The document discusses factors that shape Filipino moral identity, including family, social environment, culture, history, education, and economic and political systems. It describes how Filipinos are strongly family-oriented and group-focused due to their history and environment, which can lead to both strengths like resilience and weaknesses like favoritism. It also examines how colonialism, authority figures, and a lack of government accountability have impacted Filipino values and reinforced issues like passivity, conformity, and a reliance on leaders over self-initiative. In general, the document analyzes how Filipino characteristics are both assets and liabilities due to contradictions within their culture and experiences.
2. WHAT IS MORAL IDENTITY
MORAL
• relates to the principles of what is considered right or wrong.
IDENTITY
• what do you think of yourself and what aspects and what
aspects in living your life are personallyimportant.
MORALIDENTITY
• level of personal importance that you give in what you deem
acceptable or unacceptable behaviour.
14. Even in the most trying
time, Filipinos will find a
reason to smile and laugh
15. CHARACTER
- a complex or the inter related parts of
mental and ethical traits marking and often
individualizing a person, group, or nation
-(Merriam-Webster)
16. Pakikipagkapwa-tao
generosity; the practice of
- is demonstrated in our openness, helpfulness,
Bayanihan or mutual
assistance; the famous Filipino hospitality; and our
love forfamily.
18. Filipino function in the world by
personally relating to things,
events, and people. Thus, making
it difficult to separate objective
tasks and emotional involvement
(Licuanan, 1994)
19. Preference in hiring ,
delivering services,
voting someone into a
government position
31. The belief and traditions or
pre-colonial Philippines
were mainly indigenous
Malay heritage
32. Ancient beliefs and traditions
have mostly been merged with
the colonizers and eventually
evolved into what we now know
as the Filipino culture
33. Filipino non-formal written or
verbal communication is a mix of
Filipino language and English.
Formal communication is mainly
in English
34. Current trends in Filipino speech
among young Filipinos
some
mainly
include
Korean expressions
influenced by Anime and
Japanese and
as
K-
drama/Kpop.
38. Filipinos have a foreign
iconic artistthat
influences the trends of his
or hergeneration
Elvis Presley, Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, K-pop
42. How do Schools and
Religion influence
Filipino Moral Identity?
43. Early on, Filipino children
learn that good behavior, such
as obedience is rewarded, but
they will be punished once they
misbehave.
44. Schools and religion, being
authoritarian systems, help build
resilience.
On the other hand, it also
teaches passivity, conformity,
and a fatalistic attitude.
45. A “Bahala na Mindset”
is an example of a
fatalistic attitude in
Filipinos.
46. Positive side of “bahala na”
mindset is that it moves a
Filipino into action
48. The Philippine economic
environment for its part is highly
affected by factors such as over
population, mismatch between skills
and job requirement, and immense
corruption in government
50. “Matutong mamaluktot
habang maikli ang kumot”
shows Filipino can endure, make do,
and get by on so little while looking
forward to the coming days.
54. Absence of a strong government
presence particularly in the
most basic government unit like
in the barangay city, or province
enhanced the Filipino’s already
extreme familycenteredness
57. Filipinos strongly rely on
leaders and government to
solve the nation’s problems.
Filipinos do not feel the need to
initiate or contribute to the
solution
59. Thus, when leaders or role models
violate the law and there is lack of
accountability for those who broke the
law, the level of personal importance
that Filipinos give in the goodness or
badness of one’s behavior is hugely
negatively affected.