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The Civic Traits comparison between Filipino of Yesterday and Today
Every country has its traits and stereotypes, and the Philippines is no exception. We, Filipinos has one of the best traits in the world.Our core values from our ancestors remained intact and still applied up to this time but Filipinos are not perfect.We tend to be colonized by several countries by tradition, religion and beliefs.We were easily influenced by them.We tend to be alike by how they look ,act, speak and etc.Filipinos want to be on a la mode or on trend.We do what we want nor preserved our own style of living in this world.We know Filipino traits marked around the world but what if Filipinos traits gradually disappear as time pass by?In this article, we will present to you the comparison between the Filipino of today and yesterday traits.

Comparison between the Filipino of today and yesterday by Quezon and Countryman

According to Manuel Quezon addressed “The Filipino of yesterday known to be our ancestors while the Filipino of today known to be our generation”.Our ancestors have traits to be proud of but traits to be preserved and admired not to be forgotten The civic traits are trustworthy, respect for others, patriotism, decision making and service to school or community.According to Jacques Louis David, civic traits are the cultivation of habits of personal living that is claimed to be important for the success of the community.He illustrated a painting that embodies the idea of civic traits.Meanwhile, civic traits is a morality or standard behavior of a community, civic is relating to citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs by Merriam Webster. The Filipino of yesterday is our ancestors mainly our grandparents.Manuel Quezon described them as “strong willed, earnest, adventurous people.They had the courage to be pioneers, traditions to be potent in influence in their lives, individually and collectively.They led a life of toil and communal service.He/She considered as an active part of the body politic while the Filipino of today is soft, easy going.He lacks earnestness, his sense of righteousness is often dulled by the desire of personal gain.His greatest fear is not to do wrong but being caught doing wrong and shows a failing in that superb courage which impels action because it is right, even at a cost of self- sacrifice”.We can see huge difference between the people now and then.As Manuel L. Quezon characterized the Filipinos traits by observing based.After we see the side of Quezon about Filipinos let us see the perspectives of our countryman about this issue. Here are some opinions: People gave their thoughts about the Filipino of today and yesterday from PhilStar Global:
 * Gigi Zulita said “The youth before were conservative and reserved. Today’s youth is strongly influ-enced by new technology, becoming wild and having low morals.”
 * C. Gaspar said “The values that our grandparents held so much in their time are now taken for granted by the present generation. Moral values have gone haywire.”

They enjoy more freedom Germi Sison, Cabanatuan City: In the early ’60s, when we teenagers were wearing cowboy jeans, dancing rock-and-roll and sporting long hair and sideburns, the elders would quip, “Iba na ang singaw ng mga kabataan nga-yon.” But I can say we were milder and more responsible than the youth today, who hardly appreciate Filipino values and culture and don’t have good morals, idealism, patriotism and the bayanihan spirit. They are sexually liberated and live-in relationships are quite common. I am often confused when they talk either in Filipino or English, because they chew their words and use unnecessary words like “bale”. They participate in events like “walking long distance for a cause,” but will take the tricycle for an errand that will take them a short distance. They are too dependent on push-button technology. Their aspiration is to migrate abroad as they see no future here. The most unfortunate is their attitude of to each his own. Well, every generation has its own identity. They are more materialistic Edgar Artates, Parañaque City:Today’s youth tend to value material things more. They are quick to demand freedom and their human rights, while the older generation centered more on moral values, good manners and respect for others. Cris Rivera, Rizal: Yesterday, a man’s dignity was worth more than wealth in his life. Today’s young generation is living in a vicious cycle of pleasure, living life at the expense of dignity. Renato Taylan, Ilocos Norte: The values of today’s youth are distorted, focusing only on the satisfaction of worldly desires. Those of the older generation were more righteous. Today’s youth is more liberated June Deoferio, Cavite: The youth today is more liberated. They practice premarital sex at younger ages and they are more aggressive. No more “Mano po”. Rudy Tagimacruz, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon: The Maria Clara inhibition of yesteryears is fading. Today, some girls even visit their boyfriends at home. The “Mano po” is gone. The older generation acted more responsibly Rey Ibalan, Antipolo City: The older generation is passive and conservative while today’s youth tend to be abrasive, thrill-seekers and adventurous. Ella Arenas, Pangasinan: The older generation’s values are much more intact, conservative and strong. They really serve their purpose of guiding wayward youth. The values of today’s young generation are so loose you would even doubt if there’s still any ounce of values left in them. Much of their rampant immorality can be at-tributed to their poor value system. The no longer know the value of hard work Gerii Calupitan, Muntinlupa City: Today’s youth have a different mindset compared to the old-school baby boomers of yore. For the sake of comparison, I still remember when we respected our elders: Teachers and grudges were squared-off at the nearby la gota de leche with fistfights. Now, most youths are disrespectful, they don’t value hard work and they think the world owes them a living. As my professor said in 1972, “El tempo, el mores!” As The Who sang in 1969, talk about my generation. On religiosity Erwin Espinosa, Pangasinan: The younger generation now, and that includes my children Eugene, Euclid, Eunice and Mark, are less religious and pious. They seldom go to church. Delfin Todcor, Mt. Province: I believe that the values of today’s youth who have a relationship with God is better than those of the older generation, who had no real fear of God. Generation gap lang ’yan Robert Young Jr., San Juan: Our parents complained about how different we were, as their parents also complained about their generation. Now, we’re complaining about our kids. Nothing really changed; it’s the generation gap.

HERE IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT FILIPINO OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY

The increasing percentage of crimes involving youth offenders are very alarming. We always ask for reasons why these crimes happened. Was it because Filipino youth then have good moral attitude than Filipino youth now? And would this support my third and final point? Yes, indeed. Let me give one significant example. The use of “po” and “opo” have always been a part of our Filipino culture. We were taught to use these words as a sign of respect to the elders. But now, we rarely hear those words especially from the younger ones. Filipino youth today had become verbally aggressive and delinquent. Another example is, Filipino youth now tend to imitate some characters from different foreign films thinking that it is “cool” to be violent and aggressive. Unlike Filipino youth then were re-spectful and God-fearing. Thus, Filipino youth then have good moral attitude than Filipino youth now. With all these scenarios that I have stated, we could conclude that Filipino youth then are way better than Fili-pino youth now. Fast paced environment, hi-tech gadgets and fancy lifestyles should not hinder us from being a bet-ter person every day. No matter where we go or fate brings us, always be grounded and keep all the good Filipino values that our parents have instilled in us. – Lazaro, May Jorella, BSP 101A

Stand to this article
As a Filipino living today we can see this kind of traits nowadays, but we felt guilty about this.Sometimes we can’t observed the proper way of living that our ancestors brought to us.Maybe because of time, influence and the word "change".They say change is the only constant to this world, but how?We can’t blame the word change because first of all we decided to have the change.People make opinions and perspectives because they can observed to our society.The happenings, changes and inappropriate things.People see the different way of living of the Filipino of today mostly the “kabataan”.They see so much difference from now and then.Young people like us tend to explore and discover things by ourselves.We tend to learn and gain knowledge by our curiosity.We can’t deny to compare us from time to time because we're used to it.For example, in simple things like buying fruits and vegetables in wet market at the age of 8 but now still sleeping at that time.They tend to compare a lot but the comparison seems unattractive to the readers and to all the people.They only see the wrong the flaws in ourself.They get easily to judge us maybe because they want the standard way of living.We can't blame you because our generation is totally different from you.Our style, living, and way, but the heart of a Filipino still into us.We are still Filipino but into the next level and upgraded as a citizen of Philippines.Comparison here, there, that, but so what, you cant stop us doing what we want.Your opinion maybe harsh but it is an inspiration to preserve and conserved the natural essence of a Filipino.