...Heritage Assessment Paper Michelle U. Ghitkammanee Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V March 8, 2015 Maintaining, Protecting and Restoring Health among Filipino American Culture The health maintenance among the Filipino Americans characterized by bodily awareness of the sign and symptoms related to their chronic illnesses. Three major chronic illnesses that the majority of the Filipino Americans have are diabetes, hypertension and cerebrovascular accident or stroke. Diet posed a significant challenge because Filipino Americans believed that the importance of food maintains social relationships and camaraderie. Food is important to Filipino culture it symbolizes sharing and blessings to the family. In the Filipino American Culture the importance of balance or “timbang” is a centralized concept of health and balance is desired in all social relationships. Filipino Americans affirms that being healthy shows the balance in the body and being ill is the result of imbalances in the body. Filipino Americans have a strong belief that health and illness are interrelated with social affairs. Health, happiness and sociality are all linked together to build up wellness. Filipino Americans that were interviewed states that imbalances of the body due to being worried and overworked are also seen in building up stress that causes illnesses. Filipino Americans are closed knit family ties. Expressive in nature, they expressed the sense of responsibility for maintaining good health was for the...
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...first enshrined, to St. John the Baptist Church in Quiapo, Manila, on Jan. 9, 1787. The original statue, which shows a dark-colored Christ bent under the weight of a heavy cross, was made by an unknown Mexican sculptor. It was brought to the country by Recollect friars in 1607 and was said to have survived a fire while aboard the ship. The image was charred but was preserved, which explains its color. Filipino Catholic devotees have attributed miracles and answered prayers to the Black Nazarene. Among these is the reported cleaning up of a clogged artery of a radio operator in his 60s. This reportedly happened after he prayed to the Black Nazarene on being told he had to undergo a hugely expensive bypass surgery. Devotion to the Black Nazarene was encouraged by Pope Innocent X, who issued a papal bull establishing the Confradia de Jesus Nazareno in 1650. In the 19th century, Pope Pius VII granted indulgence to people who prayed devoutly to the Black Nazarene. There are two images of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, both hybrids of the original and the replica created by Filipino sculptor Gener Manlaqui. The one paraded every Jan. 9 has the head of the replica and the body of the original, encased in stainless steel to protect it from damage. During the procession, the image is placed in a carroza pulled by two 50-meter-long ropes and is brought to various barangays (villages) in the Quiapo district. Police estimated that up to 8 million people joined the procession last year...
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...encounter in life. Family is the basic unit of the society, our first school, our first teacher where in we obtained the foundation of our learning. At our early age, our parents never taught us the figures of speech or even idioms; they never tell us the law of gravity or even the logic behind of the law of supply and demand; they did not teach us to find the x and y in math. Instead, the first thing they taught us is how to pray, kissing the hand of elders (Pagmamano) which is sign of being respectful and how to be good with others through giving (generosity). The family is the place where we can have the best learning and that is being a good person. Besides the family, the school is another social unit that gives values education among children. Parents entrust their children to the school to perform significant tasks of developing children's potential to prepare them for active participation in the future. The teacher is the most important element in the educational success of the child in school. But as the child grows in all aspects, changes occur and the best values learned from home slowly fades away and some being neglected. This is due to some factors brought about by the fast changing world. When we develop the moral values of students, we teach them moral intelligence. Moral intelligence is the capacity to understand right from wrong; it means to have strong ethical convictions and to act on them so that one behaves in the right...
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...was a young Roman Catholic Filipino sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with Spanish Jesuit missionary Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom on Guam for their missionary work in 1672. Calungsod was beatified on March 5, 2000 by Blessed Pope John Paul II. On February 18, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially announced at Saint Peter’s Basilica that Calungsod will be canonised on October 21, 2012. Pedro was just one of the boy catechists who went with San Vitores from the Philippines to the Ladrones Islands in the western North Pacific Ocean in 1668 to evangelize the Chamorros. In that century, the Jesuits in the Philippines used to train and employ young boys as competent catechists and versatile assistants in their missions. The Ladrones at that time was part of the old Diocese of Cebu. Life in the Ladrones was hard. The provisions for the Mission did not arrive regularly; the jungles were too thick to cross; the cliffs were very stiff to climb, and the islands were frequently visited by devastating typhoons. Despite the hardships, the missionaries persevered, and the Mission was blessed with many conversions. The first mission residence and church were built in the town of Hagåtña in the island of Guam. At this time, Spanish missionaries were actively converting Chamorros to Roman Catholicism. Very soon, a Chinese quack, named Choco, envious of the prestige that the missionaries were gaining among the Chamorros, started to spread...
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...Set of Reflections on Filipino Culture, Nationalism, Economic Development, and Philippine Politics and Democracy By: Virgilio Angelo G. Gener A Review and an Overview – the Introduction As I begin to think on what I will write on my reflections on the significant lessons and insights that I have distilled in my readings for the past two months, I remember that American journalist and essayist Henry Louis “H.L.” Mencken once opined that: “A Historian by his nature, is an unsuccessful novelist.” If there is a commonality that I have noticed in the methodology of writing of the scholarly articles that I have read, it is the fact that majority of them was written in a narrative and historical standpoint. Thus, when I was brainstorming prior to the completion and formal writing of this essay, I deemed it necessary that the methodology or mode of presentation of my reflective essay should complement the style of writing the journal articles were presented. This was one of the things that I had in mind and served as my setback in finally commencing the writing of my reflective essay. The past two months of attending classes and racing through the pages of the assigned readings were, in my own personal opinion, a review of history as well as an overview of the opinions of scholars on certain social aspects, whether they be on the past, present, or the uncertain future of the Philippines. It is a review, since most of the readings discussed matters and happenings that were...
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...A MORAL RECOVERY PROGRAM: BUILDING A PEOPLE--BUILDING A NATION PATRICIA LICUANAN The events at EDSA in February 1986 not only ousted a dictator, but also demonstrated to the world and to ourselves our great strengths as a people. At EDSA we saw courage, determination and strength of purpose; we saw unity and concern for one another; we saw deep faith in God; and even in the grimmest moments, there was some laughter and humor. We were proud of ourselves at EDSA and we expected great changes after our moment of glory. Today, sometime after, we realize that most of our problems as a nation still remain. We may have ousted a dictator, but that was the easy part. The task of building a nation is so much more difficult. Now, with EDSA only an inspiring memory, we are faced with our weaknesses. Self-interest and disregard for the common good rears its ugly head. We are confronted with our lack of discipline and rigor, our colonial mentality, and our emphasis on porma (form). Despite our great display of people's power, now we are passive once more, expecting our leaders to take all responsibility for solving our many problems. The task of building our nation is an awesome one. There is need for economic recovery. There is need to re-establish democratic institutions and to achieve the goals of peace and genuine social justice. Along with these goals, there is a need as well to build ourselves as a people. There is need to change structures and to change people. Building...
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...Philippine situation today. Questions such as "what's wrong, what's right with the Filipino?" have set many Filipino minds upon some deep and not-so-deep soul-searching and brainstorming. Is American democracy fit for the Philippines? Is Catholicism brought by Spain partly responsible for the failure of the country to become another economic "tiger" of Asia? The questions have not been answered with finality, although short-term and medium-term responses have been proposed and realized. Many seem to agree, however, that the root of the crisis facing the Filipinos in the past two or three decades is moral in nature. This calls for a long process of social transformation, of value recovery, formation, or transformation as the case may be. Education plays a crucial part in this process, and indeed teachers in both the private and public sectors , since the People Power Revolution of 1986, have responded to this call by introducing reforms in curriculum, content, style, and even mission statements. Such groups and institutions as The Association of Philippine Colleges of Arts and Sciences (APCAS), The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), not to mention The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), have produced various programs for value education. The Senate passed a resolution, calling for a task force that would inquire into the "strengths and weaknesses of the Filipino with a view to solving the social ills and strengthening the nation's moral fiber"...
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...beginning of the twentieth century as part of the broad nationalist struggle against Spanish colonialism and American imperialism. It traces its origin from the struggle of the Filipino clergy against racial discrimination and friar domination within the Roman Church in the 19th century, which, consequently, transformed into a nationalist crusade for the absolute Filipinization of the Church in the twilight years of the 20th century. Fr. Gregorio Aglipay played an important role in the revolutionary war to overthrow Spanish rule and in the struggle for the Filipinization of the Church. In his capacity as Military Vicar of the Revolutionary Government, he gathered Filipino priests to a special meeting on October 1898 to lay down the organizational foundation of the Filipino Church. The formal institution of the Philippine Church was however prevented by the intrusion of the United States of America in the course of the revolutionary war against Spain. Iglesia Filipina Independiente, also known as the Philippine Independent Catholic Church) is a Christian Protestant denomination of the catholic tradition in the form of a national church in the Philippines. Its separation from the Catholic Church was proclaimed in 1902 by the members of the Union Obrera Democratica Filipinadue to the alleged mistreatment of Filipinos by Spanish priests in the Philippines and the government execution of nationalist Jose Rizal. Isabelo de los Reyes was one of the initiators of the separation, and suggested...
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...follows the rules of God and he is very devoted.. he has most of all of the values of a real pope.. thus he became one.. he became Pope Francis or Papa Francisco.. He is different among the rest.. he loves us us almost as nearly as he loves God.. he cares for us.. and he treats us no differently.. he treats us all equally. 2. a.) I can compare Kristel, a modern Filipino hero, to Pope Francis … she is a young lady that chose to serve people.. and help them.. like when she went to Tacloban because of bagyong Yolanda.. she helped the people and gave them relief goods.. she is a kind-hearted person that cares deeply for other. Even when she was still young she already cared.. and even gave her tuition fee up.. to buy things for others.. like pope Francis they both chose the path to help others.. they both care... and they both helped us all.. and despite both of their parents working abroad they still made it. b.) I can compare Dr. Edgardo, a modern Filipino hero, to pope Francis... he is a smart scientist and professor.. he helped hes two young students.. and helped them.. they stopped the dynamite fishing.. and helped make the world a little bit better.. for all... like pope Francis.. he helped make the world a better place... also both of them are very bright.. c.) I can compare Joey, a modern Filipino hero, to pope Francis... he is an inspired painter or artist.. he painted a portrait of Jesus with children that are rich... rich in love and because they are with Jesus. He helped...
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...Muslims in the Philippines: The Mindanao Conflict The Philippines is composed of over seven thousand islands and islets and is the only Christian majority nation in Southeast Asia. Of these islands, Mindanao makes up one-third of the island of the Philippines and is home to twenty one million residents who represent a quarter of the Filipino population. For decades, Mindanao has experienced ethno religious conflict. The Mindanao conflict between the Muslims of the Philippines and the Christian Filipino government dates back over forty years. The Muslims believe that they have never been a part of the Philippines and that the struggle today can be related back to the war of independence from Spanish and then American rule. On the other side, the Filipino government argues that the Muslims have to obtain land that is in accordance with the law and is accepted by the community. This disagreement has been the underlying conflict between the state and the Muslim community. Among the reasons for conflict in Mindanao today, religious beliefs best represent why problems arose, not merely because it was the underlying factor for years, but because of its impact on all aspects of culture: its affect on the comminutes identity, the political roles, and the nationality of the region. The conflict in Mindanao began in the late sixteenth century when the Philippines were colonized by Spain. This colonial rule influenced the ethnic and religious structure of the Philippines, in huge part...
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...newspapers in English were stopped by the Japanese. This had an advantageous effect on Filipino Literature, which experienced renewed attention because writers in English turned to writing in Filipino. Juan Laya, who uses to write in English, turned to Filipino because of the strict prohibitions of the Japanese regarding any writing in English. The weekly LIWAYWAY was placed under strict surveillance until it was managed by Japanese named Ishiwara. In other words, Filipino literature was given a break during this period. Many wrote plays, poems, short stories, etc. Topics and themes were often about life in the provinces. A. FILIPINO POETRY DURING THIS PERIOD The common theme of most poems during the Japanese occupation was nationalism, country, love, and life in the barrios, faith, religion and the arts. Three types of poems emerged during this period. They were: 1. Haiku –a poem of free verse that the Japanese like. It was made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines. The first line had 5 syllables, the second, 7 syllables, and the third, five. The Haiku is allegorical in meaning, is short and covers a wide scope in meaning. 2. Tanaga –like the Haiku, is short but it had measure and rhyme. Each line had 17 syllables and it’s also allegorical in meaning. 3. Karaniwang Anyo (Usual Form) –like those mentioned earlier in the beginning chapters of this book. B. FILIPINO DRAMA DURING THE JAPANESE PERIOD Many of the plays were reproductions of English plays...
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...Guevara y Mendoza speaks his personal experiences and resulting opinions in History of One of the Initiators of the Filipino Revolution of his fight alongside fellow Filipino revolutionaries for independence against Spanish rule. Mendoza’s military pursuits and motivational contributions as a soldier and organizer in the Filipino Revolution help to demonstrate the ultimate transformation of the Philippines and its sense of national identity. Although Spain made its positive socio-economic influences such as promoting Roman Catholic religion, improving economic development, and organizing rule, Mendoza’s journey with the growing organization and bonding culture of the Filipino country and community to fight for independence prove that the journey of the Filipino Revolution still brought this greater transformation of national identity in Philippine history. With issues such as continued control by the US and gaining no initial recognition from the Spanish and the US after the Philippine Declaration of Independence, the immediate aftermath of the Revolution may not have necessarily correspond to their desired goals of establishing independence as a nation. However, the path towards the end of the Revolution in 1898 in essence demonstrates the main focus – the turning point of developing more national sense of pride in being a Filipino. Before this phase of Filipino revolution and nationalism development, which can be primarily dated as 1892 to 1898, the Philippines actually...
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...…………………………………………………………………………..7 INTRODUCTION In has been a national debate in the Philippines whether or not the government should approve the RH bill which aims to ensure a universal access to all the methods and facts about birth control as well as maternal awareness. Aside from this bill that Senator Meriam Defensor Santiago have made there is another bill that shares the same goal and was proposed by Albay’s 1st district Representative Edcel Lagman which is the House Bill No. 4244 also known as the Providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health, and Population and Development, and For Other Purposes. One of the major reasons why the bill is not yet implemented in the country is because of the Filipino taxpayers and the private sector that will get affected. They will be one of the sources for funds on this...
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...Unfortunately, his salary as a government officer is not enough to make ends meet. And because he is working under a corrupt mayor (Tessie Tomas), the temptation to become a corrupt government official are always there. One day, due to the financial needs of his family and his brother who suffers from health problem, the father succumbs to temptation and commits a corrupt act. What Joselito does not know is he has been setup by a reporter who is investigating corrupt practices inside his office department. He is later sacked and jobless, not knowing the reporter is actually investigating the corrupt practices of the mayor.” That is the synopsis of the movie. An inspiring film, Padre de Pamilya is a story about the Mirasol family who has strong faith as good Catholic Christians. Joselito Mirasol, the father, wishes to give his family all their needs. With meager income as government personnel, his salary is not enough. Temptation is always near Joselito because he is working under a corrupt official, the mayor. Due to financial needs, while his brother suffers from health problem and his eldest son needs new computer set for studies, Joselito is tempted to do the corrupt act. But he does not know that he has been setup by a reporter who investigates corrupt practices. Joselito unfortunately was discharged from work. Going out from job, with him is an evidence of the mayor’s illegal practices. Edu, his eldest son finds a way to unveil corrupt acts of the mayor not until his father told...
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...Early Filipinos Early Filipinos were not in their feastings to eat and drink to excess, although they certainly drank a great deal more than they ate. On such occasions their doors were open to all who wished to come and drink with them. No matter how drunk he departs from a feast or how late at night, ever failed to find his own house. If there is need of weighing the price in silver or gold, he does it with such steadiness that his hand never trembles nor misses the exact point of balance. The costume and dress of inhabitants of Luzon before the Spaniards enter the country. They dressed well. Their taste ran to bright blues and reds, gold chains round the neck and burnished bangles on wrist and ankle. This suggests that among early Filipinos the arts of weaving and dyeing were fairly well developed, while craftsmanship in the precious metals had reached a surprisingly high level of virtuosity. Industry, however, was chiefly of the household type, with each village and clan community producing most of what it needed. And yet, we cannot altogether rule out the existence of production for the market. While we are still pretty much in the dark with regard to the purely domestic trade of the early Filipinos, we are somewhat better informed as to their foreign trade. Certainly, the Chinese carried on trade with the islands from a very early period. The pottery being unearthed by archaeologists in Southern Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan and elsewhere provides striking confirmation of...
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