“The Filipino Values”

refers to the set of values  majority of the Filipino have historically held important in their lives. This Philippine value system includes their own unique assemblage of consistent ideologies, moral code  ethical practices, etiquette, and  values that are promoted by their society.

Filipino Values

CLOSE FAMILY TIES

To a Filipino, family comes first & family is everything.  

This family solidarity keeps a Filipino to be positive amidst everything. 

He works hard to ensure a better life for the family. 

Family is evidently highly valued in the Philippines, thus, the government also strengthens Filipino family and in great support to ensure work-family balance.

BAYANIHAN

. Bayanihan is a core essence of the Filipino culture. It is helping out one’s neighbor as a community, and doing a task together, thus lessening the workload and making the job easier. It is also called the ‘community spirit’. It is best exhibited when people wish to move locations in the rural area. The traditional Filipino house, the ‘bahay-kubo’, can be moved using wooden poles which are carried from the old place to the new one. This requires a group of people to lift and carry the house on their shoulders.

MAGALANG (RESPECTFUL)

Filipinos are respectful. We see this in how we address our elderly people.

Tagalogs say "po" and "opo" when addressing someone older than.

We also have various titles like Kuya for an older brother or older male cousin, Ate for an older sister or older female cousin.

There's also the popular "mano" where younger people reach for the hands of their elderly and touch it to their foreheads.

UTANG NA

LOOB

“Utang na loob” or debt of gratitude – Filipinos always recognize one’s indebtedness.  This means that he owed to a person who has helped him through the trials he had undergone.  He repays that person in whatever kind, whatever time and situation.  It is one way of showing deep appreciation for lending out a hand.

HOSPITABLE

The Filipino community are very warm and hospitable. They even give “pasalubong” (welcome gifts) and “pabaon” (farewell gifts) to guests. At times, they sacrifice their own comfort to accommodate their guests very well.

PAKIKISAMA

  It means getting along with others to preserve a harmonious relationship. 

It invites the Filipinos to do good and

to be a nice companion.

 

The value of pakikisama results in camaraderie and a feeling of closeness to one another. Pakikisama is also sharing

one’s wealth, talent, time and self with

fellow human beings and working together

for a common good.   This value bridges

the gap between cultures.

PREPARED BY: GROUP 2