This document summarizes key Filipino values that shape the country's future, as identified by Dr. Serafin Talisayon. It outlines both strengths, like pakikipagkapwa-tao (concern for others) and faith, as well as weaknesses, such as extreme personalism and kanya-kanya (everyone for themselves) mentality. National surveys show Filipinos highly value relationships and prefer to please others over confrontation or honesty. While generally pro-American and pro-women, Filipino culture is also very family-centered and group-oriented, which can enable political dynasties and corruption. Social forecasting is needed to better understand the forces shaping Philippine society.

1. Filipino Values
Determinants of Philippine
Future
Dr. Serafin D. Talisayon
Presented by: Shiella Nacorda

2. Values
- A standard, or quality of
behavior that has been freely
chosen from alternatives
and acted upon which is
considered worthwhile or
desirable.

3. Paninindigan
(personal
principles or
convictions
Values
Western
Term
Enriquez
(1977)

4. Reflect
• Pro or anti- Americans?
• Yes or No to sex education?
• Separation of church and state?
• Approval for “divorce” in the
senate?
• Can we really stop political
dynasty? Or nepotism in Philippine
political system?

5. SOCIAL FORECASTING

6. Filipino Values
Strengths
1.Pakikipagkapwa-tao
2.Family orientation
3.Joy and Humor
4.Flexibility, adaptability
and creativity
5.Hardwork & Industry
6.Faith & Religiosity
7.Ability to survive

7. Filipino Values
Weaknesses
1.Extreme personalism
2. Extreme family
centeredness
3. Lack of discipline
4. Passivity and lack of
initiative
5. Colonial Mentality
6. Kanya-kanya syndrome
7. Lack of self-analysis and
self reflection

8. • National Surveys
• Filipinos seem to find it more
difficult to say “No”
• In peer ratings where
Filipinos are asked to rate
each other from “above
average” to “below average”
almost all respondents gave
“above average” as rate.

9. • Americans claim that
Filipinos are difficult to
communicate with as they
tend to prefer to please
others than tell the truth.
• Pakikiramdam or
pakiramdaman- mutual
interiority.
• Ability to sense meanings
and moods of another.

10. SURVEY
• Attitude towards the U.S.
• Filipinos generally value good human relations.
• “most of what the US government wants to happen
in the Philippines is good for the Filipinos” 55%
agreed and 18% disagreed.
• Filipinos are pro- Americans

11. • Filipinos are pro-women
• Acceptability to Filipino men
of a woman boss;
• The financial control of the
wife over family accounts;
• Filipinos regard their
women highly compared
with most Asian culture.

12. RELATIONSHIPS
• Filipino bureaucracy
• Linked to the importance of family, friends.
• Filipinos regard office space partly as personal
spaces.
• Filipinos may be said to be ‘master technicians’ in
human relations.

13. HUMAN RELATIONS
• Filipinos place great importance and visibility
to relationships.
• Relationships are resources or potentially
convertible to material resources.
• Relationships are basis for measuring one’s
worth.
• Filipinos are relationship inventor

14. EDSA
• Filipinos are non-confrontational and non-
violent.
• Respect authority.
• But with history of rebellion against authority
• Filipinos will react after a social trigger or a moral
indignation ( ex. Ninoy’s death, execution of Rizal,
execution of the three priest & death of the 44 SAF
troops.)
• Filipinos retain their moral and spiritual values

15. PAGGALANG
• Respects government as an elder or a father.
• Expects government to look after him as a
matter of “Rights”

16. Group -Orientedness
• Relates government official the same way he
relates to other Filipinos
• Sees actions as seeking & giving favour to a
friend or relative rather than as a government
official.

17. PERSONALISM
• Fails to distinguish between official and
informal purposes and functions
• Ex. Marcos and his wife behaved presidency
was their family property.

18. FAMILY CENTEREDNESS
• Is expressed in political dynasties.
• Patron-client relationships.

19. COLONIAL MENTALITY
• Urban centers
regarded as superior.
• Desires for the things
in urban. (living in
Manila or visiting
Manila)

20. SUKI
• Government transactions are seen as
personal transactions.
• Leads to government corruption

21. WEAK NATIONALISM
• Find it easy to to decide to
change citizenship, but
once in a foreign land ethnic
and provincial loyalties
remain.
• Regional background is an
important consideration in
choosing a winning
president / vice president
team.

22. • The social forecasting may not guarantee
correct decisions nor will it ensure that
forecasts will be obtained from the emerging
trends. It provides a better understanding of
the forces shaping the environment.

23. “The present situation of the country can be
deemed as results of the Filipino's cultural
values because they have far greater influence
and impact on the way of life of the people" .

24. THANK YOU