FILIPINO VALUES

• Values are integral part of every culture. With worldview and personality,
they generate behavior. Being part of a culture that shares a common core
set of values creates expectations and predictability without which a
culture would disintegrate and its member would lose their personal
identity and sense of worth. Values tell people what is good, beneficial
important, useful, beautiful, desirable, constructive, etc. They answer the
question of why people do what they do. Values help people solve
common problems for survival. Over time, they become the roots of
traditions that groups of people find important in their day-to-day lives.
• Filipino values may be attributed into many influences. These can be
from its ancestors or influenced fro its colonizers. Some values are
bipolar, meaning it can be positive or negative.
 • Bayanihan system or Spirit of Kinship and
Camaraderie
• Damayan system
POSITIVE FILIPINO • Familism or close family relations
VALUES • Fun-loving trait
• Hospitality
• Compassionate
• Regionalism
• Flexible or magaling makabagay
• Religious
• Respect to elders
• Remedyo attitude
 BAYANIHAN SYSTEM OR SPIRIT OF
KINSHIP AND CAMARADERIE
• A Filipino community spirit and cooperation wherein a group of
individuals extends a helping hand without expecting any remuneration. It
is characterized by communal work towards one goal exemplified in
carrying a nipa house or pushing a passenger jeepney.
 Damayan system
• Sympathy for people who lost their love ones. In case of death of a certain
member of the community, the whole community sympathizes with the
bereaved family. Neighbors, friends, and relatives of the deceased usually
give certain amount of money as their way of showing sympathy.
 Familism or close family relations
• A Filipino trait of giving highest importance to family above other thing.
A trait wherein family members should be taken care and supported
regardless of whether he/she did something wrong, a family member must
given attention and should not be abandoned.
 Fun-loving trait
• a trait found in most Filipinos, a trait that makes them unique that even in
time of calamities and other challenges in life, they always have
something to be happy about, a reason to celebrate.
 Hospitality
• A Filipino trait of being receptive and generous to guests.
 Compassionate
• a Filipino trait of being sympathetic to others even if the person is a
stranger. An example of this is giving alms to beggar. This is observed
when we hear Filipinos saying “kawawa naman or nakakaawa naman.
 Regionalism
• Filipino trait of giving more priority or preference in giving favors to his
province mate before others.
 Friendly
• a trait found in most Filipinos. They are sincere, loyal, kind and sociable
person.
 Flexible or magaling makabagay
• The ability of Filipinos to ride on or adjust to the norms of other group jut
to attain smooth and harmonious relationship. Example: OFW
 Religious
• Most Filipinos possess strong conformance of their religious belief in
action and in words.
 Respect to elders
• A Filipino trait of being courteous both in words and in actions to the
people of older people.
 Remedyo attitude
• A Filipino trait of being creative and resourceful. The ability to do things
that are next to impossible. Example in fixing appliances that look
impossible to repair. 13. Matiyaga – Filipinos re known for their tenacity
and strong determination in every undertaking. 14. Utang na loob – a
feeling of obligation to repay someone who extended assistance to another
which may take place in undetermined time and in whatever way.
Filipino Negative Values
 Bahala na atitude
• A Filipino trait characterized by retreating or withdrawal from certain
undertaking and leaving everything to God to interfere and determine the
outcome of his deeds
 Colonial complex or blue-seal mentality
• A Filipino value of showing high admiration and preference to foreign
produced goods over local ones.
 Crab mentality
• A Filipino attitude characterized by an attempt to “pull down” someone
who has achieved success beyond the others. This I done out of jealousy
and insecurity.
 Euphemism -
• a Filipino way of substituting a word or phrase that is thought to be
offensive or harsh with a mild and acceptable one in order to not offend or
hurt another person.
 .Filipino time
• In reality, it means “always late”, a Filipino attitude of impreciseness
towards time
 Gaya-gaya attitude
• Filipino attitude of imitating or copying other culture specifically in mode
of dressing, language, fashion or even haircut.
 Jackpot mentality
• Get rich quick” mentality of some Filipinos who would rather engage in
fast ways of acquiring money than through hardwork and sacrifice by
getting in lottery, joining raffle draws and other.
 Kapalaran values -
• a Filipino trait of accepting his fate by believing that everything is written
in his palm. Such traits contributes to lack initiative and perseverance
among Filipinos. 9.
 Mañana habit
• Delaying or setting aside a certain task assigned on the next day although
it can be done today.
 Ningas-cogon
• Being enthusiastic only during the start of new undertaking but ends
dismally in accomplishing nothing. A common practice observed in some
politicians who are visible only during the start of certain endeavor.
 Oversensitive
• Filipinos have the tendency to be irritated easily or hurt upon hearing
some criticisms or comment.
 Lack of sportmanship
• Not accepting defeat in competitions but rather putting the blame either to
their opponents or to the sport officials.
 Pakikisama
• Submitting oneself to the will of the group for the sake of camaraderie and
unity. Failure to comply with the group demand, the person will be called
“walang pakikisama or selfish”. The adherence to group demands have
taught our young to engage in bad habits like smoking, alcoholism and
even drug addiction.
 Tsamba lang attitude
• Simplicity by declaring that his/her accomplishments are results of luck
and not from perseverance and ability.