GE 8

• MORAL - It relates to the principles of what is considered right or wrong.
• IDENTITY - It refers to what you think of yourself and what aspects and what aspects in living your life are personally important.
• MORAL IDENTITY - The level of personal importance that you give in what you deem acceptable or unacceptable behavior.
• HOME ENVIRONMENT - It is the most influential factor of shaping the Filipino moral identity.
• According to Jocano 1998, it is “the center of their universe”.
• Filipino Social Environment is characterized by depending on one another to survive.
• Filipino culture and language is a mix of both Eastern and Western cultures.
• The Filipinos are product of blending race and culture of eastern and western inhabitants.
• Jocano (2002 and 2001) pointed out that these colonizers had developed some dimensions in Filipino culture in terms of religious, social, economic and political systems.
• INDIAN - Superstitious Beliefs
• MALAY - Hospitality and sensitivity to harsh words, not frank, superiority, and adjusting.
• CHINESE - On being fond of eating noodles piety, frugality, submission to parents, patience, and perseverance.
• SPANISH - Catholicism, language, names and family rituals.
• AMERICANS - English language, open communication, democracy,

  and mass education.
• JAPANESE - Sincerity and industry.
• F. LANDA JOCANO identified two models of the Filipino Values System.
• EXOGENOUS OR FOREIGN MODEL - Legal and formal model. Inherited by Filipinos from western cultures, particularly from the Spaniards and the Americans.
• Indigenous or Traditional Model - Traditional and non-formal model. Deeply embedded in the Filipino subconscious.
• A.Population and family planning, environmental population (Kawasaki Centering Plant) 
• A.Wildlife conservation (Calauit Island)
• A.Violation of human rights (Martial Law)
• A.Active non-violence and people power (1986 non-violent revolution)
• VALUES - These are the motive behind purposeful action. they are the ends to which we act and come in many forms.
• Cultural values are values accepted by religions or societies and reflect what is important in eah context.
• BAYANIHAN SYSTEM - It is a Filipino community spirit and cooperation wherein a group of individuals extends a helping hand without expecting any remuneration.
• DAMAYAN SYSTEM - A word that means "to give sympathetic support" and to "extend or express sympathy.
• FAMILISM - This means giving highest importance to family above other things.
• Fun loving trait - It is a trait found in most  Filipinos, a unique trait that even in many times of calamities or any challenges in their life, they always have something to be happy about, a reason to celebrate.
• Hospitality - It is a trait of being receptive and generous to guest.
• Friendly - The act of being a sincere, loyal, kind, and person.
• FLEXIBLE - It is the ability to ride on or adjust to the thenoms of other group to attain smooth and harmonious relationship.
• Religious - Filipinos posses strong conformance of their religious belief in action and in words.
• RESPECT FOR ELDERS - The act of being corteous both in words and actions to other people.
• Remedyo attitude - Being creative and resourceful
• Matiyaga - Tenacity and strong determination in every undertaking.
• UTANG NA LOOB - It is a feeling of obligation to repay someone who extend assistance to another which may take place in undetermined time and in whatever way.
• Bahala na attitude - This means retreating or withdrawal from certain undertaking and  leaving everything to God to interfere and determine the outcome of his deeds
• COLONIAL COMPLEX - Showing high admiration and preference to foreign produce goods over local ones.
• Crab mentality - An attempt to “pull down” someone to achieve success beyond the others done by jealousy and insecurity.
• Euphemism - It refers to substituting a word or phrase that is thought to be offensive or harsh with a mild and acceptable one in order not to offend or hurt another person.