2.2 OUR IDENTITY AS FILIPINOS Flashcards
STRENGTHS OF THE FILIPINO CHARACTER
Pakikipagkapwa-Tao(regard for others)
Family Orientation
Joy and Humor
Flexibility, Adaptability and Creativity
Hard work and Industry
Faith and Religiosity
STRENGTHS OF THE FILIPINO CHARACTER
Pakikipagkapwa-Tao(regard for others)
Family Orientation
Joy and Humor
Flexibility, Adaptability and Creativity
Hard work and Industry
Faith and Religiosity
Filipinos are open to others and feel one with others. We regard others with dignity and respect, and deal with them as fellow human beings.
Pakikipagkapwa-Tao(regard for others)
manifested in a basic sense of justice and fairness, and in concern for others. It is demonstrated in the Filipino’s ability to empathize with others, in helpfulness and generosity in times of need (pakikiramay), in the practice ofbayanihanor mutual assistance, and in the famous Filipino hospitality.
Pakikipagkapwa-Tao(regard for others)
Filipinos possess a sensitivity to people’s feelings or
pakikiramdam,pagtitiwalaor trust, and a sense of gratitude orutang-na-loob.
results in camaraderie and a feeling of closeness one to another. It helps promote unity as well a sense of social justice.
Pakikipagkapwa-tao
Filipinos possess a genuine and deep love for the family, which includes not simply the spouses and children, parents, and siblings, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, godparents, and other ceremonial relatives.
Family Orientation
Filipinos have a cheerful and fun-loving approach to life and its ups and downs.
Joy and Humor
Filipinos have a great capacity to adjust, and to adapt to circumstances and to the surrounding environment, both physical and social.
Flexibility, Adaptability and Creativity
Filipinos have the capacity for hard work, given proper conditions. The desire to raise one’s standard of living and to possess the essentials of a decent life for one’s family, combined with the right opportunities and incentives, stimulate the Filipino to work very hard
Hard work and Industry
Filipinos have a deep faith in God. Innate religiosity enables us to comprehend and genuinely accept reality in the context of God’s will and plan.
Faith and Religiosity
instead of being viewed as defeatist resignation, may be considered positively as a reservoir of psychic energy, an important psychological support on which we can lean during difficult times.
faith of the Filipino is related tobahala na
WEAKNESSES OF THE FILIPINO CHARACTER
Extreme Personalism
Extreme Family-Centeredness
Lack of Discipline
Passivity and Lack of Initiative
Kanya-Kanya Syndrome
Lack of Self-Analysis and Self-Reflection
Colonial Mentality
Filipinos view the world in terms of personal relationships and the extent to which one is able personally to relate to things and people determines our recognition of their existence and the value. There is no separation between an objective task and emotional involvement.
Extreme Personalism
While concern for the family is one of the Filipino’s greatest strengths, in the extreme it becomes a serious flaw.
-creates an in-group to which the Filipino is fiercely loyal, to the detriment of concern for the larger community or the common good.
Extreme Family-Centeredness
manifests itself in the use of one’s office and power as a means of promoting the interests of the family, in factionalism, patronage, and political dynasties, and in the protection of erring family members. It results in lack of concern for the common good and acts as a block to national consciousness.
Excessive concern for family
We have a casual and relaxed attitude towards time and space which manifests itself in lack of precision and compulsiveness, in poor time management and in procrastination.
Lack of Discipline
One waits to be told what has to be done. There is a strong reliance on others, e.g., leaders and government, to do things for us. This is related to the attitude towards authority.
Passivity and Lack of Initiative
is made up of two dimensions: the first is a lack of patriotism or an active awareness, appreciation, and love of the Philippines; the second is an actual preference for things foreign.
Colonial 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
using the levelling instruments oftsismis, intrigaand unconstructive criticism to bring others down. There seems to be a basic assumption that another’s gain is our loss.
crab mentality
There is a tendency in the Filipino to be superficial and even somewhat flighty. In the face of serious problems both personal and social, there is lack of analysis or reflection. Joking about the most serious matters prevents us from looking deeply into the problem.
Lack of Self-Analysis and Self-Reflection
ROOTS OF THE FILIPINO CHARACTER
The strengths and weaknesses of the Filipino have their roots in many factors such as: (1) the home environment, (2) the social environment, (3) culture and language, (4) history, (5) the educational system, (6) religion, (7) the economic environment, (8) the political environment, (9) mass media, and (10) leadership and role models.
