THE INFLUENCE OF

FILIPINO VALUE
SYSTEM IN BUSINESS
PRACTICES
 What is Filipino value system in
business all about?
◦It is defined by the way people live with
their family as an influence of one’s
culture.
◦It refers to the set of values or the value
system that a majority of the Filipino
have historically held important in their
lives
What is Filipino value system in
business all about?
◦It includes own unique collection of
consistent ideologies, moral codes,
ethical practices, etiquette, and
cultural and personal values that are
encouraged by society
◦One can say that Filipino business values are
greatly affected by family-oriented laws prevailing
in the country.
◦For example, The Family Code of the
Philippines (art.209) provides that the “the parents
and those exercising parental authority shall have
with respect to their unemancipated children or
wards the following rights and duties:
1.To keep them in their company, to support, educate and
instruct them by right precept and good example, and to
provide for their upbringing in keeping with their means;
2.To give them love and affection, advice and counsel,
companionship, and understanding;
3.To provide them with moral and spiritual guidance,
inculcate in them honesty, integrity, self-discipline, self-
reliance, industry and thrift, stimulate their interest in
civic affairs, and inspire in them compliance with the
duties of citizenship;
4. To enhance, protect, preserve and maintain
their physical and mental health at all times
5. To furnish them with good and wholesome
educational materials, supervise their
activities, recreation and association with
others, protect them from bad company, and
prevent them from acquiring habits detrimental
to their health, studies and morals;
6. To represent them in all matters affecting
their interests;
7. To demand from them respect and
obedience;
8. To impose discipline on them as may be
required under the circumstances; and
9. To perform such other duties as are imposed
by law upon parents and guardians.
The Different Value System
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics
Practices
Bahala Na -is a principle -it may show
(Trust in used when a that the
person does not Filipinos are
God) know what to free-spirited
accomplish or is
and that they
too slothful to do
anything at all put their life in
fate’s hand
 How Filipino
Filipino Value Definition/
Values influence
System in Business characteristics
Business Practices
-Not everyone has
the entrepreneurial
spirit. One can
understand all the
business metrics.
The numbers and the
system but one
would still have to
be willing to take on
the risks.
 How Filipino
Filipino Value Definition/
Values influence
System in Business characteristics
Business Practices
Utang na -one does not -is at times abused
by those who have
Loob (debt of fail to done well to others
gratitude) remember the -with this system
fine actions people are forced
that others may to do something in
have done exchange for what
others do in favor
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics
Practices
Ningas Cogon -signifies Filipinos’ -initial show of
enthusiasm over a
(flame blaze/ way of eagerness project during its
Combustion) only at the beginning and the
beginning but then waning of this interest
over the project over
quickly losing time.
enthusiasm soon -similarly, the energy
after to continue it, level of the worker
or the lack of lowers in the course of
the project, hence, work
follow-up slows down

Filipino Value Definition/
System in Business characteristics
Padrino -Filipino culture and
System politics is the value
system where one
(Patronage) gets support,
endorsement, or
political
appointment.
How Filipino Values
influence Business
Practices
-through family affiliation
(nepotism) or friendship
(cronyism), as against to
one’s worth -has been the root
cause of many controversies
and corruption
*nepotism -practice of hiring
family members regardless of
their qualifications
*Cronyism- act of hiring
friends regardless of
qualifications
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics
Practices
Amor -it is a sense of self -Filipinos are not
Propio or self respect that overly fond of
stops a person from saying “no” and
(Self- swallowing his therefore a “yes”
Respect) pride you received earlier
-it includes in the day might not
sensitivity to actually pan out.
personal insult or
offends
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System in Business characteristics Business Practices
Mañana -putting -this habit has made Filipino
become lazy and less efficient
Habit something off in doing task
until another
(Procrastin time
-pertains to the belief or
practice that it is alright to
ation) postpone work or finishing
tasks to another day. Instead of
finishing the task at hand, one
opts to rest or engage in
leisurely activity
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System in Business characteristics Business Practices
Delicadeza -An act of -proper decorum or
(Daintiness) being strict adherence to
refined or what’s right, moral
delicate in or ethical
tastes or
manners
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System in Business characteristics Business Practices
Hiya -a sense of -Filipino believe they must live
up to the accepted standards of
(Shame) social behavior and if they fail to do so
propriety and they bring dishonor not only
upon themselves, but also upon
conforming their family.
to societal -if someone is publicly
embarrassed, criticized, or does
norms of not live up to expectations, they
behavior feel shame and lose self-esteem
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System in Business characteristics Business Practices
Pakikisama/ -sense of identity -in business, it is a
Pakikipagka and consciousness practical translation of
of the other
pwa Tao person -it is one’s loyalty because
(loyalty) treating others the intention is to offer
with the respect things and services of
and dignity as an
equal and not value to others to get
someone below better their standards of
individual living
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics
Practices
Family -the Philippines
known to be a family
is -the Filipino family is so
intact that it is common
Orientation centered nation. The for members of the same
Filipinos recognize
their family as an family work for the same
important social company
structure that one must - not surprisingly, most
take care of business organizations
-they give importance have the Filipino family
to the safety and unity as their model
of one’s family
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics
Practices
-Families are typically
conservative in the
amount of debt they
accumulate, reducing
the risk of the
business facing
financial difficulties
due to being over
leveraged
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics
Practices
-family business
are able to make
decisions quickly
because the
owners and
managers are
often the same
people.
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics
Practices
Filial Piety -respect for -the Filipino family is so
intact that it is common
one’s for members of the same
family work for the same
parents, company.
-it is understood as
elders, and essential to maintain the
ancestors collective face of the
family and to avoid
experiencing hiya
 How Filipino Values
Filipino Value Definition/
influence Business
System in Business characteristics Practices
Suki System -a distinct Filipino
value system which is
-suki relationship usually
takes time and many
(loyal rooted primarily in business transactions to be
personal alliance
customers) systems based on
solidified, suggesting a suki
like relationship and backing
commercial it up with concessions could
relationships be used as a measure to build
-develop between two trust and the very least
people who agree to hasten development of a suki
become regular like arrangement
customer and supplier