Filipino Qualities

Building the Filipino people involves everyone. Our leaders cannot do it for us. We must look at ourselves, both objectively and understandingly, as we try to remove our weaknesses and develop our strengths. To be better, understanding ourselves is the first step. Once we have learned to appreciate and value our being Filipinos, building our nation, achieving goals of peace and social justice will come next.

Filipinos have a very strong and resilient character. This was developed by the hardships and challenges we have faced throughout our history. Foreign powers have conquered our lands, but never defeated our spirit. Among our positive traits are: Pakikipagkapwa-Tao (regard for others). It results in camaraderie and a feeling of

This was developed by the hardships and challenges we have faced throughout our history. Foreign powers have conquered our lands, but never defeated our spirit. Among our positive traits are: Pakikipagkapwa-Tao (regard for others). It results in camaraderie and a feeling of closure to each individual. It helps promote unity as well a sense of social justice. Family Orientation. This sense of family goes into a feeling of belongingness and in a basic sense of security and comfortless . Joy and Humor. Filipinos have a cheerfully and enjoyable approach to life that result in a certain emotional balance and optimism and a great chance to survive. Flexibility, Creativity and the Adaptability. Filipinos have a great capacity to adjust and adapt to circumstances and the environment, which result in productivity, innovation and survival. Hard work and Industry. Filipinos have the capacity for hard work, resulting in productivity and survival despite poverty for others. Faithfulness and Religiously. Filipinos have a deep faith, love and respect in God that results in courage, optimism, as well as the capacity to slowly and accept tragedy and death. The Ability to Live to themselves. This survival instinct is related to the Filipinos who bravely accept on through the hardest and harshest economic and social

It is manifested in the tendency to give personal beliefs and own intentions to actions, i.e., to "take things personally." We also tend to look at personal relationships before any business or work relationship. Personal contacts are prioritized in transactions and are difficult to turn down. This leads to graft and corruption. Extreme Family-Centeredness. While concern for the family is one of the Filipino's greatest strengths, in the extreme it becomes a serious flaw. It results in lack of concern for the common good and acts as a concern to national consciousness. next is The Lack of Discipline. We are impatient and unable to delay gratification or reward, resulting in using of short cuts and skirting the rules (the palusot syndrome). We are guilty of ningas cogon, starting out projects with interest which abruptly die down, leaving things unfinished. It results in inefficient and wasted work system, violating of rule leads to more serious transgressions, and a casual work ethic leading to carelessness and lack of follow-through. Passivity and Lack of Initiative. It is said that the Filipino is very patient and suffering far too long (matiisin), too easily resigned to one's fate, thus, are easily oppressed and exploited. Colonial Mentality. Filipinos lack patriotism or an active love of the Philippines; the second is an actual preference for things foreign. Kanya-Kanya Syndrome. This is demonstrated in the so-called "crab mentality", using