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Characteristics
Characteristics
1.TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS • Filipinos has one of the best traits in the world one of you must
know. Although they have been colonized by several countries, core values from their ancestors
2.HOSPITABLE • This is one of the most popular qualities of Filipinos. Foreigners who have gone to
the Philippines find themselves falling in love for their hospitality. It's a different kind of values which
3.RESPECTFUL • This is often observed not just from younger people but also from older ones.
4.STRONG FAMILY TIES AND RELIGIOUS • Filipinos value their families so much that they tend to be
so intact.
5.GENEROSITY AND HELPFUL • This is observed when one person has nothing and they tend to
6.HARDWORKING • Filipinos are hardworking people to the fact that they are willing to work several
time to almost whole day just to feed their families. That's how Filipinos are.
7.LOVING AND CARING • This is so true! Filipinos are the sweetest and loving people in the world.
8.FAMILY ORIENTATION • Filipinos possess a genuine and deep love for family which includes not
simply spouse and children, parents and siblings, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins,
9.FLEXIBILITY, ADAPTABILITY, & CREATIVITY • Filipinos have a great capacity to adjust and to
10.ABILITY TO SURVIVE • Despite grinding poverty, many Filipinos survive. They can even make a
livelihood from garbage dumps. We have survived many invaders, oppressors and natural calamities,
and have come out with hope and determination to carve out our existence anew. • Significantly,
11.CAMARADERIE (PAKIKISAMA OR KAPWA -TAO • While this trait is true to some extent, it must be
noted that camaraderie is present only among close friends and relatives. Gone were the days when
you will see people helping others even if they don’t know each other.
12.DEBT OF GRATITUDE (UTANG NA LOOB) • Debt of gratitude still persists in the Filipino psyche.
You give a Filipino a favor and he will surely remember it even if he already returned the favor.
13.COLONIAL MENTALITY • Colonial mentality is the thinking that foreign talents and products are
always the good, the better, and the best, and that the local ones are of poor or no quality at all.
Bayanihan Being Optimistic Self Reliance Very Competitive Very Brave Also known for their
15.BAD TRAITS OF A FILIPINO We complain a lot See only evil /judgmental Plastikan/ Backstabbers
Habit Dirty Minded Pilosopo Too much hospitability Ningas Kugon Lack of historical knowledge
Padrino System