NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM
CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SERVICE:
Values Development
for
Citizenship
WMSU Training
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
OBJECTIVES:
1. Define and Expound on the nature and
Philosophical values of being a Filipino.
2. Cite popular Filipino values of good citizenship
3. Integrate culture of peace through service; and
4. Relate the concepts discussed to real life
situations.
Love for god
Culture
Love for
country of Love for the
environment
peace
Love for
fellowmen
The Preamble
‘’ We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the
aid of almighty god, in order to build a just and
humane society and establish a government that
shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote
the common good, conserve and develop our
patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our
posterity the blessings of independence and
democracy under the rule of law and a regime of
truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace,
do ordain and promulgate this constitution. ‘’
Philosophy of Values
Understanding the philosophy of human values
is necessary in understanding Filipino values such
as family closeness and solidarity (pagkamalapit at
pagkakaisa ng pamilya), politeness (pagkamagalang
through the use of PO or HO), hospitality, and
gratitude (utang na loob).
Values are both subjective and objective. They
involve a subject or person who values (e.g., a
young girl) and an object or value to be realized
(e.g., pagkamahinhin). Justice is objective because it
is a value that should be realized by all.
Filipino Values
Filipino values system arises from our
culture or way of life, our distinctive way of
becoming human in this particular place and
time. We speak of Filipino values in a
fourfold sense.
Good Citizenship Values
1. Love for God or Pagkamaka-Diyos
2. Love for fellowmen or Pagkamaka-tao
3. Love for country or Pagkamaka-bayan
4. Love for the environment or Pagka-makalikasan
PAGKAMAKA-DIYOS
The Philippines is the only Christian nation in
Asia, our population being predominantly catholic.
Therefore, religiousness is a prime Filipino value.
Faith is the deeply rooted submission to a
divine creator and believing in his authority over all
creations. It is also putting oneself in the hands of
the divine authority which is an expression of faith
in and unconditional love for god.
Pagkamaka-Tao
• St. Paul defines love in a different way:
love is patient; it never fails; it is eternal.
There are faith, hope, and love and the
greatest of these is love. It illustrates the
real essence of love which strengthens the
foundation of the family and other social
groupings. It is the strongest force within
the human community. It deeper meaning
to the purpose of human existence.
Pagkamaka-Bayan
Progressive countries are able to attain their
economic goals because the people have
trust and confidence in their governments
and are actively supporting their policies and
programs. These governments, in turn,
reciprocate their people’s support with
honest, sound, and dynamic governance.
Pagkamaka-kalikasan
Environment refers to everything that
surrounds us from the natural world to the
man-made physical structures. Human
interventions are important to derive the full
benefits from natural resources, but such
interventions have at times gone beyond the
limits of the domain reserved for human
utilization.
Roots of the Filipino Character
1. The family and Home Environment
2. The Social Environment
3. Culture and language
4. History
5. The Educational System
6. Religion
7. The Economic Environment
8. The Political Environment
9. Mass Media
10. Leadership and Role Models
Nationalism and Patriotism
• the term nationalism is generally used to
describe two things. The first is the attitude of
the members of a nation which includes the
concepts of national identity, origin, ethnicity,
cultural ties. The second is the action that the
members of a nation take when seeking to
achieve or sustain full statehood with
complete authority over domestic and
international affairs. Patriotism is love of
devotion to one’s country.
DEVELOPMENT of Nationalism and
Patriotism in the Philippines.
The government constitutes all non-political and
political personnel in the service of the country. They
range from the president to the last civil servant.
Philippine nationalism witnessed an upsurge of
patriotic sentiments and nationalistic ideals. The term
Filipino originally referred to Spaniards born in the
Philippines and not the native inhabitants. But certain
events finally led to the development of native
patriotism and transcended the cultural and
geographical boundaries that had been barriers to the
unification of the inhabitants of the archipelago.
1. Do you know where are you going?
2. Do you have peace of mind as of the moment?
3. Where do you see yourself years from now?
4. How do you influence your peers and community to
promote a culture of peace through service?
A personal development plan will help you
figure that out and help you get there.
Wells (2012), in his book seven simple
steps-life transformation guide, states that
success requires an articulated goal. It is not
a product of wishful thinking. Purpose will
set the context and get you thinking about
your life and what is important to you.
Prepare your own personal development plan. Be guided by these
components suggested by Wells.
1. YOUR TRUE SELF-begin with some introspection to help you
define your values, your patterns, and your beliefs.
2. MAKE IT PERSONAL- understand success and achievement,
and what it means to you and to others.
3. KNOW YOUR OUTCOME-set your goals and how to achieve
them. This section is really about knowing where you’re going.
4. DESIGN SUCCESS- lay out your ‘’success blueprint’’. If the prior
section covers where you’re going, this is about how you’ll get
there.
5. HARNESS THE POWER- determine to make your plans a reality.
In order to succeed, you need more than a plan; that plan needs
to be executed.
6. ACCEPT SUCCESS- establish a mindset to succeed in bringing
your desired outcomes to fruition.
7. LIFE IS CIRCULAR-look forward to the future, and move on
beyond the completion of your plan.
CONCLUSION
A value literally means the worth or
importance of a particular thing. Some things have
greater value than others. Things with greater
value are more preferred and sought out by
individuals. They serve as a basis for decision-
making since people normally choose those which
will bring them happiness and contentment both
intrinsically and extrinsically. Happiness is the end
point of every human action. This desire for
happiness helps create the picture of what we
really need or want to have or experience. In the
process, we are able to identify the things which
we value most.
