FILIPINO VALUES AND
CULTURE
AMOR PROPIO
- is a Spanish word that means self-love, a sense of
self-esteem or self-respect that prevents a person from
swallowing his pride.
- Love of its own is part of the Filipino tradition. The
Filipino people were super-sensitive to the emotional
imperatives that drive asal or actions.
Delicadesa and Amor Propio
- are the two damdamin
(emotional) norms that control our
sense of property and self-esteem.