Lesson 2

Filipino Character
and Values
 Value
Value is derived from Latin
word, valere, to be worth, be
strong something intrinsically
valuable or desirable.
 Develop
Is to acquire gradually, by
successive changes, to move
from the original position to one
providing more opportunity for
effective use.
 Values development
Is the act, process or result of
developing the values for a Human
Dignity.
 The Filipino Core Values
The Values Education program of
the Department of Education (DepEd)
identifies human dignity as the supreme
value that characterizes education: the
human person is of infinite value. It
occupies the center and the core
values that flow from it. The core values
are as follows and are explained
together with the related values which
are indicated in the 1987 Philippine
Constitution:
 This implies
1. Health. physical
fitness and
cleanliness.
2. Truth
This implies
the tireless
quest for
knowledge
in all its
forms.
 The moral
3. Moral
nature of
man places
primacy in
the value of
love.
 Human existence
especially such
4. Love experiences as love and
suffering – points to a
reality beyond, through
experiences indicating
that far from being
closed is upon himself,
man is more than man, a
creature open to the
dimenions of the infinite,
which religious believes
call by the name of God
(Preamble).
 Means first of all,
strengthening
5. Social the family as the
Responsibility “ foundation of
the Nation” (Art.
XV, Sec. 1) and “
a basic
autonomous
social institution:
(Art. II, Sec. 12),
 It is achieved by
man through
work, the exercise
6. Economic of human
Efficiency mastery over the
resources of
nature and
creative
imagination in
the olution of
complex
problems.
 The spirit of
7. Nationalism nationalism and
patriotism (Art. II, Sec. 13;
and Global Art. XIV, Sec. 3-2) means
the love of country and
Solidarity its people as a distinct
political unit bound by a
common history (the
past), committed to a
common cause ( the
present, and sharing a
common destiny (the
future).
 A Moral Recovery Program:
Build A Nation
“ Building a people means eliminating our
weaknesses and developing our strentgths, and
its starts with analysis, understanding and
appreciation of these strengths and weaknesses.
We must take a good look to ourselves –
objectively, with scientific detachment and also
emotionally, lovingly and when appropriate, with
disgust… We must change. And understanding
ourselves is the first step”.
She identifies the roots of the Filipino
characters and values in many factors
such as:
1.) the home environment,
2.) the social environment,
3.) culture and language,
4.) history,
5.) educational system,
6.) religion,
7.) the economic environment
8.) the political ebvironment,
9.) mass media
10.) leadership and role models.
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Filipino, Senator
Leticia Shahani proposes the following goals for
change. To develop in the Filipino:

 a sense of patriotism a national pride, a genuine love,

appreciation and commitment to the Philippine and
Filipino things.
 a sense of the common good, the ability to look beyond
selfish interest, a sense of justice and a sense of outrage as
its violation.
 a sense of integrity and accountability, and aversion
towards graft and corruption in siciety and an avoidance
of the practice in one’s daily life.
 the value and habits discipline and hardwork, self-
reflection and analysis, along with the internalization of
spiritual values, the emphasis on essence rather than form.
Strengths of the Results Results Weaknesses of the
Table
Filipino 1. Strength
Character and Weaknesses of the FilipinoFilipino
Character
Character

Camaraderie and
feeling of closeness 1. Extreme Leads to graft and
1. Pakikipagkapwa - to one another; corruption.
Tao foundation for unity
Personalism
as well as sense of
social justice
Feeling of Lack of concern for
belongingness and 2. Extreme Family the common good
2. Family Oriented rooted ness and a Centeredness and acts as the
basic sense of block to national
security consciousness
3. Joy and Humor Emotional balance; Inefficient and
Optimism, a healthy wasteful work
disrespect for power systems, violation of
and office and the rules leading to
capacity to survive. mores serious
3. Lack of transgressions and a
Discipline casual work ethic
leading to
carelessness and
lack of follow
through.
4. Flexibility, Productivity,
Adaptability innovation, Easily resigns to
entrepreneurship for 4. Passivity and one’s fate and thus
some and survival easily oppressed
equanimity and
Lack of Initiative and exploited
survival.

5. Hard work and Productivity and Basic feeling of

Industry entrepreneurship for 5. Colonial nationality inferiority
some and survival Mentality that makes it difficult
despite poverty for for them to realate
others. to equals to
Westerns.

6. Faith and Courage, daring, Dampening of

Religiosity optimism, inner 6. Kanya – kanya cooperative and
peace, as well as community spirit and
capacity to
Syndrome in the trampling
genuinely accept upon of the rights of
tragedy and death. others

7. Ability To Survive Bravely live through

the hardest 7. Lack of Self Emphasis on form
economic and Analysis and Self morethan
social Reflection substance.
circumstances.
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Prepared by :
Abacan, Bea D.
Abacsa, Lyca Mae C.