(Part 13 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
THE usual answers to this question are because allegedly we Filipinos are indolent, thieves, corrupt, undisciplined, crab-minded, divided, and more. Let us have the real answers.
Nation’s Debts. The main… Read the rest
(Part 17 — last part — of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
NATIONS become great because their peoples aspire to be so. Greatness makes them wealthy, powerful, respected, and feared. But seeking and winning greatness is difficult, for… Read the rest
(Part 14 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
ANTI-FILIPINOS love to imagine, fabricate, and propagate stories that would make the United States of America a flawless paradise on earth, and the Americans flawless (and almost angelic) beings.
When… Read the rest
(Part 12 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
THERE was a local entertainer who said on television that she and her family would already immigrate to the United States—after making much money in the Philippines.
Why did she… Read the rest
(Part 11 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
WHEN one resident opens a sari-sari (variety) store and then days later a neighbor also puts up a similar enterprise, anti-Filipinos claim that Filipinos are copycats—gaya-gaya, puto-maya—and that they are… Read the rest
(Part 10 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
ANTI-FILIPINOS say that Filipinos, because of their colonial mentality, always prefer foreign talents and products to local ones. This mentality does exist, but it is wrong to accuse us Filipinos… Read the rest
(Part 9 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
FOR anti-Filipinos, the meaning of Filipino time is “always late.” It is said that the Filipino is and will always be late for his appointments. He does not value time.… Read the rest
(Part 8 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
ANOTHER upsetting negative charge against us Filipinos is that we have short memories, that we have no sense of history, and that because of it, we disregard our patriots and… Read the rest
(Part 7 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
IT IS said that we Filipinos have crab mentality and so we do not attain the progress and prosperity we have long been aspiring for, that it is practiced only… Read the rest
(Part 6 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)
URINATING on the street or against the wall, spitting in public, jaywalking, disposing of garbage anywhere, and other bad habits make anti-Filipinos conclude that we Filipinos are undisciplined and the… Read the rest
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