NCCA’s Balay Pinoy to promote Filipino values
The program aims to contribute to the enhancement of the Philippine social fabric towards building a high trust and a resilient society through the inculcation of values that foster the common good.
A school caravan will visit the Santa Cruz Mission School in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.(Photograph courtesy of Roel Hoang Manipon)
Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 479, signed on 25 October 1994, declaring the month of November as Filipino Values Month, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, in collaboration with Klubi Weavers Organization, will hold Bálay Pinoy, a month-long event to promote the NCCA Values Formation Program study as learning and teaching tools. The program is one of the flagship programs of the NCCA which aims to contribute to the enhancement of the Philippine social fabric towards building a high trust and a resilient society through the inculcation of values that foster the common good.
The Filipino values were identified by a study that asked the questions "What is important for Filipinos?" and "What do Filipinos value at the present?" through interviews with key groups and individuals throughout the country. The research project identified 20 core and shared values of Filipinos — love for the family and community (pagmamahal sa pamilya at pamayanan); faith (pananampalataya); attaining education (pagkamit ng edukasyon); lifelong learning and adaptability (pang-habang buhay na pagkatuto at kakayahang umangkop); health and wellness (kalusugan at kagalingan); addressing basic needs (pagtugon sa mga pangunahing pangangailangan); ensuring work and livelihood (pagtiyak sa kabuhayan); self-development /self-improvement (paghubog ng pagkatao/sarili); life, purpose and happiness (buhay tunguhin at kaligayahan); resilience (katatagan); honesty and integrity (katapatan); peace and development (kapayapaan at kaunlaran); respecting and upholding human rights (paggalang at pagtaguyod sa karapatang pantao); shared responsibility for the common good (pakikipagkapuwa); care for the environment / ecological integrity (pangangalaga sa kapaligiran/ /pagpapanatili ng integridad ng ekolohiya); love for country (pagmamahal sa bayan); good governance (mabuting pamamahala); upholding the rule of law (pagtaguyod sa mga panuntunan ng batas); valuing culture, arts and sciences (pagpapahalaga sa kultura, sining at agham); and creative excellence and innovation (kahusayan sa paglikha).
NCCA celebrates Filipino Values Month with Balay Pinoy.(Photograph Courtesy of NCCA)
School caravans