EDUC 609

PHILIPPINE VALUE
SYSTEM
PRESENTER:

JANICE C. MANTO
TOPICS:
 The Ambivalence of Filipino Traits and Values
 Filipino Values that should be discarded-
Brainly
 Cultural Relativism and Asian Understanding
of moral behavior
 Lifestyle of Children in the Philippines before
and New Generation
THE AMBIVALENCE
OF FILIPINO
TRAITS AND VALUES
A PowerPoint presentation based on the study of Emerita S. Quito
PRESENTER:

JANICE C. MANTO
 WHAT IS AMBIVALENCE?
AMBIVALENCE
FILIPINO VALUES
THAT SHOUKD BE
DISCARDED
A PowerPoint presentation based on Brainly
PRESENTER:

JANICE C. MANTO
 “BAHALA NA” ATTITUDE

• Roughly translated as "come what may", this is the Filipinos’

own version of fatalism, the belief in trusting in Divine
providence or leaving everything to the hands of fate. It is a
Filipino’s way of avoiding rationalization or good reason,
• While this trait can sometimes be helpful in times of adversity,
the mentality of " what goes around, comes around" can also
keep us from finding ways out of tough situations.
 PROCRASTINATION OR “MAÑANA HABIT
“
• This is the Filipino habit of leaving for tomorrow what
can be done today. They tend to postpone their actions
for a later time thus reducing accomplishments.
• Filipinos are fond of saying “bukas na lang” or  “sa
susunod na lang” due to laziness. This arises from a
slack mentality that a problem will eventually go away
by itself.
 CRAB MENTALITY
• Filipinos tend to possess this mentality especially when they
feel insecure. In a way, crab mentality also promotes an
unhealthy competition.
• Instead of doing things that could help one to develop and
become better than his competitors, Filipinos devote so much
of their time gossiping and back-biting. It is their way of
deviating people’s attention on their inadequacy by focusing on
other people’s faults.
 LACK OF SELF- DISCIPLINE

• We have laws and regulations in order to achieve a

harmonious community.  However, most Filipinos have
this penchant of disregarding the rules in order to
prioritize what they want.
• There’s a theory that explains why Filipinos lack
discipline or fail to implement rules, and it is something
that is ingrained in our very culture.  
Being oppressed by various colonizers for such a long time
made our ancestors defiant of the rules they believed to be
discriminatory; thus, creating a mentality of “self-righteous
disobedience.” This is reflected on how Filipinos break laws to
save time. For example, even when a signage clearly says ‘No
Jaywalking’, Filipinos will still choose to cross the fatal road
because it’s more convenient and for them “righteous” to cross
there.
 FILIPINO TIME
• Related to the mañana habit, Filipino time refers to the
Filipinos’ own unique brand of time, which is known to be
minutes or hours behind the scheduled or standard time.
• This behaviour drives time-observant foreigners to get
frustrated because Filipinos tend not to observe punctuality at
all. It’s a dreadful habit that needs to be stopped as it hinders
productivity and progress. Not to mention that you’re not only
wasting your own time but other people’s time as well .
CULTURAL RELATIVISM
AND ASIAN
UNDERSTANDING OF
MORAL BEHAVIOR
PRESENTER:

JANICE C. MANTO
 LIFESTYLE OF
CHILDREN IN THE
PHILIPPINES BEFORE
AND NEW GENERATIONS
PRESENTER:

JANICE C. MANTO
 BEFORE VS. NOW

• The lifestyles of children were once considered healthy

because they could play , run, and do some chores.
• Now, they are more advanced, technologically oriented,
and self-centered.
 NEW GENERATION VS. BEFORE

Before New Generation

Polite Cellphone is Life
Studious Naughty
Helpful Lazy
Doing household chores Talk Back with Parents
Playing outside is Life
• The lifestyle and attributes of Filipino children before
were influenced by the unique Filipino culture.
• On the one hand, this influence promoted nationality
and patriotism. On the other hand, the lifestyle of the
Filipino generation is grounded in westernization,
wherein foreign attitudes have been practiced,
devastating the Filipino spirit.
 QUESTIONS:

• Why is it that the Filipino values and

character traits are ambivalent in nature?
• How is cultural relativism relevant in your
everyday life?