Cathwor 6 Filipino Core Values

UNDERSTANDING THE FILIPINO

VALUESThis presentation is based from the work of

Professor Felipe M. de Leon, Jr.Commissioner, NCCA

Chairman, NLTAUniversity of the Philippines

Asian Social Institute

Treat the other person as you treat yourself

because the other person

is also yourself –

Filipino Core Idea

THE CORE VALUES

• KAPWA (Shared Identity)• PAKIRAMDAM

(Shared Inner Perception)• KAGANDAHANG LOOB

(Shared Humanity)

KAPWASHARED IDENTITY (Shared Inner Self, “The other

person is also yourself”)• the core of Filipino

psychology, it is humaneness at the highest level

• implies unique moral obligation to treat one another as equal fellow human beings

PAKIRAMDAM

(Knowing Through Feeling or Tacit Knowing; Participatory Sensitivity)

• A unique social skill inherent in Filipino personhood

• The need for openness and basic trust is a precondition for this active process of sensing subtle cues

SHARED INNER PERCEPTION

KAGANDAHANG LOOB SHARED HUMANITY

(Pagkamakatao; A Shared Inner Nobility; A Quiet Sense of Responsibility for Others; A Great Compassion for All Living Beings)

• Nudges a person towards genuine acts of generosity, kindness and caring

Levels of Filipino Social Interaction

AMONG OUTSIDERS:• MakiTUNGO (courtesy)• MakiSALAMUHA (mixing)• MakiLAHOK (joining)• MakiBAGAY (adapting)• MakiSAMA (getting along with)

PAKIKISAMADEEPEST LEVEL OF

INVOLVEMENT WITH ANOTHER PERSON STILL CONSIDERED

AN OUTSIDER (IBANG TAO)

Characteristic tendencies of this trait are giving in to another person’s wish, demands, wants or desires

The motive for this could be politeness or expectation of future concessions or immediate rewards

AMONG INSIDERS:• MakiPAGPALAGAYANG-LOOB (rapport)• MakiSANGKOT (involvement)• MakiISA (oneness, unity with)

Levels of Filipino Social Interaction

SOCIETAL VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH

FILIPINO PERSONHOOD

• KALAYAAN (Freedom)

• KATARUNGAN (Justice, Equality)

• KARANGALAN (Honor, Dignity)

• Makatao mapagkalinga, may magandang kalooban (nurturant qualities)

• Matapat matuwid, maka-Diyos, may moralidad (upright, God-centered)

• Malakas ang loob

matapang, may paninindigan (courageous, with political will)

• Makatarungan demokratiko, pantay-pantay ang tingin sa lahat (fair, just)

• Magaling marunong (intelligent, capable)

Leaders that Filipinos Follow?

UNDERSTANDING THE FILIPINO VALUES

This presentation is based from the work of

Professor Felipe M. de Leon, Jr.Commissioner, NCCA

Chairman, NLTAUniversity of the Philippines

Asian Social Institute

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