Values Development for

Citizenship Training
 PREAMBLE 1987 Constitution
“We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the
aid of all Almighty God , in order to build a just
and humane society and establish a Government
that shall embody our ideas and aspirations,
promote the common good , conserve and
develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves
and our regime truth, justice, freedom, love,
equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate
this Constitution” ( De Leon et al., 2011).
 A preamble is an introductory and
preliminary statement in a document that
explains the document’s purpose and
underlying philosophy.
Philosophy of Values
 The philosophy of human values is
necessary in understanding Filipino
values such as family closeness and
solidarity (pagkamalapit at pagkakaisa
ng pamilya), politeness (pagkamagaling
through the use of po or ho), hospitality
and gratitude (utang na loob).

 Values our both subjective and

objective.
Filipino Values
1. It is obvious that certain values take on
a distinctively Filipino flavor for us. The
Greek ideal of moderation or meden agan,
the Roman in medio atat virtus, and the
Confucian and buddhist doctrine of the
middle way, find their Filipino equivalent in
walang labis, walang kulang, or
katamtaman lamang.
2. Speaking of Filipino values, we do not
mean that elements of these Filipino
values are absent in the value systems of
other peoples and cultures.

3.Universally, human values in the Filipino

context (historical, cultural, socio-
economic, political, moral and religious)
take on a distinctive set of Filipino
meanings and motivations. Fr. Horacio de
la Costa S.J calls Filipino “nationalistic”
tradition
A Filipino value is not discrete item which
exist alone, in isolation or in a vacuum.
Filipino values like- bahala na, utang na
loob hiya, etc., are clustered around core
values like social acceptance, economic
security and social mobility.

4. Values in the sense of historical

consciousness had evolved among the
Filipino people, leading to the concept of
justice evolving from inequality and to
human dignity.
 Ganito kami noon: paano kayo ngayon?
How are we to know toward what
goal/direction Filipino values ought to
move?

 Now that we have regained our democratic form

of government and have arrived at a privileged
historical kairos, how do we transform Filipino
values to build a more “just and humane society”?
We need both external structural and internal
culture change. It is here that the Christian faith, in
the last analysis should point the way to the kind
of values education needed for national
reconstruction
Good Citizenship Values
1. Love for God or Pagkamaka-Diyos
2. Love for Fellowmen or Pagkamaka-Tao
3. Love for Country or Pagkamaka-Bayan
4. Love for the Environment or
Pagkamaka-Kalikasan
 A Moral Recovery Program:
Building a People—Building a
Nation

ROOTS OF THE FILIPINO

CHARACTER
The strengths and weaknesses of the
Filipino have their roots in many factors
such as:

1. The Family & Home Environment

The main components of the home environment:

 Child rearing practices

Child rearing can be both difficult and
rewarding at the same time. The goal of every
parent is to have your child grow up to be a
respectable and resourceful adult in society.
 Child rearing in the Filipino family is
characterized by:
• High nurturance
• Low independence training
> over protection
• Low discipline
• Family relations
• Family attitudes and orientation
2. The social environment
• The social environment of the Filipino is
characterized by a feudal structure with
great gaps between the rich minority and
the poor majority.
• The main components of the social
environment are:
• Social structures
• Social systems
> interpersonal religious
> community interaction
3. Culture and Language
Language and culture cannot be separated.
Language is vital to understanding our unique
cultural perspectives. Language is a tool that is
used to explore and experience our cultures and
perspectives that are embedded in our cultures.
4. History
We are the product of our colonial history, which
is regarded by many as the culprit behind our
lack of nationalism and our colonial mentality.
Colonialism developed a mind set in the Filipino
which encouraged us to think of the colonial
power as superior and more power.
5. The Educational System
Aside from the problems inherent in the
use of a foreign language in our educational
system, the educational system leads to
other problems for us as a people.
“They develop mind set that things learned
in schools are not related to real life.”
• The lack of suitable local textbooks and

dependence on foreign textbooks,

particularly in the higher school levels.
Aside from the influences of the formal curriculum,
there are the influences of “hidden curriculum” i.e.,
the values taught informally by the Philippine
school system.
• Schools are highly authoritarian with the
teacher as the central focus.
• The Filipino student learns passivity and

conformity.
• The Filipino student is taught to be
dependent on the teacher.
> force Filipino students as well as their
teachers to use school materials that are
irrelevant to the Philippine setting.
6. Religion
• Religion is the root of Filipino optimism and its

capacity to accept life’s hardships. However,

religion also instils in the Filipino attitudes of
resignation and a pre-occupation with the
afterlife. We become vulnerable also to being
victimized by opportunism, oppression,
exploitation, and superstition.
7. Economic Environment
• Many Filipino traits are rooted in the poverty and

hard life that is the lot of most Filipinos. Our

difficulties drive us to take risks, impel us to
work very hard, and develop in us the ability to
survive.
• Poverty, however, has also become an excuse
for graft and corruption, particularly among
the lower rungs of the bureaucracy.

8. The Political Environment

• The Philippine political environment is
characterized by a centralization of power.
Political power and authority is
concentrated in the hands of the elite and
the participation of most Filipinos often is
limited to voting in elections.
• political power is still very much
concentrated in the hands of a few may lead
to passivity.

9. Mass Media
• It means technology that is intended to reach

a mass audience.
• It is the primary means of communication

used to reach the vast majority of the general

public.
10. Leadership and Role Models
• Filipino look up their leaders as role models.

Political leaders are the main models, but all

other leaders serve as role models as well.
Thus, when our leaders violate the law or
show themselves to be self-serving and
driven by personal interest-when there is
lack of public accountability-there is a
negative impact on the Filipino.
Nationalism and Patriotism
Nationalism- is generally used to describe two
things. The first is attitude of the members of a
nation which includes the concepts of national
identity, origin, ethnicity, and cultural ties. The
second is the action that the members of a
nation take when seeking to achieve or sustain
full statehood with complete authority over
domestic and international affairs.
 Patriotism- is love of and devotion to
one’s country. The word comes from
the Greek patris, meaning “fatherland”.
However patriotism has had different
meanings over time, and its meaning is
highly dependent upon context,
geography and philosphy.
Personal Development Plan
 Wells (2012), Seven (7) Simple Steps- Life
Transformation Guide, states that success
requires an articulated goal.
1. Your True Self- Begin with some introspection
to help you define your values, your patterns, and
your beliefs.
2. Make It Personal- Understand success and
achievement , and what it means to you and to
others.
3. Know Your Outcome- Set your goals and how
to achieve them. This section is really about
knowing where you’re going.
4. Design Success- Lay out your “Success
Blueprint.” if the prior section covers where
you’re going, this is about how you’ll get there.
5. Harness the Power- Determine to make your
plans a reality. In order to succeed , you need
more than a plan; that plan needs to be executed.
6. Accept Success- Establish a mind set to succeed
in bringing your desired outcomes to fruition.
7. Life is Circular- Look forward to the future,
and move on beyond the completion of your
plan.