VALUES DEVELOPMENT FOR GOOD

CITIZENSHIP
The role of the youth in nation building: Good Citizenship

The youth, as a sector, comprise a significantly large part of

the population. Within educational institutions, they are the
majority. They also possess certain strengths that are necessary
in the process of change. They play a vital role in the society,
exercising a significant influence to the other sectors. The role
they played in the past had caught the attention of the
government and opened the eyes and minds of Filipino leaders
and functionaries for needed reforms in the society. Today, the
State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation building and
reaffirms the expectation of our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal
that the youth is the hope of the land.
A common vision for the Philippines is what we
need to build a strong nation. We must be very
clear of what we want, how we want to do it and
have the collective will to work together for our
common dream. The good citizenship values
contained in our Constitution gives us a very clear
vision of the kind of people we know we should be.
If every Filipino commits himself/herself to living
these values, we will transform our society. We
must not wait for the perfect leaders to show us
how to live as good citizens. Instead, like the
thousands of NAMFREL volunteers, we must each
light our candles and stop cursing the darkness.
 Good Governance is not enough. But, let us work on
being good citizens. Why is this so? In recent history,
for example, we have engaged in two bloodless and
peaceful revolutions. Yet nothing seems to have
changed because we have just changed our leaders and
have not changed ourselves. We keep demanding
GOOD GOVERNANCE from them but have not
demanded anything from ourselves. If we demand
good governance from those in public office, there
must be a counterpart from our end and this is good
citizenship.
There is nothing new in these Good Citizenship Values. We
do not need to learn them. What are lacking is the WILL to
LIVE them. We just have to take a look at the mess we are
in and we will realize that it is the absence of these VALUES
in the way we live that has brought it about…sinfulness,
discord, greed, selfishness, violence, murder, etc.

Lastly, there is still hope for our country. Let us not leave
our future in the hands of our leaders alone….if we cannot
find heroes among our leaders, let us find them among the
ORDINARY PEOPLE – those who will build our nation
through the truly heroic ACT OF BEING GOOD CITIZENS
Day by day all the days of our lives. The future can be great
and it belongs to every Filipino – if we dare to dream, to
hope, and to work together as one united people.
  PREAMBLE OF THE 1987 PHILIPPINE
CONSTITUTION
“WE, THE SOVEREIGN FILIPINO PEOPLE,
IMPLORING THE AID OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD, IN
ORDER TO BUILD A JUST AND HUMANE SOCIETY
AND ESTABLISH A GOVERNMENT THAT SHALL
EMBODY OUR IDEALS AND ASPIRATIONS,
PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD, CONSERVE AND
DEVELOP OUR PATRIMONY, AND SECURE TO
OURSELVES AND POSTERITY THE BLESSINGS OF
INDEPENDENCE AND DEMOCRACY UNDER THE
RULE OF LAW AND A REGIME OF TRUTH, JUSTICE,
FREEDOM, LOVE, EQUALITY, AND PEACE, DO
ORDAIN AND PROMULGATE THIS CONSTITUTION.”
The Good Citizenship Values
(Based on the 1987 Philippine Constitution)
PAGKAMAKA – DIOS
PAGKAMAKA – TAO
PAGKAMAKA – BAYAN
PAGKAMAKA – KALIKASAN
THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE OF FAITH IN THE ALMIGHTY GOD

 “Faith will not always get for us what we want, but it will get what God wants
us to have.”-Vance Havner

“How Much Is Life Worth To Me?”

1. The death penalty/capital punishment is a good deterrent against

crimes. Thus, it should be regarded as an acceptable punishment.
2. Abortion should be a choice accorded to every woman
3. Drugs are a menace to society
4. Parents should inflict physical harm on their children to properly
discipline them.
5. Prostitution is an acceptable profession
THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE OF RESPECT
FOR LIFE

“Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt

our existence into something beautiful, or debase it
into ugliness. It is in our hands.”
-Cathy Better

“A long life may be not enough, but a good life is long
enough.”
-Benjamin Franklin
 THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE
OF ORDER
“Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body,
the peace of the city, the security of the state. As the
beams of the house, as the bones of the body, so is order
to all things.”

Reflection: Is my life in order?

THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE OF WORK

“If a man will not work, he shall not eat”

Reflect: What is your single biggest motivation for

working at this point in time?

Why am I working? Am I a committed worker

who delivers quality work?

If I have a Million pesos, where will I put my

million?
 THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE OF CONCERN
FOR THE FAMILY AND FUTURE GENERATION

“There is no other place sweeter than our home”

“A family that prays together, stays together”
Major Issues the Filipino Families face today:
 “Broken Families”
 Teenage Pregnancies
 Vulnerability of the youth to drug addiction and other vices
 Threats of technology and the media
 Declining family morals and values among Filipinos

Reflect: What do you think are the biggest sources of danger our families
face today?
PAGKAMAKATAO THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE
OF LOVE
“Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; love is not ill-
mannered or selfish and irritable; love does not keep a record of the
wrongs: love is not happy with evil but delights in the truth. Love never
gives up. Love never fails. Love is eternal. There is faith, hope, and love
and the greatest of these is love.”

LOVE is the KEY to our NATION’S PROGRESS.

WHY? It will encourage our people to be committed to
serving and be concerned for each other’s well-being,
making true the pledge of MAMAMAYAN muna BAGO
SARILI…MAMAMAYANG HINDI MAKASARILI.
THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP OF FREEDOM

BIRD IN THE HAND

One day, a boy was walking at the park and found a bird lying on the ground.
He picked up the bird and went to an old man sitting peacefully under the shade of the
tree.
Hoping to trick the old man and display his youthful “wisdom”, he
approached him, held out his clenched fists and asked, “Old man, old man, tell me: is
the bird in my hand dead or alive?”
The old man thoughtfully looked at him and answered, “Little boy, if I tell
you that the bird in your hand is alive, you can easily crush the bird and say that it is
dead; but if I tell you that the bird in your hand is dead, you can easily open your hand,
set the bird free and say that it is alive. Therefore, little boy, the answer to your question
is in your hands.”

Moral: God gave us our lives. He also gave us the freedom to choose what
we want to make of them. Indeed, the answer to all our dreams is in our
hands. We have the power to make them happen…..but only if we choose
to.
 THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP OF PEACE
“Peace rules the day when Christ rules the heart.”

THE FOUR PILLARS OF PEACE

 Love -will build peace if people feel the needs of others as their own
and share what they have with others, especially the values of mind
and spirit that they possess.
 Freedom -will build peace and make it thrive if, in the choice of the
means to that end, people act according to reason and assume
responsibility for their own actions.
 Truth-will build peace if every individual sincerely acknowledges not
only his rights but also his own duties towards them.
 Justice- will build peace if in practice everyone respects the rights of
others and actually fulfills his duties towards them.

Let there be peace on earth….and let it begin with me.

THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE OF RESPECT FOR
LAW AND GOVERNMENT

The Law is not meant to curtail freedom; it is meant to

ensure that every citizen acts responsibly while exercising his
freedom.

IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT LAWS OR

GOVERNMENT
THE GOOD CITIZENSHIP VALUE OF PATRIOTISM

“The Filipino is worth dying for…. It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.”

Example of simple people, real heroes – everyday

THE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FILIPINO CITIZEN

(Gasilla-dela Cruz, 2005)
 To be loyal to the Republic.
 To defend the State.
 To contribute to the development and welfare of the state.
 To uphold the Constitution and obey the laws
 To cooperate with duly constituted authorities.
 To exercise rights responsibly and with due regard for the
rights of others.
 To engage in gainful work.
 To register and Vote
Group activity
Draw or illustrate an
image/picture consisting of good
citizenship reflecting/symbolizing
the basic Filipino values then
explain comprehensively.
Rubrics:
Content-- 20 pts.
Creativity-- 10 pts.
Presentation-- 20 pts.
* Chapter 1 activities (Essay)
* Chapter 2 activities (Essay questions of activity 4 )
* Chapter 3 ( activity 2 ONLY/Draw and explain the
"IDEAL ME")
* Chapter 4 (ANSWER THIS QUESTION: IDENTIFY
ATLEAST THREE (3) LEADERS YOU ADMIRE THE
MOST AND EXPLAIN THEIR BEST QUALITIES)
Kindly use the activity sheet of your hand book
and do not forget to write your name, date, topic
and your course & year.