NCM 104 Lec: Community Health Nursing
MODULE 8 - Filipino Culture, Values and Practices in relation to Health Care of Individual and Family
Family solidarity
In sociology, solidarity is defined as the willingness of
individuals to serve and promote the collective interests
of a group or of society. Any time you express support
for a group or the people init, you're showing solidarity
with them. The word is used most often to describe a
sense of unity with political group, a group of striking
workers, or people who havebeen deprived of their
rights in some way.
Value
● Is vital to the socialization skills of an individual can
be developedand nurtured in the family, school and
environment.
● Values may include obtaining knowledge,
wisdomand necessary skills, using them in your
home and living out the values you acquired within
the family.
COMMUNICATION
● Filipinos will try to express their opinions and ideas
diplomatically and with humility to avoid appearing
arrogant. The tone of voice varies widely by
language, dialect and region.
● When speaking to those who are older or of higher
status, Filipinos tend to use the polite forms of
speech. At the endof phrases, sentences or
questions, they will say ‘po’ to demonstrate this
respect for hierarchy.
● For example, when conversing with an elder or
someone of higher status, onewill say‘salamat po’
(‘thank you po’).
HELPING OTHERS AND GRATITUDE
● Filipinos get along with different kinds of people.
They can easily adjust to any situation and are
flexible. This trait fosters cooperation, good and
helpful deeds. When their neighbors areintrouble,
they will help them in whatever they can. They
alsodonot let their family members go through hard
times alone, instead, they help each other.
● This trait shows a sense of duty and responsibility.
Filipinos know how to repay other people. When
someone helped us, were turn the favors with
goodness.
RESPECT
● One of the precious things Filipinos have is that they
are respectful. Young, youth, people of all ages know
how to show respect and courtesy. Some ways to
show them are the useof “Po At Opo”, “Pagmamano”
or putting the back of an elder’s hand your forehead,
and calling our older siblings or elders Ate or Kuya.
INDEPENDENCE
● Individual grows and develop focus is placed heavily
on promoting independence and separation fromthe
family unit. This growth and focus on ‘leaving the
nest’ is often signified with children maturing,
moving out and severing any financial dependence
on their parents.
● On the other hand, this move to independence also
means that offspring are not compelled to support or
provide any assistance to their family
● This may of course change as family members start
to age and require assistance, whether it is slight
financial support or move into a facility.
SERVICE
● One of the most popular qualities Filipinos have is
that theyarevery hospitable.
● When there are visitors at home, they will do a lot of
preparationsfor good entertainment and
accommodation so that they will feel at home and
enjoy the stay.
● When there is an occasion at home, there are a lot of
foodandyoucan expect to have take-outs (pabalot)
after.
TRUST
● Trust is the belief and confidence in the integrity,
reliability and fairness of a person or organization
and an essential human value that quantifies and
defines our interdependence in relationships with
others.
● Truth – factual, not relying on perception.
● Reliable – consistency, walking the talk,
accountability
● Understanding – fueled by empathy.
● Sincerity – coming from the heart as an example of
true caring about another person.
● Time – developed over a series of moments with
proven reliability
FILIPINO FAMILY CULTURE AND TRADITION
● A custom is a commonly accepted manner of
behaving or doing something in a particular
society, place or time. A tradition the
transmission of customs or beliefs from
generation to generation.
● The Filipino family are very traditional people.
They believe in many different kinds of customs
and follow lots of various traditions.
● The Filipino people are known to have close
family ties. Thisiswhy you may notice that the
people in a vicinity most of the time know each
other. Actually, they are likely related to each
other. Whether short or long and distant, the
Filipino family will choose to live close to each
other.
● The Filipino people are very religious as well.
Therefore, there are quite a lot of Filipino culture,
customs and traditions for the home and family
that is based on religious beliefs.
● During the morning, it is also customary for
Filipino people to open their east window. This is
said to bring God’s grace inside the hall through
the sun.
● It is also very important to make sure that there
are statues of Jesus or Mary in the house.
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BAYANIHAN
- It is the spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve
a particular objective. A famous example of this is
the neighbors carrying hut or house to a new
location. People nowadays use it to describe
outpouring of community spirit-as people give their
all to the common good, without expecting
recognition or personal gain.
SUPERSTITION
- In the Philippines, superstitious beliefs have grown
throughout the country. These beliefs have come
from the different sayings and beliefsof our
ancestors that aim to prevent danger from
happening or tomake a person refrain from doing
something in particular. These beliefs are part of our
culture, for one derives their beliefs from the
influences of what their customs, traditions and
cultures have dictated to explain certain phenomena
or to scare people. Some are practiced primarily
because Filipinos believe that there is nothing to lose
if they will comply with these beliefs.
CHRISTMAS
- Christmas in the Philippines is considered as one of
the biggest holidays in the archipelago. We earned
the distinction of celebrating the world’s longest
Christmas season with Christmas carols heard as
early as September and lasting until Epiphany, the
feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9 or the Feast
of the Santo Niño de Cebú on the third Sunday of
January. In one’s article, Archbishop Cruz told in his
Christmas message that "the essence of Christmas is
God made flesh, God who has come amongus" inan
act of love "that joins human kind to the Living God
through our Lord Jesus Christ". For many Filipinos,
the true essence of Christmas for is not gift giving
but sharing this special holy day with family.
FIESTAS
- Fiestas in the Philippines are held to celebrate a
patron saint. It ispart and parcel of Filipino culture
through good times and bad times, it must go on.
The biggest and most elaborate festival of all is
Christmas, a season celebrated with all the pomp
and pageantry where the whole country breaks out
in celebrations that can begin long before December.
For individual Filipinos, fiestas can be a way of
supplicating the heavens or to make amends for past
wrongs. It is a way tocelebrate their blessings,
commemorate their past and observe solemn
religious rituals. Celebrations may take the form of
music, dancing, feasting, beauty contests, balls,
processions, sports challenges or a host of other
events. Spanish influence is evident in the elaborate
masks, makeup, headdresses and costumes worn by
the revelers; outfits which often take months of
preparation.
LIVING WITH PARENTS
- Filipinos highly value the presence of family more
than anything. Adult children living with their
parents are another Filipino traditional that make
them exceptional. Unlike in the United States where
children leave the home after finishing high school or
college, many Filipinos continue living with parents
until they get married
EATING WITH HANDS (KAMAYAN)
- In addition to the use of the fork and spoon, eating
with your hands kamayan is another common
Filipino tradition. For many Filipinos, kamayan gives
full taste to the food instead of using utensils. Gather
a small portion of meat or fish and abite- sized
portion of rice on your plate. Then use all your
fingers togather the food into a small mountain or
mound. Pick up the little mound and put it in your
mouth using your thumb to gently push the food in.
Filipinos usually eat rice that has a slightly sticky
consistency making the little mounds is easier than if
you were to use jasmine or basmati rice. Of course,
this method of eating doesn't work with soup/stew
or noodles and other kinds of food but for your basic
plate of rice, meat/fish and vegetables it works quite
well! Next time you make dinner try eating kamayan.
BALIKBAYAN BOXES
- Some Filipinos leave the Philippines to live and work
abroad. A balikbayan box is a box of items sent by
the balikbayan their family in the Philippines. The
box can be sent or it can be brought by the sender
when they themselves return to the Philippines.
Balikbayan boxes come in all different sizes and
dimensions from bulilit (small) to extra large. It can
be filled with almost anything but it is usually filled
with items that cannot be found in the Philippines Or
items that may be too expensive for the average
person buy in the Philippines. Common items found
in balikbayan boxes include: clothes, shoes,
chocolate, nuts, vitamins, basketballs, coffee and tea,
magazines, shampoo/conditioner, soap, body lotion,
etc.
MODULE 8 QUIZ
1. Services is being shown by filipinos on one of the
most popular qualities filipinos have is that they are
very hospitable - True
2. The filipino family are very traditional people. They
believe in many different kinds of customs and
follow lots of various traditions. - True
3. Values can be developed and acquired through
experiences and may not include obtaining
knowledge and necessary skills. - False
4. Filipinos are respectful. Young, youth, people in all
ages know how to show respect and courtesy by
celebrating fiestas and entertaining their visitors
well. - False
5. A custom is a commonly unaccepted manner of
behaving or doing something in a particular society,
place or time. - False
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6. Which of the following shows filipino hospitality?
- When there are visitors at home, they will do a
lot of preparations for good entertainment and
accommodation so that they will feel at home
and enjoy the stay.
16. Trust is the belief and confidence in the
integrity, reliability and fairness of a person or
orgaization and an essential human value that
quantifies and defines our interdependence in
relationships w/ others - True

7. Any time you express support for a group or the

people in it, you’re showing solidarity with them. -
True

8. In the name of service one of the most popular

qualities filipinos have is - that they are very
hospitable

9. One of the precious things filipinos have is that they

are respectful, people in all ages know how to show
respect and courtesy. One way of showing their
respect is:
- po at opo
- Pagmamano
- Ate at kuya

10. The filipino people have different religions.

Therefore, there are quite a lot of filipino culture,
customs and traditions for the home and family that
are affected by religious beliefs - False

11. It is vital tot he socialization skills of an

individual and can be developed and nurtured in the
family, school and environment - values

12. Filipinos will try to express their opinions and

ideas diplomatically and with humility to avoid
appearing arrogant. The tine of voice varies widely
by language, dialect and region - True

13. A tradition is the transmission of customs or

belief from generation to generation - true

14. INDEPENDENCE is shown by filipinos when

individual grows and develop focus on “leaving the
nest” is often signified with children maturing,
moving out and severing any financial dependence
on their parents. - True

15. Match
- BALIKABYAN BOXES ; is a box of items sent by
the balikbayan to their family in the philippines
- BAYANIHAN : a famous example of this is the
neighbors carrying a hut of house to a new
location
- KAMAYAN : eating w/ ur hands is another
common filipino tradition. For many filipinos, it
gives full taste to the food instead of using
utensils
- FIESTAS : it is a part and parcel of filipino culture
through good times and bad times, it must go on.
It is a way to celebrate their blessings,
commemorate their past and observe solemn
religious rituals.
- SUPERSTITIONS : these beliefs have come from
the different sayings and beliefs of our ancestors
that aim to prevent danger from happening or to
make a person refrain from doing something in
particular.

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