FILIPINO VALUE SYSTEM IN

BUSINESS
DIFFERENT FILIPINO VALUES
FILIPINO VALUE SYSTEM IN BUSINESS

Filipino values system is defined by the

way of people live their life as an
influence of ones’ culture. It refers to
the set of value system that a majority
of the Filipino have historical held
important in their lives.
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FILIPINO VALUES
AMOR
PROPIO/SELF
RESPECT
A Spanish word which means self-
love. It includes sensitivity to
Nondiscrimination Policies
personal insult or offends. A minor
No business can tolerate Sexual Harassment.
remark of offensive gesture, though
All business should offer Equal Opportunity
insulting should not prompt a sense
Employment–EEO: No Age, sex, race, or
of amor propio.
cultural bias. And of course clear guidelines
on how your business handles situations that
include a Handicap, Pregnancy, or overall
Diversity
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FILIPINO VALUES

DELICADEZA
• It is defined as an act of being
retired or delicate in tastes or
manners or sense of good
manners or how to behave
Ethics & Conduct Policy
rightly in all situation.
Customers demand ethical dealings, privacy, and
security. The people your company deals with
expect fair treatment with no Conflicts of Interest.
This means you need to establish clear Ethical
Conduct at all times
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FILIPINO VALUES
PAKIKIPAGKAPWA-TAO
It is treating others with respect and dignity as an
equal and not someone below the individual

Regulations against worker dismissal

The policy relating to worker dismissal is
designed to protect workers from arbitrary
dismissal. Companies are legally bound to
observe due process before terminating a
worker with cause
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FILIPINO VALUES
FAMILY
ORIENTATION
• The family is always of vital
importance in the Philippines
not surprisingly, most business
organization have the filipino
Compensation and Benefits Policies
family as their model.
Company policy on Holidays, Vacation, and
• The filipino put a being close to Sick Leave has been part in the formulation of
one’s family members. business policies this in recognition on how
Filipino family value family affairs/gathering
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FILIPINO VALUES
FAITH AND
RELIGIOSITY
• Filipino businessmen placed
God as the center of their
business. A business man with
faith and religious for instance
serves not just his customers,
but all humanity and the
planet.
Number of other discretionary national and local
holidays.
Religious and other holidays, as well as important
events like elections, often create a long list of
unintended holidays.
Government’s “holiday economics” policy, which
was intended to promote longer weekend holidays,
thus boosting the local tourism industry, when
normal holidays veered toward the weekend
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FILIPINO TIME
• Filipino time is a coined phrase
for the embarrassing affliction of
tardiness among Filipinos. It has
become a phenomenon
Regulation on work hours per week
impression for filipinos schedule,
making it a characteristic of
The imposition of regulated working hours is
Filipinos to be generally late. considered a humane workplace practice,
because it protects workers against
exploitation and avoid affliction of tardiness
among Filipinos.
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FILIPINO VALUES
HARWORKING
AND
INDUSTRY
The labor policy on overtime.
• Filipinos are very determined and
preserving in accomplishing Under such a policy, workers who render
whatever set their minds to. overtime work are allowed a higher pay over
base pay and is different during holidays.
• Filipinos over the years have
proven time in time again that
they are a people with an Overtime pay rates raise the hourly cost of
industrious attitude. labor but it may also be one way of
compensating highly productive employees
for work done beyond the standard work
hours.
Thank you for
listening
Have a blessed evening!