Filipino Values and the factors that Influence these Values in the Family

Values are ideals or principles which guide our action of behavior.Filipinos acquire values as the family live together and associate with one another in the performance of the roles.

To the Filipinos, the family does not only include the parents and the children but the Lolas and lolos, and titas, cousins and other relatives. This is due to the fact that Filipinos posses a genuine love and concern for their families as shown in the respect given to older members of the family, the care given to the children and the generosity to other relatives.

The filipinos consider the family as the material and emotional support, the source of one's security and identity. In the family the children learn pakikisama, pagkakaisa and pakikipagkapwa-tao. To them, the family is one's commitment and a responsibility.