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Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa ( Filipino for "For God, People, Nature, and Country" [ 1] or "For the Love of God, People, Nature, and Country" [ 2]) is the national motto of the Philippines. Derived from the last four lines of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag, it was adopted on February 12, 1998, with the ...
The Filipino value system describes "the commonly shared and traditionally established system of values underlying Filipino behavior" within the context of the larger Filipino cultural system. [ 1] These relate to the unique assemblage of consistent ideologies, moral codes, ethical practices, etiquette and personal and cultural values that are ...
Utang na loob (Visayan: utang kabubut-un) is a Filipino cultural trait which, when translated literally, means "a debt of one's inner self ()." [1]Charles Kaut translated the term in 1961 as a "debt of gratitude," [2] [3] while Tomas Andres took his cue from Kaut when he translated it in 1994 as "reciprocity," [3] but Virgilio Enriquez suggests a more accurate translation in combining the ...
The Commission on Population and Development (Filipino: Komisyon sa Populasyon at Pagpapaunlad ), or CPD (formerly known and abbreviated as POPCOM), is a Philippine government agency and the lead policy-making and coordinating organization of the country's population management programs. CPD is an attached agency to the National Economic and ...
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa ( Tagalog for 'National Language Month'), [ 1][ 2] simply known as Buwan ng Wika ('Language Month'), is a month-long annual observance in the Philippines held every August to promote the national language, Filipino. The Commission on the Filipino Language is the lead agency in charge of organizing events in relation to ...
According to the early Spanish missionaries, the Tagalog people believed in a creator-god named Bathala, [ 2] whom they referred to both as maylicha (creator; lit. "actor of creation") and maycapal (lord, or almighty; lit. "actor of power"). Loarca and Chirino reported that in some places, this creator god was called Molaiari (Malyari) or ...
Pakikisama is an abstract psychological concept in Filipino culture that is considered a key value of Filipino society. [1] Pakikisama is translated literally to “get along with,” or to “to go along with” other people. [2] Additionally, the concept of pakikisama is often interpreted as having an interpersonal relationship where people ...
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," [ 2] he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. [ 3] He was recognized as such for his "pioneering use of impressionistic technique" as ...