Filipino Values

Mark Lester M. Chico

MS DevCom

Values

Intimately related to the search for meaning in peoples lives. Goals of mans striving. Existing realizations of desire. Things that are chosen from a number of options and alternatives, and treasured because they are good, virtuous and precious .

Andres (1989)

Values

What were and are known to Filipinos are the negative features of their values. People always hear about the bad aspect of pakikisama, barkada, hiya, bata-bata system and others.

Andres (1989)

Values

The Filipinos always talk about the negative aspect of ningas-kugon. Soap operas always depict the negative values of pag-ibig, that is, mapagsamantalang pag-ibig.

Andres (1989)

Values

Even children shows such as cartoons portray negative Filipino values. Stories in the newspapers are all about the negative values of the Filipino as manloloob. With all these, there are many features yet to be discovered in Filipino Values.

Centeno (1999)

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Andres (1989)

There is a need to clarify Filipino values and this is based on the belief that values are personal matters and that they cannot be of much importance unless they go through peoples lives.

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PAOCR (1972)

It is not enough that people acquire lands, nor provide them schools to educate them, nor expose them to modern facilities, nor teach them modern ways of living.

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PAOCR (1972)

What is essential is a transformation in peoples outlook on life, society and values, so that the human being is the one who functions as an efficient instrument for advancement and progress.

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Andres (1989)

Filipinos must reiterate their values. For reorienting these values, they must be deeply trained in the Filipino philosophy of values and skills in value-clarification.

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Andres (1989)

Identifying meaning of Filipino values and tracing its historical transformations are the key elements in creatively planning future positive redirections of Filipino values.

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Andres (1989)

Values transplanted to the Filipinos may not really be their true values. Its authenticity is affected by the society they belong to, their parents, peers, religion and the media they are exposed to.

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Adia (1982)

The more people are exposed to the values from various factors, the more they are likely to imitate or believe in them.

Vitaliano Gorospe said that Filipino values are ambivalent in the sense that they can be good or evil, a help or hindrance to personal and national development, depending on how they are understood, practiced or lived.

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

Filipino values such as pakikisama, hiya, and utang na loob are naturally good because they satisfy basic needs. But these are prone to negative connotations depending on how these values are portrayed, perceived or practiced. PAOCR (1972)

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

Sociologists still claim that these values are laudable values when practiced within bounds of reason.

PAOCR (1972)

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

Values have this characteristic called bipolarity, meaning one value can have two interpretations. Every Filipino value has a positive and a negative polarity. Every value has a counter-value.

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

Filipinos have their own identity. They just perceive it so negative, so self-destructive that it ultimately leads to social disorientation. Thus, the society will be divided because of the negative values of the people.
Soler (1972)

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

The Filipinos are basically religious, intelligent, sensitive, efficient, diligent and honest. However, the positive values of Filipinos take on negative appearances.
PAOCR (1972)

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

Examples: religion is used for the instant solution of his material needs; family solidarity based on self-defense becomes individualism;
PAOCR (1972)

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

the perpetual consideration of possibilities is called ambivalence, indecision, inaction and laziness; disregard of an uncertain future is termed anticipation, orientation to the present moment of lack of planning
PAOCR (1972)

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

The Filipinos must learn to manage their values properly. They must look for the positive side of their values and cast away the negative side. The negative dimension is just one polarity of their values and they can always do something about it.
Andres (1989)

Filipino Values: Positive or Negative

Filipino Values as True Filipino Values True values are not dictated
upon people. It is only after people have seen and understood the implication of their choice can a true value-formation take place.

Filipino Values as True Filipino Values Filipino values are true values if
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people act upon them with pattern, uniformity, and repetition. These values are freely chosen by Filipinos after considering the consequences of each alternative.

Filipino Values as True Filipino Values A true value is prized and cherished
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and publicly affirmed. Imposing Western values to Filipinos resulted to Filipinos lack of selfidentity.

Filipino Values as True Filipino Values Foreign colonizers, to their

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advantage, gave the Filipinos an alien set of values. Yet, there are many sound ideas and values that are truly Filipino

Filipino Values as True Filipino Values Filipino values are true Filipino
PAOCR (1972)

values even if they are influenced by foreigners and other new values of the contemporary industrialized society.

Filipino Values as True Filipino Values

PAOCR (1972)

Foreign colonizers influenced the Filipino values in a way that the Filipino reacted in a manner uniquely Filipino.

Filipino Values as True Filipino Filipino values become genuine Values

Filipino values by eliminating the undesirable, preserving the desirable and introducing new values which will help our people develop an enviable personality and be able to face social development.

strong family ties familyoriented, close family relationship religiosity strong faith in God humor sense of joy/happiness even in the midst of problems

Enriquez (1992)

Positive Filipino Values

pakikisama/ pakikipagkapwa-tao companionship, friendship, camaraderie bahala na determination in the face of uncertainty utang na loob gratitude isang salita fidelity with ones promise

Enriquez (1992)

Positive Filipino Values

balato sharing ones fortune

Enriquez (1992)

hospitality generosity, Filipino hospitality pagsasabi ng po at opo/paggalang obedience to elders using words of respect

Positive Filipino Values

pagmamano/paghalik sa kamay ng nakatatanda obedience to elders using actions lambing caress kapit-bisig brotherhood, helping others in times of need sikap at tiyaga patience and perseverance, hard work

Enriquez (1992)

Positive Filipino Values

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Negative Filipino Values

colonial mentality believing in other countrys/cultures capabilities than ones own inferiority complex believing that ones self is inferior to others

lack of discipline
Enriquez (1992)

Negative Filipino Values

crab mentality does not allow others to get ahead of ones self maana habit also known as mamaya na, procrastination

Enriquez (1992)

hiya shame, lack of confidence biro o kantyaw joke/tease ningas-kugon doing too many things at the same time that none is accomplished

Negative Filipino Values

Enriquez (1992)

tampo resentment; affective disappointment metikuloso meticulousness and attention to detail sisi blaming oneself or others

Negative Filipino Values

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mapamahiin believing in superstitions inggit jealousy

Negative Filipino Values

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