Developing a Filipino Identity

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A sense of perception of others' emotions

Utang na loob

Humbly submitting everything to the Higher Being

Pakikipagkapwa-tao Signup and view all the answers

Family Orientation Signup and view all the answers

Extreme Personalism Signup and view all the answers

Sense of humor Signup and view all the answers

Spirituality Signup and view all the answers

A member of a political community with the right to participate in political activities and public affairs Signup and view all the answers

A feeling of timidity, shyness, or embarrassment in relation to others Signup and view all the answers

The ability to get along with others to maintain harmonious relationships Signup and view all the answers

Political engagement as proactive engagement and political participation in any organization Signup and view all the answers

The principle of reciprocity or a give-and-take relationship among Filipinos Signup and view all the answers

Shared inner self, the core of Filipino values Signup and view all the answers

The three facets of Social-Political Dimension, Cultural Roots, and Consciousness Signup and view all the answers

Heightened awareness and sensitivity to the situation of others Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

A Filipino's identity is formed by three facets: Social-Political Dimension, Cultural Roots, and Consciousness.

A Filipino is a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines, with the right and privileges to participate in political activities and public affairs.
A person can be considered a Filipino if:
- Born in the Philippines
- Having parents who are citizens of the Philippines
- Naturalized in accordance with law

Culture shapes the way Filipinos think, do things, feel, behave, and relate to others.
Filipino values are products of culture.
Important cultural values include:
- Hiya (timidity, shyness, or feeling of embarrassment)
- Utang na Loob (debt of gratitude, or reciprocity)
- Pakikisama (ability to get along with others to maintain harmonious relationships)
- Pakikiramdam (heightened awareness and sensitivity to the situation of others)

Consciousness is the psychological dimension or awareness of oneself as a Filipino, leading to pride in being a Filipino.
Core values of Filipino consciousness include:
- Kapwa (shared identity, or shared inner self)
- Pakikiramdam (shared perception, or using inner perception of others' emotions to guide dealings with others)
- Kagandahang-loob (ability to help others in dire need due to a perception of being together as a part of one Filipino humanity)
Surface values of Filipino consciousness include:
- Accommodative values: Utang na Loob, Hiya
- Confrontative values: Bahala Na (fatalistic passiveness), Lakas ng Loob (being courageous in the midst of problems), Pakikibaka (ability to undertake revolutions against a common enemy)

Pakikipagkapwa-tao (ability to empathize with others, bayanihan)
Family Orientation (high regard for the elderly, care for women and children, sympathy towards relatives, and sacrifices for family's well-being)
Sense of humor (ability to laugh even in worst circumstances)
Flexibility, Adaptability, Creativity
Hard work or Industry
Spirituality (strong faith in God, giving a strong moral conscience)

Extreme Personalism (tendency to give personal interpretations to actions, leading to graft and corruption)
- Examples include Pakiusap (request), Palakasan (power and influence), Nepotism, and Favoritism