Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Filipino People

The Filipino people value family, religion, selflessness and a hard work ethic. The culture of the Philippines is very family orientated, and the people value their Catholic religion above anything else. For the Experimental Learning Project, I interviewed Clavel Wells and she was born in the Philippines. She was fortunate enough to have grown up in a household that did not face extreme poverty, although that did not take away from her hard work ethic. Growing up in the Phillipines, everyone worked in the household to support the family. That has transpired into her life in America, and now she regularly works hard as her role as an LPN. She ensures to respect everyone she cares for, regardless of their cultural

Filipino nurses and Filipino patients as well possess some similarities in their psychological backgrounds which help nurses to relate the patients’ behavior to her experiences. Filipinos in general have similarities in some patterns of behavior referring to, and as explained by the Filipino Psychology. The study of Filipino psychology conducted by Mejico (2004) concludes that Filipino personality is a blend of Western influence in external aspects like aesthetic tastes and preferences, and Asian influence which accounts for the ultimate core of his character. These influences contribute to the positive generalization that Filipinos are caring, loving, compassionate and emphatic in nature. It is the

The United States, in order to keep growing as a world power, did not have to govern other territories to be prosperous. The U.S. stressed that the Filipinos were incapable of self-government and that the United States had an obligation to civilize them. The United States could've found other means to increase its greatness and power. Means that are morally right and

The Philippines have various cultures because it was colonized by different countries which influenced most of the cultures. From what I experienced people in the Philippines are always open. They always have a warm welcome whenever they meet new people, they are always open to making new friends from what I have experienced. I think there is racism in the Philippines but I have never seen it or I have not experienced it. The people I associated with are not racist, they were very open, whenever there is someone that is not the same race. When it comes to families, our families treat each other like relatives and we trust each other. I grew up with Filipino and a little bit of Portuguese culture since my dad was Portuguese. I say that because there are some things we do differently and how my dad acts or protects us. We had the opportunity to socialize with people in our neighborhoods, we would always play outside like tagu taguan, agawan base, patintero and more. Tagu Taguan is a Filipino version of hide and seek, agawan base is basically there are two teams who has their own bases and

Our country is rich in culture; the occupation of the Spanish, the American, and the Japanese gave the Philippines its diverse and unique culture. This exceptional culture we have in our country has produced numerous brilliant individuals, who up to this day are still well recognized. So it is safe to say that part of the reason why they became who they were is because of their culture; because of our culture. (Ong, 2011)

After reading the book Reluctant Bedfellows, it was clear that the authors’ had three main points to their book. First, is that change inevitably occurs in increments, second, both insiders and outsiders have useful perspectives to offer and third, a good way to create global change is through developmental work. They collected this information through the skills of observational work and personal interview’s with Filipino personnel such as bar girls, sex tourists and members of their associate organizations. Through all of this they explored different aspects of developmental envisions as well

Most of time people tend to only focus on their weakness and not their strengths. If people spent more time identifying their strengths it, he or she could build a more positive life. Identifying strengths would allow people to maximize their potential, and become successful in life. There would be less people stressed and depressed over there weakness, and things that are simply out of their control.

The Philippines geography includes: 7,107 islands, mountains, rivers, low lands, and a tropical marine climate. In the Philippines, there are plentiful genres of music, for example: tinkling, Christian music, rock, acoustic, and traditional Filipino music. The Philippines is home to over 120,000,000 Filipino citizens. Within the Philippines the industries comprise of manufacturing, fishing, rice, garments, metals, electronics, and shipbuilding. The official dress for the men in the Philippines is a barong (Which I've worn before) and a mestiza for woman. The Philippines is heavily filled with devout Catholics. Like most people from the Philippines, my family is very faith

Filipino club welcomes many new members each year and some of those members aren’t only new to the club, but the country as well.

Another is that Filipinos have a culture of apathy and tend to use religion incorrectly and passively. People depend on religion and settle for what’s okay. In addition, the initial reaction of Filipinos to change is resistance, and this is why the country does not necessarily progress, or at least, progress at a continuous rate. Then, countries like Spain and Portugal only rode the “economic tiger” after “they realized that the only way to survive was change” (3.Y). Plus, according to another critic, the Philippines already had the experience of being under the parliamentary system during the time of Marcos which only resulted in a People Power Revolution. So why should the country bother going back to that? (4.Y)

Unity of elite and masses resulted to the Philippine independence in 1896 as well as freedom from authoritarian rule in 1986 EDSA revolution. The abovementioned national identity can be attributed to the unity of the elites and the masses since they only have one goal and that is freedom. According to Fartz Fanon (1961), national consciousness should embrace the innermost hopes of the whole people. Hence, it is only compared to any case of an empty shell. An idea of what it might have been. It is considered as traditional weakness which is present in most under-developed country. It cannot only be attributed to the result of the colonization period but also to the intellectual laziness of the nation. Ignorance and lack of information can be a good example. History teaches us to appreciate the past and learned from them. However, it was ignored and the process of enlightenment was not revealed.

The Spanish colonization in the Philippines lead to us to make some questions in our mind on how does the Filipino survived? Even though they

Some bad effects are: lack of equal rights of the Filipinos. lack of freedom of choosing a religion under the Spanish rule. Some Filipinos acts like they are Americans, rather than love their culture. The spread of the imported products, and foreign companies in Philippines.

“Rizal had a burning desire to know exactly the conditions of the Philippines when the Spaniards came ashore to the islands. His theory was the country was economically self-sufficient and prosperous.  Rizal entertained the idea that it had a lively and vigorous community enriched with the collective and sensitive art and culture of the native population. He

I disagree with this statement, because I believe that no matter how bad the international reputation of a country can be, it can still somehow be remedied through different means. It is false to assume that no amount of PR can help, because it truly can. It is true that crime, corruption, cultural immaturity, and disunity are present in the Philippines. It does not help that the news and media outlets mostly put out negative news and content. However, this should not be the main image that is being portrayed internationally. Although it is not easy to change the Philippines’ international image, it is not impossible because of PR.