Educated Filipino? (Francisco Benitez) (From an address before the General Assembly of the University of the Philippines‚ 1923.) The educated Filipino should‚ first‚ be distinguished by the power to do. The Oriental excels in reflective thinking: he is a philosopher. The Occidental is a doer; he manages things‚ men and affairs. The Filipino of today needs more of this power to translate reflection into action. I believe we are coming more and more to the conviction that no Filipino has the right
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What is an Educated Filipino? -Francisco Benitez 1 What is an educated Filipino and what qualities should distinguish him today? The conception of education and of what an educated man is varied in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life‚ what are the qualities which an educated man should possess? Alterations in Our Social Life Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during
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the town for their victorious battle for their just demand to education and their battle to stop slavery to the friars. He also emphasized the obligations and roles of the Filipino mothers to their children; he compared the Filipino women to the Spartan women as role model. Rizal concluded his letter by encouraging the Filipino women to "Let us‚ therefore‚ reflect; let us consider our situation and see how we stand…. May your desire to educate yourself be crowned with success”. The part which
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Philosophy of Filipino Culture May 20‚ 2010 Crossing Cultures: A Philosophical Reflection on Filipino Culture and Cultural Transition Experienced by Third Culture Kids Oh it’s a mystery to me. We have a greed‚ with which we have agreed... and you think you have to want more than you need... until you have it all‚ you won’t be free. Society‚ you’re a crazy breed. I hope you’re not lonely‚ without me. - Eddie Vedder (Society) In a world that is becoming increasingly smaller
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alcohol. Alarmingly‚ in Southeast Asia‚ Filipinos were found to be the second highest consumers of alcohol‚ second only to the Indonesians. In the study‚ beer appears to be the favorite drink of Filipinos due‚ principally to its affordability compared to hard drinks. Based on the latest available data‚ however‚ Filipinos are seen as the No. 1 wine drinkers in the whole of the Asian region. The prevalent rate of alcohol consumption is estimated at 5 million Filipino drinkers in a population of 90 million
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Research Paper Presented to the College of Arts Department In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course English Presented To Sir. Joel E. Payapa‚ Ed.D Presented By Cercado‚ Joshua Kim... Premium | 8147 Words | 19 Pages Imu Brouchure 1. About the University Indian Maritime University was established through an Act of Parliament on 14.11.2008 as central university is poised to play a key role in the development of required human resource for the maritime sector. The Indian Maritime University
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Freedom 4. Magalat’s Revolt‚ Cagayan (1596) led by Magalat‚ a Filipino rebel from Cagayan. He had been arrested in Manila for inciting rebellion against the Spanish. He was later released after some urging by some Dominican priests‚ and returned to Cagayan. Together with his brother‚ he urged the entire country to revolt.The Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Tello de Guzmán sent Pedro de Chaves from Manila with Spanish and Filipino colonial troops. They fought successfully against the rebels‚
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Good morning to all of you. It is a rare pleasure for me to be here in such company to share my own profound insights about a topic that‚ in the light of close scrutiny‚ may as well define our future as a nation. But let me not bore you with such technicalities as an analysis of a cataract several times remove‚ yet persistent as the barnacles on a ship’s hull. Rather‚ permit me to begin with a story‚ one in which all of us might have been a part of at one time or another. A story quite common
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| INDOLENCE OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE Doctor Sancianco‚ in his Progreso de Filipinas‚ (1)‚ has taken up this question‚ agitated‚ as he calls it‚ and‚ relying upon facts and reports furnished by the very same Spanish authorities that rule the Philippines‚ has demonstrated that such indolence does not exist‚ and that all said about it does not deserve reply or even passing notice. Nevertheless‚ as discussion of it has been continued‚ not only by government employees who make it responsible for their
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Rethinking Filipino values Enriquez was critical of this approach to the study of Filipino values. He encouraged Filipino scholars to take a second look at these values using a Filipino orientation. Social scientists such as Lagmay‚ Salazar‚ and Bonifacio took up the challenge in their own research. Let us examine three of these ‘‘Filipino values’’ from the exogenous and indigenous perspectives. 54 Rogelia Pe-Pua and Elizabeth Protacio-Marcelino ß Blackwell Publishers Ltd with the Asian Association
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