Filipino Values: I See, I Act, I Advocate!

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Make haste Filipinos all over the word. Move fast. The time is now that we have to rediscover our Filipino values. Together let us see, act, and advocate! Filipino values - what are these? What do these stand for? How do these affect us - as an individual, a society, and as a nation? As defined, Filipino values are the set of values that majority of us Filipinos held important and valuable in our lives. Our Filipino values are an aggregate whole based on ideologies, moral codes, ethical practices, moral and personal values that are advocated, much less, dictated by the society. Although, these values differ from one individual to another due to differences in religion and upbringing, among others, Filipino values are rooted primarily on personal alliance like kinship, obligation, friendship, and religion. However, these so-called Filipino values are not exclusively and uniquely our own. These are mixed values instilled to us by the different nations that used to colonize us. Added to that fact is the thrust of every nation in moving towards globalization. These two factors affected our own values with that of the values of other nation. We refer to this model as an exogenous or the foreign one. These are the values we inherit from Western culture. In retrospect, it may be hard to rediscover our Filipino values but it is a must that we have to do it. In doing so, we have to reflect in our lives and these serve as basis on how well we comprehend ourselves being a Filipino. Amidst the new generation, we should muse over and foster the prudence of our past. Through the years, our forefathers brought not only stupendous but also remarkable values in which it was embodied by our ancestors and was passed on to the next succeeding generations. It was instilled in every Filipino hearts that our unparalleled values serve as the person’s basic foundation, an
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