Filipino essays

Filipino Philosophy is the attitude, worldview, and notion of the natural citizens of the Philippines towards the day-to-day experiences in life, religion, communication, survival, interrelationship with people and intra-relationship with his sakop or to oneself – the “I,” and the uplifting of one’s soul – the Filipino being.

Save your essays here so you can locate them quickly! A typical Filipino Family is known for their close ties. Their relationship with each other is so close that they almost do not want to be apart from each other. That is why it is common to them having extended families. The lolo, lola and some titas and titos stays with the family.

The writers that immediately came to mind were Nick Joaquin (check History and Culture, a collection of some of his essays) and Resil Mojares (Waiting for Maria Makiling). If you like something lighter, check out Jessica Zafra and Lourd de Veyra.

I guess most Filipino have a lot of pride. They are the ones that have screen names like pinoy this or pinay that. Let me explain what a pinoy is, it is a Filipino boy and a pinay is a Filipino girl. Filipino's be representing especially with the little flags in their car window like me.