2. WHAT IS MORAL IDENTITY
MORAL
- relates to the principles of what is considered right
or wrong.
IDENTITY
- what do you think of yourself and what aspects and
what aspects in living your life are personally important.
MORAL IDENTITY
- level of personal importance that you give in what
you deem acceptable or unacceptable behavior
3. FACTORS THAT HELP FORM
FILIPINO MORAL IDENTITY
STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES OF
FILIPINO CHARACTERISTICS
4. HOME ENVIRONMENT
THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
HISTORY
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
5. HOW DO THESE FACTORS
SHAPE THE FILIPINO’S
CONCEPT OF RIGHT OR
WRONG BEHAVIOR
6. FAMILY
- the most influential factor of
shaping the Filipino moral identity
15. Even in the most trying
time, Filipinos will find a
reason to smile and laugh
16. CHARACTER
-a complex or the inter related parts of
mental and ethical traits marking and often
individualizing a person, group, or nation
-(Merriam-Webster)
17. Pakikipagkapwa-tao
- is demonstrated in our openness, helpfulness,
generosity; the practice of Bayanihan or mutual
assistance; the famous Filipino hospitality; and our
love for family.
19. Filipino function in the world by
personally relating to things,
events, and people. Thus, making
it difficult to separate objective
tasks and emotional involvement
(Licuanan, 1994)
20. Preference in hiring ,
delivering services,
voting someone into a
government position
32. The belief and traditions or
pre-colonial Philippines
were mainly indigenous
Malay heritage
33. Ancient beliefs and traditions
have mostly been merged with
the colonizers and eventually
evolved into what we now know
as the Filipino culture
34. Filipino non-formal written or
verbal communication is a mix of
Filipino language and English.
Formal communication is mainly
in English
35. Current trends in Filipino speech
mainly among young Filipinos
include some Japanese and
Korean expressions as
influenced by Anime and K-
drama/Kpop.
36. Filipino culture and language
show openness to foreign
elements but, with no basic
consciousness of the cultural
core of being Filipino
39. Filipinos have a foreign
iconic artist that
influences the trends of his
or her generation
Elvis Presley, Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, K-pop
43. How do Schools and
Religion influence
Filipino Moral Identity?
44. Early on, Filipino children learn
that good behavior, such as
obedience is rewarded, but they
will be punished once they
misbehave.
45. Schools and religion, being
authoritarian systems, help build
resilience.
On the other hand, it also
teaches passivity, conformity,
and a fatalistic attitude.
46. A “Bahala na Mindset”
is an example of a
fatalistic attitude in
Filipinos.
47. Positive side of “bahala na”
mindset is that it moves a
Filipino into action
49. The Philippine economic
environment for its part is highly
affected by factors such as over-
population, mismatch between skills
and job requirement, and immense
corruption in government
51. “Matutong mamaluktot
habang maikli ang kumot”
shows Filipino can endure, make do,
and get by on so little while looking
forward to the coming days.
55. Absence of a strong government
presence particularly in the
most basic government unit like
in the barangay city, or province
enhanced the Filipino’s already
extreme family centeredness
57. Filipinos high respect for
authority also led to a
character of general passivity
and lacking initiative
58. Filipinos strongly rely on
leaders and government to
solve the nation’s problems.
Filipinos do not feel the need to
initiate or contribute to the
solution
60. Thus, when leaders or role models
violate the law and there is lack of
accountability for those who broke the
law, the level of personal importance
that Filipinos give in the goodness or
badness of one’s behavior is hugely
negatively affected.