FILIPINO VALUES

TODAY
WHAT IS A VALUE?
something desirable, worth having, worth possessing,
worth keeping, and worth doing.
desirable, it is something good for the latter is always
desirable (Aristotle).
WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR
VALUES?
for survival, sanity and peace of mind and explains why
values are inseparable from life.
Without value there can be no life, a life itself is a value
CAN VALUES BE TAUGHT?
Culture taught values
Family taught values
School taught values
Society taught values
FILIPINO VALUES
1. PAGKATAO
-personal dignity, personal honor, good naturedness,
good character, credibility trustworthiness
-related to self-esteem, self-worth, self-image and self-
respect
PROBLEMS RELATED TO
PERSONAL DIGNITY OR
PAGKATAO
Jueteng
Scam
Drug trafficking
Money laundering
Robbery
Kidnap for ransom and hostage taking
Election fraud (dagdag-bawas)
2. PRUDENCE
Kahinahunan, pagkamahinahon, paghuhunus-dili
Virtue that is an antidote against danger and rash decisions and
judgment in time of crisis
“Ang taong nagmamadali, kadalasa’y nagkakamali”
3. SURVIVAL
human beings are naturally inclined to preserve themselves
Filipinos natural inclination urges to care for our health, to find a
living, to work hard, to defend our rights at all costs to survive
“Ang taong nagigipit, kahit sa patalim ay kakapit”
4. DILIGENCE & PATIENCE
diligence means sipag, kasipagan or sikap, pagsisikap
patience means tiis, pagtitiis or pasensiya
The people believe that one’s industry or diligence is the best
investment a person may have
One can acquire what he wants through persistent struggle and
efforts
“Hindi mayayari ang anumang gawa, kung hindi lakipan ng
kaunting tiyaga”
5.DIPLOMACY
Mahusay na pakikitungo
Filipinos by nature are conciliatory, accommodating and
diplomatic
Filipinos possess common principle of priceless value of peace
and reconciliation, harmony and brotherhood, love for one another
despite religion and varied languages
“Ang salitang matamis, sa puso’y nakakaakit, pampalubag ng
galit sa taong naiinis”
6. WORK
labor or paggawa
related to one’s self-perfection and self-development
Work humanizes man and makes him what or who he is and will
be
It enriches the spirit
7. SELF-INITIATIVE
pagpapasimuno, pagkukusa, pagpapanimula or pangunguna
The ability to take the lead, the capacity to begin the first step, or
the power to blaze the trail.
The person does not wait for others to make the first move as long
as he can do it himself.
“Humukay ka ng balon bago ka mauhaw”
8. THE FAMILY
Filipinos are well-known for their family-centeredness
Happiness and unhappiness, success and failure are centered on
the Filipino family
Filipinos give so much value to the family that they labor so hard
and sacrifice so much
Family success is the measure of a successful life for the Filipino
“Mabuti pa ang kubo na ang nakatira ay tao, kaysa isang bahay na
bato na ag nakatira ay kuwago”
9. HUMAN FELLOWSHIP
Fellow human means kapwa-tao
Pakikipagkapwa-tao is recognition to the fact that “You & I” are
fellow human beings
“Isang uri ng karunungan ang gawaing pakikibagay”
10. NON-VIOLENCE
Violence is destructive rather than creative, divisive rather than
conciliatory; life-denying rather than life-affirming; destroy rather
than builds; divides rather than unites
Filipinos believe that anybody who lives in violence will die in
violence
11. EDUCATION
Filipinos value education next to religion
“Ang aral ng isang tao ay siyang tangung mana na hindi
masusunog o mawawala”
12. RELIGION
Filipinos are God-centered and God-conscious
Best manifest the Filipinos religiosity during the EDSA People
Power revolution of 1986
13. HOSPITALITY
Means malugod, magiliw at mabuting pagtanggap sa panauhin
Kagandahang loob sa mga bisita (goodnatured, kindheartedness)
Mapagbigay sa pakikitungo (generosity in good fellowship)
Maistima sa mga bisita (fondness of entertaining guests)
Bukas ang tahanan sa mga panauhin (open accommodations for
guests)
14. FREEDOM & LOVE OF
COUNTRY
Filipinos are freedom-loving people
Sacrifice everything in freedom’s name: their life, family,
education, career, ambition and future
“The Filipino is worth dying for” (Ninoy Aquino)
15. SELF-DISCIPLINE
Existential psychologists profess that man’s primary problem is
no less than himself. That’s why if an individual can solve the
problem of self, it will not be difficult for him to resolve other
problems. This holds true for the Filipinos. For their main problem
is themselves
Social analysts perceive that the people’s lack of self-discipline is
the root-cause of our nationwide problems like graft and
corruption, traffic congestion, electoral fraud, incestuous rape, etc.
16. PARENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY
means pananagutang pangmagulang
invaluable in Filipino culture
consists in the proper upbringing, nurturing, rearing up, training,
and disciplining of one’s own children in order for them to grow
with sufficient knowledge about life, good manners and right
conduct and self-discipline.