FILIPINO VALUES
Values- person’s principles or standards of behavior;
one’s judgement of what is important in life
Filipino values- cultural norms a group of Filipinos come
to accept as standard.
Standards or principles set forth by the
Filipino society as basis for what is right or
wrong, the principles on which every member of
the Filipino society should persevere to attain in
order to reach the ultimate realization of his life,
regarding his person and in relation to his family
and society in general
FORMATION OF VALUES
1. Personal Values- values endorsed by an individual
2. Moral Values- values that help determine what is morally right or wrong
3. Aesthetic Values- values associated with the evaluation of artwork or beauty
4. Universal Values- they are the set of norms of coexistence that are valid,
accepted by a community at a certain time, but also shared by the vast majority
of people around the world
5. Human Values- norms and principles that are taught to us from birth and
grow as an intrinsic part of our being
6. Social Values- set of beliefs broader and accepted by a society that shares
common codes
PHASES OF FILIPINO VALUES
Strengths of the Filipino
Character
Results
1. Bayanihan/ Unity
Camaraderie and feeling of closeness to one
another; foundation for unity as well as sense of
social justice; connotation of getting along with
people
2. Family Oriented
Feeling of belongingness and rootedness and a
basic sense of security
3. Sense of Humor
Emotional
balance, optimism,
a
healthy disrespect for power and office and
the capacity to survive
4. Adaptability and
Resilience/
Resourcefulness and
Creativity
Productivity,
innovation,
equanimity, and survival
entrepreneurship,
5. Hard work and
Industry
Productivity and entrepreneurship for some and
survival despite poverty for others
6. Faith and
Religiosity
Courage, daring, optimism, inner peace, as well as
the capacity to genuinely accept tragedy and death
7. Thriftiness
Bravely live through the harshest economic and
social circumstances
8. Politeness
Customed to using “po” and “opo” to the elderly
9. Gratefulness
Warm friendly feelings of gratitude
10. Bravery
Admirable quality
frightening things
11. Hospitable
When a person visits a friend’s house, the host
greets him or her with a very warm welcome
12. Generosity and
Helpfulness
Even when we have very little, we always share with
those around us
of
being
able
to
confront
Weakness of the Filipino
Character
Results
1. Extreme Personalism
Leads to graft and corruption
2. Extreme Family Centeredness
Lack of concern for the common good and
acts as the block to national consequences
3. Lack of Discipline
Inefficient and wasteful work systems,
violation of rules leading to more serious
transgressions and a casual work ethics
leading to carelessness and lack of follow
through
4. Passivity and Lack
of Initiative
Easily resigned to one’s fate and thus
easily oppressed and
exploited
5. Colonial Mentality
Basic feeling of national inferiority that
makes it difficult for them to relate as
equal to Westerners
6. Kanya-Kanya Syndrome
Dampening
of
cooperative
and
community spirit and in the trampling
upon of the rights of others
7. Lack of Self-Analysis and
Self-Reflection
Emphasis on form more than substance