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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responsibility is to provide for the education of every member of the society‚ it follows that an educated Filipino must possess three characteristics as enumerated by Francisco Benitez in his essay “What is an Educated Filipino?” 2. According to the author‚ what is the first quality should distinguish the educated Filipino? First is the power to do which embraces not only the ability of the Filipinos to produce material goods but also the valuable services rendered to society through institutions
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Introduction: The Filipino Cuisine has a humble beginnings. The early Filipinos used simple ways of cooking like broiling on an open fire‚ boiling and roasting. But with the frequent visit of Asian neighbors like the Indonesians‚ Arabs‚ Indians‚ The Malays and the Chinese who used to come to the Philippine shores to barter their goods and produce‚ the Filipinos were introduce to their use of spices and herbs to enhance the flavor of the food they eat. Filipino Cuisine can be best described as a
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“The Indolence of the Filipino” When we talk about indolence it’s being about the laziness of Filipinos. We all know that many Filipinos are now indolence here in our society. But most of them are hardworking persons. And in my opinion I do not think that Filipinos are lazy because we are hardworking and independent group of people. And some of us are working in abroad just to raise our family in poverty especially to provide the basic needs of family the clothing‚ shelter and food. And because
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|Nayong Pilipino - Filipino Historic and | |Cultural Amusement Park | |Freeport Zone‚ Clark‚ Pampanga‚ Philippines | |[pic] | |A CULTURAL TIME MACHINE FOR THE
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The Filipino Family Introduction The Filipino Family is the basic unit of Philippine society. Education is merely an extension of the family circle. There should be strong child-parent-school relations through cooperation‚ coordination and transparency. Courtship and Marriage Every society has some kind of courtship‚ system which precedes marriage. Society’s mores and values change due to certain influences which impinge on our social processes. Courtship is either arranged by parent or kinsmen;
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Filipino Customs and Traits Every nationality has its own customs‚ traits‚ characteristics‚ values‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs that were inherited from their great ancestors. They have the possessions of uniqueness as a nation. Filipino people are one of the sole nations in the world. They have their own norms and manners. Until now‚ those traits are still alive and most of it is continuously transferring to the next generations. Filipinos are best well-known for being hospitable. One good example
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ISSUES Filipino workers are moving out of their homeland to work overseas so they could get higher income and sustain the needs of the family. Despite the branding and labelling battle cry of our agencies in country to OFWs as the “bagong bayani”‚ these people are encountering much bigger problems such as family issues‚ relationship gap between their children and prolonged separation that leads to infidelity and other problems regarding their family. Overseas Filipino Workers
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