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The Filipinos, or commonly called Pinoys, are a mixture of many races although are mainly Malays.  Thus, one can say that the Filipino people of today are a beautiful blend of East and West.  But despite certain regional, linguistic, and religious variations, the Filipinos are of the same nature people.  They represent unity in diversity.  The mixture of racial strains has led to traits that have made the Filipinos what they are today.

 

Filipino Values and Gestures

 

Filipinos are sociable, friendly and hospitable. There are many Filipino values that Filipinos should be very proud of!, but there are much much more!. They sing and dance even when it’s storming, laugh at anything and have a shared sense of fun.  However, some social characteristics of Filipinos have both pluses and minuses.

 

Hospitality - 

 

Hospitality is one of the values that tourists from around the world notice first everytime they visit the Philipppines.  Filipinos took great care of their guests, making sure that they're comfortable and happy in their stay.  They welcome their visitors with open arms and a warm heart.  They give the best of what they have to their guests.  They give them their best food, the best place in their homes to sleep in, and the best things and facilities just to make them enjoy their stay.  “Our home is your home,” as they often tell their guests and mean it too.

 

Family-Oriented or Close Family Ties - 

 

Filipinos are also family oriented.  They value greatly their families, which is always on top of their priorities.  They have close family ties.  The Filipino family is a firm basic unit of Philippine society, and everything revolves around it.  Although the father is in name the head of the Filipino family, the Filipino mother manages or governs the Filipino home.

 

Respect for Elders - 

 

Filipinos are very respectful.  They show respect to their elders by saying 'po' and 'opo' and kissing their hands.  The Filipinos are famous for their courtesy and respect for their elders.  To them, respect for one’s elders is a law.  As a result, Filipino parents and grandparents have  strong moral influence on the children.  The children willingly obey their elders and faithfully help them do their work.  Filipinos do nothing important without the advice and consent of their parents and other elders. 

 

Religious - 

 

Filipinos are also religious.  They devote time to reconnect with God.  They have strong faith, believing that problems and adversities in life will surpass with the help and providence of God.

 

Other Values - 

 

The Filipinos are a peace-loving but brave people.  They prefer a serene life to one of disorder and violence.  They ordinarily settle court litigation instead of bloody combat.   Filipinos are also happy people, always smiling and never forget to have a good laugh amidst the problems and hardships that come their ways. 

 

 

Filipino Traits

 

Loyalty - 

 

Loyalty is another national trait of Filipinos.  Do them even just a little favor and they will be grateful to you for it till they die.  To them, loyalty out of friendship is sacred and implies mutual help and protection under all circumstances.  To the Filipinos, a friend is a member  of one’s family and is expected to share its misfortunes as well as its joys.

 

Pakikipagkapwa-tao - 

 

Because of the Filipino's collective nature, they have a deep sense of concern for one's dignity and respect.  This pakikipagkapwa-tao is shown in their sensitivity to other people's feelings.  Thus, personal relationships are likewise almost always important in any transaction among the characters.

 

Katapatan - 

 

Katapatan refers to the Filipino virtue of righteousness in thought and deed.  This virtue strengthens one's self against cheating and lying.  It results in the cooperation and trust among neighbors, friends and co-workers.  It is also considered a rare trait nowadays.

 

Katapatan and Pakikipagkapwa-tao are two positive traits and show the strengths of the Filipino character.  But there are also other two traits that seem to hinder the advancement of the Filipinos.  These are the "Bahala na" attitude and the "Kanya-kanya" syndrome.

 

Kanya-kanya - 

 

Kanya-kanya is one of the negative Filipino trait that is a selfish and self-serving attitude.  This is often drown forth when one's peer has gained honor or prestige which results to envy and jealousy.  This "crab mentality" that characterizes many Filipinos is counter-productive.

 

Bahala na - 

 

The Filipino attitude of bahala na or come what may enables a person to meet difficulties and shortcomings with resignation by leaving it up to the Almighty to sort things out.  This attitude can also result in overconfidence that everything will work out in his interest without doing anything.  Bahala na is a common expression among Filipinos which rests on the fatalistic outlook and strong dependence on spirits.  It literally, the Bahala na means "Leave it to God".  This trait also encourages the Filipino to be matiisin or being too patient for long suffering.

 

Mañana Habit - 

 

The Filipino’s mañana habit causes the delays in many public transactions and even corporations.  This attitude can effect the engagement to wait until tomorrow or the next day especially when the person involve is not interested or not in the mood.  However, one must remember that many Filipinos take their time in doing things or in making decisions.  Some Filipinos do not mostly practice being late or not showing up.  There are few people who are punctual for social meetings.  In fact, it is not expected of them to arrive exactly on time especially at a party.  It is advised that you always check with the host or hostess the time of you are expected to arrive.

 

The bahala na attitude is the outcome of the mañana habit when the tasks are left undone.  This is usually shown and even expressed by people who do not care much of what lies ahead and just leave everything in fate.  

 

Other Traits - 

 

Some male Filipinos are proud and arrogant that they will not accept losing face, particularly in the crowd.  They don’t like the idea of being defeated or embarrassed. In some cases, losing face or being humiliated is the cause of street brawls, drinking bouts or even killings in the country.

 

The Filipino hiya or shame trait stems from losing amor propio which is a Spanish word, meaning pride.  Filipinos find it difficult to confront someone so as not to humiliate the person or cause person to lose his amor propio.

 

There are certain negative behaviors that can be picked up by the youth if they are consistently exhibited and are not shown in the end to have negative consequences.  At the same time, an understanding of the strengths of the Filipino character would help in recognizing the traditional and positive Filipino values that should be perpetuated.

 

Values may be defined as those standards of which a group or society judges the desirability and importance of persons, ideas, actions and goals.  Values are shared convictions or beliefs in what are considered contributory to the welfare of the group.  From these definitions, we can clearly see how values are affected by society and, in turn, how society can be affected by the values held by its members.

 

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