This document outlines 6 key Filipino cultural values: utang-na-loob (debt of gratitude), hiya (shame), pakikisama (social acceptance), bahala na (fatalism), authoritarianism, and amor-propio (self-esteem). It provides definitions and examples for each value, explaining that utang-na-loob creates an obligation to repay favors but can become a burden, hiya relates to shame around reciprocation of favors, pakikisama emphasizes belonging and loyalty, and bahala na rests on fate taking care of outcomes. It also notes Filipinos' dependence on authority figures and their highly emotional protection of honor and dignity.

1. THE FILIPINO CULTURAL VALUES

2. 6 Filipino Cultural Values
 Utang-na-loob (Debt of Gratitude)
 Hiya
 Pakikisama
 Bahala na
 Authoritarianism
 Amor-propio

3. Utang-na-loob (Debt of Gratitude)
 Is an obligation to repay a
person from whom one
has received a favor.
 When abused, utang-na-
loob becomes burden, as
it makes as a person
beholden to his debtor,
and a hindrance to
freedom of decision.

4. Hiya
 There are various
connotation of hiya: In
relation to utang-na-
loob, when an
individual cannot
reciprocate the favor
done to him, or the
repayment seems not
acceptable to the one
who gave the favor.

5. Pakikisama
 This is closely
related to utang-na-
loob. It is the value
of belongingness
and loyalty to the
small in-group with
sensitivity to the
feelings of others on
the principle of
“good and take”.

6. Bahala na
 A common
expression among
Filipnos. It rest on
the “spirits” who will
take care of
everything if they
are really meant for
a person.

7. Expressions that reflect bahala na:
 Iginuhit ng tadhana(decried by
fate)
 Malas(bad luck )
 Swerte(good luck )
 Tsamba(undeserved success
brought about by luck)
 In every positive way bahala is
what makes people move, take
risk and god plan the future
(Panopio & Rolanda, 2000).

8. Authoritarianism
 It is dependence of
Filipinos in a
paternalistic rather
than in a stern way
upon the elders of the
family, upon their boss,
if employed, and upon
people authority as
their father figure.

9. Amor-propio(self esteem)
 It is the individual’s highly
emotional reaction to
protect his honor and
dignity when there are
threatened or question
and to retaliate.
 Common forms of amor-
propio are “hele-hele bago
quire,” or “pakipot” which
shows as the outset a
person initially refusing an
offer even if he really wants
very much to accept it.

10. Other Filipino Cultural Values
Bayanihan
Religious

11. Hospitality
Respect
for elders