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• These days, more people are becoming active in using the internet for research, pleasure, business, communication, and other purposes
• People act differently when they are online and offline
• We have a real identity and an online identity
• Who made and what year the World Wide Web available to the public

  Tim Berners-Lee

  25 years
• Almost two-thirds of the world's population now has a mobile phone
• More than half of the world's web traffic now comes from mobile phones
• More than half of all mobile connections around the world are now "broad band"
• More than one in five of the world's population online in the past 30 days
• Media users in the Philippines grew by 12 million, or 25%, while the number of mobile social users increased by 13 million, or 32%
• More than half of the world now uses a smartphone
• In the Philippines, adolescents are among the most avid users of the internet
• Online identity


  The sum of our characteristics and our interactions
• Partial identity


  A subset of characteristics that make up our identity
• Persona


  The partial identity we create that represents ourselves in specific situations
• Self-presentation


  The process of controlling how one is perceived by other people
• Personal identity


  The interpersonal level of self which differentiates the individual as unique from others
• Social identity


  The level of self whereby the individual is identifies by his or her group membership
• Filipino


  A person who is a citizen of the Philippines
• The Philippines has only emerged in the 1890s after over three centuries of Spanish colonization
• Liberation from the last colonizers, the Japanese, only occurred in 1946
• Spiritual self


  One of the constituents of the self, according to William James, the most intimate, inner subjective part of the self
• An individual's race, ethnicity, and physical characteristics are not the only factors that determine a person's national identity
• Blogs and web pages have been continually used for greater self-reflection and self-presentation
• The spiritual self is the most intimate version of the self because of the satisfaction experienced when thinking about one's ability to argue and discriminate, of one's moral sensibility and conscience, and because our unconquerable will is purer than all other sentiments of satisfaction
• Facebook and other social media application are now a key part of self-presentation for one sixth of humanity
• Values and traits are also important indicators that set apart a nationality
• Religion


  A set of beliefs and practices that usually include some or all of basic characteristics
• Researchers and participants become concerned with activity-managing identity and reputation and warn against the phenomenon of "over sharing"
• Characteristics of religion

  • A belief in anthropomorphic supernatural beings, such as spirits and gods
  • A focus on the sacred supernatural, where sacred refers to a feeling of reverence and awe
  • The presence of supernatural power or energy that is found in supernatural beings as well as physical beings and objects
  • The performance of ritual activities involves the manipulation of sacred objects to communicate to supernatural beings and/or to influence or control events
  • The articulation of worldviews and moral codes through narratives and other means
  • Provide the creation and maintenance of social bonds and mechanisms of social control within a community; provide explanations for the unknown and a sense of control for individuals
• Ritual


  The performance of ceremonial acts prescribed by a tradition or sacred law
• Being a Filipino is far more than just being related to these notable figures
• Fundamental characteristics of rituals


  • A feeling or emotion of respect, awe, fascination, or dread in relation to the sacred
  • Dependence upon a belief system that is usually expressed in the language of myth
  • Is symbolic in relation to its reference
• The self can be described as a ritual being who exhibits a striking parallel between their ritual and verbal behavior
• According to the 1973 Philippine Constitution, Filipino citizens are


  • Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines
  • Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mother
  • Those who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority
  • Those who are naturalized in accordance with law
• Ritual may be viewed as a system of symbolic acts that is based upon arbitrary rules
• Citizenship is not only a marker of being Filipino
• Participation to rituals is expressions of religious beliefs
• The resulting disinhibition causes people to believe that they are able to express their "true self" better online than they ever could in a face-to-face context
• Major world religions

  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Judaism
• Filipino Hospitality


  Filipinos welcome their guests and tourists as if they are their own brothers and sisters, always making their guests feel at home, offering them something to eat or even a place to stay, and fond of giving pasalubong (tokens) and pabaon (farewell gifts) to their visitors