Values Development for

Citizenship Training
Learning
Objectives At the end of this chapter, the learners are expected to:

1. Define and expound on the nature and philosophical

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The Preamble

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“We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a
just and humane society and establish a government that shall embody our ideals and
aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to
ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of
law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and
promulgate this constitution”

(De Leon, et al., 2011)

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 The  A preamble is an introductory and preliminary
Preamble statement in a document that explains the
document’s purpose and underlying
philosophy.
 It may cite historical facts pertinent to the
subject of the statute.
 The preamble to the constitution of the
Philippines dictates that the Philippines and the
Filipino people are the Philippines sovereign
masters of the Philippine Islands.

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Philosophy of
Values

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Philosophy
Understanding the philosophy of human
of Values
values is necessary in understanding
Filipino values such as family closeness and
solidarity (pagkamalapit at pagkakaisa ng
pamilya), politeness (pagkamagalang
through the use of “po” or “ho”),
hospitality, and gratitude (utang na loob).

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Philosophy Values are both subjective and objective. They
of Values involve a subject or person who values (e.g. a young
girl) and an object or values to be realized (e.g.
pagkamahinhin). Justice is objective because it is a
value that should be realized by all. There is
difference between value and disvalue such as
pleasure and pain , life and death, poverty and
affluence, heroism and cowardice, truth and
falsehood, right and wrong, holiness and sinfulness.

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Filipino Values

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Filipino Filipino values refers to the
Values
set of values or the value
system that a majority of the
Filipino have historically
held important in their lives.

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Filipino The Filipino value system arises from our culture or way of life, our
distinctive way of becoming human in this particular place and time.

Values 1. The Greek ideal of moderation or meden agan, the Roman in medio
stat virtus, and the Confucian and Buddhist doctrine of the middle way
or path, find their Filipino equivalent in walang labis, walang kulang,
or katamtaman lang.
2. Filipino culture emphasizes spirituality and family centeredness.
3. Universally, human values in the Filipino context (historical, cultural,
socio-economic, political, moral, and religious) take on a distinctive
set of Filipino meanings and motivations.
4. Values in the sense of historical consciousness had evolved among the
Filipino people, leading to the concept of justice evolving from
inequality to equality and to human dignity.

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Good Citizenship
Values

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 Good
Citizenship Love for God or Pagkamaka-Diyos
Values
The Philippines is the only Christian nation in Asia,
our population being predominantly Catholic. Therefore,
religiousness is a prime Filipino value.
Faith is the deeply rooted submission to a divine
Creator and believing in His authority over all creations.
It is also putting oneself in the hands of the Divine
Authority which is an expression of faith in and
unconditional love for God.

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Citizenship Love for Fellowmen or Pagkamaka-Tao
Values
St. Paul defines love in a different way: Love is
patient; it never fails; it is eternal. There are faith, hope,
and love, and the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians
13). It illustrates the real essence of love which
strengthens the foundation of the family and other social
groupings. It is the strongest form within the human
community. It provides a deeper meaning to the purpose
of human existence.

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 Good
Citizenship Love for Country or Pagkamaka-Bayan
Values
Progressive countries are able to attain their
economic goals because the people have trust and
confidence in their governments and are actively
supporting their policies and programs. These
governments, in turn, reciprocate their people’s
support with honest, sound, and dynamic
governance.

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 Good
Citizenship Love for the Environment or Pagkamaka-Kalikasan

Values Environment refers to everything that

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Roots of the Filipino
Character

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Roots of the
1. The Family and Home Environment – child
Filipino bearing practices, family relations and family
Character attitudes and orientation are the main components
of the home environment. The Filipino child
grows up in an atmosphere of affection and
overprotection, where one learns security and
trust, on the one hand, and dependence, on the
other. In a large family where we are encouraged
to get along with our siblings and other relatives,
we learn pakikipagkapwa-tao.

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Roots of the
Filipino 2. The Social Environment – the main components of
Character the social environment are social structures and social
systems such as interpersonal, religious, and community
interaction. The social environment of the Filipino is
characterized by a feudal structure with great gaps
between the rich minority and the poor majority. The
Filipino is raised in an environment where one must
depend on the relationships with other in order to survive.

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Roots of the
Filipino 3. Culture and Language – much has been written about
Character Filipino cultural values. Such characteristics as warmth
and person orientation, devotion to family, and sense of
joy and humor are part of our culture and are reinforced
by all socializing forces like the family, school, and peer
groups. Filipino culture rewards such traits and
corresponding behavioral patterns develop because they
make one more likeable and enable life to proceed more
easily.

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Roots of the
Filipino 4. History – we are the product of our colonial history,
Character which is regarded by many as a culprit behind our lack of
nationalism and our colonial mentality. Colonialism
developed a mindset in the Filipino which encouraged us
to think of the colonial power as superior and more
powerful. As a second-class citizen beneath the Spanish
and then the Americans, we developed a dependence on
foreign powers that makes us believe we are not
responsible for our country’s fate.

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Roots of the
Filipino 5. The Educational System – aside from the problems
Character inherent in the use of a foreign language in our
educational system, the educational system leads to other
problems for us as a people. The lack of suitable local
textbooks and dependence on foreign textbooks,
particularly in the higher school levels, force Filipino
students as well as their teachers to use school materials
that are irrelevant to the Philippine setting.

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Roots of the
Filipino 6. Religion – religion is the root of the Filipino's
Character optimism and capacity to accept life's hardship. However,
religion also instills in us attitudes of resignation and a
pre occupation with the afterlife and superstitions.

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Roots of the
Filipino 7. The Economic Environment – many local traits are
Character rooted in the poverty and hard life that is the lot of most
Filipinos. our difficulties drive us to take risks, impel us
to work very hard, and develop in us the ability to
survive. Poverty, however, has also become an excuse for
graft and corruption. particularly among the lower rungs
of the bureaucracy. Unless things get too difficult,
passivity sets in.

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Roots of the
8. The Political Environment – the Philippine political
Filipino environment is characterized by a centralization of power.
Character political power or authority is concentrated in the hands
of the elite and the participation of most Filipinos often is
limited to voting in elections. Similarly, basic services
from the government are concentrated in manila and its
outlying towns and province. A great majority of Filipino
are not reached by such basic services as water,
electricity, roads and health services. Government
structures and systems (e.g. justice and education) are
often ineffective or inefficient.

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Roots of the
Filipino 9. Mass media – mass media reinforce our colonial
Character mentality. Advertisements using Caucasian models and
emphasizing a products similarity with imported brands
are part of our daily lives. The tendency of media to
produce escapist movies, soap operas, comics, etc., feed
the Filipinos’ passivity. Rather than confront our poverty
and oppression, we fantasize instead. The propensity to
use flashy sets, designer clothes, superstars and other
bongga features reinforce porma.

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Roots of the
Filipino 10. Leadership and Role Models – Filipino look up to
Character their leaders as role models, political leaders are the main
models, but all other leaders serve as role models as well.
Thus, when our leaders violate the law or show
themselves to be self serving and driven by personal
interest, when there is lack of public accountability, there
is a negative impact on the Filipinos.

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Nationalism and
Patriotism

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 Nationalism
and Patriotism The philosophy of nationalism nowadays does not
concern itself much with the aggressive and dangerous
form of invidious nationalism that often occupies center
stage in the news and in sociological research. although
this pernicious form can be of significant, instrumental
value mobilizing oppressed people and giving them a
sense of dignity, its moral cost are usually taken by
philosophers to outweigh its benefits.

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 Nationalism
and Patriotism The term nationalism is generally used to describe two
things. The first is the attitude of the members of a nation
which includes the concept of national identity, origin,
ethnicity, and cultural ties. The second is the action that
the members of a nation take when seeking to achieve or
sustain full statehood with complete authority over
domestic and international affairs. Patriotism is love of
and devotion to one's country.

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 Nationalism The word comes from Greek patris, meaning
and Patriotism “fatherland”. However, patriotism has had different
meanings over time, and its meaning is highly dependent
upon context, geography and philosophy. Although
patriotism is used in certain vernaculars as a synonym for
nationalism, nationalism is not necessarily considered an
inherent part of patriotism. Likewise, patriotism is
strengthened by adherence to a native religion,
particularly some communities that may have their own
holy places. This also implies a value preference for a
specific civic or political community.

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Development of Nationalism
and Patriotism in the
Philippines

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Development of
Nationalism and
Nationalism is characterized by the attachment of
Patriotism in the
superiority to one's country, an aspiration for its
Philippines
continuity and prosperity and maintaining a high regard
and respect for its laws, principles and policies. A country
is an artificial body of people that need protection and
identity. The government constitutes all non-political and
political personnel in the service of the country. They
range from the president to the last civil servant.

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Development of
Nationalism and
Philippine nationalism witnessed an upsurge of patriotic
Patriotism in the
sentiments and nationalistic ideals in the late 1800s as a
Philippines
result of the Filipino Propaganda Movement from 1872 to
1892. it became the main ideology of the first Asian
nationalist uprising, the Philippine revolution o 1896.
Spain already ruled the Philippines for about 333 years
before Philippine nationalism was developed.

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Development of
Nationalism and
The term Filipino originally referred to Spaniards born in
Patriotism in the
the Philippines and not the native inhabitants. But certain
Philippines
events finally led to the development of native patriotism
and transcended the cultural and geographical boundaries
that had been barriers to the unification of the inhabitants
of the archipelago.

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Thank you for listening!

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