The Filipino has its own Philosophy which is based on his being an “eastern man” with the influences of culture shaped by the rich history and nurtured by the major Filipino languages and dialects, and by the education imparted to the Filipino Mind.

In 1887 Rizal published his first novel, Noli me tangere (The Social Cancer), a passionate exposure of the evils of Spanish rule in the Philippines. A sequel, El filibusterismo (1891; The Reign of Greed), established his reputation as the leading spokesman of the Philippine reform movement.

Jose Protacio aka Pepe Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, the 7th child of Don Francisco Mercado and Doña Teodora Alonso. He was christened Jose Protacio, in honor of two saints. His mother was a devotee of Saint Joseph while Saint Protacio is the patron saint for June 19.

Social Thinking focuses on helping kids figure out how to think in social situations. Kids are taught to observe and think about their own and others’ thoughts and feelings. They also learn the connection between thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

Answer: The common feature of these phenomena is that they are shaped by interdependencies among individual decisions. Wherever individuals lack reliable information of their own, they look to others for clues about the reality they are seeking to grasp.

Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino psychology) refers to the psychology born out of the experience, thought and orientation of the Filipinos, based on the full use of Filipino culture and language.

As implied by the term itself, pakapa-kapa is an approach characterized by groping, searching and probing into an unsystematized mass of social and cultural data to obtain order, meaning and directions for research” (Torres, 1982, p. 171).

Definition for the Tagalog word diwa: diwà [noun] meaning; thought; spirit; essence; point. Root: diwa.