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Having close family ties is also one of their unique traits

The Bayanihan

Courtship

Religion

Marriage and wedding customs

Superstition

Death

Society

Christmas in the Philippines

Fiestas

Living with Parents

The Filipino Custom and Traditions

Having close family ties is also one of their unique traits

The family takes care of each other and is taught to be loyal to family and elders by simply obeying their authorities

The Bayanihan

It is the spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective

Courtship

Serenading or harana in Tagalog is one of the most popular forms of courtship to show that a man is very serious with his intentions to a woman

Courtship

A serenade would require the young man to sing a love song in front of the young lady's house

Religion

The Phil. is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic nations in Asia-Pacific

Religion

Their habit of going to church and often praying reflects the Filipinos have a deep faith and belief when it comes to religion

Superstition

beliefs have grown throughout the country

Superstition

These beliefs have come from the different sayings and beliefs of our ancestors that aim to prevent danger from happening or to make a person refrain from doing something in particular.

Marriage and wedding customs

a sacred union of man and woman after a period of courtship and engagement.

Marriage and wedding customs

A sacred marriage is a covenant between two who love each other in God and with God, whose joining becomes an expression of the desire of each to love and serve God together.

Death

in the Phil. Is one of the most important occasions in family life

Death

is an opportunity to strengthen ties in the family

Society

The Phil. is a combined society

Society

It is singular as one nation, but plural in that it is fragmented geographically and culturally.

Christmas in the Philippines

It is considered as one of the biggest holidays in the archipelago.

Christmas in the Philippines

We earned the distinction of celebrating the world's longest Christmas season with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting until Epiphany, the feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 09 or the Feast of the Santo Nino de Cebu on the third Sunday of January.

Fiestas

Every town and city in the Phil. Has a fiesta of its own; whatever time of the year it is, there's sure to be a fiesta going on somewhere.

Fiestas

are held to celebrate a patron saint.

are held to celebrate a patron saint.

Filipinos highly value the presence of family more than anything

Living with Parents

Adult children living with their parents are another Filipino traditional that make them exceptional.

The Filipino people are very resilient

Filipinos take pride in their families

Filipinos are very religious

Filipinos are very respectful

Filipinos help one another

Filipinos value traditions and culture

Filipinos have the longest Christmas celebrations

Filipinos love art and architecture

The Filipinos are hospitable people

Characteristics of Filipino Culture

The Filipino people are very resilient

In times of calamities and catastrophes, Filipinos always manage to rise above the challenge.

Filipinos take pride in their families

In the Phil., it is family first.

Filipinos take pride in their families

Sometimes, even the closest of friends are considered family too.

Filipinos are very religious

In all corners of a Filipino house, you can find brazen images of crosses and other religious paraphernalia

Filipinos are very respectful

From the moment they are born into this world, they are already taught how to be respectful by using these simple catchphrases - po and opo, words that end sentences when addressing elders

Filipinos are very respectful

They have a culture of pagmamano, which is where they raise the back od the hands pf their elders to their foreheads as a signs of respect

Filipinos help one another (bayanihan)

More popularly known as bayanihan, Filipinos help one another without expecting anything in return - so that undertaking their tasks and responsibilities become much easier. Sometimes it is called “community spirit”

Filipinos value traditions and culture

For Filipinos, traditions in their home and in their family are important.

Filipinos value traditions and culture

They usually set aside a specific day for a certain celebration like festivals, birthday parties, reunion, etc.

Filipinos have the longest Christmas celebrations

Even as early as August, you can hear Christmas songs and jingles being played in the malls or in the restaurants in the Phil.

Filipinos love art and architecture

Filipinos have a penchant for bringing art and architecture to a whole new level.

Filipinos love art and architecture

They love to design creatively, to think intuitively, and have a passion for anything different and unique

The Filipinos are hospitable people

Foreign visitors in the country are treated with the utmost respect. This traits is usually seen during fiestas and holidays where many Filipinos are giving their best to entertain their visitors well.

Filipino Family Values

The family is the center of the social structure and includes the nuclear family, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and honorary relations such as godparents, sponsors, and close family friends.

Paggalang (Respect

Pakikisama (Helping Others)

Utang na Loob (Debt of Gratitude)

Pagpapahalaga sa Pamilya (Prioritizing Family)

Hiya (Shame)

Damayan System

Compassionate

Fun-loving Trait

Filipino Family Values

Paggalang (Respect)

The English translation of paggalang means to be respectful or to give respects to a person

Paggalang (Respect)

can also be shown toward your elders by kissing their hands before leaving / to say goodbye and upon arrival / to greet them.

Pakikisama (Helping Others)

has the connotation of getting along with people in general.

Pakikisama (Helping Others)

There is a general yearning to be accepted and well-liked among Filipinos.

Pakikisama (Helping Others)

literally translates to helping others

Utang na Loob (Debt of Gratitude)

means to pay your debt with gratitude.

Utang na Loob (Debt of Gratitude)

there is usually a system of obligation

Pagpapahalaga sa Pamilya (Prioritizing Family)

is in other words, putting importance on your family.

Pagpapahalaga sa Pamilya (Prioritizing Family)

This implies that a person will place a high regard on his/her family and prioritize that before anything else.

Hiya (Shame)

This controls the social behaviors and interactions of a Filipino.

Hiya (Shame)

It is the value that drives a Filipino to be obedient and respectful to their parents, older siblings, and other authorities

Hiya (Shame)

This is also a key ingredients in the loyalty of one's family

Damayan System

Extending sympathy for people who lost their love ones.

Damayan System

In case of death of a certain member of the community, the whole community sympathizes with the bereaved family

Damayan System

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

Compassionate

A Filipino trait of being sympathetic to others even the person is a stranger.

Fun-loving Trait

A trait found in most Filipinos, a trait that makes them unique that even in times of calamities and other challenges in life, they always have something to be happy about, a reason to celebrate.

High regard for amor propio (self esteem)

reflects an individual's overall subjective emotional evaluation of his or her own worth

High regard for amor propio (self esteem)

It is the decision made by an individual as an attitude towards the self

High regard for amor propio (self esteem)

encompasses beliefs about oneself, as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame.

High regard for amor propio (self esteem)

is the self concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem is the positive or negative evaluations of the self; as in how we feel about it

High regard for amor propio (self esteem)

Smooth interpersonal relationships

Personal alliance system

The Compadre System

Utang-na-loob

Suki relationship

Friendship

Social Value of the Filipinos

Smooth interpersonal relationships

is the nature of interaction that occurs between two or more people.

Smooth interpersonal relationships

may interact overtly, covertly, face-to-face or even anonymously.

Personal alliance system

This scheme is anchored on kinship, beginning with the nuclear family.

Personal alliance system

A Filipino loyalty goes first to the immediate family; identity is deeply embedded in the web of kinship.

The Compadre System

Bonds of ritual kinship, sealed on any of three ceremonial occasions - baptism, confirmation, and marriage - intensify and extend personal alliances.

Utang-na-loob

A dyadic bond between two individuals may be formed based on the concept of

Suki relationship

may develop between two people who agree to become regular customer and supplier.

Friendship

often placed on at par with kinship as the most central of Filipino relationships.

Passivity and lack of initiative

Colonial mentality

Kanya kanya syndrom (talangka mentality)

Extreme

Extreme family centeredness

Lack of discipline

Lack of self-analysis and self-reflection

Ningas cogon

Gaya-gaya attitude

The weaknesses of the Filipino character as cited:

Passivity and lack of initiative

Acceptance of what happens, without active response or resistance.

Colonial mentality

Strictly refers to the attitude the Filipinos feel that products coming from other countries are more superior than the local products.

Kanya kanya syndrome (crab mentality)

Filipinos have a selfish, self-serving attitude that generates a feeling of envy and competitiveness towards others, particularly one's peers who seem to have gained some status or prestige.

Kanya kanya syndrome (crab mentality)

referring to the tendency of crabs in a basket to pull each other down using the levelling instruments of tsismis, intriga, and unconstructive criticism to bring others down,

Extreme

Filipinos view the world in terms of personal relationships and the extent to which one is able to personally relate things and people determines the recognition of their existence and the value given to them.

Extreme

There is no separation between an objective task and emotional evolvement.

Extreme

Extreme family centeredness

Excessive concern for the family creates an in-group to which the Filipino is fiercely loyal to the detriment of concern for the larger community or for the common good.

Extreme family centeredness

Excessive concern for family manifest itself in the use of one's office and power as a means of promoting the interest of the family, in factionalism, patronage, and political dynasties and in the protection of erring family members.

Lack of discipline

Procrastination is one reason of

Lack of discipline

Lack of willpower, motivation, and ambition are also causes for

Lack of self-analysis and self-reflection

There is a tendency in the Filipino to be superficial and even somewhat flighty.

Lack of self-analysis and self-reflection

In the face of serious problems, both personal and social, there is

Ningas cogon

A Filipino attitude of being enthusiastic only during the start of new undertaking but ends dismally in accomplishing nothing.

Gaya-gaya attitude

A Filipino attitude of imitating or copying other culture specially in mode of dressing, language, fashion, trend or even haircut.