
the
responsibility to others does not end since
pagpapakatao has no limits, same with
pakikipagkapwa-tao.

Negative Filipino Values

1. BAHALA NA ATTITUDE
-. A Filipino trait characterized by retreating
or withdrawal from certain undertaking
and leaving everything to God to interfere
and determine the outcome of his deeds.
-. It happens when one simply resigns to
the consequences of lifes difficulties.
It is believing that life depends on:
. Swerte or buenas (good luck)
. Tadhana (decried by fate)

2. COLONIAL COMPLEX or blue-seal

mentality
- A Filipino value of showing high
admiration and preference to foreign
produced goods over local ones.
3. CRAB MENTALITY
- A Filipino attitude characterized by an
attempt to pull down someone who has
achieved success beyond the others. This
is done out of jealousy and insecurity.

4. EUPHEMISM
- A Filipino way of substituting a word or
phrase that is thought to be offensive or
harsh with a mild and acceptable one in
order to not offend or hurt another person
- Ang pagpapalit ng salitang mas
magandang pakinggan kaysa sa salitang
masyadong matalim, bulgar, o bastos na
tuwirang nakapananakit ng damdamin o
hindi maganda sa pandinig. Halimbawa
nito ang paggamit ng "sumakabilangbuhay" sa halip na ang pabalbal na
natigok, natepok, o natodas

5. FILIPINO TIME
- In reality, it means always late, a Filipino
attitude of impreciseness towards time.
6. GAYA-GAYA ATTITUDE
- A Filipino attitude of imitating or copying
other culture specifically in mode of
dressing, language, fashion or even
haircut

7. JACKPOT MENTALITY
- A get rich quick mentality of some
Filipinos who would rather engage in fast
ways of acquiring money than through
hardwork and sacrifice by getting in lottery,
joining raffle draws and other.
8. KAPALARAN VALUES
- A Filipino trait of accepting fate by believing
that everything is written in his palm. Such
trait contributes to lack of initiative and
perseverance among Filipinos.

9. MANANA HABIT
- Delaying or setting aside a certain task
assigned on the next day although it can
be done today
10. NINGAS-COGON
- being enthusiastic only during the start of
new undertaking but ends dismally in
accomplishing
nothing.
A common
practiced observed in some politicians
who are visible only during the start of
certain endeavour.

11. OVERSENSITIVE
- Filipinos have the tendency to be irritated
easily of hurt upon hearing some
criticisms or comments.
12. LACK OF SPORTSMANSHIP
- Not accepting defeat in competitions but
rather putting the blame either to their
opponents or to the sport officials

13. PAKIKISAMA
- Submitting oneself to the will of the group
for the sake of camaraderie and unity.
Failure to comply with the group demand,
the person will be called walang
pakikisama or selfish. The adherence to
group demands have taught our young to
engage in bad habits like smoking,
alcoholism and even drug addiction.
- It is yielding to the will of the majority or
to the leader which could result to both to
positive and negative behavior. It refers to
ones effort to get along with everybody.

14. TSAMBA LANG ATTITUDE

-Simplicity
by
declaring
that
his/her
accomplishments are results of luck and
not from perseverance and ability.

Hardwork and
Industry

STRENGTHS

Faith and
Religiosity

Ability to Survive

Pakikipagkapwa-Tao

Family Oriented

Joy and Humor

Flexibility and
Adaptibility

WEAKNESSES
Passivity and Lack of
Initiative

Extreme Personalism

Extreme Family
Centeredness

Colonial
Mentality

Kanya-Kanya
Syndrome

Lack of Discipline
Lack of Self-Analysis and Self-Reflection

Filipinos are
proud of being puspusang-loob.
Mapamaraan(resourceful) and mapanuklas
(ingenous).
Part of their being resourceful is their use of
ANTING-ANTING (amulets and charms)
Filipinos know their competence (kilala ang
kakayahan).

 Kayang-kaya mo yan is the

encouraging phrase of the Filipinos to do
their best through tiyaga.

imbued with lakas ng loob (self-confidence or self

reliance).

In their desire for social acceptance, Filipinos are:

Marunong makibagay
Marunong makiisa
Marunong makilahok
Marunong makipagpalagayang loob
Marunong makisalamuha
Marunong makisangkot
Marunong makitungo
Marunong makisama

 Filipinos are likened to a bamboo which

symbolizes
flexibility,
endurance
and
harmony with nature.
Bahala na attitude should not be judged
as a fatalistic resignation or withdrawal from
an engagement or crisis but because of their
kababaang-loob.
It is manifested by their daop-palad habit.
Their relationship with God is the source
of
their
malinis
at
tapat
na
panunungkulan.

Origin of Filipino values

The Malays
The basic component of Filipino culture
is the Malay temperament which could
best be described by niceness and
pleasantness to others rather than by
virtue of law abiding features. In its
fluidness of culture , the Malay family clan
or unit is the worlds best security system.

The Chinese
filial piety between parents and
children , the flexibility to go along with
other people and the sageliness within
and the kingliness without of the Filipino
is believed to be due to Chinese influence.
The Indian influence
Indian influence is found in the
languages , mode of dressing ,
architectural art , folk , beliefs , brass ,
and copperware.

The Hindu influence

Is the most pervasive in the Filipino
belief system . For instance is the
prediction of Filipino newspaper readers
for horoscope and fortune- telling
sections.

The Spanish heritage

It is reflective of more developed
societies at their point of contact ,
broadened the outlook of the Filipino .
Spain introduced a community oriented
rather than a family- oriented religion in
the form of Christianity . It contributed to
an elite class . A social and political
organization, according to western
institutions, was brought into the
Philippines.

The Americans
the united states further broadened this
heritage by introducing a democracy that
called for individual liberty and equality as
well as a national political community to
which everybody was supposed to
participate through national suffrage.
The Filipino has thereby a foothold in
many cultural spheres: the Malay, the
Anglo-Saxon, the Hispanic, the HinduIslamic and even the Chinese.