Filipino Values, Customs, and Traditions

• Custom is a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving
• Tradition is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation
• Values refers to the set of values that most Filipinos have historically held as important

Filipino Values

• Family is the basic unit of society
• Close family ties are greatly emphasized
• Filipinos who turn 18 are not expected to move out of their parent's home
• Love for the elders is part of Filipino culture
• Joy and humor sheds light on optimism and positivity
• Filipinos are determined when facing struggles and challenges
• Filipinos are flexible, adaptable, and creative which allows them to think creatively when facing challenges
• Filipinos developed resourcefulness to survive
• Filipinos are determined and persevering in accomplishing what they set their minds to
• Filipinos are known to be warm and friendly, so visitors experience belongingness

Filipino Custom and Tradition

• Bayanihan is a Filipino community spirit where people help without expecting remuneration
• Pakikisama means being kind and respectful
• Pagrespeto sa Nakakatanda means loving and caring for the elderly
• Pagmamano is an honoring gesture performed as a sign of respect to elders
• Pagmamalasakit means being compassionate

Negative Filipino Values

• Bahala na Mentality means retreating from certain undertaking and leaving everything to God
• Colonial Mentality means showing high admiration to foreign-produced goods over local ones
• Crab Mentality means attempting to pull down someone who has achieved success beyond the others
• Filipino time is impreciseness towards time
• Jackpot Mentality means get rich quickly
• Mañana Habit means delaying tasks
• Ningas kugon means being enthusiastic at the start but ends accomplishing nothing

Religion in the Philippines

• The Philippine Statistics Authority reported the distribution of Philippine religion affiliation in October 2015 based on the 2010 Census
• Roman Catholics including Charismatic Groups make up 79.53% of the population with 80,304,061 members
• Islam makes up 6.01% of the population with 6,064,744 members
• Iglesia ni Cristo makes up 2.64% of the population with 2,664,498 members
• Evangelicals (PCEC) make up 2.42% of the population with 2,445,113 members
• Protestant (NCCP) makes up 1.14% of the population with 1,146,954 members
• Seventh-day Adventist makes up 0.78% of the population with 791,552 members
• Aglipayan makes up 0.75% of the population with 756,225 members
• Bible Baptist Church makes up 0.55% of the population with 553,790 members
• Jehovah's Witnesses makes up 0.43% of the population with 438,148 members
• United Church of Christ in the Philippines makes up 0.41% of the population with 419,017 members
• None makes up 0.02% of the population with 19,953 members
• Catholicism arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and is the largest Christian denomination with 79.53% of the population
• Islam reached the Philippines in the 14th century
• Iglesia ni Cristo was founded by Felix Y. Manalo in July 27, 1914 as an indigenous religious organization
• The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) has more than 70 evangelical and mainline protestant churches
• Protestantism arrived in the Philippines in 1898 and The National Council of Churches in the Philippines has 10 protestant churches
• Seventh-Day Adventist is distinguished by its observance of Saturday as Sabbath
• The Iglesia Filipina Independiente was founded in 1902 with Gregorio Aglipay
• Bible Baptist Church is distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only and doing so by complete immersion
• Jehovah's Witnesses are best known for door-to-door preaching and refusing military service and blood transfusion
• The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) resulted from a merger of multiple churches