The document discusses the diverse cultures that make up the Filipino people. It notes that Filipinos descend from various ethnic groups including Chinese, Spanish, American, Arab, and Malay ancestors. It states that the blending of these diverse cultures over a long history of colonial rule has resulted in a unique blend of Eastern and Western influences in Filipino appearance, character, and culture. Some key traits discussed include bayanihan or kinship, strong family relations influenced by Malay ancestors, Christianity influenced by Spanish colonizers, hospitality, English proficiency, regional cultural differences, and religious affiliations that are majority Catholic and some Muslim.

1. Word of the Day!
DIVERSE
(adj.) – different, unlike in
character or qualitiesEx. Filipino people have
diverse cultures and
beliefs.

2. Pre-Assessment:
Fact or
Bluff
Filipinos are uniquely
diversified.
Fact

3. Pre-Assessment:
Fact or
Bluff
Filipinos are religious
in nature.
Fact

4. Pre-Assessment:
Fact or
Bluff
The diversity of the
Filipinos in culture,
language, and religion
is a difficulty to the
country’s unity and
progress.
Bluff

5. Pre-Assessment:
Fact or
Bluff
The strength of the
Filipino culture lies in
the resilience of its
people who overcame
the colonizers’ cruel
rule.
Fact

6. Pre-Assessment:
Fact or
BluffAcceptance of
differences in culture,
belief, and language
can only start with
awareness.
Fact

7. Pre-Assessment:
Fact or
Bluff
The Filipino character
is actually a little bit of
all the cultures put
together.
Fact

8. Pre-Assessment:
Fact or
Bluff
Filipinos are not
divided geographically
and culturally into
regions.
Bluff

9. Description of your score:
7 – Excellent! You know everything
about yourself!
6 – Very Good! It is great that you
have ideas about yourself!!
5 – Good! You are still in the
process of knowing yourself!
4-3 – Fair! You have to research more
about yourself!2-1 – Bad! You are hesitant to reveal who
you really are.0 – You are not a true
FILIPINO!

10. TASK 1: What’s the Word! That’s the Word!
Determine the word being described by the pictures
below. (6 letter-word)
PEOPLE

11. TASK 1: What’s the Word! That’s the Word!
Determine the word being described by the pictures
below. (11 letter-word)
PHILIPPINES

12. The People of the
Philippines
by the Philippine Tourism
Promotions Board

13. TASK 2: Unlocking of Difficult Words
1. uniquely diversified a. obstacle
2. religious in nature b. unusually
3. hindrance to the c. elasticity/versatility
country’s unity
4. resilience of its d. god-fearing
people
5. start with awareness e. recognition of
existence, truth or
fact of something

14. TASK 2: Unlocking of Difficult Words
6. the Filipino character a. physically
featured earth
7. divided geographically b. friendly
reception of guests
8. the piousness comes from c. holiness
from Spaniards
9. hospitality is the d. comradeship
common denominator
10. camaraderie is taken e. combination of
from Malays qualities

15. The People of the
Philippines
by the Philippine Tourism
Promotions Board

16. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Filipino
Chinese blood
American blood
Spanish blood
Arab blood
Malay
stock

17. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Philippines
70 million people
and counting
It is HARD to
distinguish accurately
the lines between
stocks.

18. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
From a long history of Western
colonial rule, scattered with the
visits of merchants
and traders evolved a
people of a unique blend of east
and west, both in appearance
and culture.

19. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Filipino character
bayanihan or
spirit of kinship
and camaraderie
Malay
forefathers
close family
relations
Chinese
piousness and
Christianity Spaniards

20. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Filipinos are known
for being…
Hospitable
English-proficient
Oriental people
Pilipino
English

21. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Filipinos are divided geographically
and culturally into regions, and
each regional group is recognizable by distinct
traits and dialects….
sturdy and frugal Ilocanos of the north
industrious Tagalogs of the central
plains
carefree Visayas from the central
islands
colorful tribesmen and religious Moslems
of Mindanao

22. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Tribal communities can
be found scattered across
the archipelago. The
Philippines has more
than 111 dialects
spoken, owing to the
subdivisions of these basic
regional and cultural
groups.

23. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Religious affiliations?
Catholic – 80%
Moslem – 15%
smaller Christian denominations
and Buddhist – 5%

24. The People of the Philippines by Philippine Tourism Promotions Board
Our country is marked by a true
blend of cultures; truly in the Philippines,
East meets West. The background of
the people is Indonesian and Malay.
There are Chinese and Spanish elements
as well. The history of American rule and
contact with merchants and traders
culminated in a unique blend of East and
West, both in the appearance and culture
of the people of the Filipinos, or
People of the Philippines.

25. TASK 3: Classify the following Filipino traits
below into POSITIVE or NEGATIVE.
camaraderie Filipino time
crab mentality respect for elders
strong family orientation balat-sibuyas
ningas-kugon hospitality
flexibility and creativity general disregard for rules
mañana habit ability to survive
hard work and industry colonial mentality
faith and religiosity bahala na attitude
corruption excessive partying
POSITIVE NEGATIVE

26. TASK 3: Classify the following Filipino traits
below into POSITIVE or NEGATIVE.
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
*camaraderie
*strong family
orientation
*flexibility and
creativity
*hospitality
*ability to survive
*hardwork and
industry
*faith and religiosity
*respect for elders
*crab mentality
*balat-sibuyas
*ningas-kugon
*Filipino time
*mañana habit
*bahala na attitude
*corruption
*general disregard
for rules
*colonial mentality
*excessive partying