POLITICAL SELF

Extreme personalism. Extreme familism. Lack of discipline. Passivity and lack of initiative. Colonial mentality. Kanya-kanya. Lack of self analysis and self reflection.

Unpleasant Filipino Values or weaknesses: (7)

Worth

Values refer to _____. As Filipinos, what we value is reflective of what we are, our identity.

Democracy: -helps prevent cruel and vicious autocrats from ruling. -fosters human development more fully than do other forms of government. -helps protect fundamental individual rights and interest. -democratic societies provide people with maximum opportunity to take moral responsibility for their choices and decisions. -democratic societies offer a relatively high chance of political equality.

the 5 features of democracy

Japanese

And there were other races that er were in contact with: like the _______. Even after we have gained our independence, foreigners continued to influence the Filipinos.

Orientalism

It is the root of our values and refers to the sphere of influence by the orientals like the Chinese, Malays, Hindu, Borneans, etc. These orientals came to our land even before Spaniards conquered us . Our ancestors had their own way of life, a culture of our own even then.

Pakikipagkapwa. Family Orientation. Joy and humor. Flexibility, adaptability, creativity. Hard work/industry. Faith & religiosity. Ability to survive.

Pleasant Filipino values (7)

Orientalism and Occidentalism

*According to Dr. Tomas Andres, there were forces that have shaped our values. These are ____ and ____.

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*Citizenship is not the only mark of being a Filipino. Culture and history have greatly influenced the manner Filipinos learn, live and behave. People who were born and grew in the same culture and history develop and share common traits and values. Filipinos share the same culture and history which speak of their common traits and values.***

Acculturation

In our history, there were countries and races that our ancestors were in contact with. The interactione with these races resulted in _______, learned their ways and have blended with ours.

The filipino are those whose mothers or fathers are citizens of the Philippines who are born before January 17,1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority, and those who are naturalized in accordance with the law (1987).

Who is the filipino according to the Philippine Constitution?

Occidentalism

____ as a force was influenced by westerners, specifically Spaniards and Americans. Unlike orientals, these westerners came to conquer us. With more than 300 years under Spain and having brought Christianity in our land, it is said that we have a "heart" of the Spaniards. On the other hand, America's liberal ideas influenced our "minds".

Democracy

is a government in which the supreme power is vested and exercised by the people directly or indirectly through a system of representation, usually involving periodic elections.

Politics

it is defined as the activities associated with the governance of the country. It includes actions, and policies that are used to gain and hold power in a government or to influence a government m. Person's opinione about the management of government are also part of it.

Political self

it reflects the manifested behaviours of an individual towards his/her government. The individual's attitude and opinion towards policies, the politicians, how these politicians manage the government could reflect one's political self.

Chinese, Malays, Hindue, Borneans

who are the easterners