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0:10what is moral identity
0:12the term moral here is used as an
0:15adjective describing the noun
0:17identity in this context the term moral
0:20relates to the principles of what is
0:22considered right or wrong behavior
0:25on the other hand identity is simply
0:28what you think about yourself and what
0:30aspects in living your life
0:32are important to you from the given
0:34descriptions
0:35of the individual terms moral and
0:37identity
0:38it could be described that moral
0:40identity is the level of personal
0:42importance that you give in what you
0:45deem as acceptable or unacceptable
0:48behavior
0:49in this discussion we will investigate
0:51the factors that help
0:52form the filipino moral identity we will
0:56also learn
0:56about the strengths and weaknesses of
0:59identified filipino characteristics
1:02psychologist educator and former
1:04chairperson
1:05of the commission and higher education
1:08dr patricia linen in her 1994 study
1:11wrote
1:12that the strengths and weaknesses of the
1:14filipino character
1:15are rooted in factors such as the home
1:18environment
1:19the social environment culture and
1:22language
1:22history the educational system religion
1:26the economic and the political
1:28environment mass media
1:30and the country's leaders and role
1:32models how do these factors
1:34shape the filipinos concept of right or
1:37wrong behavior
1:38perhaps the most influential factor in
1:40shaping the filipino moral identity
1:43is the family in filipino culture family
1:46bond is not just within the core family
1:48of a father
1:49mother and siblings bonds with extended
1:52families
1:52such as grandparents aunts and uncles as
1:55well as cousins no matter how distant
1:57the degree
1:58is not only strong but is encouraged to
2:01be maintained
2:02and strengthened moreover developing a
2:04close relationship with extended
2:06families
2:07cover both from the mother and father's
2:09side according to lee kuanan
2:11early on filipino children are taught to
2:13value family
2:14and give it primary importance another
2:17factor that
2:18influences filipino moral identity is
2:20the social environment
2:22filipino social environment is
2:24characterized by depending on one
2:26another to survive
2:27and since the family is also a
2:29filipino's foundation for social life
2:32dependence on relationships and the
2:34struggle for survival
2:36make filipinos group oriented filipinos
2:39are also
2:39cheerful and fun-loving even in the most
2:42trying time
2:43filipinos will always find a reason to
2:45smile or laugh
2:47philippine fiestas and social gatherings
2:49demonstrate pinoy joy
2:51and humor we can laugh with those who
2:53love and those we hate
2:55and we can make jokes about our good and
2:57bad fortune
3:00is one of the strengths of the filipino
3:03character what
3:03is character a definition of character
3:06fitting to our discussion
3:07is from iran webster that states it is a
3:10complex or
3:11interrelated parts of mental and ethical
3:14traits
3:15marking and often individualizing a
3:17person group or nation the filipino
3:19character of pakistan
3:23openness helpfulness generosity the
3:26practice of bayanihan
3:28or mutual assistance the famous filipino
3:31hospitality
3:32and our love for family however extreme
3:35personalism and extreme
3:37family centeredness are also weaknesses
3:39of the filipino character
3:41in her study dr iguana noted the
3:44filipinos function in the world by
3:46personally relating to things events and
3:49people
3:49thus making it difficult to separate
3:52objective tasks
3:53and emotional involvement this is where
3:55the palakkasan system spring from
3:58for example family and friends are given
4:00preference
4:01in hiring in the delivery of services
4:04and even invoting someone
4:05into government office personal
4:07connections also make it difficult to
4:09turn down requests
4:11of any kind the kanyakanya syndrome is
4:13also related to extreme
4:15personalism and extreme family
4:18centeredness where self-interest
4:20is supreme the kanyakanya syndrome
4:22dampens our sense of community
4:24and cooperation and we trample on others
4:27rights as
4:27a result you should know by now though
4:30that the filipino concept of self
4:32actually includes one's family as well
4:34as an in-group or an
4:36inner circle thus the drive to fulfill
4:38self-interest
4:40is a manifestation of extreme
4:42personalism and extreme
4:44family centeredness the family may be a
4:46source of strength for filipinos
4:49but extreme family centeredness is also
4:52our flaw
4:53since family is valued above all concern
4:56for the community and for the common
4:58good take lesser
4:59importance extreme family centeredness
5:02is manifested in our political system
5:04where political dynasties lord over
5:07elected government
5:08posts starting from the barangay level
5:11to the city
5:11province and all the way to national
5:14positions
5:15dr li kuanan also observed that the
5:18joyful
5:18and fun-loving filipino has a tendency
5:21to be superficial
5:22and somewhat flighty this means that in
5:25times of crisis
5:26either personal or social there is a
5:29lack of analysis
5:30or reflection a manifestation of this
5:33lack of analysis and reflection is the
5:35expression
5:36madaling makalimot where filipinos are
5:38characterized as a nation with a short
5:41memory
5:42a nation who forgets the mistakes made
5:44or the ills
5:46done to the people and thus filipinos
5:48tend to commit the same mistakes
5:50again ever wonder why tropos or
5:52traditional politicians are re-elected
5:54into office
5:55one factor is a filipino's short-term
5:58memory
5:59and forgiving nature a majority of
6:01filipinos
6:02never learn his or her political lessons
6:05another factor that shapes the filipinos
6:08moral identity
6:09is culture and language the filipino
6:11culture is a mix of both eastern
6:14and western cultures the beliefs and
6:16traditions of pre-colonial philippines
6:18were mainly
6:19indigenous malay heritage and while the
6:21natives occupying the different parts of
6:24the archipelago were subjugated by one
6:26colonizer
6:27after another the natives ancient
6:29beliefs and traditions have mostly been
6:31merged
6:32with colonizers and eventually evolved
6:35into what we now know
6:37as the filipino culture meanwhile in
6:39language
6:40though the main elements are still
6:42filipino in english
6:43the way pinoys speak these days is a mix
6:46and mash of foreign
6:48languages having japanese and korean
6:50expressions
6:51spicing it filipino culture and language
6:54show openness to foreign elements
6:57however lee kuan and observed
6:59that the filipino trait of openness and
7:01acceptance to foreign cultural elements
7:03is also paired with a trait of having no
7:07basic consciousness of a cultural core
7:10of being a filipino the importance of
7:12english language in our educational
7:14system
7:15even after we gained independence from
7:17the us
7:18and even before english was considered a
7:21global language
7:22is a manifestation of the filipino's
7:25very favorable perception of america
7:27have you noticed the wider filipino
7:30following of hollywood movies and actors
7:32as well as foreign films as compared to
7:35filipino films
7:36filipinos spanning generations wildly
7:39followed
7:40anime mexican novellas as well as
7:43taiwanese and korean drama
7:45over local tv series there is also our
7:48love for foreign music and singers
7:50over local talents in fact foreign music
7:53icons helped
7:54shape each generation of filipinos pinoy
7:57boomers had elvis presley and the
7:59beatles
8:00pinoy gen xers had michael jackson in
8:02madonna millennials
8:03mariah carey and beyonce and the iconic
8:06example for filipinos of his generation
8:09is the k-pop scholars including liquinan
8:12attributed the filipino preference for
8:14all things foreign over one's own
8:17to the history of colonization and
8:19oppression
8:20thus the term filipino colonial
8:23mentality where filipino creation
8:25product and even the way of life is
8:27deemed poorly made
8:29inferior or low standard compared to
8:31those from other countries
8:33particularly western countries an
8:35inferiority complex that is still very
8:38much
8:38present in filipinos today the filipino
8:41elites
8:42are of no help in setting an example of
8:45overcoming colonial mentality
8:47as most are very westernized in their
8:49ways
8:50so too are the people involved in
8:52philippine mass media
8:54such as the broadcast showbiz and ads
8:57industry
8:57the created trends of these industries
9:00reinforce
9:01filipino colonial mentality other highly
9:04instrumental factors
9:05in character formation and consequently
9:08filipino moral identity are the
9:10philippine educational system
9:12and religion schools and religion are
9:15both
9:16authoritarian systems early on as
9:18children
9:19filipinos learn in school and in church
9:22that being well behaved and obedient
9:24is positively reinforced and the
9:26opposite behavior
9:27is punished these authoritarian systems
9:30help build resilience but at the same
9:33time it also
9:34teaches passivity and conformity as well
9:37as a fatalistic attitude the filipinos
9:39bahalana mindset
9:41is an example of our fatalistic attitude
9:43however
9:44there is a positive side to this trait
9:46because for filipinos
9:48a bahalana attitude can also be a
9:51pampalacha
9:52or a kickstarter to move the filipino
9:54into action
9:55filipino resilience is definitely a lot
9:58of help
9:58given the philippines economic
10:00environment the economic environment is
10:02another element that dr lee kuan and
10:04identified where filipino moral identity
10:07is rooted the philippine economic
10:09environment for its part is also
10:11highly affected by factors such as
10:14overpopulation
10:15mismatch between skills and job
10:18requirement
10:19and immense corruption in government
10:21among others
10:22the hard life experienced by filipinos
10:25in the philippines
10:26pushed a lot of pinoys to take risks
10:29such as
10:30leaving their families to work abroad
10:32hard work
10:33industry and the ability to survive are
10:36strong
10:36filipino traits visa or proverbs
10:43aptly depicts our survival instinct
10:46we can endure make do and get by on so
10:49little
10:50while looking forward to the coming days
10:52this trait
10:53is a reason why filipinos can carry on
10:56through harsh
10:57economic and social circumstance an
10:59example of which
11:01is pinoy resilience amidst the
11:03uncertainties that this covet pandemic
11:05inflicted unfortunately the country's
11:08political environment
11:10as well as government structures and
11:12systems are fraught
11:14with problems for instance the fact
11:17the political power is mainly in the
11:19hands of elites
11:21as well as having no strong government
11:23presence
11:24particularly in the most basic
11:26government unit like your barangay
11:28your city or your province enhance the
11:31filipinos
11:32already extreme family centeredness
11:35how is your barangay captain and
11:36kagawads related to each other
11:39or to your city mayor or counselors and
11:41how are they
11:42also related to your governor or board
11:44members or your representatives in
11:47congress
11:47are government services in your area
11:50given fairly without bias
11:52the continued rule of the country's
11:54elite can also be attributed to the
11:56filipinos high respect
11:58for authority our high respect for
12:00authority
12:01also led to a character of general
12:03passivity
12:04and lacking initiative for instance
12:07there is a strong reliance on leaders
12:10and government to solve the nation's
12:12problems
12:13but filipinos also do not feel the need
12:16to initiate
12:17or contribute to the solution notice how
12:19filipinos dispose of garbage
12:21this negative filipino trait is also
12:24related to our lack of discipline
12:26notice our road traffic problem
12:29filipinos expect
12:30the government to solve our monstrous
12:32traffic jam
12:33yet rules and regulations are blatantly
12:36ignored
12:36every day filipinos lean on leaders
12:39and role models starting from authority
12:42figures in our families and extending to
12:44authority figures
12:46in the society thus when leaders or role
12:48models
12:49violate the law and there is lack of
12:51accountability for those who broke the
12:53law
12:54the level of personal importance that
12:56filipinos give
12:58in the goodness or badness of one's
13:00behavior
13:01is hugely negatively affected
13:04the filipino character is a
13:06contradiction for example
13:08our bayanihan culture co-exists
13:10comfortably with our
13:11kanyakanya syndrome many of our strong
13:14points are
13:15linked to our weaknesses despite these
13:17weaknesses however
13:19there is still much good in the filipino
13:21character what about you
13:23what positive filipino trait can you
13:25most relate to
13:26and how has this trait helped make you
13:28become a better person