INTRODUCTION TO

PHILIPPINE VALUES
SYSTEM
DR. AGUSTINA B. MONTUYA
VALUE IS IDENTICAL WITH
GOOD; HENCE, WHAT IS
GOOD IS VALUABLE AND
WHAT IS VALUABLE IS
ALSO GOOD.
i.e., a valued object is good
What is value?
 Valueis something desirable, worth
having, worth possessing, worth keeping,
and worth doing.

 ARISTOTLE- according to him value is

desirable.
Example:
 Thevalue of health is good because
health is desirable. (it is something we
desire, want to have and enjoy)

 By the same token, marriage is good,

it is desirable (so it is a value which is
the object of interest)
Note that what is desirable is not
always suitable and proper for
human nature.
Example: To have sex with someone
else (other than one’s own spouse) is
desirable and pleasurable but in
attaining the condition is wrong and
not proper in the eyes of a human
being.
 The example mentioned above
can tell us that there is a distinction
between what is good and what is
valuable. Both value and good
are desirable, what is valuable
under certain circumstances, need
not always be good.
 The desirability of things or actions
is not always suitable and proper
for human beings.
DESIRABILITY

 Does not always connote propriety and

suitability, for what is desirable is not
always suitable and proper.

“HINDI LAGING KARAPATDAPAT ANG

KANAIS-NAIS”
Why is there a need for
values?
o Survival
o Sanity
o Peace of mind
This explains why values are
inseparable from life.
Without value there can be
no life, insofar as life itself is a
value.
Can values be taught?
o FAMILY – is the primary carrier of
values.
o Father and mother – the
growing child imitates every
action, speech, mannerism,
disposition, expression, habit
and behavior of these people
including the baby sitter.
o Parents imbibes their values and their culture, so
the most effective way to transmit and inculcate
values is by example.
o Parents themselves should practice and live the
values they would like to instill into their children.

“KUNG ANO ANG KINAMULATAN AY SIYANG

PAGKAKATANDAAN” (The way one has been
brought up will determine how one would become
later in life)
Are values subjective or objective?
o Subjectivism claims that value is purely
subjective insofar as value lies and arises
exclusively in human subjects and there is
no value apart from people.
o Objectivism in general contends that
values exist out there in the world of things,
in the things, objects or actions themselves
exclusively. Value is already in certain
things as their objective quality even prior
to encounter with appreciating individuals.
Value, therefore is both subjective and
objective. It is partly subjective and is
partly objective; subjective because
there should be a subject to notice,
disclose and recognize its being a
value; objective insofar as there should
be essential features inherent in a thing
of value that allure and appeal to a
subject, who in turn acknowledges it as
likable and desirable; hence it is
something worth having, worth
keeping, or worth doing.
Are values permanent or
changeable?
o One view claims that values do
change from individual to individual,
from family to family, and from
generation to generation.
o What is valuable to one person may
not be so to another. What one family
values differs from what another family
holds dear or valuable.
 The second view maintains that values as
qualities do not change; they are
permanent and unchangeable.
 They are unchangeable insofar as they
are objectified in the things, acts or
principles being valued.
What are Filipino Values?
 They are what the people desire, want to
have, to own or possess, to do, to keep, to
attain, or to become.
 Filipino values are the objects of people’s
interest, desire, preference and aspiration.
 The things Filipinos consider good,
important, proper, suitable, worthy, right,
acceptable and desirable in life.
A value may be either a thing, idea,
person, goal, principle or rule, standard,
convention, or a vision.
 Filipino values take in the form of an ideal,
philosophy of life, personal honor, human
relations, principle or a percept by which
people live, act, think, reason, evaluate,
decide and behave.
ACTIVITY 1:
 Go to your respective groups and among
all the Filipino values or the values you
have, select one value and perform a role
play about it.
 You are given 30minutes to prepare and
practice
 Performance is at least 3 minutes per
group.
ACTIVITY 2: Identify and
explain each Filipino Values (5
points each)
POSITIVE VALUES OF FILIPINOS:
1. Diplomacy- understood as tactful
dealings, smooth personal relations,
excellent way of making
compromise,concessions,
accomodation, settlement and
rapprochement.
2. Family- centeredness- giving value to
the family that they labor so hard and
sacrifice so much, if only to maintain an
orderly, peaceful, successful and happy
family.
.
3. Close family ties relationship – A trait of
giving importance to the family, taken cared
of , giving support regardless of weather
he/she did something wrong .
.
4 Religious – Possess strong conformance
other religious beliefs in words and in actions.
5. Patriotism –little more than an emotional
connection to one’s country of origin.
6. Honesty – Inherently good and honest and
can resist against cheating and lying and can
be trusted.
7. Remedyo attitute –Trait of being
creative and resources.
Survival – despite grinding poverty,
many filipinos survive.
OTHER POSITIVE VALUES OF
FILIPINOS:
 Bayanihan System- a filipino spirit and
cooperation wherein a group of
individuals extend a helping hand without
expecting any remuneration.
 Damayan System- sympathy for people
who lost their loved ones.
 Familism/ Close Family Relative- giving
highest importance to family above other
thing.
 Fun Loving Trait- trait found in most
Filipinos that even in times of calamities
and other challenges in life they always
have something to be happy about.
 Hospitality- being receptive and generous
to guests.
 Compassionate- being sympathetic to
others even if the person is a stranger.
 Regionalism- giving more priority or
preference in giving favors to his
provincemate before others.
 Friendly- sincere, loyal, Kind and sociable
person.
 Flexible- can adjust to the norms of other
group just to attain smooth and harmonious
relationship.
 Religious- possess strong faith of their
religious beliefs in action and in words.
 Respect to Elders- being courteous both in
words and in actions to elder people.
 Matiyaga- known for their tenacity and
strong determination in every undertakings.
 Utang Na Loob- an obligation to repay
someone who extended assistance to
another which may take place in
undetermined time and in whatever way.
 Obedient- Has respect and knows how to
follow our parents and adults advices.
 Helpful- helps one another
 Diligent- having or showing care and
conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
 Thrifty and frugal- using money and other
resources carefully and not wastefully.
 Hardworking- tends to work with energy and
commitment.
Loving and Caring- feeling or
showing love or great care.
Personal dignity – is essentially
related with self respect , self-
esteem, self worth.
Prudence- is an antidote against
danger and rash decisions and
judgment in times of crisis.
 NEGATIVE VALUES OF FILIPINOS:
 Bahala na Attitude- trait characterized by
retreating or withdrawal from certain
undertaking and leaving everything to God to
interfere and determine the outcome of his
deeds.
 Colonial Complex- showing high admiration
and preference to foreign produced goods
over local ones.
 Crab Mentality- an attitude characterized by
an attempt to “pull down” someone who has
achieved success beyond the others.
 Euphemism- a way of substituting a word or
phrase that is thought to be offensive or harsh
with a mild and acceptable one in order not
to offend.
 Filipino Time- “always late”, a Filipino attitude
of impreciseness towards time.
 Gaya-gaya Attitude- an attitude of initiating
or copying other culture specifically in mode
of dressing, language, fashion or even haircut.
 Jackpot Mentality- a “get rich quick”
mentality of some Filipinos who would rather
engage in fast ways of acquiring money more
than through hard work and sacrifice.
 Kapalaran Mentality- a Filipino trait of
accepting his fate by believing that
everything is written by God.
 Manana Habit- delaying or setting aside a
certain task assigned on the next day
although it can be done today.
 Ningas Cogon- being enthusiastic only
during the start but ends with nothing.
 Oversensitive-tendency to be irritated easily
or hurt upon hearing some criticisms on
comment.
 Lack of Sportsmanship- not accepting
defeat in competitions.
 Tsamba lang Attitude- simplicity by
declaring that his/her accomplishments are
results of luck and not from perseverance
and ability.
 Lack of discipline- pollution, not following
the rules and the laws.
 Judgmental- tending to judge people
quickly and critically.
 Dirty-minded- a mind often occupied with
thinking about sex in an indecent or
offensive way.
 Backstabber- someone who says harmful
things about you when you are not there to
defend yourself.
THANK
YOU!