ETHICS - Lesson 6 (Filipino Values)

Value

Thing or something a person highly treasures

Value

A set of beliefs of a person or group of persons to which he has an emotional attachment

Valere

Latin term, to be strong

Ethics and Values

Have a common role

Ethics without values

hallow and shallow

Values without ethics

paralytic

Lifestyle, Human Nature, Cultural Inclination

3 origins of Filipino Values

Filipino Values and Non Filipino Culture

Values also came from the universal needs and wants

Politeness and beauty

Chinese and Japanese Influence

Promptness and Efficiency

American Influence

Trust in God and Family Centeredness

Spanish Influence

Medio Stat Virtus

Roman Influence (Hindi labis hindi kulang)

Bipolar Filipino Values

function as positive and negative or good and bad

Hiya or Shame

Gives the Filipinos a picture of refinement, culture and education

Ningas Cogon

Procastination

Bahala na

resignation

Manana

Bahala na bukas

Utang na loob

Indebtedness

Family

utmost importance to Filipinos. source of strength and inspiration to brave through challenges in life

Education

• important achievement for many Filipinos

• provides opportunity not only to learn about lessons in school, but also on how to interact in society

• serves way to a better future

Faith

important force in their lives

God

Supreme being, the one who created everything.

Iloilo

GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL AND KNOWS EVERYTHING

Ivatan

GOD IS THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING

Health and Wellness

• is a priority because this serves as some sort of investment to accomplish what they want to do in life

  • range from physical to mental, as well as spiritual

Basic Needs

Food, shelter, clothing, medicine

Self

to be able to show one’s true self, to display the values one has learned from family, religion and community and to express oneself are important for many Filipinos

Work and Livelihood

• having a stable income ensures that one’s daily needs are achieved (food, housing, education and health)

  • secured job means a secured mind and secured family life

Peace and Development

when one has inner peace, it manifests in their treatment of other people. This peace, in turn, contributes to a peaceful society

Honesty and Integrity

are two connected concepts, and both values that should be embodied by an ideal public servant

Resilence

developed first within the self when one is strong enough to face challenge

Life and Purpose

having a purpose in life for some is key to happiness

Human Rights

treating each other equally

Environment

• the concept of environment is important to all Filipinos regardless where they come from

• lives and livelihood depend on nature

Love for Country

• OFW sacrificing their lives to work abroad even though they would love to stay in the country

• soldiers who are willing to put their lives on the line to protect the sovereignty of the Filipinos

• respecting laws and buying locally made products

Happiness

filipinos always find reasons to smile despite life’s difficulties

Kapuwa

• core filipino value

• a word that encompasses both the self and the other

Culture, arts, and sciences

Culture, encompasses history, identity and expression such as songs, dancers or other products that reflect the values of a group

Governance

governed by an authority figure, one who has good leadership and vision, knows how to discipline his/her citizens and is never selfish.

Creative Excellence

• also a value of everyday life

• creative ways of sustaining oneself is important for survival

• in business field, creativity manifests through high quality products especially in a field with many competitors