The Strengths and Weaknesses of The Filipino Character A Socio-Cultural Issue

The Strengths and Weaknesses of the
Filipino Character: A Socio-Cultural Issue
GilbertG. Joyosa
MORAL RECOVERY PROGRAM: “BUILDING A
Submitted on April 27,
1988 by the Task Force to
PEOPLE, BUILDING A NATION”
President Corazon Aquino,

Senate and the members of
the press by then Senator
Leticia Shahani, the
moving spirit behind the
program.
gilbo.joyosa@gmail.com
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The weaknesses of the Filipino character as cited in the Report are
as follows:
Extreme Extreme Lack of Passivity and Colonial

family personalism discipline lack of Mentality
centeredness initiative
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The weaknesses of the Filipino character as cited in the Report are
as follows:
Kanya-kanya Lack of self- Emphasis on

syndrome, analysis and self- porma rather
talangka reflection than substance
mentality
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The weaknesses of the Filipino character as cited in
the Report are as follows
Extreme family
centeredness
- Excessive concern for family
means using one’s office and
power to promote family interests
and thus factionalism patronage,
political dynasties and protection
of erring family members.
- It results in lack of concern for the
common good, and acts as a block
to national consciousness.
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Extreme personalism
• Takes things personally, cannot
separate objective task from
emotional involvement.
• Because of this the Filipino is
uncomfortable with bureaucracy,
with rules and regulations and
with standard procedures.
• He uses personal contacts, and
gives preference to family and
friends in hiring, services and
even voting.
• Leads to the graft and corruption
evident in Philippine Society.
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Lack of discipline
• A casual attitude toward time and
space manifested in lack of precision
and compulsiveness, in poor time
management and procrastination.
• Aversion to following procedures strictly
results in lack of standardization and
equality control
• Impatience can result in shortcuts,
palusot and nigas cogon.
• Often results to inefficient work
systems, the violation of rules and a
casual work ethic lacking follow
through.
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Passivity and lack

of initiative
• Waiting to be told what to do, reliance
on others (leaders and government),
complacence, lack of sense of urgency.
• There is a high tolerance of inefficiency,
poor service, and even violations of
one’s right.
• Too patient and matiisin, too easily
resigned to his fate, the Filipino is
easily oppressed and exploited.
8
Colonial Mentality
• Lack of patriotism, or of an active
awareness, appreciation and love of
the Philippines and an actual
preference for things foreign.
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Kanya-kanya
syndrome, talangka
mentality
• Done by tsismis, intriga, unconstructive
criticism, it is evident in the personal
ambition that is completely insensitive
to the common good.
• Example: the lack of a sense of service
among people in the government
bureaucracy.
• This results in dampening of
cooperative and community spirit, and
in the trampling upon other’s rights.
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Lack of self-analysis
and self-reflection
• The tendency to be superficial and
somewhat flighty.
• In the dace of serious personal and
social problems, there is lack of
analysis or reflection, and instead
satisfaction with superficial
explanations and solutions.
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Emphasis on porma
rather than substance
• This lack of analysis and emphasis on
form is reinforced by an educational
system that is more from than
substance.
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These weaknesses are rooted in many
factors:
Home Religion
Social and economic Educational system
environment Mass media
Culture and language Leadership and role models
History
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HOWEVER, CHANGE IS POSSIBLE AND THE
FOLLOWING GOALS ARE PROPOSED TO
DEVELOP IN THE FILIPINOS:
 Sense of  A sense of  The value and

patriotism and integrity and habits of self-
national pride accountability reflection and
analysis; the
 A sense of the  The values internalization
common good and habits of of spiritual
discipline and values and the
hardwork emphasis on
essence rather
than on form
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The strengths of the Filipino character are:
Pakikipagkapwa-tao Family orientation
- basic sense of justice and fairness - source of personal identity,

- concern for others. emotional and material support and
- - one’s main commitment and

ability to empathize with others
responsibility
- open to others and feel one with
- sense of family results in a feeling
others
of belongingness and rootedness in a
- regard others with dignity and basic sense of security.
respect deal with them as fellow
human beings.
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Flexibility, adaptability and
Joy and Humor creativity
• Filipinos have a cheerful and fun- • We can adjust and to adapt to

loving approach to life and its ups and circumstances and the surrounding
downs. environment, both physical and
social; adjusts to whatever happens
even in unplanned or anticipated
• Laughing at ourselves and the mess events.
we are in is an important coping
mechanism. Playful,sometimes,
disrespectful, we laugh at those we • We possess a tolerance for
love and at those we hate and we ambiguity that enables us to remain
make jokes about our good fortune unfazed by uncertainly or lack of
and bad. information.
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Hard work and industry Faith and religiosity
• We have the capacity for hard work • Filipinos have deep faith in God.
given proper conditions;
• Our innate religiosity enables us to
• to raise one’s standard of living and comprehend and genuinely accept
to possess the essentials of a reality in the context of God’s will and
decent life for one’s family plan.
• We are willing to take the risks with • Religious expressions is very
jobs abroad and, while there, to tangible
work at two or three jobs.
• The result are productivity,
entrepreneurship, and survival
despite poverty.
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Ability to survive
• Filipinos make do with what is

available in the environment.
• It is manifested in the millions of
Filipinos who bravely live through the
harshest economic and social
circumstances.
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Many of our strengths as a people are also sources of our weakness:
Family orientation Personalism Flexibility
- Becomes in-group orientation - We are warm and caring but this - We compromise precision and
that prevents us from reaching leads us to lack of objectivity. discipline.
out beyond the family to the - We are concern with the people
larger community and our
we know but unfair to people
nation.
we don’t know.
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Joyful and sense of humor Faith in God Pakikipagkapwa-tao
• We can’t take things with • Is our strength but this • We can easily empathize but
humor at all times for serious makes us dependent on we can at the same time be
problems need serious forces outside us, do nothing envious of others.
analysis. that makes us submissive to
God’s will.
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Hardworking
• Yet we can be lazy and

passive at work.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
• Vision:
• To help develop “Filipinos who
passionately love their country
and whose values and
competencies enable them to
realize their full potential and
contribute meaningfully to
building the nation.
• Core Values:
• Maka-Diyos
• Maka-tao
• Makakalikasan
• Makabansa
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• Philippine Schools
• Should intensify values education
in the curriculum.
• Values Education now Edukasyon

sa Pagpapakatao (K-12)
• Was introduced as a separate
subject in the basic education
curriculum under the Values
Education Framework program of
Dr. Lourdes Quisumbing, then
Department of Education, Culture
and Sports Secretary in 1988-
1990.
• Core courses such as Introduction
to the Philosophy of the Human
Person and Personal
Development.
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• Values Education
Framework
• Was conceptualized in
1987.
• Basic Education
Curriculum ( Grade 1-6
and First-Fourth Year
High School)
• In 2002, integrated
values in the major
learning areas or
subjects.
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The Strengths and Weaknesses of the

Filipino Character: A Socio-Cultural Issue

President Corazon Aquino,

Extreme Extreme Lack of Passivity and Colonial

Kanya-kanya Lack of self- Emphasis on

Passivity and lack

 Sense of  A sense of  The value and

Pakikipagkapwa-tao Family orientation

- basic sense of justice and fairness - source of personal identity,

- - one’s main commitment and

• Filipinos have a cheerful and fun- • We can adjust and to adapt to

Hard work and industry Faith and religiosity

• Filipinos make do with what is

Family orientation Personalism Flexibility

Joyful and sense of humor Faith in God Pakikipagkapwa-tao

• Yet we can be lazy and

• Values Education now Edukasyon

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