The Filipino Christian Ethics

APRILYN C. TOMBADO
and
DOMINGO M. PASTORFIDE
Teacher III
Dita Elementary School
Division of Santa Rosa City
Name the Filipino Values presented in this video.
THE FILIPINO CHRISTIAN VALUES AND
ETHICS
Objectives
1.Discuss Christian Ethics.
2. Revisit the different Filipino values.
3. Relate the different Filipino values with
Christian Ethics.
3. Differentiate the revisited Filipino values.
4. Appreciate the deep-rooted and the modern
Filipino values.
 What is Christian Morality?
Christian morality…
- living one’s life with guidance and inspiration
from the Christian scriptures and traditions.
Scripture…
- Latin word scribere ("to write”)
- something that has been written.
In Christian or Hebrew writings…
- scripture is generally used as a shorthand for a
more specific terms (especially Canonical Scripture and
ecclesiastical scripture).
- any of the writings of all the peoples in all the
world, hence it is the least descriptive term one could use
to refer to a class of writings or a particular work.
By Ed Langerak, St. Olaf Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus
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 What is Ethics?
• Ethics involves systematizing, defending, and
recommending concepts of right and wrong
behavior.
• A central aspect of ethics is "the good life", the
life worth living or life that is simply satisfying,
which is held by many philosophers to be more
important than traditional moral conduct.
• Most religions have an ethical component, often
derived from supernatural revelation or guidance.
• Some assert that religion is necessary to live
ethically.
-Peter Singer
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 What is Ethics?
• Ethics, also called moral philosophy,
the discipline concerned with what is
morally good and bad, right and
wrong.
• The term is also applied to any
system or theory of moral values or
principles.
 Types of Ethics
Confusian Ethics
Buddist Ethics Christian Ethics -Buddhist
Influence

Jewish Ethics -
Daoist Ethics Islamic Ethics Hellenistic
Influence

Germanic Scientology
Wiccan Ethics
Neopagan Ethics Ethics

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 What is Christian Ethics?
• Christian ethics as an academic
discipline uses scriptures and traditions
in developing and critiquing ethical
norms and theories and applying them to
ethical issues.
• Most Christian ethicists agree that the
sources for doing ethics include
revelation (scripture) and tradition, as
well as human reason and experience.
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 What is Christian Ethics?

• Christian ethics in general has tended to

stress the need for love, grace, mercy,
and forgiveness because of sin.
• With divine assistance, the Christian is
called to become increasingly virtuous in
both thought and deed.

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 FILIPINO VALUES
Filipino values may be attributed into
many influences. These can be
ancestors or influenced from its
colonizers. Some values are bipolars.
The ChristianFilipino
Ethics
 1. Pagmamano sa Nakatatanda
1 Timothy 3:4 NIV
4 He must manage
his own family well
and see that his
children obey him,
and he must do so in
a manner worthy of
full respect.

1 Peter 2:17 NIV

17 Show
proper respect to
everyone, love the
family of believers,
fear God, honor the
emperor.
1 Timothy 5:10 NIV
10 and is well known for her good deeds, such as
bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing
the feet of the Lord’s people, helping those in
trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good
deeds.
 3. Family Orientation

1 Peter 2:17 NIV

17 Show proper respect to everyone, love
the family of believers, fear God, honor the
4. Fun-loving Trait

Psalm 68:3 NIV

3 But may the
righteous be glad and
rejoice before God;
may they
be happy and joyful.
 Titus 1:8 NIV
8 Rather, he must
4. Hospitality be hospitable, one who loves
what is good, who is self-
controlled, upright, holy and
disciplined.

1 Timothy 5:10 NIV

10 and is well known for her
good deeds, such as bringing
up children, showing
hospitality, washing the feet
of the Lord’s
people, helping those in
trouble and devoting herself to
all kinds of good deeds.
 4. Hospitality

2 Chronicles 30:9 NIV

9 If you return to the LORD, then your fellow Israelites and
your children will be shown compassion by their captors
and will return to this land, for the LORD your God is
gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face
from you if you return to him.”
 7. Pakikipagkapwa-tao

Job 6:14 NIV

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from
a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
 8. Joy and Humor (Biro)

Nehemiah 12:43 NIV

43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices,
rejoicing because God had given them great joy.
The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of
rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
4. Flexibility, Adaptiability and
Creatively
Mark 13:23 NIV
23 So be on your guard; I
have told you everything
ahead of time.
Mark 13:33 NIV
33 Be on guard! Be alert!
You do not know when
that time will come.
James 1:6 10. Faith and
6 But when you ask, Religiosity
you must believe and
not doubt, because the
one who doubts is like
a wave of the sea,
blown and tossed by
the wind.
John 3:16
16 For God so loved
the world that he gave
his one and only Son,
that whoever believes
in him shall not perish
but have eternal life.
 2 Thessalonians
11. Ability to Survive 2:13 NIV
(Optimism) 13 But we ought
always to thank
God for you,
brothers and sisters
loved by the Lord,
because God
chose you as
firstfruits to be
saved through the
sanctifying work of
the Spirit and
through belief in
the truth.
 12. Hard Work and Industry

Proverbs 14:23 NIV

23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk
leads only to poverty.
 13. Bayanihan
-system or spirit of kinship
and camaraderie.
• A Filipino community
spirit and cooperation
wherein a group of
individuals extends a
helping hand without
expecting any
remuneration.
1 Timothy 5:10 NIV
10 and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing
up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the
Lord’s people, helping those in trouble and devoting
herself to all kinds of good deeds.
 14. Remedyo Attitude
Job 4:8 NIV
8 As I have observed,
those who plow evil
and those who
sow trouble reap it.
Job 5:6 NIV
6 For hardship does
not spring from the
soil, nor
does trouble sprout
from the ground.
- A Filipino trait of being creative and resourceful. The
ability to do things that are next to impossible.
 Revitalization of values
In the21 st century,
revitalizing Filipino values
starts with properly forming
the senses.
The Filipino Christian Ethics

APRILYN C. TOMBADO
and
DOMINGO M. PASTORFIDE
Teacher III
Dita Elementary School
Division of Santa Rosa City
 FIVE MODERN
FILIPINO VALUES
 1. Pananalig (Faith)
Madonna and Child
epitomize the kind of
faith every Filipino
carries in the heart
an assurance that the
Divine Being watches
over each and every
one of us.
A Madonna (Italian: [maˈdɔnna]) is a representation of Mary, either alone or with
her child Jesus. These images are central icons for both the Catholic and
Orthodox churches. The word is from Italian ma donna, meaning 'my lady'.
2. Katapatan(Faithfulness/Honesty)

Resembles marriage bands . This arrangement

celebrates the modern Filipino hero’s faithfulness to
husband or wife, as well as faithfulness to country
and all the ideals for our Republic.
 3. Pag-aaruga (Nurturing)

Every Filipino child grows and learns

under the wing of a mentor who instills in
the child the sense of love , compassion,
heroism and courage.
 4. Kasipagan

Fruits of the earth spring forth only through our industry and it is
only through our work that we will able to achieve the rebuilding of
our mother country, the task of every one of us, modern
Philippine heroes all.
5. Tibay ng Loob (Courage)
Filipinos must be:
proud of being puspusang-loob.
Mapamaraan(resourceful) and
mapanuklas (ingenous).
Filipinos know their competence
(kilala ang kakayahan).
“Kayang-kaya mo ‘yan” is the
encouraging phrase of the
Filipinos to do their best through
tiyaga.
imbued with lakas ng loob (self-confidence or self
reliance).
 In their desire for social acceptance, Filipinos must
be:
Marunong makibagay
Marunong makiisa
Marunong makilahok
Marunong makipagpalagayang loob
Marunong makisalamuha
Marunong makisangkot
Marunong makitungo
Marunong makisama
 Filipinos are likened to a bamboo which
symbolizes flexibility, endurance and
harmony with nature.
 Bahala na attitude should not be judged
as a fatalistic resignation or withdrawal
from an engagement or crisis but
because of their kababaang-loob.

It is manifested by their daop-palad

habit.
Their relationship with God is the
source of their malinis at tapat na
panunungkulan.
 Moral Values
1. Mother and father are the first line of God
2. Time is very precious.
3. Sleep is for relaxation but not for enjoyment.
4.Good character, depth of knowledge, and positive
intelligence are the real assets of man.
5.Performing duties, fulfilling responsibilities, keeping up his
words, and not hurting others are the characteristics of a
gentleman.
6.Love and care are the two eyes of God.
7.Love without self interest, is the greatest in the world.
8.Bible is second to father’s advice.
9.Life is an opportunity to learn from experiences.
10.Understanding feelings makes friendship.
Factors deteriorating
Filipino Values
 Filipino Families
today are more
exposed to a
growing number of
diverse life
threatening
problems than any
other generation has
ever been.
DISINTEGRATION OF FAMILY

Increasing fragility of marriage.

• Among the many factors which contribute to the fragility
of urban Filipino families is the loosening control on
the young.

• Today young people are more independent and are

allowed greater freedom. The increased mobility of
young people for recreation and leisure purposes has
made it difficult for parents to monitor them.
 Delinquency among adolescents

Juvenile Delinquency- can be explained by the failure of

social control which is one of the responsibilities of the family
Children and young adults use drugs
The most common reason given by children and young
adults is that these prohibited drugs are relatively easy to get.
Pushers roam neighborhoods where children could be easily
lured and victimized.

Other reasons which are more serious and should be given

immediate attention are:
1. Abusive parents
2. Family problems
3. Peer pressure
4. insecurity
5. The feeling that parents have given up on the child
6. Accessibility or visibility of some kind of inhalant in the home
such as rugby or thinner.
PARENTAL ABSENTEEISM
Today, the family is broken
because of the diminishing opportunities
for them to be one.

The real meaning of family has

been distorted. Family is equated with
material possessions. Many parents leave
their young children to seek better economic
opportunities.

Many parents replace their

presence with the latest gadgets.

Absence of parents destroys the

solidarity in the family.
 Economic Difficulties
Although it has been acknowledged
that money is not the most important
thing in the family, we have to admit
that economic difficulties is one of
the biggest challenges being faced
by many families today.

As a result of this, children are

malnourished, cannot go to school and
instead work to augment family income
at a very young age. Children and
young people in the streets are
exposed to all kinds of hazards
(addiction, exposure to toxic
substances and pollution) with
negative impact on their health and
overall development.
 ABSENCE OF FAMILY GOALS

The absence of values and goals to guide family decisions

and activities can cause members to lose sight of what is truly
worthwhile.

Values are strong feelings or beliefs about issues, ideas or

things that are considered important by the person.

Individuals and families have different values. It influences a

person’s most important decisions about friends, sexual
relationship, family education, work and money.

Failure of parents to recognize higher meaning and purpose

of the family can lead to materialism, instant gratification and
pleasure as life’s chief goals.
 RISING INCIDENCE OF EARLY
SEXUAL INVOLVEMENT
AND TEENAGE
PREGNANCIES/MARRIAGES

Too Early Sexual Involvement

This refers to engaging in some
form of sexual encounter or sexual
intercourse at an early age.
Too early sexual involvement often
leads to WASTED lives.

W eak self-image
A dolescent or teenage pregnancy
S exually transmitted infections
T een marriage
E motional wounds
D isrupted goals
 STRONG NEGATIVE INFLUENCE OF MEDIA
Media has a negative influence on the family, especially on the youth
Too much exposure to violent crimes
and sex in the media brings damage to
the upbringing of children.

Because of media, the interpersonal

relationship in the family seems to
have been neglected. Family ties that
used to be very close are being
threatened.
 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO REVITALIZE
FILIPINO VALUES

O pen and honest communication between spouses and

children should always be encourage
V iolence or any form of abuse should not be tolerated
E mpowerment of family members

R elationship of family members must be strengthened

C ommunication, relationship, decision- making and
problem solving skills of family members should be
developed and harnessed
O utings or get–together with the family should be
done regularly
M edia exposures of the children should be closely
monitored
E conomic activities that contribute to family welfare
should be ensured
S pirituality of family members should be nurtured.
 OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.
Adolescents have tremendous capacity to contribute to
country’s development . Parents should work hard to
develop their child and empower them to make the
right choices and responsible decisions
 LIVE OUT OUR VALUES;
IF WE WALK OUR TALK,
WE BECOME MORE CONFIDENT
IN OURSELVES AND
IN OUR DEALING WITH OTHERS WITH
RESPECT AND LOVE.
Watch out what you see, they become your
thoughts.
Watch out your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch out your words, they become your actions.
Watch out your actions, they become your habits.
Watch out your habits, they become your values.
Watch out your values, they become your destiny
which means your life.