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Notes on the filipino philosophy of work and leisure
Notes on the Filipino Philosophy of
Work and Leisure
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Work and Leisure: Defined
Two young dogs in a mock fight growl, wrestle, and
slightly bite each other. One observer thinks the two dogs
are practicing for future battles. Hence, work.
Work and Leisure: Defined
Another observer thinks both dogs are having fun in the
play of mock fight. Hence, play.
Work and Leisure: Defined
A third observer thinks the dogs are both working and
playing. The intermingling of work and play seems to be
a part of Filipino philosophy.
Work and Leisure: Defined
Work
 paid job: paid employment at a job
 duties of job: the duties or activities that are part of a job
or occupation
Leisure
 free time: time during which somebody has no obligations
or work responsibilities, and therefore is free to engage in
enjoyable activities
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
The intermingling of work and leisure depends ultimately on the
Filipino's world view. His world view (according to the conclusion of a
study) is non-dualistic or — if positively expressed — a philosophy of
harmonizing opposites.
Non-dualism is a term
used to denote affinity, or
unity, rather than duality
or separateness or
multiplicity
The Filipino wants to harmonize the object and the subject, while at
the same time, holding both as distinct.
For instance, the non-dualistic principle appears in the Filipino
harmony-with-nature orientation. It leads consequently to a non-
linear concept of time, space, causality. The same principle of non-
dualism (or of harmony) also explains the Filipino's view on work and
leisure.
The Filipino's non-dualistic world view may
be called "vertical" and the Westerner's
world view is "horizontal."
Westerners
Filipinos
In western-oriented factories and
other business firms:
 The goal is producing more through efficiency.
 With technological progress, work becomes more
impersonal and man becomes a slave of his machines.
 The slogan goes: "Duty before pleasure.“
 Leisure is separate from work.
Thus, human activity goes the linear
progression of "because's."
1. A person goes to school because he wants to find a
place in society.
2. He marries because he wants to propagate himself.
3. He works because he wants to earn money to buy his
needs.
4. He works harder in order to get a promotion.
5. Finally he retires. Only after retirement is he expected
to fully enjoy life.
On the other hand, the Filipino blends
work with leisure.
 planting and harvesting are not purely work, for
together with it go singing, drinking, and eating.
 For the fishermen who draw their nets, some of their
companions roast the catch and drink tuba on the
seashore.
 Working is more personal, and leisure is a part of it.
 Market vendors join work with the leisure of gossip and
listening to the radio.
Phenomena which Affect the Filipinos’
Philosophy on Work and Leisure
Climate
Philippine Social Structure
Business
Climate
Are Filipinos
lazy?
Because of this oft-repeated accusation from the Spaniards, Jose
Rizal (1861—1896) had to refute the charge in his essay, "On the
Indolence of the Filipinos.” He has several arguments.
 Firstly, to work hard in the hot Philippine climate is unhealthy.
 Secondly, the flourishing pre-colonial Filipino industries prove that
Filipinos were not lazy. Rather, the Spanish raids and forced labor
closed down these industries and Filipinos learned the vice of
laziness from their Spanish colonizers.
 Thirdly, the Filipinos learned the vice of gambling from the
Spaniards. As linguistic proof of this argument, Rizal notes many
Spanish gambling terms in Tagalog, whereas non- Spanish terms
(such as cockfighting) are few.
 Fourthly, the Spaniards kept down Filipinos in the educational
ladder, a way of discouraging Filipino ambitions.
Because of this oft-repeated accusation from the Spaniards, Jose
Rizal (1861—1896) had to refute the charge in his essay, "On the
Indolence of the Filipinos.” He has several arguments.
 The forced labor {polo and vandala), according to Phelan, "became
necessary not because the Filipinos lacked industry but because
the Spaniards would not adequately reward them for the toil of
their labor.
Rizal was not the first to explain Filipino
"laziness" in terms of climatic influence.
 Aristotle (384—320 B.C.) and several others after him said that
people in colder climates work harder than those in mild climates.
 This phenomenon is noticeable even within the same nation, that
is, between the northerners and the southerners. Northern
Germans (Westphalians) are different from southern Germans
(Bavarians). Northern Italians and Spaniards are different
economically and physically from the southern Italians and
Spaniards.
--Mitos Sison, "Geography and Its Influence on Culture
The type of climate a nation has dictates its
people's type of housing, clothes, agriculture,
and industry.
 Because nothing grows in winter, people of temperate
countries have learned to plan ahead and prepare for
winter.
 On the other hand, people in the tropics (like the
Philippines) do not need to worry and plan for winter
since nature is green the entire year.
Even in the Philippines itself, regional differences
can be attributed to geographical and climatic
differences.
Because of the arid and tight land situation in
the Ilocos regions, the Ilocanos have learned to
economize. That is why the Ilocanos have
earned the reputation of being tightwads or the
Filipino Scotchmen.
But…
 the Ilocano migrants to the fertile and wide Cagayan
valley of Northern Luzon seem to behave differently
from their brothers in Ilocos Sur.
 And when Filipinos go abroad, they automatically adapt
from the easy gait under the tropical sun to the fast
walk in winter. Likewise Filipinos abroad tend to unlearn
their Philippine habits and adapt themselves to the new
environment
Since nature is kind to the Filipinos, they have more
leisure time. Thus the real hard working days for the
farmer are in planting and harvesting crops. Between the
two periods, they are more free for other leisurely
occupations.
Work and leisure are blended for the Filipinos partly
because of their climate. However, the same phenomenon
is also reflected in the Philippine social structure.
Social Structure
A mechanic-helper of a yacht belonging to a Filipino multimillionaire
noticed the different treatment he got from western guests and from
Filipino guests. The yacht would regularly have both rich western and
Filipino guests. During the cruises he took it for granted that the
guests must be served as in a hotel, and that he eat with the other
domestic helpers after the guests had eaten. But he was surprised
that the American guests would help themselves in opening the
battles or in serving themselves with the food. Furthermore, he even
got more surprised when the American guests served him with a
drink or a sandwich! He was not used to the equal treatment.
Social Structure
 Philippine society, the social scientists claim, is highly stratified and
hierarchic. A big gap exists between the Big People and Small
People.
 This stratification already existed in pre- colonial Philippines.
 In descending order they were the datu (the ruling class), the
maharlika (the nobility) the timagua (the freemen or common
class), and the alipin (the service, dependent class).
Social Structure
 The carry-over of this stratification is found today in the political
and business datus on top and the alipin in the underpaid domestic
help and tenants at the bottom of the social ladder.
 In this stratified framework, manual work is only for the lower
class whereas the modern datus think it undignified to soil their
hands with manual labor. The class consciousness of the modern
datus is reflected in their style of clothing and in the way of
showing off their wealth. One can sometimes see a domestic
helper with an umbrella following an elderly lady going to church,
fanning her, and taking off her shoes.
 This hierarchy is inherent in the Filipino social system. It is also
visible in the family where siblings are even ranked according to
their age and corresponding dignity.
 Work is closely tied up with the social structure. Those in the
bottom take the hierarchic nature for granted.
 How is the philosophy of work and leisure related to the social
structure? From one viewpoint, the Filipino wants to harmonize the
individual and his reference group or sakop. If there is harmony
between the Big People and the Small People, then the philosophy
of work and leisure should be in this context.
 The social nature of work can also be viewed from the business
angle. A contrast between Filipino and Chinese business
procedures will better illustrate the Filipino concept of work.
Business
Chinese are better
businessmen than
Filipinos
Video
Why?
A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines
thought of the problem for a long time and came
out with the following observations:
A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines thought of the
problem for a long time and came out with the following
observations:
 A poor Chinese immigrant may begin with the buying-and- selling
of empty bottles.
 After he saves more money, he goes as a travelling vendor.
 Later he begins with a small shop or sari- sari store.
 He may sell rice with a minimal gain. Perhaps the profit can be the
empty sack which can be resold for a price.
 Because he sells cheaply, he gets many customers.
A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines thought of the
problem for a long time and came out with the following
observations:
 At the same time he lives and eats with economy.
 After a few years his shop gets bigger.
 He then acquires a small jeep for transporting his business and for
his family.
 Years later he can afford to buy a car as the original shop becomes
a supermarket in the hands of his children.
A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines thought of the
problem for a long time and came out with the following
observations:
 On the other hand (the Chinese priest continues), the Filipino
businessman begins his store with a ningas kogon splurge.
 He puts a big sign on his shop, buys a car.
 Unlike the Chinese, the Filipino is eager to gain and get rich
quickly. So he puts a wide margin of profit, only to find out that he
gets less customers than the Chinese.
 Finally, the Filipino ends as a business failure.
 Perhaps this contrast given by the Chinese priest is rather
sweeping and simplistic. But it has a grain of truth.
 Filipinos grudgingly admit that Chinese are better businessmen for
they have a major control of Philippine commerce. Likewise one
often hears the generalization that Filipinos can spend all their
savings for a big fiesta and suffer debts for the rest of the year.
 This pattern of action seems to indicate that the Filipino is this-
worldly and impatient. He wants to enjoy the present and expects
that tomorrow will take care of itself.
 The hierarchic social structure explains the hierarchic nature of
work. Those in the lower rank take manual work as a part of their
lot, just as a child resignedly accepts his lot of serving his elder
brother. The child also knows that as he grows older, he can expect
the same treatment from his younger siblings. Likewise, as the
Filipino ascends the social ladder, he unconsciously assumes the
role on work which befits his level. This attitude perhaps explains
why Filipinos are education-conscious because a college degree is
considered a key to social mobility.
 Furthermore, the Filipino's this-worldly view on work and leisure
explains his desire for miracles, such as instantly getting rich.
Since the future touches the present in his philosophy of time,
then divine interventions are to be expected.
Conclusion
 In short, how the Filipino looks at work and leisure is quite
different from the western viewpoint.
 While western countries may take pride in their technological
progress, technology also dehumanizes and lessens the capacity of
man to enjoy life. Depersonalized human values are the price tag
for technology, because the latter tries to produce goods the
cheapest way — which means exploiting man. On the other hand,
the average Filipino who is personalistic, has not yet been
victimized by technology. Like Juan Pusong, the average Filipino
seems to enjoy his simple way of living where human values are
stressed.
Conclusion

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Notes on the filipino philosophy of work and leisure

  • 2. Notes on the Filipino Philosophy of Work and Leisure Video 1 Video 2
  • 3. Work and Leisure: Defined Two young dogs in a mock fight growl, wrestle, and slightly bite each other. One observer thinks the two dogs are practicing for future battles. Hence, work.
  • 4. Work and Leisure: Defined Another observer thinks both dogs are having fun in the play of mock fight. Hence, play.
  • 5. Work and Leisure: Defined A third observer thinks the dogs are both working and playing. The intermingling of work and play seems to be a part of Filipino philosophy.
  • 6. Work and Leisure: Defined Work  paid job: paid employment at a job  duties of job: the duties or activities that are part of a job or occupation Leisure  free time: time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities, and therefore is free to engage in enjoyable activities Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • 7. The intermingling of work and leisure depends ultimately on the Filipino's world view. His world view (according to the conclusion of a study) is non-dualistic or — if positively expressed — a philosophy of harmonizing opposites. Non-dualism is a term used to denote affinity, or unity, rather than duality or separateness or multiplicity
  • 8. The Filipino wants to harmonize the object and the subject, while at the same time, holding both as distinct.
  • 9. For instance, the non-dualistic principle appears in the Filipino harmony-with-nature orientation. It leads consequently to a non- linear concept of time, space, causality. The same principle of non- dualism (or of harmony) also explains the Filipino's view on work and leisure.
  • 10. The Filipino's non-dualistic world view may be called "vertical" and the Westerner's world view is "horizontal." Westerners Filipinos
  • 11. In western-oriented factories and other business firms:  The goal is producing more through efficiency.  With technological progress, work becomes more impersonal and man becomes a slave of his machines.  The slogan goes: "Duty before pleasure.“  Leisure is separate from work.
  • 12. Thus, human activity goes the linear progression of "because's." 1. A person goes to school because he wants to find a place in society. 2. He marries because he wants to propagate himself. 3. He works because he wants to earn money to buy his needs. 4. He works harder in order to get a promotion. 5. Finally he retires. Only after retirement is he expected to fully enjoy life.
  • 13. On the other hand, the Filipino blends work with leisure.  planting and harvesting are not purely work, for together with it go singing, drinking, and eating.  For the fishermen who draw their nets, some of their companions roast the catch and drink tuba on the seashore.  Working is more personal, and leisure is a part of it.  Market vendors join work with the leisure of gossip and listening to the radio.
  • 14. Phenomena which Affect the Filipinos’ Philosophy on Work and Leisure Climate Philippine Social Structure Business
  • 16. Because of this oft-repeated accusation from the Spaniards, Jose Rizal (1861—1896) had to refute the charge in his essay, "On the Indolence of the Filipinos.” He has several arguments.  Firstly, to work hard in the hot Philippine climate is unhealthy.  Secondly, the flourishing pre-colonial Filipino industries prove that Filipinos were not lazy. Rather, the Spanish raids and forced labor closed down these industries and Filipinos learned the vice of laziness from their Spanish colonizers.  Thirdly, the Filipinos learned the vice of gambling from the Spaniards. As linguistic proof of this argument, Rizal notes many Spanish gambling terms in Tagalog, whereas non- Spanish terms (such as cockfighting) are few.  Fourthly, the Spaniards kept down Filipinos in the educational ladder, a way of discouraging Filipino ambitions.
  • 17. Because of this oft-repeated accusation from the Spaniards, Jose Rizal (1861—1896) had to refute the charge in his essay, "On the Indolence of the Filipinos.” He has several arguments.  The forced labor {polo and vandala), according to Phelan, "became necessary not because the Filipinos lacked industry but because the Spaniards would not adequately reward them for the toil of their labor.
  • 18. Rizal was not the first to explain Filipino "laziness" in terms of climatic influence.  Aristotle (384—320 B.C.) and several others after him said that people in colder climates work harder than those in mild climates.  This phenomenon is noticeable even within the same nation, that is, between the northerners and the southerners. Northern Germans (Westphalians) are different from southern Germans (Bavarians). Northern Italians and Spaniards are different economically and physically from the southern Italians and Spaniards. --Mitos Sison, "Geography and Its Influence on Culture
  • 19. The type of climate a nation has dictates its people's type of housing, clothes, agriculture, and industry.  Because nothing grows in winter, people of temperate countries have learned to plan ahead and prepare for winter.  On the other hand, people in the tropics (like the Philippines) do not need to worry and plan for winter since nature is green the entire year.
  • 20. Even in the Philippines itself, regional differences can be attributed to geographical and climatic differences. Because of the arid and tight land situation in the Ilocos regions, the Ilocanos have learned to economize. That is why the Ilocanos have earned the reputation of being tightwads or the Filipino Scotchmen.
  • 21. But…  the Ilocano migrants to the fertile and wide Cagayan valley of Northern Luzon seem to behave differently from their brothers in Ilocos Sur.  And when Filipinos go abroad, they automatically adapt from the easy gait under the tropical sun to the fast walk in winter. Likewise Filipinos abroad tend to unlearn their Philippine habits and adapt themselves to the new environment
  • 22. Since nature is kind to the Filipinos, they have more leisure time. Thus the real hard working days for the farmer are in planting and harvesting crops. Between the two periods, they are more free for other leisurely occupations. Work and leisure are blended for the Filipinos partly because of their climate. However, the same phenomenon is also reflected in the Philippine social structure.
  • 23. Social Structure A mechanic-helper of a yacht belonging to a Filipino multimillionaire noticed the different treatment he got from western guests and from Filipino guests. The yacht would regularly have both rich western and Filipino guests. During the cruises he took it for granted that the guests must be served as in a hotel, and that he eat with the other domestic helpers after the guests had eaten. But he was surprised that the American guests would help themselves in opening the battles or in serving themselves with the food. Furthermore, he even got more surprised when the American guests served him with a drink or a sandwich! He was not used to the equal treatment.
  • 24. Social Structure  Philippine society, the social scientists claim, is highly stratified and hierarchic. A big gap exists between the Big People and Small People.  This stratification already existed in pre- colonial Philippines.  In descending order they were the datu (the ruling class), the maharlika (the nobility) the timagua (the freemen or common class), and the alipin (the service, dependent class).
  • 25. Social Structure  The carry-over of this stratification is found today in the political and business datus on top and the alipin in the underpaid domestic help and tenants at the bottom of the social ladder.  In this stratified framework, manual work is only for the lower class whereas the modern datus think it undignified to soil their hands with manual labor. The class consciousness of the modern datus is reflected in their style of clothing and in the way of showing off their wealth. One can sometimes see a domestic helper with an umbrella following an elderly lady going to church, fanning her, and taking off her shoes.  This hierarchy is inherent in the Filipino social system. It is also visible in the family where siblings are even ranked according to their age and corresponding dignity.
  • 26.  Work is closely tied up with the social structure. Those in the bottom take the hierarchic nature for granted.  How is the philosophy of work and leisure related to the social structure? From one viewpoint, the Filipino wants to harmonize the individual and his reference group or sakop. If there is harmony between the Big People and the Small People, then the philosophy of work and leisure should be in this context.  The social nature of work can also be viewed from the business angle. A contrast between Filipino and Chinese business procedures will better illustrate the Filipino concept of work.
  • 28. Why? A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines thought of the problem for a long time and came out with the following observations:
  • 29. A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines thought of the problem for a long time and came out with the following observations:  A poor Chinese immigrant may begin with the buying-and- selling of empty bottles.  After he saves more money, he goes as a travelling vendor.  Later he begins with a small shop or sari- sari store.  He may sell rice with a minimal gain. Perhaps the profit can be the empty sack which can be resold for a price.  Because he sells cheaply, he gets many customers.
  • 30. A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines thought of the problem for a long time and came out with the following observations:  At the same time he lives and eats with economy.  After a few years his shop gets bigger.  He then acquires a small jeep for transporting his business and for his family.  Years later he can afford to buy a car as the original shop becomes a supermarket in the hands of his children.
  • 31. A Chinese priest who studied in the Philippines thought of the problem for a long time and came out with the following observations:  On the other hand (the Chinese priest continues), the Filipino businessman begins his store with a ningas kogon splurge.  He puts a big sign on his shop, buys a car.  Unlike the Chinese, the Filipino is eager to gain and get rich quickly. So he puts a wide margin of profit, only to find out that he gets less customers than the Chinese.  Finally, the Filipino ends as a business failure.
  • 32.  Perhaps this contrast given by the Chinese priest is rather sweeping and simplistic. But it has a grain of truth.  Filipinos grudgingly admit that Chinese are better businessmen for they have a major control of Philippine commerce. Likewise one often hears the generalization that Filipinos can spend all their savings for a big fiesta and suffer debts for the rest of the year.  This pattern of action seems to indicate that the Filipino is this- worldly and impatient. He wants to enjoy the present and expects that tomorrow will take care of itself.
  • 33.  The hierarchic social structure explains the hierarchic nature of work. Those in the lower rank take manual work as a part of their lot, just as a child resignedly accepts his lot of serving his elder brother. The child also knows that as he grows older, he can expect the same treatment from his younger siblings. Likewise, as the Filipino ascends the social ladder, he unconsciously assumes the role on work which befits his level. This attitude perhaps explains why Filipinos are education-conscious because a college degree is considered a key to social mobility.  Furthermore, the Filipino's this-worldly view on work and leisure explains his desire for miracles, such as instantly getting rich. Since the future touches the present in his philosophy of time, then divine interventions are to be expected. Conclusion
  • 34.  In short, how the Filipino looks at work and leisure is quite different from the western viewpoint.  While western countries may take pride in their technological progress, technology also dehumanizes and lessens the capacity of man to enjoy life. Depersonalized human values are the price tag for technology, because the latter tries to produce goods the cheapest way — which means exploiting man. On the other hand, the average Filipino who is personalistic, has not yet been victimized by technology. Like Juan Pusong, the average Filipino seems to enjoy his simple way of living where human values are stressed. Conclusion