THE FILIPINO

VALUES SYSTEM
The term Business Ethics in the Philippine context
 FILIPINO VALUE SYSTEMS

UTANG NA
HIYA PAKIKISAMA
LOOB
GRATITUDE or
PROPRIETY or
SOLIDARITY;
DIGNITY; COMPANIONSHIP or
“Utang na Loob” is a
“Hiya” is a way of ESTEEM;
Filipino cultural trait
behaving “Pakikisama” means
which, when
appropriately and getting along with
translated literally,
accordingly in others or with a group.
means “a debt of one’s
different situations.
inner self.”
 FILIPINO VALUES

AMOR PROPIO DELICADEZA

Amor Propio is Spanish word Delicadeza is a Spanish term

which means self-love. It is a
sense of self-esteem or self-
respect that stops a person
from swallowing his pride. It
includes sensitivity to personal
insult or offends.
which means daintines. It is as
an act of being refined or
delicate in tastes or manners. It
could also mean proper
decorum or strict adherence to
what's right, moral or ethical.
 FILIPINO VALUES

“BAHALA NA” MAÑANA HABIT

The word mañana means

tomorrow or specified future
Trust in God or the concept of
time. It is also known as
Bahala na is a principle used
procrastination in plain English
when a person does not know
and mamaya na in Filipino. This
what to accomplish or is too
habit has made Filipinos
slothful to do anything at all.
become lazier and less efficient
in doing task.
 PADRINO
SYSTEM
Padrino system, or patronage in the Filipino culture and
politics is the value system where one gets support,
endorsement, or political appointment through family
affiliation (nepotism) or friendship (cronyism), as against to
one’s worth.
There are lots of Chinese influence on Filipino culture
because of the migration to the Philippines of many
Chinese a few centuries ago.
COMMON CONFUCIAN VALUES

➔ Filial piety
➔ Brotherhood, peer-ship, and equality
➔ Loyalty and fidelity
➔ Trustworthiness
➔ Courtesy and politeness
➔ Righteousness, right conduct, and courage
➔ Uprightness, honour, integrity, and character
➔ Humility and shame
Fin.
 Quiz
1. It is as an act of being refined or delicate in tastes or manners.
2. It means getting along with others or with a group.
3. The value system where one gets support, endorsement, or political appointment
through family affiliation or friendship.
4. It is also known as procrastination in English and mamaya na in Filipino.
5. “A debt of one’s inner self.”
6. An awareness of repaying the burden borne by one’s parents.
7. A principle used when a person does not know what to accomplish or is too
slothful to do anything at all.
8. A Spanish word which means self-love.
9. A way of behaving appropriately and accordingly in different situations.
10. Social constructs within Filipino culture which define that which is socially
considered to be desirable.
11-15. Enumerate at least 5 Confucian values.
 Answers

1. Delicadeza 6. Filial Piety

2. Pakikisama 7. Bahala Na
3. Padrino System 8. Amor Propio
4. Mañana Habit 9. Hiya
5. Utang na Loob 10. Filipino Values System
 THANKS!
REFERENCES:
https://prezi.com/p/b4mzgtwgnmlw/filipino-value-systems-in-business/
https://contemporaryfamilylife-pnu.weebly.com/filipino-values-system.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_Philippines

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