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According to Philippine Country, the Filipino culture places the highest value on
family. Children are taught to respect their parents and elders from a very young age.
The father is also considered the head of the family and the main provider.
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The mother is responsible for instilling values in the children of the home and caring
for their emotional needs. It is also common for Filipino parents to live with their sons
and daughters later in life. Filipino family values also indicate that children are not
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What is the Filipino philosophy?
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Some of the primary elements of the Filipino philosophy, or cultural worldview, are
resiliency, patience, determination and endurance in the face of adversity.This is not,
however, reflected by a need to possess power or exhibit forceful aggressiveness,
but rather it exemplifies the strength of resiliency represented by the Filipino term
"katatagang-loob." The metaphorical use of natural elements, such as storms and
river currents, in Filipino proverbs relating to katatagang-loob represents a kinship
with nature, and it also reflects a worldview in which adversity and challenge are
natural components of the world rather than contradictions.
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of the fittest" type, but rather it incorporates the elements of non-violence, prudence,
calmness, hard work and co-responsibility. In many respects, the Filipino worldview
draws much from Chinese philosophers such as Mencius and Lao-tzu.
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