Why @benign0 is still wrong

LOL Read THIS first. The question, however is whether these “examples” are representative of the overall character of Philippine society. Even more important, we will find that the last two are family- and ethnic/faith-centric. Honour to one’s family is easy — because the motivation to be so is practically ingrained in our DNA as vessels […]

Honor in Philippine Culture

Is honor a strong part of Filipino tradition? Unquestionably. Honor is so strong an influence on the average Filipino that we have gotten to be really prickly about it. “Amor proprio,” a commonly used stand-in for the word “honor” actually refers to self-respect, carrying the overtones of pride and self-worth. Not perhaps the most flattering […]