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Communication
1. Mano or Pagmamano It is done by taking the hand of the elder and gently
tapping it to one’s forehead while saying “mano po.” It
is done by someone younger to show respect to the
elders and as a way of accepting a blessing from them.
2. Lip Pointing Filipinos sometimes use their pouting lips to point at a
certain object or direction instead.
3.Nodding and raising eyebrows with a smile It is often suggested recognition and agreement. It can
also simply be a greeting.
4.Arms extended while lowering the head These gestures are commonly done when passing in
front of two people talking to each other or crossing
the room when someone’s watching a TV. Followed by
an “excuse me”, this gesture is seen as a sign of
courtesy and respect.
5.Drawing a rectangular or square shape in the air To get the waiter’s attention, Filipinos tend to make a
using the hands square shape in the air with their hands high in the air
to ask for the menu and a rectangular shape for the
bill.
6. Silent Looks When Filipino parents give this fiery-eyes-silent-look to
their child, it automatically means that the child should
stop whatever he/she is doing.
7. Mouth Open It means that the person you’re talking to didn’t
understand or properly hears what you just said. A
mouth wide open gesture is a nonverbal way of asking:
“What did you say?”
8. Hissing While some Filipinos would consider this gesture
impolite, you will always come across locals who hiss to
get the attention of other people. This is usually
observed in restaurants, where diners sutsot (hiss) to
call the waiter's attention.
9.Peace Sign The popular peace sign or the v sign made by the index
and the middle finger is usually looked at as a sign of
peace. But, in Filipino culture, this sign is often seen
done in the photos. It is also done by people in case
they want to apologize for unintentionally putting
someone in trouble.
10.Money In Filipino culture a sign made by the thumb and the
index finger creating a zero mostly means money.
11. Thumbs up A hand gesture that means good, alright, or ok. It is
also a great way to indicate acknowledgment or
approval.
12.Scratching the head This is a sign of being confused or not well-oriented to
the topic on hand. Interestingly, Filipinos do not just
scratch the head, it could be a pencil or pen as well.
13.Laban Sign It is a hand gesture made by extending the thumb
horizontally and the index finger pointing up, leaving
the other fingers closed to create the letter L, which
stands for laban (Filipino for “fight”, a term used to
encourage others.
14.Shaking one hand This is a gesture used to say to a person asking you
about a thing but you don’t know or you don’t have it
while saying “nothing”.
15.Call me Hand A gesture of a hand with thumb and little (pinky) finger
extended, making a traditional phone-like shape. In
Filipinos, this gesture is saying “Share mo lang”. “. It is
a Filipino millennial term for “I don't care” when you
literally don't care about what the other person is
saying.
16.Gwapo sign It is a hand gesture of a thumb and index finger out
while the other three bent in and placing it in your chin
in between the thumb and index finger. It is a way for
the person to express that he/she is awesome or
handsome.
17.Come here The common way to beckon someone is by gesturing
with the hand facing downwards and curling an index
finger towards you.
18.Eye Contact A gesture that is considered rude and could be
misinterpreted as a challenge, but Filipinos may stare
or even touch foreigners, especially in areas where
foreigners are rarely seen.
19 Sticking out tongue This expression is considered childish as this indicates
unseriousness, jokes, or just plain fun
20.Raised Fist It is a hand gesture that is a symbol of solidarity and
support. It is also used as a salute to express unity,
strength, defiance, or resistance. But there are some
Filipinos doing this gesture to show that they are angry
and warn their enemy to stop bullying if they do not
want to punch their face.

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