THE FILIPINO FAMILY
FAMILY CHILD
• A basic social unit consisting of parents and
their children, considered as a group,
whether dwelling together or not.
o While this definition is a good starting
point, several modern family structures
are excluded by this definition, such as
childless couples or other variations on
the family unit.
• Two or more people who share goals and
values, have long-term commitments to
one another, and reside usually in the same
dwelling.
FILIPINO FAMILY
• The Filipino family is a family of Philippine
origin. Philippine families exhibit Filipino
cultures, customs, traits, and values, of
which the most important value is family
closeness.
STRUCTURE OF A FILIPINO FAMILY
• The typical Filipino family consists of a
husband, wife, and children, extending to
include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and
cousins. This circle is often enlarged with
the selection of a child's godparents.
THE FILIPINO FAMILY: NUCLEAR
FAMILY
• Consist of father, mother, and children
FATHER
• The father is the acknowledged head of
the family.
• The father commands full authority in
the family.
MOTHER
• The mother on the hand is considered
to be the light of the house ("ilaw ng
tahanan").
• She is responsible for all housekeeping
activities, taking care of the children,
planning meals, and budgeting the
income of the family.
• The role of the child may depend on
whether he is the eldest, middle,
youngest the only child.
• The eldest takes charge of helping
mothers take care of his siblings.
• The middle child may assume the role
of the eldest child.
• The youngest is often the most loved
although he is also expected to have
his share in doing some household
chores. The youngest always gets
special treatment from his parents.
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• The Filipinos practice endogamy, the
custom of marrying only within the limits of
a local community, clan, or tribe.
o Same tribe and the same religion
IN MARRIAGE
• Monogamy is the norm. Although
polygamy is allowed among the
Muslims
CHILDHOOD
• Since childhood, a Filipino is
encouraged to tell all of his thoughts to
his parents and submit to his parents '
direction, counsel, and advice
• Right from childhood Filipino child is
made to believe that he belongs to the
family.
• He is advised to be good because any
disgrace that he commits is a disgrace
to the family. In times of misfortune, he
is assured of his family’s support,
sympathy, and love
• Even after finishing school, Filipino
children are not obliged to get out of
their homes unless they want to.
TRADITIONAL FILIPINO FAMILY
• Filiino families are hospitable
• Traditional Filipino families often
consult each other when making
important decisions such as Going to
college, taking a job overseas, and
getting married may sometimes be
individual decisions, but quite often
they are family decisions
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• However recent surveys show that
actual family involvement in personal
decision-making has decreased for
most of those surveyed
THE FILIPINO FAMILY VALUES
• All happy families resemble one another,
but each unhappy family is unhappy in its
way. - Leo Tolstoy
• The Filipino family has values that have
been treasured and passed on for many
generations already. These values are
believed to be beneficial as they fulfill some
of the basic needs of people
A. PAGGALANG
• It means being respectful or giving due
to respect for a person. Filipinos are
accustomed to using the words “po,”
“opo,” and “ho” when they are
conversing with older people or
sometimes with people with higher
positions or status in society.
• Using these words is customary in the
Philippines and it shows a sign of
respect. Paggalang can also be given to
the elders by kissing their hands before
leaving and upon arrival. A younger
member of the family gives due respect
to older siblings by calling them kuya or
ate
B. PAKIKISAMA
• The yearning of Filipinos to be
accepted and well-liked by their
friends, colleagues, boss, and even
relatives steers them to perform
pakikisama
• It means helping others. This trait
usually fosters cooperation and doing
good deeds which are favorable to
other people
C. UTANG NA LOOB
• A system of obligation, when applied
gives duty and responsibility on the
part of the young siblings to serve and
repay the favors done to them sooner
or later.
D. PAGPAPAHALAGA SA PAMILYA
• Implies that a person will put high
regard and concern over the family
before anything else.
• This is one of the reasons why a father
or a mother in a Filipino family will seek
employment abroad just to earn
decent earnings for their family, to
meet the family’s basic needs and
wants.
E. HIYA
• Controls the social behaviors of
Filipinos. It is a value that makes a
Filipino obedient and respectful to
parents, older siblings, and authorities.
It is also a key ingredient to the loyalty
of one’s family.
FILIPINO FAMILY: CUSTOMS AND
TRADITIONS
• The Filipino family are very traditional
people. They believe in many different
kinds of customs and follow various
traditions
• The Filipino people are known to have close
family ties. This is why you may notice that
the people in the vicinity most of the time
know each other. They are likely related to
each other. Whether short or long and
distant, the Filipino family will choose to
live close to each other.
• If they would have to move out to a new
house, the homeowner will be asked to
throw some coins when he opens the front
door. This is said to bring good luck and
prosperity to the household
• The first things one should carry into a new
home on the day they will transfer are rice
and salt
• The number of people sleeping in a new
house the first night should be the same for
nine consecutive days. Otherwise, death
will occur in that house.
• When doves and pigeons leave a house, it
is a sign that there is no harmony there
because its owners quarrel all the time
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• If you wish to rid your home of unwanted E. TIBAY NG LOOB/COURAGE

visitors, secretly sprinkle salt around the • Stalwart and firm in idealism and
house and they will soon depart goodwill, the Filipino stand by his or her
• The Filipino people are very religious as values and ideals.
well. Therefore, there are quite a lot of
CULTURE
Filipino culture, customs, and traditions for
• is defined as the way of life of a people that
the home and family that are based on
are learned and transmitted from
religious beliefs
generation to generation. It is also defined
• During the morning, it is also customary for
as the total of man's achievements in arts,
Filipino people to open their east window.
sciences, and technology that will satisfy
This is said to bring God's grace inside the
human needs. The cultural pattern of the
house through the sun.
Philippine population that will be discussed
• It is also very important to make sure that
here includes languages, religion, and
there are statues of Jesus or Mary in the
education
house. It is also important that they are
• full range of learned human behavior
facing the direction of the front door. This
patterns
is because they will be greeting
• complex whole which includes knowledge,
• When building a house with stairs, make
belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any
sure to count them so that they are not 13.
other capabilities and habits acquired by
It is said that 13 is the number of Judas and
man as a member of a society
this will bring bad luck to the household
and the people who will come in. g the VALUE SYSTEM
visitors of the house and anyone who • Cultural values are shared assumptions of
comes in. what is right, good, or important. Values
guide man's behavior and actions as he
VALUES OF MODERN FILIPINOS
relates himself to most situations in life.
A. PANANALIG/FAITH
Filipino values can best be seen from the
• The Madonna and Child epitomize the
aspects of personal and social relationships
kind of faith every Filipino carries in
A. BAHALA NA
the heart. An assurance that the Divine
• a common expression among Filipinos
Being watches over every one of us.
in this rest on the fatalistic outlook and
B. KATAPATAN/FAITHFULNESS
strong dependence on the "spirits'
• Resembling marriage bonds,
who will take care of everything if they
faithfulness to husband or wife, and
are meant for a person
faithfulness to country and all ideals for
B. AUTHORITARIANISM
which our republic stands
• it is the dependence of Filipinos in a
C. PAG-AARUGA /NURTURING
paternalistic rather than stern way
• Every Filipino child grows and learns
upon the elders of the family, upon
under a mentor who instills in the child
their boss, if employed, and upon
a sense of love, compassion, heroism,
people in authority as their father
and courage.
figure
D. KASIPAGAN/INDUSTRIOUS
C. INDIVIDUALISM
• The fruits of the earth spring only
• it is a pattern of behavior that
through industry and it is only by
characterizes the Filipino as self-
working that one will be able to
centered. The desire to make a name
achieve the rebuilding of our country.
for himself becomes the primary
motivation for success
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