Philippine Society and Culture

For the past couple of years, life has been so hard for people across the globe: the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict in some parts of the world, human-induced and natural disasters, and hunger brought about by the effects of the pandemic has caused us emotional, physical and psychological distress.  Sadly, many people are not emotionally strong enough to face and deal with these challenges in life. In contrast, there are people who are emotionally and psychologically strong enough to deal with life’s unfortunate events, one of them is the Filipinos who are able to withstand and weather through life's challenges.  Undeniably, the Filipinos are a different breed of people on earth. They possess these exemplary virtues that they use as their potent weapons in dealing with unfortunate circumstances in life.  The Filipinos are no strangers to life's difficulties and hardships. They have gone through all forms of difficulties in life and they face these misfortunes head-on. I...

  Aside from his exemplary virtues of patriotism, bravery, kindness, and compassion, Dr. Jose Rizal also possesses qualities that are not known to many people, even to some of his countrymen, particularly the Filipino youth.  These qualities of Dr. Jose Rizal made him attractive to women; in fact, a handful of them had been romantically linked with him as mentioned in his literary pieces like his novels, poems, and essays.  No doubt, the late Philippine hero, Dr. Jose Rizal was truly an exemplar to the Filipinos, particularly to the young generation for his virtues that every Filipino can be proud of.  But there is this quality of him disliked by some Filipinos such as his alleged being a womanizer. It's public knowledge that the country's national hero had been linked to at least nine women according to the country's historians.  The country's historians claim that the country's national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal had a total of nine (9) women romantically involved w...

  The saying 'not all heroes wear capes' is indeed true anyway. And this saying is exemplified among Philippine heroes, particularly in the life of works of the late Philippine hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.  In this article, we'll discuss the values of Dr. Jose Rizal that made him a Philippine hero. Aside from the three values, we'll also discuss the other qualities of Dr. Jose Rizal that are worth -emulating particularly by the Filipino youth.  But how do heroes are made? What are the qualities of a person to be proclaimed a hero? In the Philippines, Filipino heroes have common values that they possess. And the country's national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal had these qualities that made him a hero.  In this blog post, we'll discuss the three (3) distinct virtues of Dr. Jose Rizal that made him the Filipinos' hero.  Dr. Jose Rizal is known across the globe for his values of bravery, martyrdom, and patriotism. But what many people don't know is that there are other valu...

  Since time immemorial, the Filipinos have been known for their distinct set of values in life. These values have helped shape their identity and are of great help to them, particularly when it comes to employment opportunities.  With their exemplary work ethics, local and foreign companies prefer Filipino workers over other nationals.  Filipinos are the sought-after nationalities by both local and foreign employers for their values of patience, hard work, and dedication towards their work.  But unfortunately, for still some undetermined causes, some of their long-embraced values, particularly courtship values, have lost their value, especially among the younger generation of Filipinos.  In this blog post, we will discuss the different values of the Filipinos and the factors why many new generations of Filipinos are indifferent or have lost interest towards their values.  The following are just some of the Filipino values that have lost their importance to...