BEING A FILIPINO

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Objectives…
1. Develop a Filipino Identity
2. Identify different Filipino values
and traits; and
3. Reflect on your selfhood in relation
to your national identity.
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 WHAT MAKES A
FILIPINO A GENUINE
FILIPINO?

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Who is a Filipino?
Technically, according to the 1987 Philippine
Constitution, Filipino citizens are
• Those whose father or mothers are citizens of the
Philippines
• Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino
mothers
• Who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the
age of majority
• Those who are naturalized in accordance with law
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FILIPINO
VALUES
AND
TRAITS

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THE FILIPINO HOSPITALITY
• Filipino trait that is known everywhere
• Filipinos welcome their guests and tourists as if they are their
own brothers and sisters
• In local shops, Filipino salespersons will greet their costumers
with warm welcome and say thank you when they leaves even
without buying anything.
• Filipinos also anticipate giving tours to friends who will visit their
hometown and treating them to the best restaurants and
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• During festivals or fiestas, Filipino serve heaps of
festive food and invite the whole barangay over
• Fond of giving pasalubong or tokens from their
travels and pabaon or farewell gifts to their
visitors.

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RESPECT FOR ELDERS
• Filipino greet their elders by kissing their hand while
saying “Mano po”
• Constantly using “Po” and “Opo” in conversations
• References to elder people:
ate and kuya, lola and lolo,
tito and tita, Manong and Aling

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CLOSE FAMILY TIES
• Filipinos maintain a tight relationship with their families
regardless if the children are old enough and already have
families of their own
• Fond of family reunions during birthdays, holidays or fiestas
• Nursing homes are almost always not an option for family
members and choose to take care of their elders
themselves.

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CHEERFUL PERSONALITIES
• Filipinos have a habit of smiling and laughing a lot.
• Smiling has been a coping strategy for many
Filipinos especially during trying times and
calamities.

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SELF-SACRIFICE
• Self-sacrificing attitude of Filipinos can be seen
as an extension of the Filipino hospitality
• Filipinos go out of their way to extend help to their
friends, families, and loved ones
• Overseas Filipino Workers, regarded as the
modern day Filipino heroes.

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BAYANIHAN
• It is the spirit of communal unity and cooperation
of Filipinos.
• Giving without expecting something in return
• Particularly manifested in how Filipinos rally
themselves to send aid to those who are severely
affected by natural calamities.

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“BAHALA NA” ATTITUDE
• Filipino version of the famous line “Hakuna Matata”
meaning no worries
• Said to have originated from “Bathala na”; leaving
everything in God’s hands.
• Can also be viewed as something similar to cheerful and
positive attitude of Filipinos and allowing the situations
take care of themselves instead of worrying about them

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COLONIAL MENTALITY

• Regarded as lack of patriotism and the attitude where

Filipinos favor foreign products more than their own
• Does not only concern good, but also the desire to look
for foreign than local and keep up with foreign beauty
trends.

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“MAÑANA” HABIT

• Filipino term for procrastination.

• Derived from a longer Filipino phrase called
“Mamaya na” meaning dawdling things;
which could have been done at earlier time.

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“NINGAS KUGON”
• “Ningas” is a Filipino term for flame
• “Kugon” is a Filipino term for Cogon grass that easily burns
out after it is put into flames.
• Refers to the attitude of eagerly starting things but quickly
losing eagerness soon after experiencing difficulty.
• Laziness is a common problem among Filipinos
• “JUAN TAMAD”

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PRIDE
• Most Filipinos hold on to their pride as if they are
more precious than keeping a good relationship
with family and loved ones.
• When two parties are not in good terms, they find
it so hard to apologize and wait until the other
party asks for an apology first.
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CRAB MENTALITY

• A toxic trait among Filipinos where one

resents the achievement of another, instead
of feeling happy for that person

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FILIPINO TIME

• Filipinos have this common attitude of arriving

late at commitments, dinner or parties especially
of they are meeting someone close to them.
• They tend to not observe punctuality

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FILIPINO
MARKERS
PROVERBS OR SALAWIKAIN
• Filipino proverbs are sayings that convey lessons and
reflections on Filipino practices, beliefs and traditions
• Examples:

“Kung may itinanim, may aanihin”

“Ang hindi lumingon sa pinangalingan, hindi makakarating sa
paroroonan”
“Daig ng maagap and masipag”
“Pag binato ka ng bato, batuhin mo nga tinapay”
“Bato-bato sa langit, tamaan wag magalit”

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SUPERSTITIONS

• Passed down from generation to generation

• Some are influenced by beliefs from other cultures,
but Filipinos have retold these superstitions
according to their own experiences and they
sometimes end up even more interesting.

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MYTHS AND LEGENDS

• Stories are aimed to explain the origin of things,

at the same time, teach a valuable lesson

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HOW TO BE A GOOD FILIPINO
1. Be an active Filipino citizens
2. Study the Philippine History
3. Support local products
4. Speak the Filipino Language
5. Do not spread fake news and be democratic
in engaging with dissent.
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 HOW DOES BEING A
FILIPINO AFFECTS YOUR
“SELF”?

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