WHAT IS FILIPINO NATIONALISM? - Mrs. Leticia R. Constantino Nationalism has had a long history in our country. In our struggle for freedom‚ there have been periods when strong nationalist feelings fired our people to action and other periods when nationalism seemed to be forgotten. Not only did nationalism as a sentiment have its peaks and valleys‚ nationalism as a political concept has been espoused at one time or another by different sectors of society which projected particular nationalist
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Filipinos are abundant in terms of culture‚ tradition‚ cuisine‚ and transportation.All of us Filipinos should be proud of them. There are a lot of tourist spots in the Philippines that we can be proud of. And to introduce my culture would be fun and great. I would make them ride a jeepney‚ eat some street food like kwek-kwek and drink some alcohol like tagaka. First‚ I would make foreigners ride a jeepney.It is one of the transportations in the Philippines. It has four wheels
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politics) didn’t mean I didn’t care for my country. Didn’t I turn down my father’s offer to study in the States? After all‚ I had maids to order around‚ a driver to rely on‚ a ready source of funds. Why did I have to leave this country? “Ang puso ko at buhay man /sa iyo’y ibibigay….” Then a shot rang out‚ and there was red. Red that spilled forth from a bullet hole and stained the man’s clothes‚ stained the hands of the men who touched him‚ and even stained those who dared to touch these men. The
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1)Discuss the nature and context of the Filipino values. The Filipino value system arises from our culture or way of life‚ our distinctive way of becoming human in this particular place and time. We speak of Filipino values in a fourfold sense. First‚ although mankind shares universal human values‚ it is obvious that certain values take on for us a distinctively Filipino flavor. Secondly‚ when we speak of Filipino values‚ we do not mean that elements of these Filipino values are absent in the value systems
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Filipino Immigration 2 Abstract Many Filipinos who have migrated to the U.S had an opportunity to explore a different type of life. Living in America there are so many opportunities for each Filipino to live‚ work and to have a better type of lifestyle. Migrating from a third world country is a huge transition from the way life is in the U.S. Coming from a country of seven thousand plus islands and a culture where “…women were considered equal to men‚”(1) according to Linda A. Revilla in her
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Filipinos believe in themselves that they are Filipinos‚ but they didn’t know how the real Filipinos really look and what are the qualifications to be a real Filipino. Filipinos have many respectable values‚ some people didn’t know about it. Filipino culture is the one we will treasure as long as we live. I want you to recall some of the Filipino values that a real Filipino must have. All of us are deeply rooted in faith. We are so conscious of God’s presence steeped in Christian values‚ ethics and
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"Filipino uprisings" Chapter VII (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OF FILIPINO UPRISINGS) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF FILIPINO UPRISINGS The early missionaries learned the language of their flock and even their customs and traditions. They lived among the people as the father and mentors of the community. At times they took the sides of the natives against tax exaction of the state. They worked through the chiefs and established themselves as an additional authority. Greater power together with the decline
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The Filipino Today By Alex Lacson‚ 2010 After the August 23 hostage drama‚ there is just too much negativity about and against the Filipino. "It is difficult to be a Filipino these days"‚ says a friend who works in Hongkong. "Nakakahiya tayo"‚ "Only in the Philippines" were some of the comments lawyer Trixie Cruz-Angeles received in her Facebook. There is this email supposedly written by a Dutch married to a Filipina‚ with 2 kids‚ making a litany of the supposed stupidity or idiocy of Filipinos in
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Is There A Filipino Identity? A glimpse of our historical past will surely reveal who the Filipinos really are‚ the Filipino identity as it is called. Yet‚ due to external factors like technological advancements and colonial influences‚ the true essence of being a Filipino now reaches the point where it is slowly degrading. Evidently‚ our colorful history truly defines our identity as a Filipino‚ but as I said earlier‚ changes threatened this identity. Now‚ despite of these changes‚ “Is there
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THE FILIPINO FAMILY 1. The Changes in the structure of the Filipino Family The Filipino family was considered as the backbone of the state (Carandang‚ 2008). That is why alterations in the family’s beliefs‚ practices‚ structures and members’ responsibilities immensely influence the nation’s constancy. These changes have put our “traditionally- structured” families at jeopardy. How the children in the family are being socialized is also subject to change that leads to inconsistency of the adaptation
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