UNDERSTANDING

THE SELF
 THE
POLITICAL
SELF
AND BEING A
FILIPINO
 OBJECTIVE:
- To describe the nature, functions and origin of the political self

- Discuss the role of the family, school, church in the development

- of the political self; and

- Determine the importance of the Social Interaction in developing

of Political Self

- Identify and describe the perspectives in the development of Political

Self
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 POLITICS 2 POLITICAL SELF
3 POLITICAL SELF AND 4 ORIGIN OF
IDENTITY POLITICAL SELF
5 THEORY OF 6 BEING A FILIPINO
POLITICAL SELF
ATTRIBUTES OF
7 DEMOCRACY 8 DEMOCRACY
9 VALUES
FILIPINO TRAITS AND
10 FILIPINO MAKERS
 POLITCS
1.Kendall (1998)
• Defines politics as a social institution through which power is acquired
and exercised by people in the groups
• According to Aristotle, “man in n a t u r e is a political animal”
• It serves as a mechanism by which individuals develop power and
understand proper functioning of a democratic
 POLITICAL SELF
• Organizes one’s beliefs, attitudes, and affiliations
and aids the processing of politically relevant
information
• It constitutes knowledge about the Constitution,
government and governance.
• Exemplifies the ideals and aspirations of the people,
embodies the rules and principle of the States, and
determines the status and power of the people
• Often defined by Citizenship
 POLITICAL SELF

Ma. Serena Diokno (1997)

• Citizenship is the most basic identification with the
nation.
• Person relates himself or herself to a group of
others who also see themselves as citizen of a
larger polity.
 POLITICAL SELF AND IDENTITY
Ma. Serena Diokno (1997)
• Political self and identity are developed through
socialization, through the ways of people learn the
knowledge, norms, values, motives, and roles appropriate to
their positions in a group or community.
• Trough social interaction, people learn the status, duties,
rights and power necessary to interact successfully with other
people in the group and community
• The political self is influenced and modified by the
opinions, comments and suggestions of other people.
 ORIGIN OF POLITICAL SELF
 Family
• The family has a hierarchical structure
• Through hierarchy of positions, status and
power.
•
Example: Father acts as a leader and
establishes rules to maintain order in
the family
• This shows that authority is necessary in the
development of political self and identity
 ORIGIN OF POLITICAL SELF
 School
• The school’s responsibility is to teach moral,
spiritual, and political values that will help the
students to become patriotic and morally upright
citizen
• Example: UTS subject, GMRC, ROTC
• The school is similar to family, where the teacher
acts as the leader in classroom that sets the rules and
regulation to maintain order in class.
 ORIGIN OF POLITICAL SELF
 Church
• Helps the shape ideals of citizenship and democracy through the
religious teachings, values and tradition
 Peers
• Interaction with the peers encompasses and emphasizes the equal
distribution of power, rights, and privileges among members of the
group
 Mass Media
• Key to the source of information on politics
Family, School, Church, Peers and Media emphasizes moral
behaviours that influence political behaviour and political self
 THEORY OF POLITICAL SELF
 Social Learning Theory (Albert Bandura)
• A person can acquire learning through
observation and imitation
• Observation and imitation is important in a process
known political socialization,
• Political socialization is the lifelong process by which
individuals gain knowledge about politics.
 THEORY OF POLITICAL SELF
 Cognitive Theory
• Suggest that mental activities (e.g., knowledge,
perceptions, ideas) of individuals are important
determinants of behaviour (e.g., political
attitude)
• Example: individuals interpret meaning of
politics and then choose and decide the
actions they will make.
 THEORY OF POLITICAL SELF
 Theory of Symbolic Interaction
• Suggests that behaviors are products of
communication, meaning, and symbols.
• People give meanings to symbols and they
express these meanings through language
communication.
• Example: children develop their political attitudes
according to the symbols and meanings that their
parents communicate to them.
 THEORY OF POLITICAL SELF
 Theory of Political Participation
• Defined a s t h e citizen’s action or activities anchored in
politics
• The extent and scope of political participation may be an important
criteria for assessing value or quality symbols and meanings that the
people ascribe to politics.
• Example: An ordinary Filipino citizen must be allowed to take part
in the policy and decision- making process regarding the
administrations of the country which is in accordance to the
democratic nature of the Philippine society.
 BEING A FILIPINO
●Objectives
• Develop a Filipino identity
• Identify different Filipino values and traits;
and
• Reflect on your selfhood in relation to your
national identity
 WHO IS FILIPINO??
 Technically according to the1987 Philippine Constitution,
Filipino citizens a r e “those whose father or mothers
are citizen of the Philippines, those born before January 17,
1973,of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship
upon law”
 Culture and history have greatly influenced the manner
Filipinos learn, live and behave to date
 Philippines is famous for grandiose mountains, views,
pristine beaches and rich and diverse culture.
●Example: Mayon Volcano, Underground River
 DEMOCRACY

Described as the awareness and understanding the self

and community are both the foundation of democratic
practice and result of it.
 ATTRIBUTES OF DEMOCRACY
 Empowerment of the people
 Consultation
 Popular decision making
 Total development
 Delivery of service
 Fair and partial system of justice
 Accountability of public officials
 Promoting respect for the rights
 Concern for their walfare
 Unity
 Justice and Equality
 FILIPINO TRAITS AND VALUES
 The Filipino Hospitality
• A Filipino trait that is known everywhere if the Filipino’s b r a n d of
hospitality
 Respect for Elders
● Example:
• “Mano po”
• Consta ntly using “po” a n d “opo”
• Wide array of references; Kuya, Ate, Tita, Tito, Lolo, Lola, Manong, Aling
 Close Family Ties
● Example
• Fond of reunions; Holidays, Birthdays and Fiestas
 FILIPINO TRAITS AND VALUES

PAG-MAMANO
FIESTA
 FILIPINO TRAITS AND VALUES
 Cheerful Personality
 Filipinos have a habit of smiling and laughing a lot. Smiling has
been a coping strategy for many Filipinos
● Example
• Maintaining positive outlook after calamities

 Self – Sacrifice
 Self sacrificing attitude of Filipinos can be seen as an extension of
the Filipino hospitality
● Example
• OFW – modern day Filipino heroes
 FILIPINO TRAITS AND VALUES
 Bayanihan
 The spirit of communal unity and cooperation of Filipinos
● Example
• Cleaning the Manila Bay

 “Bahala na” Attitude

 Filipino version of “Hakuna Matata,” a phrase
● originated from the “Bathala na,” meaning leaving
everything into God’s h an d
 FILIPINO TRAITS AND VALUES
 Colonial Mentality
 Regarded as the lack of patriotism and attitude where
Filipinos favor foreign product more than their own.
Attributed to the centuries of colonization of Filipinos had
experience
● Example
• Patronizing Hollywood films than Local Films

• Food products

• Korean language than Filipino Language

 FILIPINO TRAITS AND VALUES
 Mañana Habit
 Filipino term for procrastination derive from the p h r a s e called “mamaya na”
● Example
• Delaying of doing school works
 “Ningas Kugon”
 Ningas means flame and kugon means cogon grass refers to the attitude of eagerly starting things but
quickly losing eagerness soon after experiencing difficulty
● Example
• Engineering students losing interest to study more in the difficult subject like calculus or physics
 FILIPINO TRAITS AND VALUES
 Pride
 Most Filipino hold their pride as if they are precious than keeping a good
relationship with family and loved ones
 Crab Mentality
 Toxic trait of Filipinos where one resents achievement of another, instead
of feeling happy for that person
 Filipino time
 Filipinos attitude of arriving late at commitments, dinner or parties
especially if they are meeting someone close to them
 FILIPINO MAKERS
 Proverbs/ Salawikain
 Sayings that convey lessons and reflection on Filipino practices,
beliefs, and traditions.

 Damaina Eugenio – Mother of Philippine Folklore Example

• “kung may tiyaga, may nilaga” which means t h a t
● hard work will be rewarded if one is persistent
 FILIPINO MAKERS
●Damiana (2000) – classified proverbs in six categories
a) Proverbs expressing general attitude toward life and laws that
govern life;
b) Ethical proverbs recommending certain virtues and condemning certain
vices;
c) Proverbs expressing system of values;
d) Proverbs expressing general truths and observations about
life and human nature;
e) Humorous proverbs;
f) Miscellaneous proverbs
 FILIPINO MAKERS
 Superstitons
 Influenced by beliefs from their culture that passed down
from generation to generation. Sometimes may be
according to their own experiences
● Examples:
• Bawal mag walis kapag gabi
• Avoid taking picture in threes as one in the center will
die
• Bawal mag suot ng pula sa burol/ kapag may patay
 FILIPINO MAKERS
 Myths and Legends
 The story of myths and legends aims to explain the origins of things, at the
same time, teach a valuable lesson.
● Example:
• The myth of Daragang Magayon
 FILIPINO MAKERS
 Heroes and Icons
 Heroes serve as a reminder of true patriotism and nationalism as they sacrificed their
lives for the sake of t h e i r country’s freedom a n d progress
● Example:
● Heroes
 Jose Rizal
 Andres Bonifacio Icons
 Manny Pacquio
 Lea Salonga
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