A.
Filipino Traits
1. Hospitality – the friendly and
generous reception and
entertainment of guest’s visitors or
strangers.
2. Respect – a feeling of deep
admiration for someone or
something elicited by abilities
qualities or achievements
3. Strong Family Ties – a primary
group consisting parents and they
offspring and provision for its
members.
 Nuclear Family
 Extended Family
4. Generosity and Helpfulness
 Generosity – trait of being
willing to give your money or
time
 Helpfulness – the quality of
giving or being ready to give
help.
5. Strong Work Ethics – is a set of
moral principle a person uses job.
6. Humor and Positivity
 Humor – it is a both form of
entertainment and a means
coping with difficult and
awkward situation and strength
for events.
 Positivity – a thinking of bright
side
7. Religion – it helps to shape our
character and attitudes.
8. Flexibility and Adaptability
 Flexible – a person ready and
able to change so as to adapt to
different circumstances.
 Adaptability – the quality of
being able to adjust to new
conditions.
B. Filipino Socio Economic Class
1. Upper Class Elite – they represent
institutional leadership, heads of
multinational corporation, founder
of universities
2. Capitalist Elite – owners of lands,
stocks and bonds and other assets –
Wealth delivered from what they
own.
3. Upper Middle Class (White Collar)
– represent scientific and technical
knowledge
 Engineers
 Accountancy
 Lawyers
 Architect
 Faculty
 Managers
 Directors of Public and
Private Organization
4. Lower Middle Class (Blue Collar)
 Designer
 Artist
 HRM
5. Working Class
 Laborers in factories
 Restaurant Workers
 Craft Workers
 Nursing Home Staff
 Repair Shops
 Delivery Services
The Philippine State
State
 It is the politically organized body of
people.
 It is occupying a definite territory
Living under a government
Nation
 Latin “nasci” means bansas = a group of
people bound together by a common
languages, tradition, culture and
aspirations.
Nation – State
 A state whose inhabitants consider
themselves to be a nation.
Common Element of Nation
 People, territory, government, common
aspirations, race, religion, language and
customs.
 Several nations within a single state
 Several states within single nation
4 Essential Elements of Philippine State
 Permanent population
  Territory
 Government
 Sovereignity

Citizenship – is the status of being a body

politics owing allegiance to and entitled
reciprocal protection from its government.
Citizens – refers to the full membership in the
body policy upon