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Filipino values

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. The values of Filipinos have been looked upon by foreigners as a weakness instead of strength due to the nature of how they may be abused and manipulated due to these values. But values are what make up a certain nation both in growth and unity. Some may see that Filipino values as a hindrance to the growth of the country and yet others may say that his is what makes our country powerful.

Filipino Traits

Positive Traits

Family

The Philippines is known to be a family centered nation. The Filipinos recognize their family as an important social structure that one must take care of. They give importance to the safety and unity of one’s family. The Filipino family is so intact that it is common for members of the same family work for the same company. It is also common to find the whole clan living in the same area as that the Filipinos are afraid to be too far from their own family.

Camaraderie/Bayanihan

A Filipino community spirit and cooperation wherein a groupof individuals extends a helping hand without expecting anyremuneration. It is characterized by communal work towardsone goal exemplified in carrying a nipa house or pushing apassenger jeepney.

Damayan Having 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 bereavedfamily. Neighbors, friends, and relatives of the deceased usually give certain amount of money as their way of showing sympathy.

Hospitality The Filipinos are very hospitable when it comes to their fellowmen. They will invite their visitors to come into their homes and offer them treats such as snacks and drinks after a long journey. There are also instances when the Filipinos will serve only the best to their visitors even if at times they may not be able to afford it. They also go the extremes as to give up the comfort of their own bedrooms for their guests and to the point of sleeping on floor just to ensure that their guests are comfortable.

Gratitude/Utang na Loob Gratitude or ‘’’utang na loob’’’ is a very popular Filipino characteristic. One does not forget the good deeds that others may have done to him or her especially at times of great need. This debt of gratitude are sometimes abused by those who have done well to others as they may ask favors or things that may either be unreasonable or beyond the means of the one in debt.

Respect to the Elderly Being courteous both in words and in actions to the people of older people. This is visible in the Philippines, usually in occasions where older people are included.

Creative and resourceful The ability to do things that are next to impossible. Example in fixing appliances that look impossible to repair. Even though an object is close to unusable, Filipinos tend to fix it like it is new.

Religious Filipinos possess strong conformance of their religious belief in action and in words. Upon researching, More than 86 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, 6 percent belong to various nationalized Christian cults, and another 2 percent belong to well over 100 Protestant denominations.

Fun-loving 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.

Loyalty Loyalty or ‘’’Pakikisama’’’ is another Filipino value. Filipinos are said to be loyal to their friends and fellowmen in order to ensure the peace in the group. This is manifested in their basic sense of justice and fairness and concern for other's well being. Filipinos recognize the essential humanity of all people and regard others with respect and empathy. With this orientation, Filipinos develop a sensitivity to the nature and quality of interpersonal relationships, which are their principal source of security and happiness.

Negative Traits

"Bahala na" Characterized by retreating or withdrawal from certain undertaking and leaving everything to God to interfere and determine the outcome of his deeds. Students who are lazy usually say "Bahala na" when doing academic-related because of lack of motivation.

Blue-seal Mentality Showing high admiration and preference to foreign produced goods over local ones. Colonial because our Spanish and American colonizers, during their four-century rule of the Philippines, instilled into the Filipino mentality the belief that foreigners and anything associated with them were the superior, and that Filipinos and anything associated with them were worthless.

Crab mentality Crab mentality, sometimes referred to as crabs in the bucket, describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs. Individually, the crabs could easily escape from the pot, but instead, they grab at each other in a useless "king of the hill" competition which prevents any from escaping and ensures their collective demise. The analogy in human behavior is that members of a group will attempt to "pull down" (negate or diminish the importance of) any member who achieves success beyond the others, out of envy, conspiracy or competitive feelings. This term is broadly associated with short-sighted, non-constructive thinking rather than a unified, long-term, constructive mentality. It is also often used colloquially in reference to individuals or communities attempting to "escape" a so-called "underprivileged life", but kept from doing so by others attempting to ride upon their coat-tails or those who simply resent their success.

Euphemism 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.

Jackpot Mentality “Get rich quick” mentality of some Filipinos who would rather engage in fast ways of acquiring money than through hard-work and sacrifice by getting in lottery, joining raffle draws and other.

Kapalaran Accepting his fate by believing that everything is written in his palm. Such traits contributes to lack initiative and perseverance among Filipinos.

Mañana Habit The Mañana Habit is something that we have learned from the Spaniards. The word "Mañana" means ‘tomorrow’ or ‘specified future time’ also known as “procrastination” in plain English, “mamaya na” in Filipino.

Ningas Cogon The popular Filipino phrase "Ningas Cogon" refers to the unnerving attitude of starting an initiative but fails to continue it, or the lack of a follow-up. It is generally viewed as a negative trait and i do not know if there is any one person who feels that this is good behavior.

Oversensitive Filipinos have the tendency to be irritated easily or hurt upon hearing some criticisms or comment.

Unsportsmanship Not accepting defeat in competitions but rather putting the blame either to their opponents or to the sport officials.