THE DEVELOPING A FILIPINO IDENTITY

Every has own identity different from

each other

UNPACKING THE SELF

Filipino Values Identity
Set of values that a majority of the
POLITICA filipino have historically held important
in their lives.
L SELF

Philosophical basis
Filipino values are, for the most part,
centered t maintaining social
economy, motivated primarily by the
desire to be accepted within a group.
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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

Ability to survive

Faith and Religiosity

Flexibility,
Flexibility, Adaptability,
Adaptability,
Creativity
Creativity
Joy and Humor
Family
orientation
Pakikipagkapwa-tao
Pakikipagkapwa-tao

4 5 6
1 2 3
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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

Gender-specific Values

Hospitality
Hard Work and
Industry

8 9
7
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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

This is the shared sense

of identity and
consciousness of the
‘other’. It means
Pakikipagkapwa-tao treating others with
respect and dignity as
an equal not someone
below the individual.
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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

Family
orientation

The basic and most important unit of a Filipino’s

life is the family. The Filipino puts a great
emphasis on the value of family and being close
2 to one’s family members.
Unpacking the Self

INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

Joy and Humor

This famous trait is the ability of Filipinos to find

humor in everything. It serves as a coping
technique, the same way a child who has fallen
3 laughs at himself/herself to hide his/her
embarrassment.
Unpacking the Self

INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

Studies show that Filipinos

Flexibility,
Flexibility, Adaptability,
Adaptability,
often have an aversion to Creativity
Creativity

a set of standardized rules

or procedures; they are
known to follow a natural
clock or organic sense of
time-doing in the time
they feel is right. 4
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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

Faith and Religiosity The Philippines is

approximately 85%
Christians (mostly Roman
Catholic Christians), 10%
Muslim and 5% other
religions.

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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

The Filipinos as a
Ability to survive people who have
been constantly
under the rule of
numerous powerful
countries has over
time, developed a
sense resourcefulness
or the ability to
6 survive with
whatever they have.
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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

With resourcefulness
comes hard work.
Filipino are very
Hard Work and
Industry
determined and
persevering in
accomplishing whatever
they set their minds to.

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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

Foreigner who come to

visit the Philippines
speak of Filipinos going
Hospitality
out of their way to help
them when lost , or the
heartwarming
generosity of the
Filipino family hosting a
visitor in their poverty-
8 stricken home.
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INOVALUES
IO N O F FIL IP
ENUMERAT , 1 98 2 )
(Timbreza

In relation to
Gender-specific Values
parenthood, bearing
male and female
children depends on
the prefences of the
parent based on the
expected roles that
each gender would
9 assume once grown
up.
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