Political self

Question 1

home environment

Answer 1

Filipino children are taught to value family and give it primary importance.

Question 2

characterized by depending on one another to survive. This dependence on relationships and the struggle for survival to make Filipino group-oriented.

Answer 2

social environment,

Question 3

depicts openness to foreign elements with no basic consciousness of our cultural core.

Answer 3

culture and language

Question 4

regarded as the culprit behind our colonial mentality. Filipino are of no help in setting an example of overcoming colonial mentality because they are even more westernized in their ways.

Answer 4

History

Question 5

Education system

Answer 5

also instrumental in molding the strengths and weaknesses of the Filipino character. Early on children learn that well behaved and obedient students are praised and rewarded.

Question 6

taught us optimism and resilience, however it also instilled us a fatalistic attitude.

Answer 6

Religion

Question 7

hard life drove Filipinos to work hard and take risks, such as leaving our families to work abroad.

Answer 7

economic environment

Question 8

political enviroment

Answer 8

…. government structures and systems are fraught with problems. For instance, the fact that political power is mainly in the hands of the elite, and the absence of a strong government presence enhances the Filipino’s already extreme family centeredness.

Question 9

emphasis on the superiority of an imported brand or product through mass media is in fact, part of Filipino’s daily lifestyle.

Answer 9

mass media

Question 10

Any person with authority is looked up to.

Answer 10

leaders and role models

Question 11

Pakikipagkapwa-tao

Answer 11

openness, helpfulness and generosity; the practice of bayanihan or mutual assistance; Hospitality

Question 12

family orientation

Answer 12

a sense of belongingness and security.

Question 13

being cheerful and fun loving; Our various fiestas and social gatherings demonstrate the Filipino joy and humor.

Answer 13

Joy and humor

Question 14

reasons many Filipinos thrive in various parts of the world.

Answer 14

Flexibility, adaptability and creativity

Question 15

this trait is most noticeable in our willingness to take risks and work in our countries. This also related to our bahala na mindset; Kickstarteror pampa-lakas ng loob.

Answer 15

Hardwork and industry

Question 16

Filipinos also value faith and religiosity.

Answer 16

Faith and religiosity

Question 17

“matutong mamaluktot habang maikli ang kumot”

Answer 17

Ability to survive

Question 18

The palakasan system; is another element that has led to the prevalence of graft and corruption in the country.

Answer 18

extreme personalism

Question 19

the family may be the source of strength for Filipinos.

Answer 19

Extreme family-centeredness,

Question 20

ningas-cogon, projects start out with full enthusiasm and interest but sooner has it started that the enthusiasm and interest dies down.

Answer 20

Lack of discipline

Question 21

Passivity and lack of initiative

Answer 21

Filipinos have a very high respect for authority. For instance there is a strong reliance on leaders and the government to solve the nation’s problem, but ordinarily, Filipinos do not feel the need to initiate or contribute to the solution.

Question 22

Filipinos love anything foreign. Foreign elements are adapted and incorporated into our image, and in process, we are also losing our cultural diversity.

Answer 22

Colonial mentality

Question 23

s related to the Filipino traits of extreme personalism and extreme family centerdness; Personal and in-group interests are supreme, and the drive to fulfil these interests is completely insensitive to the common good.

Answer 23

Kanya-kanya syndrome

Question 24

Lack of self-analysis and self-reflection

Answer 24

the expression that Filipinos are “madaling makalimot” or have a short memory; We easily forget the mistakes we have made; hence, we make the same mistakes again.

Question 25

democracy

Answer 25

government in which the supreme power is vested in and exercised by the people directly or indirectly through a system of representation, usually involving periodically held free elections.

Question 26

Establishing democratic culture

Answer 26

1. Democracy helps prevent cruel and vicious autocrats from ruling. 2. It fosters human development (i.e health, education, personal income, and any other indicators) more fully than do other forms of government.
   Democratic societies provide people the maximum opportunity to take moral responsibility for their choices and decisions. 5. Democratic societies offer a relatively high chance of political equality.