Filipino Values

Filipino Culture, Values and
Practices in Relation to Health

Care of Individual and Family
CULTURE VALUES
In its broadest sense, it is a cultivated It comes from the latin word “valere”,
behavior; that is the totality of a person’s which means to be “strong and
learned, accumulated experience which vigorous”
is socially transmitted, or more briefly, Important and lasting beliefs or ideals
behavior through social learning. shared by the members of a culture
about what is good or bad, and desirable
or undesirable.
Cultural Values
A shared assumption of what is right, good or important in a certain
society.
Family Solidarity
q Intergenerational solidarity refers to the degree of
closeness and support between different generations.
q The notion of solidarity helps us to understand how
people of different generations relate to, help and
depend on one another in their daily lives.
q Structural solidarity: This means how factors like geographical distance can
constrain or enhance interaction between family members.
q Associational solidarity: This dimension refers to the frequency of social

contact and shared activities between family members.
q Affectual solidarity: Solidarity can manifest itself in feelings of emotional

closeness, affirmation, and intimacy between family members, also known
as affectual solidarity.
q Consensual solidarity: Family members have different levels of actual or

perceived agreement in opinions, values, and lifestyles.
q Functional solidarity: Exchanges of practical and financial assistance and

support between family members are examples of functional solidarity.
q Normative solidarity: Normative solidarity refers to the strength of

obligation felt towards other family members.
Some of the customs that
promote family solidarity
1. Show respect by kissing the hands of the elders, parents,
and godparents upon meeting them, after the Angelus, and
on special occasions
2. Greet elders with polite terms such as lolo, lola, ate, kuya,
and the use of po and opo.
3. Eat together during mealtime. The father sits at the head of
the table.
Some of the customs that
promote family solidarity
4. Children are not to interrupt during conversations of elders,
or to make noise to disturb them.
5. Ask permission when you leave the house and tell your
parents your whereabouts. Come home before dark.
6. Respect the older members of the family and the authority
of the eldest brother or sister. Do not answer back.
FILIPINO FAMILY
VALUES
q Communication
q Helping Other and Gratitude
q Respect
q Independence
q Service
q Trust
COMMUNICATION
q Communication involves two actions – one
is talking and listening and the other is
nonverbal in the form of a special look, a
hug, or a smile.
q To keep the communication channels open,
always express yourself properly and listen
in return.
q Sometimes, some ideas of the members of
the family may not be acceptable to you but
talking about these may help ease the
problem.
Helping Others and
Gratitude
q “You give a little and take a little” is the idea
of sharing in both work and fun in the family.
This is a two-way arrangement which you
have with your parents, brothers, and sisters.
q Helping others means giving up something
you really want when someone else’s need is
more urgent. This kind of sharing brings
about a feeling of unity.
q Gratitude is pausing to notice and appreciate
the things that we often take for granted, like
having a place to live, food, clean water,
friends and family.
Respect
q Respect means that you show consideration

for the feelings and rights of others.
q Sometimes when parents spank their
children, they say they do so because they
would not like to see them go wrong.
Independence
q As you grow older, you become independent.

This means you can already make a choice of
action and take full responsibility for the
results.
q All your actions, including your mistakes,
help you to become a responsible person.
SERVICE
q A service is any activity or benefit that

are being an offer to another that is
essentially intangible and does not
result in the ownership of anything.
TRUST
q The ability to make people trust you can
become your most valued quality. Like
honor, trust is something you have to
earn.
q Teenagers always feel they are not
being trusted when their parents ask
about their whereabouts, activities,
studies, friends, and everything they do.
q The truth is, parents are responsible for
the welfare of their children. They are
not intruding, but simply concerned.
FILIPINO FAMILY
CULTURE AND TRADITION
q Pagpapahalaga sa Pamilya (Family-oriented)

q Respect
q God-fearing
q Pakikisama (Helping others)
q Hospitality
q Utang na Loob (Debt of Gratitude)
q Joy and Humor
q Love and Happiness
Pagpapahalaga sa Pamilya
(Family-oriented)
q This value is the most important value in
the basic unit of a Filipino’s life- the family.
q Unlike in Western countries, Filipinos upon
turning the age of 18, are not expected to
move out of their parent’s home and get a
place to himself.
q When a Filipino’s parents are old and
cannot take care of themselves, they are
very rarely brought by their children to
Homes for the Aged, and often this practice
is looked down upon.
q Family lunches with the whole clan with up
to 50 people, that extend until the line of
second cousins are not unusual.
q The Filipinos puts a great emphasis on the
value of family and being close to one’s
family members.
Respect
q One of the precious thing’s Filipinos

have is that they are respectful.
q Young, youth, people in all ages know
how to show respect and courtesy.
q Some ways to show them are the use
of “Po at Opo”, “Pagmamano” or
putting the back of an elder’s hand on
your forehead, and calling our older
siblings or elders Ate or Kuya.
God-fearing
q Though we, Filipinos, belong to

different religious groups, we all have
God(Supreme being) in our center.
Filipino families sometimes go to
church or pray together with their
family.
Pakikisama (Helping others)
q Filipinos get along with different kinds
of people. They can easily adjust to
any situation and are flexible.
q This trait fosters cooperation, good
and helpful deeds. When their
neighbors are in trouble, they will help
them in whatever they can.
q They also do not let their family
members go through hard times
alone, instead, they help each other.
Hospitality
q One of the most popular qualities
Filipinos have is that they are very
hospitable.
q When there are visitors at home, they
will do a lot of preparations for good
entertainment and accommodation so
that they will feel at home and enjoy
the stay.
q When there is an occasion at home,
there are a lot of food and you can
expect to have taken outs (pabalot)
after.
Utang na Loob (Debt of
Gratitude)
q This trait shows a sense of duty and

responsibility. Filipinos know how to
repay other people. When someone
helped us, we return the favors with
goodness.
JOY AND HUMOR
q The famous trait is the ability of
Filipinos to find humor in everything.
q It sheds light on the optimism and
positivity of Filipinos in whatever
situation they are in so as to remain
determined in going through struggles
or challenges.
q It serves as a coping technique, the
same way a child who has fallen
laughs at himself to hide his
embarrassment.
LOVE AND HAPPINESS
q In a Filipino family, our parents usually
cook for us, that’s what one of the
ways on how they show their love.
Also, through good and bad times,
Filipinos always find a way to smile
and be happy.
q Whatever the problem is, we are
always reminded that our family’s
always there to love and support us no
matter what.
Thanks!
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Filipino Culture, Values and

Practices in Relation to Health

q Associational solidarity: This dimension refers to the frequency of social

q Affectual solidarity: Solidarity can manifest itself in feelings of emotional

q Consensual solidarity: Family members have different levels of actual or

q Functional solidarity: Exchanges of practical and financial assistance and

q Normative solidarity: Normative solidarity refers to the strength of

q Respect means that you show consideration

q As you grow older, you become independent.

q A service is any activity or benefit that

q Pagpapahalaga sa Pamilya (Family-oriented)

q One of the precious thing’s Filipinos

q Though we, Filipinos, belong to

q This trait shows a sense of duty and

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