The Filipino Youth

and Socio-Civic
Engagement
Ma. Angelita Marina K. Roa, MBA
CBMA
August 2020
 Topic Learning Outcomes
• Define and describe the Filipino Youth and
socio civic engagement
• Relate experiences as a Filipino Youth
 Activity

GOOD TRAITS BAD TRAITS

 Values
VALUES:
Any object, activity or frame of mind that a person considers to
be very important to his life.

Comes from the Latin word “valere” which means to measure

the worth of something

Ideas and norms man considers relevant and good

 Filipino Values
Filipinos possess certain values, shared perceptions on what we
hold dear or what we regard as important to us. There are 16
values enshrined in the Preamble:
Unity Work Faith in Almighty God
Truth Freedom Promotion of the common good
Justice Love Respect for law and government
Patriotism Order Concern for the environment
Peace Equality Respect for life
Concern for the family and future generations
 Filipino Values

Other important Filipino Values:

• Maka Dios, Maka Bayan, Maka Tao, Maka Kalikasan

• Family – oriented – where we put our family first in anything
we do, after God
• Delicadeza – inhibiting one’s self from certain activities that
may result in a conflict of interest; having gentleness and
tactfulness or delicacy
• Bayanihan – spirit of communal unity or effort
• Politeness – “mano po”, use of Kuya and Ate, Manong, Mam /
Ser ☺
 Filipino Values

• Hospitality – generous reception and entertainment of

guests or visitors, even strangers; warm welcome; even
abroad
• Resilience despite calamities – we are a happy nation, we
always smile despite calamities
• Resourcefulness and creativity – we know how to find
humor in situations or exhaust all means necessary to reach
a goal
• Regional values – Ex. Ilocanos are known to be stingy or
good with money, Kapampangans are good cooks
 Filipino Values

Filipinos may also have negative traits we are somewhat notorious

for; and other stereotypes

1. Crab mentality – envy, insecurity and pulling other people

down in the hopes of pulling one’s self up
2. Colonial Mentality – when we think that foreign brands are
better than our local brand
3. Ningas Cogon – good at getting things started, no
follow through
4. Manana habit – procrastination
5. “Bahala na” – a feeling of defeat or helplessness, we
let “fate” or “spirits” decide the outcome
 Filipino Values

6. Filipino time – “always late”

7. Mediocrity – “pwede na yan”
8. Subservience – false humility
9. Lack of discipline
10. Being non confrontational, “pakikisama” - to please others,
inability to say “no”
11. “Hiya” in the wrong context – ex. We please others at the our
own expense because of “hiya”
12. Compadre system – to want to have the right connections to
be assured of future help that can lead to the “utang na loob”
syndrome, “ninong”
Can you think of other Filipino traits?
 Activity

1. Self evaluate, describe yourself as a Filipino youth.

2. How would you describe the Filipino Youth of today.
Cite positive and negative traits.
3. If there is one trait of the Filipino Youth that you
want changed, what is it and why?
 YOUTH
• Dictionary: the period between childhood and adult age; teenage years;
between childhood and maturity
• United Nations:
– Youth: age 15 to 24
– Those born 1995 - 2004 – post milenials / Gen Z
– 18% of the global population, 1.2 billion people
– 87% of youth live in developing countries (62% Asia)
• Philippines:
– Youth: age 15 to 30
– 1 out of 6 is a youth
– Legally, youth ends at 21
– 25 million by year 2055
 RA 8044
• The Youth in Nation Building Act: An Act
Creating the National Youth Commission,
Establishing a National Comprehensive and
Coordinated Program on Youth Development,
Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other
Purposes
• Approved Jun 11, 2008
 RA 8044
• SECTION 2. Policy – The State recognizes its responsibility to enable the
youth to fulfill their vital role in nation-building and hereby establishes the
National Comprehensive and Coordinated Program on Youth Development,
creates the structures to implement the same and appropriate adequate
funds to provide support for the program and implementing structures on
a continuing sustained basis.
• The State hereby declares that “Youth” is the critical period in a person’s
growth and development from the onset of adolescence towards the peak
of mature, self-reliant and responsible adulthood comprising the
considerable sector of the population from the age of fifteen (15) to thirty
(30) years.
 RA 8044
• The State further declares the National Comprehensive
and Coordinated Program on Youth Development shall
be based on the following principles:
• Promotion and protection of the physical, moral,
spiritual, intellectual and social well-being of the youth
to the end that the youth realize their potential for
improving the quality of life;
• Inculcation in the youth of patriotism, nationalism and
other basic desirable values to infuse in them faith in
the Creator, belief in the sanctity of life and dignity of
the human person, conviction for the strength and
unity of the family and adherence to truth and justice;
 RA 8044
• Encouragement of youth involvement in character-
building and development activities for civic-efficiency,
stewardship of natural resources, agricultural and
industrial productivity, and an understanding of world
economic commitments on tariffs an trade and
participation in structures for policy-making and
program implementation to reduce the incidence of
poverty and accelerate socio-economic development;
and
• Mobilization of youth’s abilities, talents and skills and
redirecting their creativity, inventive genius and
wellspring of enthusiasm and hope for the freedom of
our people from fear, hunger and injustice.
 YOUTH – Challenges
• Nearly 75 million youth are unemployed around the world
since 2007 and by 2016, youth unemployment rate remains
the same high level
• Youth unemployment rate overshadows global
unemployment rate: approx 13% vs 5%
• One in every 10 Filipinos aged between 6 and 24 years is an
out-of-school child/youth, according to a 2016 survey by the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
• Of the 3.8 million out of school youths (OSCYs), 87.3 percent
were 16 to 24 years old
• Survey results show that marriage or family matters was the
main reason (42.3%) for dropping out of school, followed by
high cost of education/financial concern (20.2%).
 YOUTH - Challenges

WHAT ARE THE CURRENT CHALLENGES OR

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE YOUTH?
• School responsibilities – be thankful you are in school!
• Responsibilities at home
• There are working students, student – parents,
students who take on the responsibilities of parents
• Friends and peer pressure
• Social and personal relationships
• Extra – curricular activities
 YOUTH - Challenges

• Aside from all the challenges mentioned,

youth today have other priorities that may
hinder them to becoming the leaders that
they want to be:
Managing time because of so much
distractions:
 The Filipino Youth
• Diverse!
• Do you still consider education as something
important or a life necessity?
• Are you involved in any activities outside school
where you are able to contribute to society?
• What is the lifestyle of the youth today?
• Do you still engage in face to face interaction with
friends?
• What are your stresses in life?
• Socially aware?
• Cares for others?
• What is the situation of out youth today?
• UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutierres says he
believes in the power of young people. Peace,
economic dynamism, social justice, tolerance, all
these and more depend on tapping into the
potential of youth.
Question:
What new challenges do the Filipino Youth face
these days?
 Socio – Civic Engagement
Definition: Socio – Civic or social – civic
Social – relating to society, community vs individual
Civic – relating to or belonging to a city or citizenship,
community
Civic Duty - one’s sense of responsibility to be a good
citizen, to feel responsible towards not just one’s self but
also for others, selflessness
Socio – civic activities - initiatives that aim to build,
enhance, help or support others and maintain relationship
through performance of these activities.
 Socio – Civic Engagement
Examples:
Nature – related: Tree planting / tree growing; plastic
recycling efforts; “reuse, reduce, recycle”; being
conscientious of the environment through pollution
reduction
Caring for people: feeding program, visiting an
orphanage or a home for the aged; outreach programs to
help the poor and disenfranchised
Joining NGO programs or Non Government Organizations
with various / specific advocacies
 Examples of NGOs
NGOs are non – profit organizations that operate
independently of government to deliver services with
social or political purpose. Can be local or international or
worldwide.
1.Rotary Club
2.Red Cross / Red Crescent
3.Doctors Without Borders
4.Habitat for Humanity
5.UNICEF
6.Amnesty International
 Examples of NGOs
7.Gawad Kalinga
8.Kiwanis
9.Philippine Jaycees
10.Corporate Foundations: Ayala, San Miguel, ABS CBN
11.Habitat for Humanity
12.UNICEF
13.Amnesty International
14.Various Charities
15.Schools
16.Churches
17.Many more
Socio – Civic Engagement and NSTP
• When participating in these socio – civic
engagements, you are BEING SELFLESS.
• THE DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS IS WHAT MAKES
THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN
• But it is not as easy as signing up – a person
has to be prepared and should have the right
foundation / know the fundamentals before
proceeding.
• NSTP will equip and prepare you for this.
 Guide Questions
• Cite examples of positive Filipino Traits.
• Cite examples of negative Filipino Traits.
• What are values?
• According to UN, what age group belongs to
“youth?”
• What are common examples of challenges of
Filipino Youth?
• Cite examples of Socio – Civic Engagements.
• Why do you think the youth is critical in nation
building?
Thank You!