strengths

of filipino
culture
NEED FOR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
 what is civic
responsibility?
Active participation in the public life of a
community in an informed, committed,
and constructive manner, with a focus on
the common good.
Exhibiting stewardship, i.e., being
responsible for one's community.
Recognizing the value and human
dignity of each person.
Addressing society's problems in an
informed manner.
Volunteering is one of its best examples.
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strengths of Filipino culture
Pakikipagkapwa-Tao (regard for others)

Filipinos are open to others and feel one with

others. We regard others with dignity and
respect and deal with them as fellow human
beings.
It is manifested in a basic sense of justice and
fairness, and in concern for others.
It is demonstrated in the Filipino's ability to
empathize with others, in helpfulness and
generosity in times of need (pakikiramay), in
the practice of bayanihan or mutual
assistance, and in the famous Filipino
hospitality.
 Family Orientation

Filipinos possess a genuine and deep love for the

family, which includes not simply the spouses
and children, parents, and siblings, but also
grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, godparents,
and other ceremonial relatives.
It is manifested in a basic sense of justice and
fairness, and in concern for others.
Concern for the family is manifested in the honor
and respect given to parents and elders, in the
care given to children, the generosity towards
kin in need, and in the great sacrifices, one
endures for the welfare of the family.
 Joy and Humor

Filipinos have a cheerful and fun-loving approach to

life and its ups and downs.
Laughing at ourselves and our trouble is an important
coping mechanism. Often playful, sometimes cynical,
sometimes disrespectful, we laugh at those we love
and at those we hate, and make jokes about our
fortune, good and bad.
This sense of joy and humor is manifested in the
Filipino love for socials and celebrations, in our
capacity to laugh even in the most trying of times,
and in the appeal of political satire.
Flexibility, Adaptability, and Creativity
Filipinos have a great capacity to adjust, and
to adapt to circumstances and to the
surrounding environment, both physical and
social.
This quality of the Filipino is manifested in the
ability to adapt to life in any part of the world;
in the ability to make new things out of scrap
and to keep old machines running; and, of
course, in the creative talent manifested in the
cultural sphere.
It is seen likewise in the ability to accept
change.
 Hardwork and Industry
Filipinos have the capacity for hard
work, given proper conditions.
The desire to raise one's standard of
living and to possess the essentials of a
decent life for one's family, combined
with the right opportunities and
incentives, stimulate the Filipino to work
very hard.
This is manifested most noticeably in a
willingness to take risks with jobs
abroad, and to work there at two or
three jobs.
 Faith and Religiosity
Filipinos have a deep faith in God. Innate
religiosity enables us to comprehend and
genuinely accept reality in the context of God's
will and plan.
Filipinos live very intimately with religion; this is
tangible — a part of everyday life.
The faith of the Filipino is related to bahala na,
which, instead of being viewed as defeatist
resignation, may be considered positively as a
reservoir of psychic energy, important
psychological support on which we can lean
during difficult times.
 Ability to Survive
Filipinos have an ability to survive which
is manifested in our capacity for
endurance despite difficult times, and in
our ability to get by on so little.
Filipinos make do with what is available in
the environment, even, e.g., by eking out
a living from a garbage dump.
This survival instinct is related to the
Filipinos who bravely carry on through the
harshest economic and social
circumstances.