Filipino Culture and Values

• Filipino Culture - the total way of life of the Filipinos
• Ethical Behavior – means the discipline dealing with what is good or bad.
• Three main traits of Filipino Behavior and Decision-Making

  1. Personalism
  2. Familism
  3. Popularism
• Personalism – Interpersonal relations or face-to-face encounters.
• Familism – Interest of the family over the welfare and interest of the community
• Popularism – To be popular is the highest compliment a Filipino can receive
• Three Imperatives that underlie Filipino Value Orientation

  1. Relation Imperatives
  2. Emotional Imperatives
  3. Moral Imperatives
• Relational Imperatives – Bayanihan, pakikiramay, pakikisama, at paggalang
• Emotional Imperatives - Group membership, and companionship
• Moral Imperatives – Utang na loob
• Reciprocity as an Operating Principle

  1. Contractual Reciprocity
  2. Quasi-Contractual Reciprocity
  3. Utang na loob
• Contractual Reciprocity – A voluntary agreement between two or more people
• Quasi - Contractual Reciprocity – The terms of repayment in this kind of relationship are not explicitly stated
• Utang na Loob – Returning the favor with interest
• FILIPINO TRADITION

  • Respect for the dead
  • Calling at the funeral home
  • Vigil in the home
  • The funeral service
  • Mourning practices
  • All saints day